Universal Week Of Prayer To Be Observed
The Baptist Central Christian Methodist and Presbyterian churches unite for Universal Week of Prayer at the Palace Theatre at 3 p m Monday through Friday. Ministers include Alan Harvey Brooks E P Wootten Leroy Anderson B Wrenn Webb and W Harrison Baker. Businesses asked to release employees to attend. First Texas observance aims to boost Protestant cooperation nationwide.
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Baptist
Central Christian
Methodist
Palace Theatre
Alan Harvey- Brooks
Methodist ‘Church
E. P. Wootten
Baptist Church
Leroy Anderson
Central Christian Church
B. Wrenn Webb
Presbyterian Church
W. Harrison Baker
Sherman
Methodist Conference
Texas
Senators push heavier taxes to fund defense
Washington reporters note Senators Connally of Texas and Johnson of Colorado urge higher national taxes to finance defense. They project at least 1 billion dollars in new revenue from personal and corporate incomes, electricity, cosmetics and luxury goods with higher rates on upper brackets. Connally plans to reintroduce war profits tax up to 88 percent. general sales tax is deemed unlikely.
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Washington
Connally
Texas
Johnson
Colorado
Congress
Finance Committee
County Officers Sworn in Wednesday in Sherman
Sherman officials took oaths for a two year term. County Judge Jake J. Loy led the ceremony, swearing in commissioners Reece Bowen S B Vaughan J J Darby and E C Looney then swearing in County Clerk H G Thompson County Treasurer Beulah Howde shell and Justice of the Peace Charlie Stamps. District Judge R C Slagle Jr presided and administered oaths to District Attorney Ralph Elliott and deputies plus Tax Officer Collier Yeary and Sheriff P M Porter. District Clerk W R Henderson and deputies were sworn, with other deputies to be sworn later. Grand jury commissioners Arthur Linn Gomer May and Howard Hestand Sr were named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Howdeshell
Charlie Stamps
Sherman
R. C. Slagle Jr
Fifteenth District
Hettie Lee Wilson
Judge Slagle
Grover Cantrell
R. C. Slagle Sr
Ralph Elliott
Cliff Huggins
R. S. Watson
Charles Gullett
Saunders Freels
Collier Yeary
P. M. Porter
Slagle
W. R. Henderson
Wilson
Raymond Steed
Louise Jones
Arthur Linn
Denison
Gomer May
Whitewright
Howard Hestand Sr
Original Expression Lesson In Tenement Class
A teacher in a tenement district urges pupils to paraphrase, citing sentences about a cow. Mickey responds with a slang filled paraphrase that questions and humorously reframes the cow’s attributes, showing a playful misreading of the exercise.
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Mickey
President Roosevelts proposal hints at material payments from Britain
President Roosevelt suggested Britain might repay aid with raw materials such as rubber and tin for war equipment loaned or leased to Great Britain. He noted the challenge of drafting legislation to ensure return of equivalent value and discussed presenting details in the upcoming Congress message.
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Washington
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Congress
England
Stephen T. Early
Whitewright Cagers Crush Gunter Teams In Local Basketball Night
Whitewright High School swept three Gunter teams in class A inter scholastic league play scoring 171 points while the visitors totaled 21. Whitewright girls won 43 to 7 led by Juanita England with 22 points and reserve girls’ 44 to 4 as Douglas led with 30 points. Whitewright boys won 84 to 10 with Al Thornton scoring 26 and Billy Conner 20 as the team opened a 37 point half and coasted.
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Whitewright
Gunter High School
Gunter
Juanita England
Mary Alice Andrew
Martha Jo Conner
Dorothy Sue Douglas
Layman
Rasca
Pangle
Douglas
Madgene Phillips
Patty Everheart
Gladys Reeves
Whitewright Boys
S. T. Montgomery
al Thornton
Billy Conner
Gene Hargett
Dick Thornton
Bert Russell
Lloyd Cato
D. W. Garland
C. B. Burchfield
Trade Campaign Fund Report for Whitewright
City secretary Jesse Wallace prepared a detailed report of receipts and expenditures for Whitewright's trade campaign ending December 24. Total ticket sales and donations were 279.35 dollars, with cash gifts distributed totaling 214.50 dollars. Disbursements reached 260.28 dollars, leaving a 19.07 dollar balance contributed by merchants to the Christmas cheer fund.
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Jesse Wallace
Whitewright
Fannin Commissioner Names Working Crew
Fannin County commissioner Buster Anderson outlines his staff for precinct 2. Retained Rosco Patterson and new appointees B J Briggs John Morgan Edmund Wright Burl Briggs A B Butler Claude Brown Virgil Howard Darvin Campbell Hutcherson Mackey Belvie West Reagan London with others from Trenton Edhube Randolph Leonard Orangeville Bailey and Tren ton.
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Buster Anderson
Fannin County
Rosco Patterson
Trenton
B. J. Briggs
John Morgan
Edmund Wright
Burl Briggs
A. B. Butler
Leonard
Claude Brown
Edhube
Virgil Howard
Randolph
Darvin Campbell
Mr. Hutcherson
Mr. Mackey
Belvie West
Orangeville
Reagan London
Bailey
Newell Stillwell to Be Buried Here Friday
Newell Thomas Stillwell 48 died in Los Angeles December 26 after illness. Funeral services were held December 31 in Los Angeles under the American Legion, body to be brought here for burial at Oak Hill Cemetery Friday at 10 a.m. He was born June 1 1892 in Whitewright, served in the Army in 1917, married Leone Barry in 1922, who died in 1932. Surviving: five daughters in Los Angeles, sister Mrs C B Bryant Jr of Whitewright, uncles T E Barbee and W J Barbee of Whitewright.
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Newell Thomas Stillwell
Los Angeles
Calif
American Legion
Katy
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mr. Stillwell
Whitewright
J. T
Minnie Barbee Stillwell
Northwest
Leone Barry
Presbyterian Church
C. B. Bryant Jr
T. E. Barbee
W. J. Barbee
Funeral Services Held Monday For Tom W Ayres
Tom W Ayres 74, longtime Trenton business leader, died suddenly Sunday. Funeral conducted at 2:30 p m at the late residence in Trenton with Rev F A Ray and Dr Alan Harvey Brooks officiating. Interment at Everheart Cemetery north of Whitewright. Survived by wife Minnie Jopling, son Charles Ayres, brothers Tobe and Jim Ayres, and a granddaughter. Pallbearers: Wm Southerland John Routh Henry Donaghey Niler Wallace John Hill E M Atkins.
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Trenton
Tom W. Ayres
F. A. Ray
First Methodist Church
Alan Harvey- Brooks
Whitewright
Everheart
Canaan
Wm. Southerland
John Routh
Henry Donaghey
Niler Wallace
John Hill
E. M. Atkins
Mr. Ayres
Mark
Mary Ayres
Charles Ayres
Ayres
Trenton Board of Education
Minnie Jopling
Tobe
Jim Ayres
Draft Only 21-Year-Olds Plan Faces Wariness
Military officials said discussing limiting conscription to 21-year-old men is premature by at least three years. They argued such a change could leave too many casualties in that age group if war breaks out, and noted the current law aims to include men ages 21 to 36 to widen the manpower pool.
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Washington
Congress
Europe
United States
Adams
Colorado
National Economy League
League
Fighting man moves with family amid induction delay
A National Guardsman in Hartford sold his furniture and planned a move to Florida while awaiting possible induction. The draft was postponed, forcing him to relocate to his mother in law’s home this past Saturday.
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Hartford
Conn
Florida
Pruning Non-Defense Spending Faces Strong Opposition
The proposed budget aims for roughly 17 billion dollars in total spending with 10 billion for defense. Lawmakers tied to farm benefits and highway programs vow to resist deep cuts, while groups push for WPA adjustments as defense expansion may shift non-defense funding.
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Washington
Bankhead
Alabama
Capper
Kansas
Christmas Cheer Reaches 50 Families By City Office
Mayor F M Echols and city employees distributed Christmas cheer parcels to 50 families on Christmas Eve. Local donations totaled modestly with Rotary Club ten dollars and other gifts. The holiday passed quietly with no arrests or major incidents.
Sun Honor Roll Adds Substantial Subscriptions
The Sun reports a successful subscription campaign ending Tuesday with many new names added to the honor roll and renewals near perfect. Subscribers are thanked for compliments and greetings, with best wishes for a happy year.
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Sun
Texas
B. L. Janway
B. E. Chesser
J. G. Burks
Paul Stephens
Tom Barbee
Roy Talley
G. W. Ball
Roy Benson
I. M. Fulton
C. E. Rice
G. W. Ford
J. F. Holland
W. C. Huffines
Clyde Hansard
Ross R. May
W. C. Pennington
R. T. Pennington
Bob Jones
J. D. Hoard
J. E. Payne Jr
H. O. Hoard
Lonnie Darwin
W. F. Mason
Guy B. Ely
Mattie Allison
R. W. Ball
C. M. Fulton
J. P. Barbee
H. V. Reeves
W. M. Samples
John Oliver
T. W. Ayres
Charles Ayres
Lee Wilburn
J. L. Bennett
Carl Gillespie
C. N. Ross
N. L. Manning
Holmes Connelly
John Haws
J. W. Keeling
W. R. Wilson
G. A. Guthrie
G. C. Wilson
R. G. Pennington
Ed Kent
Frank Phillips
Protecting Mattress with Cover and Pad
The guidance recommends shielding the mattress from tearing and dust using a muslin mattress cover and placing a mattress pad between the spring unit and the mattress for protection.
Mrs. Sears Honored at First Presbyterian Candle Service
Mrs. R. L. Sears received the annual candle lighting honor at the First Presbyterian Church in Whitewright. The ceremony included remarks from the presenting committee and a resume of her long service as president of the Missionary and Aid Societies.
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R. L. Sears
First Presbyterian Church
T. E. Barbee
R. P. Montgomery
S. T. Montgomery
B. Wrenn Webb
R. T. Pennington
J. B. Hamilton
Sears
The
Missionary Society
Aid Society
Whitewright
Okla
Mary Lee Mitchell
Oklahoma City
Morrell Sears
T. H. Sears
R. C. Montgomery
Ben Montgomery
J. F. Fender
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Emmet Penn
Burglaries At Whitewright Lead To Three Year Sentence
Sherman reports Jim Cassin was formally sentenced in fifteenth district court to three years in the Texas penitentiary after pleading guilty to three Whitewright burglaries and thefts. The couple was arrested in October following the last break in at LaRue lumber yard Yeager filling station Morgan grocery and Childress drug store. Cassin already has three year sentences in Hunt County and Bonham for Celeste and Leonard burglaries. his wife was released.
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Sherman
Jim Cassin
Fifteenth District
Texas
Whitewright
Cassin
LaRue
Yeager
Morgan
Childress
Hunt County
Celeste
Bonham
Leonard
Sheriff names additional deputy for Fannin County
Sheriff Talmadge Moore announced one more deputy for Fannin County with his term starting Wednesday morning. Joe Smith of Orangeville was named jailer joining earlier appointees A. T. Boyd Floyd Blair as field deputies O. L. Turner as office deputy and Eura Gray.
Final 1940 Census Total Rises 8.8 Percent to 150 621 231
Washington reports final 1940 census returns at 150,621,231 for U S and territories, an 8.8 percent rise from 1930. Continental United States tally reaches 131,669,275, up 7.2 percent from 122,775,046.
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Washington
United States
Continental
Bonham Schools Close On Influenza Surge
Bonham public schools were closed Tuesday afternoon through Monday January 6 due to widespread influenza among teachers and students. Over 150 high school students were absent Tuesday with high absentee rates in the three ward schools.
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Bonham
Hope Springs Eternal Family Debate Over Clean Hands
A terse domestic exchange centers on a mother scolding her child for dirty hands at the table. The child chirps that the mother once forgot to send him to wash, recalling a past lapse in household ritual.
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Junior
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Britain
Fannin
Newell Stillwell
F. M. Echols
Rotary Club
M. E. Winburn
Methodist Sunday School
U. S
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