Local Notes Highlight Visitors Patients and Events
Dallas visitors J P Darwin W E Pennell and Lee Norris stop in while Floyd Bassett serves as insurance adjuster in Waco. Hospital patients include R D Maddux in McKinney VA Hospital Don Cline and Jimmie Thornhill in Sherman Wilson N Jones Hospital. Local births, trips, and community groups feature Bethel Home Demonstration Club and regional relatives attending events and funerals.
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Floyd Bassett
Waco
Jimmie
Virgil Thornhill
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
Sherman
Friday Literary Club Holds Historic Day Program
The Friday Literary Club met at Mrs. Jack Meador’s home with 20 members present. Program titles included How the Liberty Bell Came to America by Mrs. Meador Intimate Sketches of President Truman by Mrs. Grady Gillett and Restoration of Williams burg by Mrs. R. R. Summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Meador
America
President Truman
Grady Gillett
Williamsburg
R. R. Summers
Birthday Dinner for Mrs W H Phillips Ends Celebration
Mrs W H Phillips was honored at her home Sunday with a birthday dinner for her 80th birthday on February 14. Guests included Charley Denham, Teddie Brown, Viva Phillips, Buddy Stephens family, Henry Phillips, C W Phillips Sr, and the honoree. The 10 adults totaled 512 years, averaging 51.2 years.
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W. H., Phillips
Viva Phillips
Charley Denham
Indianapolis
Ind
Teddie Brown
Buddy Stephens
Philip
Sarah
Elizabeth
Henry Phillips
C. W. Phillips Sr
Senior 4-H Girls Meet Under Leaders Margaret Moore and Jeanette Jones
The senior 4-H Club met in the eighth grade room Friday led by Miss Margaret Moore and president Jeanette Jones. Moore demonstrated milk drink ideas while members modeled aprons. Pamphlets on stuffed dolls luncheon sets buttonholes pie fillings and milk beverages were shared and the meeting closed with the club prayer.
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Margaret Moore
Jeanette Jones
Presbyterian Missionary Society Meets At Mrs Haile Home
The regular monthly meeting of the Presbyterian Missionary Society was held Monday at the home of Mrs. Lester Haile with Mrs. Homer Sears presiding. Prayer opened the session led by Mrs. R. L. Sears. The Yearbook of Prayer was conducted by Mrs. T. E. Barbee with several assistants. The Spiritual Life lesson was led by Mrs. Haile with help from other members. Emmet Penn was program leader and introduced Mrs. R. E. Hickman for a devotional.
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The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
Lester Haile
Homer Sears
R. L. Sears
T. E. Barbee
J. W. Henry
Robert Sears
Floyd Bassett
B. R. Caraway
Reading of Negro life topics and performances noted
Mrs T E Barbee presented on The American Negro and Mrs Penn reported on the Negro population by state. Mrs John Wilson read That Little Boy O Mine while Mrs Homer Sears offered a closing thought. During refreshments Doris Jean Freeman Elizabeth Johnson Ella Mae Wright and Jo Ella Johnson performed two duets Swing Lo Sweet Chariot and Down By the Riverside, with Mrs Maxey also reading Advice and singing If I Could Just Make It In.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. E. Barbee
Penn
John Wilson
Homer Sears
Karo Maxey
Doris Jean Freeman
Elizabeth Johnson
Ella Mae Wright
Jo Ella Johnson
Central Christian Church Service and Sunday School
Central Christian Church announces Sunday events led by Minister Clifford Taylor with 10 a.m. Sunday school and 11 a.m. sermon on the first and third Sundays.
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Central Christian Church
Clifford Taylor
First Baptist Church Sunday Schedule
Weldon R. Drake pastor leads Sunday School at 10 a.m. Morning Worship at 11 a.m. Training Union and Class at 6 10 p.m. Evening Worship at 7 p.m. Prayer meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday choir practice follows.
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First Baptist Church
Weldon R. Drake
W. T. Simmons
Church of Christ Sunday Services Schedule
The Church of Christ lists Sunday Bible Class at 10 a.m. and Communion service at 11 a.m. for worship.
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Church OF Christ
World Day of Prayer Observed in Churches Worldwide
The World Day of Prayer designated for the first Friday in Lent February 13 is sponsored by the United Council of Church Women. First Presbyterian Church opens 8:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. for individual worship with offerings aiding migrants and educators. organ meditations 5:45 to 6:15 p.m.. church events include a meeting at 11 a.m., Young People at 5 p.m., and choir practice at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Mrs. R. E. Hickman’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Council of Church Women
United States
First Presbyterian Church
Orient
America
R. E. Hickman
So You Want to Stay Married Sweetheart Service
A First Methodist Church service led by Pastor R. L. Gilpin presents a Sweetheart Day theme. The morning worship features the sermon topic Sweethearts: Sentimental or Substantial? Mrs. Roby assists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Gilpin
First Methodist Church
Mrs. Roby
World Day of Prayer observed by Protestants in Whitewright
Childress will sing at the Church of the Twin Towers evening vesper service starting 7 o clock with a sermon on D. P's. Youth Fellowship meets 6 15 p m. Church school at 10 a m with classes for all ages. Public invited. February 13 World Day of Prayer urged for Christians to read Gods word and intercede with the Heavenly Father seeking unity and love.
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Childress
Church School
Church of the Twin Towers
Father
Whitewright
Pastor Claims Churchill Drank Before Fulton Speech
In Richmond a Baptist pastor alleged Winston Churchill consumed champagne whisky highballs and wine before his 1945 Fulton Missouri address. Dr Bernard C Clausen of Cleveland said Churchill’s words helped ignite global hatred and urged a strong British American alliance.
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Richmond
Winston Churchill
Fulton
Bernard C. Clausen
Euclid Ave
inflammatory language sparks fears of war over dynamite remarks
A speaker warned that terms like strewn with dynamite and incendiary rhetoric could push the nation toward conflict. He also attacked Washington drinking habits, claiming liquor consumption there was about 16 to 1 higher than other regions.
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Washington
It Shouldn’t Happen to a Dog Like Tony
In Burbank California Tony the cocker spaniel is freed on a neighbor’s charge of barking too much. Fourteen neighbors filed a petition to city attorney praising Tony’s quiet behavior and denying any misconduct.
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Tony
Burbank
Calif
Philip Moerz Jr
Uncertain Advice on Sharing Responsibility
A reflective note warns readers not to overestimate others as people tend to average out to your level. The message suggests personal accountability and mutual effort without praising reliance on others.
Political Announcements for County Commissioner Race
The Sun announces candidates in the Democratic Primary on July 24 1948. E P Edgel Jackson seeks re election for County Commissioner Precinct 2.
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The
Sun
E. P
Edgel) Jackson
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J. P. Darwin
Dallas
W. E. Pennell
Lee Norris
George Simpson
Mrs
R. E. Simpson
Grant Hoover
Lela C. Hall of
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Paul Cook
R. D. Maddux
McKinney
Don
Ernest Cline
Route One
St. Vincent Hospital
James I. Logan
Jack Watson
E. C. Watson
Air Corps
Mrs. Houston Brooks
Howard Cook
Mrs. Brooks
Cook
Eugene
Whacker) Thornhill
B. F. Goodrich Company
Alice Blanks
Route Four
Willie Stapleton
South Fannin
Denison
W. E. LaRoe
New Orleans
A. J. Fiorini
Lucian LaRoe
Austin
John P. Haden
Durant
Okla
Austin Donald Collins
Mrs. Collins
Fred Garner
Jim Grider
Near Whitewright
Lynn McKinney
Houston
Route Three
Mr. Cook
Bethel Home Demonstration Club
Bethel School House
Zelma Moore
County Home
Charlie Denham
Kentucky
Alabama
W. H. Phillips
Fort Worth
Guy Hamilton Jr
Scotch Plains
New Jersey
Guy Hamilton
Detroit
Michigan
Guy Jr
Peter J. Schweitzer, Inc
New York City
Ford Motor Co
Jesse M. DeBerry
Richland
H. M. DeBerry
O. C. Duckworth
Trenton
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Leonard
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Mr. Matthews
E. Edens
Mr. Edens
Terry Miller
Miller
Roy Taylor
Mr. Taylor
American Legion
Wilson Kaiser
Reeves
Kaiser
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William F. McDowell
W. A. McDowell
Sulphur Springs
S. W. Rogers
Joe Skinner
Virgil Skinner
Travis Skinner
Shirley Skinner
Arlen Skinner
D. T. Phillips
Dorothy
Jolene Skinner
J. W. Red
A. F. Giles
Richardson
J. Edd McGee and Son
Jack Stephens
van Alstyne
Furman McDowell
D. E. McDowell
Everett Eubanks
T. L. Campbell
Earl Stores
Clifford McDowell
Hollis
Bill Skinner
Westminster
Ladies
New Rayon
Stepins
Cole & Davis Co
Palace Theatre
Gilbert Roland
the Cisco Kid
Evelyn Brent
Monterey
Cisco Kid
Safe Extra: Cartoon
Rosalind Russell
Melvyn Douglas
Janet Ames
Alan Ladd
Dorothy Lamour
Robert Preston
Aml
Lloyd Nolan
Ladd
Lamour
Stewart Granger
Jean Kent
Anne Crawford
Dennis Price
Caravan
Society Studies
Presbyterian Church
Winnie
Farley & Hill Grocery
Parkerhouse
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