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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1916

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Cole Bros World-Toured Wild Animal Show Arrives Monday

Jole Bros announces Cole Brothers World-Toured Show with two steel train cars, three rings, and a two hour program of wild and domestic acts. Promoter Gillman, Billy Reid’s clowns, and veteran agent Rice describe aggressive city advertising and expect record crowds for Cole Bros Show Day on October 2.

Jole Bros Katy Colé Bros Wm. M. Gillman Manor Mr. Iman Gillman Cole Bros Billy Reid John Henry Rice Adv

Pro Election draws vast interest in Tarrant County turnout

In Fort Worth Texas on September 19 strong public interest grows for the local option election set for September 25. Proponents hold nightly gatherings at the Ham-Ramsey tabernacle on South Main while speakers appear at courthouse lawn and other venues. Street corner discussions intensify and mailings of pamphlets surge.

Fort Worth Texas Tarrant County Ham-Ramsey Tabernacle South Main Street Courthouse Lawn

Engraved and Printed Wedding Invitations The Sun

The Sun notes latest styles in engraving and printing for wedding invitations with emphasis on current fashions and pricing.

The

Man Dies From Peculiar Accident Near Tom Bean

B. R. McLellard, 69, died in a Sherman sanitarium Saturday night from injuries after a mule fell on him while he was adjusting a saddle Tuesday prior. The mishap occurred near Tom Bean. His body was sent to Tom Bean for burial Sunday morning. He is survived by a wife and two daughters in Mississippi.

B. RR. McLellard Sherman McLellard Tom Bean

Balloon accident at carnival misidentifies man aboard balloon

Roy Arnold of Dallas released ropes during a balloon ascent and Wade Hawk, new to flying, was carried aloft about 4 000 feet. Arnold jumped to safety as the gas bag drifted northwest. Crowds feared a fatal strike but the balloon landed lightly and Hawk escaped serious harm. The item recalls Pug Johnson in Honey Grove years ago as a similar entanglement incident.

Roy Arnold Dallas Wade Hawk Arnold Hawks Burkburnett Bulletin Honey

Former Whitewright Citizen Making Good

More than 150 young women seeking admission to the Oklahoma College for Women at Chickasha were turned away due to meager facilities and no dormitory space. Enrollment this year is 500, the school's capacity. President G. W. Austin, a former Whitewright resident, has led Chickasha College for two years after moving from Wagoner.

Dallas Morning News Chickasha Oklahoma Okla Oklahoma College For Women G. W. Austin Whitewright Texas Wagoner

Sociability Run Planned for Jefferson Highway South

Denison Texas September 19 officials of the Jefferson highway plan a relay sociability run south from St Joseph Missouri to New Orleans Louisiana patterned after the Winnipeg Canada run. It will await post election to avoid distractions with a thirty minute to one hour program at each stop along the line. General Manager J D Clarkson travels south to gauge road readiness and schedule. The Texas route passes Denison Sherman Whitewright Trenton Leonard Celeste Greenville Campbell Cumby Sulphur Springs Salltillo Mt Vernon Winfield Mt Pleasant Gilmer Longview and Marshall as bonds fund Jefferson highway construction progress.

Denison Texas Jefferson Highway St. Joseph New Orleans Winnipeg Canada J. D. Clarkson Sherman Whitewright Trenton Leonard Celeste Greenville Campbell Cumby Sulphur Springs Saltillo Mt. Vernon Winfield Mt. Pleasant Gilmer Longview Marshall

Farmers Union Gin A Busy Place

The Farmers Union gin runs night and day and cannot gin cotton as fast as it arrives. Early last week the warehouse was filled with seed cotton and over one hundred bales lay on the ground before Saturday evening. Farmers bring in cotton faster this week and by Saturday night there will likely be over two hundred bales on the ground. The gin has ginned over nine hundred bales this season, more than ever before.

Balloon trip haunts man ending in insanity asylum

A Honey Grove Signal report recalls a balloon journey that left a man grievously injured and never fully recovered. The fear from that voyage haunted him for years and ultimately contributed to his decline, ending with confinement in an asylum for the insane.

Honey Grove

J. D. Allen to Speak Here Friday

J QO Allen assistant organizer of Farmers Institutes for the State Department of Agriculture will be here Friday afternoon to organize a Farmers Institute. He will deliver an address at 2 30 o'clock. The Agriculture Department seeks closer contact with farmers through the Farmers Institute and invites all to hear Mr Allen on the date.

J. QO. Allen State Department of Agriculture Farmers’ Institute Mr. Allen

I O O F Orchestra To Visit Denison

At Denison Lodge No 161 I O O F held a meeting Friday night with six candidates receiving the second degree. The lodge voted to entertain the boys band and girls orchestra from the I O O F home at Corsicana on Monday Oct Mth, with about sixty children attending. Public entertainment followed before they proceed to Bonham for the Texas L O O F grand encampment.

Denison Lodge No Corsicana Bonham Texas Denison Gazette

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First National Bank Tarrant Glidewell JS. R. Glidewell Balloon the Farmers Union Gin Planters National Bank J. D. Allen I. O. O. F. Orchestra A.E. Anderson & Co Chicago A.E. Anderson & Co. Tailors T.H. Lively
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