Locals Note Various Visits and Civic Updates
Local items highlight Olive Myrick visiting relatives in Chattanooga and other travelers visiting Dallas Paris and Sherman. Health updates report Mrs. W F Fields improving after two weeks ill and influenza affecting Mrs H T Atterberry. Community notices cover church society meetings and plans, school youths achievements, and Oak Hill Cemetery dues canvass underway.
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Mrs
Olive Myrick
Chattanooga, Tenn
Oak Hill Cemetery
Whitewright Rotary reports five straight January attendances
The Whitewright Rotary Club boasted five 100 percent attendance meetings in January under President Clay Horton. District ranking remains strong, with program duties rotated among members A. M. Bryant and J. H. Waggoner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Clay Horton
A. M. Bryant
J. H. Waggoner
Music Club Delves into Our Beginnings in Secular Music
The Whitewright Music Club met at Grammar School with hosts Mrs. G B Smith and Mrs. Floyd Bassett. Miss Lucyle Sanders led the afternoon on Our Beginnings in Secular Music as members performed numbers and Beverly Ann Bassett sang. A Valentine themed refreshment plate concluded the social hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
G. B. Smith
Floyd Bassett
Howard
Lucyle Sanders
W. B. Holcomb
R. T. Pennington
Leon Johnson
A. L. Jackson
Guy Hamilton
Beverley Ann Bassett
Valentine
Friday Literary Club Hosts American Poetry Program
Mrs. F. D. Layman welcomed Friday Literary Club members at 3 p.m. The program featured Carl Sandburg Life and Middlewest interpretation and Vachel Lindsay Life and Works. Mrs. Dc Johnson and Mrs. J. C. McMillin presented contrasts, with poems read by Mrs. A. L. Jackson and Mrs. Paul Ryan. Guest Mrs. Neil Brittan of San Antonio attended. refreshments followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Layman
Friday Literary Club
Carl Sandburg
Middlewest
Dc. Johnson
Vachel Dindsay
J. C. McMillin
Sandburg
Lindsay
A. L. Jackson
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Paul Ryan
Neil Brittan
San Antonio
Central Christian Church Sunday Schedule
The Central Christian Church lists Sunday activities: Sunday school at 10 a.m. with R. P. Montgomery supervising, 10:50 a.m. The Christian Answer, and 7 p.m. Prayer With and For the Brotherhood of Man led by Dr. B Wrenn Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Christian Church
B. Wrenn Webb
R. P. Montgomery
The
Christian Answer
Brotherhood of Man
Masters Degrees Awarded At Texas A & M College
Robert Doss son of Mr and Mrs Glenn Doss was among nine graduates at Texas A M College receiving master of science degrees in economics at mid term. Doss who earned his AB in 1939 returned to teaching in economics and after obtaining the degree last week planned to await a call from the United States Department of Labor after arriving in Whitewright Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Birt Phillips
Velma Phillips
Army Air Corps
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Young Phillips
Citizens Military Training Camp
Fort Sill
Whitewright High School
Robert Doss
Glenn Doss
Graduate School of
Texas A. & M
Robert
Whitewright
United States Department of Labor
High School Tuesday Night Magic Show Features Mystero & Company
The Student Council sponsors a Tuesday night program at the high school with Mystero & Company as entertainers. The act includes a premier magician performing the latest magic acts. Proceeds go to student activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mystero & Company
Funeral Services Held for Don B. Smith at Orangeville Church
Don B. Smith died Monday night in a Sherman hospital after several days of illness. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 30 PM at Orangeville Baptist Church, with burial at Pilot Grove Cemetery. Rev. Howard McSpedden, Rev. R L Cates and Rev. C T Sansom conducted the rites. Active pallbearers included Joe Charles Ensminger, Dan Vestal, G W Vestal, Don Wilson, Ray Gene Wilson and Edward Deaton. He was the son of Joe R. Smith, born in Orangeville, with sister Peggy Jean Smith and brother Garland Smith. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs Stanley Garland of Pilot Grove and Mollie Smith of Orangeville. Burial arrangements were by Glen Earnheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orangeville Baptist Church
Don B. Smith
Sherman
Howard McSpedden
Pilot Grove
R. L. Cates
Randolph
C. T. Sansom
Bonham
Glen Earnheart
Joe Charles Ensminger
Dan and
G. W. Vestal
Don Wilson
Ray Gene Wilson
Edward Deaton
Don
Joe R. Smith
Orangeville
Baptist Church
Peggy Jean Smith
Garland Smith
East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce
Stanley Garland
Mollie Smith
Epigrams by Charley Grant Morality and wit collide in social satire
Charley Grant offers brief verses on church social life and ambition. He mocks the lure of worldly trends and the ease of slipping into vice while praising practical wisdom and teamwork.
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Charley Grant
Homework as Criminal Says NYU Professor
New York University professor Dr. Jay B. Nash labeled assigning homework to young children a criminal act. He told the Essex County Council of Parents and Teachers that heavy homework strains a child’s eyes and ears and robs rest time after school.
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Newark
N. J
New York University
Jay B. Nash
Essex County Council of Parents and Teachers
Church Activities Highlight Week with Sermons and Music
At 10 50 a m Winning and Inheritance the young people's choir furnishes the music. 7 p m Rev Charles Estes of Whitesboro First Presbyterian Church will preach with his choir and congregation as guests. The Woman's Missionary Society meets Monday at 2 30 pm in the church parlors with Mrs R E Hickman leading devotional.
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the Missionary Society of the Central Christian Church
F. M. Echols
Mae Hall
China
B. Wrenn Webb
R. P. Montgomery
Charles Estes
First Presbyterian Church
Whitesboro
Estes
Woman's Missionary Society
R. E. Hickman
Lester Haile
Africa
America
Leo L. Woody
Artificial Fog as Nazi Secret Weapon Revealed
CBS aired an intercepted Nazi short wave broadcast claiming a new weapon: artificial fog that disorients troops causing surrender or aiding snipers. The report notes no mention of fog drifting back onto German forces.
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New York
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Federal Guaranty of Insurance Proposed by Patman
Representative Wright Patman of Texas outlines a plan to draft a bill for a federal guaranty of life insurance up to 5 000 dollars. The bill mirrors the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation model for commercial banks and aims for quick introduction in the House.
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Washington
Wright Patman
Texas
House
Patman
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Draft Board Clerk Charged in Philadelphia
Fred Kaplan, 29, Philadelphia draft board clerk, was arrested after accepting 50 from jeweler Max D. Dantowitz, 23, on promise to obtain deferment. FBI identified John F. Sears as head of the local FBI office. Kaplan allegedly told the jeweler the board might be able to fix deferment.
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Philadelphia
Federal Bureau of Investigation
John F. Sears
FBI
Fred Kaplan
Max D. Dantowitz
Kaplan
Census Shows Farms Decline in Number Yet Gain in Acreage
The Census Bureau reports 6,096,789 farms in 1940 covering 1,060,507,355 acres valued at 33.6 billion dollars, down from 6,288,648 farms and 986.8 million acres in 1930. In 1935 farms numbered 6,812,350 with 1,054,515,111 acres valued at 32.86 billion. Decreases hit Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Bureau
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
Farm land value rankings by state shown in report
The report notes broad declines nationwide with increases in New England Pacific States and East North Central states Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin. It lists Iowa as the top farm state with 2 690 744 215 dollars in lands and buildings followed by Texas 2 590 337 654 Illinois 2 537 117 306 and California 2 167 262 648.
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New England
Pacific States
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Texas
California
Hurricane Barometer Promise Ends With Lost Home
A Long Island man bought a pricey barometer from Abercrombie & Fitch which arrived on September 21. The needle read Hurricane, he failed to fix it, and after mailing a complaint letter he found his house and the barometer were gone.
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Long Island
Aberrcrombie & Fitch
Soapstone Sink Care: Ammonia and Linseed Oil Method
Clean the soapstone sink with ammonia and let it stand for 12 hours. Then rub with linseed oil to restore brightness. If grease returns, apply a strong ammonia solution to restore the finish.
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Mrs. W. O. Houston
Dallas
Jennie Crittenden
Fender May
Houston
W. F. Fields
H. T. Atterberry
Rev
E. P. Wootten
Pittsburg
B. G. Gowdy
Lena Mae
Paris
Joe Brooks
Denton
L. L. Andrew
Son
Bob
Don Andrew
San Diego, California
E. J. Fralicks
Gainesville
Lem Tittsworth
W. L. Gordon
R. B. Gordon
Leslie Andrew
Clovis
New Mexico
Ernest Harrison
Roscoe Vestal
Sherman Hospital
E. C. Anderson
J. D. Hoard
Walter Badgett
Lucille
Badgett
B. F. Blanton
Dutch) Holland
Donigan Gin Company
Alan Harvey-Brooks
Fondren
Southern Methodist University
Agatha Haydon of
Cora Simmons
Simmons
H. L. Gordon
Chickasha
Okla
Doyle Kirby
Bells
G. L. Baugher
Kirby
Army Reserve Corps
Donald Paul Hudgins
Duncan Field
A. A. Hudgins
Clara Willis
Lee Wilson
Grayson-Fannin Presbyterian Men's Club
Ladonia
S. H. Whitley
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Lloyd Stowers
Ladonia Presbyterian Church
Sara Belle Gillett
Texas State College For Women
R. A. Gillett
Juliet McPhail
Irene Dwyer
Miracle Book Club
Marion Felker
Blannie Reeves
Katherine Roddy
Lloyd Roddy
Texas A. & M. College
Lloyd
Denison High School
F. O. Mangrum
Quinton Nicholson
Mineral Wells
W. T. Nicholson
J. B. Cates
Jim Henry Andrews
Jesse James
Tanda Camp Fire Girls
Jeanette Harvey- Brooks
Roby Childress
Katie Kincaid
N. B. Nicholson
Ely
T. P. S. McCown
Whitney
Marjorie
Helen
Olivia McCown
Waxahachie
Olivia Whedbee
Wrenn Webb
Maxwell House Coffee
Rte
Presbyterian Society
Aline Felker
Lester Haile Seed & Grain
Edna
Valadie
East Wall St
Federal Guaranty OF Insurance
Draft Board
Norma Shearer
Robert Taylor
Conrad Veidt
Lone Star Raiders
Ritz Bros. and
Andrews Sisters
Lew Ayres
Lionel Barrymore
Loraine
DR. Kildare
Gary Cooper and
Madeleine Carroll
Northwest Mounted Police
Red Wing
Star Brand
Wolverine
Humming Bird
Coles& Davis Co
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