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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1922
Page
8
Whitewright battles Honey Grove in a Friday football clash seen as a defining test for the season. Claud Willis, athletics director, notes local support and a visiting coach Mr Cobb of Bells aiding a determined team. The piece urges community backing and pride in the program.
The Bethel neighborhood stays busy gathering crops and enjoying weekly Sun columns. Rev. Lasater of Whitewright preaches the first and third Saturdays and Sundays monthly. Zack Jones' oldest son underwent an appendicitis operation.
An old classified style note advertises a regular daily dinner served for 50 cents at Pierce's Café. The brief line invites readers to try the meal, labeling it as merely a dinner. The fragment reflects a storefront pitch typical of local press.
Mr and Mrs Lewis Jay of Van Alstyne hosted and visited relatives including Mrs George Hansard and Miss Winnie Campbell. Others noted were Mr and Mrs Earl Hansard in Orangeville and Sherman, Billy Jay’s sister visits, Reece Williams and Bud Moore in Howe, and Eugene Hansard with Oscar Jay. The item ends with an ad for Pierce's Cafe praising their drinks and service.
Last Friday night Dyer & Jones hosted an Open House for Whitewright school teachers. Hosts welcomed guests including Mrs. Dyer and several local ladies, with punch, desserts, thistle and sunflower decorations, and multiple toasts by teachers and community members. Mr. Dyer closed with a toast and gifts, as about twenty-two teachers enjoyed the hospitality. Mens and Boys Suits advertised by M. C. Spivy & Co. Bonham.
An overheard crowd debate features an orator calling for reform in labor and government while a voice retorts chloroform. The page also urges readers to repair winter shoes with quality materials and workmanship by R. 8S. Morehead and invites readers to share personal news with The Sun.
At the State Fair of Texas Dallas October 6 to 15 the Royal European Midgets will perform daily on the Coliseum program. The troupe, recently arrived from Toronto, features multiple nationalities, a ten piece band, a clog dancer, and a xylophone number praised as rivaling larger acts. Ten women and fifteen men perform in acts across folk dances and acrobatics. schoolchildren enter free on Children’s Day, October 6.
Fine pointers and setters that have won their spurs in Texas field trials will be shown in large numbers at the Texas Kennel Club annual beach show during the State Fair in Dallas from October 6 to 15. The dog show runs October 12 through October 15 with various other dog varieties on display. Judge Jack Bradshaw of the Pacific Coast and Dallas supervisor Robert L. Wooley oversee entries and operations. Dog owners may enter by writing Mr. Wooley at 408 N Willamet Street, Dallas. L. G. Spence of Dallas chairs the beach show committee. Adding machine paper typewriter paper carbon paper at Sun office.
The Ohio State Journal quotes praise for R. S. Morehead and notes campaign claims. It argues Democrats would not have done as poorly as Republicans, while Republicans say they would have performed worse.
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