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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1933
Page
5
Local residents visit relatives in nearby towns and cities including Dallas Austin Wichita Falls Commerce Lone Oak and Sherman. Craig's potato chips are advertised in area stores.
Bill Jones lauds Roberts Co. offering 5 burner oil stoves with built in ovens and 2nd hand options. He notes wheat market gains and flour stock, invites readers to Trades Day on the third Monday and to make Roberts Co. their trading headquarters.
Community figures attend weddings visits and family events across Sherman and surrounding towns. Notables include Kay Kimbell of Fort Worth and Floyd Bassett now employed in Sherman, with many relatives visiting and hosting in Bonham Sherman Bells and Denison. A recent marriage blessed two twins to C D Binion. The Sun office advertises printing and engraving services.
Mrs. Estelle Stitzel Cox, wife of T. M. Cox, died at the Whedbee farm home northwest of town after months of illness. Funeral at the Methodist Church, followed by burial in Bonham. She was a daughter of the late W. N. Stitzel and widow of J. L. Bailey and later T. M. Cox. Survived by five of her own children, nine stepchildren, a brother Fred Stitzel, and sister Mrs. S. W. Kemp.
Sherman district presiding elder Rev S A Barnes will preach at the morning hour Sunday and lead the third Quarterly Conference at 2 pm. Sunday school meets at 10 am. Pastor L G Hagard invites all to hear the message on Jesus and the Blind Man at 8 15 pm.
A man in a barber chair asks for a glass of water. The barber inquires about throat irritation. The man explains the water is to test if his neck leaks.
A Texas Baptist column laments rising costs and scarce goods after crops, mocks social scenes, and urges readers to attend church as states begin opening doors to liquor. The piece predicts distress over five years, urges moral action to keep the door closed, and ends with a call for universal church attendance.
The pastor notes a Sunday night meeting at Tom Bean and invites attendees to hear other preachers, urging their presence and participation in the service.
Justice of the peace Guy Stedham and Mineola England wed secretly in Madill Oklahoma on July 25 1932 as high school sweethearts. Stedham served in the U S Navy and is now JP of precinct 3 while England trained as a nurse at St Joseph’s Fort Worth and Whitewright High School graduates share family roots in Whitewright and Ely northeast of town.
The Church of Christ pastor C. C. Merritt says the revival is shifting to Orangeville with strong local support. He notes some Whitewright members only go through the motions of faith and may miss the expected reckoning, while asking why others did not attend last Sunday’s service.
Helpful hints cover hairbrush care and stubborn stains. Tips include drying salt on fruit stains, gluing oilcloth, avoiding tacking, shrinking new materials, ironing before use, and improving carrot freshness by soaking. Also tips on whipped cream, cleaning wicker, refreshing old lace, and lemon on melon. Sun and Semi-Weekly Farm News price notice at end.
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