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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1933
Page
5
Mrs. W. C. Johnson of Dallas spent Friday here with Rev. and Mrs. J. L. Truett. Postmaster F. A. King and Mrs. King attended the State Fair at Dallas. Several residents traveled to Sherman Denison Bonham and Plano for hospital visits and social calls.
Bill Jones notes in his column that Roberts Co carries oil stoves including second hand wood and oil stoves. The store also lists sheet iron and various heaters, Oak Tan Leather horse collars, leather gear, and a strong clothing line with butter pricing and savings.
Community notes show Mr. and Mrs. Clay Horton with daughter visiting in Dallas. Mrs. J. H. Waggoner travels to Fort Worth to see Elizabeth at Texas Woman's College. several families host relatives from Broken Arrow Durant and Commerce while others attend the State fair and church events. Budgets include local employment moves and cotton ginning updates.
Dr and Mrs E O May and Nora Jane of Wilson Oklahoma plus Mrs Charles Enderby and grandson William Enderby of near Gainesville visited Dr and Mrs Reynolds May Sunday. O M Goddard of McKinney spent weekend here visiting granddaughter Mrs Paul Ryan. He is a longtime Texas printer. Claud Phillips dug a potato weighing just under twenty pounds and sent it to The Sun editor, praising local black land farming, though the editor jokes Claud provided little help.
Barbee and Hamilton returned from visits to Lynn and Lubbock Counties reporting good crops, especially early plantings. In Lamesa they spoke with Orville McMillin who is recovering from injuries after a two week old automobile crash that fatally injured Mrs. McMillin. Five Whitewright youths departed for Gainesville to join a civilian conservation camp, marking the Whitewright and section quota amid Grayson County totals of forty four.
Clyde Thompson of Durant, Oklahoma visited his father H F Thompson on Monday afternoon. Mr and Mrs M R Key and children and Mr and Mrs Douglas Rogers of Luella spent Monday with Mr and Mrs Jesse Wallace. Mrs B G Gowdy and daughter Lena Mae spent Thursday and Friday in Dallas for the State fair. Mr and Mrs J J Pritchett and Mrs O G Weatherby and son Joe Kenneth of Ector were guests Sunday afternoon of Mrs Pritchett's sister Mrs W J Doss. Mr and Mrs J D Hoard spent the weekend in Dallas visiting their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J E Payne and attending the State fair. Lucian LaRoe and daughter Lucille and guests Mrs Scott H Mack of Ballinger, Mrs R B Mack of Winters and Mrs John P Haden of Durant visited in Dallas Tuesday.
Bruce Pember of Austin spent the week end visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. May. He was accompanied home by Mrs. Pember and their young daughter, who were visiting her parents.
Miss Mary Jo Sears of Baylor College Belton is elected to the Gamma Literary Society. She majors in journalism and was valedictorian of Whitewright high school class of 33.
Many Sun subscribers prepay two years to lock the Fall rate of $1.00 per year. By paying now they save $1.00 on a two year subscription overall.
Closing out stock of gas heating stoves at bargain prices. See us before you buy and save money at Whitewright Lumber Co.
Sherman briefs report plans and specifications for Highway 160 extending from Bells to Denison were mailed to Austin to invite bids on the 12 mile state highway. An engineer crew has surveyed the route and right of way deeds are nearly complete with only a few disputed strips to trigger possible condemnation suits to speed construction.
The Whitewright Music Club gathered at Mrs. Fred Smiths home for the first meeting of the club year. The year’s study is a Musical Travelogue visiting France Germany Scandinavia Hungary Russia Italy Ireland and Poland with programs on Bible Music Colonial Music Texas Music Modern Opera and a National Music Medley. The day’s program featured American Music including Hungarian piano reading Indian Dawn and Somewhere a Voice Is Calling. Mrs H T Arterberry elected delegate with Mrs J D Lowe as alternate to the Texas Federation of Music Clubs meeting at Ennis November 3 and 4. Refreshments were served. guest Mrs Walter Reed of Oklahoma City attended.
Lovell Wrenn, graduate of Whitewright high school, has taken a research position in the transportation division of the U S Department of Commerce in Washington D C. He is the son of Mr and Mrs J T Wrenn and earned a BA in 1927 and MA in 1928 from Austin College after attending Wesley College at Greenville.
Mr. Wrenn, connected with Austin College as director of the extension department for two years, resigned that post upon accepting a position in Washington. He left Sherman several days ago.
Miss Samantha Lambert and Mr. Alvie Locke were married Monday evening at the home of Rev. G. C. Ivins. The couple were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Cullar and Freeman Lambert, all of Orangeville.
Fresh channel cat fish arrive this morning from a freshwater stream. They are described as fine eating and will not last long. W. T. Nicholson notes quantities are limited and urges customers to buy promptly.
Mrs. O C West of New Boston is visiting her sister Mrs. WJ Doss.
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