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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1928
Page
1
A roundup of residents visiting relatives and friends in cities such as Ferris Rockwall Dallas Hillsboro West Texas Durant Okla and Frisco plus retail activity at Gordon's Cash Grocery and Better Produce Co. Ed Westbrook candidate for county judge met voters here Saturday.
Mrs. Grover Spencer of Denison spent Monday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Thompson. Whitewright schools banks and post office observed Washington's birthday on Wednesday with a holiday.
Local ads highlight hen prices from Nicholson's Cash Grocery and Better Produce Company. Residents report weekend visits to Durant Oklahoma and Dallas, plus a range of social visits, travels, and local shopping. Electrical goods, repairs, and home cleaning equipment are promoted by R L Johnson Drugs and Jewelry and Johnson's delivery service.
Nicholson’s Cash Grocery offers 18 cents per pound for hens and invites deliveries Friday or Saturday. Miss Helen Oliphant, a Pilot Grove school teacher, spent the weekend in Denison visiting her parents.
Mr Kay Kimbell Mrs Kay Kimbell and W L Newsom of Fort Worth attended the funeral of D S Carr here Sunday afternoon.
Piano tuning and repair service advertised with contact phone 23. Includes tuning, regulation, and repair. Claims thirty years of experience.
Miss Pernie Badgett of Leonard spent the weekend with her mother, Mrs. Spivy Badgett. Mrs. W. T. Pritchett returned from Bonham after nursing her ill mother, Mrs. Lee Love. D. R. Lewis and daughter Lucian LaRoe were guests of Mr. and Mrs. John P. Haden in Durant, Oklahoma.
H Durning visited town Monday to meet voters and announce his candidacy for tax assessor. Mrs Ray Manning and her son spent the first of the week in Bonham visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Lee Myers.
Mrs. R. P. Gordon and Mrs. Jeff Roberts of Sherman and Mrs. J. W. Pender of Greenville were guests of Mrs. G. W. Pope Wednesday. G. F. Bryant, federal prohibition enforcement officer based in Houston, spent the first of the week here with his family.
Misses Inez and Gladys Ray left Thursday for New Orleans to visit their nephew Dr. D. R. Womack and attend Mardi Gras. Floyd Badgett, who had an appendectomy at his home northwest of town, is progressing as expected.
Mr and Mrs F M Edgls attended the funeral of Jeff Steel held Tuesday morning at 11 at the family residence 802 North Lee Street Sherman. Mr Steel was a former Van Alstyne citizen and burial followed in Van Alstyne Tuesday afternoon.
Mr and Mrs F E Douglas Mrs J L Boone Rev and Mrs H M Cowling Mrs Ott Lackey Mrs M KE Greenway Mrs J H Waggoner Kermit Hollingsworth and T J Rector attend the Sunday school teachers course held each evening this week at Travis Street Methodist Church in Sherman.
Miss Mary Rena Penn from Northeast Texas Teachers College at Commerce spent the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Penn. She was joined by fellow faculty members Miss Carrie Sheppard and Miss Logan Wilson from the same institution.
Mrs. G. F. Bryant performs special organ music during the Ben Hur showing at the Palace Theatre on Monday and Tuesday nights.
A local volunteer driven campaign aims to educate and assist home makers in developing family cooperation and wholesome home life. It stresses ground planning to increase property value and enjoyment, with guidance on grading drains walks and varied shrub borders.
Card expresses gratitude to Whitewright residents and others for kindness during illness and after the death of Cora Morrow’s mother. Special thanks go to Dr Bow for tender care, Bow Wright Drug Company, Mr Young, flowers from supporters, and to Mr Moore, Mr Webster, Father Hicks, Brother Hawkins, and Brother Chumbley.
Sun office offers typewriter carbon paper and ribbons for sale. The listing highlights assorted sizes and compatibility for office machines.
Gerald Moreland 15 and Raymond Moreland 13 were found guilty of attacking teacher Charless Embree 21 at Junction District School near Sedan. They must serve sentences at Topeka Industrial School. Dalbert and Gordon Moreland were acquitted. Embree, a KU alumnus, was struck with a gas pipe and cannot return to teaching.
In a church scene, Olse condemns Lars for snoring during services while Peter supports the complaint saying it woke everyone. The dialogue frames a humorous clash over a noisy disturbance during worship.
An Oklahoma man secured a divorce from his wife who he described as a woman of much language and accused her of seasoning her cooking too highly.
W C Bailey authorized The Sun to place his name in the political announcement column as candidate for public weigher of Whitewright precinct. He cites cotton weighing experience and personal attention if elected, and notes long residence in Whitewright plus current employment at W M Cox Grocery.
The church invites members and friends to both services next Sunday. Bible school begins at 10 a m sharp followed by communion at 11 a m and a sermon by Rev Purvis on The Christian Hope. The junior C E meets at 3 p m and the evening service at 7 p m features The Fear of the Lord.
Funeral services for Mrs. J. W. Noe who died February 12 in Los Angeles were held at the Central Christian Church in Sherman with Dr. Emmett Davison officiating. Burial followed at West Hill Cemetery. She was born Lula Thompson November 25, 1871 and married J. W. Noe April 4, 1900, later living in Sherman Dallas Whitewright before moving to California last September. She is survived by her husband and several children, including Evangeline Noe of Dallas and five others in Los Angeles, plus a granddaughter Marian Elizabeth Noe. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers listed.
First Baptist Church marks the pastor’s second year with a special 11 am service featuring orchestra support and a sermon by the pastor. A Sunday evening 7 15 sermon concludes a popular Life After Death series, inviting all to worship and attend.
A husband teases his wife about recent outings while she claims she accompanied him, highlighting a strained domestic dynamic through a brief dialogue. The exchange ends with the wife insisting she joined him for events, suggesting underlying tension.
The note cites Pierce's Cafe as offering the best fresh oysters the markets afford, highlighting the cafe as a local source for high quality seafood.
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