Local and Personal News Summary
Whitewright notes show visits among Kuykendall of Royse City and Brice, Sher man guests Kay Kimbell and Miss Sally Hamilton, and travels of D S McMillin to Austin. County political activity includes E M Atherton and G T McDonough campaigns. Local sales ads for typewriter paper and refrig erators appear, plus notices on tires, sugar bags, woodwork, and a church society meeting. Several residents travel to nearby towns and states, visit relatives, or recover from illness.
Gowdy Family Returns From Baylor Commencement
Mrs. B. G. Gowdy and daughters Lena May and Sally Jo returned from Waco where they attended Baylor College commencement. Sally Jo received a degree. Mrs. Kate Taylor then left for Dallas to visit relatives before continuing to Slaton to spend the summer with her daughter Mrs. M. Chesser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. R. Isbell
Dallas
B. G. Gowdy
Lena May
Sally Jo
Waco
Baylor College
Kate Taylor
Slaton
M. Chesser
Webb visit with Capertons spans Oklahoma kin
Ran Webb and his two sons Lee and Floyd Wortha of Ardmort Oklahoma visited Mr and Mrs Carl Caperton last week. They were joined home by Webb's daughter Mona Ruth Webb who had been visiting here for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ran Webb
Lee
Floyd Wortha
Ardmort
Okla
Carl Caperton
Mona Ruth Webb
Scouts' two day hike ends with best time yet
Early Tuesday the Boy Scouts left for Sister Grove Creek on a two day hike but could not find camping ground and returned to Pilot Grove creek. They spent the rest of the trip eating fishing swimming and drilling. They came back Thursday morning and each scout said the trip was the best of his life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sister Grove Creek
Pilot Grove Creek
Card of Thanks to Whitewright Community
Mr and Mrs W L Johnson and children thank the people of Whitewright for kindness and assistance during their baby's illness and death. They express gratitude for floral offerings and blessings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
W. L. Johnson
Fatty Arbuckle Nearing Ruin as Hays Ban Persists
Los Angeles report says Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle is nearly broke after losing his West Adams Street home to former manager Lou Anger and the $25,000 custom car. His income since September came mainly from a Buster Keaton scenario, with Arbuckle awaiting Will Hays to lift the film ban and allow a comeback. His wife Minta Durfee Arbuckle is in New York settling finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Roscoe
Fatty” Arbuckle
Arbuckle
West Adams Street
Lou Anger
Virginia Rappe
Buster Keaton
Buster
Fatty
Will Hays
Hayes
Minta Durfee Arbuckle
New York
Denison to vote on $175000 issue
Denison Texas June 21 a special election was called by the City Commissioners of Denison for July to consider a $175,000 issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Texas
Denison to vote on 175000 in new bonds
Voters will decide on 175000 in improvement bonds including 65000 for paying, 10000 for sewer extensions, 50000 for a new ward school building, and 50000 for water supply and standpipe. These are in addition to a 200000 bond issue approved earlier for permanent paying work now underway in Denison. It is believed the issues will carry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
First Grayson wheat sells for 1.10 per bushel in Sherman
The first Grayson County wheat was brought to Sherman and bought by the G. B. R. Milling Company for 1.10 a bushel with a 10 premium for the first load. It graded No. 1 and came from the Will Leslie farm near Sherman, grown by Howard and Charlie McCarley who thresh 100 acres and report excellent early samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Texas
Grayson County
G. B. R. Milling Company
Will Leslie
Howard
Charlie McCarley
Grain price holds at 1.10 per bushel for first load
Grain yields fair though price per acre rises with the crop moving to market. The entire crop was contracted to purchasers of the first load at 1.10 dollars per bushel.
First new Collin County wheat sells for 85 cents a bushel
McKinney Texas June 20 J D Bass of this city sold the first new wheat on the local market today. The grain tested 49 and was sold to the Collin County Mill and Elevator Company for 85c a bushel, said Gibson Caldwell manager. Threshing started on the R J Straughan farm near here today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinney
Texas
J. D. Bass
Collin County Mill and Elevator Company
Gibson Caldwell
R. J. Straughan
Sunday School and Services at Church of Christ
Sunday school begins at 10 o clock with a call for every member to attend and invite a new member. Preaching at 11 o clock morning and 8 o clock evening by Elder J A Dickey of Sherman. Young people’s meeting at 7 o’clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
South
F. E. Douglas
Messrs. Nevill
Bonham
Vaden
Sherman
Roy Robinson
Trenton
J. A. Dickey
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. E. Kuykendall
Royse City
Mrs. Brice
Kay Kimbell
D. S. McMillin
Austin
Reno Simms
Leonard
Leon Devonport
Vergil Montgomery of
Sun
Mrs. Holcomb
Roswell, N. M
R. L. Holcomb
Sally Hamilton
Yowell
Manning & Clark
D. A. Hollingsworth
Greenville
Miss Estella Hollingsworth
Albany
B. F. Fulkerson
J. M. Fulkerson
Kay Dillon
E. M. Atherton
W. L. Wakefield
G. T. McDonough
van Alstyne
Roscoe Gillett
Broken Arrow
Geneva Carr
Mrs
D. S. Carr
S. H. Montgomery
J. H. Perry
Purcell, Okla
I. E. Teague
Kentuckytown Baptist Church
R. S. Morehead
Lucian LaRoe
Fay Haden
Lucile LaRoe
D. R. Lewis
Rusk
J. E. Queener of
Randolph
W. A. Sturdivant
L. E. Roberts
Alberta
Matoy, Okla
J. C. Parsons
Anderson
Eugene McElvaney
Tom King
Southern Methodist University
Mangrum Bros
T. K. McMillin
A. V. Pendelton
Frederick, Okla
Hubert Bookout
Wilson
Bookout
J. H. Waggoner
W. F. Holland
Howard Brodhead
T. H. Sears
Mr. Waggoner
Lubbock County
Jim Hollingsworth
Clay Horton
Lucian Andrews
Civil Service
L. C. Wilson
Lake Frances
Fannie Castleberry
Johnson’s
Cora Simmons
Sherman Hospital
John Savage
Alma
Ina Holt Ryan
Armstrong
J. E. Marshall
W. H. Stedham
Fatty Broke
Hays
Fort
Whitewright Lumber CO
Home Building Service
First Grayson
Collin County
Church OF Christ
Bow-Wright Drug CO
Gordon Bros
L. LaRoe & Co
Home Builders
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