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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1919
Page
3
A string of short notes records local residents visiting relatives in Sherman Denison Dallas Dallas area towns and San Angelo with several Christmas and holiday visits. Names include Jones Barbee Winnie Hamilton Sallie Hamilton Ruth Ball J. H. Graves and Westbrook among others with mentions of furniture sales milch cows and Michigan salt availability.
Renton Tunnah returns home after visiting his daughter Mrs. S A Hayes. Louis Randle presses suits on the new Hoffman steam press delivering after pickup. influenza illness affects Dee and Mrs German. W H Stedham visits Celeste. A A Morehead returns to Electra from visit with son R S Morehead. George Longley of Oklahoma visits. Horace Maples becomes Katy station telegraph operator. Prof J A Cagle and son visit Greenville couple. Commercial Club meeting Friday at City Hall invites returned soldiers. Louis Randle offers suit press and delivery. new Hoffman machine ideal. Morrel Sears visit from Burkburnett. influenza illness. George Reinhart of McKinney visits T E Sears. Whitewright witnesses called to Sherman court for Ben Means case. later dates. T P McCarley moves into new South Whitewright house purchased from May and Barbee.
Denison residents share holiday visits with families in Sherman and Waco. Local guardian appointed for minor children. Ads urge furniture and wallpaper purchases with promises of low prices. Attends lodge banquet in Howe and returns from army service. Baylor student Sallie Mc Gowdy back at Waco. New Year greetings and business updates from W O Bvents groceries and produce.
Twenty six deeds transferring Grayson county real estate were received for record by the county clerk last Monday. Realty transactions are on the increase. Former county attorney Sam Neathery of Collin county sues the county and commissioners for return of excess fees collected during his tenure. Dr. Ross R. May returned from Washington DC where he served six weeks as a commissioned Navy lieutenant and resumes practice while remaining on naval reserve. Mrs. Joe Hamilton toured Houston and Galveston visiting land and oil interests near Ranger, 60 acres in Ranger oil field with a cash offer. Bob Bow starts a pen of fancy Minotecas to breed a cockerel bought for $8 and his mate won a prize at a Dallas poultry show. Lenna May Wakefield, 4, granddaughter of J C Wakefield, died after a brief illness. burial was at Everheart cemetery.
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