Locals and visitors clock busy week in Whitewright area
Fort Worth visitor G. W. Kingly spends the week with his son. Wylie relatives greet Sunday calls. Births announced for February 8 and 9. Sherman hospital patients and local illness recoveries noted. Dallas WAAC recruit joins training. Baptist and Methodist events held in Sherman. Funeral in Vaughan, Mississippi for H. H. Pepper. Dallas hotel man buys 105 acre Whitewright farm near Richland school. Subscription from Lyman Rogers of Dallas.
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Whitewright
Lyman Wright Rogers
Dallas
Texas
The
Sun
Friday Literary Club Meeting Highlights Texas Day Program
The Friday Literary Club met at Mrs. John H. Madonne’s home with a Texas Day theme. Miss Gladys Ray presented Texas Governor Coke R. Stevenson, followed by talks on Colleges and Universities of Texas by Lena Mae Gowdy, Industrial Texas by Inez Ray, and a History of the Blue Bonnet in Art by Olivia Whedbee, ending with three short poems.
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John H. Madonne
Coke R. Stevenson
Governor
Gladys Ray
Colleges and Universities of
Texas
Lena Mae Gowdy
Industrial
Inez Ray
Olivia Whedbee
Eyes of Texas Club Hosts Social With Refreshments
The Eyes of Texas by the club led by Miss Gladys Ray featured a social period with a refreshment course. Mrs. John McMurry attended as a guest of the club.
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Texas
Paul Ryan
Gladys Ray
John McMurry
P T A Honors February Meeting at Grammar School
The February meeting of the Parent Teacher Association met in the Grammar School music room Tuesday. Mrs. Sarah Kilgree led a program with Frances Layman singing the Army Air Corps Song and Jane Meador performing From the Halls of Montezuma. Rev W W Adcock spoke on Democracy in the Home. Mrs. C S Witt led the business session amid the president’s absence, her resignation being accepted. An executive committee meeting followed to plan lunch room operations with a 10 cent plate price to pay workers.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Sarah Kilgree
Army Air Corps
Frances Layman
Montezuma
Jane Meador
W. W. Adcock
C. S. Witt
Fred Cook
Mr. Butler
Grammar School
Funeral services for William P. May in Whitewright
William P. May 83 died suddenly in Fort Worth. Funeral at 2 p.m. Friday at Oak Hill Cemetery conducted by Rev. W. W. Addock. Born near Whitewright, brother of late Dr. Reynolds May. Body to arrive Bells at 12:30 and be moved to Whitewright by Glen Earnheart. Survived by sister Mrs. E. E. Chansler of Hood County.
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Oak Hill Cemetery
William P. May
Fort Worth
Walter Harris Bogle
W. W. Adcock
First Methodist Church
Mr. May
Whitewright
Reynolds May
Bells
Funeral services held for Mrs Reed at Westminster Church
Mrs Reed died early Thursday in a Sherman hospital. Rev J A Henderson and Rev E P Wootten conducted the Monday afternoon service at Westminster Baptist Church. Burial followed at Westminster. funeral directed by Glen Earnheart. Her husband Billy Ray Reed was stationed with the Army in California.
Sunday Services and Sunday School Schedule
Churches announce morning worship at 11 o clock and evening service at 7 30 with Sunday school at 10. Central Christian Church led by Chester E Gleason features sermons Yesterday s Religion and The Guidance of the Holy Ghost. Women's Council meets Monday at 3.00.
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E. P. Wootten
Central Christian Church
Chester E
Methodist Church to mark Week of Dedication events
Rev. C. N. Wylie will preach at the Amarillo Presbytery Methodist Church and baptize Grace Ann Adcock and Richard Wylie Sartain. Evening service at 5 with youth sing song at 6. Week of Dedication observance runs Feb 28 to March 7 with a fellowship supper March 1 by Dr Neal D. Cannon.
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C. N. Wylie
Amarillo Presbytery
Methodist Church
Grace Ann Adcock
W. W. Adcock
Richard Wylie Sartain
A. Q. Sartain
Dallas
LaVerne Kilgree
Fred Adams
Leon
Speakers Set for March Week at Denison Church
Rev. W. Harrison Baker of Sherman district and Rev. Jack G. Oglesby of Waple's Memorial Church will headline events on Wednesday and Friday nights. The Whitewright High School Choral Club will provide special music.
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Ard
W. Harrison Baker
Sherman District
Jack G. Oglesby
Waple’s Memorial Church
Denison
Whitewright High School
Police urged to guide youth nationwide in 1943
FBI chief J Edgar Hoover called on police to take on extra duties to steer American youth toward morality and civic responsibility amid wartime strains. He warned that juvenile crime is rising and wartime recklessness threatens homes and victory.
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Washington
G-Man
Edgar Hoover
America
Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation Bulletin
FBI
Marines Publicity Impresses Japs With Tough Image
Lt. Col. Walter William Emerson reported on Guadalcanal that Japanese surrender rates rose after Marine forces were relieved by the Army. He said the Japanese feared Marines would not accept surrender, while the Army’s arrival made prisoners easier to take.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Guadalcanal
Walter William Emerson
Jeeps to Plow Fields in England Spring Plan
American quarter ton jeeps used to haul generals, carry the wounded, and clear land will be pressed into spring plowing in England. The vehicles will help raise food for American forces and are already clearing thousands of acres of farmland.
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London
United States Army
England
Wives Seek Second Wife in Polygamous Societies
Among practices in polygamous communities, notably the Mohamme dans, women may ask their husbands to marry a second wife when burdened with chores and children. If refused, the wife can go to court and usually win compliance.
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Collier’s
Propaganda Boomerangs From Ukraine Riches Promise
The piece contrasts Nazi wartime promises of Ukrainian riches with actual shortages and rising disillusion in Germany. It notes Rosenberg’s lowered production estimate, shifting priorities to aid the army, and Goebbels propaganda backfiring as Russians push back in the Ostland. Selected anecdotes underscore moral warnings.
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Ukraine
Germany
Ostland
Hitler
Reich
Alfred Rosenberg
Office of War Information
Berlin
Goebbel
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Heaven Sermon Sparks Reflection By Local Preacher
A preacher delivered a sermon on heaven several years ago and the next Monday morning a parishioner reflected on the message. The report notes lingering thoughts about the afterlife and spiritual lessons shared in the church.
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Heaven
Officer Candidate Schools Open for Qualified Registrants
Austin report urges registrants who are deferred due to dependency but qualif y physically to enroll. Training includes Anti Aircraft Coast Field Artillery Cavalry Chemical Warfare Engineer Infantry Ordnance Signal Military Police Tank Destroyer Armored Force. Give scrap metal to the Army now.
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Austin
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