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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
5
The column lists illnesses and recoveries including Byron Sears la grippe and pneumonia cases. It notes a serious illness for R. W. Williams and confirms several visits and travels of residents and visitors such as Claud Truett, Dr. R. C. Hoyle, Mrs. W. H. King, and Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Cochran. It also mentions the postponed Canaan school carnival and a gram mar school recital.
Roy Ireland, 20, of Tom Bean and Alton Fields, 19, of Sherman, were arrested by the Sheriff on suspicion of robbing three Tom Bean stores Thursday night last week. Ireland reportedly confessed to the robberies.
Chesley Rutledge bought the Nash cottage on North Bond street where he has lived for two to three years. A. J. Cates learned on Monday of a new addition to his family, grandchildren. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Afton Cates of Sherman. Will Pennington of Royse City visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Pennington, both ill with influenza.
Ben Gould, formerly with W. T. Nicholson's barber shop for several months, takes charge of a tensorial chair at W. R. Cox's shop.
Callie Henderson a prominent resident of this city died in Houston where she had lived with her son. The body was brought back here for burial Monday.
J. W. Wilson attended the three day session of the Texas Hardware and Implement Dealers' Association as it held its 27th annual convention in Dallas beginning Tuesday.
Several residents sustained minor injuries after slipping on icy sidewalks last Friday and Saturday. No serious accidents from this cause were reported.
Wade Sears and John Pace have leased two brick structures west of the Brickleader Hotel and are renovating them into a garage facility. The action signals redevelopment of a local corner and prompts attention from nearby business interests.
The Greenburg brothers who run a dry goods store have rented the East Whitewright residence where Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Jones recently moved and now reside.
D. S. McMillin attended a trustees meeting in Arlington for the home for aged Masons. The decision to construct a new building costing 75000 will relieve crowding and provide space for those on the waiting list.
J. W. McMurry has been seriously ill for several days but is now convalescing and expected to resume his duties at the grocery store within a few days.
After a brief stay here very little work was done the county road crew of this commissioner s precinct was moved by Commissioner Boren to a point north of Denison.
W. C. Brown came back Sunday from Lubbock where he stayed two weeks with his daughter Mrs. W. E. Kidd. She had been dangerously ill for four weeks but was improving at his departure.
Rev W N Carter asks The Sun to announce his sermons at Moreland Sunday morning and evening. He will also preach at Tren ton at 3 30 oclock in Woodmen hall with the Moreland quartet singing.
The Bow-Wright Drug Co has greatly enhanced its storefront appearance through rearrangement work guided by the trustees of the Masonic Lodge.
B B Hall and Fitzhugh Mangrum attended a Sherman banquet for Pierce Oil Company employees from Grayson Collin and Fannin Counties. Hall serves as local representative and Mangrum his assistant.
Harry Whitlock and attorney Fulton of Pilot Point visit Tuesday to finalize a deal making C. B. Bryant Jr. owner of the local bakery now leased to L. C. Long.
Miss Ethel Gordon hosted a small bridge gathering on Wednesday to honor her sister Mrs John Livingston of Sherman who is visiting local family. Guests enjoyed shrimp salad potato chips and tea after the games.
Dr. F. S. McRady of Petersburg Tenn arrived Sunday after a message about his sister Miss Sallie McRady's serious paralysis. She was stricken Friday morning at the home of her sister Mrs. J. F. Fender, where she has lived for several months.
News from Cisco reports the Jan 13 death of Paul Butler youngest son of Mr and Mrs F E Butler former residents. Butler was a prominent young businessman in Cisco and died from an abscess of the brain. The loss causes regret among his childhood friends in this city.
E J Sears of Savoy dies from blood poisoning after an infected tooth. He leaves four children two sons and two daughters. His wife predeceased him. Received in Sherman, per the Sherman Democrat.
Rain and freezing temperatures slowed farm work and highway traffic last week. With fair weather returning, oat sowing will start once fields dry. Farmers describe the general outlook as satisfactory.
Dallas News feature by Lynn W. Landrum notes the sun eclipse next Saturday morning with partial visibility at 7 42 A.M. Landrum, formerly from Whitewright as Lynn Wylie Landrum, is remembered by many for the other name and is praised for his work at Texas largest daily.
Material has been hauled out for the concrete drainage structures. Joe Robbins and W. W. Compton of this city are helping in the cement work.
The Texas Christian University orchestra will be heard again on WBAP Thursday night from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram broadcasting station. Miss Maxie Echols from this city is a member of the orchestra and Miss Powell Key of Ida will perform a piano solo on the program.
H. S. Mize and Fitz Bryant returned this week from an extended automobile trip through the southwestern part of the state. They stopped in San Angelo to visit Ondie Mize, who is spending the season there for his health and is reported to be improving satisfactorily. They then went to Del Rio on the Mexican border and returned via Austin.
J. M. Bradshaw, longtime head of local highway maintenance, shifts to the State Highway Department. He will patrol the section of State Highway No. 11 from the business district east to the Fannin County line and oversee other designated state highway mileage.
Mrs. Roy Hardcastle of Altus and Mrs. L. M. Ward of Groom visited brother George Hicks who had been critically ill at Bonham hospital for days. Blood poison in his jaw followed a tooth extraction, but he survived and returned home.
The Brooks Construction Company works daily on the six mile south of town project to complete the highway upgrade under contract. The grade has been built from the Collin County line to a point a few hundred yards north of town.
The county will hire additional patrolmen for highway duties not regularly designated by the State. This plan aims to bolster enforcement and safety along key routes.
Mr Earl Denton and Miss Clara Ingram united in marriage last Saturday night. Denton is son of Mr and Mrs J L Denton and Ingram daughter of Mr and Mrs Wm Ingram, both families well known and respected by Whitewright people.
A brief Columbia Record note mentions a nickel buying a school tablet and contrasts light puzzle interest with stricter prohibition, reflecting everyday life and cultural cues.
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