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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1922
Page
5
Local notes report visits by Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Douglas and others to Dallas Sulphur and Marietta. Gordon Bros buys eggs for 25 cents a dozen and promotes eye care with Dr. Edwin May. Foster Produce Company offers top cash for country produce and hides.
Mrs R M Womack and daughter Edna with Misses Inez and Gladys Ray and Mrs Gilmore Webster were Dallas visitors Wednesday. Crawford Montgomery has been confined to his room for a week with fever. Miss Ruth Southerland will leave for Dallas Friday to teach domestic science in the public schools.
Gather up your old shoes for winter repairs using high quality materials and first class workmanship, as stated by R. S. Morehead. Foster Produce Co. offers top market prices for eggs butter chicken hides and more under manager P. A. Short. W M Vick of Dallas visited Dr. Ross R. May, having been raised in Whitewright. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hampton relocated from south of town to Whitewright to access the local school for their children.
Miss Frances Wilson left last Friday for Aspermont to teach music in the high school. She will oversee a large class amid new duties. The Foster Produce Co. advertises best cash market prices for all kinds of country produce. Mrs. Nettie Emerson, Miss Poe Culpepper of Van Alstyne, and Mrs. Emma Newman of Oklahoma City are visiting Mrs. J. L. Cantrell.
A quotation from Dr Edwin May warns that eye strain often causes dullness in students and urges caregivers to protect children from this effect.
W C Huffines buys twelve lots in Spearman addition planning a residence within months. J H Graves back from San Antonio to be with daughter May Durham after appendicitis operation, reports her recovering well. W F Holland family returns from Lubbock County where a residence was built on a farm. S L Young offers at home violin lessons, evening slots available. Dr Edwin May returns from San Antonio with optometry board score of 95 percent. R A and Grover to erect 20 by 75 foot warehouse east of Whitewright Lumber Co yard for corn storage, John Pumphrey contractor. Gordon Bros advertise market for fryers at good prices. V R Cox and family of Albuquerque arrive to stay with Mrs T B Moore while school term. Cox sold Albuquerque business. Lucian Andrews leaves for Buffalo NY to attend National Rural Letter Carriers Association meeting. he is delegate from Texas Rural Letter Carriers Association.
The Pierce family brings back the established dining spot praised as a dependable gathering place. Regulars expect familiar favorites and friendly service in a warm neighborhood setting.
Mrs. May Durham daughter of Mr and Mrs J H Graves underwent an operation last Friday in San Antonio for appendicitis. She is doing nicely and if no complications arise she will soon return to her home in Cotulla.
Mr and Mrs L LaRoe and two daughters along with Mr and Mrs R H May and two children D R Lewis and Miss Genevieve Davidson returned Monday from a short visit at Sulphur Oklahoma.
Miss Helen Low of Whitewright visits friends here and reports Frances much improved but still unable to attend school this term. It is hoped she will begin next term and be entirely relieved by then.
Miss Edna leaves Thursday for New Orleans. Her sons W. B. and David Ray and Edna will attend Tulane University again this year with the boys in their senior year. They traveled by Ford coupe visiting friends en route.
A brief ad proclaims affordable hat repair by S. L. Young. It promises quality workmanship with a guarantee and asks customers to pay only if satisfied.
Garvis McCarley son of Mr and Mrs T P McCarley came home Monday after an operation at Sherman to correct a leg defect. Doctors report the procedure successful but the limb must stay in plaster for several months to allow natural growth and alignment.
The Campfire Girls were entertained Friday afternoon at 4 o clock at the home of Miss Jo Hestand. Refreshments of sandwiches salad olives pickles and tea were served. The hostess aided by Miss Aline Haile. Attending were Mrs R C Brown Misses Durell Verma Mangrum Lucile Myrick Dorothy Freeman Evelyn Wilson Aline Haile and Jo Hestand.
Dr Ed Win May warns parents to have children’s vision tested prior to the new school year to prevent weak eyesight from hindering learning.
Entrance examinations for the grammar school and high school will be held at the high school building Saturday morning and Monday afternoon. Any student failing in his work last year who desires to take the examinations for advanced work may do so at this time, according to Superintendent H. L. Durham.
Thompson Chip Co. promotes Thompson's Favorite Sanitary Potato Chips as the daintiest, most wholesome lunch option. They claim top quality oil, unsurpassed taste, and daily sanitary standards. Sherman, Texas. Use The Sun want column.
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