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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1945
Page
5
A long list of visits and homecomings across Dallas, Waco, Denison, Bonham, Pilot Grove, and Whitewright. Notables include Dorothy Sue Douglas visiting the Maddux home, Miss Frances Warren departing for Honolulu, 1944 cotton gins totals rising in Grayson County, and Sh erman hospital updates on several residents.
Miss Kathleen Mitchell of Hondo visits her parents north of town. she works with the Navigation School at Hondo. Rev. Duke R. Barron, Methodist pastor, who underwent surgery in Dallas, will fill the pulpit Sunday morning. Mrs. T. G. Thompson and children return to Sherman after visiting Mr and Mrs Claude Thompson. W C Pennington of Royse City renews Sun subscription noting 54 years since moving from Whitewright to Royse City. His son R G Pennington of Houston also renews.
Rotary Club luncheon featured Rev Rayburn Floyd associate pastor of First Baptist Church Denison as guest speaker. He spoke on How to Know Right from Wrong and was introduced by program chairman B W Newman.
Mrs. Lester Haile, active club member since organization and first president, was unanimously elected Club Mother. A letter from Perrin Field Hospital cookies and a $2.50 March of Dimes gift were noted. Next meeting Feb 8 at Mrs. O A Huseman with Miss Zelma Moore present to discuss yard beautification.
Announcement of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Jean Barnard of Floydada and Lt(jg) Merriwill William Vineyard of Frederick Oklahoma. The couple met at a Dallas coffee hosted by Miss Mary Jane Trail and Miss Sara Troy. Barnard a Bryan High School and Denton Women's College graduate, Vineyard served with RAF in Europe and Asia and is now with the U S Navy Air Force at DeLand Florida.
The Home Demonstration Club met with Mrs Ralph Wallace and eleven members answered roll call with vegetables for their Victory gardens. Miss Viva Phillips, president, appointed committees for the club activities.
Central Christian Church led by Earl Bissex holds Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching on the first and third Sundays at 11 a m All are welcome The Church of Christ offers Bible study at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m and communion at 11 45 a m which invites participation
The Baptist Church offers Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Evening service is at 7 30 p.m. The Methodist Church, Duke R. Barron, pastor, conducts worship at 11 a.m. with Youth Fellowship at 6 15 p.m. Rev W A Casseday leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. Morning worship is at 11 a.m. Strangers and the unchurched are welcome.
Chinese soldiers capitalize on American soldiers want for Japanese battle flags by making counterfeit banners from nylon parachute fabric with red bunting balls. Flags fetch prices from a wrist watch down to a carton of cigarettes. In Myitkyin, makers favor worn flags with Japanese characters seen as inscriptions from packing cases.
Betty Lee Jones of Whitewright was elected president and Roy Blake of Sherman secretary at the Grayson County Baptist Teen-age Association zone 2 meeting held at Pilot Grove Baptist Church. East Sherman led the program with a devotional by Charles Darland and an accordion solo by Ray Blake. 37 members attended. next meeting set for February 22 at East Sherman church.
The Sun lists readers who have subscribed or renewed for another year and notes some subscriptions expired February 1, 1945. Readers are urged to renew if their figure reads 2-1-45 on the page or wrapper and a list of names follows.
A submarine crew described a whale approaching their craft and making odd sounds as if courting. The whale nuzzled the sub affectionately, then persisted for days before flipping its tail and swimming away in search of a more responsive object.
Stars and Stripes denounces 18000 American troops in the European theatre as absent without leave. Lt Gen Ben Lear says the number likely includes many overstays or delays, with prowar readers urged to know the war’s objectives. Provost marshal notes the figure is lower than WWI but higher than pre D-Day.
Lt. Gibson Rohrback of Seattle reports a submarine was courted by a whale during a wartime leave. The whale swam around and spouted, making a show as the sub surfaced in the area, leaving the crew puzzled about the display.
The report states that softwood lumber sales in the country exceed hardwood sales by a factor of five, indicating a strong preference or greater availability of softwood products in the market.
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