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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1923
Page
11
Governor Pat Neff issued the first requisition on a Mexican governor since diplomatic ties resumed. The order targets the governor of Coahuila for the return of Bob Bates, a fugitive charged with cattle theft in Fisher County Texas.
The Sherman Rotary Club launched a movement to amend the city charter to allow a 1 mill tax for charitable purposes. Eugene Cherry was named chairman to draft the amendment, with municipal support for a day nursery among the aims.
T M Buford Jr a bookkeeper at Carl R Nalls drug store was wounded in three places by the accidental discharge of an automatic pistol he was placing in a desk drawer about 9 am Monday in Sherman He sustained a bullet wound through the middle finger of his right hand a thigh wound and a calf wound He received first aid at the store then was taken to Sherman Hospital for treatment.
The Coffman family extends thanks to friends for their sympathy and deeds of kindness after the death of husband and father. They express appreciation for assistance and floral offerings and wish God’s presence in others' times of sorrow.
Mrs. Fannie Dean died at her home in Leonard Thursday. The funeral was held Sunday at 4 p.m. in Leonard with Rev. J. F. Alderson of Royse City officiating, assisted by Rev. L. G. Hagrid, longtime friend of the family. Mrs. Dean was the daughter of the late Dr. Puckett of Bells.
Mrs. Ida Dean died leaving husband F M Dean a longtime local agent for the M K T Railway at Leonard. Surviving children include Denny W. Davis of Knox City, Howard MecLarry, Iris Dean of Leonard, and Idris Dean of Bertram, Texas.
The T. E. L. Class of the Baptist Sunday school met for a monthly business and social session with Mrs. J. L. Bow. A large turnout attended the business reports from group leaders and Louis circles. Mrs. Chess Pope led the social hour and guests enjoyed sherbet and angel food cake prepared by Miss Lola Myrick and Miss Martha Bow.
Jack Spindle arrives from Austin to stay with his parents Dr. and Mrs. J. F. Spindle. He is a State University student who took a special summer course after the long term. He plans to return to Austin soon to resume studies.
A. G. Freeman and his family have moved to Sherman this week after years in Whitewright. Freeman works for Patty, Joiner & Eubank, a Sherman wholesale grocer, and relocation places him closer to his employers. Friends regret their departure.
An advertisement from R. L. Johnson the Jeweler and Optometrist promotes eye glasses at reasonable prices with a guarantee of perfect satisfaction. The note emphasizes customer value and confidence in fit and vision care.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Robertson and son of Wichita Falls and Mrs. Robert Jones of Celina are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Pritchett and other relatives here.
Traveling men say the cafe in this Texas town serves the best foods with instant service. P. J. Pierce & Sons promote the establishment as the area’s top dining stop.
Mrs Claud Epperson and her young daughter from Ryan Oklahoma visited her mother Mrs W H Montgomery and then spent time with her sister Mrs Frank Roberts in Sherman at the start of the week.
County demonstration agents Mrs. Kern and Miss Cooper and health nurse Mrs. May Fair met Monday with committees promoting the Whitewright District Fair set for September 17 22. Demonstrations in bread baking dress form making and canning were approved along with a baby show during Fair Week. The PTA assists these events with early planning, with attendees including Dr. Jarvis of Sherman and several local ladies.
Mrs. Roscoe Cook of Oklahoma died in Tulsa on Saturday afternoon at 1. Funeral and burial were held in Enid. She is survived by her husband and one child, and by her Enid parents. She formerly worked as a telegraph operator at a Katy station during the war. The Colorado Springs Farm News notes a proverb about lightning.
The Whitewright District Fair and Fall Festival will be held September 17 through 22 with full cooperation from the Red River Valley Fair, scheduled in Sherman the first week of October. Secretary Lee Simmons of the Sherman Chamber of Commerce and other RR V Fair officials have begun organizing support, with Will Leslie of Sherman acting as special supervisor of district fairs.
American soldiers will wear uniforms manufactured in England next summer as plans shift to English sourced khaki for U S Marines amid party debates over procurement and military gear.
Half a million yards of khaki drill imported from English mills began arriving last July for U S Marines. The Marine Corps secured the cloth in England for $180 000 less than it would have cost under the Republican tariff, highlighting the impact of the Fordney McCumber tariff on textile costs.
The passage notes Wool and cotton products and American wage workers amid textile industry concerns. It questions why the Marine Corps, under Republican management, sent orders overseas for its uniforms, leaving farmers and mill employers pondering the move.
An elderly Georgian patient named Nathan was sent from Darby to a Charleston hospital. A nurse checked his temperature with a mouth thermometer. On rounds a doctor asked about nourishment and Nathan replied a lady gave him a piece of glass to suck.
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