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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1929
Page
5
Locals visit relatives and friends across Texas and Oklahoma. Names include Mr. and Mrs. George Gattis in Greenville, Miss Zelma Westbrook in Denison, A A Adams in Dallas, and many others from Sherman, Bonham, Wichita Falls, Madill, Durant, and Commerce. Several return from trips to Dallas, Denison, and Saint Louis.
Mrs R R Hardcastle of Altus Okla visits her parents near town. Several families and individuals travel for visits in Abilene, Dallas, Sherman, Denison, Fort Worth and Greenville. A cafe is rented by Joe Riddle in the Woosley building. Rev Conrad Skaggs to preach at Kentuckytown Baptist Church next Sunday.
Mrs. H. W. Jenkins of Bonham and Bill Stephens of Memphis visit the Walter Jenkins home. Miss Mildred White returns to Farmersville after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Carl May.
Mrs. M. A. Burnham and Mrs. D. Biggerstaff left Tuesday for Independence Kansas to visit their sister.
Mrs. A. J. Byers with daughters Ruth and Irene of Celeste visited Mrs. D. A. Ray and other relatives here on Friday.
Mrs Gomer May Mrs J P Montgomery Mrs Jesse McIver and Mrs R G Pennington were Sherman visitors Thursday.
Mr and Mrs J B Gillespie and Miss Martha Rambo of Wolfe City visited the home of J C Gillespie Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson and their children spent Sunday in Bells as guests of Mrs. Johnsons parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Moore.
Mrs W H Gardner and daughter Dorothy of Columbus Kansas visit Mrs W F Sanders. Mrs C L MecCrustian and children of Valley View weekend guests of Mr and Mrs B F Sanderson. Elizabeth Gordon of Sherman visits grandmother Mrs G W Pope. Fain McMillin returns to Smithshire Illinois after visit with O M McMillin family. Mayor John McGaughy of Moran visits. Samantha Murphy returns from Stillwater Minnesota after two months with sister Mrs J A Schadegg.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Phillips and daughter of Greenville and Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Phillips and grandson of Farmersville were guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Phillips Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Hardcastle and daughter have returned to their home in Altus Oklahoma after a visit with his parents southwest of town.
Mrs. W. C. Johnson, visiting Chicago, arrived Friday for a visit with her parents Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Truett before returning home.
Miss Martha Joe Sears of the College of Industrial Arts at Denton spent the week end with her parents Mr and Mrs T E Sears. She was accompanied by Miss Velma Walker of Celina.
Mr and Mrs Owen Hull relocate from Farmersville to Whitewright and take an apartment with Mr and Mrs J P Montgomery. Mrs Hull begins work in the Texas Louisiana Power Company local office after holding a similar post in Farmersville district office.
Mrs. J. P. Montgomery hosted a bridge gathering Tuesday on the porch with six tables. Japanese lanterns lit the area as Mrs. Emmet Wade of Oklahoma City was honored. Mrs. W. E. LaRoe took high score, Mrs. Clyde Craig won consolation, a gift was presented to the honoree, and an ice course was served.
Mrs Bettie Currin visited the Sun office Friday morning with two manuscripts dating back over sixty years while she was a Greenville Kentucky schoolgirl. One text from 1867 and another from 1868 remain well preserved in her possession. She also owns a Kingston New York dated newspaper from January 4 1800 with an account of George Washington’s death on December 14 1799 and several letters to her mother from 1848.
A six week old Sun advertisement draws a call from a woman seeking the advertiser and his address. The ad ran in June for a painter of automobiles and could lead to a painting job, though some merchants doubt advertising pays.
A Bagswell banker, W. D. Jones, cashier of the First National Bank of Bagswell, praises a cow in a bank statement note. He says the cow helps credit for a 16 percent loan reduction and a 15 percent rise in deposits from the prior year, a tongue in cheek dairy development idea.
Austin reports the Attorney General's Department will assist county and district attorneys in prosecuting violations of the new gasoline tax law. Defrauding the state by claiming illegal refunds carries fines from 200 to 2000 dollars and jail from thirty days to a year. Tax applies to all gasoline bought, with exemptions checked and refunds claimed using state invoice forms by set deadlines.
Chicago tale of 15 year old Stella Stepin who left home seeking freedom but was lured back by a portable radio broadcast alerting police to her description. She explained the radio followed her and prompted her return.
The widow and three children of Francisco Carrasco sue W T Strickel of Lubbock for 50000 in damages after Carrasco was shot to death in Cochran County. Strickel faces murder charges and is held on a 10000 bond. Carrasco worked on Strickel's sheep ranch in Cochran County.
Snyder proud of its modern airport praised by pilots as comparable to the best in the country and a model for cities under 100000 population. Snyder has a 5000 population and benefits from the facility.
From 1911 to 1925 Fort Worth manufacturing output rose 906 percent according to Census Department figures, reflecting dramatic industrial expansion in the city during the period.
A Texas firm sent ten carloads of carrots to a New Jersey soup company at ten dollars per ton. The produce was larger than typical market sizes and has previously been used for animal feed or processing.
The Nacogdoches canning plant, employing 60 workers and built with local capital, began operations a few days ago. It will initially can tomatoes on 300 pledged acres, with plans to add beans beets and other vegetables grown in the region. Floresville shipped 15 cars of green corn. Wilson County ships.
Headlines note 76 cars of watermelons and stock dale shipped out 10 cars Tomas toes. The June 21 Floresville Chronicle-Journal marks Wilson County’s growing truck sector over recent years with columnar updates on freight movements.
Following shipments from Wise County cream to Philadelphia two carloads and a full car load of powdered milk from the Tennessee Dairies plant at Decatur are dispatched to the same destination.
Three fourths of an acre west of Paradise in Wise County yielded Clare Allgood 6000 pounds of merchantable potatoes sold at 2.50 to 3.25 per cwt. The Decatur News also reports Oswald Scott selling a ton of cucumbers from his six acre plot with more to come.
After August 1 the Palace Theatre renames Family Night to Ten Cent Night with every admission priced at 10 cents on Monday nights. The change aims to attract more patrons and simplify pricing.
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