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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
3
Sherman area entries show residents visiting relatives and friends in nearby towns, attendance at fairs and stock shows, and local business promotions. Mentions include Wilbur Carter visiting parents, Butter Nut bread ads from Gordon Bros, trips to Dallas and Fort Worth, and upcoming shows at a big tent starting March 26.
Mrs. R. J. Sears visited daughters in Denton while Mrs. B. B. Autrey returned home from a visit with her daughter Mrs. Claude Truett in Pilot Point. A. B. Autrey tore out wood flooring at the Haden brick and will replace with concrete. P. J. Pierce & Son advertise cigars as the town’s largest assortment. Mrs. H. Benedict traveled to Galveston to be with her sister Mrs. Tom Self after an operation. A show at the big tent runs all week at 10 cents beginning March 26. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Pope and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pope drove to Sherman. Glidewell offers spectacles cheaper. Amicable Life Insurance stockholders met in Waco. Mrs. F. Clendenning and baby returned home from Aransas Pass after visiting S. H. Montgomery family. Frank Alverson plans to attend the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs grand lodge in Dallas. A quick-deal range offer advertised for $10 with phone contact 135-F-4 by L. Eden. J. W. Davidson touts quality bargains as his hobby.
Lee Cantwell and others attended the funeral of F. M. Simmons from Sherman. Local residents report revival meetings underway with pastors leading spiritual efforts and calls for loyalty to Christ.
Local ad lists for sale choice prairie and alfalfa hay offered by J H Graves. Contact details not provided.
Notice states the store is closed each afternoon from 3 to 4 during revival meetings, except Saturday and Friday afternoon March 11 Style Show day. T. H. Lively. Mrs Ed Chansler of Myra visits her brother Dr R May and at the bedside of her daughter Miss Gladys, who had an appendectomy at Dr May's home Saturday morning. Miss Chansler is recovering nicely.
An old advertisement touts LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a superior tonic with laxative effects that avoids nervousness or head tingling, urging readers to remember the full name and look for E. W. GROVE's signature, priced at 25 cents.
The Allman Brothers Big Tent Show arrives for a week starting Monday March 26 in Whitewright. It boasts the finest tent theatre with a complete new program each night and 24 hour show cycles. Thirty performers, free admission for ladies on opening night, band in front of the tent nightly, tickets 10 cents, doors 7 p.m. showing at 8 p.m.
Dr. G. J. Hornbuckle of Fort Worth has moved to this city and begun a veterinary practice serving local animals and their families.
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