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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1926
Page
5
The note lists numerous Sherman area residents visiting relatives and friends in Denison Dallas Greenville Paris Fort Worth and nearby towns. It mentions births sales prices and a Bryan Jr. birth notice and a few local job changes and business notes.
J H Graves and son Gomer travel through East Texas to purchase cattle for shipment to their pasture east of town. Numerous local residents and visitors are noted across Sherman, Dallas, Gainesville, Paris, and surrounding areas with social visits and store notices interwoven in the community roundup.
Mr and Mrs C K Spindle of Denison announce the birth of an eight pound girl on the 13th instant. Also note improvements at Mrs H C Sears residence on East Grand avenue as it is rebuilt into a modern bungalow cottage. Special for Saturday sale of 3 pound bucket M J B Coffee at 1 75 includes 10 pounds cane sugar for 63c by W M Cox.
R. L. Johnson, a jeweler and optometrist, offers to prove his ability to fit glasses correctly and guarantee customer satisfaction with a chance to demonstrate.
Lovell Wrenn a junior at Austin College from Whitewright route 3 is listed as a member of the colleges negative debating team. The Wrenn family is cited as his parents Mr and Mrs J T Wrenn.
C K Jones of Bonham met with The Sun office to place a bright ad. Van Johnson of Dallas visited his parents and relatives. Special sale lists 10 pounds sugar for 63c and 3 pound M J B coffee for 1.75. Chess Pope and family spent the weekend in Fort Worth for the Fat Stock Show. The town paints the fire station front and fire plugs as part of tidiness efforts.
Mr and Mrs Edward Clark and their children arrived from Bonham and stay with Mrs R K McMurry. Mr Clark works for the Texas Louisiana Power Company which recently bought the local electric system. Mrs John Haden of Durant Oklahoma visits her sister Mrs Lucian La Roe and will attend the Mack LaRoe wedding set for Sunday March 28.
J. B. Head Roy Blanton Melvin Anderson Orville and Weldon Davenport Tom Everheart Willis Bailey John McMurry Jr Houston Blanton and Weldon Binion attended the Fat Stock Show at Fort Worth Saturday where some boys took part in the accompanying track meet.
Miss Foy Bow a student at Northeast Texas Teachers College Commerce spent the weekend with her parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Bow south of town.
The Rev. Erwin Montgomery, student minister of T. C. U. Fort Worth, who recently accepted the pastorate of Central Christian Church here, will enter upon his services on the first Sunday in April.
Mrs J W Davidson fractured left wrist last Thursday while hanging draperies at home. The injury is painful but not permanent. Miss Louise LaRoe attended a dinner for Miss Archie Young at the Simpson Hotel, Denison, hosted by Dr and Mrs Joe Wolfe of Sherman, announcing the approaching marriage of Mr Shep Dorset and Miss Young of Sherman.
A brief note from the Arkansas Gazette observes that crank callers and critics are typically self starters, taking initiative rather than waiting for others to prompt action.
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