Whitewright Sun 1917 Lodge festival and local notes
May 1917 Whitewright Sun reports Woodmen of the World planned a festival with ice cream drills and games. J C Fortune of Terrell named city school superintendent. R C May of Leonard Graphic visited and preferred newspaper work to late postmaster job. Council members Jack McMillin Lee Kirkpatrick and C W Bryant reported. Presbyterian Parents Day led by J L Dyer. Rev W J Epting back from Southern Baptist meeting in New Orleans. City brass band reorganized and to play at picnics and street concerts. J L Cantrell buys Sears Grain Co interest and to manage grain and cotton trading. Odeon Theatre raises ticket prices due to war tax. Red Cross Auxiliary grows to fifty members. Mrs W Sears chairs dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Woodmen of the World
J. C. Fortune of
Terrell
Jack McMillin
Lee Kirkpatrick
C. W. Bryant
R. C. Montgomery
Officer Hamilton
Retired Harold Key Left Whitewright Leader in Education
Former Whitewright school leader Harold Key retired from Sam Houston High School in Arlington after nine years as principal. Key spent 44 years in education as teacher coach administrator and superintendent. He taught in Ida native finished high school in Ida and plans to take it easy after healing from a broken hip. He and Mrs Key have two sons in Arlington and three grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Harold Key
Key
Sam Houston High School
Arlington
Ida
School Menu Fragments Sip Through Week
Monday offers chicken and noodle casserole with green beans scalloped onions and a pear half with cranberry sauce plus milk. Tuesday serves pork patties blackeyed peas yellow hominy jello vanilla pudding with sliced bananas and milk. Thursday features fish crispies with catsup creamed potatoes English peas cole slaw applesauce cake and milk. Friday lists hamburger patty on bun lettuce tomato pickles onions corn chips and an ice cream bar with milk.
Bells Man Buys Webb Farm Supply in Denison
James Buchanan of Bells buys Webb Farm Supply from M. R. Webb in Denison. Webb ran the business 20 years. the Buchanans plan minor changes, add liquid feed and fertilizer. Elder Buchanan served in the Air Force four years and ran cattle and dairy business. they have three children including Cheryl and James.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Buchanan
Bells
Webb
Denison
M. R. Webb
Buchanan
Jan Buchanan
Air Force
Loneta Williams
Cheryl
Sharon Hughes
Lake Whitney
James
Jimmy) Buchanan
Richardson
Traffic Warns for U S 75 Work In Denison Sherman
Whitewright residents traveling toward Sherman and Denison are warned to expect warning signs barricades and flagmen for road projects starting May 8 in Denison and June 1 in Sherman. Joe M Swindle Texas Highway Department supervising resident engineer announces two signalization projects on U S 75 with signals at Roberts Road Baker Drive Sher Den en trance Gallagher Drive Denison and at F M 691 U S 69 Herron Hull Munson Crawford Chestnut Main Woodard Sears Morton Streets. Sixty working days planned in Sherman and 75 in Denison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Sherman
Denison
Joe M Swindle
Texas Highway Department
U. S. 75
Roberts Road
Baker Drive
Sher-Den
Gallagher Drive
Fallon Drive
F. M
U. S. 69
Herron
Hull
Munson
Crawford
Chestnut
Main
Woodard
Sears
Morton Streets
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Whitewright Sun
R. C. May
Leonard Graphic
Sun
Leonard
Presbyterian Sunday School
J. L. Dyer
W. J. Epting
New Orleans
Southern Baptist Association
City Brass Band
J. L. Cantrell
Sears Grain Co
Odeon Theatre
Red Cross Auxiliary
Paul Stephens
Stephens and
Bryant Insurance
Earnheart
Legislative
District 22
P.O
Whitewright High School
Tanya Jarvis
Leslie Skaggs
Carolyn Tilett
Nancy Stanford
Circus OF
Johnson & Johnson
Keebler
Yukon
Ates
Joan OF Arc
Ioan
Coca-Cola
S&h
Whitewright, Texas
Etmagy
Bells Man
Webb Farm
Lr.a
Walker Pharmacy
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