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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
3
Local items list jury service of T. H. Sears in Bonham and visits by G D F Whiting of Madill and others. Charcoal available at Luther Smith & Son and John son’s Valentines shop. Ben Sturdivant improves after pneumonia. W H Stedham advertises blacksmithing and woodwork at his old stand.
Mrs T H Sears returns from Denton to visit ill daughter Gladys. Ben Roberts of Dallas comes after his mother Mell Roberts. P J Pierce and Son promote meatless substitutes. King Montgomery ill at home. Will Looney advertises secondhand furniture and quick turnover. Birth announced for Will and Clint McMillin's family. Mrs Mary Young returns from Topeka after visiting relatives. Dr J B Hall plans permanent Whitewright stay after February 11. Mrs A D McGaughey recalls son Wayne’s illness and recovery.
City council approves a concrete street crossing linking the north walk at Miss Emma Randle’s residence with the front walk at A. H. Davis’s property. The plan aims to improve pedestrian access between the two sites.
City hall meeting assigns C. W. Bryant L. P. Sears and Tom Barbee to visit stockholders and obtain signatures to empower a board of directors to manage Graysor College property. Without oversight the property will deteriorate after years of neglect.
The B Y P U program for Sunday February 10 presents a sermon on The Ten Commandments with Scripture Exodus 20 3 17 and ten speakers delivering each commandment. Homer May of Ft Worth visited his mother Mrs Dick May this week.
Dr R May recalls two meningitis cases in a Randolph home and parcels them to Bonham physicians. He urges meningitis serum immunization for protection. Genevieve Davidson suffers a head cut from shattered glass. returns to school. May elected chair of a Whitewright War Council committee to mobilize county efforts. Mrs Dixon and child in poor health nearby.
Rev Dale resigns as pastor of the Methodist church after a year and takes a government post as supervisor of truck raising. He moves his family to Mineral Wells. Lonnie Binion sells north farm to J Robinson and Brice Garland, buys Clemens farm east of town. Mrs M Reeves shows improvement after illness. Herbert Neathery visited from Camp Bowie. Mack Hartsfield with field artillery at Camp Bowie visited home. Miss Georgia Burks returns after Sherman Hospital operation. Louis Garland resigns from F M Sloan east of town to manage Luther Burkett’s farming interests. W N Holley transacted business in Gunter. Brice Garland buys Uncle Billy Hudgin’s residence. Hudgin moves to Grapevine with household goods.
The Rev Tom Rockett preached here for a few hours after a successful revival last summer Emil Clark recovered from pneumonia Brownye McSpedden of Canadian visits her parents Tom and Mrs McSpedden Miss Almo Sloan has returned to Dallas for business college Oscar James, once a resident, brought his ten year old daughter's body from Oklahoma for burial the death reported as a fall from a farm wagon A War Council formed with officers J H Crawford chairman J D Judd secretary G E Thrift F M Sloan Mr and Mrs Sloan Birt and Mrs Dug Henry executive committee Miss Monta Crawford Westminster spent Sunday here Mrs Birt Dennis of Sherman visiting relatives
T. E. Sears is reported to be real ill at his residence on South Bond street with friends and neighbors aware of his condition.
The fragment promotes bulker packages of Tennessee green poo and Kentucky Wonder Beans from W. O. Brents. It then shifts to a discussion of fear and worry as core enemies of civilization and efficiency, criticizing modern psycho-therapeutics Christian Science and mental influence aims.
A notice states the author will not come to Whitewright on Thursday February 7 due to circumstances. The author will visit Monday and then run the dental office recently purchased from Dr. O P Neilson.
Mrs. John Hart of Kansas is visiting her daughter Mrs G D McCarty. The visit highlights family ties and local social greetings during her stay.
The Federal Food Administrator urges patriotic use of minimal flour and offers substitutes such as corn meal grits hominy oats rice and other prepared flours while declaring potatoes and beans ineligible as substitutes.
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