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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1927
Page
5
Local notes list visits and greetings across Sherman Denison Cooper Bells and Bonham with social calls from Varied residents. Chiffonhose and felt slippers promos at Giles Variety Store complement Palace Theatre showings and weekend guests at several homes.
Miss Jessie Garner returns home after visiting the Grady Browns west of town. Mr and Mrs J L Boone spent the weekend in Dallas with their daughter Mayfair Macaulay. Miss Bessie Joe Barbee and Clara Craig visited Dallas friends. Margaret Pierce underwent appendicitis surgery at Sherman Hospital. Roy and W J Epting and Rev J L Truett visitors from Whitesboro hosted by the Painters. Claud Jones leaves Bow Wright Drug for Odessa. Mrs Ott Lackey recovering from surgery in Sherman hospital.
Charlie Andrews comes back to Dallas following weeks at his father James Andrews’s bedside as he has been confined to his room for two months.
Mr and Mrs J Blanton of Vernon visited his parents Mr and Mrs B F Blanton south of town and other relatives the first of the week. Mrs B F Fulkerson of Bonham and Mr and Mrs Morris Fulkerson and Mrs L C Wilson of Sherman visited relatives in Whitewright last weekend. Mr and Mrs Wm E King Henry King and Misses Vada Reed and Bertha Ponder of Sulphur Springs Brown Sunday.
J W McMurry Jr a Trinity University student from Waxahachie spent the weekend visiting his parents Mr and Mrs J W McMurry at their home.
Mantles and other supplies for Aladdin Lamps. Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Atkinson of Gary Indiana are proud parents of a son born last week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. T. Montgomery southeast of town. Mrs. Atkinson is Montgomery’s daughter.
James Lindsey, local distributor for the Sherman Democrat, had his picture in Monday's publication over a story about his activities as a newsboy. He took first place in a recent county-wide test of Democrat carrier boys.
The Parent Teacher Association presents a three act comedy drama titled Help Yourself produced by special arrangement with Mrs. Mollie Moore Godbold of Dallas Texas. The performance is scheduled for Thursday March 10 at the Palace Theatre.
Whitewright schools present an art exhibit with reproductions of famous world treasures at Grammar School from March 7 to 11. Admission is 10 cents.
Lyceum performer O. Briggs appeared Monday evening at the high school auditorium and delivered a superb program that drew audience laughter and made attendees forget their cares.
Joe Tate, a popular third baseman for the Dallas baseball club, joined the team in Dallas on Monday. The club traveled to Mineral Wells Monday afternoon to train ahead of the April season opener, then returns to Dallas Saturday to face the whiskered House of David swatters Sunday at Steer Stadium.
patrons laud Pierce's Cafe for its superior cooking and attentive service. Critics note a welcoming atmosphere and reliable quality across dishes, highlighting menu variety and consistency.
Manning Clark and Meador advertise availability of Aladdin lamp supplies. The listing highlights a local supplier for decorative and functional lamp components.
Mr and Mrs P A Short received a message Saturday that their son Lester of Big Spring had appendicitis. A later message said the attack was not serious and he would return to work in a few days at a Big Spring drug store. The other items note a funeral trip by several residents to Gainesville for W W McFarland, a 75 year old pioneer resident previously with business in Trenton and Orangeville.
Mr and Mrs Eugene Melver of Bailey recently wed on February 21 and visited relatives in Whitewright weekend. The bride formerly Miss Mattie Doss, daughter of Mr and Mrs E T Doss. Mr Melver manages L LaRoe & Company lumber yard in Bailey.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Harrison and Volney Phillips of Gunter visited friends in town on Sunday, sharing time together and catching up with local acquaintances.
Advertisement claims Srove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic cleanses worms in children. It asserts a pale unhealthy color signals worm burden and stomach upset, and regular two to three week dosing enriches blood improves digestion and strengthens the whole system. It promotes natural expulsion of worms and perfect health at 60 cents per bottle.
Fred W. Smith, superintendent of Whitewright schools, is at the National Educational Convention in Dallas this week. More than ten thousand educators from across the nation are attending.
Mrs. H. L. Gault of Denison and Alpha Delphians Club members visited Thursday to promote an art exhibit in Denison the week of March 10 at the Simpson Hotel. Whitewright residents interested in art are invited to attend.
A vintage ad promotes prompt delivery of tater related food from Davidson and Barbee with emphasis on speed and low price. The ad highlights affordable meals and a phone number 14 for ordering.
Mrs. Ruby Sinclair of Royse City is visiting in the home of S. H. Jared, while W. R. Wilson of Slaton is visiting relatives in the area.
The Senate approved an emergency appropriation bill of about 1.154 million dollars for multiple state departments and institutions and sent it to the House. The bill faced resistance to cuts during the noon recess and again at 2 pm, amid educational appropriations debates. Representative Farrar of Waxahachie urged striking out provisions.
Vision for 300000 dollars to build new dormitories at A and M College was defeated after speakers argued that many students are already ill from sleeping in shacks and tents and should wait for the appropriation session.
A humorous exchange features Rastus boasting about a shirt, saying he got three shirts from one yard of fabric last night. The lighthearted quip reflects a playful street joke style from the period.
A Sun newspaper brief notes engraved or printed wedding invitations and announcements. The item highlights format and presentation of nuptial notices as part of social pages. No specific names, dates, or places are provided in the readable segment.
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