Whitewright 1916 sewer complete and local notices
Seventy years ago this week Whitewright completed a sewer system. The issue notes a Riley Williams colt show awarding forty dollars in prizes with several judges. It mentions a near eight hour day victory and a marriage announcement for Miss Mabel Everheart and Ira Kirkpatrick. The piece lists local business ads and a petition to raise school per capita funding to fifteen dollars. Cotton receipts expected to rise soon.
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the Sun
Whitewright
Riley Williams
J. R. Pennington
Steve Sandford
J. M. Price
W. J. Jenkins
Bascom Sears
Tom Vincent
W. R. Williams
D. Lawrence
C. C. Williams
Bob Smith
Brotherhoods
Mabel Everheart
Ira Kirkpatrick
Vera Kirkpatrick
J. W. Wilson
Parent-Teacher Association
Ferguson
Local News briefs and social notices
Seven years ago Miss Edith Chambers and Mr. R. J. Dixon were married in Dallas. Fire damaged one room at Chesley Rutledge’s home. A banquet balcony is under construction at Pierce Cafe. Miss Lucile Hampton and Mr. H. M. Hamilton wed Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Fogle announce the birth of a daughter. Lester Haile is in Paris for eye treatment. Leon Spindle and Homer Craig returned from a California auto trip. Miss Minnie Willis had an appendicitis operation in Sherman. Local dealers are paying 20 cents in cash.
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Edith Chambers
R. J. Dixon
Dallas
Chesley Rutledge
Pierce Cafe
Lucile Hampton
H. M. Hamilton
Stanley Fogle
Lester Haile
Paris
Leon Spindle
Homer Craig
California
Minnie Willis
Sherman
Home Church Invites Visitors For Sunday Service
The Baptist church pastor returns from out of town to lead regular services this Sunday. Attendance at Sunday school and preaching was strong last week and several visitors were present. Members are urged to invite friends and ensure warm hospitality. Young people go away for school soon. services Sunday will discuss The Home the Church and the School. G C Ivins pastor.
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G. C. Ivins
AML
Theatre seeks organist and pianist for vacancy
A Chicago theatre advertised for an organist and pianist and accepted both male and female applicants. One reply claimed to have been both for years and requested the position. Alder’s wort or snake weed is noted as having medical use.
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Chicago
Preaching Day Appeal Targets Whitewright Church Attendance
A Whitewright church urges members to attend both morning and evening services. The message cites pastors’ concerns about low attendance, urges members of all local churches to commit, and recounts a conversation about church involvement and community impact. It ends with a pledge to boost attendance to 100 percent.
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Whitewright
God
Christ Jesus
Texas
East
Employment listings show local job placements and firm ties
The notice lists individuals with home addresses and their employers in Tyler and nearby towns, indicating placements by the Employment Department with firms including Swift & Company, E H and A Davis, United Gas, and others. It notes continued opportunities if conditions improve and NRA efforts persist.
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NRA
Hazel Farr
Tyler
Texas
Tyler Milk Products Company
Paul Lindley
Mineola
Swift & Company
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Dorico Baker
Winona
Herndon-Eaton Company
Archibald Wallace
Marshall
Hattiesburg
Mississippi
Lois Jackson
Brownsboro
Lawrence Oil Company
Gwendolyn McNatt
Bowie
E. H. & A. Davis
Longview
Alston McAnear
Clarksville
E. A. Johnson Company
Lawrence Brett
Natchitoches
Louisiana
Hillsboro Cotton Company
Hillsboro
Evelyn Reese
R. B. Dunn
Juanita Lavender
Steen Drilling Company
Clarence Cook
Stewart Holdings Company
George W. Atkins
Rockwall
Pensacola
Florida
Bryan Puckett
Jacob E. Decker & Sons
Jack Blankenship
Canton
Tyler Motor Company
Hazel Neely
United Gas Company
Jacksonville
Sunshine Neely
Tex-Briar Pipe Company
Verdis Menefee
Big Sandy
Longview Hardware Company
Nettie Norton
Tex
Why not enter school at Tyler and train for a nice position
An ad invites readers to enroll in a Tyler school to prepare for a good job in a few months. It promises a catalog detailing many courses and lists names of local firms and locations.
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Oakley
Tyler
Texas
Empire Oil Company
Gladewater
Floyd Hull
Wink
KRKD
Shreveport
Louisiana
Ava Smith
Pine Bluff
Arkansas
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Dudley Morris
Warren
Swift & Company
Little Rock
Eli Taylor
Mayfield Grocery Company
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G. L. Baugher
Frances Elizabeth Pope
C. W. Pope
D. A. Ray
Jess Graves
S. R. Glidewell
First National Bank
Planters National Bank
T. H. Lively
R. W. Gallaher
Dyer & Jones
Annie McGaughey
Kirkpatrick & Bryant
Whitewright Lumber Co
L. LaRoe & Company
W. O. Brents
Harry Brown
Armstrong’s
J. F
He, She
Church of Christ
C. C. Merritt
Frank D. Layman
Whitewright, Texas
W. C. Noel
Rice
Gulf States Telephone Company
Halton Bingham
Texarkana
John Kay
Meyer & Schmidt
Edwin Russell
Dindale
Herndon
Eaton Company
Montgomery
Alabama
Victor Kay
Grady Engle
Purvis
James Franklin
la Feria
Muskogee
Tyler Commercial College
School OF Business Administration
Tyler, Texas
Dorothy Darnit
Charles McManus
Shim
Pnendourei
Insurance Company
North America
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Times
L. Laroe & CO
Cuas
Pemanus
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