Local and Personal News Highlights From Area Towns
Miss Emma Davidson visits relatives in Greenville this week. Mrs. Mary Hestand was a Sherman visitor Friday. Claud Cox from Denton. Mrs. Sam McMillin offers dress making. Mrs. D. H. Martindale visits Howe and Van Alstyne. Special prices on indestructible pearls at Johnson's Saturday. Hestand sells fruit jar rubbers and men’s athletic union suits. Dorothy Gordon visits Atoka, Oklahoma. Lon Manning and Ed Martin called to Sherman for jury service. Bob Bow moves into new Maple street cottage. Gordon Bros. handle berry orders. Mrs. Grover Spencer and children visit from Denison. Douglas Lackey of Meeker, Oklahoma, spending weekend here. Khaki flapper suits for boys at $3. Lester Ross joins Lively shoe store in Greenville. White canvas sandals at Johnson's. J. C. Gillespie called to Cumby to be at bed of ill father. Garland couple attend funeral in Gunter. Ruby Ross returns home for summer. Ethel Jones and daughter from Fort Worth visit J. B. Thompson. Old furniture refurbished by W. J. Looney. Pearl Edwards of Washington, D. C. visiting sister Mrs. Jesse Wallace. D. M. Pope of Sherman visiting. Vulcanizing on short notice at R. S. Morehead. Dr. and Mrs. Ross R. May visit Arkansas. Ruth and Florence Johnson of Waco visiting aunt Mrs. J. B. Dickson. Men’s work gloves at $1 a pair from McCarty-Davis. Mrs. J. C. Parsons improving after illness. L. P. Sears visiting daughter Mrs. Hemer Caston at Leonard.
Sears Visit Highlights Tyler Family Ties
Mr and Mrs Jim Sears of Tyler spent Monday with his parents Dr and Mrs RL Sears. The visit underscores family ties within the Sears household as relatives gathered for a day of shared time and conversation in the local community.
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Jim Sears
Tyler
Mrs
R. L. Sears
Highest cash prices paid for eggs by Gordon Bros grocers
J. M. McMillin of Fort Worth visited his parents Mr and Mrs D S McMillin in town last Thursday and Friday. Local grocers Gordon Bros advertise highest cash prices paid for eggs.
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Gordon Bros
J. M. McMillin
Fort Worth
Mrs
D. S. McMillin
Local social notes and minor moves in Sherman area
Mrs F A Benton returned to Sherman after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs W C Cook. Miss Irene Roberts left for Denton to join Southwestern Bell. Mrs Lucy Hutchins returned to Tishomingo after a visit with the McMillins. Mr and Mrs J A Ragsdale and granddaughter went to Denison for a week with relatives. McCarty-Davis report 50 cent boys and girls union suits for a Friday Saturday sale. Mrs W M Cox to Nobility to be with ill mother Mrs W M Ingram.
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F. A. Benton
Sherman
Mrs
W. C. Cook
Lucy Hutchins
Tishomingo
Okla
D. S. McMillin
J. A. Ragsdale
Denison
Little Misses Sears Visit In Bonham With Father
Marguerite and Imogene Sears spent the past week end in Bonham with their father Claud Sears, sharing a family visit and outings in the city during the stay.
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Marguerite
Imogene Sears
Bonham
Claud Sears
Morehead Lackey and May Families Visit Greenville
Mr and Mrs R S Morehead Mr and Mrs Ott Lackey and Josh May and daughter Miss Elizabeth spent Sunday in Greenville with relatives and returned home noting a pleasant outing with kin in the city.
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R. S. Morehead
Ott Lackey
Josh May
Elizabeth
Greenville
Mrs Belcher and Daughter Visit Relatives in City
Mrs. Mabel Belcher and her daughter Miss Virginia travel from San Antonio to visit her brother Guy Hamilton and other relatives, staying in nearby households as part of a family gathering.
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Mabel Belcher
Miss Virginia
San Antonio
Guy Hamilton
Batterenew Promise Keeps Batteries Working Longer
A local pitch promotes Batterenew to revive old batteries and delay buying a new one. The ad claims the service will ensure continued battery performance, urging readers to try it and noting a no-charge if no service is provided.
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Batterenew
W. C. Huffines
Crop prospects report near Leonard by Graves and Sanders
Buster Graves and Ralph Sanders investigated crop prospects near Leonard on Sunday. They report crops looking fine in that section.
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Buster” Graves
Ralph Sanders
Leonard Sunday
Batterenew Offers Battery Renewal at Sears Auto
W C Huf announces that Batterenew will revive old car batteries at Sears Auto Company with a promise of no charge if renewal fails. The ad emphasizes a tested service to restore capacity and performance without upfront cost.
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Batterenew
W. C. Huffines
Sears Auto Company
Summer school opens at high school with thirty nine present
The summer school began Monday morning in the high school building with thirty nine attendees. Additional students enrolled Tuesday morning. The session will run for eight weeks.
Oklahoma City Woman Attends alumnae Meeting in Sherman
Mrs. T. G. Taylor of Oklahoma City was a guest of Mrs. Floyd Everheart the first of the week. She accompanied Mrs. Everheart home from Sherman where they attended the alumnae meeting at Kidd-Key College.
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T. G. Taylor
Oklahoma City
Floyd Everheart
Mrs. Everheart
Sherman
Kidd-Key College
Old hats made new at Palm Beach suit laundry
S L Young, the laundry man, advertises cleaning for old hats and Palm Beach suits at reasonable prices. Customers can place items with laundry on Monday or Thursday or bring them to the middle barber shop.
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Palm Beach
S. L. Young
Miss Charlie Bell Southerland Undergoes Major Dallas Surgery
Miss Charlie Bell Southerland underwent a serious surgical operation in Dallas Monday morning. The procedure lasted over two hours and she withstood the ordeal, with bedside reports Wednesday indicating she was doing as well as could be expected.
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Charlie Bell Southerland
Dallas
Hollingsworths Blacksmith Shop Horseshoeing
For the best horseshoeing by men who know how go to John Hollingsworths blacksmith shop. They are equipped to handle the meanest horse without injuring him. Satisfactory work guaranteed.
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John Hollingsworth
Batterenew Battery Revival Ad Note
An old battery restoration pitch urges readers to try Batterenew a liquid that allegedly revives aged cells for months of service. The ad attributes a guarantee of customer satisfaction and is signed by W C Huffines.
Ras Benedict Emerges as Northwest Babe Ruth Figure
Ras Benedict, former White Wright boy, stars in the Idaho baseball league with three three base hits and a grand slam in a single game. His explosive hitting earns him the nickname Babe Ruth of the Northwest as fans flock to see his power at bat.
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Ras Benedict
Whitewright
Ras
Idaho
Babe Ruth
Northwest
Greenville resident updates on local house swap
Mrs J C Conway of Greenville visited earlier this week for work on the Miss Emma Lacy residence. H L Durham rented the property and moved in Tuesday. Pascal Cox moved into the residence vacated by Mr Durham.
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J. C. Conway
Greenville
Emma Lacy
H. L. Durham
Pascal Cox
Mr. Durham
Miss Marguerite Montgomery Visits Ardmore Teachers
Miss Marguerite Montgomery visited Saturday with her parents Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Montgomery. She taught in Ardmore schools the past term and will return there later this week to teach in the summer school.
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Marguerite Montgomery
B. S. Montgomery
Ardmore
Family welcomes Austin Stedham back home
Austin Stedham returned Monday from Sulphur, Oklahoma. He arrived with his two nieces Dessie Lena and May Webb who will stay several days with their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W H Stedham, while their mother recovers from an operation.
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Austin Stedham
Sulphur
Oklo
Dessie Lena
May Webb
W. H. Stedham
Miss Emma Dee Randle Returns Home for Summer
Miss Emma Dee Randle, a reader with a major American lyceum bureau, spent weeks appearing before audiences across Texas and has lectured on stages in nearly every state. She returned home Monday to spend the summer.
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Emma Dee’Randle
Texas
Miss Randle
Lyceum Bureaus of
America
Al Pierce Tent Show Plays Whitewright This Week
The Al Pierce tent show spends the week in Whitewright with a tent east of P. J. Pierce's residence. Attendance was good Monday night and fair Tuesday night given the weather. Attendees call it a clean show.
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al Pierce
Whitewright
P. J. Pierce
Mrs. G. P. Gooch Dies in Celeste
Word came Sunday of the death of Mrs. G P Gooch at her Celeste home Saturday night. Funeral and burial were conducted in Celeste Monday. Mrs Gooch lived in Whitewright for years before moving to Celeste and had many friends here who mourn her passing after several weeks illness.
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G. P. Gooch
Celeste
Elder McDonald Returns to Merkel After Visit
W D McDonald of near Merkel called at The Sun office on business. He had cared for his son in law J D Williams south of town for weeks and plans to return to Merkel next week. Born over eighty years ago, he long lived on a farm south of town before moving to West Texas eighteen years ago. He spent most of his life near Whitewright as a pioneer settler of the county.
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W. D. McDonald
Merkel
Sun
J. D. Williams
Mr. McDonald
Mr. Williams
West Texas
Whitewright
Whitewright teachers to take summer study courses
Whitewright schools will send several teachers for summer courses including Mrs Annabell Finnell from East Texas Normal College Miss Elvie Eagleton from State University Miss Mae Hall from Texas Christian University Lloyd Wright from A M College Orbin Blanton from Austin College Superintendent H L Durham from Baylor University and Miss Gladys Ray from Trinity University for several weeks this summer.
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Whitewright
Annabell Finnell
East Texas Normal College
Elvie Eagleton
State University
Mae Hall
Texas Christian University
Lloyd Wright
A. & M. College
Orbin Blanton
Austin College
H. L. Durham
Baylor University
Gladys Ray
Trinity University
Wool project uses 8000 pounds of wool for burs removal
Walter Fain buys about 8000 pounds of wool from local farmers and has 20 plus boys picking cockleburs from it. The process, started Wednesday, is tedious and hard on fingers, yet the workers earn three cents per pound for removing the burs from the wool.
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Walter Fain
Walter
Wool terms in labor dispute surface in quarry notes
The report notes a wage dispute stating that for every pound of clean wool produced upon quitting, workers receive not three cents per pound for burs. The remark highlights the harsh terms faced by laborers in the late period.
Widow Bettie Bowen, 77, Dies in Sherman
Mrs. Bettie Bowen, widow of J. B. Bowen, died at her Sherman home after a long illness. Funeral held at her residence, burial at Cannon cemetery beside her husband. She came to Texas at age 9, lived near Van Alstyne 69 years, from a family of 15 siblings, mother of 11 children, nine living. She was well known among local settlers.
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Bettie Bowen
J. B. Bowen
Sherman
Cannon
Miss Mary Penn Elected ART Editor at Denton College
Miss Mary Rena Penn of Denton College of Industrial Arts is elected art editor of The Daedalian Quarterly for 1922 23 term and will oversee the art department. She also became secretary of the Athenaum Club, an honor group at C I A, requiring B plus average for membership.
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Mary Rena Penn
Emmet Penn
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Daedalian Quarterly
Penn
Man Receives Rabies Serum After Dog Bite
Ray Cates was bitten by a dog on the 19th and, after the dog was killed by City Marshal Montgomery, began hydrophobia serum treatment. Doctors prescribe 21 injections over 21 days. Cates suspects poisoning and acts for safety.
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Ray Cates
Marshall Montgomery
Montgomery
Big Yellow Catfish Captivates Whitewright Crowd
J. W. Wilson, R. C. Hoyle, Wm. Morgan, Bob Bane, Reed Wilson and Maurice Holland returned from Red River with a 33 pound yellow catfish. A large crowd gathered at the City Meat Market where the fish was on display and asked many questions about the catch. The fishermen, who claim seven other fish in the haul, hid from the excitement and declined to comment further.
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J. W. Wilson
R. C. Hoyle
Wm. Morgan
Bob Bane
Reed Wilson
Maurice Holland
Whitewright
Red River
The Sun man’s fish tale lands in court
The Sun man lures Bill Morgan with a promise of fish for dinner in exchange for withholding truth about how they obtained the big fish. A large plate of fish awaited them at noon, and the Sun man now believes they caught the big fish and others and will testify to its fine eating.
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Sun Man
Lucky
Bill Morgan
First Baptist Church Schedules Sunday Worship and Lessons
The church announces 11 am and 7:45 pm services with morning topic Love's Alabaster Box and evening theme This Woman. Sunday school starts at 10 am. teachers urged to mobilize to ensure full class attendance amid recent busy weeks.
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Love
Three Hundred Hill Campaign Urged By Pastor McNeilly
G M McNeilly asks the B Y P U members and readers to join a renewed effort and worship at the training school for service. He emphasizes the importance of their presence and counsel, inviting all to attend and seek blessings.
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G. M. McNeilly
Notice Stated Meeting of White Wright Lodge No 167
Stated communication of White Wright Lodge No 167 A F and A M to be held Monday night June 5th with election of officers. All members urged to attend. Visitors welcome. Sam McMillin W M A T Phillips Sec Protem
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Whitewright Lodge No
A. F
A. M
Sam McMillin
W. M
A. T. Phillips
Sec. Protem
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emma Davidson
Mary Hestand
Claud Cox
D. H. Martindale
Howe and
van Alstyne
Johnson’s
Hestand
Men’s Athletic Union
McCarty-Davis
Dorothy Gordon
Sid Hudspeth
Atoka, Oklahoma
Lon Manning
Ed Martin
Bob Bow
L. LaRoe & Company
Maple Street
Grover Spencer
Horace Thompson
Douglas Lackey
Meeker, Okla
Lester Ross
Lively
J. C. Gillespie
Lewis Garland
Gunter
Garland
Ruby Ross
R. L. Johnson
Ethel Jones
J. B. Thompson
W. J. Looney
Miss Pearl Edwards
Washington, D. C
Jesse Wallace
D. M. Pope of
Ross R. May
Mrs. May
Arkansas
Ruth
Florence Johnson
Waco
J. B. Dickson
J. C. Parsons
Hest
Irene Roberts
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Frank Thomas
Whitesboro
FE. O. Thomas
W. M. Cox
Nobility
W. M. Ingram
First Baptist Church
Dyer
Rexall
L. LaRoe & Co
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