Whitewright Sun and Local News Notes
The Whitewright Sun notes subscription terms and calls for farmers to warehouse crops to support prices, citing ten cents per pound as viable. It reports a Whitewright resident aboard the Wilson liner Runö, John A. Ray, injured but surviving after the ship hit a mine near the North Sea, with delays due to Paris siege and European travel dangers.
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Wilson
North Sea
Whitewright
John A. Ray
Sheffield
England
Odessa
Russia
A. J. Ray
Paris
Norway
Europe
Texas Industrial Congress Warns on Cotton Market
The bulletin notes warehousing expansion as 320 Texas towns will receive four to five million bales in three months. It warns that safe storage is crucial to secure emergency currency and prevent widespread losses, stating distress and sales would harm all regions.
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The
Texas Industrial Congress
Industrial Congress
Whitewright cotton gins keep price at fifty cents per hundred
The Sun reports four Whitewright gins will not raise ginning fees this season despite general price pressure. They continue charging fifty cents per hundred pounds of lint. The Farmers Union gin runs steady, with 88 bales processed by Wednesday noon and about twenty-five bales daily since.
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Whitewright
Europe
Farmers Union
Barrett heirs and Welch estate linked in Texas letter
Mrs J P Nelson of Midlothian asks about Ben Barrett and children amid Welch estate. J A Ragsdale of Van Alstyne says Sam and Paul Barrett are surviving siblings. Paul’s location unknown. Rose Hill area formerly home. Joe Ben Cameron, Will Cameron’s son, is also heir to Nicholas Welch's estate.
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van Alstyne Leader
J. P. Nelson
Midlothian
Ben Barrett
Nicholas Welch
J. A. Ragsdale
Sam Barrett
Paducah
Texas
Sam
Paul
Rose Hill
Mr. Ragsdale
Paul Barrett
Joe Ben Cameron
Will Cameron
Mr. Welch
Forty-two Club Hosts Pleasant Afternoon at Mrs Smiths
Mrs D W Smith hosted the Forty two Club at her South Bend street home last Thursday afternoon. Mrs Lee Johnson assisted in receiving guests while Mrs C P Johnson offered punch. After crossing the games, Mrs Johnson and Miss Coralee Echols served cream and cake to twenty five guests, leaving them with hearty thanks for a delightful afternoon.
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D. W. Smith
South Bend Street
Ladies Host Box Supper and Cotton Warehouse Meeting
The Methodist Ladies Missionary Society held a lawn box supper hosted by Dr and Mrs R May with a program of piano and vocal solos and duets led by Mrs Murry Bryant and Mrs Monroe Bryant. Separately in Whitewright, a second meeting discussed building a cotton warehouse costing about 1850 and locating options near the Cotton Belt yard or near the Whitewright Cotton Oil Co. A committee canvassed stock pledges, securing around 1200, with plans for further solicitors and a final decision at Saturday’s gathering.
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Ladies’ Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
R. May
Murry Bryant
Monroe Bryant
Sue King
Gladys Ray
Cora Lee Heard
Ruth Moore
Irene Dickson
Helen May Parker
Hazel May
Helen May
Emma Fay Parker
Whitewright
Cotton Belt
Whitewright Cotton Oil Co
Cook & Hampton
Caudill
Katy Station
Bryant
First National Bank
Picnic Fashion on the Lawn Delights Guests
An enjoyable time was spent at a lawn picnic with fashion flair. Guests voted the affair a success in every way, praising the relaxed ambiance and stylish presentation.
Warehouse pledges to back emergency storage project
Under the Emergency Currency Association rules the plan is to hold pledges for the construction of a new warehouse. This would prepare readiness to build on short notice if needed later. The move aims to safeguard business men and farmers regardless of how the war and cotton market develop.
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Emergency Currency Association
Dr Fleming to Move to Whitewright
The Midland Reporter notes Dr H G Fleming former pastor here will move his family to Whitewright last Saturday. It expresses regret at losing the family including his wife and daughter Miss Guilminot while wishing them prosperity in their new home.
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H.G. Fleming
The
Christian Church
Whitewright
Fleming
Riley Williams Colt Show at Bells Awards Given
Riley Williams, Bells stock man, held a colt show in Bells with about fifty colts entered. Judges K. D. Kidd P. S. Akins and F. B. Fowler awarded prizes including first prize 10 dollars to H. C. Cooksey Bells and second to B. A. Biggerstaff Tom Bean. Male colts first prize 10 dollars to H. A. Smith Bells, second to T. F. Lawrence Bells. Williams plans another show next season.
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Riley Williams
Bells
Messrs
K. D. Kidd
P. S. Akins
F. B. Fowler
H. C. Cooksey
B. A. Biggerstaff
Tom Bean
N. L. King
H. A. Smith
T. F. Lawrence
F. M. Oliver
Mr. Williams
Opening of City Schools Next Monday
Everything is in readiness for the opening of the city schools next Monday morning and a large attendance at the beginning of the session is expected. Superintendent Denton urges that parents have their children present on the first day so they can be properly classified, graded, and receive promotions in due time.
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Denton
Charley Smith Dead at 83 Near Pilot Grove
Charley Smith aged 83 died at his home near Pilot Grove Wednesday afternoon after a brief illness caused by a fatal blood clot. A Germany native, he had lived around Whitewright for 25 years and died in the place of death for six years. He is survived by two sons Lonana Oscar. Undertakers were called from this city for burial. Funeral and interment were Thursday forenoon at Bethel cemetery, conducted by Rev. I. E. Teague.
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Charley Smith
Pilot Grove
Germany
Whitewright
Lonana Oscar
Bethel Cemetery
I. E. Teague
Miss Lou Bell King Visiting Sherman
Miss Lou Bell King visited Sherman on Thursday for a social engagement, meeting local residents and taking part in community events.
Million Dollar Mystery Billed Friday At Local Theatre
Friday features ninth episode of The Million Dollar Mystery with two additional reels Lodging For the Night and The Sheriff’s Sister plus Kay Bee drama Stacked Cards and The Wrong Birds. Pauline Monday night and These Country Kids in between. Mutual Weekly shows late European war footage next Thursday.
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Pauline
Pathe
Pearl White
Crane Wilbur
Paul Panzier
Roscoe Arbuckle
Mabel Normand
Mutual
Europe
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Mme. Bolinius
Goodtex
F. M. Echols Publisher
Blue Ridge
Dr. Fleming
J. P. Paschall
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