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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1915
Page
2
The Whitewright Sun lists post office status as second class mail and explains subscription terms. It states subscriptions expire on the first of the month and requests readers to notify if they do not receive a paper. obituaries and cards of thanks are charged per line, while church lodge notices and public benefit meetings may be published free of charge.
A Wednesday night burglary spree hit four downtown spots the postoffice, W O Brents grocery store, R L Johnson jewelry store, and the nearby restaurant. Entry was gained through rear doors and windows, with valuables inside the postoffice safe left untouched except for a $1.91 loss from a money order drawer. jewelry and grocery items were taken, and cigars plus a watch vanished from the restaurant. A hay theft from Walter Hestand's Katy track barn was reported recently. Police and deputies are pursuing leads.
Voters at Whitewright cast 96 ballots seventy eight for and eighteen against the 4500 dollar school bond issue. Council canvassed results and ordered the issue for submission to the Attorney General. If approved bonds will be sold and funds used as election proclaimed. PTAs met February 5 with a large turnout and program. Gardening committee seeks bulbs cuttings or seed and asks residents to phone Mrs Will Barbee. Next round table on Smiles vs Frowns led by Hazel May set for March 9. Sam Poss spent Monday in Sherman.
Whitewright girls faced Bailey team of rugged locals last Friday in a struggle that mirrored prior losses by Whitewright in baseball and football at Bailey. Miss Hazel May coached the girls and N L Pritchard umpired. standout scorer Miss Mildred Cantrell tallied five points as teammates viewed with vocal support from Lester Ross Newell Stilwell and Joe Everheart. Mrs Lonnie Gaston hosts a visitor from Farmersville this week.
W L Mangrum and R S Morehead purchase the Scenic Theatre from N L Pritchard who returns to Wellington Texas. Pritchard will likely rejoin his father in the grocery business. Scenic to operate only Saturdays and when business justifies it. Odeon will maintain quality and add Paramount Special Feature Service every Monday and Thursday nights to attract crowds.
Mrs H Willis with help from Mrs Floyd Everheart hosted a Monday evening gathering for Mrs J A McKinney as she prepares to move to Ryan Oklahoma. Guests included Mrs Lee Kirkpatrick and Mrs Fitzgerald Bryant who sang several musical selections while Minnie Willis and Tom Vaughn served punch. Mesdames C W Bryant J M Bryant and R W Gallaher assisted. A salad course was served and guests enjoyed forty two and other games.
Carl Oliver, a negro in Sherman, faces the death penalty for the murder of Robert Stanley in Franklin county years ago. His case moved from Grayson county after a jury imposed the extreme penalty, with the Court of Criminal Appeals, the U S Supreme Court, and the mandate all affirming. The trial court will determine the execution date unless a governor or pardon is granted.
J I Street tinner of Woosley and Phillips married Miss Mabel Moore in a Thursday evening ceremony. They sought Rev W J Epting's blessing at seven o'clock and began their new life together in the city.
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