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Whitewright Sun in Whitewright, Texas

08 Mar 1928

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Whitewright Sun

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Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 08, 1928

Page

2

Honor Roll and A Club For Grammar School

Whitewright grammar school lists February honor rolls and A Club members by grade from first through seventh. Notable items include John C. Calhoun as the sole vice president who resigned on December 28, 1832 to enter the Senate.

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Whitewright Grammar School Sarah Belle Gillett Alene Pennington Hamilton Vestal Grace Briley Patsy Jean Young Norma Frances Donigan Lester Pumphrey Jo Willa Stuteville Thomas D. Gillett James Clabhorn Fred Coley Louise Magers Jones Alexander Louise Jared Herman Riddle Rosalee Pritchett Jo Nell Keeling Wheeler Taylor Fred Starr James Haliburton James Lay Granvolee Hansard Mark Montgomery Jr Joe Bailey Thomas Amateen Rector Marie Thrasher Pauline Taylor Anita Vestal Litha Sue Hollingsworth Mary Jane Ford Julia Burnette Will Bryant Viola Jones Louise Gladden Lytle Biggerstaff Katie Ford Wilburn Jones Percy Darwin J. C. Dick Willard Young Pauline Coley Vivian Echols Velma Mae Nicely Ella V. England Robert Doss Ida Bell Fain Dwight Coley Charles White J. Y. Rusell Bernard Magar Wilma Janway Vonda Lee England Edith Mae Sears Margie Smith Lula Lee Vestal Inez Coffey Dorotha Wood Ila May Frances Haliburton Jack Lay Dorothy Juan Gillett Mona Bell Biggerstaff Thomas Sears Murl Ryan Norma Jo Mangrum Billie Earl Montgomery Mary Frances Myrick Ruth Jopling Mary Jo Sears Freddie Dean Fain Agnes Coffey Dick Montgomery Elizabeth Keeling Ruth Gosnell Maurine Pierce Sarah Janway Guy Hamilton Jr Frances Pope Edwin Fulton Troy Lee Ford James Lindsey Homer Lee Sears Lloyd Stowers van Vestal Frances Bryant Ouija Craig Oleta Chambers Clyde Johnson Sylvia Locks Madge Sears John C. Calhoun Senate
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Former Printer Becomes Houston Banker and Lumberman

Samuel Fain Carter, 70, died in Houston after a career from printer's devil to banker and lumberman. Born in Alabama in 1857, he moved to Sherman, Texas, as a child, worked at the Sherman Courier and Galveston News, then shifted to Beaumont lumber ventures before moving to Houston. In Houston he founded the Emporia Lumber Company, later sold it for about 1 million dollars, and served as chairman of the Second National Bank board. He was a nephew of J. R. and J. M. Carter of Whitewright.

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Houston Samuel Fain Carter Second National Bank Mr. Carter Alabama Mildred Richards Carter Texas Sherman Sherman Courier Galveston News Carter Beaumont Emporia Lumber Company
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Movie Fan Pays $1,200 For 1804 Silver Dollar

In Waycross Georgia a theatergoer paid 1200 for an 1804 silver dollar shown at the ticket window. The coin drew bidders with a Fort Worth Texas dealer offering 1250 ordinary dollars for it. Only a few such coins are believed to exist.

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Waycross Frank G. Hadams Fort Worth Texas
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Free Tickets With Each 25 Cent Sale At Whitewright Stores

Whitewright merchants offer tickets with every 25c cash sale. Each buyer may receive up to four tickets, redeemable for a Palace Theatre admission or partial discounts on adult or child admissions. Tickets valid only on Tuesday nights and Saturday afternoons. Excludes road shows and vaudeville. Participating shops listed.

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Whitewright Palace Theatre
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Limited Time Offer for Sun and Farm News Subscriptions

Only a few days remain to get both The Sun and Semi-Weekly Farm News for one year at 185. After March 17 the clubbing price rises to 225. Addresses subscribers listed include J A Barry John Jenkins J M Ashinhurst John Lewis Mrs R E Gentry and others.

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Sun Farm News The J. A. Barry John Jenkins J. M. Ashinhurst John Lewis R. E. Gentry Georgia Smith J. P. Everheart T. L. Hopkins T. J. Liggett George Burnham A. C. Keeling J. J. Carter L. H. Grammar W. C. Brown W. A. Colvard J. S. Caldwell M. D. Marlow W. T. Simmons Elgie G. Fields Hal D. Benson J. C. Gillespie Earl Hill Ed Hash Cole & Davis Co D. R. Lewis R. G. Pennington W. C. Pennington Carl May B. B. Hall S. C. Horton R. R. Hicks R. L. Holcomb J. P. Groves R. H. Groves
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Husband and Wife Die One Day Apart

A double funeral was held in Giddings as Leslie Wilson 46 and his wife 38 died within hours of each other from pneumonia brought on by influenza. They ran the Wilson Hotel and left three children aged 12, 15 and 18. Leslie fell ill Monday and died Friday night. his wife became ill Tuesday and died Saturday.

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Austin Giddings Leslie Wilson Wilsons Wilson Hotel
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Sixteen Women Quilt Seven Hours Without Speaking

Sixteen local women met in San Benito to quilt for seven hours in silence to win a wager with real estate man O A White. The aim was to raise funds for charity and challenge the notion that women talk too much. Notes and finger signs were the only conversation, with a single silent blessing at midday.

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San Benito O. A. White Missionary Society of the Immanual Baptist Church
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Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Ad Promise

An old Bow-Wright Drug Co advertisement guarantees Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy will please or money back. It claims to treat sore bleeding gums and pyorrhea with certain results, asserting it is unlike any prior product.

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Leto Bow-Wright Drug Co
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Chesley Rutledge Confectionery J. R. and J. M. Carter Huffines Pierce Cafe Luther Gordon Alexander & Coldwell Martin-Keefe-Bray CO Devenport Mangram Bros Bridge Party Lucille Harris Clara Craig Bridge Ross May Mary Lou Ross Lloyd Moore Milton Greenway Nicholson Gordon’s Cash Grocery Service Georgette Crepe Georgette Gingham Avisco
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