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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
5
A compact Sun page lists Johnson's Jewelry and Lem Tittsworth ads for radios and furniture, visits from Dallas and Sherman residents, holiday plans, church events, and a local subscription drive. It notes influenza impacts, school dismissal, and community updates including marriages and travel.
The notice lists Central Christian Church led by Leroy Anderson with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. Also Church of Christ under Leonard Mullens with Bible School at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Bible study Wednesday at 7 p.m.
Dr. Alan Harvey-Brooks serves as pastor guiding activities from 10 a.m. church school led by Roscoe Gillett to 11 a.m. morning worship and 6:30 p.m. Epworth League with Miss Laverne Kilgree as president. Evening song at 7 p.m. invites fellowship.
Dr B Wrenn Webb pastor leads services at First Presbyterian with 10 am Sunday school conducted by R P Montgomery and Mrs Ben Montgomery reading an original piece during the program.
At 10:50 a.m. Robert Grant of Denton will sing A Christmas Meditation with accompaniment by Mrs. T E Barbee. An evening program at 7 p.m. titled The Sun Shining in the Night closes the day.
William Francis Manning 76 of 3539 University Boulevard Dallas died Friday in a Dallas hospital. Born in Leon County near Centerville he married Margaret Matthews in 1888 and moved to Bellevue Clay County in 1889 where he ran a mercantile business until 1925. He was active in church and schooling in Bellevue and later with Highland Park Methodist Church in Dallas. Funeral services were held at Dal-
A 1940 Chevrolet driven by Mrs H D Lignon turned over twice on the Whitewright Trenton highway Thursday at about 10 am. The driver escaped injury and returned the car to Whitewright after skidding on loose wet dirt.
Dialogic cartoon style exchange between Sonbrite and Popsickle questions aging and maturity with humorous, aging-avoidant retorts. The exchange plays on the idea of reaching age thresholds and imagined freedom. It captures a quip about lifespan and limits.
A funeral service for Manning was held at 2 p m Saturday with Dr Umphrey Lee Dr Marshall T Steel and the Rev R W Vaughan of Ruston in charge Pallbearers were five sons and three grandsons He is survived by a wife five sons W F Manning Jr M J Manning O L Manning L P Manning and N L Manning all of Dallas two daughters Mrs LH Kessler of Morocco Ind and Mrs J A Grace of Dallas two brothers S H Manning of Granbury and Walter Manning of Pauls Valley Okla one sister Mrs J S Bellergee of Canyon and eighteen grandchildren
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