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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1921
Page
7
The American Legion Band performed its first public concert Friday on Main Street to a large crowd pleased with the entertainment. A second open air program is likely soon as many members have prior band experience and the group plans several picnics this season.
Mr and Mrs C W Luck of Sherman visited friends here Wednesday. Miss Dorothy Spindle returned from a visit with friends at Ector. Uncle Tom Doss is seriously ill at his son's home. W T Carroll was a Dallas visitor Tuesday. J R Jordan of McKinney visited friends here this week. Mrs H E Kirkpatrick of Sherman spent Wednesday with Mrs B Legg. G W Morland of Trenton and Arch Morland of Abilene visit their sister Mrs J F Spindle. Miss Anna Boyd returned to Ector Tuesday after visiting Mrs T H Truett. Mr and Mrs Robert Jones of Celina visited relatives here early week. Mr and Mrs R C Brown returned Sunday from two weeks with relatives at Lampasas.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bennett of Sand Springs Oklahoma are visiting her mother Mrs. S. B. Benton. Mrs. G. M. Pope had an operation at a Sherman hospital last Saturday and is recovering at home expected to return in a few days.
Denison couple Mr and Mrs Ben Patterson visited relatives here Tuesday. Leonard visitors C L Manning and Gilmore Webster and W L Johnson with Amelia Doss of Sherman also visited. Dr R L Sears and Dr C P Johnson attended the North Texas Medical Association in Greenville. Frank Thomas of Whitesboro visited relatives Sunday. Gladys Ray returned from Waxahachie after attending Dr Currey summer school. Mrs T E Montgomery of Clovis NM is visiting her parents and relatives. Ray Wells of Howe and Thelma Fishburn of Sherman joined Grover Stateville’s guests last Friday. Mrs J M McMurry and baby of Houston are visiting. H L Durham left for Baylor University summer school in Waco. W J Bell of Madill OK visited his sister J M Everheart.
Mrs Don Fuller departed for her home in Fayetteville Arkansas on Tuesday after visiting her father R. K. Smith and other relatives in the city.
The American Legion and Rotary Club plan a noon start with a monster patriotic parade ending at Forest Park Denison. An afternoon features a sham battle, baseball, athletics, daylight fireworks and stunts, followed by a top fireworks display at night. Attendees may bring lunch to eat under the trees.
A children's program at Central Christian church last Sunday evening prompted a collection for the orphans of China. Herman Crowell, son of Ode Crowell, underwent an appendectomy at a Sherman hospital last Thursday and is expected to return home soon.
Mrs Anna Miller Morgan of Le bannon Oklahoma visits Mrs D Ss Carr and other old time friends here this week. She was reared in this section and this marks her first visit in thirty three years.
Mrs. C P McGinnis had a serious operation at Sherman Wednesday morning and is progressing as well as expected. Mr and Mrs John Norris of O'donnell visit relatives south of town. Norris notes good crop prospects in the Plains country.
Mrs. W. C. Johnson and two children of Marietta Oklahoma stay with her parents Reverend J. L. Truett and wife during the summer. Mr. Johnson serves as superintendent of Marietta schools and teaches at the summer normal school in Edmond Oklahoma.
Regular patrons seek out Pierce's Cafe for reliable high quality service and food. The establishment is noted for consistent standards that attract guests who return often.
Billie Reeves of Pottsboro, former Grayson county clerk, was a visitor here Tuesday.
The Sun announces an all day singing with dinner on the ground at Mahur in the fourth Sunday in June next Sunday. All singers invited and asked to bring well filled baskets of edibles. Delegates from this place attended the District Conference of the Woman's Missionary Society of the M E Church at Sherman on Wednesday and Thursday. Captain Tom R. Hickman of the Texas Ranger force and others spent Sunday with local residents. E A McMahon appointed county auditor of Fannin County to fill the unexpired term of the late Will Harkins. he has worked at First National Bank in Bonham.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Montgomery of Dallas visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. S. Montgomery, in the latter part of last week. Mr. Montgomery returned to Dallas Monday, and Mrs. Montgomery will stay about two weeks.
In a brief domestic moment, young Ethel tells her father of a strange man who visited. She asks if the visitor bore a bill, but he only carried a plain nose, prompting a small, humorous exchange.
Our fountain service is superior to any in town and our fountain is absolutely clean. Pierce's Cafe.
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