Town Social Notes Highlight Local Visits and Purchases
Local society column lists visitors and guests from Leonard Sherman Dallas Kaufman Durant and Paducah. Names include Mr. and Mrs. Austin Hinton J. H. Graves Lucian LaRoe W. R. Hooper and more. Mentioned stops include State Fair Dallas Sherman and Denison with shopping at Gordon's Cash Grocery and Johnson's store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Haden
Durant, Okla
Lucian LaRoe
Carl May
G. Lindsey
B. B. Hall
Dallas
Local residents visit Dallas and area for weekend
Mrs J M Sturdivant spent the weekend in Dallas visiting her son Ben a Southern Methodist University student. Miss Martha Bow a Austin College Sherman student visited her parents Dr and Mrs J L Bow. Mr and Mrs G L Baugher of Dallas stayed here guests of R L Johnson. Mrs J R Jackson returned home at Strawn after visiting daughter Mrs W L Stowers. R L Johnson advertises bargains in gold band cups saucers plates and plain white and decorated ware.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Stowers and
Dallas
Mr. Stowers
B. H. Thomson
Denison
R. M. Noe
J. M. Sturdivant
Ben
The
Southern Methodist University
Martha Bow
Austin College
Sherman
J. L. Bow
Mr. G. L. Baugher
R. L. Johnson
J. R. Jackson
Strawn
W. L. Stowers
Residents Attend Oyster Feed After Whitewright Game
Mr and Mrs Rhom Carr and daughter of Wolfe City visit in D B Carr home along with Rufus Hailey Cappie Beard of Bailey and Paul Lewis of Douglas Arizona. Alexander Coldwell owners of Whitewright store hosted an oyster feed for the ball team after last Thursday's game. About thirty five enjoyed the bi valves and shared a pleasant visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhom Carr
Wolfe City
Rufus Hailey
Cappie Beard
Bailey
Paul Lewis
Douglas
Arizona
D. 8. Carr
Alexander & Coldwell
Whitewright
Garland News
Move to Dallas for Brodheads and Reeves
Mr and Mrs Howard Brodhead with two sons and Mrs J H Reeves move to Dallas from Whitewright. Brodhead ran the local light system for seventeen years selling to Texas Louisiana Power on January 1 1926. Reeves a pioneer dry goods merchant who helped launch business after the M E T railroad arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Brodhead
Denison
Whitewright
Brodhead
Highland Park
Diphtheria Increases Prompting Urgent Immunization Push
Health officials report 1926 had the lowest diphtheria rate yet but early 1927 shows a sharp rise with deaths nearly doubling in Chicago and rising in New York City. Dr. J C Anderson urges toxin antitoxin immunization for children six months to ten years to prevent a preventable killer.
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Austin
United States
J. C. Anderson
Anderson
Chicago
New York City
Vision clarity help at R L Johnson optometrist
If your glasses don’t improve sight, visit for a thorough check. R L Johnson, optometrist, offers evaluation to identify issues and provide corrective solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Johnson
Optometrist
Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy Promises Guaranteed Relief
An advertisement from Bow-Wright Drug Co. offers Leto's Pyorrhea Remedy for sore or bleeding gums pyorrhea and guarantees satisfaction or money back. It claims the product is unlike anything previously used and promises certain results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leto
Bow-Wright Drug Co
One-Man Exhibit Wins Blue Ribbon at State Fair
Collin County's W. Dysart displayed exclusively farm products at the State Fair and earned eleventh prize among counties. Dysart, from near Melissa, has exhibited for 25 years to show what an agricultural life can achieve despite hardship, including his famed $26 yearly grocery economy.
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Collin County
W. ©. Dysart
Melissa
Dysart
Collin Couty
Wealth of the land increases by leaps and bounds
A Denison Herald item notes that the wealth of the land is growing rapidly, with substantial gains described as leaps and bounds. It emphasizes broad economic improvement and rising prosperity.
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Denison Herald
Grammar School pupil wins third in state essay contest
Van Vestal, a seventh grade pupil at Whitewright grammar school, earned third place in the annual state essay contest on Making the Highways Safe. The school notes a second consecutive year with an award winner, following Mary Lee Andrews who won second place last year.
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van Vestal
Whitewright Grammar School
Mary Lee Andrews
Susie L. Noe
Yale Professor Warns of Population Rise in Fifty Years
A Yale professor predicts the earth’s population will be ten percent thicker in fifty years while noting the educational outlook remains gloomy. The Philadelphia Inquirer comments on highbrow pessimism regarding future education.
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Yale
Philadelphia Inquirer
Card of Thanks for Family Loss
The Chumbley family expresses sincere gratitude to neighbors and friends for kindness during illness and after their mother and grandmother's death. May God's blessings rest upon you all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Chumbley
Also Mentioned on This Page
Austin Hinton
Leonard Sunday
C. E. Andrews
Pierce
Roscoe Pace
Little Son
Jack Morrow
Kaufman
Giles Cobb
Leonard
J. H. Graves
Sam Wilhoit
Sam Jr
Forney
Gordon's Cash Grocery
Mollie Wright
W. R. Hooper
Jean Martin
Johnson’s
Laura
Elizabeth Cantrell
Dorothy Gordon
Clyde Thompson
H. L. Thompson
S. H. Barrett
Paducah
J. A. Ragsdale
Willie Jarvis
C. L. Jarvis
Pampa
Roby Childress
Dyer & Jones Drug Store
Dyer & Jones Drug Stores
McKinney
Seiberling
J. L. Boone
Bessie Joe Barbee
Katherine Montgomery
Whitewright, Texas
Ode Crowell
Tesco Battery
Pace & Graves
Mangrum’s
Mangrum Brothers
City Property
S. H. Montgomery & Son
Insurance and Loans
Smith Hotel
H. G. Webster
Bob Sears
Gordon’s Cash Grocery
Whitewright Lumber Company
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