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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1926
Page
5
A string of names shows residents and visitors across towns including Bailey Trenton Texarkana Denison Commerce Lone Oak Sherman Leonard Paris and Van Alstyne with mentions of church events and local businesses. Radio dealer Crosley and Radiola ads highlight price range from 9.75.
Mr and Mrs John Livingston of Sherman announce the birth of an eight pound daughter on the 18th inst Mrs Livingston is a daughter of Mr and Mrs R B Gordon of this place.
Miss Dorothy Freeman of Oklahoma City visits sister Mrs J P Montgomery and Msrs W A Akridge and daughter return to Commerce after seeing Mr and Mrs Roscoe Pace. Miss Mary Rena Penn heads to Columbia Tennessee to lead art at Columbia Institute. Rev J F Fender and T H Sears attend Paris Presbytery in Texarkana. Mr and Mrs Guy Green of Marshall visit Ed Martin home. Green is Martin's sister. George Park leaves for San Angelo for health.
Mrs. R. B. Gordon came back Tuesday from a two week visit with her daughter Mrs. John Livingston in Sherman.
Miss Ruth Gafford is back in Austin after visiting Miss Maurine May and other friends here.
Mr and Mrs J M Simmons spent Sunday in McKinney as guests of relatives. Sam Montgomery Jr and Jack Everhart left Sunday for College Station to attend Texas A M College.
Mrs. L W Gordon came home to Frisco Tuesday after visiting her parents Dr and Mrs J F Spindle. Rev J L Truett attended the State Baptist Board meeting in Dallas. Ewell Alexander and Miss Margaret Irwin from Fort Worth are staying with E S Alexander south of town. Lois Watson and son from Leonard visited Mrs Watsons parents W T Ross and Mrs W J Looney and Olen Looney returned from Slaton. S E Jones, ill last week, is improving.
Walter Harris Bogle visits Mineola on Tuesday to work in the Devonport Variety Store for a few days. He will then travel to Dallas to attend Southern Methodist University for the coming term.
Gordon Bros grocers advertise this week paying 25 cents cash or 27 cents in trade for eggs. They urge customers to bring eggs to receive higher value.
Dan Hollingsworth left Tuesday for Lubbock to matriculate at Texas Technological College. John Webster, son of H L Webster of Sherman, accompanied him and will be his roommate.
A furniture dealer invites shoppers to discuss terms before purchasing. W. J. Looney promises potential savings by negotiating with buyers, suggesting a deal may reduce costs.
Mrs. Phil Lanius John Philip Barbee and Misses Margaret Barbee and Blanche Montgomery spent the weekend in Ardmore Oklahoma as guests of relatives and friends.
Miss Minnie Willis underwent an appendicitis operation at Sherman Hospital last week and is recovering well. She expects to return home in a few days.
A. E. Lawson, formerly at the Western Union Telegraph office, has returned after a year away and is back at his old position.
Mrs J H Scott returns to Los Angeles after a month with her mother Mrs E O Thomas and other relatives in the city.
C E Hudson G W Bray and their Dallas colleague visited the Hudson and Davis Company in town on Wednesday. The trio, part of the firm, were conducting an inspection tour of the local outlet.
Mr and Mrs Lucian LaRoe and Mr and Mrs J E Mangrum traveled to Fort Worth on Tuesday to enroll their daughters Lucile LaRoe and Verma Mangrum at Texas Christian University for the coming term where they were students last year.
Misses Inez and Gladys Ray arrived Saturday from a sixteen member party that toured England France Switzerland Italy Holland Belgium and other European nations. The group departed New York in mid June. Miss Gladys plans to leave later this week for Dallas to teach English and public speaking at North Dallas High School.
Velma Kirkpatrick returns to Mexia after a summer with her parents Rev. and Mrs. W A Kirkpatrick. She is a teacher in Mexia schools.
Rev and Mrs W A Stuckey travel to Gainesville for the First Methodist home-coming reunion. The event features former pastors, with Stuckey preaching Friday evening as part of a weeklong program honoring the church’s history.
Ed Caraway, noted for his performance with Sherman High School football last year, has left for Purdue University in Indiana. He is the son of Mr and Mrs John Caraway of the Cannon community and is well known in Whitewright.
Miss Vera Holland daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Holland south of town underwent an appendectomy at a Sherman hospital Tuesday. She is getting along as well as could be expected.
Mrs. M. M. Swearingin aged 74 died at her Hale residence in Fannin County Sunday at 8 am after a long illness. She was sister of J. H. Biggerstaff. Funeral services were attended by Mr. Biggerstaff and other relatives from the area.
J. T. Vestel brought a twelve inch corn cob to the Sun office on Wednesday afternoon. The note says such ears are not rare this year in the area. Farmers report potential yields up to seventy five bushels per acre, highlighting strong corn production in the region.
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