Whitewright Sun notes sheriff race results and local moves
The Whitewright Sun reports a close sheriff nomination contest in Fannin County with W. E. Biggerstaff winning by a plurality over Whitley. Sheriff elect Biggerstaff is related to Jim Biggerstaff, the future county commissioner. Local social event details note Chesterfield etiquette hosted by Zuleika Henderson. Publisher change: Sam A. Hall sold the Gunter Advocate to W. W. Simmons. Temperatures climbed to 105 in many areas amid a heat wave.
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Fannin County
Whitewright
W. E. Biggerstaff
Bonham
Whitley
Honey Grove
Biggerstaff
Jim Biggerstaff
Sam A. Hall
Gunter Advocate
W. W. Simmons
Celina Record
Mr. Simmons
Gunter
Bonham regrets chautauqua failure and Whitewright rebound
The Bonham News notes Bonham failed to book the chautauqua for next season while Whitewright’s committee sold the required tickets and covered costs. The event will return to Whitewright next summer with plans for a bigger, better appearance despite misfortunes including a lost uniform and a diamond brooch.
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The
Bonham News
Bonham
Whitewright
Pietro Pontrelli
Zehner
McMillin and Biggerstaff Win Broad Town Support
Whitewright residents gave overwhelming aid to D. S. McMillin for representative and J. H. Biggerstaff for commissioner, praising them for superior qualifications and fitness and expressing gratitude for voters in the county and precinct who elected them.
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D. S. McMillin
J. H. Biggerstaff
Destitute Gaines Family Seeks Help for Child at Sherman Sanitarium
George Gaines and his family recently arrived from Kentucky, found dire on the streets. Their ten year old daughter, afflicted with a malignant form of seg, has little hope of recovery. Local physicians advised, and the family was provided funds to take her to the Catholic sanitarium in Sherman.
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George Gaines
Kentucky
Sherman
Whitewright Sun Sale Says Leader Says Leader
J. H. Waggoner has disposed of his interest in the Whitewright Sun to partner FEF. M. Echols. The Van Alstyne Leader notes that Whitewright will have a good paper under Mack at the helm.
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J. H. Waggoner
Whitewright Sun
Fef. M. Echols
Mack
Whitewright
van Alstyne
Sherman and Whitewright figures visit on business
E N Mulkey of Sherman Chamber of Commerce travels to Whitewright on business. W T Hamilton of Whitewright, ex deputy sheriff, now selling for a medical firm, visits Sherman on business. Three youths held after stealing a car. deputies pursue near Van Alstyne, one boy fires on an officer before they flee toward Dallas.
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E. N. Mulkey
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Whitewright
Sherman Signal
W.T. Hamilton
Mr. Hamilton
Sherman
Parish
van Alstyne
Dallas
Brandenburg
Bob Jones Moves With Mother From Local Oil Mill
Bob Jones, employed at the oil mill for the past year, is moving with his mother to Rosebud, leaving the town and his job to start anew.
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Bob Jones
Rosebud
Motor Cars Start Sunday On Sherman Commerce Route
The Cotton Belt inaugurates a new motor car service between Sherman and Commerce next Sunday. Westbound car leaves Whitewright at 9 34 a.m. and eastbound at 4 44 p.m. The Sherman Commerce division trialed last week with officials aboard. The new cars are modern, comfortable, smoke free and reduce dust and noise compared with regular trains.
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Cotton Belt
Sherman
Commerce
Whitewright
Sherman-Commerce Division
Local and Personal News Notes in Whitewright
Miss Jessie Fogle visits Greenville this week. Drifting social notes record Mr. and Mrs. Spencer Taylor from Howe, Ruth Cox from Sherman, and many others visiting nearby towns. Local ads promote barber services, optics, wagons, and seasonal travel, with lost books notices and a Kentucky guest in town. Several families plan or complete visits to Dallas, Ringgold, Denison, and Colorado Springs, with moving plans to Whitewright and surrounding areas.
Kickapoo Worm Killer Ad Warns of Child Worms
Advertisement claims common child symptoms signal worm infestation and promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer in candy form. It promises to kill worms and aid expulsion, available for 25 cents from druggists.
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T.H. Lively Dry Goods
F. M. Echols Publisher
Ross May
O. P. Neilson
Cecil
Sam Cameron
Lloyd Moore
John Cully
Chesterfield
Zuleika Henderson
Jessie Fogle
Greenville
Mrs. Spencer Taylor
Howe
Ruth Cox
Simmons Bros
Ector McCollum and Son of Bells
Joe Everheart
Ferman Denton
Trenton
Hestand’s
Robert Clancey
Lovell
Mansfield
J. M. Simmons
Tom Bean
W. R. Cannon
Jack McMillin
Mary Lee Benedict
Crockett
Fred Estes
McKinney
Ott Lackey
J. H. Riley
Whitesboro
Jim Simmons
Arm & Hammer Soda
T. H. Lively
Lee Houston
Jim Welker
Margaret Johns
Silk
Spivy Bros. Co
Celeste
Celestials
T. K. McMillin
Mrs. Kirkpatrick
Ringgold
Edwin Clapp
Joe Smith Dyer
J. Li. Smith
Willie Glenn
Carlyle Moore
Dr. Wolfe
G. W. Adams
Bells
Alvin Pennington Place
A. W. Bow
B. T. Burkhead
Colorado Springs
Colo
Farmersville
Mrs. Wheeler
J. F. Spindle
E.J. Cambron
Family of
Blue Ridge
Gaines Bow
Bob Bane
Elizabeth
Vaughan
Mr. Waggoner
Mississippi
Adolphus
Sadler Bros
R. L. Johnson
Jarrett Dickerson
Bushong
Will Sadler
Denison
B. A. Groden
Birmingham
Ala
Broden
Evelyn Davis
Marshall Davis
Ira Davis
R. May, M.D
Ross R. May
May
J. Maurice McMillin
First National Bank
T. W. Crowder
M. & P. Bank
Sherman, Tex
R.b.nall
Opprician
Grayson County
E. M. Brady
Kirkpatrick & Bryant
Kirkpatrick & Bryant’s
E.M. Brady
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