Local residents share visits and family notices
The column lists numerous calls and visits: G Doss vacationing in Washington D C Jimmye Lee Brown in Mansfield Missouri J D Heard visiting Dallas relatives Inez and Gladys Ray in Memphis Billie Jo Hopper back from north of town Mrs D C Watson visiting Kelous Watson family in Randolph Wade Everheart stricken with paralysis Bell rural mail carrier Mrs Cappie Beard in Denison L LaRoe in Durant Okla and other kinship trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmye Lee Brown
Mansfield
Missouri
Funeral services for Mrs Fannie Blakey Badgett in Whitewright
Mrs Fannie Blakey Badgett died of a heart attack at St Vincent's Hospital Sherman. Funeral held at her late residence with Rev C Chumbley and Rev J D Fleming officiating and burial in Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born March 1 1872 and survived by three sons two daughters four grandchildren and one great grandson. brother T E Blakey of Savoy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Blakey Badgett
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Sherman
C. Chumbley
J. D. Fleming
Oak Hill Hill Cemetery
Badgett
J. W. Blakey
Whitewright
Judson Badgett
The
Baptist Church
North Africa
W. L. Hatfield
Lloyd Badgett
California
Willanell
David Badgett
Billie Hatfield
Robert Michael Badgett
T. E. Blakey
Savoy
Funeral services held for Charlie Smith in Denison area
Charlie Smith died in Denison Hospital Friday morning. Funeral rites were at Marvin Methodist Church east of Whitewright at 3 p m with Rev. C C Childress and Rev. R L Cates officiating and interment at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include his widow four sons four daughters a deceased daughter, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Active pallbearers were nephews W C Musser M H Musser Frank Smith Virgil Smith Lynn Cooper Ben Blanton. Born April 1 1878 in Tennessee he moved to Texas in 1879 and joined the Methodist Church at 17 following a 1898 marriage to Ida Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Smith
Denison
Marvin Methodist Church
Whitewright
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
C. C. Childress
R. L. Cates
W. C. Musser
M. H. Musser
Frank Smith
Virgil Smith
Lynn Cooper
Ben Blanton
Mr. Smith
Tennessee
Texas
Ida Page
Loren Smith
Los Angeles
Calif
Oral Smith
Franso
Harold Smith
San Diego
Osburn Smith
B. W. Lingo
Allen Ree
J. B. Dodson
Gainesville
Albert Patridge
Winifred Hamilton
Leon Henderson
Bakersville
L. M
M. R. Smith
Churches Schedule Service and Sunday School
Church notices announce Rev. E. P. Wootten as pastor with Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by W. T. Simmons, superintendent. Morning worship is at 11 o'clock and the evening service at 8:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Wootten
Chicken Production Reaches All-Time Peak in 1943
The Agriculture Department reports 1943 U.S. farm raised chickens reached an estimated 925,625,000 birds, up 16 percent from 1942 and 36 percent above 1931–41 average. Growth tied to favorable chicken egg and feed price relations with most chicks hatchery sourced. Increases occurred in all states with gains from five to 32 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Young man evades draft by registering under multiple names
Philadelphia. United States Commissioner Norman J. Griffin dismissed a charge against Sanford H. Hunt, 16, for failing to answer a selective service questionnaire after Hunt testified. He said he knew the services would not take him for being underage but registered with five boards under different names to boost quotas and claimed he did not see one questionnaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Norman J. Griffin
Sanford H. Hunt
Hunt
Army
Navy
Marines
News of Soldiers in Service Postcard Appeal
The paper invites readers to send news about boys in the service including transfers promotions furloughs and notable events. Readers are urged to mail postcards letters or visit the office with updates to print in the hometown paper.
Texas Livestock Shipments Climb 7500 Cars in First Half 1943
Texas moved 57,672 carloads of livestock from January through June 1943, up from 50,172 in the same period 1942. Cattle accounted for 37,744 cars, calves 4,940, hogs 9,239, and sheep 5,749 despite rationing and shortages at butcher shops, per the University of Texas bureau of business research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Tobacco habits in the United States by state survey
The Federation of Tax Administrators finds that Texans smoke about 1100 cigarettes per person per year, far below Connecticut at 1976 and Arkansas at 519. The survey notes higher cigarette consumption in New England and New York linked to higher incomes and widespread acceptance of women smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Connecticut
Arkansas
Federation of Tax Administrators
New England
New York
Methodist Church Services Led by Pastor Adcock
Pastor W. W. Adcock will preach at 11 o clock and 8 30. Sunday school begins at 10 o clock with a cordial welcome extended to all. Regular services follow at the Methodist Church this Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Adcock
Methodist
Sweden Denies Nazi Troop Crossing to Norway
The Swedish cabinet under King Gustav will cancel the agreement allowing German troops to cross Sweden to reach Norway. London reports suggest Allied air strikes on Hamburg may be linked to a broader plan to sever German forces in Norway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Gustav
Sweden
Norway
London Evening Standard
Stockholm
Hamburg
Tobacco use varies by region and tax policy
The Dallas News notes smoking shifts by region with more snuff and chewing in lower income areas and women’s smoking facing objections. Texas shows higher per capita cigarette use than Arkansas and Oklahoma, influenced partly by soldiers in training. cigarette taxes of 2 cents or more reduce consumption, while 5 cent taxes in Oklahoma and Arkansas and 3 cent in Texas and South Dakota have limited impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Dallas News
Cost Of War Deaths And Spending Across Ages
The article notes estimates of war costs: Caesar's campaigns cost little by comparison with modern wars. It cites a per soldier life cost of 50 000 dollars, and direct costs reaching about 500 billion dollars to date. It states daily fighting costs around 1.5 billion and the United States bearing roughly a quarter of total costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Axis
United States
War Costs Ballooning Estimates Pass Four Hundred Billion
The article cites Earnest Stern in English magazine Banker estimating total war costs to spring at 394 billion dollars with about 229 billion paid by the Allies. American Washington sources place the cost near 400 billion dollars for the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earnest Stern
Banker
Washington
Sketches in Black and White Contrasting Tales
A collection of humorous vignettes from The Rotarian about a woman named Lizzie guided by a conscience and a Colonel arguing over a turkey. The pieces feature dialogue on faith timing and a cook revealing a hidden personal memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Colonel Suh
Lettuce Vitamin A Content Compared Between Leaves
A leaf of green leaf lettuce provides about forty times as much vitamin A as an inner leaf from head lettuce. The comparison highlights how leaf varieties deliver higher nutrient density in a single leaf.
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T. G. Doss of
Sun Force
Washington, D. C
J. D. Heard
Mrs
J. E. Payne Jr
Dallas
Inez
Gladys Ray
Memphis, Tenn
Billie Jo Hopper
D. C. Watson
Randolph
Son
Kelous Watson
Ben Montgomery
I. M. Runion
Wolfe City
Wade Everheart
Bells
L. LaRoe
Durant
Okla
John P. Haden
E. O. May
Madill, Okla
R. May
Mrs. Grady England of
Hope, Ark
John Hopper
C. E. Glass
Corpus Christi
W. J. Martin
Homer Garner
Hot Springs
Clyde Craig of
M. T. Craig
Lyda German
Coweta
R. W. Moore
Joe Johnson
A. M. Bryant
Charlie Ayres
Paul Stephens
Devonport
Mardell Pumphrey of
Graham
Mrs. Royce Lay
W. A. Blanton
Oklahoma City
B. F. Blanton
Pascal Cox
Houston
W. M. Cox
Ruth Cox
Lee Wilson
Frank Phillips
Woodmen Circle Home
Frank Pruitt
B. W. Newman
W. S. Donihoo
Claud Donihoe
Carl May
C. P. McGinnis
J. T. Follis
Louisville
Follis
J. T. Follis Jr
M-K-T
Mrs. Marvin Smith of
Velma Sadler
Robert Warden
Lubbock
D. M. Rich
P. A. Spain
Paris
W. A. Kirkpatrick
E. H. Conibear
Mary Jackson
Albert L. Jackson
Henrietta Jackson
John J. Miller
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
R. O. Miller
St. Louis
C. B. Norris
Phoenix, Ariz
Sgt
James Norris
Baby
Marfa
John Norris
Town
Bruce Pember
Joyce
Maybelle
Joan
R. H. May
W. E. Marlowe
Fort Worth
C. E. Marlowe
Wararnt
Donald C. Humphrey
Mesa, Ariz
Humphrey
Whitweright
Ernest Mayo
K. D. Kidd
Joe B. Foster
J. M. Parrish
Route Four
Mr. Parrish
S. G. Seals
Jimmie
Oakland
L. M. Magers
Mr. Seals
Rosa Seals
C. H. Skaggs
Ben Ball
Wm. R. Skaggs
Valhalla
S. C
Luther G. Skaggs
Marion
N. C
Eula Wiley
Denton
Carl Reeves
Blannie Reeves
James Stuteville
Wallace Reeves
Jack Reeves
G. C. Stateville
J. B. Redman
Lon Washington McKinney
Jerome Stinnett
John Leslie Boyd
Clark Leon Spratt
James V. M. Lay
Royce Lay
Texas University School of Medicine
Galveston
New York Metropolitan Hospital
C. P. Johnson
Henry B. Roberson
Abilene
Roberson
Paris Island
Charles H. Roberson
Johnson
J. C. Flagg
Porto Rico
Walter Pritchett
Flagg
U. S. Navy
Princeton University
Riley Tabor
Jim Wilson
Ray Blakey
Louise Sikes
C. E. Dean
Bertha Page
Ollie Bartlett
Carl Caraway
H. D. Cobb
Guy Dillon Vof
Magnolia
U. S. Grammer
Mrs. Fannie Blakey Badgett
the Sun
Cook Grocery
Fred Cook, JR
Lizzie
Miss Dixie
New Oxfords
Cole & Davis Co
Asia
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