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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1928
Page
5
A flood of regional social news lists visitors and guests from Sherman Dallas Chickasha Odell Garland and other towns. The items name guests at homes and shops plus small notices of movement including T. K. McMillin moving to Abilene. Local ads mention an Atwater Kent Radio deal and general electrical repairs.
J. W. Wilson of the Southern Plow Company spent the week end here with his family. Nicholson's Cash Grocery advertises they pay the highest prices for eggs and hens.
Roy Clark district manager of the Texas Louisiana Power Company was here from Leonard Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. J B Howard of Howe spent Sunday and Monday here as guests of Mr. and Mrs Ott Lackey and relatives. Miss Gertrude Montgomery of Ada Oklahoma spent the weekend here with her parents. Mrs. W H King returned from Dallas after a visit with her daughter. Mrs J A Symonds of Sherman and Mrs Maud E Smith of Denton were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs J H Blincoe while Texa sLouisiana Power Company workers Jack Everheart and Homer Craig spent the weekend here with relatives.
Better Produce Co pays cash for chickens and eggs next to Smith hotel in Whitewright. A string of Greenville visitors and local guests are noted, with Brush the stage lightning expert performing at the high school auditorium Monday night. Community members at Hood and College of Industrial Arts in Denton visit home, while families travel to Dallas Lubbock Wichita Falls Winters and Clarksville for illness entertainment and family events.
Ben Robinson a well known farmer of the Orangeville community southeast of town died suddenly Sunday night at his home. Funeral and burial services were held Tuesday afternoon. He is survived by his wife and a son.
Miss Laura Lynn Major filled pulpits in McKinney Bonham and Melissa on February Sundays. She met Hunt County ladies in Celeste last Tuesday and plans to preach at East Dallas next Sunday and meet Central Christian at Monday afternoon. She has many speaking dates before starting field work mid March.
The Trenton Tribune reports funds arranged to gravel the highway between Trenton and Whitewright, promising a better road. A Southeast Grayson County petition seeks gravel on one mile linking Trenton west pike with Grayson roads to be built.
Deputy collector of internal revenue will assist in preparing returns at the Federal Building Sherman Texas March 8 9 and 10 1928 with no charge. Returns for 1927 must be filed by March 15 1928 with the district collector. Use Form 1040A for salaries and wages under 5000 dollars and Form 1040 for higher incomes or business professional rental farm or property sale income.
French towns seek elaborate titles, eight towns renamed by decree. Cette becomes Sete to avoid a numeral sound. Caubel now Saint Pierre de Caubel and Rueil becomes Rueil Malmaison, among others, reflecting a trend away from simple names.
Leopard escapes from a London animal store and roams into a back yard where a two year old child plays. The child pats the large kitten on the back and escapes unharmed as owners retrieve the leopard and return it to its cage.
Chicago editors report a panel of fashion experts at a joint convention discusses why women choose styles. They note college influence King Tut era Lindbergh impact and say fashion is shaped by prominent individuals and cultural trends.
A gold wedding ring believed over a century old was discovered inside the stomach of a silver salmon caught near Fort Bragg California. The find highlights local fishing lore and an unusual treasure amid coastal waters this season.
A discussion notes that celebrities and social leaders shape fashion tastes. Experts say the public decides what to wear and depends on style authorities when undecided, with drivers like golfers and motorists cited as examples of influence.
Fashions were ruled out of order promptly. The meeting closed with observant style followers in a befuddled state of mind.
A terse exchange hangs on a loan of twenty kroner with the creditor asking repayment in a summer that never came. The note hints at a failed promise and a quiet tale of loyalty in Whitewright.
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