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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1925
Page
5
A mosaic of social calls fills the week with travel and visits. Names include Miss Edna Womack in Commerce, Miss Caroline Simmons in Bailey, Ona Sears from Lubbock, and many others visiting relatives or staying with family in Dallas, Tioga, Sherman, Denison, Fort Worth, and Waco.
Miss Lorence Walcott of Sherman spent the weekend with Miss Susie and Miss Maggie Noe. M Greenberg and son Jack visit Abe and Charley Greenberg from New York City. Mr and Mrs Sam McMillin return to Denison after visiting Mrs McMillin's parents Mr and Mrs W T Ross and other relatives. Rev E C McDonald of San Antonio conducts a revival at Pethel south of town. The meeting began last Sunday and continues through Sunday week.
R. M. Womack of Sulphur Springs spent the weekend here with his family. Mr. Womack and son W. B. and daughter Edna spent Sunday and Monday in Sulphur, Okla., with relatives.
A window sale promotes 22 bars of Crystal White soap valued at 1.10 and 2 bars of Creme Oil soap at 0.20, all for 1.00. The offer notes the items can be charged to the next month’s bill if desired, attributed to Davidson & Barbee.
Elder W. N. Carter returned from Emory Monday where he held a revival meeting. He reports fourteen additions to the church during the meeting. It was his seventh consecutive meeting at Emory.
W H Davidson leads a Bible class at Central Christian with four foreign missionaries five ordained ministers and two M D s in attendance. Revival meetings at Enterprise Church show good progress with 8 pm evening services and 10 30 am morning services. Rev Claud Johnson of Sulphur Oklahoma preaches and Pat Jackson of Bonham directs the singing.
Traveling salesmen praise Pierce's Cafe for dinner and supper priced at 50 cents, a value they say would cost a dollar in Dallas. The note invites readers to try the deal.
Mrs Frank Benton and her children returned to their Fort Worth home late last week after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J H Biggerstaff. George Oliver and family went along to accompany them for a short visit.
J. C. Gillespie and H. L. Gordon travel to New York to buy fall and winter stock for Hudson & Davis Company and Gordon Clothing Company. Gillespie manages the Hudson & Davis local store and Gordon serves with Gordon Clothing. They will also visit Philadelphia and St. Louis markets, planning a three week trip away from home.
Misses Inez and Gladys Ray hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club at their home with several guests. Out-of-town guest Mrs. W. C. McReynolds of Dallas attended. Mrs. Lucian LaRoe won high score honors and Mrs. R. M. Womack took general cut honors. Delicious lemonade cream and cake were served.
The Rotary Club met Friday at the Baptist Annex with a chicken luncheon served by Baptist ladies. Afterward a spelling match using the Blue Back Speller crowned Ed LaRoe as champion. Ben Sturdivant spoke at the Methodist Church, his first sermon leaving a strong impression on the congregation.
A nineteen year old graduate of the local high school in 1924, Ben attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas last year. Friends predict he will become a record making minister and he will preach both morning and evening at the Methodist Church next Sunday.
J R Fleming of Sherman spent two weeks at the bedside of his daughter Mrs Annette Wilson who is ill with typhoid fever. Mrs Wilson and her daughter Mrs RR Maxim accompanied the visitor.
Mrs Maxim fell ill with typhoid in Colorado while visiting relatives. Her husband and Mrs Wilson contracted the disease after returning to Fort Worth. Fleming moved his daughter to a Sherman hospital, reporting slight improvement for his granddaughter, while the mother’s condition remained serious. The notice ends with an advertisement for R L Johnson drugs and jewelry and a Sun and Dallas News subscription offer.
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