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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1915
Page
3
Mr and Mrs H M Ryan announce the birth of a boy. Miss Ruth Cox visited Sherman Wednesday. Multiple local visits, shopping, and promotions advertise grocers, optical services, photo mounts, and salt sales. Union notices cover fairs, dances, baptist bazaar, and Thanksgiving season listings in Whitewright, Sherman, Denison, and nearby towns.
Unclear text describes Uncle Bob's Shoe Shop offering repair services with pricing. Whole soles and heels priced at $1.25, half soles 74c, ladies half soles 50c, Spring Step rubber heels 50c. The source reads as a brief local shop advertising legible pricing and quick turnaround.
A loan broker named Tom Barbee advertises a money lending service at 8 percent interest for terms of five to ten years. Borrowers may pay 1 to 10 annually as a privilege.
Mrs Luther Smith traveled to Marietta Oklahoma on Saturday to be at the bedside of her brother J W Thompson who is critically ill. Her daughter Mrs Ben Dyer of Trenton accompanied her. Thompson has many local friends who will be saddened by the news. S Smith nearby brought corn from two patches his children grew using seed from a Georgia grower. Eight ears are Rockdale corn noted as very fine while the other prolific variety bears two to five ears per stalk planted about a foot apart. The seed of the prolific variety was sown twelve inches apart. The acre yield will be announced by the Texas Industrial Congress as they are contestants and have won premiums in the past. An exhibit to the Red River Valley Fair at Sherman in November is likely.
The B Y P U program features a Bible study on the birth and childhood of Christ led by Albert Truett. Scripture Luke 2 9 15 is given by the leader with God s Best Gift by Adah Truett. The Three Wise Men by Mildred Browning and Christ Carried to the Temple by Elvy Hampton follow. Scripture reading Luke 2 25 35 by Audrie Gidewell.
visits and family news from Trenton and Pilot Grove include Mr. and Mrs. Lee McMillan and Abe Purdue families. Church services at Church of Christ Baptist and Methodist churches. Diplomas for the teachers training department. A singing class and a box supper to support the school Friday night the 29th.
The tenth and eleventh grades formed a Literary Society to train expression and promote good society. Officers elected: Ermine Webster president Thelma Anderson vice president Bryant Penn secretary Maude Biggerstaff parliamentarian M Jones Roberts sergeant at arms Elvy Hampton reporter. Committees named and first meeting featured an impromptu debate on whether inter high school athletics should be abolished. negative won 4 to 1. Reporter.
League program outlining activities and roles for a church group led by Rollie Duggan with Emma Davidson on piano. Eva Stillwell presides at look psalm CX responsively, followed by Marjorie Moore. Participants include Sue King, Ruby Ross, Dale McGaughey, Francis Wilson, Emma Davidson, Cora Lee Echols, Edwin May, Silas Wilson. Benediction concludes.
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