Local residents head to meetings and events around town
J B Mercer and Miss Elizabeth Waggoner visit relatives in Lone Oak and Austin. Dentists, engineers, and Navy recruiters attend meetings. School principal David McKinney enlists in the Army Air Corps and will report to Kelly Field May 17. A patent document shared by George Burnham’s family garners interest from manufacturers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David McKinney
Whitewright High School
Army Air Corps
Kelly Field
San Antonio
George Burnham
Denison
W. H. Horton
Burnham
Robert E. Burnham
van Alstyne
George W. Burnham
Official
Inventor’s Magazine
Mr. Burnham
Hudgins Telegram Tells Pryor Tornado Safety
Mr and Mrs A A Hudgins received a telegram Tuesday from their son Anther Hudgins and his wife and baby said they were not in the tornado path that struck Pryor Oklahoma Monday Anther serves at the defense plant near Pryor
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Denison Herald
Billie Daniel
Pryor
Okla
Daniel
A. E. Daniel
Katy
Susie Jackson
Denison
Methodist
Waco
A. A. Hudgins
Anther Hudgins
Anther Ds
Boy Hurt in Sherman Street Collision At Ashburn’s
Gene Stephens, injured Monday after he ran from between parked cars in front of Ashburn's ice cream store and collided head first with Roy Taylor's truck. The Grammar School student suffered a concussion and was hospitalized with expectant discharge in a day or so.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Stephens
Finis Stephens
Sherman
Roy Taylor
Ashburn
Ashburn’s
Taylor
Friday Literary Club Closes Year With Travel Program
The Friday Literary Club held its final meeting of the year at Mrs. J. B. Hamilton's home with Mrs. Russell Summers hosting. Members reflected on programs and voted donations totaling 11 to Navy Relief, Red Cross, and China relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Hamilton
Russell Summers
Geo. K. Stephens
J. H. Waggoner
C. J. Meador
Airways
Paul Ryan
T. E. Barbee
Navy Relief Fund
American Red Cross
China Relief
Sunday School Class Entertained with Patriotic Program
Miss Ruth Cox and Mrs. Homer Sears hosted the Hickman Sunday School Class Friday night at Mrs. Sears home. A patriotic program was performed with devotional led by Mrs. R. I. Hickman and music by Mrs. O. L. Jones and Miss Viva Phillips. Twelve members and four guests were served refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Cox
Homer Sears
Hickman
Music Club Holds Final Meeting of the Year
The Whitewright Music Club met Wednesday at Mrs. Guy Hamilton's home for its last meeting. Activities resume next October. Mrs. A L Jackson concluded the book Our American Music. Mrs. Sarah Kilgree sang Trees with piano by Mrs. O L Jones. Mrs. Jones and Miss Viva Phillips played a piano duet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Music Club
Guy Hamilton
A. L. Jackson
Howard
Sarah Kilgree
Kilmer
O. L. Jones
Jones
Viva Phillips
Fidelis Class Party at Baptist Church
The Fidelis Class of the Baptist Sunday School met at 3 30 p m Thursday in a business and social session led by Miss Lena Mae Gowdy. Mrs E P Wootten gave the devotional while Mrs O L Jones and Mrs O L Sears presented musical numbers. Mrs J B King organized the diversions and refreshments were served by hostesses including Mrs Oscar McCollum Mrs Cora Harris Mrs King and Mrs Sears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fidelis
The
Baptist Sunday School
Lena Mae Gowdy
E. P. Wootten
O. L. Jones
O. L. Sears
J. B. King
Oscar McCollum
Cora Harris
King
Sears
Decoration Day at Vittitoe Cemetery Service announced
The annual decoration day service at Vittitoe Cemetery near Ken tucky town is set for 3 p m Sunday. All who have loved ones buried there are urged to attend for a song service a talk and a funds collection to maintain the cemetery through the summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vittitoe Cemetery
Kentuckytown
Iowa seeks Houston man extradition denied
Iowa authorities asked for extradition of Elmer Don Fowler a Houston defense industry worker who escaped a 14 year old sentence and 1940 escape from an Iowa reformatory. Governor Stevenson denied the request saying Fowler has paid his debt and has a Houston family. Iowa charged that Fowler entered a house and stole a pair of socks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Iowa
Elmer Don Fowler
Houston
Stevenson
Fowler
Army Corporal James Earl Dockery Dies in Tank Repair Accident
Funeral services were held at Trenton Methodist Church for James Earl Dockery 26 of Trenton who died from injuries at Camp Polk Louisiana on April 12 when an army tank he was helping fix fell on him. He enlisted July 1941 and was promoted to corporal. He married Mildred Connellly November 15 1941. He was brother to Mrs Oscar Kissinger and brother-in-law of Mrs Glen Earnheart. Friends from Whitewright attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton Methodist Church
James Earl Dockery
Earl Dockery
Trenton
James Earl
Camp Polk
Corporal Dockery
Mildred Connelly
Jim Connelly
War relief offerings at local churches pledged to reach mill
Dr B Wrenn Webb pastor leads 10 am Sunday school with R P Montgomery as superintendent and Fred Cook Jr conductor. 10 50 am Emergency Fund For War Sufferers and Junior Church sponsors Mrs Homer Sears Mrs Paul Cook Miss Viva Phillips. Norma Smith music. 7 pm Youth Fellowship League led by Leroy Martin substitute James Reeves president Margaret Hanna sponsor Mrs Clay Horton. 8 pm A Prayer that Stopped Short. 9 pm Inter church Fellowship at Methodist Church. The Presbyterian Church seeks one million dollars for war relief by May 31 with one dollar from each of the million givers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
R. P. Montgomery
Fred Cook Jr
Homer Sears
Paul Cook
Viva Phillips
Norma Smith
Youth Fellowship League
Leroy Martin
James Reeves
Margaret Hanna
Clay Horton
Methodist Church
The
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church to Hold Sunday Services and Dedication
The Bells methodist pastor Rev Roy Bagley will preach Sunday at 10 50 am at Paint Creek Methodist Church in Haskell County for the dedication service. A youth led service follows at 8 15 pm with a quartet of Mrs A L Jackson LaVerne Kilgroe Virginia McKenzie and Mrs Sarah Kilgroe. Sunday School starts at 10 am. Inter Church youth fellowship meets Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Adcock
Methodist Church
Paint Creek Methodist Church
Haskell
Roy Bagley
Bells Methodist Church
Bells
Adcock
New
Haskell County
Virginia McKenzie
A. L. Jackson
LaVerne Kilgroe
Sarah Kilgroe
Presbyterian Church
Cotton crop production falls from 1940 to 1941 in US report
The Agriculture Department final 1941 cotton report lists total production at 10,744,000 bales of 500 pounds, down from 12,566,000 in 1940. Planted and harvested areas, yields per acre, and state totals for 500-pound bales are detailed, showing declines across most states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Missouri
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Okla
State Visit Counts and Datasets Across Regions
The figures list counts by state: Homa 208 and 718,000. Texas 165 and 2,652,000. New Mexico 433 and 106,000. Arizona 348 and 181,000. California 551 and 404,000. all other states 598 and 25,000. The data appear as paired totals per region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homa
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
Youth Leader Joins Army From Youth Work
Joseph P. Lash, 32, a youth student leader and friend of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, was inducted into the Army Tuesday and assigned to Fort Jay on Governors Island after resigning as executive secretary of the International Student Service two weeks earlier. He said the move marks the end of his youth activities and anticipates no need for such work after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joseph P. Lash
Navy
Army
Fort Jay
Governor's Island
Lash
Franklin D. Roosevelt
International Student Service
Two Perrin Field Flyers Die In Training Crash
Whiteboro scene reports the deaths of Lt. Peter E. Richards 24 an instructor and Raymond E. Miller a cadet from Perrin Field both killed when their training plane crashed at the edge of Whitesboro on a routine flight. Cause of the accident was not determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Everheart
Ernest Everheart Jr
Ernest Everheart
Carlsbad
N. M
Young Everheart
Alaska
Fort Richardson
Whitesboro
Peter E. Richards
Arthur Richards
Washington, D. C
Raymond E. Miller
R. E. Miller
Glendale
Calif
Perrin Field
Miller
Lieut. Richards
McKinney Voters Reject Parking Meters
In a special election McKinney voters rejected continuing parking meters in the business district. The meters were installed six months ago for a trial period and voters decided against extending the program.
Rubber Raincoats Promise Better Than Rubber for Canadian Forces
Ottawa reports a new raincoat fabric made from cheap limestone powder and vinyl resin as a substitute for rubber. The Department of Munitions and Supply says the polymerized resin coating, dyed blue or khaki and sealed for flexibility, will be applied to cotton fabric to produce a durable, weatherproof coat for sailors soldiers and airmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Canada
Department of Munitions and Supply
New Raincoats Highlight Heat and Chemical Resistance
The department notes the raincoats resist light and heat better and won’t crack under minus 20 Fahrenheit. they withstand hundreds of degrees of heat and aren’t affected by alkalis acids alcohols petroleum solvents oils or greases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
Sergeant York Seeks Illiterate Riflemen Unit
Nashville dispatch reports Sergeant Alvin C. York proposes to lead a battalion of selective service men rejected for illiteracy. He visited state headquarters to offer his services, saying Kentucky and Tennessee crack shots are among the best soldiers. Brig. Gen. Frazier will forward the request to the War Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
Alvin C. York
Tennessee
War Department
Selective Service
Wolf River
Kentucky
Thomas A. Frazier
Frazier
York
Hollywood Takes Andy Seriously
Katherine Brush notes the care taken to portray the Hardy family and their surroundings in film and literature. Authors research five generations, imaginary towns, and detailed citizen data to keep Andy perfectly average and relatable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hardy
Carvel
Andy
Mickey
Katherine Brush
Readers’ Digest
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. B. Mercer
Lone Oak
Coy Harris
Elizabeth Waggoner
Mrs. Lee Wilburn
F. D. Layman
American Dental Association
T. B. Blakey
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
George Hansard Jr
U. S. Engineers Office
Gainesville
Dallas
American College of Surgeons
W. C. Bailey
Barbara
Charleston, S. C
Mrs. Bailey
W. M. Cox
Albert L. Reeves
U. S. Army Engineers
Sara Kathryn Arterberry
University of Texas
H. T. Arterberry
Jim Blanton
Lubbock
B. F. Blanton
Russell Bryant
U. S. Navy
Whitewright
Jack Dickerman
Dickerman
Carl Holland
E. L. Finley
Abilene
Ben Montgomery
Montgomery
Commerce
Wolfe City
Greenville
Royal Arch Masons
McKinney
B. W. Newman
Emory Christian
R. R. Summers
Joe H. Rutherford
Highway 160
Earl Jenkins
Fort Worth
Walter Jenkins
Earl
Sherman Selective Service Board
Oran Sears
Farmersville
Davie Mae Hollingsworth
Velma Phillips
Ernest Smith
Eva Williams
Royce Jones
Sun Office
Drunette Farley
Pascal Farley
East Texas State Teachers College
Miss Farley
Joe Johnson
R. B. Gordon
Mr. Johnson
the Home Demonstration Club
Parent-Teacher Association
Grayson County Unit of
Home Economists
Ercel Eppright
First Baptist Church of Sherman
Eppright
Department of Home Economics
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Whitewright, Texas
RCA Living Sound
Aachen
STAR
Vigilantes
Kansas
Don Red
Barry Lynn Merrick
William Harde
Don Winslow
Judy Canova
Tom Brown
Billy Gilbert
Ruth Terry
Skinny Ennis
His
Grace Allen
Leon Errol
Lem Tittsworth’s
Bonham
Music Club
Fidelis Class Party
First Presbytrian Church
Rexall
Hollywood
Voices
Batiste
Seersucker
Poplins
Chambray
Shantung
Cole & Davis Co
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