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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1942
Page
5
Readers list visits and relatives from Denton Dallas Waxahachie Paris and other towns with social updates. Citizens include Dr Layman and family in Celina and Tioga, and a defense plant worker in Garland. Community events include Devonport sales and church society meetings.
Joe Johnson bought the R B Gordon building formerly occupied by Luther Gordon groceries. He will move his radio and jewelry stock in about May 1 after remodeling. Attending the funeral of Sheriff W L Murray were Mr and Mrs H T Atterberry and Mrs Lilian Slusher in Henderson.
Mrs S E Wallace entertained Saturday at her home with a party for her son Joe Morris who was celebrating his eighth birthday. After games refreshments were served from a table centered with a decorated birthday cake. Attending were Jimmie Christian Ann Witt John Dale Reeves Jim Allen Spinks Margie Beth Claborn Laura Jean Wilson Nancy Sue May Joyce Hansard Peggy Parnell Bobby Norris Penn Wootten Edward McDowell Jerry Lee Norris Don Ray Mullinix Doris Ann Wallace and the honoree Mrs Van Claborn assisted in serving.
Scott Wilson daughter of A C Wilson of Denison and R A Scott son of A L Scott of Whitewright were married Friday in Durant Oklahoma with Rev Marsh officiating. The bride attended Ol ney school and worked for Kraft in Denison. The groom, a Whitewright High School class of 1939 graduate, will live on a farm southeast of Whitewright.
Dr B Wrenn Webb the pastor leads Sunday school at 10 a m with R P Montgomery as superintendent and Jack Sears as conductor. Morning worship at 10 50 a m on Serving Christ. Junior Church at 10 50 a m with Alice Davis president and sponsors Mrs Homer Sears and Mrs Paul Cook. music sponsor Miss Viva Phillips with Norma Smith assistant. Evening Youth Fellowship League at 7 p m led by Margaret Hanna with sponsors Mrs Marion Felker and Mrs Clay Horton. At 8 p m Christ or Chaos and at 9 p m young people host Interchurch Fellowship, welcome to visitors from other churches.
Rev. W. Harrison Baker Sherman district superintendent will preach at the Methodist Church Sunday morning at 11. Pastor W. W. Adcock will preach at Waples Memorial Methodist Church in Denison and return to the local pulpit for the 8 o'clock Sunday night service. Sunday school meets at 10 and the Youth Fellowship program at 7.
Isiaah H. Fogle aged 73 a lifelong Cedar community resident northwest of Tom Bean died Friday in a Sherman hospital. Funeral services were held Sunday at 3 p m at Cedar Methodist Church conducted by Rev W W Adcock of Whitewright and the Rev.
D Barron of Howe is remembered in a notice stating Mr Fogle is survived by his wife and six children. The piece notes he was brother to the late Columbus Fogle who lived west of town and later in Whitewright until his death.
Robert M. May 86 a Hale and Floyd County farmer died at 4 am at 205 Cedar Street after a short illness. He moved to Floyd County in 1902 from Cook County and resided in Plainview for 16 years. Survivors include wife and children Georgie Pierce E E May Mrs R L Mickey Claude May Ralph May Elmer Mickey C M May Oklahoma City and Mrs Phillip Baker Portales NM a brother William May Fort Worth and sister Mrs E E Chansler Gainesville plus grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial was at Plainview Cemetery with M W Lemons Funeral Home directing. minister T J Carder of the Tulsa Church of Christ officiated.
W A Medlin 72 a retired Katy railroad worker died at his Sadler home after a three hour illness. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Church with Rev J L James officiating. Burial was in Sadler Cemetery. He was born Jan 3 1870 in Whitewright Texas and leaves a wife two sons Tom and Leon two daughters Pearl Smith and Jewell Gamblin nine grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
J S Taylor route two Denison resident and longtime Grayson County native campaigned in Whitewright today for county commissioner precinct 2. His formal notice appeared in the political announcement column of The Sun. a fuller candidacy notice will run later.
To sweet potato plant buyers the notice urges tagging each bundle of slips with 1942 tags issued by the State Department of Agriculture after inspections. It warns untagged slips may come from diseased seed or infested beds and could harbor weevil eggs, highlighting pest free zone requirements.
J E McDonald Commissioner warns that weevil damaged sweet potatoes threaten big losses in 1917 as Texas growers expand canning and dehydration markets. He urges a plant disease tag to insure against further losses and protect food crops.
Dr. Ross R. May led a Rotary Club luncheon program featuring Dr. D. C. Enloe and Dr. C. Strother of Sherman. They outlined medical and surgical progress in accessible terms. Glen Earnhart announced the annual club fish fry for Friday May 1. Next week C. J. Meador leads. Attendance remained high with two 100 percent meetings this month. Visitors included Dr. Thomas F. Gallaher and Dr. L. T. McCutcheon.
The document notes that a four page Occupational Questionnaire is sent to nine million men aged 20 to 44 who registered for selective service. It will take weeks to process the data and months to complete the job for all 40 million men registered in early drafts and future registrations.
The card mailing will take about five days for local draft boards to address and mail. Within ten days of receiving the occupational questionnaire registrants must complete and return it. The 34 questions and 228 trade checks will cause confusion and many will need help from 6500 local boards and 1500 Employment Service offices.
An Exchange article portrays Success as a family with father Work mother Ambition and children including Common Sense Perseverance Honesty Thoroughness Enthusiasm Foresight Cooperation and Character Cheerfulness Loyalty Courtesy Care Economy Sincerity Harmony Opportunity and the old man. The piece suggests knowing the old man helps relate to the rest of the family.
The interior region of Fukien Province in China has been developed into an industrial area producing goods valued at more than six million Chinese dollars each year.
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