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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1914
Page
5
Local mentions include visits by Simmons Bros. Grady May to Prosper and Ott Lackey and sons in Denison, jury service in Sherman, and relatives visiting in Trenton Ladonia and Whitewright. Adlai Stevenson’s death in Chicago hospital noted. Moon buggy specialty promotion and eyewear fittings cited in Glidewell’s.
J T Stillwell went to Sherman Monday morning to answer a summons for jury service in the district court. Call T J Smith for fresh vegetables if there is anything new. Miss Olga Evans and Miss Tommie Grubs of Nevada visited Mrs J B Stallings and others last week.
Will Vick of Dallas came up Saturday to spend a few days with his school days friend, Dr. Ross May. Mrs. H. P. Blanton left last Friday for Blanket, Texas, for an extended visit with her parents.
L. LaRoe and his family traveled to Greenville on Friday to spend a day or two with Mr. LaRoe's mother and other relatives.
A brief reflective note on mediation as a concept in discourse and thought, hinting at larger unseen processes shaping events beyond philosophical theories. The line evokes how mediation appears in everyday life through unseen channels and influences.
Mrs Will Sadler visited her parents Mr and Mrs Tidwell in Tren ton last week. Mr Sadler accompanied her home on Sunday for the return trip.
O EF George of Fort Worth visited Saturday with his niece Louise Wallace who will extend a stay with Sam Wallace and family.
Miss Corrinne Nash, who taught in the public school here the past year, writes friends in the city that she will teach at Canyon Texas next year.
Non mildew wagon sheets feature as prices offered by F C Christian. Local listing notes the supplier and the bargain emphasis, suggesting consumer interest in durable wagon coverings.
Miss Lula Hollingsworth a public school faculty member will attend the Summer Normal program now in session at Sherman.
Notices note Miss Oda Smellage will travel soon to Huntsville for the summer session of Sam Houston Normal. Also mentioned are Dixon & Hayter's art squares and multiple local arrivals and purchases including Tioga mineral water delivery, new cars for Paul Delfel and J R Murphy, a Leonard public school project costing $8,000, and visitors from Sherman staying with Bob Sadler’s family.
Mr and Mrs Jarvis Harp of Wichita Falls visited Mrs J L German and children then traveled to Mt Pleasant last week to spend a few days before returning home
Mrs W H King and her daughter Miss Sue traveled to Paris on Tuesday to spend a few days as guests of Rev and Mrs Mountcastle. Lewis Holland, recently returned from Austin College at Sherman, has been quite ill since his arrival and remains largely confined to his home. Simmons Bros. offer speedy and skilled chair trades and barbers.
Miss Bell Huddleston returned Monday from Greenville where she attended the Epworth League Conference. Misses May Graves Helen May and Emma Fay Parker also attended as representatives of the local Epworth League.
Liv ver lax tones up the system and stimulates the liver to work in harmony with other organs. Guaranteed to give satisfaction. Dyer and Jones.
The pastor of the Baptist church will address the morning service on Wearing the Name of Christ and the evening sermon will discuss The Distinctiveness of Christianity. A cordial welcome is extended to all attendees.
Rev W N Carter and family were in the city and Carter asked the Sun to announce that Rev J W Fowler of Gober Texas will begin a series of meetings at the Church of Christ at Chapel Hill on the 18th inst.
An advertisement claims LIV-VER-LAX relieves liver troubles and is pleasant to take and perfectly harmless from Dyer & Jones.
Lee Houston and family attended the funeral and interment of the 18 months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Cherry at Bells. Rev. Albert Henderson of this place conducted the service.
Dr Wilbur Carter of St Vincent's Sanitarium in Sherman spent Sunday with homefolks here and shared news of his work and health hopes.
Tioga Mineral Water is advertised with delivery by Harry Brown, bringing fresh water from the wells to homes. The notice promises a new life feeling after a few days’ use.
If your sewing machine needs overhauling or repairing notify us and we will come and get it and put it in shape. We do repairing of all kind Dixon and Hayter.
Supt. C. J. Denton, instructor in Gray son County Summer Normal at Sherman, was home Friday to Sunday night. W. T. Noe visited his Denison children and attended G. A. R. flag raising. Miss Rose James led a Sunshine cakes and crackers demonstration at Walter Hestand's last week. A quip attributes Huerta’s dislike of dictatorship to a boy who enjoys facial washing.
C B Bryant Jr a Boy Scout from Leonard joins his patrol for a state encampment at Bee Mountain near Blum. Meanwhile J P Southerland will begin building a new seven room bungalow on West Maple street within days.
Miss Julia Vernon of Melissa visited Misses Inez and Gladys Bay for several days then left Saturday for Dallas and will return home after a short stay in the city.
Dixon and Hayter advertise the sale of an army folding cot with sale terms and contact details, inviting readers to inspect and purchase the item.
Mr and Mrs J R Carter were advised from Dallas last week that their daughter Mrs Henry Duke is in a sanitarium undergoing an appendicitis operation. Later reports say Mrs Duke is making satisfactory improvement.
Miss Lula Hollingsworth and Miss Verna Morrow spent their vacation with their mother near Tom Bean and were guests of Miss Susie Noe on Thursday in Howe area.
Mrs. Lizzie Marsh returns to her Dallas home Sunday following a visit with her daughters Mrs. Walter Fain Jr. and Mrs. J N Fain.
The Sun outlines latest visiting card formats in standard sizes for Mr and Mrs Miss Prof and others plus birth announcements wedding cabinets and other society printing.
The Sun advertises two business college scholarships one at Draughon Business College in Denison and one at Tyler Business College. It invites readers considering business studies to visit for details and enrollment.
A variably gated parade of wagons teams and show paraphernalia labeled the Jesse James Hippodrome passed through town Monday morning en route from Pilot Grove to Bells where they performed on Saturday highlighting local sights and entertainments.
Christian rides the roller skates as prices right on display.
Emmet Harrison appeared Saturday in an automobile bearing Kansas No. 23 327. He formerly lived in this section, moved to Kansas then back to Trenton, and now lives in Garland. He announces he bought a giant Gunter and will move there. Can't eat feel run down and tired You need Tioga Mineral Water sold in Whitewright by Harry Brown.
A. F. Zimmerman, formerly teaching at Pilot Grove School last session, has relocated to Waco and been elected principal of a ward school. The position offers responsibility and good pay.
Bob Spearman of Greenville spent the week visiting his brother W Z Spearman, marking a family gathering during the stay.
Mr and Mrs Emmet Thompson and son and Mr and Mrs Raymond Carter and daughter of Bonham were visitors at the home of Mr and Mrs J M Carter in this city Sunday. LIV VER LAX is praised for its results by Dyer and Jones.
Bob Montgomery, using crutches after a mishap last week, was thrown from his binder when the mules bolted while cutting wheat on his north of town farm. He reportedly fractured a bone in his left leg. Luncheon Club members later visited his farm for a rustic outing with breakfast and amusements.
John, son of Bob Chumbley of Kentuckytown, was injured after running into a barbed wire fence last week. A physician treated the long cut on his throat and dressed the wounds.
A brief classified notice announces Imperial Gasoline irons for sale from proprietor F C Christian. The ad notes availability and contact details are limited in the readable text.
A brief notice advertises reinforced concrete tomb stones priced at five and six dollars. The stones are pitched to last a thousand years and invite visitors to come in and view the product.
The ad promotes Electric Bitters as a health tonic to revitalize the stomach liver kidneys and whole system. It claims to drive out waste matter renew strength and cure ailments after doctors gave up. Mrs James Duncan of Haynesville Maine audibly endorses it. Available at druggists for 50 cents and 1.00.
A promotional pitch describes a college offering hands on instruction in bookkeeping and accounting by practicing professionals. It emphasizes shorthand as verbatim reporting, typing on modern machines by touch, and advanced office dictation taught by an attorney with careful personal guidance using up to date business methods.
An OCR fragment promoting Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. Claims product cures catarrh and constipation, notes internal action and blood and mucous surfaces impact, lists Toledo Ohio manufacturer F. J. Cheney Co, and urges purchases from druggists with testimonials free.
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