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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1941
Page
1
Whitewright Public Schools contribute 75 dollars and the city 25 dollars to fund a WPA district consolidated canning project opening around April 1. The cannery will be at the grade school and run to July with 14 WPA workers and a payroll of 1881.60. About 12 500 cans are expected for next winter’s school lunch programs.
World Day of Prayer will be observed Friday at 3 p m at the Central Christian Church in Whitewright. Members from several local churches and other groups will join in a global effort to aid missions with a community program planned.
State Administrator H P Drought releases four standard WPA notices to Texas project sites. Workers are urged to take any reasonable private job, avoid political activity, vote freely, and manage debts responsibly. Statements reiterate employment loss for refusing private work and annual reviews for relief eligibility, with no WPA role in debt collection.
Funeral services for Gov W Lee ODaniels transaction tax were held before a small audience. The House Revenue and Taxation Committee spent about an hour considering the plan, then sent it to a sub committee as the usual device for burying dead legislation.
The Grammar School Lunch Room, run by the local PTA under federal supervision, serves about 203 pupils daily at five cents per meal. WPA workers manage operations. 17 percent contribute. plan to raise 25 cents per pupil for county wide gardens and canning to support lunches and future canneries.
Earl T. Brewer, 40, farmer from Fannin County, was found guilty of murder in the stabbing of his son in law H. Glen Cox, 19, and sentenced to 99 years. Cox was slain January 6 at a Fort Worth apartment four days after elopement with Brewer’s daughter Virginia Ruth Cox. Defense plans appeal.
Farmers report fields waterlogged and corn planting delayed as continued drizzle soaks soil. Oats show brownish tint from moisture and spring sowing is curtailed while Dallas bureau forecasts no quick clearing. Mild winter, rare cold snaps, temperatures 33 to 45 degrees impact fruit tree budding.
Secretary of War Stimson told the Senate foreign relations committee that the army air corps totals about 4 000 planes including 3 700 regular army aircraft and 300 in the national guard. He noted nearly half are tactical bombers fighters and trainers compose the rest.
In Tulsa a shabbily dressed elderly pair visit the tax assessor to claim homestead relief on a one room house. The clerk hesitates as the man asks about entanglement taxes and produces a bank book showing over $10,000 in deposits.
Rev A C Miller state supervisor of Baptist activities at army camps said chapels would be constructed soon at six Texas camps with the first to be built at Camp Bowie plans of the Texas Baptist general convention call for starting the chapels within the next four weeks.
Chicago describes how Joseph Raphael, married fifty-eight years, declares every meal his wife prepared since their wedding has been perfect. He estimates he has eaten over 50,000 meals with no meals not cooked by her. The piece also notes a tip: cornmeal removes grease from iron.
Two Sherman Rotary members, C. B. Bryant Jr. and H. W. Key, were honored at a Friday meeting with baby showers to help cover new father expenses. Joe Pate of Bonham spoke on Future Farmers of America as guests from Sherman, Whitewright, and nearby clubs noted plans for a crippled children clinic on March 25 and the district Rotary Conference in Sherman May 3–5 with Whitewright invited to assist.
The Methodist Church of White Wright joins a national campaign to raise one million dollars on Mission Day of Compassion. Funds support youth welfare in camps, relief for bombed English churches, and continued overseas aid. Led by Bishop Edwin H. Hughes with promotion by Dr. Orion F. Fifer and Dr. Elmer T. Clark.
Eight million trees were planted in Kansas shelterbelts last spring and 88 percent survived the first growing season. The average survival topped any year since the project began in 1935.
The first North Texas Annual Amateur Boxing Tournament will be held at Trenton High School Gym March 3 4 and 5. About 65 amateur entries have been accepted with more expected. Referee Jernigan will oversee all fights. Interested nonpaid boxers should contact Harold Shelton or Jimmie Harris in Trenton.
The Sherman District Pastors Meeting and Institute for Evangelism will meet next Tuesday morning at the Whitewright Methodist Church. Devotional at 10 o'clock led by Rev. Truett Craft. Program topics include church membership prep, year round evangelism, local church work, and soul winning dynamics by named pastors and speakers.
Grayson County Council of Women’s Clubs approves June fresh fruit and vegetable shows in Whitewright Whitesboro Sherman and Denison with date to be set. 58 members from 18 clubs attend under Viva Phillips. education committee backs 1941 egg festival plans and cooperation with Red Cross and WPA lunch programs.
Louis Johnson former Assistant Secretary of War said Hitler produced 700000 British uniforms an equal number of parachutes and stocks of chrome and arsenic gases for an invasion of England. He warned the attack must come soon as the United States is committed to supplying production and transport to break the counterblockade of England.
State Selective Service directed Texas boards to assess each case individually. Guidance lists criteria for deferments, including dependent children and spouses, scrutiny of marriages since September 16, 1940, and reviews upon status changes to avoid evading service.
Sherman NA The Sherman commissioners court faced a push from Commissioner Reece Bowen for all future sessions to be open to the public citing the Texas Constitution. The resolution was read with no immediate action. Judge Jake J. Loy was authorized to purchase small items under 150 dollars. larger purchases require full court bids. C H Barrett now devotes full time to charity, hospital, burial and relief work. Britain’s toy output exceeds 200 million dollars annually in normal times.
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