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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1927
Page
5
Visitors and relatives travel between Denison Sherman Dallas Greenville and Bells. Residents attend hospital visits theatre notices and a local go slow Mary comedy. Births engagements and small business ads appear with eye care offer from R L Johnson.
Rev and Mrs G M Byers and children of Ector were guests of T J Mize Saturday. Mrs Lois Watkins and son of Leonard visiting her mother Mrs W T Ross. John C Robinson of Paris visited here Monday. Chesley Rutledge confined with flu since Tuesday. Miss Mac Reed attended a school play at Trenton Tuesday. Miss Tommie Chenoweth spent the weekend in Bonham. Mrs Ruth King of Fort Worth visited her mother Friday. Miss Katherine Montgomery visited friends in Honey Grove. Tommy Bradley visiting Austin College at Sherman. also in Dallas and Fort Worth. Rev J H Hawkins Rev J L Truett and W T Simmons at Baptist Conquest in Denison Tuesday. Mrs W R Biggers of Holdenville Okla visited here. Rev Joe Bates of Pasadena and Mrs L W Gordon of Frisco guests of Dr and Mrs J F Spindle Monday. John Holcomb returned from Natchez Miss and took a job with Cox's grocery. Miss Martha Bow of Austin College, Sherman, spent weekend with her parents.
R L Cameron and his brother and Albert Cameron of Dallas attended the funeral of Mrs Elizabeth Barnes here Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Arthur Badgett of Kentuckytown are entertaining a fine boy in their home. The baby was born last Sunday.
Pierce S Hunter died in Sherman last Friday at age 45 after a long career in newspapers and printing. For thirty years he worked in Sherman and recently purchased a new printing plant then ill health halted its installation. He was a prominent figure among Texas journalists and longtime advertising manager of the Sherman Democrat.
Mrs H L Durham and her children from Greenville were weekend visitors in the home of Mr and Mrs C W Pope.
Miss Pernie Badgett a Leonard schools teacher spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Spivy Badgett in the local area.
Ben Sturdivant, a student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, was a weekend guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Sturdivant.
Mrs Floyd Caylor who sat by her mother Mrs Margaret Ball until her death Saturday has gone home to Hugo Oklahoma after the vigil in the hospital.
Miss Lucile Pritchett, a teacher at Hebron school north of Bells, spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Pritchett.
Miss Bettie Lou McLean a Burleson College student Greenville spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs C A Mc Lean in Greenville.
Mr and Mrs H T Arterberry and daughter from Dallas spent Sunday and Monday as guests of Mrs Arterberrys parents Mr and Mrs D B McMillin.
Walter H Brown of Camp Normoyle San Antonio is visiting his parents Mr and Mrs S G Brown near town. He is a member of Uncle Sam's fight forces and is at home on a thirty day furlough.
Mr and Mrs W M Smith received a telegram announcing the arrival of a fine boy in the home of Mr and Mrs Robert Allison of Orth Texas. Mrs Allison is a daughter of Mr and Mrs Smith.
J H Whitworth of the Ely community suffered another light stroke several days ago after a first stroke months earlier. He had been slowly recovering and could move about on crutches.
J. R. Westbrook, precinct commissioner, purchased a Fordson tractor from Adams Motor Company. The tractor will be used by A. K. Sparks of Tom Bean to work roads in the Tom Bean section.
The Tal iaferro Furniture Company of Sherman moved its early fall stock back to Sherman this week from the Sherman store. The Sherman store stock was damaged by fire and the undamaged stock here is being added to the Sherman store.
Mrs. Mary Anna Mayse and Mrs. Eva Murphy of Mineral Wells join Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Carney of Mayfield Kentucky and Mrs. Mayfair Macauley with her daughter of Dallas as weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Boone.
Rev. W. N. Carter formerly of this place and Terrell Church of Christ singers announce a radio program from WRR Dallas at the Jefferson hotel. The broadcast is set for Thursday February 17 from 9 to 10 p m.
Several witnesses testified in the Fifteenth District Court at Sherman Monday. Dr. R. C. Hoyle of Dallas, formerly of ...
The article notes Dr. Hoyle held $2,500 fire insurance on a dwelling he owned and occupied locally before moving to Dallas. The insurer has not paid the fire loss claim and is contesting the claim on unspecified grounds. The Sun has not been informed.
H. L. Randolph of Sherman accepts a position with the Adams Motor Company and will head the mechanical department. For four years he served with the Pearce Motor Company and the Lits ey Motor Company of Sherman.
Randolph, long employed in the mechanical department, is regarded as one of the best Ford and Fordson mechanics in the region. He will move his family to Whitewright within the next few days.
A butcher reading a dairy sign "Milk From Contented Cows" is inspired to apply the idea to his business. The next morning his window displays a sign reading "Sausage From Hogs That Died Happy."
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