Local notes and business ads from Dallas area include visits and sales
J. W. Davidson and Mrs. Bryant King visited Sherman while Lively and Gordon Bros promoted Michigan salt. Bakeries reopen offering fresh bread and rolls. Obituary notices note Thomas A. Lane of Bells died at Camp Bowie from influenza. Furniture, beds, and wallpaper featured with several influenza cases. Liberty bonds purchased, Army Navy fountain pens advertised, and local visits to Plano and Greenville reported.
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Thomas A. Lane
Bells
Camp Bowie
Ft. Worth
Local notes capture war era life in Whitewright
Mrs J L Cantrell favors the Sun newspaper from France sent by her son Sergeant Steel Cantrell. Local business ads note egg prices and groceries from Gordon Bros. Influenza wanes in Whitewright while Ozro Sloan listed as seriously wounded in the Rainbow division. Odeon Saturday night program urged.
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J. L. Cantrell
Sun
Stars and Stripes
France
Steel Cantrell
Ozro Sloan
J. G. Sloan
Army
Ozro
Rainbow
Card of Thanks for Grandson William Claud Roberts
We express sincere thanks and appreciation to all who expressed sympathy during the illness and after the death of our grandson William Claud Roberts. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Hansard.
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William Claud Roberts
T. L. Hansard
Odeon Theatre to Open with Matinee and Evening Show
The Odeon Theatre will open Saturday with a matinee and a good program, followed by a strong show in the evening. John J. Jenkins, son of residents southwest of town, appears in Sunday’s casualty list as missing in action. his parents received a War Department message two weeks ago and have heard nothing since.
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Odeon Theatre
John J. Jenkins
War Department
Sergeant Wortha Webb Killed in Action
Mrs. Carl Caperton learns her brother Sergeant Wortha Webb of the 90th Division was killed in action on September 14. He trained at Camp Travis San Antonio and is survived by his mother in Ardmore Oklahoma and several siblings. The War Department will record his sacrifice as a supreme act for justice and liberty amid the community’s condolences. The local grocery note and iron beds advertisement are also mentioned.
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Carl Caperton
Wortha Webb
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Sergeant Webb
War Department
Washington
Eczema Remedy Ad Claims Quick Skin Relief
An advertisement promotes SANOL ECZEMA REMEDY for black heads pimples and rough skin claiming it cures eczema. It touts pleasant use and urges a trial with prices 50c and 1.00 at drug stores.
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Cox & Horton
J. W. Davidson
Dallas
T. H. Lively
Sherman
Michigan
Gordon Bros
Bryant King
Emma Gordon
J. E. Epperson
L. C. Long
Will Looney
John Livingston of
R. B. Gordon
Long’s Bakery
Home Bakery
J.M. McMurry
Marlin
J.M. McMillin
Mrs
D.S. McMillin
T. H. Truett
Pierce Oil Corporation
L. LaRoe & Co
Willow
Army and Navy
J. L. Bow
Cole
Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Company
Robert Jones
J. S. Jones
H.S. Bushong
Plano
Mrs. Bushong
Kentucky
Johnson’s
J. C. Parsons
City
T. W. Ayres
Trenton
Greenville
J. A. Cagle
Real Building Service
Patton
Whitewright Lumber Company
W. O. Brents
Whitewright
J. D. Hoard
J. E. Payne, Jr
Payne
Love Field
Georgia
H. L. Durham
Mr. Durham
Odeon
The
LaRoe Lumber Co
Odeon Theater
W. C. Brown
Mr. Brown
Tennessee
Elzie H. Baxter
Tom Bean
Colors
Newport News
Mr. Baxter
J. E. Dixon
Miss Dixon
Dyers&Jones
Rexall Store
Devoe Paint
Ment
Luther Smith & Son
J. L. Kirkpatrick
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