Local Whitewright Notes Highlight Visits and Commerce
Whitewright news covers social visits in Dallas Sherman and Austin, local business ads for furniture and jewelry, a streetcar of updates on residents, school plans for influenza make-up days, and a farewell to Rev. A R Nash. Included are hospitalities, road trips, monument ads, and a new fire station front upgrade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Lee Jonson
Jesse Graves
State Council of Defense
Marguerite Montgomery
Muskogee
Oklahoma
City Adds Sprinkler Wagon and Tank for Street Tending
The city received a new sprinkler wagon and frame with the commercial club supplying the tank at 85.20 dollars while the city council funded the wagon. Water remains free to the city, with merchants covering sprinkling costs. Dr. C P Johnson has left for Fort Riley to serve in the army medical corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Johnson
Army Medical Corps
Fort Riley
Kansas
Sugar allowance raised by Food Administration for individuals
The Food Administration increases monthly sugar to three pounds per person and allows a one time purchase for the month. Local administrator Joe McKinsey is told to relax closing hours but Whitewright merchants will keep uniform hours as residents are used to earlier shopping. Grass fire precautions urged as yard burning season nears. J C Hestand and W A Thomas visited Dallas County Boys Pig Club and bought several registered hogs from local breeders. Cotton harvest ends with corn now the main market, with dealers buying and shipping car loads at $1.35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Food Administration
Joe McKinsey
Whitewright
J.C. Hestand
State Department of Agriculture
W. A. Thomas
Agriculture Service Department
Security National Bank
Dallas
Dallas County Boys Pig Club
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Joe Hamilton
Lucien Andrews
Will Looney
Katy
Miss Cloudfelter
Leata Cole
Henrietta, Texas
J. M. Sturdivant
Craig
Emma Randle
Kansas City
J.S. Kershner of
Sherman
Tom King
A. M. Roberts
M. Jones
Camp Mabry
Austin
Gordon Bros
J. M. Carter
Groesbeck
Elliott Thomas
Georgia Nash
Wesley College
Greenville
A. R. Nash
J. E
Floyd Everheart
Fitz Bryant
Wheeler County
Nettie Wilson
Jefferson
Westminster
Ramer’s Box
Hershey’s
Craig’s
Wilbur Carter
J. A. L. Wolfe
B. Wrenn Webb
R. H. May
T. G. Doss
R. P Gordon
L. LaRoe
8. H. Montgomery
Holly LaRoe
Mr. LaRoe
Will Lee
Oak Hill Cemetery
Red Cross
W. W. Blass
Ingame
J. M. Benton
Morrell Sears
van Alstyne
Lee Johnson
P. C. Archer
McKinney
Love & Hicks
Texas
Ag Weber
Theodore Weber
France
Sun Office
H. L. Durham
Whitewright Public School
Tam
W. C. Brents
Methodist Church
Rev. Nash
North Texas
Terrell
Oak Cliff
Nash
GC. W. Bryant
Inez
Gladys Bay
San Antonio
Whitewright Lumber Co
LaRoe Lumber Co
W. O. Brents
Bryan
East Whitewright
City Cemetery
Friends
Clyde Arnspiger
W. D. Arnspiger
Arnspiger
Corsicana
Camp Zachary Taylor
Louisville
Kentucky
Coast Artillery
Dyerstones
Rexall Store
Devoe
Luther Smith & Son
J. L. Kirkpatrick
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