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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
6
Local column lists residents visiting relatives in Oklahoma and Texas cities including Frederick Durant Sherman and Denison. Several townspeople travel to Dallas Fort Worth and Houston. notes on teaching, summer school, and hospital visits. A wrist watch giveaway at Johnson's and a broken arm incident near Nicely are mentioned.
Tires are promoted for exceptionally long mileage with Fisk Tires available in your size and a price designed to please customers.
Mrs. H. P. Donigan and her young daughter with Mrs. Annie Glasscock and child visited Dallas on Sunday as guests of friends. Miss Amateene May traveled to Commerce to enroll in the summer session at Northeast Texas Teachers College.
R L Johnson Drugs and Jewelry promotes its Gift Line as high quality merchandise at the right price and invites customers to view the selection, thanking shoppers for their business.
Mrs J M Sturdivant attends SMU graduation in Dallas where her son Ben Sturdivant earns an A B degree as a member of the graduating class.
Miss Mildred Coffman daughter of Mrs T F Coffman recently finished a secretarial course at a Dallas business college. She then accepted a position in the office of Southland Insurance Company in Dallas.
Sam Willbanks, former Fluvanna schoolteacher in Scurry County, spent the weekend with his parents Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Willbanks and left Monday for College Station to attend summer school at Texas A. and M. College.
Mrs Frank Hanna and her infant left Monday to settle in Oklahoma City where Mr Hanna has employment. They had been visiting her parents Mr and Mrs Lester Haile and had been living in Sherman.
Mrs J W Wilson and her daughter Miss Florence came back Sunday from Stamford after visiting their daughter and sister Mrs N M Phy. They were joined on the return by Mrs Phy and her little son and by Miss Evelyn Wilson who spent the past term at the College of Industrial Arts.
Mr and Mrs O McLain move from Gainesville to Whitewright. He serves as the new M K T agent and is among the best known Katy agents in Texas. They praise Whitewright but seek a modern cottage for rent.
The pupils of Mrs G F Bryant piano teacher in Whitewright public schools were presented in a musical recital at the grade school auditorium last Friday at 8 oclock. Participants included Una Mae Mangrum Frances Gillespie Maxine Roberts Julia Ann Pritchett Babe Nell Penn Martha Joe Sears Madge Sears Dorothy Nicholson Myra Nell Vestal Nora Bryant Frances Pope Mary Louise Noe Louise Echols and Frances Bryant.
Rev. J. L. Truett attended a special session of the Baptist general convention of Texas in Waco on Tuesday. The education commission's report, opposing moving Baylor University from Waco to Dallas, was adopted unanimously, and the session declared that Baylor forever remain permanently in Waco.
Texas state finances list a total on hand of $23,340,108 across all funds as of May 31, with outstanding warrants estimated at $2,703,178. The general revenue fund holds $5,928,423 and the highway fund $12,098,085. Available school fund sits at $1,967,952 and the permanent school fund at $1,501,823.
New York reports a survey finding about 3,000,000 U S school children with impaired hearing. Dr E P Fowler of the Manhattan Eye Ear and Throat Hospital notes large regional variation and cites neglect as a major factor in deafness. Preventative care and early treatment could save many children from hearing loss.
An advertisement from Bow-Wright Drug Co. pushes Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy for sore or bleeding gums and loose teeth. It guarantees customer satisfaction or refunds the purchase price, claiming the product is unlike anything previously used and yields certain results.
The piece warns that without discharge or pain many cases of childhood deafness go unnoticed. It notes measles influenza scarlet fever and other illnesses as major causes. Emphasizing recovery testing, it cautions that up to 40 percent of hearing may be lost before families notice, urging proactive screening.
Readers report finding missing belongings by placing Want ads in the column. The low cost appeal draws attention and yields solid results for seekers and givers alike.
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