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The Whitewright Sun from Whitewright, Texas • Page 3

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Whitewright, Texas
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Our Gift to the Red Cross Next Friday, August 3rd We are going to give to the local chapter of the Red Cross our entire profits on everything sold at our soda fountain and service tables during that day. If you are a member of the Red you are in sympathy with the Red send and bring your friends Friday, August 3rd, and thereby help the local chapter of earnest and patriotic women in the great work in which they are now engaged in Whitewright. forget the day and forget to help The Function of an inner tube is to an automobile what lungs are to the human body. Therefore, they should be Maxim Red Extra Tough Inner Tubes which are the best that modern skill and science know how to build. Maxium Red Extra Tough Inner Tubes are made of the best rubber and crimson antimony, cured by live steam, then toughened by a process not known by any other factory, producing an inner tube that is extra tough and full of life.

More rubber means easier riding and a longer life for your casing. A trial is in and let us save you some money on your auto expense. We sell cylinder oil, 600 W. cup grease and transmission grease. Rexall Store DYER JONES Devoe Paint SPECIAL FOR PARTIES AND ENTERTAINMENTS (DALLAS) ICE CREAM in Individual Bricks Individual bricks are the whole bricks already sliced and wrapped individually, ready to serve in the most convenient and sanitary manner at your parties and entertainments.

WE SELL OUR HOME CREAM IN BULK Visit Our Tables for Good Service Drug Store LOCAL NEWS Dr. Ross R. May was in Cooke county a portion of the week. Charley Andrews of Dallas is spending the week with his father and other relatives here. I want your frying chickens.

W. O. Brents. I Little Miss Barbara Badgett of Bells is visiting Mrs. J.

P. Hedgpeth this week. Misses Hazel and Helen Jones of Ft. Worth are visiting Mrs. J.

B. Thomson this week. FOR 5 passenger Chalmers automobile; will sell I cheap. A. F.

Cameron. G. B. Montgomery was a business visitor at the county seat Monday. Miss Sallie Jo Gowdy is visiting Miss Mary Kincaid in Bonham this week.

On local market, wheat brought and oats TU cents a bushel. POR SALE class condition; a bargain. Cameron. Mr. and Mrs.

Floyd Ever- W. D. McDonald of Taylor county is here on a visit to his daughter, Mrs. John Williams, and other relatives. A.

H. Davis, manager of the La Roe lumber yard at Ector, spent Sunday with his family here. I want your frying chickens. W. 0.

Brants. Mrs. J. F. Alderson of Royse City came up Thursday to spend a few days with rs.

W. B. tand and other relatives. Leon Waits has made bond for appeal in the case in which he was recently convicted, and came home last week. Pure apple vinegar, 36 cents a gallon at Hayters.

Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchel of Prosper visited her neice, Ester Elizabeth Love, at J. A. this week. Misses Margaret and Dorothy Parsons, daughters of Professor' ami Mrs.

H. S. Parsons of Dallas, are here for a visit of several Awaken in with Mp- and Mls' J- CA I Mrs. Marian Craig and children of Bells spent a jxjrtion of last week with Mrs. V.

H. Mont relatives and friends here. our up to date line of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks and Silverware. R. L.

the Jeweler. Preston Everheart and Jim Sears applied for enlistment in the army ambulance corps Monday. They were examined, accepted and left Tuesday for San Antonio to begin training for service. M. A.

Jones visited home- folks in McKinney Sunday. Misses Eva Stillwell, Marjorie Moore and Sallie Hamilton have been attending the Grayson County Summer Normal at Sherman which closes with the final examinations this week. Rev. and Mrs. A.

R. Nash and daughter, Miss Georgia, were called to Dallas first of the week, account of the death of Walter Nash, a prominent traveling man and son of Mr. and Mrs. Nash. Mrs.

W. C. Johnson and children, J. B. and Frank Lee, returned to their home at Howe Monday after a visit with relatives here.

They were accompanied home by Miss Ada Truett, who will a days in Howe. Last Sunday the Katy discontinued passenger train No. southbound, arriving at 4:11 a. and train No. 4, northbound, arriving at p.

rn. These trains were followed closely by the Katy Limited, which stop lier vice for fore, not been impaired The negroes had a picnic on the Batsell lots east of the ice house last Friday and Saturday, and announce another similar entertainment for Friday and Saturday of this week at the Gowdy grove near White Rock. Glenn Doss, a Whitewright boy who entered the Civil Service a months ago, to Washington, married and settled down in official life, has been pushed up to more responsible work in the War Depart He is now overseer of a group of statistical clerks and has a lady stenographer. Win. Pennington suffered a stroke of apoplexy Monday, affecting his right side, right arm and right leg.

His condition critical for a time, and owing to his advanced age, the cause of considerable apprehension among his many friends. We are glad to report that he is some better, ani offer the hope that he L. L. Nichols returned to Plainview, Texas, first of the week, loading the remainder of his effects for shipment to that place Monday. Mrs.

W. T. Sears and little granddaughter, Katherine Huddleston, left Wednesday afternoon for California on an extended summer pleasure trip. She will receive this issue of the Sun at Los Angeles. We save you money on merchandise of all kinds.

See our varied stock and get our low prices. Variety Store. So far as we know the company that leased all the land it could obtain in this section of Grayson county, is still drilling for oil near Ida. It is stated that a mishap occurred in drilling the first well and that it was abandoned and a new well started nearby. Clark show was in town Wednesday, giving two performances, one in the afternoon and one at night.

Two elephants, a lion, and a few other wild animals and monstrosities made up a right interesting little menagerie. The acrobatic performances were also creditable, and the music fair. The passenger aer- will fully recover and enter again Whitewright has, there- into his usefulness and enjoy-! 15c -at- The Nickel Store Do you burn coal oil? Try and save money. Phone us your bread orders if I your grocery man does not handle will be pleased, home made bread. The Home! Bakery.

The Home Commissary We are not running an army cantonment commissary, but we do operate a reliable commissary for the people of Whitewright and just a good, reliable, square-deal grocery store. where the people may obtain the best in provisions and at prices as low as it is possible for us to sell. forget us; give us a share of your trade, and both you and this store Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVES TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out the blood. and builds up the system. A true tonic.

For and children. SOC. Luther Smith Son The Reliable Groccrmcn heart are entertaining a new daughter, who arrived at their and other domicile last Wednesday. Mrs. J.

D. Yates and mother, Mrs. J. P. Hedgpeth, have returned from a visit with relatives at Bells.

Buy home made bread from the Home Bakery, L. C. Long. Miss Frank Alderson of Royse City is visiting lier sisters, Mrs. S.

H. Montgomery and Mrs. W. B. Hestand, this week.

Get your fruit jars and rubbers at He will save you money. IL Buy It Now Whitewright Lumber Co. Phone No. 98 rn Miss Grace Boyd of visiting relatives here. Will Fleming was in the city from Bonham last Friday.

Mrs. Murry Bryant and little son, James, visited relatives at Leonard and attended the picnic there last week. Mr. and Mrs. J.

H. Waggoner of Whitewright. Texas, came over to Yazoo, this week, being called here on account of the serious illness and death of Mr. Thad Pepper, father of Mrs. Waggoner, at City (Miss.) Herald.

C. Holcomb returned home Monday night on the 10:33 train from a visit with his parents at Roswell, N. M. Mr. Holcomb reports that his father and er are in good health now.

They have a fine apple crop this year, he The Odeon theatre has secured for presentation to their patrons about the middle of August. This picture is heralded as Thos. II. masterpiece, and is no doubt a great screen production. The Sun will have opportunity to give a more extended notice of this picture at a later date.

Dallas is Miss Ruth Williams of Detroit is visiting in the home of her brother, C. C. Williams. Mrs. T.

ll. Lively and babe spent a portion of the week in Van Alstyne, Mr. Lively was also out of town for a few days this week. We are informed that Will Ixmgley, in the regular army at San Antonio, was injured I recently in some accidental man-1 nor, and was taken to the hospital for treatment and an opera tion. The Dyer Jones drug store announce that they will donate the profits of one sales at their soda fountain to the Red Cross work of the Whitewright chapter.

Friday, August 3rd, has been designated as the date tor their gift to the Red Cross. Joe McKinley and Morrell Sears, who have conducted a furniture store here for the past year, announce that they will sell out their stock and retire from the business. They are putting on a special sale to begin Saturday morning of this week, particulars of which will be found in their page ad elsewhere in this issue. i i Quick Tire Service Tire means that we will come to you any where, any time, on the country roads within a radius of six miles from Whitewright anti remedy your tire trouble without extra charge. Ladies may feel at ease to drive out on the roads and if they have tire trouble, call us from the nearest telephone and we will dispatch a man immediately to fix it.

We Do Everything in Auto Repairing With Dispatch and Thoroughnees We can save you money on casings and tubes; we have a big stock that we contracted for before the advance in price. We sell five or six of the most reliable brands and have them in all sizes. GARAGE Whits wright.

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17,133
Years Available:
1911-1972