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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1929
Page
5
Dan Hollingsworth of Oklahoma City visited relatives here Sunday. Many residents and friends from Dallas Sherman Denison Paris Greenville Wolfe City and other towns visited relatives or hosted guests this weekend. Exchanges include visits by Ray Manning John Reeves and others and shopping at Gordon's Cash Grocery.
M. C. Spivy & Co. of Bonham promotes an unequaled stock of piece goods on display at unsurpassed prices. J. H. Graves, now based in Monroe Louisiana, visits family here while representing the Kimbell Milling Company of Fort Worth in Louisiana.
Mrs H G Webster hosted a Saturday bridge party honoring Mrs W W McReynolds of Dallas and Mrs M M Sears who moved to Whitewright from Dallas. The couple Mr Tom Head and Miss Jewel Fleming wed at the Baptist parsonage with Rev W H Ackley officiating.
Walter Cox, former Gray barber shop owner, has purchased the Gray shop and returns to Whitewright after a year in Sherman. He previously operated here, then moved to Sherman before deciding to come back to his first trade.
The Epworth League of the Methodist Church performed at Westminster Sunday evening to a large audience that praised the Leaguers. Leagues from Pilot Grove and Melissa attended but did not perform, and about twenty Leaguers came from Whitewright. Westminster plans a future visit to Whitewright to present another program.
Miss Inez Ray hosted the West End Bridge Club Tuesday evening with high score honors to Mrs. Ross R. May and guests including Miss Lauderdale Scott Sears Forester Crosby Christian and LeRoe Womack from New Orleans Venalstyne. A salad course was served by the hostess.
This Bonham store advertises a large shipment of wash frocks and other dresses now ready for sale. Prices are being set to make them affordable, inviting customers to buy soon.
A grisly find reported by the Nashville Banner describes a skeleton located with the legs wrapped around the neck. The note suggests a sudden death while attempting to dress in an upper berth.
A correction clarifies that Miss Randle did not sever ties with Lyceum Bureaus. She plans a new Master Works Course for universities churches and cities like Sherman and Waco, featuring fourteen full-evening pieces by writers such as Job Faust Pilgrim's Progress and Shakespeare.
A citywide revival is planned in Greenville starting Sunday with all churches uniting. A 4000-seat tabernacle is under construction. Greenville pastors invited Whitewright residents to attend on a chosen evening next week, with a committee to arrange plans. Evangelist Geo T Stephens will lead the revival.
The Bonham store M. C. Spivy & Co. urges customers to visit its well stocked hosiery department featuring carefully selected new stock ings with up to date improvements from leading hosiery mills.
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