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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1914
Page
5
J H Pence of Sherman visited for a few hours on Wednesday. W M Stockton is sick this week with mumps. Miss Massye Biggers left Wednesday for Glasgow Kentucky to spend the summer.
George Gillett of Dallas spent Sunday here with his father Tom Gillett and other relatives. Mrs. Bates of Fredericksburg is a guest of Mrs. G. P. Gooch this week.
Mrs Dillard Carr returns from Bailey visit. Postmaster Webster absent due to illness. Glidewell's offers glasses. Miss Tinnie Deakins of Sulphur Springs visits Mrs Lee Crouch. Sunshine Cakes voting contest adds extra votes with purchases. contest closes Saturday night.
D W Leigh of McKinney visited Wednesday for Senator Tom Perkins Congressional bid. Dixon Hayters showroom showcased an all steel Kitchen Cabinet. Misses Lois Spindle and Ruth Beakley attended the Ida precinct Singing convention last Sunday. J H Lroy of Greenville Granite and Marble Works visited Tuesday. J R Andrews and Prof Ira Y Rice attended the precinct event.
W G Cameron sold his College street cottage to T J Mize of Bells who plans to move to Whitewright in a few days. Dr and Mrs Ferguson of Dallas were guests of the Tom Gillett land family and other relatives.
July seventeenth report places Fain McMillin ill with typhoid fever at the home of his parents Mr and Mrs Orval McMillin north of town.
Dr Ross May and his sister Miss Hazel along with her guest Miss Mc Dowell traveled by car to Bonham on Monday with local observers noting their visit.
Clifford Thompson recently went to Kenetick Oklahoma to work on the Lilley farm and writes his parents he is well pleased and enjoying good health.
Ed F Brown of Bells attended a business visit in Whitewright on Wednesday. He has revived the Bells News and aims for success. L P Sears holds farmland in Runnels County and reports Texas in fine condition with ample moisture and good crop outlook. Mr and Mrs Dave Sturdivant, formerly of Wichita Falls and now of Colorado Springs, Colorado, visited Jim Sturdivant and family last Saturday.
Report shows current standings of candidates in the automobile contest with supporters urged to buy in large quantities to secure extra votes. The voting closes at 8 p.m. Saturday.
B B Kimbell arrived home Monday from Galveston where he went last week to care for several hundred bales of cotton held in storage at that port.
W P Vaughn R S Morehead Dr J F Spindle and Mr and Mrs Lee Crouch attended the precinct singing convention at Ida last Sunday driving Morehead's car. Horton recovering from a broken leg is reported improving. Auto contest invites votes before Saturday night. Local girls from Van Alstyne Whitewright and Pilot Grove hosted Alma Sloan. Recital by Miss Dickson and Lloyd Moore at C M I auditorium Friday at 8:30 with 25 cent admission. Guests including Grider of Leonard Storey of Lott and others visited.
Mrs. W. T. Sears has been in Marlin for a week or ten days and writes that she is enjoying her stay at this popular health resort.
Robert Spivy visits from Bonham while families from Leonard Denison and Dallas send greetings. A baby ill with pneumonia near town, and J W Davidson plans a Mineral Wells rest trip. An automobile contest ends July 4. a recital at Carlisle auditorium features Miss Dickson and Lloyd Moore. Mrs Julia Lewallen and children visit Mt Pleasant at J B Woosley’s home.
Misses Thelma Joe Dyer and Mildred Anderson stay with Mr and Mrs Bert Welker in Van Alstyne this week. George Longley was off the road for the weekend after spending last week in eastern Oklahoma. Variety Store offers 65 cent per set on 1707 Ice Tea Goblets for a few days only.
The 1904 History Club enjoyed a very pleasant and profitable meeting with Mrs. Jack McMill in Wednesday afternoon of last week.
Mrs W H King and her daughter Miss Sue will leave during the month for Colorado Springs and Denver for a season of recreation and may extend their trip to Yellowstone National Park, according to the notice.
Thomas and Lee plan a mobile roller skating rink on the adjacent Payne Cottage lot. They arrived from Pilot Point and will stay while business remains good, aiming to open this Saturday.
Spend twenty five cents for the Baraca Class of the Baptist Sunday school and witness the recital by Miss Dickson and Lloyd Moore at Carlisle auditorium Friday night at 8:30 o'clock.
Miss Maude Dickerson departed Wednesday for her Kentucky home following an extended stay as guest of Miss Irene McMillin. A small farewell outing was arranged for Tuesday evening with three couples joining Miss McMillin Evelyn Ayres and Messrs Carl Fender Percy Davis and Cecil Cameron for a countryside drive and supper.
Invigorating tonic Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic is advertised as a general strengthening remedy. It is claimed to drive out malaria enrich the blood and build up the system for both adults and children and is priced at 60 cents.
Mr and Mrs J H Roach of Leonard and Misses McFall of Blue Ridge were guests of Mr and Mrs A J Lee last Sunday. The notice mentions prizes totaling $10 000 but provides no further event details.
A 17 once Ice Tea Goblet is offered at 65 cents while supplies last at the Variety Store. Shoppers are urged to buy today for the limited time price and availability.
Miss Mattie Kirkpatrick of Ringgold Texas visits grandmother Mrs T K Mc Millin for a prize event offering ten thousand dollars in awards.
Mrs Bettie Currin left this week for a month long stay in St Joseph Missouri The Sun will visit her at 1824 North Second St Jo Mr and Mrs T H Lively and their baby daughter have been visiting in Van Alsyne for several days Mr Lively was home early this week and said his baby was ill with whooping cough.
Mrs. B. F. Gafford and her children left Thursday for a ten days visit at Lindale. They plan a longer journey later in the month to San Angelo, Sweetwater, and other West Texas points.
The Old Standard Grove’s Tasteless chill Tonic is advertised as equally valuable as a general tonic with quinine and iron. It claims actions on the liver drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the whole system. Price 50 cents.
Miss Hazel May hosted a dinner last Saturday evening in Fort Worth honoring guest Miss Marie McDowell. Miss Zuleika Henderson of Van Alstyne played piano, and Lloyd Moore sang. Attending were Dr Ross May Grady May Lloyd Moore Jim Reeves Morrell Sears Miss Henderson Slaughter Marguerite Montgomery Hazel May and the guest of honor.
Miss Katherine McDonald representing Harmony Laboratories of Boston will arrive Monday July 18 to spend a week as guest of Dyer and Jones. She will meet Whitewright ladies at the store and in homes to give free advice and demonstrations on staying young till fifty and aging gracefully, a reputation backed by Rexall stores selecting her for this work.
Rev J D Young of Dallas will show stereopticon views and describe Yellowstone scenes at the Presbyterian church this Thursday after the Sunday School Institute program. A Whitewright outing party, led by Rev Young and Frank Reedy, will depart July 24 from Fort Worth over the Fort Worth and Denver to spend three weeks in the park under Southern Methodist University auspices. The lecture is free and aims to promote the trip’s attractions.
Warning signs of child worm infections listed including pale complexion and restless sleep. Advertisement promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer in candy form, claims to kill worms and aid expulsion with a laxative effect. Priced at 25 cents at druggists.
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