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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1918
Page
2
The piece highlights local subscription details, crop prospects, and the drive for National Prohibition support. It compares Whitewright’s Red Cross work to Celina and Van Alstyne, noting Whitewright’s larger weekly output and 294 weekly Red Cross volunteers. It invites readers to attend an event on Saturday June 22.
Grayson county exemption boards will dispatch one hundred eighty five white men to Camp Travis later this month. Only a few remain in class one and some deferred men may move up. Soon there will be very few men aged 21 to 31 left in the county.
Whitewright residents raised 235 dollars at a Red Cross auction held last Saturday. Brother Waggoner of the Whitewright Sun notes the sum is solid given widespread prior contributions to the Red Cross earlier in the week.
The Denison draft board plans to call about ninety white men for Camp Travis Texas on June 24. With about 200 men left in class 1 the June 24 call and smaller concurrent calls will reduce totals toward one hundred. On June 19 nineteen Black registrants will be en trained for Camp Travis.
A heavy call for negro registrants is reported, with a belief of another call soon. Many men have been sent from Camp Travis, and it is thought the camp will be filled again with drafted men to start early overseas training.
An advertisement proclaims LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine cures a cold in one day with relief from cough and headache. Druggists refund money if it fails. EH W Grove’s signature appears on each box, pricing 0c.
G B Fuller of Bonham and his wife were injured when Fuller tried to pass another vehicle on the good road north of town. The car overturned twice, windshield and hood wrecked. Mrs Fuller lost two teeth and dislocated a shoulder while Mr Fuller suffered head and body injuries. They were treated at Payne Cottage then returned home.
The Young Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet next Monday afternoon at 4 30 o clock at the church for their gathering.
Word arrives that nearly all Whitewright youths stationed at Camp Travis in San Antonio have departed and are en route to France.
Miss Gussie Brannon returns to Rockwall after visiting relatives in town. She is accompanied by Mrs. Marvin Brannon.
W R Foster hardware and implements offers John Deere and Oliver mowers rakes sulkies and disk plows iceless refrigerators ice cream freezers fruit jars caps and rubbers to farmers and households.
George Gattis and Willie Man grum traveled to Sherman on Thursday to enlist in the navy. Tom Atkins of Lubbock is visiting relatives in the area.
Mrs. Margaret Smale Bishop of California reports a cold lasting a week responded to Foleys Honey and Tar Compound, calling it a grand remedy. The product is sold by Dyer and Jones.
Henry bought the mule auctioned here Saturday by the Red Cross. Ed Parker serves as a juror at Sherman this week. Stanley Garland conducted business in Sherman Monday.
F M Sloan and family visited in Denton last week. Miss Roberta remained there to enter CIA during the summer session. Mr Snow of Dorchester was here on business Wednesday. At a recent school board meeting Mr Grissom was elected principal and Mrs Anna Bell Finnell as assistant teacher. Miss Leone Farr visited in Whitewright Saturday and Sunday. Misses Monta and Cordelia Crawford returned home Sunday after a few days visit in Whitesboro. Miss Alma Sloan has returned home after completing her business course in Dallas. Wesley Judd received his call to leave for the navy training station at San Francisco California, the 11th. Mrs Anna Bell Finnell is visiting her sister, Mrs Cresswell at Lloyd this week. An ice cream social was given by Mr and Mrs Henry Saturday night in honor of Wesley Judd. Everyone reported a nice time.
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