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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1917

Page

4

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Christmas shopping urged as weather brings rain and cold

The week opens with colder weather and rain expected to continue. Merchants fear shortages of Christmas goods. residents urged to shop early. Local papers note Van Alstyne Leaders new typesetting and praise its potential. A distant mail pouch incident is mentioned and farmer J R Oliver seeks business stationery.

van Alstyne Leader Leader Texas Fore J. R. Oliver

Freight car breakdown hinders Katy and Cotton Belt traffic

A freight car loaded with automobiles broke down on the Katy Cotton Belt crossing Friday night delaying both railways for hours. The cars were rebuilt after two locomotives and a wrecker cleared the track. Katy Trainmaster Little from Denison helped, noting the need to reload autos for Dallas. Grady Stepp and Lester Caylor won road contracts, each for 1000 dollars yearly, to resurfacing and maintenance duties including ditches bridges and weed burning. Landrum Marshall, age fifteen, is mentioned as son of J. T. Marshall.

Katy- Cotton Belt Katy Little Denison Consignee Dallas Grady Stepp P. J. Pierce Town Mathis Lester Caylor Mr. Stepp Bethel Mr. Caylor Kentuckytown

Local Notables and Events From Whitewright Area

Marshall resident dies after hemorrhage linked to typhoid fever. Funeral and burial at Wittitoe cemetery. Jim Hollingsworth visits father D A Hollingsworth amid illness. Wayne Coggins and Ed Jones undergo appendectomies. Methodist bazaar nets over $100. Prof A L Clayton to teach Bethel School with Miss Ermine Webster assisting. Whitewright High defeats Bells High 14 to 0. Miller place barn destroyed by fire, likely lightning. Miss Cora Lee Hoard visits Fort Worth for voice study. Classified ads urged with one cent per word.

Marshall Blanton Red River Wittitoe Cemetery

Badgett duo heads to Floydada for land prospects

J. S. and J. D. Badgett left Monday afternoon for Floydada Texas where J S Badgett recently bought land. They will be away a few days to prospect and visit the area.

J.S J. D. Badgett Floydada Texas

Chalmers Engine Promises High Power From Low Grade Gas

The article touts the current Chalmers engine featuring a hot spot and ram's horn manifold to crack low grade gasoline into a near perfect vapor, claiming 100 percent efficiency and easy cold starts. It highlights several model prices and urges readers to visit showrooms to see the notable improvements.

Chalmers

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Whitewright J. H. Waggoner Epitor and Publisher the Sun Ferguson Ladonia Ladonia News van Alstyne Moore Okit Santa Fe U.S Ballard Jas. F. Ballard ST. Louis Mdk Dyfr & Jones Scotts Emulsion Nature Scott & Bowne Bloomfield N.J Jim Hollingsworth Ector D. A. Hollingsworth Jim Wayne Coggins J. E. Coggins Ed Jones Dr. Nethery Sherman Dr. Gunby A. L. Clayton Bethel School Bells Tom Bean Don Dyer Miller Place Cora Lee Hoard Fort Worth Hubert Holland Lou Sears Miss Hoard Panther City Detroit C. W. Bryant, Jr Grayson and Fannin Counties Whitewright, Texas
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