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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1926
Page
3
Numerous locals spent weekends with relatives and friends from Denison Celina Bonham Sherman Dallas and other towns. Visitors included Dr. and Mrs. Ross May Dallas. Mr. and Mrs. B Lege Denison. J Kerr McAlister Okla. Ray Phillips El Paso. Miss Clara Craig Dallas. and many others.
Joe Johnson and sister Miss Mary visit Dallas. McDougall Kitchen Cabinet ad. D. G. Cole and G. B. Bray of Hud son & Davis Co. in Dallas on business. Miss Mary Lou Ross enrolled at Burleson College in Greenville. Mrs. Tom Barbee and Miss Bessie Joe guests of Mrs. Emma Smith in Dallas. Mrs. Monie Pollard Lone Oak visits. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. King guest of Eugene McElvaney. McElvaney family visits home. Mr. and Mrs. Julius Cantrell and children stay with C. A. McLean family. Edgar Bow and Miss Foy Bow enroll at Northeast Texas Teachers College Commerce. Gordon Bros. grocers buy hens and eggs. Miss Altha Mae Vestel enrolls at Baylor College Belton. Mrs. A. L. Groves and Roy Harold and Elizabeth visit Gainesville. W. L. Robbins resigns from L. LaRoe Lumber Leonard and joins Clem Lumber Greenville. Lester LaRoe transferred to Leonard as yard manager.
Eugene McIver is appointed manager of the LaRoe Lumber Company yard at Bailey after several months of service in the local LaRoe yard. J M Wright buys a third interest in Bow‑Wright Drug Company from Roscoe Pace, who recently acquired the business from O G and R A Bow and Pace. Wright, previously employed elsewhere, plans to stay with the firm after his investment.
A list of names presents the Junior B Y P U Program introductions with speakers Martha Lindsey Oleta Chambers Margy Smith Dorothy Gillett Tate Belew Vestal Burton Hali burton Mangrum and others outlining goals to study hard be kind be honest pray and follow Jesus in school.
Gordon Bros, grocers, advertise a full line of Aladdin lamp supplies. The notice emphasizes availability of lamps, wicks, chimneys, and oils for home lighting.
An old advertisement touts Bromo Quinine tablets as a cure for colds grip and influenza. It notes a single product line with E W Grove signature on the box and a price of 30 cents.
The American Lumberman calls on readers to mail in Liberty bonds as part of a campaign to see America cancel its European debt, urging wide turnout among supporters.
Fires struck Whitewright in two incidents between midnight and daybreak. About 2:00 a residence two blocks south of the Katy station burned, owned by a Sherman party and insured for 1000 dollars. At 4:15 the home of Mrs. E. D. Benton caught fire, destroying the dwelling and household goods, insured for 600 and 200 respectively. Also note W. J. Looney's move to Slaton as manager of McKeragan Furniture Company.
An old typewriter paper ad promotes LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE as a tonic and laxative remedy. It claims the product does not affect head nerves or cause ringing and mentions E. W. GROVE as the signer. The price listed is 30c.
The Wichita Eagle quotes H. G. Wells predicting a real revolution among the aristocrats rather than the masses and urges revolution supporters to join them. A physiologist in the Little Rock Gazette notes the body contains chemicals valued at ninety eight cents, arguing the total value rises little with added chemicals.
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