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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1925
Page
9
A roundup of residents and guests visiting Bonham and nearby towns over the weekend. Names include Tocals Pat R Tarpley Van Alstyne Leon Devenport Waco Greenville Sherman Trenton Wichita Falls Dallas Durant Okla Leona Glass Savoy Winnie Bell Carter Mary Perkinson Leona Glass and others, with cafe ads and friendly notes from local businesses.
Mr and Mrs J D Pace and son of Dallas spent Sunday with his parents Mr and Mrs J K Pace south of town. Homer Sears moved back to the farm last Friday after a two months stay in town while their new home was built. Neva McMurry a Bells teacher spent weekend with her mother Mrs R K McMurry. Clyde Burnham a Celtic teacher spent the weekend with her mother Mrs A Burnham. R L Johnson jeweler and optometrist offers eye tests and glasses at reasonable prices.
Mr and Mrs W R Hooper and their young son with guest Mrs Annie Devenport of Greenville spent Sunday visiting relatives in Pilot Point. Mr and Mrs A L Groves and Mrs J L Kirkpatrick were in Denton Sunday with daughters at the College of Industrial Arts. C J Boone of Dallas stayed the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs J L Boone, accompanied home by his wife visiting here.
Miss Willie Ross at Denison college visits her parents Mr and Mrs W Ross. Miss Elizabeth May at Denton College of Industrial Arts spends weekend with Mr and Mrs R S Morehead. S E Jones Roby Childress and Holmes Connelly attend Dyer Jones drug stores managers meeting at Celina Thursday.
J. H. Graves and Son shipped two car loads of milk cows from East Texas last week after Mr. Graves spent two weeks in the area buying them. The ad notes tire work and gasoline at the filling station run by R. S. Morehead and J. H. Graves & Son.
Miss Velma Kirkpatrick a Trinity University student Waxa hachie has returned to the institution after a visit with her parents Reverend and Mrs W A Kirkpatrick.
Mrs S A Long returns to her home in Waco Monday following a visit with her daughter Mrs R W Chambers. Mrs Chambers accompanied her mother home for a visit.
Mrs. W. H. King received a telegram Saturday morning from Mr. King visiting in Dallas stating they had a grandson. Mrs. King hurried to Dallas on the first train to visit him. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McElvaney are the proud parents. Mrs. McElvaney was formerly Miss Sue King.
D R Lewis and daughter Mrs Lucian Lace spent Saturday in Durant Oklahoma with Mr and Mrs John Haden whose household goods and clothing were lost Friday night in a fire that destroyed the apartment building where they lived. They were not at home at the time.
A blaze swept through an apartment destroying the interior and leaving the occupants with nothing. Firefighters arrived but the residents reported they lost all belongings in the flames. Investigators began a search for the cause as neighbors offered help.
H. T. Atterberry of this city received telegram notice of appointment as special agent of the Department of Justice at Washington and was ordered to report to New York City for instructions and assignment on the 16th. He took the oath in Dallas and left for New York Thursday, an honor he is proud of and friends hope he will be returned to Texas for headquarters.
Sun and Dallas News each priced at 2.25 dollars in a brief notice noting the world’s first commercial telephone exchange established in New Haven Connecticut in 1878 and the pricing of two papers.
Mrs Annie D McGaughey announces she is now a saleslady with Walker's Millinery in Sherman. She invites friends and neighbors to visit and call for her when they come in, expressing willingness to show the line of merchandise.
Miss Mary Anna Seay and Miss Audrey May spent the weekend with Miss Lola Mae Broyles and Miss Robbye Broyles at Enterprise enjoying social hospitality and local visits.
Mr and Mrs C F Collins and children spent the week end with relatives near Whitesboro.
New York Herald Tribune reports Texans are considering a new state anthem titled You Gotta See Papa Every Day if You Want to See Mamma at All. The playful proposal highlights family themes and regional culture as a possible official song.
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