17 Years Ago In Whitewright Highlights Local News
A 1916 Whitewright roundup notes Mrs. Will Barbee recovering from typhoid, Miss Rachel Montgomery hired at Armstrong's Cash Store, and students Bryant Jr M Jones Roberts and Lloyd Wright bound for A M College. Oran Sears awards Charley Lewis a farm residence contract. Earl Fralicks dies after surgery in Bonham. J M Carter sells 154 acre farm for 16000 to C B Bryant. Silas Wilson Byron Sears enroll in Terrell Military School. High school seniors elect officers Eva Stillwell president and others. Vaughn & White gin processes 700 bales this season with 200 bales seed cotton in warehouse. firm buys over 30000 worth of cotton from wagons last week. Misses Inez Gladys Ray and Mrs. Max Pope host parties for October bride Irene McMillin. Mrs. Morrell Sears hosts bride. Next Saturday bargains day with many merchants participating. School grades listed by teachers and students. Frances Delfel seriously ill at her father P C Delfel home. A bridge club organized at Miss Ethel Gordon's home. R L Johnson trades for Mrs W H Montgomery residence east of the Methodist Church. Wedding invitations issued for Emory Christian and Miss Katherine Vaughn on Oct 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Barbee
Rachel Montgomery
Armstrong’s
Co. B. Bryant Jr
M. Jones Roberts
Lloyd Wright
A. & M. College
Oran Sears
Charley Lewis
Earl Fralicks
Bonham Hospital
Inez
Gladys Ray
Max Pope
Irene McMillin
R. L. Sears
Morrell Sears
Ethel Gordon
R. L. Johnson
W. H. Montgomery
Emory Christian
Katherine Vaughn
Fire Destroys Vestal Home and School Enrollment Grows
Twelve years ago the Vestal residence near town was burned on Tuesday afternoon. Public schools opened with 21 teachers and 575 pupils, up 102 from last year's first day. Students head to colleges in Dallas Denton and College Station. A popcorn machine burned at Chesley Rutledge’s property in Com.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. C. Vestal
Tom King
Will Boone
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Mary Rena Penn
Estelle Montgomery
Genevieve Davidson
Denton
Chesley Rutledge
Com
Local Obituaries and School Notes From Town
J. W. Nicholson died at his South Bend home Monday morning. A list of Whitewright students heading to colleges this fall includes Lucille LaRoe Verma Mangrum Ben Sturdivant Jack Lackey Walter Bogle Dan Hollingsworth Sam Montgomery Jack Everheart Lester Short Bettie Lou McLean Robert Cantrell Maurine May Willis Simmons Martha Bow Lowell Wrenn Willis Bailey Tommie Bradley J W McMurry Jr Evelyn Wilson Justine Park Mabel Fae White Edwin Badgett and Overton Stateville. R D Ford of Dorchester plans to install a chick hatchery here. Roscoe Pace bought Bow Wright Drug Company, started five years ago by J M Wright R A Bow and O G Bow. Mrs J C Gillespie was killed in Desert Tue morning when her car collided with one driven by I L Gentry. High school and grammar school teacher assignments for the term opened Mon: High school F W Smith superintendent plane geometry solid geometry and trigonometry B W Crain principal Spanish algebra Miss Dorothy Porter history and Chemistry Miss Dorothy Chambliss English Miss Roberta Sloan history and algebra Miss Mac Reed home economics Miss Joel Bulliner elementary sciences and English. Grammar school Miss Susie Noe principal
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Nicholson
South Bend Street
Whitewright
Lucille LaRoe
Verma Mangrum
Ben Sturdivant
Jack Lackey
Walter Harris Bogle
Dan Hollingsworth
Sam Montgomery
Jack Everheart
Lester Short
Bettie Lou McLean
Robert Cantrell
Maurine May
Willis Simmons
Martha Bow
Lowell Wrenn
Willis Bailey
Tommie Bradley
J. W. McMurry Jr
Evelyn Wilson
Justine Park
Mabel Fae White
Edwin Badgett
Overton Stateville
R. D. Ford
Dorchester
Roscoe Pace
Bow-Wright Drug Company
J. M. Wright
R. A. Bow
O. G. Bow
J. C. Gillespie
Desert
H. F. Thompson
I. L. Gentry
F. W. Smith
B. W Crain
Dorothy Porter
Dorothy Chambliss
Roberta Sloan
Mac Reed
Joel Bulliner
Susie Noe
Prin
Baptism of the Holy Ghost Promise at Local Church
A local pastor announces next Sunday night’s sermon on the baptism of the Holy Ghost. He vows to present the Bible’s teaching without traditional or fanciful interpretation and invites Christians from other denominations to attend. Evening services start at 7 30 and other services run at regular hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bro. Ivins
Baptist Church
Smith
David
Contented Exhortation Draws Parishioners to Attend
A church letter urges members to attend services and invites those who have not recently visited Brother Hagard to hear him next Sunday. The writer, C. C. Merritt, encourages others to choose a church, noting contentment with abstaining audiences and urging action rather than staying home.
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Bro
Hagard
Bro. Hagard
Fellows
C. C. Merritt
Jokes and Qouts Mixed in Morning Paper Snippets
A collection of quick humor snippets and misheard lines from students and professors. Jests cover burglars, puns on sheet music, a refrain about a missing lamb, bridal showers, shop robberies, and a professor's blunt frog anatomy demo.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertised Remedy
An old advertisement argues that sour moods come from a sluggish liver and promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as the gentle solution. It claims the pills stimulate two pounds of bile daily, improving digestion, reducing gas and blemishes, and restoring energy. The ad notes the red label and 260 count at drug stores in 1931 from C. M. Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
C. M. Co
Bride and Groom Mix Up Umpire as Funny Wire Sparks Banter
In a playful exchange the bride questions the umpire in a blue coat and wire, the groom explains the device to keep from biting the ball players, while snippets reveal a slap over a marriage proposal and chatter about lunch. The scene reads like a humorous wedding day miscommunication.
Comic Exchanges Between Doctor Circus Boss And Bearded Lady
dialogue sketches show a doctor consoling a woman about funds spent on apples to keep her healthy. a new circus actress asks for guidance to avoid mistakes. the manager cautions not to undress in front of the bearded lady.
Humorous Local Quips Mixed with Shakespearean Touches
A collage of witticisms and snippets from a Columbus Ohio scene includes a joke about a drunken defender, a patrol box clock gag, a Colonel Miggs exchange, and light Shakespearean wordplay. The tone blends local humor with literary references and playful misquotes.
Comical Exchange Sparks Laughs in Dinner Table Sketch
A playful dialogue unfolds with characters joking about a fancy step, garter mishap, a spoon washed in a fingerbowl, and a pocket egg concern. The humor hinges on mistaken etiquette and terms misheard in a lighthearted crowd.
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Mangrum Bros
Caperton
J. W. McMurry
Truett & Moore
Cpal
Clara Craig
Frances Giles
Pina Murphy
Ruth Montgomery
Sallye Hamilton
Mae Hall
Kate Fulton
Gertrude Schooling
Frances Delfel
P. C. Delfel
BAYER
Church of Christ
Coalgate Coal
McAlester Coal
Whitewright Lumber Co
Gish
Sue
Nell
Stude
Saint Peter
Pearly Gates
Helen
Reeves
Mabel
John Smith
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Broad and High
Gomer May
S. H. Montgomery Agency
McAlester
L. Laroe & CO
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