Local News roundup from Pottsboro and nearby towns
Local notes report visits and travel of residents including Rev. Joe Everheart and Mrs. D. A. Martindale. Will Looney promotes a telephone building store and furniture repairs. Birth announced for Ben Lanier's baby. Jack OConner relocates to Sherman for mill work. J H Bryant injured in motorcycle accident near Savoy. Sale of Full blood Barred Rock cockrels and pullets at White Produce Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Everheart
Pottsboro
Will Looney
D. A. Martindale
Sherman
J.N Fain
Dallas
M. A. Jones
McKinney
Minnie May
Emma Gordon
Corolin Gillett
Denison
Lee Johnson
Jack O'Conner
Jack
Eli Smith
Ross R. May
New Orleans
Jim Sears
Fort Clark
San Antonio
R. L. Sears
Lucian Andrews
J. H. Bryant
Southwestern Telephone Co
Savoy
White Produce Co
Spooks and Social News Amid Local Notices
Mrs. J L Dyer visits Dallas and State Fair while Buell Dyer serves abroad in France with American expeditionary forces. Mrs R M Womack and children travel from Sherman to Sulphur Springs. Halloween mischief alarms observers as town cops curb revelry. Mrs J T Stillwell dies after typhoid illness. funeral at home and burial at Oak Hill Cemetery with Rev J F Fender presiding. she leaves husband Newell and daughter Eva, plus mother and three brothers. Community extends condolences as Whitewright ties bond to the Stillwell family. Sun and Dallas News $175.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Stillwell
J. F. Fender
Oak Hill Cemetery
W. J
T. KE
Jones Barbee
Whitewright
War tax boosts rail fares as nationwide levy starts
Rail passengers face an eight per cent war tax added to existing levies while heavy taxes on standard goods persist. The Whitewright Lumber Co occupies a renovated yard with a newly arranged business office, new furniture, and exterior upgrades. The Blue Bird Club enjoyed an afternoon hosted by Mrs. Harve Lively, with Mrs. Ford Moore of Fort Worth attending. The Odeon shows The Slacker on Monday and Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Whitewright Lumber Co
Blue Bird Club
Harve Lively
Club
Ford Moore
Fort Worth
School Notice On Institute Week And Tuition Due
The notice states that Friday November 2 ends the term’s second month with a three week period due to the County Teachers Institute next week with no school. All tuition is past due and must be paid this week to allow students to return Monday November 12 when the term resumes. One week absence affects 245 pupils and costs the school 350 dollars. the value is doubtful but attendance is mandatory as announced by John C Fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Teachers’ Institute
Institute
John C, Fortune
Boots mixed up at Bob Beasley's Shoe Shop
W. O. Brents requests the return of boots mistakenly taken home with another pair from Bob Beasley's shop Eggs Eggs. He offers 40 cents a dozen for the return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brents
Bob Beasley
W. O. Brents
Two Car Loads of Stoves at Sherman Store
Leslie Hunter Hardware Co offers two car loads of cast stoves and ranges bought at least 25 percent under current value. Prices from five to fifteen dollars below worth. Grayson County buyers urged to visit Sherman for largest stock and unconditional quality guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Sherman
Leslie Hunter Hardware Co
Central Christian Church to Host Morning Discourse on World War
The Sunday morning discourse at Central Christian Church will discuss The American Kitchen and Winning the World War. There will be no evening service due to a meeting at the Baptist church led by Pastor A. E. Mavsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
A. E. Mavsor
Card Of Thanks For Sympathy And Flowers
We thank friends for sympathy and love during the long illness and death of our wife and mother and for the beauti ful flowers. May God bless you. J T Sitlw ee uu Eva and Newell
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.T. Stitlwwee Uu
Eva and
Newell
Farms For Sale with January 1 Possession
Promoter Will H. Evans of Bonham Texas advertises small farms for sale ranging from 10 to 800 acres. Possession can be taken January 1, with favorable terms offered. Prospective buyers are urged to call promptly as sales are moving fast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will H. Evans
Bonham
Texas
Protest to remove playing cards from soldier comfort bags
Women and mothers from Wright, Texas protest to the Red Cross in Washington, D.C. against including a deck of cards in soldiers comfort bags. They urge substituting the Word of God to strengthen and console volunteers during separation from loved ones, drawing on Baptist Presbyterian Christian and Methodist church members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Red Cross Society
Washington, D.C
Whitewright
Texas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ramer’s Candy
Gallaher’s Drug
Eastman Kodak Supplies
J. W. Davidson
Ben Lanier
Town
Mr. Farmer
J. L. Dyer
Thelma Joe
Johnson
J. F. Spindle
Buell
France
Ben Roberts
Eagle Pass
Old Mexico
Torreon
Mexico
R.M. Womack
Sherman Sunday
Sufphur Springs
Mr. Womack
Inez
Gladys Ray
Merian Butler
Stillwell
Presbyterian Church
Suan
Sun and
Dallas News
L. Laroe & Company
the Odeon
Dyer&Jones
Rexall Store
Devoe Paint
Central Christian Church
Ladies of Baptist, Presbyterian, Christian and Methodist Churches
Luther Smith & Son
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