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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1928
Page
6
W L Mangrum and many others, including Mrs. G W Pope, Mrs. Taylor Mullens, Claud Jones and J T Rector, were in Dallas Sherman Abilene Galveston Waxahachie Pottsboro and Fort Worth visiting relatives and shopping. Aladdin lamp supplies promoted at Gordon's Cash Grocery. Pat Henry and Julian Montgomery noted among travelers and educational milestones.
Miss Marian Barbee and Miss Katharine Montgomery visited friends in Greenville on Sunday, sharing time and news during the social call.
Misses Laura Cantrell and Am ateene May visited the former's sister in Pottsboro Saturday. Grafton Barnett and Curran Lewis of Celeste visited friends here Sunday. Misses Bessie Joe Barbee Marian Barbee and Katherine Montgomery were Sherman visitors Saturday. Mrs. J L Bow and daughter Miss Martha spent the week end in Bells. Little Miss Elaine Connelly of Trenton visited grandmother Mrs B G Gowdy. Mr and Mrs Scott H Mack of Ballenger were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs Lucian LaRoe. J W Davidson spent the past weekend in Chickasha and Purcell Okla. Mrs Q Ware of Waco visiting daughter Mrs A A Adams left for Springfield Mo. Elizabeth Groves returned home for summer from Hood Cooke County. Mrs Thurman Bishop and a son visited in Floydada. Optometrist ad offers glasses fitting with satisfaction guaranteed. Mrs A A Adams and mother visiting in city were Dallas visitors. Mr and Mrs W L Stowers and son spent weekend in Waxahachie and Hillsboro. Ben Crush returned from Spur. his wife and children stay ten days more. Ben Sturdivant resumed studies at Southern Methodist University after bedside visit to father J M Sturdivant operated on last week.
Roy Hamilton returned to Oklahoma City on Saturday after weeks at his father W. T. Hamilton's bedside who is ill. Mrs J W Wilson and daughter Florence are visiting Stamford for their daughter and sister Mrs Nonnie Phy. Mr and Mrs R J Dixon of Dallas and their little son spent the weekend with Mrs Dixon's mother Mrs S O Chambers.
Mrs R M Noe and daughter of Denison and Miss Evelyn Wright of Madill Okla were weekend guests of Mr and Mrs B H Thomson. Miss Genevieve Davidson who taught in Purcell Okla schools the past term returned Friday to spend the summer with her parents. B Legg of Denison formerly of Whitewright has sold the Denison Laundry to the Snow White Laundry of that city.
Walter Harris Bogle, a student at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, spent the weekend here with his grandmother, Mrs. W. C. Fain.
R L Johnson drugs and jewelry advertises a complete line of birth day and greeting cards memory and baby year books stationery and school supplies inviting patronage.
Mrs Mary McGaughey and Mr and Mrs John Reeves attended the funeral of Vincent Hall at Honey Grove Sunday afternoon. Hall was a nephew of Mrs McGaughey.
Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Dooley hosted a Sunday gathering with guests from town and Dallas, including Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Flewharty and Miss Pearl Dooley, plus Mr. and Mrs. Dock Whitehead, Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Porter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Wright, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Wright, Miss Ada Cowan of Savoy, and Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Gibson.
About fifteen to twenty Whitewright residents were summoned to Sherman on a special venue in the Yancy Story case moved from Dallas County to Grayson County. Story is accused of robbing a June 9 1925 Krum Denton County bank and has been jailed in Grayson County for a year. Judge Hare denied defense motions for a continuance.
Rev and Mrs S L Ball, wintering with their daughter Mrs Guy Hamilton, will travel to Sherman for summer with daughter Mrs L J Reynolds. Ball, a Methodist minister for 52 years, remains active and attends church when able. He preached at First Baptist Church Sunday morning and at the Methodist Church Sunday evening on invitation of Rev J H Hawkins.
The Methodist Church ladies invite shoppers to a Saturday afternoon sale at Manning Clark and Meador. Cakes and dressed fryers will be ready for Sunday dinner. Don’t miss it.
April shipments totaled 204 cans of cream valued around 1600 dollars with 39 ten gallon, 165 five gallon cans. Through mid May shipments reached 105 for the first half of the month including 18 ten gallon, 1 eight gallon and 86 five gallon cans. J P Westbrook and T D Ensminger confirm Leonard station leads in cream shipments for its size in the region. The cream industry is described as comparatively new to the area.
North Texas towns see higher milk and cream sales. Garland Creamery reports weekly gains of 150 to 250 pounds of cream and about 3,700 pounds of butter fat last week, resulting in over $1,600 paid to local farmers for cream.
In an early report Leonard Graphic touts an emerging agricultural sector as set to be an important local development. The piece highlights expectations of growth, investment interest, and potential job creation in the surrounding area.
Alfred P. Sloan Jr., president of General Motors, asserts that advertising acts as a direct promoter of prosperity by stimulating demand for goods people would not otherwise know about, creating an incentive to work for those desired items.
Sore gums bleeding gums and pyorrhea are addressed by a guarantee with Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy. The Bow-Wright Drug Co advertises a money back offer claiming the product is unlike any previously used and results are certain.
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