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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1928
Page
4
STLOCALS Ray Manning left Wednesday on a business trip to West Texas. Mrs Ray Manning and son visit Bonham relatives. Eggs and large hen buys dominate Nicholson's and W M Cox Grocery ads. Denton college art club honors student Evelyn Wilson.
R. S. Morehead and W. J. Barbee attended the annual meeting of Grand Lodge of Texas Odd Fellows in Dallas. The Grand Lodge convened Monday morning and was in session three days. Gomer May reports a thief took a tire and rim from his car Wednesday night parked in front of J. P. Montgomery's residence.
Mrs S H Lenox who has stayed months with her daughter Mrs Ross R May left for Pendleton Arkansas Saturday. Dr and Mrs May accompany her home and will return later this week. Eugene McElvaney of Dallas was a Sunday guest of Mr and Mrs W H King and left with Mrs McElvaney and their young son who visited her parents.
Mr and Mrs W R Hooper and their young son return to Jefferson where Mr Hooper heads the newly opened Davenport store until a permanent manager is hired. Miss Sue McConnell appears on the University of Texas honor roll taking a correspondence course.
Miss Laura Lynne Major, a ten year China missionary, leaves Tuesday for Hope Arkansas for a five week speaking tour across Arkansas and Tennessee to promote foreign mission work. Mrs C C Hodge and daughter Miss Claudia join guests including Mrs E A McMahon Bonham and others from Austin Denton and McKinney. W P Boyd a UT teacher and Miss Boyd an Austin teacher are among the visitors.
The Montgomery family thanks friends and neighbors for kindnesses during the illness and passing of our wife and mother. Ben S Montgomery and children. The Boston Herald notes that civilization means one generation pays debts of the next with bonds.
The Parent Teacher Association met at the Methodist Church after a Glee Club and Orchestra program from Texas Woman's College Fort Worth. Mrs C J Meador read a paper How To Spend a Vacation and pupils presented A Christian Symphony. Delegates to the district meeting in Bonham April 18 were named: Mrs Guy Hamilton Mrs L Andrews Mrs C J Meador Mrs W L Mangrum and Mrs Grady Gillett. The ninth grade had the most mothers present.
Three seats on the Whitewright school board will be filled at the April 7 election to serve the next term. Incumbents expiring include W. L. Mangrum president H. G. Webster and J. H. Waggoner. Four members will hold over for another year: F. E. Douglas J. R. Pennington W. E. LaRoe and B. B. Hall.
A collection of editorial quips and satirical lines from multiple papers. Topics range from social behavior and air ownership to Longevity myths, medical searches, and Prohibition era debates highlighted by sharp lines about Lindbergh, the Soviet Union bond sales, and civil service exam failures among prohibition agents.
The St Louis Post Dispatch notes remarks by Will Hayes about campaign contributions from 1920 to 1928. It cites estimates of $1,000, $75,000 and $160,000 given or lent to the Republican causes over eight years.
A household device washes and dries carpets without lifting them from the floor. The system sprays cleaning fluid, agitates fibers, and uses heated air to dry, offering a convenient solution for rug maintenance in homes.
County Agent C C Morris argues Half and Half cotton is an unfavorable risk. Across five stations from 1924 to 1927 it rarely produced tenderable staple, averaging less than 7 8 inch only once. Government-backed standard favors longer staple for quality and mills.
The Mebane Cotton Breeding Association of Lockhart Texas will bring a car of Pedigreed Mebane cotton planting seed to Whitewright for local farmer distribution. Some farmers already received seed via J R Oliver for the 1926 crop and can learn germination results from Mr Oliver. The association offers 45 dollars per ton in exchange for seed and distribution will occur from a Katy track car. for more information contact Sam McMillin.
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