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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1927
Page
8
Town items list residents and visitors from Houston Dallas Waxahachie Krum Sherman Pittsburg Colbert Durant and other places with holiday visits and business in Celeste Merkel Caddo Altus Id a. Several relatives hosted in town and a local ad for Aladdin Lamp supplies at Gordon’s Cash Grocery.
A list of residents and relatives visiting kin across Texas towns from Durant to Dallas. Names include Miss Lucille Harris in Durant, Mrs. C. T. Atkinson of Chicago visiting Montgomerys, Houston Stedham of Abilene, and many others visiting parents and friends in Whitewright, Waxahachie, Bonham, and Dallas during the holidays.
Better Leon Hampton, student at Abilene, spent the holidays with relatives. Eri H Allen of Littlefield celebrated Christmas in the area as guest of his daughter Mrs. D G Coley.
Miss Mabel Rector, a student at Draughons' Business College in Wichita Falls, is spending the holidays with her parents Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Rector.
Mr and Mrs B B Hall and their children visited his father Reverend G M Hall at Copeville on Monday.
Mr and Mrs George Bennett and their son from Dallas visited relatives here on Monday.
Local residents including Joe Tate, the Gordons, and Ethel Gordon made holiday visits in Dallas and area towns. Travelers from Snyder, Sherman, Madill, Garland, Denton and Wichita Falls stopped home for Christmas and to see relatives.
R L Johnson, dealer in drugs and jewelry, advertises a complete line of electrical goods and full repair services.
W. C. Huffines, Mrs. Harold Doss and Miss Kath leen Phillips spent Christmas Day in Lone Oak as guests of their sister Mrs. M. W. Pollard. Mr. and Mrs. Charley Sanders and Ralph Sanders of Dallas joined for Christmas with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Sanders. Miss Amateene May, student at the College of Industrial Arts in Denton, visited relatives for the holidays. G. W. Gaston, a high school teacher, spends Christmas holidays in Wells, Cherokee County, with his parents.
Tommie Bradley a student at Austin College Sherman spent the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs A G Bradley.
Mr and Mrs J P Haden of Durant Oklahoma were guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Lucian LaRoe Sunday and Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Perry and their son from Purcell Oklahoma spent the holidays with Mrs. Perry’s parents Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Montgomery. Mrs. Sam Wilhoit and her young son visited Dallas on Friday and returned with Frances Wilhoit for a short stay. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Everheart and their young daughter from Henryetta Oklahoma were mentioned as visiting.
Miss Mildred Coffman attending a Dallas business college spent holidays with her mother Mrs. T. F. Coffman in the city.
Loren Mangrum a University of Oklahoma student spends the holidays with his parents Mr and Mrs W L Mangrum. C W Hampton in charge of construction for the Womack Construction Company also spends the holidays here with his family.
Robert W. Grant of Kansas City was a guest in the home of Rev. and Mrs. W a Kirkpatrick during the event.
Mr and Mrs R B Mack return to their San Marcos home Tuesday after visiting Mrs Mack's parents Mr and Mrs Lucian LaRoe in the area.
Mrs. C. T. Thompson and her mother Mrs. Brown of Texarkana are visiting the former's daughter Mrs. B. B. Adams.
Miss Gertrude Montgomery of Ada Oklahoma is spending the holiday season with her parents Mr and Mrs B S Montgomery.
Prof. Tom Montgomery and his son stayed with Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Montgomery in Huntsville at the start of the week.
Mr and Mrs Joe Hembree of Honey Grove were holiday guests of her mother Mrs J T Roberts and other relatives here.
J A Stuteville Jr of Dallas is listed with his parents Mr and Mrs J A Stuteville in a Dallas obituary notice detailing family connections and lineage.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hill of Dallas celebrated Christmas Day with Mrs. Hill’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. May, and relatives. George German and children spent Christmas in Sherman with Mrs. German’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Davis. James Smith of Durant Oklahoma visited Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wright, while Lloyd Wright of Mt. Pleasant stayed with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Wright, over the holidays.
Tom Turner of Indiana is among those named in a probate filing listing his father J. E. Turner and other relatives as heirs. The document outlines familial relationships and shares in the estate, indicating ongoing settlement proceedings.
Miss Elizabeth Groves and Sam Willbanks are spending the holidays with relatives. Elizabeth teaches at Hood school and Sam teaches at Fluvanna school. Mr. and Mrs. H. T. Atterberry and children of Dallas were guests of Mrs. Atterberry's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. McMillin, during the holiday period.
Mrs. W. F. Holland and daughter travel from Dallas to spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Grover Gillett. They are joined by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holland and Maurice Holland for the festive period.
Mr and Mrs W C Johnson and Mrs Johnsons parents Rey and Mrs J L Truett are mentioned as the first of the sequence in an early wedding notice. The fragment hints at families gathering for a nuptial event connected to the Johnsons and Truetts.
Mrs. R. E. Hickman of Mexia and Mr. and Mrs. Guy Dillon and children of Hillsboro spent the Christmas holidays here with their parents, Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Kirkpatrick.
J H Graves spent Christmas with his family here after spending weeks in Oklahoma buying corn for the Kimbell Milling Company.
Ed LaRoe and C. M. Howard are summoned to serve on the grand jury in the United States District Court. The court will convene at Sherman at 2 p m on Monday January 2.
W. L. Wright of Holton Kansas visits Bud Pierce in Texas and views his first bale of cotton on Monday marking his initial trip to the state.
Mrs Fountain Kimbell returned to her Groesbeck home on Sunday after an extended visit with her family.
Mr and Mrs John McGaughey of Moran spent the first of the week visiting his mother Mrs Mary McGaughey and other relatives.
Traveling man from Sherman J H Kimbrough announced plans to file as a candidate for Grayson County tax assessor in the upcoming primary. He said his official announcement would be released through the press shortly after the new year.
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