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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 03, 1914

Page

3

Local and Personal News Notes Headlines

Local notes list visits and surrenders including Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Ownby in Trenton W. Z. Spearman from Ryan Oklahoma Mrs. George Baugher in Denison Rev J. F. Fender in Cooper John Cully with friends in Van Alstyne Dixon and Hayter market Army folding cot promotion Dr. W. J. Doss family visiting Savoy and Ector J. H. Waggoner in Denison Sherman and Dallas Mildred Anderson in Van Alstyne Boy Scouts outing C B Bryant Jr at home from Leonard haircuts and barber shop boasts Katy ticket agent announces Galveston tickets $7.20 for July 8 4 and return July 5 to Galveston.

Katy Galveston

Hottest day of the year recalled in local notes and ads

Last Sunday was noted as the hottest day with 102 degrees in the shade. The column mixes brief items about residents visiting Paris and Sherman, crops and livestock for sale, grocery ads from T. J. Smith, Simmons Bros. services, and local social calls. Several names and places appear, including Dal las, Grayson county, Sherman, Paris, Whitewright, and Ray stables.

Missing Cultivator Foot Recovered By Notification

Lost cultivator foot misplaced in a buggy left our store and carried away by mistake. The party possessing it is asked to notify Woolsey and Phillips. Leave teams and vehicles in Kim Henry's wagon yard at the Ray barn. ample space and good stables available.

Woolsey& Phillips Kim Henry Ray Barn

Fishermen and townsfolk gather in a day’s notes

Lloyd Moore and Jim Reeves fished on Pilot Grove creek Monday afternoon. Mrs. T. B. Moore visits Houston relatives, while Mrs. J. M. Slaughter stays with Mrs. Floyd Everheart. Dr. Slaughter escorts Mrs. Slaughter, S. H. Pattie, and Frank Slaughter. Tom Sears reports Merkel crops improving after extra rain. Whitewright ads urge eye glasses from Glidewell's and Tioga Mineral Water from Harry Brown.

Lloyd Moore Jim Reeves Pilot Grove Creek J. M. Slaughter van Alstyne Floyd Everheart Dr. Slaughter Slaughter S. H. Pattie Frank Slaughter Tioga Whitewright Harry Brown

Moore Property to Be Repaired and Occupants to Move

The Moore property in East Whitewright once occupied by P. A. Short and family is being repaired. Owner Mr. Moore will move here from Denison. Mr. Short recently relocated to the Bob Moore head place.

Sewing Machine Repair Service Ad by Dixon and Hayter

If your sewing machine needs overhauling or repairing, notify us and we will come and get it and put it in shape. We do repairing of all kind. Dixon and Hayter.

Dixon& Hayter

Mrs. Carter Returns From Dallas Visit After Daughters Appendicitis Operation

Mrs J E Carter arrived home Sunday from Dallas where she visited her daughter Mrs Henry Duke who recently underwent an appendicitis operation. Mrs Duke is making satisfactory recovery.

J. E. Carter Dallas Henry Duke Duke

Reeves reports oil excitement near Sour Lake

W C Reeves returns home from Beaumont visiting his daughter Mrs George Conger and notes oil excitement in Sour Lake is rising due to unusually productive wells recently brought in.

W.C. Reeves George Conger Beaumont

Wagon yard and hauling services at Ray barns Whitewright

Kim Henry advertises a wagon yard at the Ray barns in Whitewright with stables and space for wagons and vehicles. Offers hauling and dray work and a phone contact, 9 or 222, plus a reference to Dixon and Hayter’s art squares and Simmons Bros new guaranteed dan druff care.

Ray Barns Whitewright Kim Henry

Program for Carlisle event at Friday institute

Miss Irene Dickson and Lloyd Moore perform at the Carlisle Military Institute auditorium Friday evening for the Baraca Class benefit. Admission is 25 cents. Selections include Romeo and Juliet balcony scene, Once in a Purple Twilight, Arena Scene from Quo Vadis, Neptune, Bear Story, Little Gray Home in the West, Roamin in the Gloamin, and The Message by request.

Irene Dickson Lloyd Moore Carlisle Military Institute Baraca Baptist Sunday School Shakespeare Miss Dickson Eugene Cowles Mammy Harriet Ware Neptune Bingham & Gordon Bear Story Jas.Whitcomb Riley Little Gray Home West Wilmot & Lohr Harry Lauder Adelaid

Dissolution Notice of Cameron & Melson Bottling Works

The firm Cameron & Melson operating Whitewright Bottling Works is dissolved. A. F. Cameron buys Melson’s interest and assumes all indebtedness. All accounts due the company are payable to A. F. Cameron. C. W. Melson.

Cameron & Melson Whitewright A. F. Cameron

Change of Entrance Notice at Carlisle Military Institute

Carlisle Military Institute offers ten percent discount for contracts made before July 15 to send a student to the coming school year. The incentive applies to patrons who enroll a boy or girl before the deadline.

Carlisle Military Institute

Sunday School Institute At Presbyterian Church Week

The Sunday School Institute will be held at the Presbyterian church Thursday and Friday this week. All Sunday school superintendents, teachers, and others in Whitewright and nearby community churches are invited. The program is listed elsewhere in this issue.

Presbyterian Church Whitewright

McMillin and Lewis Campaign at Pilot Grove Meeting

D S McMillin spoke to Whitewright friends in Pilot Grove outlining legislative goals and promising valuable service if elected to Austin. Abner L Lewis, county judge candidate, also spoke pleasantly. A notice on Whitewright school transfers urges timely actions by July and August 1 deadline with blanks at the First National Bank. The Sun notes its typewriter carbon.

D. S. McMillin Whitewright Pilot Grove McMillin Austin Abner L. Lewis Supt C. J. Denton Sherman Prof. Denton First National Bank

Carlisle Military Institute Enrollment Offer

The Superintendent invites patronage from local students and announces a ten percent discount for early enrollments by July 15. Payments are due at the opening and middle of the session. For details call or telephone the school office. J. M. Carlisle, Superintendent.

J. M. Carlisle

Prompt Delivery Typewriter Paper Note

Fragment summarizes a business line about Ford and telephone No 215 with prompt delivery and carbon paper for typewriter use. No clear event or person beyond implied advertising.

Sears& Ford

Horse Shoeing Offered at Cox Stand S

Satisfactory work by an experienced workman at W C Cox old stand rear of Stedham s shop. Will appreciate your business.

W. C. Cox Old Stedham’'s

Democratic Primary Announcements Ahead of July 25 1914

Notices indicate actions tied to the Democratic primary election scheduled for July 25 1914. The brief item notes that announcements under this head are subject to the election's proceedings and timing.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Eastman Kodaks Kodak Eastman R. W. Gallaher J. A. McKinney Mrs. W. D. Ownby Trenton W. Z. Spearman Ryan Oklahoma George Baugher Denison Sun J. F. Fender Cooper John Cully Dixon & Hayter Army W.J. Doss Savoy Ector J. H. Waggoner Simmons Bros J. W. Wilson Mildred Anderson C. B. Bryant Jr The Boy Scouts of Leonard Sears & Ford James Langston Bonham N. C. Crittenden Simmons Brothers Whitewright Lumber Company T. J. Smith Ken Roberts Lena May Sallie Joe Gowdy Paris Lizzie Barnes R. K. Smith Spruce Street Delia Moore Grayson County Jersey Poland O. D. Hood Route 4 Henry Williams Old Mexico Texas Crawford Hazel Spearman Lucile Montgomery A. J. Smith Claude Truett Pilot Point Tom B. Ireland Ray Stables S. Ek. Hornbuckle George Johnson Capeville C.W. Hampton T. B. Moore Houston F. P. Davis Glidewell’s R. A. Bow Tom E. Sears Merkel LaRoe Lumber Co Col Farmers Restaurant Typewriter Brown's Southwestern Telegraph & Telephone Co Pete Walding W. J. Mathis M. H. Garnett Chas. R. Crenshaw J. A Jim) Akers W. G. Venable K. A. Turner Tom B Ireland James Moreland Jerry Strait J. H. Biggerstaff Justice Prec W. L. Moran J. R. Carter Nyal Kirkpatrick & Bryant Druggists
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