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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1926
Page
5
Leslie Hardware Co. Sherman advertises Christmas gifts at one dollar each. The item list notes visitors and residents including Jack Lackey son of Ott Lackey from S M U Dallas, and many local names such as Pernie Badgett teaching in Leonard, plus various weekend visits across Sherman County.
The snippet lists several social visits and business notes. Loren Mangrum attends Burleson College in Greenville and visited family, while Frank Hanna and Morris Hughes guests in Dallas and Sherman respectively. Bonham merchants tout underpriced dry goods and dress prices, with marketing lines from M. C. Spivy & Co. and Lem Tittsworth Furniture Co. Multiple residents travel for holidays and university connections noted in brief informally.
Bonham based M. C. Spivy & Co announces a cash buying trip to dry goods markets promising unmatched values throughout the store for dry goods and shoes.
Mrs J W Wilsa president of the local PTA and Mrs Lester Haile attended the district meeting at Fort Worth last week. We are making efforts to meet your needs for unusual values in this season of low farm product prices. M C Spivy Co Bonham Texas.
Mr and Mrs Howard Leffler and Mrs M T Mercer of Dallas and Mr and Mrs Claud Young of Greenville were guests of Miss Roberta Sloan Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McElvaney and their son from Dallas are spending Thanksgiving here as guests of Mrs. McElvaney’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. King.
A local ad from R. L. Johnson promotes a full range of goods in the drug line including stationery and toilet articles, inviting patronage and underscoring service in a small storefront setting.
Rev. J. L. Truett and Mrs. J. B. Dickson along with Mrs. C. I. Witt returned from San Antonio where they attended the Texas Baptist Convention annual meeting.
M. C. Spivy & Co. of Bonham Texas urges customers to travel long distances to cash in on the high values now arriving from last week's store buying trip.
An advertisement announcing Johnson's sells a wide range of electrical goods and specializes in repairing electrical appliances.
Miss Evelyn Wilson visited Sherman friends Sunday. Leslie Hardware Co. Sherman advertises Gifts from all over the world at $1 each. Mrs. Bryant King and daughter visiting Dallas relatives. Miss Susie Noe and Miss Sallye Hamilton at State Teachers' Association in El Paso. J. R. Fleming returned from a Fort Worth hunting trip with eleven ducks. W H Stedham in Dallas with son Houston. Mrs. R C Compton and family guests of Mr and Mrs C A Wilson. Gordon Bros advertise Aladdin lamp supplies.
Miss Isabell Noe of Burleson College Greenville is spending Thanksgiving with relatives in the area. The visit showcases college student travel during the holiday season.
Mrs T. E. Montgomery and her son from Clovis New Mexico have been visiting her mother Mrs G. W. Pope and other relatives. They went to Greenville Monday to visit her sister Mrs J. W. Pender.
Miss Bettie Lou McLean of Burleson College Greenville is spending Thanksgiving with her parents in the hometown, returning for the holiday observance.
R L Johnson, jeweler and optometrist, promises perfect fit and satisfaction. Gordon Dr Ross R May attends Western Health and Accident Insurance Company directors meeting in Sherman. Medical director May notes 0utbrace, company formed in Sherman with home office there and first year business near half a million dollars exceeded goal.
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