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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
5
An ad asserts if better beverages existed than those offered at the fountain they would be served, credited to P. J. Pierce & Sons. The message emphasizes quality and choice in beverages.
Bill Haywood of the Orangeville community is hospitalized at Leonard with a broken leg after an auto accident near Orangeville Saturday night.
Dr. A. H. Fortner of Sweetwater arrived here earlier this week and was escorted home by Mrs. Fortner. She had been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Bryant.
R S Morehead advertises tubes casings and auto accessories and invites customers to compare prices before purchasing. Local buyer options emphasized to secure best deal.
Editor J. H. Waggoner of The Sun is in Amarillo this week for the Texas Press Association convention and will tour Lubbock County a day or two before returning home.
The Columbia Record notes Manhattan’s move to close all wet spots during the convention, portraying it as a spiteful tactic to punish the dry Southern delegates.
Carpenters resumed work Monday on the new Church of Christ. construction halted for a few weeks will now proceed to completion.
J. F. Lilley visited farms around Cooper early this week and reported grasshoppers severely injuring crops in the area. The Gillett Grain Company sold and shipped much car corn in recent days and will store the remaining stock until the new crop outcome is known.
Will Rice and family, who lost household goods when their moving truck burned, have bought another truck and left this week for the Kansas harvest fields. Bow-Wright Drug Company promotes Star Parasite Remover to protect chickens from lice mites fleas chiggers and blue bugs with a money back guarantee.
The season summary shows the Baptist Christians leading the Presbyterian Methodists by two games in the tri weekly Sunday school baseball series on the local amusements bill.
The school board met Monday night to transact business and approve additional teachers' contracts. The complete faculty for the next session will be announced soon.
C. B. Bryant of this city and C. B. Dorchester of Sherman return from the Republican national convention in Cleveland Ohio and will arrive home about the 20th after a few days of travel in the East.
Rev and Mrs W A Kirkpatrick received a Paris cable from Mr and Mrs Leon Harp stating all well and cable at once by American Express Company. The message arrived here 45 minutes after being sent. Grady Gillett and family left for Lubbock to visit Mrs Gillett's relatives, with W P Vaughn joining to review farming interests near Slaton.
Mr. and Mrs. N. C. Sweat of Fort Gibson Oklahoma returned home after a visit of several days with B. F. Blanton and family south of town. Miss Irline Blanton accompanied them and will spend several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pool Miss Annie Mae McIntyre Miss Romah Lee Hampton and C. W. Hampton's mother of Abilene came in during the week for a ten days visit at Mr. Hampton's home on South Bond street.
Mr and Mrs Gordon Riley returned Friday from a visit to Parsons Kansas with Mrs Riley s sister Miss Catherine They went back to Tyler Sunday after visiting Mrs Riley s parents Mr and Mrs A P Neff Mr and Mrs Jack Mitchell of Oklahoma City plan to move to Memphis Tennessee Mitchell is Dr R L Sears s son in law and district manager for a specialty house Dr A R King and family of Fort Worth visited Mrs King s mother Mrs H C Sears Saturday night Dr King returned home Monday while other King family members stayed a few days.
Miss Tommie Chenoweth, a music teacher in local schools, travels to Denton for a special course at the State Teachers' College. Her mother, Mrs. T. J. Chenoweth, will spend the season with relatives at Bonham.
Monday this week marked the third Third Monday trades day by White Wrights. Busy farm season kept attendance small, but organizers expect growth as the monthly event gains footing once farm work winds down.
W. H. Stedham trades two cottages in the northeastern part of town known as the Clarence Woolsey property to Floyd Williams for a Gainesville residence. Williams has moved from Gainesville to Whitewright and is occupying one of the houses.
Local merchants display flags as scheduled, noting a Tuesday observance for the Battle of Bunker Hill. Independence Day remains on the calendar with July 4th highlighted as the next flag display.
Grasshoppers and other pests threaten crops in the area as J. H. Gosnell applies poison to defend cotton south of town. The insects had already damaged three acres before containment.
On the first Monday in July White Wright Lodge No. 167 A F and A M will install officers W J Bryan W M H G Webster S W E J Lilley J W C W Bryant treasurer Mr Stowers 8 D C C Willis J D Lucian Andrews S S R T Pennington J S B H Thomson secretary T J Giles tiler.
Invitations for the marriage of Miss Mary Frances Wilson and Nonnie Milton Phy say the ceremony will be at 8 o'clock Tuesday evening June 24 at the bride's parents home. After the wedding the couple will reside in Stamford Texas.
Rev. Grady May of Bellevue, en route from Dallas, visited homefolks and agreed to preach at the Methodist Church Sunday night. He is described as a sincere and conscientious minister and a rising pulpit speaker.
Threshing machines are being readied for the season and grain will hit markets at a lively pace before The Sun prints again. Indications point to a wheat yield above average and current market quotations suggest fair prices. Local grain buyers prepare to handle the crop.
Judge Wilcox's court in Sherman Monday empaneled the Grayson County grand jury. Foreman W. B. Craig of Denison to lead the panel with members L. P. Wood Sherman and J. H. Graves Whitewright among others.
Disciples of Izaak Walton adapt to heat as they retreat to Oklahoma streams and rivers. A rejuvenated group returns Saturday night after a day spent pursuing the old Indian Territory’s popular sport in scenic, secluded spots.
Lloyd Moore, Mark Montgomery, Ray Manning, Eugene Everheart, W. L. White, R. T. Pennington and Luther and Horace Gordon are noted. They caught a few fish and bought some more.
Miss Lucile Roberts leads the children in illustrated songs solos and recitations at 8 o clock next Lordsday evening. Morning topic The Most Wonderful Power God Has Given to Man. Bible school at 10 a.m. Church service at 11 a.m. A E Major pastor.
An East Side pantsmaker known for his craft gains prominence in the local movie scene as his work attracts attention from filmmakers. He experiments with tailoring to suit actors, hoping to land larger roles and collaborations.
The world was selecting a chief for a scenario staff when the producer required a college graduate. He asked an applicant if he had a college education and demanded to see a diploma. The man explained graduates do not carry diplomas, so the producer pressed him to say a big word.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes a rustle of change as editors prepare a new durable paper for printing that resists burning. This will allow bold opinions on many subjects previously avoided by old garden variety newsprint.
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