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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1929
Page
3
A series of visits and stays are reported from towns including Dallas Vernon Nowata Sherman Denison Memphis Greenville and Commerce. Notable travelers include Mrs A M Roberts Mr J Maurice McMillin Cleo Jones Miss Dorothy Sue Douglas and Frank Lee Johnson among others visiting relatives and friends.
Mr and Mrs J L Doggett of Sherman visited Mr and Mrs T L Cowart as guests on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Melver and baby of Bailey visited relatives here Sunday. Mrs. W. F. Sanders and grandson Billie Roberts have returned after visiting relatives in Cooke County. Mr. and Mrs. D. G. Coley and children spent the week end in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Dossey and daughter visited relatives in Ladonia.
Miss Margaret Barbee came back from Dallas Saturday after visiting friends. Max Montgomery and daughter from Dallas spent Sunday with his father B S Montgomery. Miss Geneva Carr of Dallas visited her mother Mrs D S Carr at the start of the week. Mrs A K McKenzie returned to Seminole Okla after visiting her parents. Mrs C J Denton and Mrs Ferman Denton of Sherman and Mrs Ben O King of Collinsville visited friends in Whitewright Sunday. Mrs Marvin Bryant and daughter returned to Madill Okla after visiting relatives here. Mrs R M McCoy returned to Big Spring after an extended visit with her son northeast of town.
Mr and Mrs Silas Wilson and their two children have returned to their home in Slaton after visiting relatives here.
Mr and Mrs W J Gumm and their daughter from Waxahachie were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs W L Stowers.
Robert Warren of Dallas spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs M M Warren southeast of town.
Frank Wright, south of town, returned Friday from a Sherman hospital where he spent about five weeks recovering from an operation and undergoing treatment.
Andrew Pierce spent the first the week in Abilene on business. Chesley Shaw of Fort Worth is visiting his grandfather, Rev. J. T. Purvis.
Mrs. C. T. Atkinson and her Chicago son visit her parents Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Montgomery. Mrs. W. E. Wall returns home at Pottsboro after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Cantrell.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Newman and Mrs J L Bow attended the fiftieth anniversary homecoming of the Baptist Church at Bells Sunday. Miss Clyde Montgomery returned from Chicago where she attended Southwestern University the past term. Mrs George Gattis spent the weekend in Whitesboro visiting her parents Mr and Mrs R U Dic us.
Mis Josephine May of Waco visits grandparents Dr and Mrs R May. Mrs T A Gray of Randolph and Mrs A B White of Grandview stay with Mrs F O Mangrum Saturday. Mr and Mrs Bailey Mack of San Marcus visit Mrs Mack's parents Lucian Lavoe. Rey and Mrs Howard McSpedden and children from Greenville spend weekend with Mr and Mrs Lee Hampton.
Mrs Opal Bell and her son Mrs Etta Wilson and daughter of Dallas visit Mrs W C Fain along with Mrs W H Hancock and son from Fort Worth as Sunday guests in a social gathering.
Mr and Mrs M S Meisener of Macon Missouri visited with J E Rutledge in Denison during a Colorado bound trip. Beatrice Beasley a nurse at Wilson N Jones Hospital Sherman is recovering from appendectomy and formerly lived in Whitewright. Mrs W T Ross and daughters Willie and Mary Lou stayed with Oscar Ross in Denison. Hugh Norris and daughter of Ada Oklahoma are visiting Mrs Norris parents R C Montgomery and relatives.
Mrs J M Sturdivant spent the weekend in Dallas with her son Rev Ben Sturdivant and attended a missionary pageant at McFarlin auditorium S M A Friday night. The cast included 700 people from 27 Dallas congregations of the Northern and Southern Methodist Churches.
Mrs. J. E. Montgomery of Graham spent the week here with her parents Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Echols. She returned from Houston where she attended the state convention of the Christian Endeavor and was accompanied by her sisters Misses Louise and Vivian Echols for a visit.
Fred Clark and Mary Elizabeth McKenna united in marriage at the bride’s parents home in Canaan Sunday at 3 PM. Rev J A Henderson officiated. The couple, popular in Canaan four miles north of Whitewright, plan to reside near his filling station in Canaan. Friends extend congratulations.
Mr and Mrs R E Sandlan of Jasper Alabama are visiting the latter s parents Mr and Mrs 8S Montgomery in the same state.
Lester Haile spent the week in Floydada tending farm interests and said farmers on the South Plains lag in work with cotton still to be planted in the region. The veteran noted delays affecting the state’s agricultural schedule.
The Canaan Sunday school mourns the death of Brother Will White after more than thirty years of membership. He aided public good through daily life and public service, and the church extends sympathy to his bereaved family. A copy of the resolutions will be recorded and published in the Whitewright Sun.
Mrs. Oscar De Priest wife of Illinois representative attended a White House tea hosted by Mrs. Hoover. About 40 women of the congressional set were present. Names of guests were not officially announced per custom.
A humorous list of quips about a Scotchman chasing riches and odd follies. The anecdotes describe a man willing to pay to be a millionaire, obsessing over a ball game score, bread in a traffic jam, nasal speech to spare teeth, and other quirky missteps.
The report notes about 3136 cities towns and villages in Texas with roughly 92500 business concerns. Two thirds of distribution centers appear in the postal guide and about two thirds are incorporated municipalities. Texas has more counties and commercial centers than any state but faces population consolidation as highways improve and usage grows.
The passage notes a trend where motor vehicles enable country residents to travel to larger market centers rather than trading at crossroads stores. It states that the total numbers of post offices, banks, and distribution centers of all sizes have declined since 1920 across Texas and the United States.
In Peoka Kan Benjamin Trent ten Shawnee County farm youth died after tying his wrist to a cow tail to control it during milking. The cow dragged him through a pasture causing internal injuries leading to death.
The Ohio State Journal notes Australia imported over 38 000 passenger automobiles in the last year and adds a light remark about visiting Australia to see kangaroos crossing streets.
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