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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1928
Page
5
A compilation of Sunday and weekday visits shows residents visiting kin and friends in Leonard Denton Sherman Dallas Denison Waco Marlin San Antonio and other towns. Names include N R Binion J Reeves Louise Sears Theo Miller W C Bailey Adalene Booker and many more.
Paul Graves departed Wednesday for Ardmore Oklahoma where he will take up new employment.
Misses Mary and Ann Robertson and Erma Laura Ball spent the week end in Trenton as guests of relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Patterson and Mr. and Mrs. Bartee of Denison were guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. May Sunday.
Mr and Mrs W C Fain returned from Linton in South Texas where they spent the Fall months Mr Fain bought cotton and reports a fair crop was made in that section
Drive by and let us stop leaks in your car water system and apply anti-freeze as directed to prevent freezing. S. & S. Service Station urges motorists to act now to protect engines.
Mrs. B. G. Gowdy and daughters Miss Lena Mae and Mrs. Holmes Connelly of Trenton visit Sherman for a weekend with their relative D. A. Hollingsworth. Miss Estella Hollingsworth, Dallas business college student, spends the occasion with her father.
J. W. McMurry Jr. and Tommie Bradley, Austin College students in Sherman, spent the weekend there with their parents.
Mr and Mrs F O Mangrum spent Sunday in Valley View as guests of his parents Mr and Mrs J E Mangrum.
Finis Alverson and family move into the Cook residence in southwest Whitewright after purchasing it from J. C. Parsons several weeks ago. Alverson previously lived north of Bells.
Little Miss Margaret Lucille Han na of Oklahoma City returned Monday for a visit with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Lester Haile after visiting relatives in Sherman.
Local ad notes gas cook stoves with a prompt to view the line before purchasing from Manning Clark and Mead. The brief emphasizes comparing options and features before buying.
Mrs. J. H. Hawkins, who underwent an operation at a Sherman hospital the first of last week, is reported to be slowly improving. She was seriously ill for several days following the operation.
An eye care ad urges readers to see Johnson the Optometrist for vision issues and highlights eye health as central to daily work and beauty.
D. W. Haliburton has shipped household goods and farming tools to Lubbock and plans to move with his family in days. He has rented land near Lubbock to farm on a larger scale than before, a move welcomed by friends as he leaves Whitewright's farming community.
The Sun lists engraving houses offering Christmas cards with prices from high to low. Styles are current and high quality. Order now to ensure delivery before the Christmas rush and guaranteed satisfaction. telephone number provided.
Bonham dealer Lem Tittsworth cuts prices on second hand bedroom suites and tables and gas heaters. Also discounts on new bedroom living room and dining room suites cabinets dressers phonographs lamps and more with a $65.00 burner stove shown at $37.50 in demonstration.
City fire marshals and the State Fire Insurance Department report defective wiring caused 126 617 dollars of the 990 403 dollar August fire loss. Arson accounted for 49 072 dollars, while the total for August fell short of August 1927's 1 124 265 64.
Sam dreams of owning a fur coat and achieves it after years of saving. On the first day he walks the street with his new coat when a friend, teeth chattering from the cold, comments on the weather and Sam admits he has not looked at the paper today.
A humorous exchange unfolds aboard a train where a mother scolds her daughter for tossing banana skins. The girl reveals she kept the peels, saying she placed them in the pocket of a nearby gentleman.
A limited time deal offers The Semi-Weekly Farm News and The Whitewright Sun at one year for $1.85 total. If subscribers already hold both papers, their subscriptions will be advanced one year. The Sun costs $1.50 and Farm News $1.00. the combined value is $2.50 for $1.85. Send subscriptions to The Sun.
In Dallas county two young women, Mrs. Bessie Lynch aged 21 and Mrs. Cleo Denton aged 19, were found murdered near a corn field three miles west of Dallas. Detectives suspect jealousy or hijacking. robbery appears unlikely as purses and a company paycheck were left behind.
Local ad notes Aladdin Lamp supplies available at Gordon's Cash Grocery. Includes mention of items for lighting and household use as part of a department store style sale.
A literary quip from the New York Evening Post evokes Hamlet’s mood with a playful twist about the South melting like a too solid block. The line riffs on regional sentiment with Shakespearean irony.
A doctor recommends nasal breathing to prevent trouble and protect safety, noting that it helps keep the mouth closed. The remark is quoted from a Wall Street Journal piece.
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