Whitewright News Roundup Covers Local Visits and Town Happenings
Local residents report visits and travels with relatives from Bonham Paris Garland Gainesville Dallas and Washington. The Katy tracks improvements staging hail loss claims and April drought. Notable notes include canning center setup at the Grammar School and the sale of local papers by John McGaughey now sole owner of the Albany News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John McGaughey
R. H. McCarty
Mr. McGaughey
Mary McGaughey
Whitewright
Sun
Star-Courier
Plano
Moran
Moran News
John
Albany News
Texas
Local visits and Mrs. Willis attend district Methodist meeting
Mr. and Mrs. Oran Sears visited relatives in Farmersville Sunday. Mrs. H. C. Willis Mrs. Duke R. Barron and Mrs. J. H. Waggoner attended a district meeting of Methodist women at Ector Wednesday. Mrs. Robert Evans of Dallas is Coy Harris. She recently returned from San Diego where she visited her husband in the Navy and toured the ship he serves on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gillett
Dallas
Robert Charles
Mr. Gillett
Grady Gillett
Whitewright
Ona Bell Hampton
Lee Hampton
Washington, D. C
Dallas Naval Air Station
Lorna Thornton Gilmore
South Texas
Mexico
Braxton B. Gilmore
U. S. Navy
Canal Zone
Kenneth McCoy
McPherson
Kansas
McCoy
George McCoy
Blue Ridge
M. Belew
Oran Sears
Farmersville
H. C. Willis
Duke R. Barron
J. H. Waggoner
Ector
Robert Evans
Coy Harris
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Sunday School Class Entertains Fidelis Class
The Fidelis Class of the Baptist Sunday School met at Mrs. Clyde Gibson’s home for a business and social gathering. President Mrs. A. G. Mullinix led the meeting with devotional by Mrs. E. P. Wootten. Fourteen members and three visitors attended, including Mrs. Fred Cook Mrs. Robert Chumbley of Borger and Mrs. Tom Head. Cohostesses were Mrs. J. A. Yeager Mrs. Lillian McSpedden Miss Pernie Badgett and Miss May Badgett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelis
The
Baptist Sunday School
Clyde Gibson
A. G. Mullinix
E. P. Wootten
Fred Cook
Robert Chumbley
Borger
Tom Head
J. A. Yeager
Lillian McSpedden
Pernie Badgett
May Badgett
Methodist Society Social Meeting in April at Waggoner Home
The W S C S of the Methodist Church held its April social at Mrs. J. H. Waggoner’s home with hosting by Mrs. Hazel Jackson and Mrs. Waggoner. Mrs. Ross May led the program on Singing the Lord's Song in China. A new member joined. preacher Duke R Barron led the Bible study lesson on God and the Problem of Suffering scheduled May 1 at 3 pm in the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.S.C.S
Methodist Church
J. H. Waggoner
Hazel Jackson
Waggoner
Ross May
China
May
W. H. King
Loren Goddard
Olivia Whedbee
Duke R. Barron
W. N. Stone
God
Morrow Cousin John F. Morrow Dies in Oklahoma
Mortuary records report the death of John F. Morrow on February 19 at his home near Prague Oklahoma. He was formerly of Ely in Fannin County and attended Orangeville Academy and Grayson College. He married Sallie Hill and is survived by his wife, two daughters and four sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora Morrow
John F. Morrow
Prague
Oklo
Start Running Yourself Daily Joke Exchange
A lighthearted quip in a domestic setup centers on a husband joking about a dream in which another man runs off with his wife. He asks the interloper why he is running, prompting a playful exchange between spouses.
Hard to Do Rastus Shoes Prompt Aged Dialect Laugh
Comic exchange shows a sparing joke about shoes and fitting, with Sambo character humor describing tightness and need to break in the footwear. The line captures dialect humor and period tone.
Church Services Schedule For E P Wootten Parish
Outline of weekly worship activities led by Pastor E P Wootten includes Sunday morning services with Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m. Evening programs feature Training Union at 6 45 p m and another worship service at 7 45 p m. Wednesday prayer meeting is at 7 45 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Wootten
Training Union
Sermon and Bible Study Schedule With Communion
J Pat Salyer leads a Bible study at 10 a.m. and preaches at 11 a.m. A communion service follows at 11:45 a.m. Evening worship begins at 7:30 p.m. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pat Salyer
Presbyterian Church Services and Schedule
Rev. Wm. A. Casseday presides at the Presbyterian Church with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship follows at 11 a.m. Evening worship is at 7:45 p.m.
Central Christian and Methodist Church Service Schedule
Central Christian Church holds communion at 11 a.m. and Methodist Church led by Duke R Barron offers morning worship at 11. Evening service is 7:45 with Youth Fellowship at 7 and choir practice at 7:30 on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Duke R. Barron
First Presbyterian Church Welcomes Visitors Sunday
Sunday School at 10 a m each Sunday through the year. Evening worship time to be announced at morning service. A goodly number of visitors joined in morning worship and a standing invitation is extended to all to attend all church services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Wm. A. Casseday
Presbyterian Church
Day By Day The Rows of White Crosses Grow
Fort Worth Press describes Fifth Army beachhead in Italy expanding supplies and services. The Quartermaster Corps runs a bakery laundry hospital laundry and a large salvage depot plus the military cemetery. Laundry can produce 3000 pieces in 10 hours with about 80 men in the platoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Fifth Army
Italy
Destruction by out of control ducks and a stark salvage scene
The piece details duck driven wreckage after brake failures, memorialized amphibious trucks named with A, and a salvage dump where soldiers’ clothing is sorted by Negro workers for reuse. It also describes the vast cemetery for American war dead on the beachhead, with daily burials and orderly rows of white crosses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Hidden Dangers on a Beachhead Graves
The report describes a perilous Anzio cemetery scene where unidentified American dead lie in dugouts nearby. Soldiers must choose a high knoll to avoid water, while shells repeatedly strike the burial area. Wounded diggers and uprooted bodies tell of persistent danger and grim routine.
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Anzio
Hints for Housewife: practical uses and care tips
Practical guidance on repurposing old blankets for linings and baby bunting, cleaning a broom weekly, blanket stitching to renew a felt hat, crocheted edging options, avoiding sunning feather pillows, repurposing worn umbrellas as drying racks, protecting ironwork from rust, and proper sheet drying technique. Also notes sun spot sizes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs. Lela Ownby
Bonham
Gene O. Hughes
Paris
Lucy Craig
Garland
M. T. Craig
Wm. E. Ayers
E. J. Fralicks of
Gainesville
J. A. Melugin
Ross R. May
Rotary Clubs
Whitewright Club
R. E. Lingenfelter
Osteopathic Physicians
Betty Tomlinson
E. E. Tomlinson
F. C. Talleson
Marjorie
Denton Talleson
Max Montgomery
Julian Montgomery
Austin
Jim Everheart
Sherman
Ben Montgomery
Lem Tittsworth Rural Furniture
J. W. Hollingsworth
American Legion Hall
Allen Harper
Lonnie Darwin
Henryetta
Okla
Corsicana
Mr. Harper
West Side Church of Christ
Bob Hunter
Bobbie Jean
Ray Blakey
Kenneth
Geraldine McCoges
T. C
Martha
Riley Tabor
Philco Radio
Lem Tittsworth
Katy
Otto Russell
R. D. Maddux
Grammar School
Rex Cruse
Russell
Nicholson
Manning & Meador Hardware — Farmalls — Furniture
Methodist Society
Church OF Christ
Central Christian Church
Ernie Pyle
Farley Grocery
Panamas
Cole &? Davis Co
Sudan
Pascal Farley
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