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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1915
Page
11
Local brief items report Mrs. H. P. Blanton ill with typhoid fever. New baby girl born to Mr. and Mrs. Earl Fralick. Numerous visits and travels by residents to Sherman, Bonham, Sulphur, and other towns. People attend farms, auctions, and social events. doctors making calls. Brents buys produce. Mothers' Club event planned with cream and cake.
Frank Alverson A L Groves Lee Holcomb and George German left Monday for Austin to attend a Farmers Institute at the State University. They will be gone a week and returned Wednesday night. Mothers Club will serve cream and cake Saturday after Hayter's furniture store to raise funds for the school library debt. City Standpipe and fire hydrants cleaned and flushed for fresh water. Mrs Tom Self of Crockett visiting relatives. Baptistry at Central Christian Church used for Dr Fleming baptism at Baptist church Friday. Miss Kate Helen Thomas Hazel Benedict injured in buggy accident. Helen sprained ankle. Local bakery touts pies as above average. Home Bakery news: L C Long Ruth Southerland hosted Sunday school class with 13 children. cake and cream served. Epworth League social Tuesday evening at Methodist. 29 members from various churches, chaperoned by Mrs Nova Little Mrs J W Davidson Mrs Will King. Watch for open program date. W F Holland and son Lewis of Whitewright bought mules in Woodville Oklahoma and drove them to Denison.
Words express my appreciation for friends who shared the lonely vigils by my deceased husband. No sweeter memory remains than their untiring devotion to the one who has just left me. The waves of sorrow break on every shore and I hope friends as true may gather around them should sorrow invade their homes. Mrs. Vondalee Moore.
The Sheehan Teague revival at McKinney grows in attention with 125 conversions by Wednesday. A next meeting is planned at Walnut Grove as the community prepares for a large revival event.
Sunday program features Grady May leader with song and prayer. Ruby Ross reads, May Graves sings, Edwin May speaks on Our Missionary Work in Brazil, and a benediction closes the service.
Mrs J S Meliver and her children departed Wednesday for Milburn Oklahoma to spend several weeks with relatives.
The Cotton Belt to replace the passenger train between Commerce and Sherman with a motor car starting Sunday. The shuttle to Sherman will arrive earlier and depart Sherman at 6:50 PM. Motor cars will carry baggage and pouch mail, and schedules will be adjusted accordingly.
The meeting ended Sunday night before a large audience. One accession was recorded as the congregation grew more encouraged. Mr. Millsap won the crowd with his singing and left for Dallas Monday in his Ford, accompanied by Dr. and Mrs. H G Fleming. Dr. Fleming will miss Sunday morning pulpit but return for Sunday night services.
T H Lively has purchased Don Dyer's home in southwest Whitewright and plans a bungalow soon. He has not decided between brick or frame construction, sensing a desirable location that could yield one of the prettiest places in the city if developed as hoped.
A small bold notice urges patrons to support local industry by buying bread cakes and pies from The Home Bakery claiming quality and value from the neighborhood producer.
Wheat sold for 1.27 dollars per bushel at the local market this week with oats at 40 cents. Farmers from Blue Ridge Bells and nearby towns watched the grain market draw attention across the region.
Jack Biggerstaff of Randolph and B A Biggerstaff report heavy rains across Missouri Nebraska and Iowa leaving thousands of acres of grain uncultivated and likely a total loss while corn crops are in poor condition. They noted rain persisted from Missouri through Northern Oklahoma. Mrs Floyd Everheart hosted a girls party for Little Miss Minnie Willis with 29 attendees using a hay wagon picnic lunch games kodaking and swimming. Monta Crawford of Pilot Grove visits Mrs J M Simmons. Dan S McMillin of Whitewright arrives in Denison for a Masonry meeting to install officers and confer Royal Masters degree.
Rate: 1 cent a word for each insertion. No ads under 20 cents. Missing calf described as a small Jersey heifer calf that left the pasture around the 15th. Reward or information welcome. Luther Sears requests any tips or details.
Modern five room cottage in Frederick Oklahoma county seat Tillman county. Corner lot 75 by 140 feet to alley with city water cistern and concrete storm cellar. Across from Ward school. Will sell or trade for desirable Whitewright residence if price is right. Mrs A C Freeman Whitewright Texas.
Miss Mildred Brown ing leads a devotional at the B Y P U program with the theme faith makes heroes and doubt makes cowards. Elvie Hampton reads scripture from Hebrews 1 10 and Olive Neff presents Paper Faith while Adah Truett reads Doubt.
Mrs. Monroe Bryant hosted a matinee party for Miss Minnie Willis and ten girl friends last Friday. After the Odeon Theatre program the group went to a drug store for refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Smith returned Thursday from a three weeks visit to South Texas.
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