Whitewright News Highlights In July 1916
The Sun reports Whitewright’s twelfth annual picnic, local social events, and community notices. Typhoid cases involve Claude Willis and Jack Lilley while discussions of a cotton oil firm sale and local political debates unfold. People travel, marriages occur, and churches plan union services for the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Lucian LaRoe
Claude Willis
H. C. Willis
Percy Davis
Frisco Railroad
Fort Worth
Delia Moore
B. G. Gowdy
Holly Montgomery
Mare Graves
Eva Stillwell
Jack Lilley
Sallie Joe Gowdy
Frances Wilson
Ruby Ross
Bonham
Whitewright Cotton Oil Company
Court House
Grayson County
First National Bank
Planters National Bank
C. W. Bryant
Andrew L. Randell
Sam Rayburn
Congress
Rayburn
Twelve Years Ago Highlights From The Sun
Miss Winnie Hamilton is convalescing after a Greenville hospital operation. Frank King of Slaton visits Whitewright. Mrs. R. May hosts a party for grandchildren Josephine May and L A May Jr. Dr. Lewis Holland coaches nursing T H Lively from an auto accident. Guy Hamilton and family visit San Antonio. A E Major attends State encampment Belton. Dr. Ross R. May returns from Ranger. First National Bank of June 30 reports deposits 552614.05 loans 428972.19 total resources 869820.56. Planters National Bank deposits 194535.56 loans 256136.22 total resources 504239.65.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Hamilton
Greenville
Frank King
Slaton
Whitewright
R. May
Josephine May
L. A. May Jr
Lewis Holland
Baylor Medical College
Dallas
T. H. Lively
Guy Hamilton
San Antonio
A. E. Major
The
Christian Church
Belton
Ross R. May
Ranger
First National Bank
Planters National Bank
Rain Pours Over Whitewright With Heavy Two-Week Totals
In Whitewright over the past fourteen days residents reported more than seven inches of rainfall causing field work disruption as threshing activities face delays and muddy conditions persist across farms and roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Deborah leads Israel in song of triumph and faith
Sunday School lesson on Deborah from Judges 4 and 5 highlights her leadership, patriotism tied to religion, women's crucial role, and the cosmic justice that favors the righteous as echoed in the ode of Deborah and Jael.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah
Joan of Arc
Israel
Zebulun
Meroz
Jael
Sisera
Irish Free State launches campaign against British liquor
A campaign against drinking British liquor has been started in the Irish Free State. The effort aims to curb consumption and promote local alternatives amid ongoing tensions over trade and cultural influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Free State
McConnell Dyer Wedding in Farmersville Oklahoma Bride
Miss Sue McConnell daughter of John McConnell of Okmulgee Oklahoma and Mr F M Dyer son of Mrs John Dyer of Farmersville were married at 9 Sunday morning at the home of Miss Sue Stephens with Dr J F Fender officiating. The ceremony featured a ring reading before an altar of fern white candles and yellow gladioli with bridesmaids and guests named. Afterward a reception followed and guests from Fort Worth Sherman Dallas and Austin attended before the couple planned a trip to Corpus Christi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue Stephens
Sue McConnell
John McConnell
Okmulgee
Okla
F. M. Dyer
John Dyer
Farmersville
J. F. Fender
Paul Hancock
Roby Childress
Clyde Johnson
Lucille LaRoe
Miss LaRoe
Hugh Tim Atterberry
Miss Johnson
Mrs
Miss Stephens
J. L. Boone
H. T. Atterberry
Lucian LaRoe
A. L. Jackson
St. Louis
Frances Canon
Brownwood
Dyer
Corpus Christi
South Texas
Whitewright
Kidd-Key College
Austin College
Sherman
Ida
Orangeville
Trenton
Arkansas State School of Pharmacy
Dyer Drug Store
Remembering a Letter Tied Finger Twist
A couple jokes about a string tied to a finger used to remind someone to mail a letter. The wife asks what’s being done with the string and the husband says he was told to remember to mail it, but the wife forgot to hand it to him to mail.
Family Quarrel Sparks Baseball Guesses
In a humorous exchange Willie asks if Mr. Golden is a baseball player. Mr. Golden replies he knows little about the game, while Willie quips that Sis told Ma he was a good catch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Golden
Willie
Prohibition Rally Draws Large Whitewright Crowd
Whitewright churches united for a Sunday night prohibition rally at First Baptist Church. Speakers from Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian and Church of Christ warned of saloon evils and urged Texas to retain the Eighteenth Amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
First Baptist Church
Texas
G. C. Ivins
The
Baptist Church
L. G. Hagard
Methodist Church
A. W. Yell
Presbyterian Church
C. C
Grayson County
Tyler Commercial College Promotes Business Training Ahead of Fall
A vintage recruitment note touts Tyler Commercial College and School of Business Administration as equipped to train students for rapid job growth this fall. It highlights thirty years of experience and 125 new typewriters, urging high school graduates to enroll for intensive summer preparation in Tyler, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler Commercial College
School of Business Administration
Texas
Southwest
Tyler Commercial College and School OF Business Administration
Tyler
Census Bureau Links Slump to Fewer Farm Horses
The Census Bureau attributes part of the depression to the drop in farm horses and mules over the last decade. In a pamphlet entitled The Farm Horse, Z R Pettet argues reduced pastures and oats have redirected 18 million acres of crop land to other crops, worsening surpluses and economic woes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Washington
Z. R. Pettet
Acreage Release Sparks Farm Surplus Projections
Pettect analyzes 18 000 000 acres freed from horse pasture usage and 3 000 000 acres, predicting a cotton yield of about 6 000 000 bales or 250 000 000 bushels of wheat. He warns the surplus could depress prices and reduce farm purchasing power across the nation. If ten percent shifts to cotton annually, a 600 000 bale yearly surplus could emerge, totaling 6 000 000 bales in a decade.
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Pettect
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American Legion
Leon Spindle
Norvell Thomson
Homer Craig
California
C. J. Meador
Arkadelphia
Ark
Sherman Hospital
D. E. Low
Katy Hospital
Denison
Virgil Murphy
Ora Claborn
Opal Musser
Porter
Millard Allen
Bixby
W. A. Stuckey
Central Christian
Frank D. Layman
Whitewright, Texas
Charles E. Dunn
Whitewright Lumber Co
Arletta Young
New York City
Central Park
Prohibition
Walter Johnson
Cleveland Indians
North
Barbee & Farley
Insurance
S. H. Montgomery Agency
LaRoe’s
L. Laroe & CO
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