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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1928
Page
5
A string of casual visits and relatives traveling between Paris Sherman Greenville Dallas Fort Worth Seminole and Ada recounts over a week. Notables include the Lilleys Martins Kimbells Hawkins Willbanks and Lillians Lackey Amoss and others visiting kin in Sherman Dallas Pine Bluff Harlingen Ada Whitesboro Commerce Bailey Terrell and Paris with many taking short trips or hosting guests.
A roundup of social visits across towns includes Dr. Flora Harbert and several families from Van Alstyne and Dallas visiting relatives in Forney Sherman Gainesville and Greenville. Guests travel from Oklahoma and Texas towns to spend weekends with local residents and relatives lingering through Monday.
Mr and Mrs Ray Manning and son spent the Fourth with Mrs Manning s parents in Bonham. Rev and Mrs W A Kirkpatrick and daughter visited relatives in Gainesville this week. Mrs R M Noe of Denison and Mrs J L Sheldon and son of Galveston were week end guests of Mrs B H Thomson. Mr and Mrs Roby Childress returned from a month long honeymoon trip in Colorado and Yellowstone. Mrs Q Ware of Waco visiting her daughter in town left Friday for the Northern States. Mr and Mrs C C Hill of Dallas spent Sunday here with Mrs Hill s parents, Mr and Mrs J A May.
Bonham visitor Claire Doss returned from a family visit while Sherman residents Ed Westbrook and wife toured Whitewright. County judge hopeful Ed Westbrook also appeared. Greenville guests included J A Ray, Neva St Claire and Sidney Riddle plus Bob Allen Riddle. Wolfe City guests included John Gillespie and Martha Rambo. Durant News linotype operator Clyde Thompson visited. Dallas hosts included Edna Ray Womack and Waggoner party. Katherine Montgomery returned from Houston after attending the National Democratic convention. Honey Grove guests visited Crawford Montgomery, and more weekend calls followed.
Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Dickson and their little son of Dallas spent Sunday with Mrs. Dickson’s mother, Mrs. S. O. Chambers. Mrs. M. E. Holcomb and her daughter from Roswell, New Mexico, are visiting at the home of their son and brother, R. L. Holcomb.
Mr and Mrs J M Wright were in Sherman on Wednesday to visit Oscar Bow who is recovering from a serious operation.
Mr and Mrs C J Meador and their children departed today for Arkadelphia Arkansas to visit relatives and friends during a planned stay extending through the weekend.
Robert Noe and Misses Margaret and Mildred Noe of Denison along with Miss Evelyn Wright of Madill Oklahoma were guests of Mr and Mrs B H Thomson on Sunday.
Mr and Mrs R E Hickman return to their Mexia home Monday after visiting Rev and Mrs W A Kirkpatrick.
The First National Bank paid a six percent dividend on its capital stock June 30. For several years the bank has issued semiannual dividends rather than one annual dividend at year end.
Waxahachie visitors included Mrs W J Gumm and daughter and Mrs E T Roe and children with Mr and Mrs W L Stowers. Dallas guest Mrs Marshall Musser and Miss Roberta Sloan visiting Mrs H G Webster. John McMurry Jr departed for Kerrville to assist at a boys camp with J B Head as director. Claud Dillis, about 20, died at Ed Patillo’s home after fits. an inquest was held.
Mrs B B Hall and children and George Gordon Pope returned Tuesday from Lubbock where they visited relatives. They were accompanied home by Aubrey Cook for a visit.
Miss Laura Cantrell attends summer school at Burleson College Greenville and spends the weekend with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cantrell.
Mr and Mrs W H Hankins return to their Pine Bluff Arkansas home after a visit with their son Reverend J H Hankins. Hankins is a leading cotton buyer in Pine Bluff. Mr and Mrs E E Kennedy and children and W J Bryan of Denison visited friends here Monday. Bryan recently moved from Fort Worth to Denison and formerly worked for the M K T here.
Senator D. S. McMillin returned from Houston where he served as an alternate delegate from the Fourth Congressional district. En route home he stopped in Dallas and visited his daughter Mrs. H. T. Arterberry for several days.
Jesse Jones 22 of Ector was shot three times Sunday afternoon on the highway between Ector and Bonham. He lies in critical condition at a Bonham hospital. The shooter’s identity was not learned. Jones is brother of Mrs Chesley Rutledge of Whitewright.
W H Horton has a special commission from James D Buster grandmaster of the I O O F of Texas to perform work among Grayson County Odd Fellows lodges. He visited Bells lodge last Saturday night and will visit other lodges in the county. Horton is well informed in the order and grand lodge laws.
A cartoonish dialogue shows Mr Flip asking about back trouble and Mr Quip replying his wife made the shirt and he must walk to fit it. The exchange highlights playful vanity and light banter between two characters.
A dramatic exchange shows a mother scolding Violet for disobedience while Violet cites the doctor's instruction against violent exertion. The dialogue reveals family tension and a caregiver’s concern for safety in a domestic setting.
An Arkansas Gazette quip notes the oyster can lay about 50 million eggs in its life, adding that the silence of seaside resorts is a good thing since oysters do not cackle.
Mr and Mrs Walter Jenkins and daughters and Miss Clarice Owens of Hepler Kansas visited relatives in Randolph Sunday.
Mrs J A Schadegg of Stillwater Minnesota is visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J R Murphy southwest of town during a short stay with relatives and friends in the area.
Mrs. H. C. Willis returned Tuesday from Snyder after a four weeks visit with her son C. C. Willis. Mr. Willis serves as county demonstration agent of Scurry County and has built an outstanding record in his work in that county.
A Virginian Pilot note states loan sharks seldom target individuals who do not exceed their financial reach.
Quote from the Wall Street Journal condemns compromise as a method to postpone the final result.
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