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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
5
Mrs Phil Lanius visits relatives in San Antonio and others travel to Dallas Sherman Marshall and Bonham. J R Oliver improves after illness. Miss Dale Clover from Cooper stays with Miss Foy Bow. Grady Young buys Claborn filling station northwest of town.
R. H. May departed Monday to Brown field to arrange grain purchases for the Kimbell Milling Company, aiming to secure supplies and negotiate prices.
Local notes record visits from Miss Sallye Hamilton in Sherman Charlie Pelphrey from Collinsville and Reid Wilson from Dallas plus Denison and Fort Worth guests. Arthur Pope is seriously ill at a boarding house. Paul Ryan and Kermit Hollingsworth return to Dallas to resume work at S M U.
Mr. and Mrs. Oran Sears visited Mrs. Sears' parents Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Carver and other relatives during the Christmas holidays in Farmersville.
J. M. Sturdivant and son Ben were Sherman visitors Friday. Mrs. E. B. Martin returned from Marshall. Miss Margaret Higginbotham spent the week-end at Clarksville. Misses Bessie Joe Barbee and Willie Ross visited Dallas Sunday. P. J. Pierce & Sons Cafe served 35 or 50 cent dinners. Mrs. Luther Sears returned from Leonard. Mrs. J. E. Payne and daughter of Dallas visited here with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Heard. Mr. and Mrs. Bedford Harris of Royse City were guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. T. Harris. Mrs. W. E. Wall of Pottsboro visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cantrell. Mrs. H. Benedict and Mrs. J. W. Davidson were Denison visitors Monday. Jones Barbee went to Houston to work in an insurance office. Lee Holcomb visited his mother in Greenville. Mrs. J. M. Sturdivant and son Ben spent Monday in Bonham with relatives. Claud Truett, state bank examiner, spent the weekend with his family. Mr. and Mrs. John Gladden and children visited relatives in Trenton. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Cagle of Greenville visited with the Pasons, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Key, and Mrs. W. M. Key of Luella. They were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wallace earlier this week. Mr. and Mrs. George Pittman and two sons, and Mr. and Mrs. Foster Lyman of Gainesville, were guests of Mrs. G. W. Pope Sunday.
Miss Alice Blanks returns to her Denton home after holidays as a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Blanks. Leon Coplinger of Dallas spent Christmas with grandparents northeast of town. Mrs. Lloyd Hughes and children of Fort Worth and Mrs. W. F. Holland and son of Dallas visited the Gilletts for the weekend.
Miss Martha Bow, a University of Oklahoma student, returned to Norman on Tuesday after spending the holidays with her parents Dr. and Mrs. J. L. Bow. Other visitors include Mrs. Opal Bogle, Mrs. J. D. Wilson and daughter of Dallas, and Mrs. W. N. Hancock of Fort Worth, who spent last weekend with their mother Mrs. W. C. Fain.
Mr and Mrs Ben Dodson and J W Cowan have returned to their homes near Lubbock after visiting relatives.
Mrs J A Sears and her children from Merkel spent the weekend as guests in the home of Dr and Mrs R L Sears.
Miss Mary Ruth Sneed of McKinney was a weekend guest of Miss Margreta Fender, enjoying a social visit and shared time together at an area residence.
Mr and Mrs Austin Stedham of Selina Kansas announce the birth of a son born on Christmas Day. He is the grandson of W H Stedham and J E Everheart of Whitewright.
Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Neathery of Cross Roads hosted a New Year dinner with Byron Birt and wife from Dallas and D. Neathery with daughter Lillian from Cross Roads. Also present were L. E. Visor of Whitewright Ollie Neathery's family in Sherman R. Sublett of Whitewright Ambrose Neathery and Mollie Neathery and Roy Neathery with family from Pilot Grove.
Mrs. Roscoe Pace and her son visited Sherman on Tuesday. Miss Oneida Copeland of Sherman spent Monday and Tuesday as a guest of Miss Sallye Hamilton. Miss Alice Robbins from Greenville spent the weekend with Miss Lula Mae Caylor.
A string of weekend and holiday visits tied Greenville to Wichita Falls Abilene Dallas Sherman Waco and Pilot Point. Guests included Mr and Mrs L W Bebenham Mr and Mrs J P Darwin and other relatives from Kansas City Jefferson Leonard and Denison with travel to Oklahoma City and Electric.
Mrs Daisy Gardenhire returns to her Brownwood home after visiting Mr and Mrs H Benedict. Mr and Mrs J A Williams and Mr and Mrs Oswald Williams of Ladonia were guests of J C Gillespie Friday. Miss Lucile Coffey and Ben Wheeler of Henryetta Oklahoma were Sunday guests of Miss Margaret Barbee.
Dr and Mrs A K McKenzie have returned to Seminole Oklahoma after visiting Mr and Mrs D A Ray.
Grafton Montgomery of the Texas Power and Light Company departed Wednesday for Gainesville following a stay with his parents Mr and Mrs H Montgomery over the holidays.
Mr and Mrs Frank Benton and their children have come back to Fort Worth after visiting Mrs Benton's parents Mr and Mrs J H Biggerstaff in the area.
Misses Genevieve Davidson and Gladys Wilson returned to Chickasha Oklahoma Friday after visiting their parents over the holidays. They teach in the Chickasha schools.
Mrs C K Spindle and her children returned to Denison Monday following a visit with relatives in this area.
Mr and Mrs N C Watkins and their son are visiting Mr and Mrs J Newcomb in Durant Oklahoma this week.
Miss Margreta Fender, instructor in the Texarkana schools, has returned to that city following a holiday visit with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Fender.
Robert Cantrell, UT student, left Tuesday for Austin after spending holidays with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cantrell in town.
Mr and Mrs B B Adams and their little son returned Friday from Texarkana where they spent Christmas holidays with relatives Miss Laura Cantrell returned to CIA Denton Tuesday after a holiday visit with her parents Mr and Mrs J L Cantrell
Miss Kate Adele Hill returns to San Benito after spending the holidays with her mother Mrs. L. M. Cowling.
Mrs Thurmond Bishop and her son departed Monday for Floy dada to resume residence after visiting her mother Mrs J S Badgett.
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