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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1945

Page

5

Social notes of Whitewright area visits and travels

Long list of residents and relatives visiting, traveling to Dallas, Fort Worth, Sherman, and other locales. Mentions include Mr. and Mrs. Duke in McKinney, Marceline Bennett in Dallas, Grace Roberts in Whitewright, and many family visits as well as church events and hospital stays. Notable items include World Day of Prayer at Central Christian Church and Mrs. Jewel Holland undergoing surgery in Sherman.

Central Christian Church Jewel Holland McKinney St. Vincent Hospital Sherman G. L. Baugher Whitewright

Local Notes from Whitewright and Denison Area

Community notices include funeral attendance for Paris Jay in Van Alstyne. Denton students Patty Everheart and Ann LaRoe visit family in Whitewright. A Denison singing convention invites singers to Free Will Baptist Church. Bonham store advertises maple bed at 35 dollars and farm rental. Danville Arkansas visitors stay with Hasty family. plans to move to Whitewright soon. Joe Johnson opens high school farm shop to public Wednesdays and Thursdays 8 am to 6 pm. E F Everheart returns from operation in New Orleans and improves. Whitewright resident Mrs. J D Golden offers hospitality to visiting Whitewright servicemen in Yuma Arizona.

B. B. Newland Denison Free Will Baptist Church

Sun Honor Roll Adds Local Names This Week

The Sun publishes this week’s honor roll featuring T. E. Blakey J. W. Blakey Clifton Brewer E. M. Taylor Mrs. J. T. Worden R. A. Vestal Burn Everheart Mrs. Marie Norvell Carl May J. M. Wright G. E. Scott Will Mitchell O. L. Jones Mrs. R. J. Vandagriff Jack Hansard S/ K. S Sgt. Billie B. Roberts Mrs. J. D. Golden Mrs. Frank Armstrong Pfc. Marvin J. Brown.

Sun T. E. Blakey J. W. Blakey Clifton Brewer E. M. Taylor J. T. Worden R. A. Vestal Burn Everheart Marie Norvell Carl May J. M. Wright G. E. Scott Will Mitchell O. L. Jones R. J. Vandagriff Jack Hansard Billie B. Roberts J. D. Golden Frank Armstrong Marvin J. Brown

Rotary Club Luncheon Features Rev W A Casseday

At Friday's Rotary Club luncheon the Rev W A Casseday pastor of the Presbyterian Church spoke on The Business of Living. He was introduced by program chairman John Reeves.

Rotary Club W. A. Casseday The Presbyterian Church John Reeves Mr. Casseday

New Member Joe Johnson Introduced to Club

Joe Johnson was presented to the club as a new member. Visitors included Fred Kyle Reverend Robert Badgett Jim Grady and Jack Nossaman of Sherman.

Joe Johnson Fred Kyle Robert Badgett Jim Grady Jack Nossaman Sherman

Funeral Services for George A Clinton in Pilot Grove

Funeral services were held Sunday at Pilot Grove Baptist Church for George A Clinton 71 found dead in his Pilot Grove home Saturday morning. Born August 16 1873 in Tennessee he married Mary Ella Birmingham in 1905 and was a Baptist. Survivors include daughter Mrs Jimmie Carpenter and son Pvt Eugene Clinton overseas.

George A Clinton Pilot Grove Pilot Grove Baptist Church R. L. Stanley Tennessee Mary Ella Birmingham The Baptist Church Jimmie Carpenter Pvt Eugene Clinton

Central Christian Church Notice

Central Christian Church announces Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m on the first and third Sundays Bible study at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m and communion at 11 45 a m all are invited Earl Bissex minister.

Earl Bissex

Morning worship schedule Sunday services

Morning services listing Sunday school at 10 a m worship at 11 a m with an evening service at 7 30 o'clock detailing church timetable and hours.

Sunday Worship and Classes at Reverend Casseday Church

The notice invites all to Sunday school at 10 a.m. with age specific classes and morning worship at 11 a.m. It emphasizes punctuality and a warm welcome, inviting friends to join in worship.

W. A. Casseday

Methodist Church to Resume Normal Schedule

Rev Duke R Barron will lead the Methodist Church worship on Sunday with an 11 o clock sermon titled God Concepts and an evening service at 7 30.

Duke R. Barron The Methodist Church

Britain Plans Service Bonuses After Discharge

London announced a wartime service bonus plan for discharged personnel. Monthly payments range from $2 for privates to $15 for field marshals and admirals, funded by a $2.8 billion fund. Sir John Anderson called the plan broader and more liberal than after the last war and said payments would start soon after discharge.

London Britain John Anderson

Egg costs skyrocket in Chungking amid war shortages

Prices in Chungking reached record levels as eggs cost 24 Chinese dollars each and a box of matches 15 dollars. Pork jumped from 120 to 180 dollars per pound in a single day. The official exchange rate is 20 dollars to 1, while the black market runs near 400 to 1. Landlords fear shortages if the war ends this year, charging two years’ rent upfront.

Chungking

Tenant Pays Large Prepaid Rent for Sparse 1945 1946 Rooms

In a typical case a tenant paid $400,000 for 1945 and 1946 for two small rooms a tiny kitchen and no bathroom.

Lamp of evening over the hill road

A poem noting a steady lamp-like light above a wood and along a long hill road. It praises constant glow as a beacon of hope and reassurance. The author is Sara King Carleton.

Sara King Carleton

Biblical reunions and escapes cited in scripture

Narrative snippets reference Genesis 32 24 to 33 4 reuniting brothers after fear of attack, Esther 7 1 10 where a steadfast queen spares a just man and a wicked prince is hanged, and Acts 9 22 31 describing a friend’s basket escape from the city wall.

Under Foreign Rule Across Early American Territories

The article notes that the 48 states have historical ties to six foreign powers. Great Britain once controlled parts of 30 states, France 25, Spain 19, Mexico 8, the Netherlands 4, and Sweden 2.

Great Britain France Spain Mexico Netherlands Sweden

Poultry Keeps Longer Stored Whole Says Westinghouse

Westinghouse home economists advise storing poultry whole rather than cut into pieces to extend shelf life. They also urge thorough washing before refrigeration.

Westinghouse

Ill Will and Gratitude in Edgar A Guest’s Verse

Poem reflects on how hate endures after slight and how small kindnesses fade with time. It contrasts lasting grudges with forgotten favors and notes the human tendency to retaliate years later rather than repay a kindness. Edgar A. Guest is the attributed author.

Edgar A. Guest

One's Enough Arrogant Nazi Colonel Confronted

A captured Nazi colonel taunts the American pilot who shot him down claiming 150 kills. The pilot replies with a lone personal tally of one, ending with a wry smile.

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Henry Duke of E. B. Martin Dallas Mrs G. D. Bennett Fort Worth Marceline Bennett Mrs. O. A. Bennett Route Mrs. C. L. Keith of Houston Grace Roberts Billie Roberts Baby Telephone Jesse James Lubbock H. A. James W. F. Holland Robert of Amos Templeton Bells George Hansard B. F. Janner Elbert Hansard Mrs. S. T. Montgomery Topeka, Kansas Mrs. Thurston Montgomery Lester Taylor William Taylor of Slaton E. E. Benson Olive Myrick Baptist Workers Conference Paul Byrum of Vickery J. E. Smith Doris Hunter Genevieve Thrift G. E. Thrift Mulberry, Ark Pfe Jack Dickerman Jacqueline San Antonio Dickerman C. L. Holland Dorothy LaRoe New London School W. E. LaRoe J. R. McFerrin Coushatta, la C. Sutton Dumas George Sullivan Walter Jenkins John Hicks Sulphur Springs Jack Lay Minnesota Royce Lay Margaret Hanna TSCW Denton Alyne Felker J. F. Spindle Jack Spindle San Angelo Alta Nell Aubrey Hansard Grand Prairie Robert Allison Joe Bob Orth Lucy Craig Garland Plano Etta Owen Chickasha Okla Kansas City Sullivan Anna Joyce Benson Naval Nurse Corps Clarence Ashlock New Orleans Leslie Holland Gainesville Nancy Marie Ulysses Gibson Wilson N. Jones Hospital Sergeant Gibson Los Angeles Calif Gibson Marshall Hasty City Cafe Lewis Cooper Fred Clark RED Chain Chicken Feeds Patty Everheart Ann LaRoe E. F. Everheart Lem Tittsworth East Highway Bonham J. H. Jones Danville Ark Jones Sun _ to Mr. Everheart the Sun Yuma Arizona Johnnie Golden Golden Vonda Lee Stuteville Grover Stuteville G. A. Clinton Church OF Christ First Presbyterian Church China Pratt Farley Grocery Ward Freeze Man Wallace Oen Lester Haile Rayon Stepins S Rayon Stepins Cole & Davis Co
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