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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1914
Page
3
A long list of social visits and holiday trips across towns including Greenville Dallas Sherman Bonham Trenton Waxahachie and Arlington. Attendees include Emma Randle Martha Braynt Lester May Lucile Routh Mary Lee Nichols Hazel McLenox and many others with family stays and travel details.
Mr and Mrs J J Gallagher of Hereford are this area’s guests of friends and relatives. Miss Macie Lee of Leonard stayed with A J Lee from Friday to Sunday. Several families, including the McKennas of El Paso and the Truetts of Ector, shared holiday visits with relatives in the city and nearby towns.
Mr and Mrs J W Ashley and children of McKinney spent Xmas with Mr and Mrs J R Jordan with Mrs Ashley staying this week. Mr and Mrs W D Badgett of Dallas and Miss Myrtle Badgett of Thorndale returned home after visiting relatives for the holidays. Mrs J F Anderson and son J P Jr of Sherman Grant land Anderson of Arlington and Mrs Stanley Force of Waco visited in the city Wednesday as guests of Rev J L Truett.
Mrs R H May entertains a house party this week for her guest Miss Cecile Doss. Guests include Gladys Denton Audrey Glidewell Clausie Glidewell Marjoie Moore Izetta Gillett and Mildred Browning. Lyceum entertainer Alva Morton Reitzel will perform Friday January 2 at 7 30 pm at Carlisle Military Academy auditorium in the third Lyceum Society event.
Mr and Mrs T H Lively return Monday from Van Alstyne where they spent part of the holidays with D Orendorff and family. Miss Maude Biggerstaff leaves for Dallas to re enter school accompanied by her sister Miss Jessie who will visit for a few days. D S McMillin Lloyd Moore Dr O P Neilson Geo Longley J A McKinney and H M Ryan went to Dallas to witness Masonic degree work and attend a watch party at the new Scottish Rite Cathedral. Rube Sisk sold Rubes Cafe to a Randolph gentleman and will manage Davis Cafe in Dan Smith building. Dr and Mrs A J Ray received a telegram from their son Hon A J Ray in Washington en route to England announcing his December 25 marriage to Miss Gertrude Schafer of Cincinnati Ohio. The wedding at the bride’s home surprised Ray relatives and friends who extend congratulations.
H P Blanton buys Sid Hudspeth cottage on Spruce Street as his brother in law Cleveland Mae Clain plans to move in from the country. The Lyon family mourns the loss of their fifteen day old baby from pneumonia laid to rest at Oak Hill Cemetery. Womack family heads to New Orleans then Tampa for six months with Hoard joining for winter. Alva Morton Reitzel to speak on The Life that Counts at C M A auditorium Friday evening. Sam Cameron attends Rose Agnes Littlefield and Martin McBride wedding in Waco and sings Because.
Mrs. F M Dyer of Trenton hosted a large Christmas reunion with her ten children in the home of Mrs Mell Roberts. The aged mother and her grown offspring, all married except one, include Joe L Dyer Ben E Dyer John W Dyer D H Glenn T E Anderson E R Gore Jake Dyer and Thomas W Dyer, tracing back to Marion Dyer a Kentuckytown settler who moved to Texas.
A note from J C Norman expresses gratitude for generous patronage at his new lunch counter. He promises better service and urges continued visits to deliver value for customers’ money.
The Variety Store and Jewelry and Optical Department thanks Whitewright and the surrounding community for its support during the initial weeks in charge. It invites shoppers to use the store for bargains on household needs and mentions fifteen years of experience in jewelry repair and optical goods.
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