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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
3
Christmas buys fill the local pages as Will Looney promotes furniture, diamonds and aluminum ware with low overhead savings. W. O. Brents offers fruits and candies while Lee Johnson features diamonds and jewelry.
Mrs. O W Myrick recovers from pneumonia and blacksmith L E Roberts convalesces after illness. Johnsons displays marble statuary and toy lines while promoting Christmas gifts. Cox Bros of Royse City visit town. freight train derailment blocks traffic briefly. Churches plan Christmas program and gift distribution on the 24th. Crawford Montgomery writes from France after fifty days on the firing line. Arterberry of Denison visits. he trained at Camp Stanley. Nel Reubell returns from Plains teaching. Llano Estacado ice and snow noted. Johnsons offers cut glass jewelry and ivory goods.
Mr and Mrs Garland Montgom ery and his parents Mr and Mrs D R Montgomery spent a few days here then went to Galveston where he is employed. Mrs Johnson of Sherman visited her sister Mrs R H May and left Sunday afternoon. Stone's fruit cake advertised by Mangrum Bros. Whitewright High closes football season and opens basketball inviting Bells for the first game. score 16 to 7. Cantrell wired home from New York that he is safe on native soil after overseas service but not discharged. Mrs Ellen Burks guest of cousin Mrs D S McMillin. her sons in France reported safe. Cloy Horton of the 34th Division in France not heard from since October. parents confident he is safe. Many students expected home from colleges this week. Jim Pink Montgomery home from Austin College with honorable discharge from Students Army Training Corps. may keep government life insurance of $10 000 with $6.40 monthly premium.
Local Food Administrator Joe McKinsey names Mrs. Frank Roberts and Mrs. S A Hayes as price reporters to report prices obtained by merchants to the county price interpreting committee. J W Davidson noted as the local committee member. Stone's fruit cake offered by Mangrum Bros at 60 cents a pound.
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