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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1914
Page
11
Residents and visitors are listed from Denison, Sherman, Durant, and nearby towns including Myra Savoy Ferris Celeste and Paris. Names include Mrs Will Mangrum C B Bryant Hattie Wilson Miss Elsie Larsen Penn Harness Morrell Jim Sears and many others. Also sale notices for a riding cultivator and old wagon plus Red Texas Rust-proof Oats offered by Grady Ryan and W H Lacy is cited.
Public notices list two offices for rent in the May building and a 14 acre land sale near College. Various individuals make social and business notes including visits to Sherman, Greenville, and Tom Bean. eggs for sale. cafe ad. and several residents listed with travel or visit mentions.
City Attorney Maurice McMillin transacted business in Sherman on Monday, per local records.
Mrs S R Love returns to Helena Ark after visit with her father J A Ragsdale. Mr and Mrs Guy Dillon and their baby visit from Bells. R H May builds a new auto garage at Maple and College. Mr and Mrs R K Smith move to new cottage Sears and Spruce. Miss Otto Denton teaching at Collinsville spends weekend home. J T Stillwell travels for Womack Milling Co visits family. W T Ross leaves for Winnsboro for millwright work. Local shop ad offers repair and upholstery services. Charley Alexander buys D A Ray lots west of Sun to build cottage. The Moler Barber College in Dallas seeks men to learn trade. Dan Keahey funeral. Ott Lackey attends. Miss Magabe Everheart to wed Homer Sears January 28. For Rent two Whitewright residences and sale of a frame home by O W Myrick.
L V Smith traveled to Dallas with his mother for a minor operation during Thursday and Friday of last week.
Mrs J M Simmons is just recovering from a two weeks illness of influenza. Her sister Mrs Janie Smith, who cared for her, returned to her home near Tom Bean Tuesday.
Master J L Westbrook of Denison returned home Tuesday after spending a few days with his grandparents Mr and Mrs James Ragsdale.
Mr and Mrs John Marshall return to their Sherman home Saturday afternoon Mrs Marshall had stayed several days at her father W T Sears Miss Des McGlassen Kidd Key College Sherman and Miss Mary Thornhill Paris were weekend guests of Mrs N C Crittenden Misses Helen Gafford and Catherine Galloway of Dallas were guests of Mr and Mrs B F Gafford Saturday and Sunday leaving Sunday afternoon for Denison to visit for a few days
Mrs. 8. R. Weaver and daughters Elizabeth and Eugenia of Sherman were guests of Mrs. J. H. Truett from Friday until Sunday last.
Old Standard general tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic claims to drive out malaria and build up the system. Advertises as a true tonic and sure appetizer for adults and children. 50 percent?
R H Jay a bookkeeper at Beatrice mills traveled to Greenville Sunday to visit his brother who is critically ill with pleurisy and other complications from an accident a year ago.
Homer Montgomery overseeing one of the Trenton gins says cotton continues to come in at a brisk pace with a lively rush at the gins since the start of the year.
Dr Minnie Harmon returned Monday from Durant Oklahoma after several days of treatment and care by a nurse. She was very ill on leaving here but came back nearly fully recovered.
The Baptist church pastor addressed a large audience Sunday morning on Total Depravity. He outlined next Sunday's hour topic The Difference Between a Sinner's Sin and a Christian's Sin and the evening topic God as Constructor.
Mrs. E Fitts of Merkel Texas visited her sister Mrs J C Parsons early this week. She had been in St Louis to buy spring merchandise for a Merkel store and was en route home.
J. L. Dickson of North Central Oklahoma stayed with his brother J. B. Dickson and family, then left Tuesday for Howe to visit relatives and friends. He had poor health for fifteen years but improved after moving to higher altitudes in Northern Oklahoma.
Mrs D M Ray and daughters Inez and Gladys left for Tampa to visit R M Womack family with plans to visit Havana Cuba and other points before returning home. News arrived of Mrs Chas Penland’s death in Waco. Penlands formerly lived in Whitewright. Contractor Geo Baugher and crew begun a cottage for B B Kimball at Sears and Maple. Bertha Cox, Ethel Cox visit townspeople. Wil son Bros report two new Fords from Denison and Buick arrivals soon.
Henry Williams departed Tuesday for Oklahoma with plans to be away several days, according to local notices.
Dr J J Pendergrass of Leon ard assisted by area surgeons performed an appendicitis operation on Elbert Chapman who lives with his sister Mrs Martin just north of town. Chapman is reportedly recovering satisfactorily according to his physician.
F C Christian buys Beasely Brothers harness stock and announces limited time prices on horse collars collars pads hames chains halters bridles lines riding bridles buckets greese axel oil rope and lap robes with several items offered well below former values and while stock lasts.
Our store announces special prices on every item for ten days. Visit us to shop the large stock and view the show window before buying.
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