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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1941
Page
5
Several residents and visitors are noted in a Gray County column with names such as Mrs. Ben Savage Grady Stepp and Dr. John A. Ray. The report includes illnesses travels to Dallas Austin Sherman and Waco, hospital surgery, open houses, church events, and local weather and civic notes. The piece also mentions a census ranking cities Philadelphia New York Boston Baltimore by population.
W C Musser M H Musser and Mrs Adie Jones visit sister Mrs Charles Nelson in Gainesville as Mrs Nelson son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs W O Tipton Fort Worth lie in hospital after a head on collision with a truck at St Jo. Mrs Nelson suffers cuts and bruises while Mrs Tipton is seriously injured and Mr Tipton has a broken leg.
Funeral services for Charles Spurgeon Truett 81 were conducted at the Baptist Church by Rev. E P Wootten and Rev. W J Epting. He died Friday at the Dallas home of his brother Dr George W Truett. Born in Clay County North Carolina July 21 1859 he came to Texas over 50 years ago. Surviving are three brothers Dr Truett L J Truett and Rev J L Truett.
Hickman Sunday School Class of the Presbyterian Church met Tuesday at Mrs. Fred Cook’s home with Mrs. John Reeves as hostesses. Decorations followed a Washington motif and 13 members plus four guests enjoyed a post game refreshments. Next gathering will be at Mrs. Hickman’s home with Mrs. John Madonne as co hostess.
The Whitewright Music Club met at Mrs. Howard Kilgree's home with hostesses Mrs. O L Jones and Miss Viva Phillips. Mrs. J C McMillin led a study on American music focusing on early 19th century song and ballad composers. Performances were by Mrs. A L Jackson, Mrs. Tom Holmes, and Mrs. McMillin followed by refreshments.
The Friday Literary Club met at 3 p m with Mrs Glen Earnheart and Mrs Rhema T Pennington presenting in a program including Legend of St Valentine Lovers of Ages Romeo and Juliet Napoleon and Josephine Anthony and Cleopatra Edward and Wally Shakespearian romance and original Valentine Miss Ray conducted the contest and Gladys Ray accompanied, with Love Poems and a Valentine themed refreshment plate. Guests included Mrs Lucian LaRoe of Austin and Miss Gladys Ray. Next meeting set for Feb 27 at Mrs J B Hamiltons home.
The T E L Sunday school class of the First Baptist Church met at Mrs. W E Pennell's home for a business and social session. After the business discussion the group enjoyed a series of games.
The report lists attendees including Miss Betty Joe Mor and Mrs Pennell family, fifteen active and associate members and one guest attended. The next meeting is scheduled for March 26 at Mrs. Guy Hamiltons home with a covered dish luncheon.
Central Christian Church lists Sunday events with Dr Alan Harvey-Brooks as pastor. Activities include Church School at 10 am led by Roscoe Gillett, Morning Worship at 11 and Epworth League at 6 30 pm with Miss LaVerne Kilgree as president followed by Evening song. The pastor desires to be your friend.
Dr. B Wrenn Webb, pastor, presides at 10 a m Sunday school with R P Montgomery as superintendent. Morning sermon on the condition of seeing God follows at 10 50. Evening service at 7 p m focuses on prayer and reverence for God. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.
Berlin reports a wartime tax burden of about 34 billion marks annually from a national income of 100 billion marks. Deutsche Bank director E. W. Schmidt said after civil costs about 20 billion marks remain for war financing each year. He noted Germany uses silent financing to avoid inflation without large loan drives.
Texas is projected to house about 134,200 soldiers by June 15, the largest number among the 48 states and nearly one tenth of the entire continental U S Army, according to War Department figures.
Huntington reports Brooklyn scientist Dr. William Marias Malisoff described chemical sodium thiocyanate as a potential life extension to 185 years. He outlined basis for the claim noting early findings and theoretical prospects in biochemistry.
A researcher told the Huntington executives' club that a chemical called sodium thiocyanate could disperse arterial cholesterol, enabling people to live healthily until age 185. The speaker linked age to cholesterol buildup and described experiments showing the chemical's potential without harming the body.
The War Department is studying housing and training an army of 3,000,000, a precautionary plan not expected to be enacted soon. It would double the current size to about 55 infantry divisions, with 1,418,000 regulars reserves guardsmen and trainees by June. Surveys for new camps and cantonments are under way nationwide.
State highway department released spring 1941 maps for public free distribution. Requests may be sent to the state highway department in Austin or to district offices. The Sun received a copy as a courtesy from the office.
Hermann Kriebel 65 died in Munich Germany Monday. Kriebel was chief of the personnel department of the German foreign office and a member of the German general staff in the World War. He bade farewell to the Allied armistice commission in June 1919 and later marched with Adolf Hitler in the 1923 Beer Hall Putsch.
Neal Powers of Houston Elbert Hooper of Austin and Reno and Raymond Allred brothers of former Governor Allred faced conspiracy to commit perjury charges. Trial in Travis County district court was scheduled for March 10.
A local want ad offers fast results for those seeking listings and services. The notice highlights simple steps to place ads and claims broad reach within the community.
John Philip Sousa shortened his family name So and added U S A to honor the country, becoming the United States famed bandleader. The Sun invites readers to send news items by mail and sign them for possible publication. A Scottish superstition links a visiting magpie to imminent death.
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