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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1922
Page
5
News notes from East Whitewright include illness of Mr. Brock at home, visits by George Lackey of Dallas, and travelers such as Joe Mangrum and Rocky McMillin visiting relatives. Local merchants advertise Christmas gifts including coal, glassware, lamps, and cigars at Bow-Wright Drug Co and P. J. Pierce & Sons, with calls to consider a wireless set for family gifts.
An advertisement highlights a full line of ivory goods hand bags kodaks albums stationery and perfumes at Johnson's plus Rub My Tism antiseptic product.
The Texas Auto Club designates Sears Garage as a local information station to provide road maps and traveler information. A play titled Home Came Ted will be presented by teachers and pupils at the Mahurin schoolhouse Saturday night December 16. Admission is 25 cents.
L H Murray, longtime Cotton Belt railway section foreman here, has been promoted to a similar post in Sherman and will relocate his family to the new city.
Pierce & Sons offers dependable service and standout eats, highlighting a trusted local spot for repairs and meals. The establishment emphasizes quality in both car service and food, attracting regular customers seeking reliable work and tasty options.
A cold norther arrived Tuesday morning causing rapid ice formation on exposed water and killing hundreds of hogs nearby. Ivory baby sets advertised at Bow-Wright Drug Co as useful Christmas gifts. The Fannin County district singing convention meets at Ector next Sunday at 2:30 PM with all singers invited. Candle lamps and candles available at Bow-Wright Drug Co.
In printing the awards list the dark Barred Rock cock of Oran Sears, which won second prize, was left out. Also noted is Clyde Thompson returning to Siloam Springs Arkansas to take newspaper office work after ten days with his father Horace Thompson, who is improving after a serious illness.
R L Johnson the Jeweler proclaims the store offers the most complete line of holiday goods ever displayed in Whitewright, inviting shoppers to browse a wide range of seasonal items and gifts.
A home owned and occupied by Brack Tabor and his family in a Kentucky town was burned early one morning last week, the blaze starting from a kitchen stove. Tabor saved little, with no insurance on house or contents. J R Jordan visiting from McKinney reported his nephew Harold Ashley seriously injured at Burkburnett on December 5 while operating an oil drilling rig.
Holly paper holly boxes Christmas cards tags and seals available at Bow-Wright Drug Co. A regional store offers seasonal wrapping items and gift accessories for the holidays.
Governor B A McKinney of the Eleventh Federal Reserve District will be the principal speaker at the Chamber of Commerce welfare banquet in Whitewright on the evening of December 15. The message is said to vitally concern business men and farmers.
R L Johnson advertises low prices on china and queens ware and invites customers to save money by shopping at their store. The notice emphasizes affordable dining wares and household items.
Joe B Hamilton attended the Masonic Grand Lodge at Waco as representative of the White Wright Lodge and was appointed Grand Pursuivant. He says he does not know the duties but is willing to try the role, noting this marks a pre ferment by the Grand Lodge his friends appreciate.
A brief notice notes limited offer pricing of ten dollars per ton by J. C. Parsons, signaling a temporary sale or promotional rate with the quoted price. The fragment emphasizes urgency and tag line style typical of old classifieds or advertisements.
Mr. and Mrs. George Brannon and Miss Bertha Cox of Garland visited Sunday at the home of Mrs. J. H. Cox. The Brannon family plans to move to Plano where Mr. Brannon will work in his brother Marvin Brannon's barber shop.
A massive eight-wheel wagon en route to Bonham paused in Whitewright drawing attention from residents unaccustomed to such rigging. The driver boasted heavy boilers and oil rigs would be light loads for the wagon, underscoring its carrying capacity.
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