Town Notes and Local Visits Across Whitewright
Mrs. Pascal Cox is a patient in the Baptist Sanitarium in Dallas. Luther Penland of Waco visited here Saturday. C. B. Bryant Sr. left on a West Texas business trip. W. R. Hooper visits Jefferson for the week. Better Produce Co buys chickens eggs and butter. Mrs. Jack Reeves of Dallas visiting in the Reeves home. C. J. Coggins and son C. H. Coggins from Brady visit here. Cecil Craig of Dallas visited his parents here last Saturday. Aladdin Lamp supplies available at Gordon's Cash Grocery. Mrs. J. E. Montgomery and son visit from Graham. Miss Gay Hollingsworth weekend visit in Farmersville. F. H. Shallow Katy Railroad trainmaster of Dallas visits Whitewright. Findley Haile goes to College Station to resume studies at A&M. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Manning and son David Ray visit Bonham relatives. Printing and engraving at The Sun office. Mrs. Pink Holsonbake Hal and Mr. Cook of Dallas guests of Miss Ethel Gordon. Miss Mildred Holcomb returns from Terrell visit. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Holcomb and children visit Greenville relatives. Cecil Waldrop of Pilot Grove returns home after Sherman hospital operation.
Local residents host visitors and return from travels
Mr and Mrs Joe Hamilton return Monday from a Dallas visit. J W Murphy and Tom Fugate of Frederick Oklahoma were in town business visitors Tuesday. Mrs Ben Levey and son and Louis Daniels of McKinney visited friends Tuesday. Mrs Walter Cox returned Monday from Randolph with her mother Mrs W T Kirk. Mrs W B Knox returned to Canadian Monday after visiting Mrs Addie Caylor. Cloyce Cloud and P C Coldwell of Garland were in town on business Tuesday. local ads note electrical goods and repairs by R L Johnson. Mr and Mrs D M Pope of Sherman spent Sunday with Mrs G W Pope. Clyde Vestal at business college in Dallas spent the weekend with his parents. Mr and Mrs Jones Adams and their son of Rouse City were weekend guests of Mrs Adams mother Mrs W T Ross. Miss Pernie Badgett teaching in Leonard schools spent weekend with her mother Mrs Spivy Badgett. Andrew Pierce and Andrew Montgomery returned from visits to Texarkana Jefferson and Marshall. R H May buying corn for Kimbell Milling Co in Caddo spent the weekend with family. J W Wilson and son Reid of Southern Plow Co in Dallas spent the weekend with homefolks.
Better Oils and oil prices posted by Better Produce Co
Better Oils per gallon list Medium 45c heavy 55c and E Z Ford oil 75c. Bring your can. Dr and Mrs Rush King of Fort Worth were guests of Dr and Mrs R L Sears and other relatives here Sunday.
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Better Produce Co
Whitewright
Mrs
Rush King of
Fort Worth
R. L. Sears
Mrs Hinton Visits Niece With Pneumonia in Leonard
Mrs. Austin Hinton and her children traveled to Leonard Monday to be by the bedside of a niece who is ill with pneumonia.
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Austin Hinton
Leonard
Dallas Visitor and SMU Student Spend Sunday at Home
Co. B. Bryant Jr. from Dallas was a visitor Sunday. Jack Lackey, a Southern Methodist University student in Dallas, visited his parents Mr. and Mrs. Ott Lackey here Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. B. Bryant Jr
Dallas
Jack Lackey
Southern Methodist University
Ott Lackey
Two used breakfast room suits half price sale
Lem Tittsworth of Bonham offers two used breakfast room suits at 17.50 and 15.00. Mrs Giles Cobb and children visited her parents Mr and Mrs J H Graves and traveled to Cotulla to visit her sister Mrs O M Durham. Dr Flora Harbert and Mrs D A Ray returned from Celeste after attending the funeral of their brother in law. Rev H M Cowling left for Sherman for a week or ten days of hospital treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Giles Cobb
J. H. Graves
Cotulla
O. M. Durham
Flora Harbert
D. A. Ray
Celeste
H. M. Cowling
Methodist Church
Sherman
Birth Announcement for Hayden Hamilton Girl
A telegram from San Antonio confirms the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Hayden Hamilton on Wednesday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Hamilton
San Antonio
Hayden Hamilton
Mrs. Gordon Returns Home After Visit and Health News
Mrs H L Gordon and her daughter Barbara Jean return to Chickasha Oklahoma after visiting relatives. Gordon underwent a minor operation at Sherman Hospital recently. Mr and Mrs Howard Brodhead and two sons of Dallas were guests of Lucian LaRoe, and were joined home by J H Reeves who spent the weekend with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Gordon
Barbara Jean
Chickasha
Okla
Howard Brodhead
Dallas
Lucian LaRoe
J. H. Reeves
Sherman men announce bids for county office
Joe P. Cox of Sherman, candidate for county attorney, visited Wednesday and authorized The Sun to place his name in the announcement column. O. T. Davis, candidate for tax assessor, spoke Tuesday about his candidacy and political stance. Davis, brother of former Whitewright postmaster A. H. Davis, says he is not kin to A. H. politically and has been a Democrat since he could know right from wrong.
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Joe P. Cox
Sherman
The
Sun
Cox
O. T. Davis
Mr. Davis
A. H. Davis
Whitewright
A. H
O. T
Friday Afternoon Study Club Elects Officers
The Friday Afternoon Study Club met at Mrs. Guy Hamiltons home. Officers elected include Miss Gladys Ray as president Mrs W R Hooper as vice president Mrs A A Adams as secretary and Mrs H P Donigan as reporter. A six week program was planned and refreshments served. The group will meet with Mrs A A Adams February 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hamilton
Gladys Ray
W. R. Hooper
A. A. Adams
H. P. Donigan
First National Bank Shines With Fresh Paint and Varnish
The Second month of the year finds the First National Bank refreshed with a new coat of varnish and paint. The fixtures furniture walls and ceiling gleam like new. Two popular officers are mentioned as lacking any new paint or varnish on their heads.
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First National Bank
Farmer predicts rich harvest from winter Irish potatoes
R L Holcomb shows five bushels of Irish potatoes dug after August planting. He says vines stood two feet high and survived two recent cold spells. Friends smile at the tale of a future rich crop.
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R. L. Holcomb
Sweet Clover Seen as Key Soil Builder for Texas Farms
Agronomist E A Miller of Texas A and M Extension Service says sweet clover will greatly improve soil fertility and serve as a superior grazing crop. Field tests at Denton and various counties show doubled wheat and nearly doubled oats yields in rotation with cotton and oats. Planting guidance notes sowing in January or February, up to mid March in northern areas.
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Texas
E. A. Miller
Extension Service
A. & M. College of Texas
Mr. Miller
Denton
Davis Seeks Grayson County Tax Assessor Post
O. T. Orph Davis announces his bid for Grayson County Tax Assessor. He operates Cook Springs between Sherman and Denison, has long served as precinct Democratic chairman, and asks voters for support in the upcoming primary. Davis traces his moves from Tennessee to Texas and notes thirty-one years as a small taxpayer.
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O. T
Orph) Davis
Grayson County
Davis
Granger Co
Tennessee
Sherman
Cook Springs
Denison
Democratic Party
Taylor Makes Good Showing In Contest
Dave Taylor of Pilot Grove placed just outside prize money in Grayson County farm contest 1927. He farms 225 acres with 195 in cultivation using tractors and power farming. His well kept buildings, sheds for machinery, and productive yard reflect a model operation. He reports 791 dollars worth of fruit and truck products and dairy outputs in 1927, with 483 dollars in sales and 534 dollars on hand for 1928. End-year holdings include 368 quarts of canned produce. He grows wheat oats corn millet hay and grain sorghum and maintains livestock including chickens hogs cows and work animals. He runs a threshing service in grain season and is active in road work. He plans year round employment for all workers and pursues fairs like Red River Valley, collecting premiums and ribbons.
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Grayson County
Dave Taylor
Pilot Grove
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
Red River Valley Fair
Sherman Democrat
Ninety Year Old Farm Sale Details Unearthed
A clipping from 1839 shows a farm sale announced by J. L. Moss in Kentucky. Items include oxen, carts, a copper still, whiskey barrels, brandy, slaves and other goods. The sale begins at 8 a m two miles south of Versailles on the McCoune ferry pike, with cash or 4 percent notes for security.
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Ben Mills
Ben
Tom and Jerry
Bob MecConnel
Versalles
McCoune Ferry Pike
J. L. Moss
Cumberland
Van Buren Couple Guests at Martin Home
Mr and Mrs E Montgomery of Van Buren Arkansas are guests in the home of Mr and Mrs Ed Martin.
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Mrs. E. Montgomery
van Buren, Arkansas
Ed Martin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pascal Cox
Baptist Sanitarium
Luther Penland
Waco
C. B. Bryant Sr
West Texas
Jefferson
Jack Reeves
Call Reeves
C. J. Coggins
C. H. Coggins
Brady
W. L. Stowers
Cecil Craig
Mrs. M. T. Craig
Gordon’s Cash Grocery
J. E. Montgomery
Little Son of
Graham
F. M. Echols
Gay Hollingsworth
Farmersville
F. H. Shallow
Katy
Findley Haile
A. & M. College
Ray Manning
David Ray
Bonham Sunday
Pink Holsonbake
Hal
Cook
Ethel Gordon
Mildred Holcomb
Terrell
Greenville
Cecil Waldrop
Sherman Hospital
Joe Hamilton
J. W. Murphy
Tom Fugate
Frederick, Okla
Ben Levey and Son
Louis Daniels
McKinney
Walter Cox
W. T. Kirk
Randolph
W. B. Knox
Addie Caylor
Cloyce Cloud
P. C. Coldwell
Garland
R. L. Johnson
D. M. Pope of
G. W. Pope
Clyde Vestal
J. T. Vestal
Mrs. Jones Adams
Little Son
Rouse City
Pernie Badgett
Spivy Badgett
Andrew Pierce
Andrew Montgomery
Texarkana
Marshall
R. H. May
Kimbell Milling Company
Caddo
J. W. Wilson
Reid
Southern Plow Company of
Mrs. Tucker
Staley
Arm & Hammer Soda
Davidson & Barbee
Chesley Rutledge Confectionery
C. D. Symmes
Cygne
Sentinel-Tribune
Oregon Territory
Buck
Jerry Wilson
Johnson
L. LaRoe & Company
L. LaRoe & Co
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