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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1927
Page
5
Residents and visitors are noted across Sherman and nearby areas with mentions of travels to Dallas Caddo Fort Worth and Waxahachie. Names include Loren Mangrum Neville Pierce Jack Yeager Miss Ollie McMillin Mrs Mary Dean Mrs J J Walker Mrs T E Barbee and others visiting relatives friends and attending events. Pierce s Cafe promotes dining while Gordon s Cash Grocery offers Aladdin Lamp supplies.
A series of visits, hosting and travel notes across North Texas. J A Mauk and Paul Vestal vacationed in Galveston while Claud Cox and family from Krum visited relatives. Dallas residents J A Stuteville Jr and J W Pinion spent the weekend with relatives, and many others dropped by for Sunday visits or returned home after visits in Sherman, Dallas, Wolfe City, Bonham, Bells, and Caldwell Idaho.
M. C. Spivy & Co at Bonham states a goal of one hundred per cent efficiency in distributing fall dry goods. Elder W. N. Carter and sons of Terrell visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Carter, here Tuesday and Wednesday.
Miss Elizabeth Caston returns home after a visit with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Sears and relatives. Mrs. Walter Jenkins and son Earl and Miss Venita Jenkins come back from Sulphur Springs and Sulphur Bluff. Ben Sturdivant, S M U student, spent the weekend with his parents. Local families entertain and host visitors from Denison, Fort Worth, Sherman, Celeste, and Wilson Oklahoma as they plan the coming term and week-end activities.
Claud Jones moves from Bow-Wright Drug Company after several months to join Dyer & Jones Drug Store No. 2 at Sherman. The message notes a broad stock of prices styles quality and large fall winter goods selections from M. C. Spivy & Co. Bonham aims to appeal to customers judgments.
Raymond Coffman of Holland's Magazine in Dallas spent the weekend with his mother Mrs. Frank Coffman, returning after a stay in town.
Miss Mary Littrell and Miss Virginia Bryan of Honey Grove visited relatives and friends here the past week, enjoying fellowship and updating relatives on current events.
Mrs Olivia Whedbee returned Thursday from a visit to Yellowstone National Park and other places of interest in the West and Northwest. She was accompanied by her niece Olivia McCown of Whitney.
Mr and Mrs Gomer May announce the birth of a son on Wednesday afternoon. Grandfather Lee Kirkpatrick celebrates with joy saying he feels like a two year old and is stepping high with happiness.
Mr and Mrs C C Hill of Dallas spent the week end here as guests of Mr and Mrs J A May. They were accompanied home by Mr May for a short visit. Patrons travel long distances to shop at Spivy & Co Bonham appreciating the unquestionable Dry Goods advantages they offer.
Mr and Mrs John Russell and children from Dallas spent the first of the week visiting his mother Mrs J D Russell and other relatives in the area.
Mrs. J. L. Boone and her daughter Mrs. Mayfair Macauley of Dallas join Misses Bessie Joe Barbee and Katherine Montgomery as Sherman visitors Wednesday.
A Bonham and Fannin County retail note pledges no stone unturned in delivering top dry goods. The message, credited to M. C. Spivy, emphasizes exhaustive customer service and community commitment.
Mr and Mrs B W Crain return ed from Clarksville Wednesday where they spent the summer Mr Crain is principal of the Whitewright high school.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fain return from Corpus Christi where they spent weeks. He bought cotton there but found most of the cotton picked before his departure. Some farmers had cut stalks. He notes crops in the area were about half an average yield.
For the next few days only patrons can buy good clean corn cobs at 75 cents per load. Kimbell Milling Company offers telephone orders at number 70.
Mrs. O. M. Durham and her young daughter have returned to their Cotulla home after visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Graves. Mrs. Durham's sister Mrs. R. G. Pennington accompanied her for a visit.
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