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Thursday, April 15, 1937.
THE WHITEWRIGHT SUN, WHITEWRIGHT, TEXAS
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PHONE 35 . . ANY TIME . . FOR ANYTHING
C. G. May
court jury at
week.
served <
Sherman
VEAL
CUTLETS
Joe Robbins, who recently returned
from Wichita Falls, is having his cot-
tage rebuilt. It was damaged by fire
several weeks ago.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Lilley visited
their daughter, Miss Margaret, at C.
I. A., Denton, Sunday.
Misses Gladys and Ruth Gosnell,
students at Commerce Teachers Col-
lege, spent the week-end at home.
Miss Katie Ford, who is attending
Austin College, Sherman, visited her
father, R. D. Ford, Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Wilson of Dal-
las visited in Whitewright the latter
part of the week.
Miss Isabel Craig spent the week-
end at Denton, guest of Whitewright
girls attending C. I. A.
All new shades of Vanette spring
Hose are here, priced at only 79c per
pair.—Horace Gordon.
Douglas Taylor and Joe McCarty
left Monday for Silver City, N. M.,
where they have enrolled in a Civil-
ian Conservation Corps camp.
All new shades of Vanette spring
Hose are here, priced at only 79c per
pair.—Horace Gordon.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Redman of
Ector visited her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Nicholson,
Sunday.
Insulated ovens in the new Oil and
Gas ranges will mean a cool kitchen
this summer. See them today.—O. L.
Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Emmet England of
Lewisville spent Sunday with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Eng-
land.
Bobbie Jack Ferguson of Leonard
visited his grandmother, Mrs. D. A.
Ray, over the week-end.
You can arrange for a Range, oil
or gas. Easy terms, trade-in allow-
ance.—O. L. Jones.
Lee
and
Waldo
Sadler
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murphy of
Van Alstyne, Mr. and Mrs. Ben Clark
and Buster Ball of Bonham, Mr. and
Mrs. R. L. Clark of Durant, Okla.,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ball and daugh-
ters and Miss Ruth Fleming of Sher-
man visited Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ball
Sunday.
New shipment Ladies’ Hats just re-
ceived; priced at 98c and $1.29.—
Horace Gordon.
Swift’s Boneless tt>
Picnic Hams . . 28c
Select Swift’s Spencer ft
Boneless Roast 25c
SEE EAST WINDOW
FOR VALUABLE
PREMIUMS!
Iceberg Head
LETTUCE .... 5c
Typewriter carbon, pencil carbon,
typewriter paper, at Sun office.
SEE BASKETS OF
BARGAINS IN FRONT
OF STORE
Coming: JOE E. BROWN in
“WHEN’S YOUR BIRTHDAY?”
BONELESS ROAST,
Pound
POUND
IOC
GREEN BEANS,
Pound
SALAD PEARS,
No. 2 cans
VEAL CUTLETS,
Swift’s Select, lb...
SAUSAGE,
Pure Pork, lb.
JELLO
ALL FLAVORS
This week only
5c per pkg.
Decker Lunch Meat
—SPICED HAM
—CHICKEN LOAF
—GOOSE LIVER
Lb.
Iks I
SUNSHINE COOKIE SALE!
Formerly 1c Each — Now in This Bargain Package!
25 BLACK WALNUT CAKES
36 VANILLA CAKES
20 FIG BARS
32 YANKEE PEANUT CAKES
32 SCOTTIE CAKES
Electrolux Refrigerator for town
and country, costs less than 2c per
day to operate. Our big value bed
room and living room suites, $48.00
and $69.50. Small monthly payments
on Perfection Stoves, Washing Ma-
chines ,and radios. $98.00 cream sep-
arator for $65.00. Terms. — Lem
Tittsworth, Furniture, Bonham, Tex-
as .
New Season’s lb
POTATOES ... 5c
MANGRUM’S
WHERE COURTESY AND SERVICE EXCELL
LUTHER GORDON
Service — Quality — Price
GROCERIES MEN’S WEAR
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BARBECUED BEEF with Spaghetti,
No. 2 can
CHUM SALMON,
Tall can
No. 2^2 size Hale’s Leader
PEACHES or 1
PRUNES, each 1 Ob
PINK SALMON,
Tall cans
PAPER TOWELS
150 Towels to roll
10c per roll, or
3 rolls for 25c
JELLO, six flavors 4 boxes 25c
BULK COCOANUT,
Fancy Long Shreds, lb
CHERRIES, 2-oz. bottle
FRESH CANDY
Orange Slices <
SAUSAGE, Pure Pork, lb.. . .
DERBY ROAST, can
KELLOG’S WHOLE WHEAT BISCUIT
2 Packages for
(One FREE with Coupon)
CORN, Springtime,
No. 2 cans. 3 for
PRESERVES,
28-Ounce Jar
GREEN BEANS—LIMA BEANS
SPINACH—HOMINY
CORN, Del Monte,
No. 2 cans. 2 for
Mr. and Mrs. Josh Fain of Sher-
man and Manton Fain of Dallas
visited Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Fain Sun-
day.
TODAY and FRIDAY
Admission 10c and 20c
JANE WITHERS
— in —
“HOLY TERROR”
Plus Short subjects
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Dillon, Marvin
Brown and Miss Velma Brown
visited relatives in Valley View Sun-
day.
J. Y. Russell and W. B. Bixler, stu-
dents at Denton Teachers College,
spent the week-end at home.
Mrs. Jack Hannah and daughter of
Sherman were Sunday guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Penn.
frac-
car
Be sure to se our new spring Silk
and other Dresses, priced from 98c
to $3.48.—Horace Gordon.
E. A. Douglas and daughter, Dor-
othy Sue, and Naomi
visited in Whitesboro
Sunday.
Be sure to see our new spring Silk
and other Dresses, priced from 98c
to $3.48.—Horace Gordon.
John Bean, Rev. J. R. Waldrum,
Dr. S. A. White, Sidney Watson and
B. W. Newman attended a Boy Scout
training school at Sherman first of
the week. Mr. Newman is local
scoutmaster, the other four being
members of the troop committee.
I Am Installing This Week
a New, Sanitary
FRIGIDAIRE
’ MEAT & VEGETABLE
COUNTER
Mrs. G. W. Scott and Mr. and Mrs.
Glenn Scott of near -Howe were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Waldo
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Everheart were
guests of honor Sunday at the home
of their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Ira Kirkpatrick, at
Sherman, for a birthday dinner. Oth-
er guests included Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Everheart of Garland and Mr. and
Mrs. Bob Everheart and children of
Sherman.
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Officer F. O. Mangrum arrested a
local white man whom he caught
stealing coal from L. LaRoe & Com-
pany early Monday morning. He
turned his prisoner over to the local
justice court where he was assessed
a fine which he promptly paid out of
a considerable sum of money on his
person at the time of his arrest.
connection with his duties as
health officer of Whitewright.
Dr. and Mrs. S. A. White visited
relatives in Dallas Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Hollingsworth
visited relatives in Denton Sunday.
W. H. Stedham was a business visi-
tor to Gainesville Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. G. p. Neal, route two,
announce the birth of a son April 13.
J. W. Thompson of Ravenna is
visiting his sister, Mrs. W. J. Doss.
Mrs. Fred Starr has returned from
a visit in Denton.
Ernest Lee, member of the High
School freshman class, broke his leg
last week while playing football.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wallace and
children visited relatives in Sher-
man Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. W. B. Head spent Saturday
night and Sunday with hei' mother,
Mrs. M. V. McGuffey, at Blue Ridge.
New shipment Ladies’ Hats just
received; priced at 98c and $1.29.—
Horace Gordon.
The six-year-old son of Riley
Smith of the Ely community suffered
a broken right leg last Friday while
playing with other children.
Dr. Ross R. May has been ap-
pointed assistant collaborating epi-
demiologist by the United States
Public Health Service in the field of
investigation of the public health in
city
Willis Simmons of Fort Worth
spent Saturday night and Sunday
here with his mother, Mrs. Cora
Simmons.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Pendleton' and
daughter Of Farmersville and Mrs.
John Perry of Sherman visited their
mother, Mrs. S. H. Montgomery, here
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bennett
children, Mr. and Mrs. Loy Bennett
and son, Billy, and Mr. and Mrs.
Wayne Scott and daughter, Mary
Joan, attended the concert given by
the Stamps quartet of Dallas Friday
night at Bonham High School audi-
torium.
J. E. Rutledge was taken to St.
Vincent’s Sanitarium, Sherman, this
week for treatment.
Mrs. R. L. Sears is visiting her
son, Jim Sears, and family in Lub-
bock County.
Morrell Sears of Dallas visited his
mother, Mrs. R. L. Sears, here last
week-end.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Gillespie and
daughter, Miss Frances, visited Mrs.
J. T. Gillespie at Wolfe City Sunday.
Mrs. W. C. Johnson of Dallas is
visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs. J.
L. Truett, this week.
Tomorrow may be too late. See
me for Life Insurance while you are
insurable.—O. L. Jones.
Rev. and Mrs. Ben Sturdivant and
son, Tom, of Okemah, Okla., are visit-
ing his mother, Mrs. J. M. Sturdi-
vant.
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WHITE EATING POTATOES,
No. 1 grade, peck
TOMATO SOUP — TOMATO JUICE
CORN — PEAS No. 1 can
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hampton and
son visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. F. Hampton, at Wolfe City Sun-
day.
and Rev. Joe M.
attended an all-Texas
Mrs. A. A. Hudgins entered Wilson
N. Jones Hospital, Sherman, Monday
for a surgical operation.
Miss Nell Reynolds visited her
aunt, Mrs. W. Y. Magers, at Sherman
last week-end.
Miss Ruth Melugin visited her sis-
ter, Mrs. Bill Miller, in Sherman
Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Evelyn Wilson, teacher in the
Bailey public schools, spent the week-
end at home.
This refrigerator counter
will insure you fresher
more appetizing perisha-
ble foods at all times. If
it’s fresh vegetables and
meats and modern equip-
ment, you’ll always find
me first to provide them.
LUTHER GORDON
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Simmons
visited in the home of her sister, Mrs.
G. H. Riley, at Whitesboro Sunday.
Mrs. R. T. Head of Leonard is visit-
ing in the home of her son, W. B.
Head.
Burleson’s Honey
Comb Honey, 32 oz 45c
Comb Honey, 16 oz 25c
Strained Honey, 8 oz.,.15c
G. C. Stuteville and
John Sadler attended a meeting of
« Ford service men at Paris Wednes-
day night. ’
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U- LOCALS 4
Paul Vestal visited in. Fort Worth
last week-end.
The U. S. Army recruiting station
at Dallas reports the following en-
listments: Doyal W. Kirby, White-
wright, enlisted March 29 and as-
signed to Medical department at Ft.
Sam Houston; Jim H. Ryon, Savoy,
enlisted April 8 and assigned to In-
fantry at Ft. Sam Houston.
Dr. and Mrs. B. Wrenn Webb, Dr.
J. F. Fender, Mrs. Lester Haile and
J. W. Henry attended the spring
meeting of the Paris Presbytery and
Presbyterial of the Presbyterian
Church in the U. S. A., Tuesday. The
meeting was held with the Pine
Street Presbyterian Church of Tex-
arkana.
No. 1 cans
SATURDAY ONLY
Admission 10c and 20c
Charles Starrett
“Dodge City Trail”
Plus SERIAL and SHORT
Mildred Pauline Reynolds, daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reynolds,
injured her arm while at play first
of the week and has been unable to
attend school for two days.
William Bryson and Miss Pearl
Pointer were married last week by
Rev. J. R. Waldrum. Mr. Bryson is
employed at the Kimbell Milling Co.
plant, and they will make their home
in Whitewright.
Mrs. J. C. Sprayberry and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clifton Moody, and Mrs. W.
W. Moody of Dallas and Mrs. Cath-
erine DeJernett of Commerce were
guests of Mrs. S. H. Montgomery
Sunday.
Sefe me for Life Insurance in old
line, legal reserve companies.—O. L.
(Pig) Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. John Philip Barbee
and -son of Marshall and Miss Bessie
Joe Barbee of Dallas visited their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Barbee,
last week-end.
Everybody’s weekly pay envelope
is lightened to some extent by the
heavy taxes which business must
pay. Recently a leading manufactur-
er of electrical equipment reported
$215 for each employee. Still more
startling is the figure revealed by an
oil company. In this instance, the
tax burden for 1936 amounted . to
$3,190 for each of 28,000 employees.
2 for 25C
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SATURDAY NITE PREVUE
and MONDAY
Admission 10c and 20c
WILL ROGERS
“Doctor Bull”
on a federal
i first of the
2 for 25C
PICKLES, Sour or
Dill, full quart
Mrs. F. M. Echols, Mrs. N. L.
Manning and Mrs. R. R. McDaniel
visited Miss Vivian Echols at Denton
Sunday.
Mrs. B. F. Freeman of Garland and
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ryan of McKin-
ney were guests of Mrs. T. J. Smith
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Keliehor of
Aqua Dulce visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. T. E. Barbee, first of the
week.
Black-Eyed Peas, No. 1 can
GRAPEFRUIT JUICE,
No. 2 can 1
THURS. & FRL, April 22-23
Admission 10c and 20c
DICK POWELL
Frances Lankford
— in —
“On the Avenue”
Plus SHORT SUBJECTS
Charlie White visited friends
Denton Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Reeves is visiting rela-
tives in Sherman this week.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Johnson visited
in Lone Oak Sunday.
Otho Miller of Dallas visited
uncle, John Miller, Saturday. ■
Jesse Massey suffered some :
tured 'ribs Tuesday when his
•missed a bridge near Enterprise.
Sidney Watson is attending
electric refrigerator service school at
Dallas today.
Mrs. D. S. Carr and Mrs. Cappie
Beard were week-end guests of their
sister, Mrs. T. M. Scott, in Denison.
Trade your old stove for a new Oil
or Gas Range. Easy payments.—O.
L. Jones.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Norvall and
his mother, Mrs. Maude Carl, of
Ardmore, Okla., visited Mrs. Nor-
vall’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hobart
Thrasher, Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Davis and Mrs.
Bennie McWilliams of Denison and
Mrs. H. T. Wilkins of Lubbock were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Ever-
heart Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Clark of Bonham
and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Murphy of
Van Alstyne spent Saturday night
with their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Ball, west of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee May of the Ely
community suffered minor injuries
last Friday when Mr. May lost con-
trol of his car and it overturned near
the Enterprise school.
Ray Cates is building a cottage east
of his home in East Whitewright. It
will be occupied by his son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Hughes.
The Ashburn ice cream store
opened for business this week, with
Muri Ryon in charge. This will be
the third season for • this popular
store in Whitewright. W, L. Ash-
burn of Denison was here first of the
week in connection with the opening I
I of the store.
Cull Reeves and son, Wallace, and
Miss Blannie Reeves visited relatives
in Dallas Sunday.
Mrs. Madeline Terry of Los An-
geles, Calif., and Mrs. John Long-
mire of La Mesa, Calif., are visiting
their sister, Mrs. R. S. Morehead.
H. P. Donigan
Connally attended an
Methodist conference at Fort Worth
Tuesday.
Mrs. R. R. McDaniel returned to
her home at Quanah today, after a
ten days visit with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Echols.
(FOOD
VALUES L
Mrs. Will Copeland of Sherman
was the guest of Mrs. Jesse Wallace
Monday.
CORN, TOMATO JUICE,
TOMATOES, SPAGHET-
TI, Standard Brands, E.p
No. 1 cans uu
Mrs. M. R. Key of Sherman visited
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Wallace last week-end.
daughters, Mrs. Ruby Grammer,
Miss Velma Bush, Miss Alda Mae
Bush and Miss Iona Bush, all of this
community; two brothers, Oland
Bush of Whitewright and Leo Bush
of Van Alstyne, and his mother, Mrs.
Belle Bush, and several brothers and
sisters who live in South Carolina.
Miss Dessie Reynolds is visiting
her aunts, Mrs. Lou Clemmer and
Mrs. J. R. Wood, in Independence,
Kansas.
CORN FLAKES, Kellog’s,
Cereal Bowl with OK p
2 Packages for uUu
Mrs. Burnie Sollis of Howe visited
her sister, Mrs. D. A. Yowell, last
Thursday and Friday.
Mrs. Maude Boyd of Sherman was
the week-end guest of Mrs. Frank
Hanna.
THE BARGAIN PRICES EFFECTIVE THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY!
Mrs. C. S. Smith and her
Mrs. J. L. Simmons of Denison,
visited their niece, Mrs. Edith Cody,
at Farmersville over the week-end.
TUESDAY - WEDNESDAY
10c to All—Bargain Nites—10c to All
The Jones Family
— in —
“Off to the Races”
with
Slim Summerville
Plus SHORT SUBJECTS
R. J. BUSH
Funeral services for R. J. Bush
were held at 3 p. -m. Monday at the
Pilot Grove Baptist Church, con-
ducted by Rev. J. A. Henderson of
Pilot Grove, Dr. B. Wrenn Webb of
Whitewright and Rev. Riley Barrett
of Sedalia. Interment was in Elm
Grove Cemetery, under direction of
R. R. Waldo.
Mr. Bush was electrocuted Sunday
afternoon near his home east of
Whitewright. His body was found
about 5:30 p. m. Sunday in the Ger-
man pasture south of his home. The
lifeless body of his dog was lying
by his side. Both had been electro-
cuted by a piece of telephone wire
tied to a heavy bolt and thrown over
a power line paralleling the Cotton
Belt Railroad. Mr. Bush had been
dead several hours when his body
was found.
He left home shortly after noon,
and was found by his wife and son
who instituted a search for him when
he failed to return.
Rullie J. Bush was born Nov. 4,
1885, at Fingerville, South Carolina,
the son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Bush.
He came to Texas in 1906 and in the
same year married Miss Ellen Cato
of Westminster.
Surviving are his wife, five sons,
Travis Bush, Vaden Bush, J. D. Bush,
Lyndol Bush and Eudell Bush, all of
the Whitewright community; four
W. M. Enochs of Sherman is visit-
ing in the home of his son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse
Wallace, this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Conn of Mar-
shall visited her mother, Mrs. S. H.
Montgomery, and other relatives
here last week-end.
RADISHES — CARROTS
BEETS —GREEN ro
ONIONS, bunch Jb
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