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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1927
Page
5
A compact listing notes Miss Mildred Holcomb visiting Dallas, John Philip Barbee and Albert Patterson visiting from McKinney and Fort Worth, and numerous relatives and friends calling on kin across the area. It mentions theater programs on the Palace of Ellis page and regional visits including Ada Oklahoma and Waco. Southern Ice & Utilities Company promotes ice cold watermelons for Sunday with local reminders.
Frankford family spent weekend in Waco with relatives. Celina trio visited here Sunday and Monday. Bells visitors included Mrs Ellis May and son. Grapevine trip by Mr and Mrs Jim Montgomery and children. Whitewright dealers offer Humphrey Radiant heaters. Fort Worth, Wichita Falls trips noted. Dallas and Shawnee visits listed. Savoy revival by H M Cowling preacher ongoing. Ray Humphries to Lubbock for month with relatives.
Miss Pauline Bradley spends the week in Wolfe City aiding the opening of a new Devonport Variety Store in that town assisting customers and staff during the launch period.
Mr and Mrs R E Hickman of Mexia are visiting the Hickmans mother and father in law Rev and Mrs W A Kirkpatrick. The note records a family visit and kinship ties in Mexia Texas.
Edward Howard of St. Louis spent four days at the Lloyd Moore furniture store this week demonstrating Quick Meal gas stoves.
Mr and Mrs J C Sherrod and Miss Isabel Alverson of Lubbock visit in the home of Mr and Mrs W L White. Mr and Mrs W F Kidd of Slaton visit Mrs Kidds parents northeast of town. Mrs Wallace DeLay of Texarkana and Mrs James Friddle of Celeste visit their uncle Dr J N Powell. Sethie Matthews of Abilene visits Mr and Mrs Will Humphries. Local agents L LaRoe and Company advertise Humphrey Radiant fire gas heater.
Mrs Delmar Thomas and her son Billy from Sherman visit the home of O H Crowell. J F Coley returns to Mt Pleasant after visiting his son D G Coley and family. Mr and Mrs Jack McMillin and daughter Lucile from Dallas were weekend guests of Senator and Mrs D S McMillin.
Mrs. C. J. Davenport and her daughter spent the first of the week in Dallas as guests of Mr. and Mrs. Burl Davenport.
Mrs. James Johnson and Alque Neilson with sister Laura visited Wichita Falls guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Cantrell on Wednesday. Also Dallas guests Mr. and Mrs. J H Murphy and Mrs. J E Newberry stayed with Mr. and Mrs. J W Murphy.
Duncan Fulton from Wichita Falls visits his parents Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Fulton north of town. He holds a good position with the Marlow Oil Company.
Mr and Mrs Fount Kimbell of Groesbeck and Miss Gertrude Montgomery of Ada Oklahoma visit their parents Mr and Mrs B Montgomery.
Miss Genevieve Davidson returned home Friday from Ada Oklahoma where she attended summer school. She was accompanied by Miss Effie Forrest for a short visit. Week-end guests at Mr and Mrs B H Thomson included Misses Isabel Margaret and Mildred Noe from Denison and Miss Evelyn Allred of Dallas.
Mr and Mrs R B Gordon left Wednesday afternoon for Chickasha Oklahoma to be at the bedside of their son H L Gordon who is reported to be seriously ill.
Claud Jones arrived from Odessa where he has worked for several months. He will join Bow Wright Drug Company here as part of its local staffing.
J. R. Fleming joins relatives at the home of his sister in law Mrs. Alex Duckworth in Ector on Sunday for her 84th birthday anniversary celebration.
John Sears and his daughters Mrs. Bill Brown and Miss Johnnie Sears came back to their Merkel home Tuesday after visiting relatives.
Miss Ann Spivy and Miss Mary Ida Myers of Bonham were weekend guests of Mary Ida Myers sister Mrs Ray Manning.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Hickman Mrs. W. A. Kirkpatrick and Miss Velma Kirkpatrick were Durant Oklahoma visitors Saturday.
Mr and Mrs J P Pascuall of Dallas spent the first of the week visiting their daughter Mrs Pascal Cox in the area.
Mrs. Jones Pennington and her son and daughter from Fabens are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Pennington and other relatives in the area.
Mrs. C. T. Thompson and her daughter Miss Helen of Texarkana are visiting at the home of their daughter and sister, Mrs. B. B. Adams.
Mr and Mrs W M Stockton and their daughter of Pilot Point visited relatives here the past week. They were en route home from San Antonio where they spent several months for Mr Stockton s health.
Jones Smellage of Dallas and former Whitewright resident spent several days this week demonstrating the Detroit Jewel store at Manning Clark and Meador hardware. He holds a top position with Huey and Philip, a large Dallas wholesale and retail firm, and is among its highest paid executives. Smellage was born and raised in Kentucky town.
S. J. Montgomery has returned to his Cedarville residence after a visit with his brothers R. C. Montgomery and B. S. Montgomery and sister Mrs. S. E. Jones.
Mrs Homer Medearis of Panhandle, daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Brown, northeast of town, is recovering from an operation performed about a week ago.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. McMahon along with Mrs. Carleton and their daughter Miss May of Bonham visited relatives in the area.
Misses Inez and Gladys Ray returned Wednesday from a two weeks visit in the Davis Mountains and other points of interest in West Texas.
The Humphrey Radiant fire gas heaters are described as the best known on the market today with sales and service worldwide, promoted by L. LaRoe & Company as local agents.
Mrs. A. H. Ferguson and her son Scott from Soper Oklahoma visited in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hampton on Tuesday. They were later accompanied home by Mrs. S. J. Thompson for the return trip.
Trent Phillips Jr visiting relatives plans to leave around June 10 for Buenos Aires Argentina to work with the J I Case Thrashing Machine Company. He recently returned from Old Mexico where he spent several months.
Rev and Mrs C C Childress and their son from Grandfield Oklahoma are visiting their son R R Childress and friends in town. Rev Childress is identified as a former pastor of the local Methodist Church.
Mrs J F Spindle and her sons Leon and Frank traveled Sunday to Thorp Springs to visit her daughter Mrs W E Andrews. The trip included visits to additional nearby points while Mrs Spindle stayed at Thorp Springs.
Farmers from the Red River section report good watermelons and expect a bountiful crop. The fruit, described as fine, should be plentiful at the local market for the next several weeks.
Theodore Miller, owner of the Palace Theatre, plans a small brick house behind the theatre to house an oil engine and electrical equipment. He says the setup will generate electricity for the theatre and cut operating costs.
M. L. Taylor known as Uncle Matt Taylor died at his Savoy area home Monday aged 88. A former Fannin County surveyor, he is survived by family in the community. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Culpepper Cemetery, two miles north of Savoy, with Floyd Williams and his children in attendance.
A New York Evening Post quote notes a South American sect member described by scientific magazines as having a white light at the head and a red light at the tail, contrasting with prior Detroit origin assumptions.
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