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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1926

Page

7

McDonough Seeks Grayson County Judge Nomination

The Sun announces G. T. McDonough as a Democratic candidate for county judge of Grayson County, subject to the July primary. A longtime Van Alstyne resident, he is a lawyer and former Justice of the Peace noted for integrity, education support, and civic leadership.

The Sun G. T Tom) McDonough Grayson County McDonough Texas Mississippi Judge McDonough van Alstyne Methodist Church van Alstyne Independent Cold Spring Jersey Jersey Cold Spring Jerseys van Alstyne

Farm work delayed again by heavy rain in Pilot Grove

Local farm activities slowed as another heavy rain Sunday night disrupted fields and chores. O D Hulet from Plainview visited his parents in Pilot Grove for a few days. Many residents and relatives are noted across Sherman Whitesboro and Whitewright as spring interests and illnesses affect plans.

O. D. Hulet Plainview Burr Hulet S. F. Garland Whitesboro Lois Meeks Oklahoma Sue Scott Birch Allison Whitemound Mary Judd Sherman George L. Lovell Taylor Scott Baby Caraway Whitewright Ozro Sloan F. M. Sloan Clint Hopper Noma Kaiser Carrie Sue Cameron Homer Cameron

Decoration Day Observed At Wittitee Cemetery

A large crowd from the area attended decoration day services at Wittitee Cemetery on Sunday afternoon. Miss Clara Scott returned from Sherman where she attends a business college for the weekend.

Flying Buggy Trip and Train Schedule Talk at Bounding Billows

Dunk Botts reports Raz Barlow travelled to Bounding Billows by buggy this week. Salem Barlow left home and returned the next day claiming a nice time despite the sun rising in the wrong direction. If the Tickville train continues past the depot, a schedule change or depot move may follow.

Raz Barlow Salem Barlow

Sim Flinders Notes Pipe Smoking Demand Gap

Sim Flinders attributes strong demand for matches to fellows inability to keep pipes lit. Announcement says Jefferson Pot locks and his family will attend church next Sunday morning with seating available for early arrivals. Sim Flinders reports that his shoes.

Sim Flinders Jefferson Potlocks

Magnifying spectacles transform Bounding Billows town

Cricket Hicks buys a large magnifying pair from the Tin Peddler and says with them on Bounding Billows looks like a city while Gander Creek resembles the Mississippi. He plans to fish while wearing the glasses.

Cricket Hicks Bounding Billows Mississippi

Tin Peddler Encounters Dock Hocks at Blacksmith Shop

The Tin Peddler notes his wagon spokes rattle and tires bound with baling wire as he nears the blacksmith Dock Hocks. Hocks appears in the shop door, hands on hips, studying the peddler’s entire outfit with narrowed eyebrows.

Constable Watches Ellick Helwanger Over Six Months

The Depuy constable has watched Ellick Helwanger for days and notes he cannot identify which past misdeed has been discovered after six months of wrongdoings.

Depuy Ellick Helwanger Ellick

Driverless car draws attention in the West

The Detroit News notes a driverless automobile is said to be “making a hit in the West” and wonders if it will achieve multiple successes. The brief item captures early excitement and speculation about autonomous driving.

Detroit News

The Contrary Husband and the Doctor

A sick man overhears a doctor's grim prognosis and resists fate as his wife pressures him to accept the diagnosis. The patient defiantly proclaims he will not die yet, challenging the physician's verdict while the wife urges quiet obedience.

Jim

To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LALATIVE in QUININE

An old advertisement promises to cure a cold in one day with LALATIVE in QUININE tablets. It notes the product stops headache and cold symptoms and includes EW ROVE’S signature on each box.

Dodson Death Claim Challenged by Wounded Husband

In a Ft. Worth Star Telegram excerpt, Dodson is declared dying and the husband protests, insisting he is not dead as the wife urges silence and the doctor confirms death. The scene centers on a tense bedside exchange with a medical verdict looming.

Dodson Jim Ft. Worth Star-Telegram

Decline in Commodity Prices Notices Yet Unnoticed

A remark from an American lumber millman in Chicago laments that buyers of commodities have not perceived the price slump, highlighting a hidden drop in market values.

Chicago

Grove's Tasteless Tonic Advertises Vitality Claim

An old advertisement promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a blood purifying and enriching tonic that enhances energy, color in the cheeks, and appetite. It claims the tonic contains iron and quinine, kills malarial and grip germs, and appeals to both adults and children, priced at 60 cents.

Grove

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G. T. McDonough Pilot Grove News Pearl Griffin Smith Simon Reynolds Mr. Smith Kerr Nur Condie-Bray Whitewright Lumber Co. “Neighborly Service Hogwallow News Dunk Botts Ross R. May, M. D Kirkpatrick's R. B. Nall Optical Specialist Commercial Bank Bldg Sherman, Texas W. J. Looney J. W. McCrary Kerr Furniture CO Whitewright, Texas First National Bank Armstrong Kerr Furniture Company Whitewright—Denison—McAlester
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