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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1917
Page
3
Local Sherman items note measles cases and sales of garden seeds at J W Davidson and Rexall Store. Miss Mae Badgett, visitors, and other residents attend shops, watch repairers, and tinker with eyeglasses. Carlisle appeals for state support of agricultural institutions in the region.
East Whitewright residents reported a Wednesday afternoon fire that damaged a local bridge. Investigators say the blaze was sparked by grass fire and the bridge damage totaled under five dollars.
Dr. Bizzell president of Texas A and M College urges the state to establish branches of the A and M system in diverse regions. The sunlit section offers suitable land for agricultural and horticultural work and pledges inducements when the state acts. A Washington Education bulletin on Georgia schools is recommended for study. The week opened with good weather as farmers sow oats. Percy Davis underwent appendicitis surgery at Sherman and expects to recover and return to Fort Worth.
Mrs. Mabel H Belcher invites shoppers to view Buckley Bros Co spring samples from Chicago and New York. Latest materials for dresses skirts waists shirts and children's clothes showcased by appointment via phone 92.
A local notice notes fruits candies cigars and fountain drinks offered by LL C Long in a shop display. The fragment implies a small general store item listing without further details.
Four white inmates escaped from the Denison Texas jail around 2 30 in the morning tearing part of a wall to flee. The escapees are Ernest Murtry Gordon Hill Gussie Breeze and M L Edwards charged with bootlegging and vagrancy. This marks a second breakout in under two weeks with no clues yet on their whereabouts. Officers statewide remain vigilant for the fugitives.
A single coal car changed hands in a brisk sale at the market day. Dee German is the contact for those seeking details on this notable exchange.
Dee German offers coal from his second car at 8.50 per ton with 2000 pounds per ton, available at public scales. Band boys asked to leave Hoy's music with Nit Wallace at Davidson's or Glenn Doss at the Sun office. City temperature fell from 0 to 10 degrees, marking the coldest winter night.
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