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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
5
Local note: Mrs J H Cox and many others visit Sherman and Dallas friends. Several residents recover from illness, including Elizabeth Davidson and Joe Tate returning from baseball duties. Miss Justine Park and Arlene Haile enroll in Dallas colleges. Rexall sales upcoming at Dyer Jones with promotions. Regular visits span Denison, Van Alstyne, Greenville, Denton, and Waco regions.
Mr and Mrs Charley Smith hosted a family reunion with eight children present except one. Guests included Mr and Mrs J B Dodson and daughter Wolfe City. Mr and Mrs J N Dodson Wolfe City. Mr and Mrs Frank Nelson Randolph. Mr and Mrs Albert Partridge. and Mr and Mrs Willard Reeves. An old fashioned dinner followed.
In Dallas on September 23 J. S. Daily was sentenced to death for robbery with firearms and wounding G. Allen Penniman during an Aug. 19 hold up in which Miss Frances Staten was robbed. The jury deliberated overnight. Daily’s mother Mrs O M Daily fainted upon hearing the verdict. Judge Pippen and District Attorney Shelby Cox commented on the decision’s deterrent aim.
Last Friday the Rotary Club gathered for a highly enjoyable luncheon and an entertainment program led by Ray Manning. Guests included Miss Gene Pendergrass of Leonard and Miss Mary Johnson who accompanied on piano. Pendergrass sang several numbers and impressed the audience.
Notice urges every school patron to attend the October 1 regular PTA meeting. The secretary emphasizes members and nonmembers alike should come, aiming for near 100 percent attendance and inviting nonmembers to join. Attendance is listed as a requirement.
In a Dallas County trial the prosecutor praised the verdict as the best thing that has happened in the county. Assistant district attorney John M Tipps and special prosecutor Mike T Lively assisted as Mr Cox argued. Police chief Claude Trammell and detective captain Will Moffett commended the outcome.
A few miles from Mount Airy North Carolina were the homes of the famed Siamese twins Eng and Chang born in Siam in 1811 to Chinese parents. Joined in body they traveled the world under manager Mr. Bunker, a name they finally as-
A South Carolina couple, Eng and Chang, journeyed to Scurry County North Carolina where they befriended Miss Adelaide and Miss Sallie Yates. The two sisters married the same couple after eloping and building dual households near Mt Airy. They raised a large, prosperous family despite trials, and Eng and Chang died within days of each other, side by side.
It takes two things to make a good cafe service and good food. You get both at Pierce's Cafe.
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