Weekend Visits Across Town Mentioned in Windom Notes
A sequence of social visits is recorded with Mrs. Sarah Wheeler hosting, Pvt. Billy Lite visiting from Camp Maxey, and Mr. and Mrs. Rex hosting. Several local residents travel to Dallas, Norman, Vernon, and Washington. The column notes church revival plans and a chaplains commission, plus updates on teaching and employment moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Lite
Camp Maxey
Paris
George Rex
Rex
Pueblo
Colo
Joyce Taylor
Commerce
Sid Taylor
W. A. Dorris
Denison
Colbert
Okla
Elmer Riddle
J. P. Riddle
Riddle
Jacks
Bells
John T. Wheeler
Dallas
Peyton Wheeler
Pvt
Ralph Fletcher
North Africa
Raymond Nash
Hugo, Okla
J. R. Weaver
Wiley Scarborough, Jr
Miami
Fla
W.N. Scarborough
Edd White
Lill Smith
Myrtle Smith
Vernon
Marvin White
Oodist Church
Kerr
Celeste
Clyde Gilcrease
Camp Wallace
Texas
B. Witherspoon
Ralph Gilmore
North American, Inc
Elmer Cain
Doyle and
Dwight
Mulberry
Eula Duncan
Houston
J. A. Haliburton
San Pedro
Calif
John Balentine
Norman
T. W. Sisterson
Bonham
Christ Ian Church
Sisterson
Leslie Evans
Sherman
Chester Moss
John Arey
Greenville
Lillie Kincaid
Nora Knight
George Eaton
Billy
Hubert Eaton
Lancaster
Ohio
William Trout
A. D. Trout
Reverends Nichols and Baker Visit Tulip Area
Rev L B Nichols and family spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Darling at Tulip. Rev Harrison Baker and wife from Sherman attended to lead the quarterly Conference at the Meth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lb. M. Nichols
Mrs. Darling
Tulip
Harrison Baker
Sherman
Wanted Men and Women to Take Simple Hearing Test
A home hearing test promises quick results and a money back guarantee if you do not hear better. The ad claims many people improved their hearing and urges ask about Curine Ear Drops at Saunders Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saunders Drug Store
Army renames Alaska highway to Alaska Military Highway
The Army drops the name Alcan for the 1630 mile road to Fairbanks redefining it as the Alaska Military Highway Brig Gen James A O Connor announces in general order No 24 He says the press and Canada opposed Alcan and the new name reflects the wartime purpose of the route built by the U S Army for the war effort not recreation or commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitehorse
Yy. T
Fairbanks
Alaska
Alcan
Alaska Military Highway
James A. O'Connor
Northwest Service Command
North America
Canada
O'Connor
U. S. Army
Return Of Jap Evacuees To Coast Opposed
Los Angeles June 17 Japanese evacuees should not be permitted to return to this vital defense area, said J W Buzzell secretary of the Los Angeles central labor council before a Dies subcommittee. He warned the move would please the Japanese government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
J. W. Buzzell
Los Angeles Central Labor Council
Dies
Mary Small Keeps Pretty Despite Broadway Grind
Mary Small, newly turned 21 and starring in Early to Bed on Broadway, shares beauty and diet tips learned from a life in show business. She emphasizes clean makeup, regular cleansing, sun exposure in season, and avoiding dramatic shifts before age 20 or 30 to maintain a youthful look.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Small
Fujoy
Rudy Vallee
Mary
Wartime quoted claim sparks fears of evacuee trust
Buzzell, claiming to represent 100,000 AFL union members, warned that many Japanese evacuees in army uniform could pose as soldiers and sabotage camps. He echoed Lt. Gen. DeWitt saying that a Jap is a Jap and urged strict review of return policies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buzzell
AFL
L. DeWitt
USO Clubroom Front Gets Screening and Upgrades
Workmen began screening the USO club room front on West 5th street to add space for table tennis and other games. The front will be built up with screens on windows, the concrete floor leveled, and other improvements completed to expand usable area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USO Club
West 5Th Street
Pacific Coast Teams To Allow Open Competition
The Pacific Coast Conference after splitting into two divisions ended its spring meeting by waiving most eligibility rules. Civilians and even freshmen and specialized students may compete in almost any sport, and servicerelated assignments to conference schools would allow athletes to participate on varsity squads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
W.P
Armed Services
Edwin N. Atherton
PCC
Fannin County Girls Registered For TSCW Term
Fannin County girls from Bonham Ector Honey Grove Leonard and Savoy are registered at the Texas State College for Women for the summer session. The first term ends July 14 and regular session registration opens September 20. Three graduates continue studies in English Library Science and Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denton
Texas
Fannin County
Texas State College For Women
Bonham
Ector
Honey Grove
Leonard
Savoy
Annie Pearl Heaton
Charles D. Hays
Elizabeth Beatrice Williams
E. E. Williams
Willie Cobb
Honey Grve
Bernice Elliott
J. A. Ellott
Frankie Lee Jones
Walter Jones
Sarah Beth Kelsey
Russell Kelsey
Jerry Fuller
H. H. Fuller
Joan Crabb
Paul Crabb
TSCW
L. H. Hubbard
Rehabilitation of Blighted City Areas Discussed
Omaha delegates at the Citizens' Conference on Planning heard Alfred Bettman of Cincinnati outline a citywide rehab plan. He urged governmental purchase or condemnation to gain neighborhood control and proposed restoring land to private ownership after rehabilitation with federal aid essential due to local funding limits. A stray adage about mules closes the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Citizens’ Conference On
Alfred Bettman
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Planning Commission
Youthful Gunner Discharged From Air Force
Clifford R. Wherley of Elmwood Illinois a 16 year old Marauder gunner with over 100 combat hours is being sent home to be discharged from the Air Force after serving in more than 21 combat missions He earned the Air Medal and three Oak Leaf Clusters and hopes to work at the Martin Aircraft Factory building planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allied
North Africa
U.2
Clifford R. Wherley
Elmwood
Ill
United States
Airforce
Wherley
Peoria
Martin Aircraft Factories
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Windom
Max Wheeler, Jr
Hillsboro
Sarah Wheeler
BE. J. Cappleman
Tioga
L. A. Morris
Ravenna
TNN
D. L. Watson
Mgr
By Jacqueline Hunt
Miss Hunt
USO
Pacific Coast
Sox
Texney
Air Force
Bonham Theatres
Basil
Sydney - Pilbeam
Cat People
Tom Conway
Simone
Seaforth Line
Cologne
Wrisley
Peeler
Mason & Dillon
Black Land Belt
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