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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1923
Page
5
Local notes recount Miss Mary Johnson visiting Dallas relatives and numerous visits by Claud Cox, E M Hampton, Bailey Mack, Jack Ryan, Charley Bryant Jr, S A Grambrell, and others. Revivals, market prices for chickens and eggs, and furniture repair services are noted, with merchants inviting shoppers to view offers and visit eateries in town.
Dr and Mrs L Moore of Dallas visited Mrs H C Sears and relatives Sunday. Mrs Robert Gordon traveled to Sherman to be at the bedside of her ill sister Mrs Randolph Roberts. Elder W N Carter held funeral services for Miss May Mead aged 20 in Leonard. Miss Emma Davidson elected to a Denison school post for next term after filling a vacancy.
Gordon Bros grocers invite requests for crate prices for preserving purposes. Other items note Dr and Mrs R L Sears at the Texas Medical Association meeting in Fort Worth, and Mrs D A Ray traveling to Texarkana for her daughter’s appendicitis operation.
Last Sunday marked Mother's Day with special church services across the city. Widespread rose symbolism distinguished living and deceased mothers, while a note calls for next Saturday to clean Pilot Grove cemetery and invites cemetery supporters to help. Mangrum Bros. advertises buying hens roosters and fryers at top market prices.
J A Lovell of the Canaan community traveled to Fort Worth last week to take a clerical position with the Francis Hardware Company.
The grand jury impaneled in Judge F. E. Wilcox's Fifty-ninth district court at Sherman reconvened Monday afternoon to resume work. Guy Hamilton of this place is a member of the jury.
Lloyd Moore announced the arrival of a fine boy named David Lloyd Moore at his home. The birth occurred Tuesday night at 11 15 o clock, and the proud father shared the news with friends on Wednesday morning.
Carl Caperton traded his home here for the City Studio in Bartlesville Oklahoma and will assume duties June first. He plans to close his local studio later this month but will delay moving his family to Bartlesville for several weeks. Friends regret their departure after years in the community.
Special bargains remain on sale until the entire lot is sold. Get yours now as quantities are limited. 35 cent can of peaches for 25 cents 25 cent can of sweet potatoes for 10 cents 25 cent can of tuna fish for 10 cents Mangrum Bros.
The Masqueraders stage The Gold Bug a four act play at the grammar school auditorium tonight with fourteen high school pupils in parts. The group previously staged a negro minstrel before a full house and returns with support for The Gold Bug as tickets sell quickly.
Mildred Harp, daughter of Mrs Annette Harp, escaped serious injury Saturday afternoon when her tricycle rode into the path of Mrs G L Baugher’s auto on Main Street. The vehicle stopped after the tricycle was pushed twelve feet ahead. Mildred suffered only a few bruises.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest voices a father who defies strict infant care rules. He defends feeding a hungry baby and walking the floor during crying, opposing dated guidance about handling hunger and motion. The verse contrasts old fashioned fatherly instinct with scientific advice on infant care.
The census data on child marriage in India highlights vast numbers of young brides including 2,273,245 girls under ten and 242,562 under five. It notes baby wives under one year, and describes harsh penalties of widowhood, with strict seclusion and shaven heads for surviving wives.
Rev. G M McNeilly left Tuesday for Kansas City to attend the 75th Southern Baptist Convention which convened Wednesday morning. About 6000 delegates are expected to attend the event. Ed LaRoe declined appointment as mail carrier on route four and a new carrier will be appointed from the earlier examination cohort. Elder W N Carter preached at Dover in Fannin County delivering the Mother's Day sermon to a large audience aided by his family. Special prices are offered at Nicholson's Cash Grocery this Saturday.
Rain fell Sunday night and Monday after a week of dryness and strong winds. Cool conditions slow cotton growth, but farmers expect wheat to yield fairly well as it matures.
In a local advertisement W. J. Looney promotes Gordon Bros grocers offering eggs worth 1714 cents in cash and notes a large furniture shipment with attractive prices. The ad blends grocery value with furniture sale highlights from the same store.
A Brahman widow aged under 21 enters a mission school and reveals she has lived ten years as a widow. Missionaries report hundreds of girl-widows reclaimed from misery, with brightened faces showing the life change.
A historical notice touts 666 pills as a remedy for constipation biliousness headaches colds and influenza stating rapid relief with claims of broad health benefits and a price listed as 20.
Wall and Nall exclusive Sherman optometrists open an office above Dyer and Jones drug store in Whitewright. The office will be open four days each month with next dates Monday and Tuesday May 21 and 22. John T. Nall will be in charge.
A weary laborer named James Beeswax toils daily in tending crops and felling banyan trees to provide ease for twelve children. He rarely rests or loafs, filling life with labor and modest hopes for his family’s future.
The speaker James Beeswax laments his heavy labor and a future where his children enjoy luxury while he endures toil. He hopes his sons and daughters become refined, yet fears the memory of a hard life. The poem notes his sacrifice for his family and envisions their reverent, bittersweet farewell at his grave.
A dying shingle maker dictating his will to his wife lists only bankers as pallbearers. She questions the choice and he explains that bankers have carried him all his life and should finish the job.
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