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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1927
Page
3
The page lists numerous local social items and travels. Mentions Pierce's Cafe promoting best cooking and service. Several families visit Dallas Corsicana Wolfe City Leonard Sherman Edhure Kenefick Okla Manitou Colorado Whitewright and other towns for weekend visits and relatives.
Fort Worth guests include Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Beasley and Mrs. Ruby Blount visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Beasley. Mary Lou Ross, Burleson College Greenville student, spent the weekend with her mother Mrs. W. T. Ross. Additional visits feature W. T. Nicholson and family of Dallas, Mrs. Kate Chester and son from Dallas, Martha Bow of Austin College visiting Sherman relatives, and Mrs. T. B. Moore of Sherman with her children. Mrs. R. L. Sears returned from Madill Oklahoma after visiting daughter Mrs. Marvin Bryant.
Mrs. John Kerr and daughter of Sherman visited O. H. Crowell and relatives. Mrs. J. A. Schadegg and daughter from Stillwater, Minn. stayed with Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Murphy. Edgar Bow left for Manitou Colorado for about three months. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Hill and Mrs. Kyle with daughter from Dallas joined Mr. and Mrs. Joe May for Sunday. Groceries and workwear advertised by W. T. Nicholson.
The Tioga Independent School District bond issue to remodel the school and add an annex carried with 99 votes for and 4 against. Proceeds will fund remodeling of the existing building and construction to accommodate increased attendance.
The popularity contest to pick a Broken Arrow princess for the 1927 Rose Carnival in Tulsa ended Tuesday at 4 PM. Fred Ives of the Broken Arrow Chamber of Commerce oversaw the ballot opening at the post office front door in front of spectators.
The final vote total in Broken Arrow confirms Monica Ownby as the selected princess. She is daughter of Dr. and Mrs. W. D. Ownby and granddaughter of Mrs. W. D. Ownby of Whitewright, with ties to Grover, Roscoe Gillett, and Mrs. Byron Sears.
Mr and Mrs Homer May of Dallas were weekend guests of his mother Mrs Mattie May. They drove to Bowie Sunday and spent the day with relatives.
Clarence Saunders of Chicago rose from a $150,000 debt two years ago to millionaire status after borrowing $12,000 and investing much in newspaper advertising, a claim he discussed with the Illinois Manufacturers' Association.
Saunders, former head of Piggly Wiggly stores, now leads a grocery chain bearing his name, signaling a significant expansion into branded retail leadership.
An old medicinal ad touts Bromo Quinine tablets as a cure for colds and influenza. The box shows a single signature line “Bromo E W.GROVE” and lists the 30c price.
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