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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1924
Page
4
Tom Barbee returned from a West Texas visit. Various residents traveled to Dallas Denton Sherman and Durant for business visits, relatives, or shopping. Local ads note egg prices 35 cents cash 37 in trade and oils and filling stations. A church pastor renewal and road project updates are included.
Mr Carl Jenkins and Miss Essie Scott were married Tuesday evening at Mrs Jennie Childress home in the northwest part of the city. Elder W N Carter performed the ceremony. The groom runs a service car between Whitewright and Sherman and has lived here for years. R S Morehead notes. Lucian Andrews attended the funeral of W F Clevenger, former rural letter carrier official, at Krum Monday. Clevenger had served as rural carrier out of Krum and active in state and national associations.
A box and pie supper is planned for Friday night October 31 in Orangeville to raise funds for two local churches. Citizens are invited to attend and support the community event. Proceeds will benefit the church programs and upkeep.
Miss Mary Rena Penn of Whitewright served as art editor for the Daedalian annual published by the College of Industrial Arts graduating class. The publication earned third place in the 1924 Art Craft Guild National Contest for year books in class three girls' schools only. A cup remains in college possession until June 1 1925.
The Parent-Teacher Association will meet next Tuesday afternoon at the grammar school. The program includes a song by third and fourth graders, a reading by Babe Nell Penn, a club song by Mrs. Guy Hamilton, a talk by Rev. G. M. McNeilly, and business. All members urged to attend. a pot plant will be awarded to the room with the most parents present.
A Friday meeting at the club end featured a motion to stage a future play for the treasury. Mrs. F. T. Harris demonstrated soap making after business. Visitors Mrs. D. Biggerstaff and Mrs. Esther Hansard attended. lemonade was served. The report notes future cake making demo by Miss Cooper on Friday, Nov 7 with Mrs. J. P. Darwin. Whitewright reports cotton receipts over 6,000 bales this season with 5,718 from three gins and about 400 at the public yard. Prices rose about 6.5 dollars per bale, with buyers paying 22.75 to 23 cents.
A box supper will be held at Canaan on Friday evening November 7 to raise funds for the church. Attendees are promised a good time and a chance to support the church community.
Elder W. N. Carter will attend the dedication service of the new Christian church at Rosebud next Sunday and deliver the dedication sermon. He also plans a memorial sermon at Maybank on November 7, his 23rd annual memorial sermon there.
An interesting Kentuckytown Self Help Club meeting drew members together to discuss community assistance ideas and personal development initiatives.
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