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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
7
Mrs. Bessie Barnes visits her father W O Brents while C E Reeves moves to New Mexico. Fireworks stock offered for boys and men. Lilley’s store advertises Christmas flowers. Various residents visit, travel to Austin, and return for holidays.
Joe Shaw of Quanah visited D S Carr and family last week. Miss Sallie Joe Gowdy from Baylor University has arrived home for the holidays. John McGaughey and Claud Willis, students at A M College, will return tonight for the holidays. Miss Ruth Southerland, teaching in Dallas, will be here for holidays. Mrs. J Scott left for Denver after visiting her mother. Flowers are the best Christmas present with Lilley’s store offering a wide variety. P J Pierce & Sons Cafe advertises the season’s cigars.
Alwilda Ryan entertained about thirty friends with a birthday party last Monday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock celebrating her ninth birthday.
Homer Sears, who underwent an appendectomy at a Sherman hospital last Thursday, is recovering after a several day period of serious condition following the operation.
Misses Mary Rena Penn Estelle Montgomery and Genevieve David son attend College of Industrial Arts at Denton and visit homefolks. Albuquerque visitors Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cox and four children stay with Mrs. Cox's mother Mrs. T. B. Moore. J A Ragsdale learns of sister Anna McBee's death in Monon Indiana at age 66. Paul Roberts returns from Mexia oil fields reporting a neighboring well drilling on his land. Whitewright High School football team receives new sweaters donated by residents, cost about nine dollars each, bearing a large W for the season's effort and plans for a strong next year.
A quotation from W. P. H. cited by the New York Tribune argues that scrapping battleships is acceptable but emphasizes destroying aircraft to lower costs and overhead. The remark frames naval and aerial procurement as a finite expense issue.
The Sun prints a letter from Rev Vernon McFatridge of Burleson College Greenville announcing a series of meetings starting next Sunday evening at Kentuckytown and continuing through Christmas week. He will be assisted by Mr W E Cook of Burleson College. Rev and Mrs G M McNeilly and their three children have moved to Whitewright from Oklahoma and Rev McNeilly has been called as pastor of the First Baptist Church. They occupy the Kimbell residence opposite the church.
Miss Margreta Fender and Velma Kirkpatrick, students at Trinity University Waxahachie, visit home for Christmas holidays with parents. Edna Rathbun receives telegram announcing sister Mrs. Charles Denny's death in Sedalia Missouri. community extends sympathy.
Mrs J H Reeves led in placing a Sun subscription for a relative as a Christmas gift sending it to her sister Mrs Peter McKenna in El Paso for a year. Others followed with similar orders to relatives or friends.
Mrs H C Willis and Miss Minnie Willis hosted guests including Miss Henderson of Van Alstyne for a playful trip from Willisville to Homesville. Tickets bells and whistles announced the journey. sandwiches and red white decorations marked the Christmas themed event with stations Stockingville Shoppingville and Bellville providing souvenirs.
A brief note from a guest thanking Miss Willis for a most enjoyable trip, noting departure and appreciation for hospitality and planning.
The Central Christian Church holds Christmas exercises at 6:30 Lordsday evening featuring songs recitations and tableaux ending with The Legend of Cathay and White Gifts to the King. Proceeds aid Juliette Fowler Homes in Dallas now full with orphan boys and girls. Morning discourse topic is God's Wonderful Gift with special music.
The Whitewright public school will close Friday afternoon and remain closed until Monday January 2 for the holidays. Faculty and students gain a week to celebrate. The new high school building will open after the holidays and equipment changes will be completed during the break.
Sherman December 18 The executive committee of the Grayson County division of the University Interscholastic League met in Sherman and adopted rules governing athletic and literary competition for member schools.
A meeting outlining spring contests across the county was held with plans for the County Interscholastic meet at Austin College in Sherman in April. District meets will be needed to determine qualifiers, with A. E. Boyd chairing and F. B. Hughes serving as secretary. Participating members included W. B. Hampton E L Can trell and Prof G W Acton.
The Russian Soviet government sentenced a man to death for stealing a ton of leather, with Lenine warning against petty thievery. Seattle Times reports the harsh punishment reflecting zero tolerance for theft.
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