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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1932
Page
5
Whitewright residents visit Dallas and Sherman while others attend the State Fair in Dallas. Local figures attend events at Denton Fort Worth and Pittsburg with Silmans market promotions and eggs selling for higher returns. The town hosts the Fannin County Singing Convention in Ladonia and a Presbyterian Church play Nov. 15.
Mrs. Les Andrew of the Pilot Grove community won a beautiful Aladdin lamp in a Saturday afternoon drawing at Manning, Clark, and Meador. About two hundred people crowded the store for the giveaway event.
The funeral for Thomas E. Sears drew visitors from Dodd City Sherman Dallas McKinney and other towns including J B Williams Ira Barrett and Mrs J L Dyer among many others. John H Cantrell a Chattanooga lawyer died at 71 leaving a widow. Whitewright locals J N Carter and others shared news of family and birthdays. Pupils enjoy a school vacation as county institute convenes in Sherman.
Mrs G W Pope celebrated her 83rd birthday with a surprise dinner at her home on Sunday. Attending were Mr and Mrs R H Jay of Fort Worth Mr and Mrs J W Pender of Greenville Mr and Mrs R P Gordon and daughter Elizabeth Billy Gibbs of Sherman and C W Pope and family.
Sam C. Johnston of Sherman, a candidate for state senator, visited Whitewright and The Sun office. He helped organize the Grayson County Taxpayers League, active in tax reduction efforts across Grayson Fannin and Codke counties. He cites support for Mrs Ferguson and aims to help relieve high taxes.
The Sun prints a fresh man’s letter from Clyde Johnson of TCU Fort Worth reflecting on her first impressions. She describes Jarvis Hall dormitory as aged yet atmospheric and notes her early course selection, orderly offices, and initial timidity in classrooms as she adjusts to college life.
The speaker recalls entering a library with admiration for its beauty and vast book collection. They describe a warm early fall day at Texas Christian University and praise the campus as a natural, landscaper free landscape. Yet a fond longing to return to their hometown high school remains strongest.
The Rock Creek community reports Rev. Thomas Reece preached at the Baptist Church and that a large Sunday school crowd gathered. Notes mention illnesses, visits among families, guests staying with Hall families, and various small social events including a birthday party and visits to relatives in Tahoka and Ambrose.
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