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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
4
Sherman residents and visitors flock to shops and markets as Miss Edith Little and Mrs. Paul Roberts visit, vendors advertise bread from L. C. Long and Home Bakery, and various locals travel to Dallas, Denison, Greenville, and Crockett. New students arrive for Monday classes as small notices recap sales, rents, and services around town.
A. W. Layman relocates to a Celina area farm this week after eleven years in the region. He renewed his Sun subscription for another year to stay in touch with friends. Also noted is a local corset sale to clear stock. Armstrong's Mrs. Benton Roberts returns to Marlin after visiting relatives and travels with Mr. Roberts to Dallas.
Young Men shop Armstrong's for quality over price as Mrs. C. C. Hill visits Dallas. W. B. Hestand offers 11 cents a pound for turkeys. J. H. Reeves named receiver after W. M. Cox files bankruptcy. Harry Brown's grist-mill catches fire with unknown loss. S.R. Glidewell plans move to Lubbock to open a jewelry store after years here.
Rev. Geo H Williams visited Kingston Oklahoma to inspect Whitewright Oil and Gas Company drilling progress as stockholders anticipate gas sand. In Van Alstyne the high school basketball team hosted Whitewright. rain halted play with score 2 0 in favor of Whitewright, sparing Van Alstyne girls a heavier defeat. Local ads note December 1 delivery wagons and meat market offerings plus soda fountain service at P J Pierce and Sons.
The notice offers two farms for sale to settle an estate. A 123 acre tract southwest of town adjoining the Geo Pope farm, and a 63 acre parcel six miles east known as part of the Bill Smith place. Interested buyers should contact E Payne, Hendrix Okla Route 1 at once.
About 128 Whitewright residents rode the Katy special to Denison to see the Liberty Bell exhibited from six to seven a m. Tickets mainly went to public school students whose school closed for the outing to view the cherished relic linked to the nation’s birth.
Mr Cecil Spindle and Miss Eula Badgett were married Wednesday evening at eight o'clock at Elder Geo H Williams home with two or three friends present. The couple, well known in the city, will visit friends in Denison after the ceremony, departing on the eleven o'clock train.
The pastor will preach at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all. The last quarterly conference will be held Tuesday evening, Nov. 28, by the Presiding Elder. Full annual reports are expected, and a full board attendance is requested.
I carry a small stock and must order goods often to keep fresh supplies. Phone your next order to me, T. J. Smith.
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