Whitewright notices list local visits and wartime drives
C P McGinnis confined to his room since Sunday. Boy Scouts to collect newspapers and magazines Tuesday afternoon for the war effort. Several residents travel, visit relatives, or relocate as Dr Layman moves to Sherman and local families host guests. Scattered notices include births, illnesses, and civic actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. McGinnis
Boy Scouts
Marshall Hasty
Whitewright Residences
Seniors Entertained By Baptist W M S
The Baptist Church dining room hosted a banquet Tuesday evening by the Women's Missionary Society in honor of Whitewright High School seniors. The table featured green foliage and red white and blue candles with patriotic tapers and flags on place cards as favors. Mrs E P Wootten welcomed guests and Rev E P Wootten led the procession into the dining room.
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The
Baptist Church
Women’s Missionary Society
Whitewright High School
E. P. Wootten
Rev. E. P. Wootten
Bobby
Whitewright High School Banquet Delights Students
Jim Morgan presided as master of ceremonies at the Whitewright High School banquet with Supt. Caraway giving the invocation Twenty nine guests attended the event Olive Myrick welcomed the senior class Etha Brown replied Merle Scoggins Clarence Wootten Bobby Jim Morgan and Margaret Hanna performed songs Mary Frances Stephens spoke on Christian Education and the group led by Willa Jean Hunter Etna Brown Jean Caraway and Margaret Hanna closed with The Whitewright High School song.
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Jim Morgan
America
B. R. Caraway
Olive Myrick
Etha Brown
Merle Scoggins
Clarence Wootten
Bobby Jim Morgan
Margaret Hanna
Mary Frances Stephens
Willa Jean Hunter
Etna Brown
Jean Caraway
Whitewright High School
Spencer Brown and Raymond Spencer Wed in Ely at First Baptist
Spencer Brown daughter of W C Brown of Ely and Pfc Raymond Spencer son of Martha Spencer of Orangeville united in marriage at 6 pm Saturday at Rev E P Wootten’s home church First Baptist. Attendants were Mr and Mrs Tracey Stephens. Bride wore yellow fur trimmed suit with brown accessories. She is a Whitewright High School graduate and East Texas State Teachers College alumna now manager of Devonport variety store. Spencer has served two years in the Army and is stationed at Fort Sill Oklahoma returning there Sunday.
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Willie Fae Brown
W. C. Brown
Ely
Pfc
Raymond Spencer
Martha Spencer
Orangeville
E. P. Wootten
First Baptist Church
Tracey Stephens
Whitewright High School
East Texas State Teachers College
Commerce
Devonport
Spencer
Fort Sill
Oklo
Church Schedule for E. P. Wootten Pastor
Morning services include Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Evening services feature Training Union at 6:45 p.m. and worship at 7:45 p.m. Wednesday prayer service begins at 7:45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Wootten
Training Union
Central Christian Church Services and Pastor
J Pat Salyer minister leads Bible study at 10 a m with preaching at 11 a m Communion at 11 45 a m Evening service at 7 30 p m A cordial invitation to all Johnny E Pickering pastor at Central Christian Church offers Sunday school at 10 a m and a communion service and preaching on the first and third Sundays each month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pat Salyer
Central Christian Church
Johnny E. Pickering
Methodist Church Services Announced
Duke R. Barron is the pastor. Morning worship at 11 o'clock and evening worship at 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
Duke R. Barron
World Day of Prayer Planned at First Methodist Church
The World Day of Prayer sponsored by the United Council of Church Women will be held at the First Methodist Church on Friday in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
United Council of Church Women
First Methodist Church
Dunne’s
Citywide church gathering invited for 3 PM
A citywide invitation calls all churches to join a 3 p m gathering. The notice urges attendance and participation by every church in the community.
Rotary Club Luncheon Features Students Music Program
Rotary Club in Whitewright hosted a Friday luncheon with a music filled program. Mrs Al Eva Blanton introduced a fourteen boy high school home economics class and Clarence Wootten explained their goals. Guests from Greenville High School performed including Miss Mary Lou Hudson and Miss Jean Lewis with Mrs McMillin guiding transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Meador
Rotary Club
al Eva Blanton
Clarence Wootten
Blanton
Sarah Kilgree
Whitewright
McMillin
B. W. Newman
Rayburn Reelection Bid With Denison Dam Visit Planned
Representative Sam Rayburn announces reelection campaign and plans limited district time due to Washington duties. He may attend the Denison Dam dedication this spring and is a well known neighbor to Whitewright voters who expect strong support in the July primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
U. S
the Sun
Congress
House
Washington
Denison
Rayburn
Whitewright
Air Wacs and Maidens Fair In Wartime Verse
Poem by Edgar A Guest praising WACs and contrasting their service with traditional gender roles. Voices celebrate women in the Air WACs who guard the ground while men man the ships and guard the air. The speaker laments age and size but honors the WACs' pivotal roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wacs
Edgar A. Guest
Tokens to Change Ration System Start Feb 27
The article explains new change tokens for ration stamps will begin Feb 27 with blue and red tokens replacing some stamps. Ten point stamps will be tokenized, green and brown stamps retain face value until their expirations. one point stamps act as tokens until their end.
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OPA
Veterans high on ticket in Denver House race
Democrats nominate Maj. Carl E. Wuertele a wounded war hero now in Fitzsimons General Hospital to challenge Republican Dean Gillespie in the March 7 special election for Colorado's fourth district. Wuertele's medals and service contrast with GOP appeal to end bureaucracy as campaign drums beat in Denver.
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Denver
Colorado
Lawrence Lewis
Maj
Carl E. Wuertele
Helen Wings
Midway
Solomons
Pacific
Wuertele
Fitzsimons General Hospital
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Robert Gaston
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Civilian Air Corps
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England
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