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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1928
Page
5
Sherman area social notes list residents and visitors from Dallas, Denison, Durant Oklahoma, Fort Worth, Bonham, Garland, Wolfe City, Savoy, and Leonard. Mentions include school staff, business trips, family visits, and local shop ads.
W. B. Hestand of Slaton visited here for the weekend staying with his mother Mrs. Mary Hestand and other relatives.
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Hawkins and Mrs. J. B. Dickson attended the opening of the Baptist Conquest Campaign in Denison on Tuesday. The meeting drew about 150 Baptists from Grayson County.
Mrs L M Williams and her Gainesville daughter were weekend visitors to her parents Mr and Mrs L P Sears, sharing time with the family during a brief visit.
J. H. Graves returned from Oklahoma where he conducted corn purchases for the Kimbell Milling Company.
Mrs. A A McDaniel of Quanah has returned to her home following a stay with her parents Mr and Mrs F M Echols.
J. A. Mauk and A. J. Badgett came back Wednesday from Portland near Corpus Christi after spending several weeks there.
R L Johnson of Drugs and Jewelry advertises a complete line of electrical goods and offers all kinds of repair services.
W P Vaughn took a business trip to Texarkana and Palestine with other Fast Texas stops noted. The visit marked the first of a series of planned engagements across the region.
Julian Montgomery of Wichita Falls visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Montgomery, and other relatives during the weekend.
W. F. Sanders and his family have moved into the Marshall residence, which they recently bought from Dr. C. S. Carter of Bells.
Miss Elizabeth Groves who teaches in Hood school Denton County spent the week end with her mother Mrs A L Groves. Wallace son of Mr and Mrs Cull Reeves, once seriously ill with pneumonia, is reported to be improving.
J A Farrow northeast of town purchases a 40 acre tract from Joe Cowart three miles south of town as part of the Cowart homestead. The deal values the land at 105 dollars per acre.
The Sun urges readers to beat last January's subscription peak by adding fifty new or renewed subscriptions before next Tuesday. A special clubbing rate of $1.85 for The Sun and Semi-Weekly Farm News is in effect. Honor roll additions include W. N. Johnson, R. A. Dennis, Rocky McMillin, Eugene McIver, and many others.
Mr and Mrs Pennington Groves traveled to Amarillo last week where Mr Groves is employed by the Lone Star Gas Company.
Miss Ollie McMillin, a Dallas business college student, came Tuesday night to attend the funeral of her aunt Mrs. D. S. McMillin who died Tuesday afternoon. W C Anderson and H E Appling of Dallas with Lone Star Gas Company spent Monday and Tuesday on business here.
Mrs Sam McMillin will offer home made cakes for sale at Cox's Grocery on Saturday. Call to place your order early and get the desired kind. 1-1
Mrs. John Griffin and her daughter Mrs. W. B. Hinton and a Gainesville son visited Rev. and Mrs. W. A. Kirkpatrick and other relatives Sunday.
The interior of the Dyer and Jones drug store is receiving a fresh coat of paint this week. Fixtures are being varnished and other improvements are being made to enhance neatness and attractiveness once work is finished.
Clarence Pace attended the Chevrolet School of Instruction in Dallas on Wednesday and Thursday to learn the mechanics of the changes in the new Chevrolet automobile recently released to the market.
C J Davenport rents his Northeast Whitewright home to George Bennett and sells him farming tools a team and about 400 White Leghorn chickens. Davenport and family move to Dallas early in the month.
Fred W. Smith and family have relocated to Mrs. P. R. Johnson’s Spruce Street home in Whitewright. Since arriving four years ago he has been forced to move eight times as houses are bought before he can settle. He notes no vacant rentals exist now, unlike a year ago, signaling population growth in Whitewright.
A humorous exchange contrasts wealth between a rich son and a poorer father. The father explains the son rides in a car while he takes the streetcar, noting the private wealth difference and everyday practicality.
Miss Edith Biggerstaff spent several days here this week visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J H Biggerstaff. She is en route from Denver Colorado to New Orleans where she will live for several months and will work for the Western Union Telegraph Company.
Eugene Melver, manager of the L. LaRoe & Company Bailey branch, sends a check to renew his subscription. A accompanying letter praises The Sun, with kind words not reproduced here.
Mrs. Jack Webster provides hemstitching covered buttons and layette sewing services at Lilley Dry Goods Company.
Mrs. C. C. Langford candidate for county clerk met voters here on Thursday. She is the daughter of the late Wm. Everheart a sheriff in early days.
A reference notes Grayson County is well known to most residents of the White Wright section, highlighting regional recognition and ties to local communities.
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