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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1928
Page
5
Local residents spend Thanksgiving week visiting in Dallas Sherman Leonard and Greenville. Dinners at Pierce's Cafe offer 50 cent turkey. Notables include Dr. J. N. Powell conducting a Masonic school in Bells and visits by Misses Forrester Tapscott and Pernie Badgett.
Lem Tittsworths Furniture News advertises built in ovens oil cook stoves sold to Mr and Mrs A E Wilkinson Whitewright. A Dad bought a living room suite for mother’s present. A honey grove delivery to a friend. In stock fifty genuine congoleum rugs firsts priced 7 50 and 9 50. Get yours quick.
Mrs. Clarence Eichner of Washington DC visits the Sears home. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Montgomery and Miss Mary Connelly spend Thanksgiving in Trenton with Mrs. Montgomerys parents, the Connellys. Paul Ryan, SMU Dallas student, returns to Dallas after visiting his mother. Mrs. I P Bridges and Mrs. Cappie Beard visit in Oklahoma City and Leonard. Hattie Short and daughter return to Hagerman after visiting Ella Blanks. Maye Irene Smith Anna Belle Stevens and Corbette Musser with Frank Smith visit Klondike and attend singing.
Next Sunday is set as Golden Rule day by the relief committee for orphans in the Near East. Sunday schools are asked to make a liberal contribution. Mrs. Tom Barbee, appointed committee chair, requests each school to raise the matter and notify her.
Dr. J F Fender preached two sermons at Central Presbyterian Church Sherman on Sunday. The first service was at 11 o clock in the morning and the second at 730 in the evening. Fender is a well known Presbyterian minister in North Texas and frequently fills pulpits in the area.
Mr and Mrs Lloyd Moore attended a Rotary Banquet in Whitesboro on Monday night as visitors from other clubs including the district governor who delivered the charter to the newly organized Whitesboro Rotary Club Mr Moore spoke briefly welcoming the new club to Rotary.
The Benedict family expresses deep gratitude to friends and neighbors for loyal assistance during illness and after the death of their daughter and sister Mary Lee DuPuy. They thank everyone for sympathy and for the floral offerings from Mr. and Mrs. H Benedict and children.
A Rhode Island Red rooster ate 640 ordinarily sized corn grains in about 20 minutes. The test was conducted by W. Sutton in Killeen, with the bird hungry after a short fast. The feat was reported as a curiosity in local notes from the area.
Justice J. W. Pace, 84, famed for officiating at more than 1400 weddings in East Texas, married Florence McCaskell. The ceremony was announced by Justice Bernard Lindsay, who presided at Pace's wedding.
Don’t delay Christmas card orders. Local printer offers several lines of engraved greeting cards at affordable prices. Specializes in engraving of all kinds and guarantees satisfaction.
A limited time offer combines the Semi Weekly Farm News and The Whitewright Sun for one year at 1.85 dollars. The notice urges farmers to subscribe at once to take advantage of the deal.
Whitewright notices list business and residential phone numbers with exchange details. The brief entry presents contact lines for local firms and residents, indicating standard telephone service in the town.
A temporary special with the Semi-Weekly Farm News lets current subscribers extend one year. The Sun costs 1.50 and Farm News 1.00, totaling 2.50 value for 1.85. Send all subscriptions to The Sun. If
A buyer questions the canary they were sold yesterday and the seller confirms the bird’s paint wore off in a bath, revealing a sparrow. The dispute centers on misrepresentation and the bill as proof.
Readers learn the Want Column can help recover missing belongings with inexpensive ads and high success, as community members report good results from placing brief messages.
Prospective agency agent sought to cooperate in selling granite and marble memorials near Whitewright. Applicant should own a fairly good car and have a solid reputation. Easy to handle with company assistance. Write or call for full information. Art Memorial Company. 912 South Haskell St. Dallas, Texas.
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