Local social notes from Van Alstyne and nearby towns
A compilation of visits and happenings across Van Alstyne, Denison, Bells, Leonard, Waco, Durant and Durant area residents. Names include Genevieve Davidson, Georgia Nash, Josh May, Lester May, Mary Lee, Kula Sears, and J. A. Waggoner with updates on illnesses travels births and a death in Tarrant area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Davidson
Denison
Hazel May
Waco
Lester May
Ode Stinnett
van Alstyne
Mary Lee
Kula Sears
Frances Wilson
George Wilson
Leonard
Local notes from Whitewright and nearby towns
Social news items from Whitewright and surrounding areas noting visits, arrivals, farm sales, construction progress, church revival plans, Red Cross meetings, and a weather-driven optimism about rain benefiting North Texas communities and the wider Blackland region.
PULL OUT ANY From the Piles of Lumber We Have Here
A terse instruction directs selecting a straight piece from available lumber piles. No additional context or outcome is provided.
The Home Commissary in Wright on Square-Deal Grocer
A local business promotes itself as a reliable commissary for the Whitewright community. It markets honest service, best provisions, and the lowest possible prices, inviting residents to trade and support the store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
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Texas
Dyer & Jones
Devoe Paint
DE Rigial
Gallaher’s Drug Store
Howland Wiggs of
M. A. Jones
Albert Patterson
Home Bakery
L. C. Long
Genevieve Davidson
Gilmer
Georgia Nash
Pierce
Mrs. H. Benedict
Bells
Josh May
Savoy Banker
Pierce’s
John Wellington
Durant, Oklo
John Waldrum
Near Town
Bob King
Emma
Kathleen Phillips
Edna Cox
Trent Phillips, Jr
Farmersville
Lillie
Willie Ross
Randolph
Mary Kincaid
Bonham
Ruby Ross
Sallie Joe Gowdy
Cc. B. Bryant
A. F. Cameron
Ira Kirkpatrick
Fame
Georgia Pope
Atoka
Okla
Sid Hudspeth
Gordon
Oscar Pierce
Dorothy Hamilton
Stanley Halliburton
Alberta
Gordon Bros
KE. E. Wilson
Slaton
Grover Spencer
Evelyn and
Edwin
Mrs. Spencer
Mrs
Horace Thompson
G. S. Hopkins
Amarillo
L. F. Hopkins
Esther Logan
Houston
Eula Sears
Sears
Ott Lackey
W. J. Barbee
Chalmers
J. W. Franklin
Oklahoma City
B. R. Allison
Ely
Dallas
Eva Stillwell
Grayson County
Sherman
Virgil Biggers
J. W. Davidson
Mrs. Biggers
C. J. Meadow
Arkadelphia
Ark
Katie Z Sears
J. A. Waggoner
Vaughan
Miss
T. T. Pepper
Mr. Waggoner
Mr. Pepper
Mrs. Waggoner
Whitewight Lumber Co
J. M. Simmons
R. P. Gordon
Byron Burt
Army Aviation Corps
San Antonio
Luther Gordon
Ode Crowell
Ft. Worth
West Texas
L. LaRoe
Grady Spindle
Mr. LaRoe
J. C. Barbee
Mr. Hickman
John Stephens
Mr. Nix
Bob Sears
Mr. Stockton
Trenton
W. J. Epting
Ranger
Shady Grove
Red Cross
W. F. Sanders
Pace
Myra
Cooke County
Charley Routh
Ralph Sanders
Claude Sears
Wallace King
Carthage
W. B. Hestand
S. H. Montgomery
Mr. King
Kress
Mrs. Montgomery
Will Turner
Plainview
C. C. Williams
J. P. Southerland
Sulphur Springs
W.S. Southerland
W. L. Foreman
Sun and
Dallas News
West
Black Land
North
L. Laroe & Company
Luther Smith & Son
Quick Tire Service
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