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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1928

Page

3

Local residents host and visit across towns this weekend

Mr and Mrs C S Witt visit relatives in Celeste while Ralph Sanders from Dallas stops by. Loren Mangrum visits Jacksonville friends and Dr C S Carter and son Charley of Bells come through. Several Dallas and Sherman visitors noted including Mrs Luther Gordon Emma Davidson and Chesley Rutledge. Optometrist RL Johnson offers eye fittings.

C. S. Carter Charley of Bells Luther Gordon Emma Davidson Sherman

Local Visitors and Guests Share Weekend in Sherman

Sherman residents hosted relatives and friends over the weekend. Dallas visitors included Mr and Mrs H T Atterberry and Mrs C W Johnson. Others came from Seminole San Bernardino White Deer and Fort Worth with notable mentions of Rev J L Truett and B H Thomson families.

B. H. Thomson Fort Worth

Mr and Mrs Pascal Cox Visit Relatives in Dallas

Mr and Mrs Pascal Cox and their children visited relatives in Dallas on a sunny weekend, staying with family and sharing news of recent travels.

Pascal Cox Dallas

LaRoe Family Visiting Greenville Over Weekend

W. E. LaRoe spent the week end in Greenville as a guest of relatives. He returned home accompanied by Mrs. La Roe and their two children who were visiting in that city.

W. E. LaRoe Greenville Aubrey Cook Lubbock Copeville Mrs. W. L. Stowers and Son Strawn

Local visitors and short trips across Texas towns

Miss Frances Phillips visits Atoka relatives while others travel to Dallas Sherman Denison and Plano for family visits. Notable mentions include trips to McKinney Strawn Sherman and Wichita Falls with multiple extended relatives and a prohibition officer spending the weekend with family.

Hooper Family Leaves Houston for Vernon Visit

Mr and Mrs R M Hooper and their children from Houston visited their brother W R Hooper and family and left Sunday for Vernon to visit relatives accompanied by Mr and Mrs W R Hooper and their son

R. M. Hooper Houston W. R. Hooper Vernon

Family Automobile Accident En Route to Whitewright

Mr and Mrs Howard Brodhead and two children with J H Reeves of Dallas were hurt when their car skidded into a ditch near Van Alstyne to avoid a collision. Glass shattered, causing small cuts to the couple and a minor back injury to Reeves while the children escaped unharmed. The driver freed the car and continued toward Whitewright.

Howard Brodhead J. H. Reeves Dallas Whitewright van Alstyne Brodhead

Visits of Mrs Pritchett Weatherby and kin

Mrs J J Pritchett and Mrs C G Weatherby and sons of Ector visited relatives here Friday. Miss Mary Rena Penn visited friends in Commerce the past weekend.

J. J. Pritchett C. G. Weatherby Mary Rena Penn Commerce

Walter Blackworth and Mary Lou Russell Wed in Trenton

Walter Blackworth and Miss Mary Lou Russell of Trenton were married at the home of Rev. W A Kirkpatrick who officiated Monday evening.

Walter Blackworth Mary Lou Russell Trenton W. A. Kirkpatrick

Fain to Move from Kimbell Milling to Wolfe City

D R Fain who has worked at the Kimbell Milling Company plant here for a year is relocating to Wolfe City this week. He moved from Wolfe City to the local area previously.

D. R. Fain Kimbell Milling Company Wolfe City Mr. Fain Whitewright

Miss Sallye Hamilton and Guest Visit Commerce Friends

Miss Sallye Hamilton and her guest Miss Oneda Copeland of Sherman visited friends in Commerce on Monday. They were accompanied home by Mrs. W. T. Hamilton who was visiting in that city.

Sallye Hamilton Oneda Copeland Sherman Commerce W. T. Hamilton

Miss Ellen Abbott Visits Whitworth Family in North Texas

Miss Ellen Abbott of George West Texas visits her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs T B Whitworth and relatives in this community. She moved with her parents to George West eight years ago and says Whitewright area is the best part of Texas. She notes crops near George West need rain and that Green fields here contrast with her home country. Abbott recently had a serious operation and returned to North Texas to recuperate.

Ellen Abbott George West Texas T. B. Whitworth Miss Abbott Sun Whitewright North

Masons Cautioned to Shun Politics in New York

Utica notes Grand Master John A. Dutton urged the 250000 Masons of New York State to engage in civic duties and follow government affairs while keeping the Masonic Fraternity nonpolitical. He told District Deputy Grand Masters to prevent lodges from discussing or meddling in politics during elections.

Utica N. Y New York State John A. Dutton Dutton

Four Bolls on One Stalk of Cotton From Sturdivant Garden

Mrs. J. M. Sturdivant sent a stalk of Big Rowden cotton to The Sun showing four half grown bolls three blooms and fourteen squares. The stalk about two feet high was planted the last week in March and is described as one of the finest this year with mostGarden spots planted to cotton.

J. M. Sturdivant Sun Office Sturdivant

Second Acquittal for Sherman Man

Z. R. Langston, bookkeeper for a local milling company, was acquitted by a jury after 27 hours of deliberation in a 10 day trial in Fifty ninth District Court before Judge F. E. Wilcox. This was his second trial on embezzlement indictments. the first also resulted in acquittal.

Sherman Z. R. Langston F. E. Wilcox Fiftyninth District Court Langston

Advertisers in The Sun Offer Dependable Merchants

The Sun promotes merchants who advertise in its pages as dependable sources for goods and services. Readers are urged to consider these advertisers when making purchases.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mrs. C. S. Witt Celeste Ralph Sanders Loren Mangrum Jacksonville J. M. Fleming Denison P. C. Coldwell Leonard C. W. Bryant Jr Amarillo P. J. Pierce & Sons Fountain Mrs A. A. Adams Chesley Rutledge P. J. Pierce & Sons Cafe C. K. Spindle J. F. Spindle Marian Barbee Ben R. Roberts Miss Velma Nicely Wichita Falls Mrs. J. M. Robbins R L Johnson Son Mr. Roberts A. M. Roberts Ros’ R. May J. L. Kirkpatrick W. L. Gordon R. B. Gordon Gordon’s Cash Grocery C. W. Johnson Rev J. L. Truett Pernie Badgett Louise Sears John Alverson Seminole Okla J. H. Hawkins Pine Bluff Arkansas J. B. Thomson San Bernardino, Cal B H. Thomson Roscoe Pace Vona Mae Akridge Emory Christian Bow-Wright Bow-Wright Drug Co Mangrum’s Mangrum Bros Frances Phillips W. D. Higdon Atoka, Okla J. W. Wilson Pierce & Sons Cafe McKinney Will Boone J. L. Boone Immet Lawrence Wade Hampton M. M. Sears R. L. Sears George Paschall Tulsa Jack Harper J. R. Jackson W. L. Stowers Shreman Katherine Roberson Austin Ruth Wilcher Plano C. P. Johnson Gladys Ray New York Boston Galveston Montgomery Abilene H. J. Bradshaw Myrtle May Badgett F. G. Bryant Charley Smith Frank Smith R. K. Smith Mary Lee DuPuy Mrs. H. Benedict J. C. Robbins J. M. Robbins J. W. Gordon J. E. Smith R. F. Williams Denis City and Farm H. G. Webster Whitewright Men’s Athletic Union Suits Rayon Brassieres Masons Whitewright Lumber Company Garland Gas Ranges Pittsburg
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