Whitewright News Snaps Through Decades Of Holiday Happenings
A December 24 1915 item recalls Mrs Paul Delfel's death and anniversaries for local families including the Johnsons Fender Vaughns McKinneys and Johnsons. It notes travelers from San Francisco visits and a Baptist pastor acceptance news. The 1920 note mentions Fort Worth visitors and local marriages. The 1925 column lists Christmas greetings from area merchants and bankers. A punchline about a mountain man at dinner ends the column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Delfel
P. R. Johnson
J. F. Fender
W. P. Vaughn
J. A. McKinney
Ryan, Okla
J. M. Carter
C. P. Johnson
M. A. Roberts
Dora Scales
Blanche Fain
San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Gertrude
Lewis Holland
Ruth Southerland
Eula
Mary Lee Sears
Cora Lee Hoard
C. B. Bryant Jr
Thelma Joe Dyer
James Reeves Jr
W. B
the Sun
Ford Moore
Fort Worth
Whitewright
B. W. Brock
Myrtle Russell
Fire Destroys High School Play Cast Details
A fire last Saturday damaged the High School play Professor Pepp directed by Miss Gladys Ray. The cast lists Jack Spindle John McGaughey Bailey Montgomery Clifford Banks Bever idge Brents Gomer May Lonnie My rick Overton Stateville Katherine Montgomery Irline Blanton Clara Craig Bessie Joe Barbee Lucy Webster Lillian Neathery Corinne Lilley Minnie Willis Marian Barbee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Professor Pepp
Gladys Ray
Jack Spindle
John McGaughey
Bailey Montgomery
Clifford Banks
Beveridge Brents
Gomer May
Lonnie Myrick
Overton Stateville
Katherine Montgomery
Irline Blanton
Clara Craig
Bessie Joe Barbee
Lucy Webster
Lillian Neathery
Corinne Lilley
Minnie Willis
Marian Barbee
Newcomer Questions Voting Eligibility Punctuates Clerk Exchange
A political cartoon vignette shows a newcomer asking how long one must live here to vote and a clerk replying with a sly question about which ticket. The dialogue satirizes voter eligibility debates and partisan maneuvering in elections.
Also Mentioned on This Page
David Womack
Morrell
Jim Sears
W. J. Epting
The
Baptist Church of
Baldwin, Miss
Dora Leigh Duncan
McKinney
Charles F. Sanders
Mary Ryan
Sun
Planters Gin
J. M. Sturdivant
Cotton Belt Railway
D. G. Coley
Pace Bros. Garage
Davidson & Barbee
Beazley & Mangrum
Odeon Theatre
Pierce’s Cafe
Post Office
White & Donigan Gin Co
W. T. Nicholson, First National Bank (C. B. Bryant, R. A. Gillett
W. H. King
F. E. Douglas
W. T. Simmons
T. J. Lilley
Dyer & Jones
Manning & Clark
Magnolia Petroleum Co
Joe Hamilton
S. R. Park
Bob Beazley
Luther Smith & Son
Simmons Barber Shop
Bow-Wright Drug Co
Planters National Bank
D. S. McMillin
T. H. Sears
Guy Hamilton
Huffines & May
National Battery Station
Famous Dry Goods
Lloyd Moore
J. H. Biggerstaff
J. L. Kirkpatrick
W. J. Barbee
J. W. McMurry
W. H. Stedham
Cull Reeves
Palace
J. R. Oliver
City Meat Market
Gordon Bros
Grocers
L. LaRoe
S. H. Montgomery
Wilson Hardware
J. F. Lilley
John Hollingsworth
Paw
Mountaineer
Tee
Kimbell Milling
Lloyd Alexander, Mgr
Hasty Chevrolet Co
Stewright, Texas
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