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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1919
Page
1
The Nobility community south of Whitewright petitions Fannin County commissioners for another road bond election. The group seeks to connect with State Highway No. 5 between Whitewright and Blue Ridge, a route designated by the State Highway Commission.
Maurice McMillin spent Sunday at home visiting with his family and relatives. The gathering centered on familiar conversations and catching up with loved ones in a quiet, familial setting.
Lester Haile advertises cash purchases of surplus Mebane and Rowden cotton seed, including seed grown from his previous stock, plus Me bane and Rowden seed direct from originators. He also lists a milk and butter cow for sale or trade for hogs or seed, license G-53629, phone 227.
Leon Davidson employed by a Sherman wholesale grocery firm spent Sunday at home.
George B. Pierce of the vicinity arrived home Friday after being discharged from the army. He joined April 26 last year, trained in San Antonio, served with Co A 859th Infantry 90th Division, fought in St Meheil and Argonne collisions, suffered a shrapnel wound, and was treated in Bordeaux before mustering out in San Antonio. Ward Thompson of Tom Bean was also wounded.
Steele Cantrell returned home Saturday after six years in the United States regular army. He trained at Fort Logan and Fort Rosecrans, earned recognition as a gunner, became a sergeant, and trained others at Camp Pike before serving in the Second Division in France. He fought on four fronts including Verdun and the Meuse, was gassed but survived, enduring mud and cooties, and came home strong and wiser.
The pastor announced that Dr. C. M. Harless will preach this Saturday night at the church and that the second quarterly conference will follow. Presiding Elder Porter of Sherman will preside at the conference and occupy the pulpit Sunday.
Dr J A Thompson of Trenton, longtime practitioner in the region for twenty five years, announces his intention to relocate his medical practice to Denison.
Mr. O. E. Overson of the United States Employment Service spoke at city hall about aiding returned soldiers. He noted 76628 discharged soldiers already employed and urged a local committee to report vacancies to Denison HQ. The War Department releases about 30 000 soldiers daily and business leaders should restore jobs. The local war council chair Dr. R. May announced appointments to form the committee and said instructions would be forwarded.
The local Masonic Blue Lodge displays a silk service flag with nine blue stars and one gold star to recognize soldier members from the late war. The gold star honors Preston P. Everheart who was killed in action, with names listed for the other members: George German Horace Gordon Crawford Montgomery Rev. Joe Everheart Dr. O. P. Neilson Dr. Ross R. May Dr. C. P. Johnson Albert Truett and Lester Ross.
A freight car with 700 gallons of whisky valued at about 8 000 dollars was seized in Miami Oklahoma yards by the Sheriff's office. The liquor, in twenty acetylene gas tanks, was consigned to Sherman Texas and the shippers remain unidentified.
Sherman Grayson county farmers and other Texas tractor owners or buyers are invited to attend tractor schools announced by several dealers. The programs will be inaugurated in various sections to help owners operate and select machines.
The Texas Harvester Company announces free tractor schools in Sherman at Maccabee Hall from February 7 to 8, led by Ben Roberts, with no sales pitches. Sherman leads Grayson county in tractor numbers as eight thousand plus machines operate across Texas, guiding district choices for the lectures.
Miss Richard McKinney of Anna was here last week as a guest of Misses Opal and May Graves.
Col Christopher C Slaughter pioneer cattleman Indian fighter and Confederate veteran banker multimillionaire and philanthropist died at his Dallas home Saturday He was born February 9 1887 in Sabine County Texas the first male child born in the state after it became a republic He owned 500000 acres of ranch land in Texas Baylor University received sizable gifts from him and he founded the Baptist Sanitarium in Dallas with gifts totaling about 500000
Fred Holmes of Trenton visited here last Friday after arriving home from France. He served with an ammunition train and had only been in French soil about two months when the armistice was signed, and he was slated for early return home.
Mrs. J. F. Spindle and her son Frank visited friends in Trenton during Frank's home leave. Frank has returned to his ship the Oklahoma now in port at New York.
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