Community News Roundup From Whitewright Area
Whitewright area residents see visits and health news with Dallas and Sherman connections. Notables include George Hansard Allen Harper and Mrs J S Badgett improving, Jack Lackey and F C Williams visiting kin, and Maurice McMillin in Whitewright on Tuesday. Birth announced for Carl M Burchfield’s son. lots of military and hospital updates plus church events and Red Cross plans.
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George Hansard
Allen Harper
Dallas
Maurice McMillin
Whitewright
County Line Singing Convention Set at Rose Hill
Public notice from W C Brown announces the County Line Singing Convention at Rose Hill at 2 p m Sunday January 18. The event was postponed in December due to bad weather.
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W. C. Brown
The
Sun
Rose Hill
Kentuckytown H D Club Chooses 1942 Officers Weekly Meet
The Kentuckytown H D Club met at Mrs. C Anderson's home with new president Mrs. C M Fulton presiding. Mrs P H Connolly demonstrated grated sweet potato pudding in the program Starring Sweet Potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentuckytown
H-D Club
C. Anderson
C. M. Fulton
P. H. Connelly
Charles Chumbley
Food For Freedom
PTA Meeting Highlights Vocational Program At Grammar School
The Parent-Teacher Association met Tuesday afternoon at the Grammar School. After business, a vocational adjustments program directed by Mrs. F. D. Layman featured Rev. E. P. Wootten on youth-job matching, L. E. Ricketts on vocational value, and Mrs. Mary Lou Pannell on respect for honest labor. Mrs. Herman Bedford performed a piano number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parent-Teacher Association
F. D. Layman
E. P. Wootten
L. E. Ricketts
Mary Lou Pannell
Herman Bedford
Churches Offer Regular Services With Sermons
Churches announce Pastor Frank Schofield leads Sunday school and communion at 10 a m. Sunday services include preaching at 11 a m. and 7 p m on the first and third Sundays.
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Frank Schofield
Church Services Announced by Pastor E P Wootten
Pastor E P Wootten leads a schedule of Sunday worship with 10 a m Sunday school led by W T Simmons at 11 a m Morning worship and song service by Mrs Guy Hamilton. Evening services at 7 p m with Training Union and Young People Forum. Wednesday prayer and choir practice at 7 p m. Full invitation and scripture verse included.
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E. P. Wootten
W. T. Simmons
Guy Hamilton
Training Union and
Young People’s Forum
Lord
Books for Buddies Poster Promotes Armed Forces Campaign
Ten million books will be sought for men of the United States armed forces and Merchant Marine through a poster designed by nationally known illustrator C. B. Falls. Sponsors of the Victory Book Campaign are the American Red Cross American Library Association and the United Service Organizations.
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United States
C. B. Falls
American Red Cross
American Library Association
The
United Service Organizations
Methodist sermon on Forgiveness at church
Pastor W. W. Adcock will preach Is It Practical To Forgive Sunday at 11 00 at the Methodist Church the second sermon in The Kingdom of Heaven series The Sunday night topic The Man Who Was Not There Youth Fellowship meets at 6 pm Sunday school starts at 10 am
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W. W. Adcock
Methodist Church
Kingdom of Christ at First Presbyterian Church
Sunday service schedule lists Dr. B. Wrenn Webb as pastor with 10 a.m. Sunday school led by R. P. Montgomery and LeRoy Martin as conductor. 10:50 a.m. sermon titled The Kingdom of Christ. Evening program at 6 p.m. by the Young People's Society directed by Miss Margaret Hanna and Miss Janis Jayne Horton with Jack Sears as secretary. 7 p.m. The Difficulties of De tours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
R. P. Montgomery
LeRoy Martin
The
Kingdom of Christ
Young People’s Society
Margaret Hanna
Janis Jayne Horton
Jack Sears
R D Jarvis Rites Held at Whitewright Church
Funeral services for R D Jarvis 30 were held at 2 30 p m Sunday at the Methodist Church with Rev W W Adcock and Dr J A Ellis officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery under Glen Earnhart directing. Pallbearers included J Y Russell Otto Russell Jr D L Buchanan Paul Jarvis Wilson Jarvis and Jarvis D Maddux. He died Friday night at McKinney Hospital after about a week of illness. He was born January 18 1912 south of Whitewright, son of Mr and Mrs P M Jarvis. He married Helen Louise Gray of Sherman in September 1934. they lived on a farm south of Whitewright. Surviving: wife four children Geneva D Virginia Lee Jerry and Robert Jarvis parents three brothers Willie Jarvis of Pampa Clifford and George Jarvis of Whitewright and five sisters Mrs RD Maddux Mrs Otto Russell Mrs Bill Perry Mrs Bonnie Bailey and Mrs Morris Moreland. Out-of-town relatives included Mr and Mrs Charles Jarvis of Pampa and Mr and Mrs Marvin Jarvis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Jarvis
Methodist Church
W. W. Adcock
J. A. Ellis
Sherman
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
J. Y. Russell
Boisser City
Otto Russell Jr
D. L. Buchanan
Paul Jarvis
Wilson Jarvis
Jarvis D. Maddux
Jarvis
Geneva D
Virginia Lee
Jerry
Robert Jarvis
P. M. Jarvis
Willie Jarvis
Pampa
Clifford
George Jarvis
Whitewright
R. D. Maddux
Otto Russell
Bill Perry
Trenton
Bonnie Bailey
Leonard
Morris Moreland
Gober
Charles Jarvis
Marvin Jar
Unnamed Sherman Residents Listed in Regional Notices
A long list of names from Sherman and surrounding towns including Mrs. Carl Henry of Smithville and Mrs. Phil Perry, with other women and men from Greenville, Dallas, Denison, Sulphur Springs and Port Arthur named in a regional notice. The document reads as a community roll call of residents connected to various areas.
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Ben Ewing
Lucille Hill
Rayburn Smith
Bill Pace
Jessie Wilson
Sherman
Hassie Riddle
Ed Harris
Frank Ramsey
Denison
Oscar Butler
Sulphur Springs
Richard Powell
Port Arthur
Bailey
Leonard
Pat Gray
el Paso
Porter area social round gathers many families
Miss Winnie Booher of Itasca visits brother Ross Booher. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Robinson of Orangeville, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Brock and family of Bailey, and many others visiting relatives across Whitewright, Ector, Bonham, and surrounding areas. The community plans to restart Sunday school after a month’s suspension.
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Winnie Booher
Itasca
Ross Booher
J. T. Robinson
Orangeville
John Hicks
Joe Brock
Bailey
Claude Burkett
Bonham
E. W. White
Loren Pace
Camp Bowie
San Francisco
Calif
Claude McCord
Hugh Hunter
Warren Ross
J. P. Owenby
F. C. Williams
G. D. Bennett
Whitewright
Joe Rich
D. E. McCoy
Gladys Waites
Ector
Sarah Hicks
Roland Cox
R. P. Booker
Elbert Bennett
Ewing Waites
Jim Hicks
Harlie Howell
C. L. Lambert
Willa Jean Hunter
Dorotha Jean McCord
Leon Booher
Tom Booher
Leslie Cates
Pete Booher
Doris June Hunter
Nazis Offer Fresh Explanations for Retreat in Russia
The German radio, arguing retreat aimed at wintering positions, presented two new angles via Lord Haw Haw. He claimed Russians are misjudging the situation and that German evacuations would be credible only if published by Germans, suggesting propaganda manipulation.
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New York
Russia
Columbia Broadcasting System
Lord Haw Haw
German Broadcasts Emphasize Russian War Pressure
NBC Ankara report notes German and foreign broadcasts focus on Russia. It cites 700,000 to 800,000 fresh troops being trained in Germany for a spring offensive.
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Russia
NBC
Ankara
Germany
23 Felons Break Out at Eastham Prison Farm
Twenty three long term criminals escaped Eastham Prison Farm in Huntsville Wednesday night. Six were life termers. Fugitives fled into the East Texas bottomlands pursued by bloodhounds and guards. most headed southeast toward wooded areas in East Texas.
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Huntsville
Eastham
East Texas
Texas
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J. S. Badgett
Jack Lackey
Laredo
F. M. Williams
Cappie Beard
Mark Montgomery Jr
Benton Russell
J. D. Russell
H. T. Arterberry
Lilian Slusher
Kilgore
Terry Arterberry
Baptist Choir
Carl M. Burchfield
Mr. Burchfield
J. F. Roberts
Burbank
Emmet Penn
Geo. K. Stephens
Sherman Hospital
Lucy Craig
M. T. Craig
S. J. Janway
William Janway
U. S. S. Monahans
Pearl Harbor
J. W. Henry
Sally Moore
Cora Morrow
John Donoho
S. T. Montgomery
Paris
Union Presbyterian Church
J. H. Davenport
St. Vincent's Hospital
J. N. Fain
Veteran’s Hospital
David Everheart
Lubbock
Floyd Everheart
U.S. Army
C. L. Keener
Tom Bean
Fidelis
First Baptist Church
the Red Cross
Baptist Church
Jack Dempsey
D. A. Yowell
Mr. Dempsey
Dr. Pepper Bottling Co
Ruth Howard
Community Public Service Company
Mrs. Howard
Baptist Hospital
W. S. Swint
Pleasant
Eva Harp
Grayson College
D. Leon Harp
J. L. Boone
Mayfair Macaulay
Gene Wood
Nell Smith
T. E. Barbee
J. L. Kirkpatrick
C. P. Johnson
J. B. Hamilton
Inez Ray
J. H. Waggoner
Gladys Ray
Lester and
Clayton Neal
E. H. Neal
A. M. Bryant
Christian Service
H. C. Willis
A. A. Graham
Guy Yowell
Roy Yowell
Sherman Democrat
U. S. Engineers
Clarence Otto Burchfield
Robert Claud Smith
J. C. Smith
Robert Wayne Martin
J. W. Sanderson
J. B. Thornhill
Hershel Carol Sweeney
James Archie Burden
Selective Service Board
N. B. Nicholson
Induction Board
Whitewright, Texas
RCA Living Sound
Charles Ruggles
Ellen Drew - Phillys
Terry
Peter B. Kyne
Eleanor Powell
Ann Sothern
Robert Young Lionel Barrymone
John Carroll
Red Skelton
LADY
Stan Laurel
Oliver Hardy
King of the Texas Rangers
Lloyd Nolen
Priscilla Lane
Betty Field
Jack Carson
Jimmy Lunceford
Will Osborne
Ray Whitley
Cowboys
California
Bust
U. S. Defense
M. M. Warren
W. H. King
Mr. Warren
T. J. Lilley
J. H. Philley
Deport
Mrs. Philley
Mr. Philley
Auxiliary of the American Legion
May
Grayson County
Lee Norris
Edwin Badgett
G. C. Stateville
J. A. Yeager
PTA
Central Christian Church
Church OF Christ
Young People’s Meeting
Christ
Victory
Ec Ae
First Presbyterian Church
R. P. Childress
Porter News
Farley & Hill
Grocery
Rae i
Hawk Brand
Hawk
Cole & Davis Co
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