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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1928
Page
5
A long list of residents and visitors is noted with people from Dallas Waco Sherman Sherman Leonard Commerce Holdenville Okla Broken Bow Okla and other places visiting relatives and friends in Bonham and nearby towns. Several travelers are named as visiting family or staying a few days with local residents.
Joe Johnson notes only eleven days remain before the Democratic convention opens in Houston. He urges listeners to follow the proceedings on the radio and offers a call-in for issues with reception or battery replacement.
Mrs. R. D. Fain and daughters Miss Freddie Dean and Miss Idabell spent the past weekend in Sherman as guests of relatives.
Joe Johnson advertises bargain used radios and mentions the upcoming first National Democratic Convention for Texas that will be broadcast by radio. The notice emphasizes listening on the air.
James Lackey and R V Henry left Wednesday for Fort Logan near Denver Colorado to spend four weeks in the ROTC training camp with the army program.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Larkins and Mrs. Milliken of Tohoka visited Mr. and Mrs. T. H. Sears and Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Pennington this week. They were en route home from a Florida visit.
Miss Margaret McMurry returned Friday from Waco where she attended Baylor University and earned the A B degree as part of the graduating class. Mrs J W McMurry spent last week in Waco and attended the Baylor graduation exercises.
Mrs. Grady Geer of Van Alstyne and Miss Nett Arterberry of Gainesville were guests of Mrs. H. T. Arterberry of Dallas visiting her father D. S. McMillin on Wednesday. Mrs. Clyde Thompson of Durant Oklahoma, recovering from an appendectomy, is a daughter-in-law of Horace and Mrs. Thompson of Whitewright. Also visiting were Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Horn of Waco Mrs. Marjorie Mexim of Fort Worth Mrs. Annette Wilson of Dallas and Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Cook of Greenville with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Fleming.
Mr and Mrs Joe W Allen of Bartlesville Oklahoma announce the birth of a daughter on June 2 Mrs Allen is the former Lois Anderson daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Anderson of the south of town The birth links the Anderson family with the Allen household through Lois Anderson prior to marriage.
Rev and Mrs W A Kirkpatrick announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter Velma Mae to Robert William Grent of Kansas City. The ceremony will be at the bride’s parents home Sunday afternoon June 24 at four o'clock. The bride is a popular Whitewright young woman and the groom a prominent Kansas City businessman.
Mrs Mary McGaughey aged 82 wife of the late J C McGaughey died at Quanah Wednesday evening The telegram says remains will arrive in Whitewright today for services Friday at 10 o clock at the home of Mr and Mrs J W Davidson Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery She was born in Mississippi came to Texas in 1884 and lived on a farm northeast of town later moving to Whitewright and Hill County She was sister of the late John D Patterson and aunt of Mrs J W Davidson
A large mob of Kansas City farmers protested Hoover at the Republican convention hall. Led by Edgar D. Bush the demonstrators pressed to the doors, but police, using force, expelled them. They shouted slogans including Any body but Hoover and We don’t want Hoover.
Fort Worth Texas Dr John M Barcus 67 longtime Methodist pastor in Central Texas Conference died of spinal meningitis in a local hospital Tuesday morning He preached his last sermon May 27 at First Methodist Cleburne and traveled to Fort Worth for an operation He held many church and educational posts and was listed in Who's Who of America Fraternal and civic memberships included Hella Temple Dallas Rotarian and trustee roles at Southwestern University He wrote on religious topics and served on the Texas Christian Advocate board.
Tom W. Perkins of McKinney a former state senator and congressional candidate will speak at the American Legion Picnic this Friday July 13 at 8 p m in the local hall.
A Dallas News Cotton Report Service survey cites reports from multiple Texas stations. Northwest crops are ten days late with dry topsoil and pests. Central Texas shows lice and cold nights with rain needed in June July. North Texas reports slow growth and weevils with possible July damage. College Station notes two weeks late but good taproot. Angleton notes two to four weeks late with good taproot and looming weevils. Spur reports ten days to two weeks late but prospects improve with June rains. Pharr reports an outbreak of black-arm leaf spot threatening yields.
The Sun announces C C McKenna as candidate for constable in precinct three. Reared near Whitewright he is known to voters and has served as deputy constable, familiar with duties, and will seek votes though time is tight. He asks for voter support and influence.
The American Automobile Association reports that placing a cross for every road death in the past decade would yield about one cross per three miles of improved US highways, based on roughly 175,000 deaths amid 600,000 miles of roads. If limited to a single transcontinental route like the Lincoln Highway, spanning 3,000 miles, crosses would be similarly spaced.
The national metering body reports that if markers marked every injured person in automobile accidents, two markers would line each mile of road in the nation. Along the Lincoln Highway the ratio would be 158 markers per mile, based on an average of 29 injured per death and about three million miles of road.
A Mississippi court case featured a witness claiming insanity because the defendant has always been a Democrat and did not vote for the party's nominee last year. The remark sparked debate on applying party loyalty as proof of mental state.
All kinds of printing and engraving obtainable at The Sun office at reasonable prices. Spend your money in Whitewright.
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