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Newspaper

Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 30, 1926

Page

5

Denison Visitors and Local Guests Share Weekend

A long list of residents and visitors appear in this column with names from Denison Sherman Bonham Wolfe City and Moran. Notable entries include Mr and Mrs Tom Caddell of Denison visiting friends Sunday and Mrs J W Nicholson moving to Elm Mott. The piece also notes Gladys Ray teaching in North Dallas high school and reads like a social roundup.

Tom Caddell Denison John Gillespie Wolfe City J. C. Gillespie Gladys Ray North Dallas High School

Electrical Repair Services Offered by Joe Johnson

Joe Johnson advertises comprehensive electrical work and repairs for homes and businesses. Reliable service, inspection, rewiring, and installations highlight the ad with emphasis on expertise in the electrical line.

Joe Johnson

Local Notes and Farm Sale Report from Sherman Area

Misses Bessie Joe Barbee and Marian Barbee visited friends in Sherman Tuesday. Lester Haile closed a deal for the Atkins farm southwest of town, a 160 acre property praised as among the best in the area. C. S. Smith reported another horse died of rabies after losing a horse about six weeks prior to the incident. Mrs. Earl Johnson and daughter Miss Jerry of Fort Worth are visiting Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Vaughn.

Bessie Joe Barbee Marian Barbee Sherman C.S. Smith Lester Haile Atkins

Local Jewelry and Drug Line Seeks Patronage

A note from R. L. Johnson invites customers to consider both jewelry and drug items. The message emphasizes quality and price and expresses appreciation for patronage.

R. L. Johnson

W J Looney Furniture Store Closed by Creditors

The W J Looney Furniture Store was closed by creditors last Friday and most stock on consignment has been sold and shipped out during the week. Mr Looney and family moved to Slaton this week to manage a furniture store. Mr and Mrs Jeff Ray of Ft Smith Ark visited here over the weekend. they are former Whitewright residents who left over twenty years ago. Ray operated the first light plant and was in the gin business.

W. J. Looney Looney Slaton Jeff Ray Ft. Smith Ark Whitewright Mr. Ray

Fire damages public cotton yard office

Fire at the public cotton yard damaged the office about six oclock Wednesday evening. The blaze started when Cotton Weigher Montgomery struck a match whose head flew off into cotton samples stored in the office. Firefighters arrived as the fire was gaining headway and quickly gained control.

Montgomery

Whitewright Fans Attend Dixie Series in Dallas

Whitewright supporters filled the stands for four Dixie Series games in Dallas after two opening games in New Orleans where the New Orleans club won both. The Dallas slate followed, featuring the two teams in a tense playoff style set.

Whitewright Dallas New Orleans

Steers win three of four as series heads to New Orleans

Dallas Steers swept the series with three wins and a tie while the teams prepared to travel to New Orleans for a decisive game. If Dallas wins today the championship series ends. if New Orleans wins, a tiebreaker game will be played at a neutral site by coin toss. Pie Bailey of Austin College suffered a broken collarbone in Friday’s opener and will miss about four weeks, though his spot on the football squad remains assured when he returns.

Dallas Steers Dallas New Orleans Texas Willis Pie) Bailey Austin Ada Oklahoma Cawthorn Pie

Pilot Grove hosts first community fair in Whitewright memories

Bedecked autos parade through Whitewright Tuesday afternoon carrying progressive citizens from Pilot Grove southwest of town. They advertise Pilot Grove’s first community fair, held that day and continuing through Wednesday and Thursday. Pilot Grove plans an exhibit at Sherman’s Red River Valley Fair next week.

Pilot Grove Whitewright Sherman

Revival Meeting At Church Of Christ Opens October 24

Evangelist H. W. Busby of Fort Worth will lead a revival at the Church of Christ starting Sunday October 24. The eight day series will feature two services daily, with three services on the opening Sunday.

Church OF Christ H. W. Busby Fort Worth

Fire Prevention Week Program At Grammar School

The Good English Club will discuss fire and prevention during Fire Prevention Week. Sixth and seventh grades will write essays and poems on fire prevention. On Wednesday the seventh grade will present a play titled People Against Fire. visitors are welcome.

Good English Club

The Stray Cat Invasion Crashes Kitchen Door

A stray cat slips into a home through a kitchen door as the resident opens it for frozen milk. The narrative notes the abrupt intrusion and the cat's unexpected entry into domestic space.

The Brat Cat and a Kitchen Coal Fire Memory

Wesley Peacock recalls a found alley cat named the brat cast from the street by superstition. The creature finds shelter in a kitchen, earns a humble place, and stirs neighborhood gossip as cats in the parlor resist, yet the cat stays to chase roaches and share milk with the author.

Wesley Peacock, Ph. B

Calf Case Fights Prolonged McCarthy Era Probe

In Jones County Iowa a costly law suit over a calf case拖拖拖 the document cites a malicious prosecution claim tied to the calf dispute. The prolonged litigation began with a contentious sale of four cattle triggering years of delays and financial ruin for the parties involved.

Jones County Iowa Jarndyce

Calves and Mystery Ownership End Twenty Years of Litigation

Protracted litigation over possession of calves cost about $75 000 and twenty years of legal work. One man finally regained his good name, but the true owner of the calves remains unknown.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Iocals Emory Christian Luther and Harve Penland Waco Mrs. Clay Horton E. J. Lilley Clyde Craig George Park of the Sun Davidson & Barbee Jack Webster Trenton Mark Montgomery W. T. Hamilton Mattie May Johnsons Lloyd Moore W. R. Hooper Mineola Devonport C. C. Hodges Bonham T. J. Chenoweth Earl McAlester Greenville W. M. Cox W. C. Bailey and Son Tioga Revel Beck Pilot Point J. W. Nicholson Elm Mott Clarence McMillin Fannin County i Louise Rowley A. A. Taylor Moran Grover Gillett Sally Moore Park Clifford Jarvis C. A. Wilson Ollie McMillin Terrell W. N. Carter Optometrist Gordon Bros Vera Holland Sherman Hospital Rayon Satine Giles Simmons Kerr’s Kerr Furniture Company Denison—Whitewright McAlester Michaels Stern Suits Gorden Clothing
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