Veterans and relatives in Whitewright area cheer wartime service
Lt. Hamilton Vestal visits his parents after treatment in Long Beach and a New Zealand hospital. He earned multiple medals for action in the Southwest Pacific. Cpl. William G. Andrew returns to Presque Isle Maine. Navy and Coast Guard personnel from Whitewright area are listed with postings, furloughs, and honors including Purple Hearts and marksmanship medals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Vestal
R. C. Vestal
Long Beach
Calif
Naval Hospital
Corpus Christi
Vestal
New Zealand
California
Southwest Pacific
Cpl
William G. Andrew
Presque Isle
Maine
Eula Andrew
Eugene P. Anderson
U. S. Coast Guard
Pacific Grove
Funeral for Dr J F Fender Held Here Tuesday
Funeral services for Dr J F Fender 83 longtime Whitewright Presbyterian pastor were held at First Presbyterian Church with Rev W A Casseday and Rev Joe Everheart officiating. Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery followed a large out of town attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Fender
Whitewright Presbyterian Church
First Presbyterian Church
W. A. Casseday
Joe Everheart
Clarksville
T. J. Lilley
R. H. May
John Reeves
Gomer May
R. T. Pennington
Sherman
E. O. Thomas
Tom Bean
Paris
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
Dr. Fender
Sweetwater
Tenn
Nelson and
Sarah Cole Fender
Trinity University
Waxahachie
Cumberland University
Lebanon
Trinity
Texas
Terrell
Greta McRady
Lewisburg
Carl Fender
Walter Boyd
Minneapolis
Minn
Margreta Fender
Presbytery
Texas Synod
Whitewright
Fender
Presbyterian
Christ
Conn Wright
Cooper
Emily
Walter Jr
Bruce Boyd
Questionable Compliment at Dinner for Colonel
A colonel spoke at a farewell dinner before departing for Africa. He thanked guests for their good wishes on his welfare and said that when far away amid ugly, grinning savages he would always think of them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Flags for war dead to honor relatives under Roosevelt plan
A congressional resolution signed by President Roosevelt provides a U S flag as a service emblem to the nearest relative of any man or woman killed in the armed forces. An executive order authorizes the Secretary of War to issue citations for unit excellence in action, with streamers or emblems and uniform devices for those cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U. S
Roosevelt
White House
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Southern Tip Geography Fact: South America Reaches Further South
A geographic comparison notes that the southernmost point of South America lies farther south than Africa’s southern tip, highlighting latitude differences between the two continents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South America
Africa
Food Conservation Center Reopens With Instructional Courses
The food conservation center resumes weekly Wednesday sessions with Mrs Otto Russell as instructor funded by the Federal Government. She teaches canning meats chili and pork and beans while not performing the work for participants. The Sherman Frozen Food Locker offers meat cutting and grinding services at 2 cents per pound. canning costs about 30 cents per No 2 can. Calves under local feeding dress at 52 to 58 percent of live weight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Food Conservation Center
Otto Russell
Sherman Frozen Food Locker
Sherman
More Americans Die In Fires Than In All Wars Fought By U S
Boston report cites National Fire Protection Association figures stating 425000 deaths in fires since 1900, surpassing U S war fatalities. It outlines nine safety tips to prevent panic, provide exits, and reduce burn injuries, with a humor anecdote about water in a basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Boston
United States
National Fire Protection Association
Americans Suffer Heavy Casualties in Gilberts Campaign
Navy reports show 3 772 American dead and wounded in seventy six hour Gilbert Islands actions led by Marines of the 2d Division at Tarawa and the Makin and Abemama landings. Nimitz called Tarawa the toughest Marines battle in the Pacific as Japanese fortifications resisted heavy bombardment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gilberts
Navy
Tarawa
Coast Guard
Makin
Abemama
Chester W. Nimitz
Pearl Harbor
United States
Pacific
Japan
Nimitz
Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Unsung Heroes Fill Army’s Big Washington Hospital
In Walter Reed General Hospital men like Staff Sgt. Ellsworth Day and First Sgt. Milburn Taylor endure severe injuries from WWII combat. The piece profiles multiple wounded veterans from the Pacific and North Africa campaigns, detailing losses, amputations, and their resilience while awaiting recovery and future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ARMY
Big Washington Hospital
Washington
Joe
U. S. Army
Walter Reed General Hospital
Ellsworth R. Day
Freddy
Grafton
W. Va
Pacific
New Hebrides
Milburn Taylor
West Frankfort
Ill
Taylor
Kasserine Pass
Wildcat Well Progress Near Whitewright Texas
Texas Mineral Lands No. 1 Wharton east of Whitewright reports drilling past 2500 feet with one eight hour shift due to water shortage. Drillers note good progress and a small gas pocket was encountered at 1251 feet while formations align with schedule.
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Texas Mineral Lands No
Wharton
Whitewright
Rotary Club Honors Members in Service
The Rotary Club luncheon honored five members serving in the U S armed forces Captain Geo K Stephens Lieutenant Thomas Sears Sergeant Dick Montgomery Petty Officer First Class J H Philley and Lieutenant W W Adcock chaplain Mayor F M Echols led the program and Rev E P Wootten paid tribute to the men Their fellowship is missed and Adcock was noted for years as pastor of the Methodist Church Visitors from Dallas and Sherman attended The annual Rotary banquet is set for Friday at 7 30 PM at the Presbyterian Church with no noon meeting this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Geo. K. Stephens
Thomas Sears
Dick Montgomery
J. H. Philley
W. W. Adcock
F. M. Echols
E. P. Wootten
Wootten
Lieutenant Adcock
Methodist Church
Newton Manning
Dallas
Dick Piner
Sherman Rotary Club
Presbyterian Church
Sun Honor Roll Subscriptions Added This Week
The Sun publishes its Honor roll of subscribers and renewals for the week listing Mrs. Miller Fletcher Thomas G. McCafferty H P Donigan Virgil Smith Miss Myrtle Badgett Mrs. Coy Harris Mrs W A Phillips Jack Lackey T W Miller Able Kent Ray Cates Eugene P Anderson Morris J Brown Lee Hampton Jim Pat Meador Margaret Boone Grafton Montgomery W H McBroom W M Pierson W T Nicholson Mrs J H Truett M Belew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Sun
Miller Fletcher
Thomas G. McCafferty
H. P. Donigan
Virgil Smith
Myrtle Badgett
Coy Harris
W. A. Phillips
Jack Lackey
T. W. Miller
Able Kent
Ray Cates
Eugene P. Anderson
Morris J. Brown
Lee Hampton
Jim Pat Meador
Margaret Boone
Grafton Montgomery
W. H. McBroom
W. M. Pierson
W. T. Nicholson
J. H. Truett
M. Belew
Portrait of Senator Tom Connally as a Typical Leader
An Office of War Information profile sketches Senator Tom Connally of Texas, noting his imposing build and long gray hair styled like William Jennings Bryan. It praises his deliberate manner, sharp wit, repartee, and describes him as the Senate’s most feared senator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of War Information
Tom Connally
Texas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U. S. Senate
William Jennings Bryan
U.S
Senate
Mother and daughter joke about a kind suitor
A light exchange features a mother cautioning that a future husband must be kind. The daughter responds that she trusts him, recalling his humorous boast of putting his shirt on a horse that was scratched.
Conference Pledge Would Strip Japan Of Her Possessions
The Cairo talks among Roosevelt Churchill and Chiang Kai-Shek outline a four point plan to force Japan to disgorge Pacific islands and return Manchuria Formosa Korea and other seized territories. The proposed redraw would reduce Japan to about 148000 square miles with 75 million people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Catro
Egypt
America
Great Britain
China
Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai-Shek
Cairo
Washington
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Reuters
Lisbon
Portugal
Teheran
Iran
Stalin
United Nations
Berlin
United States
British Empire
Pacific
Germany
Marshall, Caroline and
Mariana
Manchuria
Formosa
Pescadores
Korea
Pearl Harbor
Philippines
Wake
Guam
Hong Kong
Malaya
Burma
Islands of
Netherlands East Indies
Indo-China
South Pacific
Sakhalin Islands
Portsmouth
J N Fain Former Whitewright Citizen Dies in Sherman
News of the death of J N Fain of Sherman, formerly of Whitewright, was received at 11 o clock this morning. He was a son of the late Mr and Mrs W C Fain, pioneer Whitewright residents and one of the first rural mail carriers. He had worked for Kimbell Milling Co of Sherman in recent years. funeral arrangements had not been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Fain
Sherman
Whitewright
Fain
W. C. Fain
Kimbell Milling Company
Spaghetti Jokes Spark Veil Halting Dinner Debate
A humorous scene unfolds as a guest complains the spaghetti is stringy and a waiter jokes about trying it with a veil off. The exchange blends playful tension with light hospitality banter.
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L. A. Watkins Jr
L. A. Watkins
John C. Owens Jr
J. C. Owens
Private Owens
Ft. Lewis
Carl Pierson
San Diego
Roosevelt Naval Base
Terminal Island
San Pedro
Jesse M. DeBerry
C. M
Denison
H. M. DeBerry
Camp Endicott
Davisville
R. L
Jesse
Bermuda
Seabees
Clovis Childress
Ector
Clovis
Ray D. Cline
Camp Fannin
S. L. Cline
Blue Ridge
Presley Williams
H. R. Williams
Amherst
J. D. Williams
Nashville, Tenn
Williams
Harold Murphy
Murphy
Camp Adair
Oregon
Whitewright High School
A. A. Hudgins
Donald Paul Hudgins
By Rex Cruse
England
St. George
Donald Tibbett
Grand Rapids
Mich
Tibbetts
Henry T. Jaros
New York
el Guettar
Jaros
Pfc
Michael Snitzer
Olyphant
Gafsa
Clyde R. Woodward
Madison, Va
Tunisia
John A. Symonds
Gas and Electric Company
Lynn
Mass
Symonds
Maknassy
Wildcat
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