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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
5
Local notices highlight Nicholson's Cafe serving fresh oysters and fish with good service. Visits and travels of residents are noted, including Rev J A Dickey of Denison and Mrs Fay Haden of Durant. Local business ads promote prairie hay at 18 dollars per ton and new furniture offerings.
Misses Lucile LaRoe and Velma Mangrum spend the week in Greenville. Joe Johnson installs a large radio loud speaker atop his father’s jewelry store drawing attention. Gordon Bros. grocers offer eggs at 27 cents, hens 13 and fryers 20. Mrs. J. F. Lilley visits Glen Rose health resort. City Marshal W. T. Hamilton returns from the Houston Galveston trip attending the marshall convention.
The fourth quarterly conference for the Methodist church of Bellevue was held at the local church last Sunday afternoon. Finances were reviewed and reports given by church leaders.
The Bellevue News notes H G May's continued service to the church and town. A conference resolution urges the presiding elder to secure his return for a fourth year at the Paris Texas annual meeting. Also announced is the junior church service Sunday at 11 am and the Junior Missionary Society gathering at 2 pm. Albert C Clark married Francis Gann last Sunday in Wolfe City. they will live in Whitewright with Clark employed at the Childress tailor shop.
Miss Nell Montgomery and Miss Maurine May will represent Whitewright as duchess and maid at the Red River Valley Fair pageant on Thursday night October 2. The historical pageant of September 30 is noted.
The October 2 coronation will headline the exposition with Miss Grayson crowned at the second event and full county representation in the retinue. A remark links alimony to Germany’s reluctance to pay reparations. The Parent-Teacher Association met at the grammar school.
Building on Tuesday afternoon the meeting discussed several matters affecting the community’s welfare. The P. T. A. is an enthusiastic organization and is rendering valuable civic service.
A Los Angeles Times remark notes investors realize too late when they are on the wrong floor, while an offer lists 75 sheets of uprising paper for 25 cents.
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