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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 13, 1927

Page

5

Local Folks Visit. Hens Bought For Cash Nearby

Tocals Joe Hamilton of Greenville and J C Gillespie from Dallas visited Tuesday. Mrs J R Carter visits Jacksonville. Robert Holland of Dallas and Sears Anderson of Whitesboro visit relatives. Miss Ollie McMillin calls on Terrell. Mrs P Walker of Childress visits friends. Mr and Mrs Gomer May visit Leonard. Mrs T P Devenport of Pilot Point stays with W R Hooper. Iam paying 1714 cents a pound for hens bring them. Lois Watkins and son visit W T Ross family. Dorothy Hamilton in Greenville to see Aunt Carrie Hamilton. Mrs J D Hoard returns from Dallas visiting daughter J E Payne Jr. I want your hens 1744 cents a pound this week. Jack Webster and Mrs John Yeager visit Dallas. Leon Spindle Julius Everheart Alton May in Dallas. Mrs R G Pennington weekends in Leonard. Big Sale at Giles Variety Store. J J Walker and son James visit grandmother J L German in Greenville. R R McDaniel of Quanah visiting Echols family. Mr and Mrs Clifford Jarvis of Trenton visit. Pascal Cox family spend Sunday in Royse City. W L Gordon takes Swift & Company job as city salesman in Dallas.

Local Social Roundup Notables in Denison and Nearby Towns

Dr and Mrs J F Spindle visited Denison as guests of Cecil Spindle. Numerous residents traveled to Paris Sulphur Springs Dallas and Bonham for visits sales and official duties. Notable items include a Bonham piano sale and grass rug promotions. Several locals attended J D Wilson Sr funeral in Trenton.

J. F. Spindle Denison Mrs Cecil Spindle W. F. Sanders J. H. Graves W. C. Fain J. L. Kirkpatrick Paul Roberts J. D. Wilson Sr Trenton

Willis named Scurry County agent. previous Jack County work cited

The fire department battled a roof fire at R. W. Williams home but saved most, leaving only a small hole in the roof. Cr. C. Willis, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Willis, is appointed county agent of Scurry County after two years in Jack County. He began the new post at Snyder earlier this year.

R. W. Williams Cr. C. Willis H. C. Willis Scurry County Willis Jack County Snyder

Opening of Denison Telephone Building Marks New Exchange

Mr and Mrs W W Dossey and daughter attended the opening in Denison on Saturday. Mayor W S Hibbard tripped a lever to switch from the old building to the new exchange and calls began to flow through the new system with no interruption to service.

W. W. Dossey Denison W. S. Hibbard

Westbrook Named Chairman of Two Senate Committees

Senator Ed Westbrook of Sherman was appointed chairman of the engrossed bills committee and the labor committee in the State Senate. The announcements came Tuesday from Lieutenant Governor Barry Miller. Westbrook also serves on several other Senate committees.

Ed Westbrook Sherman State Senate Barry Miller Westbrook Senate

Timely warning and odd ad from Altona Kansas Tribune

A fragmentary notice warns readers about fainting spells and illness while urging advance subscription payments and promising an obituary. It includes a stray sales line for Pierce's diners and nonsensical medical terms.

All- Toona Kans

Cooke Wildcat Refills Quickly Near Muenster

The Oil Operators Trust Inc No 1 Lake in western Cooke County reportedly opened a new shallow pool near Muenster. It was bailed down Sunday and refilled 600 feet in four hours, reaching the oil sand at 1274 and drilling five feet of oil solid, with an expected 50 to 100 barrel well.

Gainesville Oil Operators Trust, Inc Muenster Cooke County

Remedy for soot with Mason jar zinc lids

A letter to a national magazine advises saving discarded zinc tops from Mason jars and placing a zinc lid in the coal fire during winter to reduce soot in chimneys. The tip implies households often waste these lids and can use them to improve stove exhaust and chimney cleanliness.

Old-Timer Albert Millican Remembered in Fort Worth

Albert Millican, 73, longtime Fort Worth resident and printer, helped run the Daily Advance. In 1881 he and the mechanical staff were jailed by a town marshal for defying blue laws by working on Sunday. Henry Furman defended them. the judge dismissed charges after Furman’s plea that a newspaper is vital to a town.

Albert Millican Fort Worth Millican Daily Advance Henry Furman Oklahoma Supreme Court Anahuac Texas

After That the Riot Lyric Theatre Announcement

A typographical error in the Cross Road Journal stirred excitement last week when the Lyric Theatre advertisement appeared. Local readers reported confusion as the misprint altered the intended event details and prompted questions about timing and venue.

Cross Road Journal Lyric Theatre

Spectacle of 300 Beauties in 100 Costumes Draws Townwide Crowd

Bulletin notes a show featuring about 300 beautiful women in 100 exquisite costumes. Every able man in town attended, with many arriving by wheelchairs. The event drew wide local interest and showcased elaborate attire.

N. D. P. A. Bulletin

Texas Panhandle oil wells produce 4,999,778 barrels in November

Oil wells across the Texas Panhandle produced 4,999,778 barrels of crude in November of last year. The monthly total reflects output from regional fields and operators in the area.

Texas Panhandle

Lawmaker cites bribery claim over tax cuts

Arkansas Representative Oldfield asserts the proposed tax reduction amounts to bribery and invites more of it. The Wall Street Journal quotes his provocative remark amid the policy debate.

Representative Oldfield Arkansas Wall Street Journal

Congress in session or short session debated

The Shoe and Leather Reporter notes a debate between the pessimist who claims Congress is in ssesion and the optimist who counters it is merely a short session highlighting partisan wordplay on the legislative schedule.

Ssesion

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Tocals Joe Hamilton Greenville J. C. Gillespie Dallas Mrs. J. R. Carter Jacksonville Mrs. Duke Robert Holland Sears Anderson Whitesboro Ollie McMillin Terrell P. Walker of Childress Mrs. Gomer May Leonard Sunday T. P. Devenport Pilot Point W. R. Hooper Iam W. T. Nicholson Lois Watkins Leonard W. T. Ross Miss Dorothy Hamilton Miss Carrie Hamilton J. D. Hoard J. E. Payne Jr Jack Webster John Yeager Leon Spindle Julius Everheart Alton May R. G. Pennington Giles Variety Store J. J. Walker James J. L. German R. R. McDaniel of Quanah F. M. Echols Clifford Jarvis Cc. A. Wilson Pascal Cox Royse City Mrs. Cox W. L. Gordon Swift & Company W. H. Stedham R. C. Reece J. L. Dyer J. P. Moss Garland D. S. McMill Grady May Celina R. May W. F. Brown Sulphur Springs Mrs. W. P. Vaughn Earl Johnson L. E. Gee Fred W. Smith Louise Rowley Ed Rowley Lem Tittsworth Furniture Co Bonham, Texas Harold Manzer Alvarado D. E. Low R. L. Sears C. W. Bryant Madill, Okla Marvin Bryant Lester May Waco Mr. May Pascal Binion van Alstyne D. B. Tate D. S. McMillin The First National Bank Bells A. E. Major J. E. Mangrum Gertrude Major Tommie Chenoweth Bonham Pierce’s K. C Prince Albert Tobacco Ellin Whitewright S. H. Montgomery & Son National the National Battery Station Dan S. Dickerman Ot S & S Bow-Wright Drug Co Marks Bros Sherman’s Greatest Department Store
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