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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1917
Page
7
The Red Cross Auxiliary will meet at Mrs Guy Hamiltons Friday at 3 30 p m. There is work for many willing hands making bandages handkerchiefs pads bedshirts and more. Some will do machine work others cutting tearing folding or sewing. Let us have a good attendance. Subscribe for the Sun.
Weather stays hot affecting crops but harvest progresses well with good yield and quality. Odis Hicks near Klondike visits reveal foot wound healing slowly after being lanced. Local residents visit, attend preaching, and share social events including an ice cream supper at Jim Bilmner's. Bud Henry visits from Montague County and Zeb Spearman reappears after years away.
The Pilot Grove Sunday School Convention was held with A G Edwards and workers from Denison in charge. A large dinner was served at noon under the tabernacle. Visitors included Gus Wiser and families, J A Thomas from Wesley College, and many locals from nearby towns.
Ely and Kerr column reports two weeks in hospital for Little Floyd Woodson after an appendectomy and notes he is progressing well. Several local residents, including Mrs McKinsley with Gladys, Grandma Malugin visiting Mike Floyd, and gatherings with J R Cox J C Woodson J H Newel and others are listed. Bernice Brown was taken to Bonham hospital for appendicitis surgery.
The Presbyterian Sunday school class The Hustlers will serve tea at the former Long's bakery building on Saturday afternoon July 7.
Bible school begins at 10 A M with congregational singing. Morning sermon titled The Elements of a Successful Life. Communion service at 11 A M. Evening service at 8 15 P M features a 20 minute sermonette on The Wisdom of a Fool. A E Mavor is the pastor.
Members of the Blue Bird Club were entertained last Thursday afternoon by Mrs. Fitz Bryant at her attractive country home. After an hour of sewing, refreshments were served. Guests included Mrs. C. W. Bryant and Mrs. Nova Little.
Washington July 3 plans for drafting to the National army are not announced yet but expected to be done in Washington. Local boards will list registered persons by serial number after exemptions are fixed by appeal boards the drawing will begin by number. Names drafted will not be known in Washington. the army personnel will be recognized in local jurisdictions. Texas registered 380 839 exemptions asked 229 775. Mrs Clevenger 77 died after long life in the area funeral at Oak Hill cemetery led by Jim German Church of Christ member.
The First Christian Church invites Sunday members to morning and evening addresses by Professor J L German at 9 45 during Bible school hour. The talks aim to inspire and inform the congregation.
At eleven o clock last Saturday morning death claimed Mrs Harriet Clevenger a pioneer woman of this section of Texas She resided with family at the old homestead about five miles northeast of the city She had been an invalid for seven years due to a stroke of paralysis A recurrence occurred last Wednesday indicating the illness progressed.
The banks and most stores were closed Wednesday July 4 as part of Independence Day observance, leaving streets comparatively quiet and businesses shuttered during the holiday period.
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