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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1944
Page
5
Lists of visitors and residents across Sherman, Dallas, Cookeville, Sweetwater, Porters, and Whitewright. Mentions families including Morgans Chesser Bradleys Stedhams Harris Goodwins and Smiths plus officials, missionaries, and a local club meeting. Notes births, illnesses, travel, and a Seattle death of Mrs Guthrie.
W E LaRoe led the program with Rev Barney Maclean of Sherman as guest speaker. Maclean reviewed Hartzell Spence's humorous Get Thee Behind Me about a minister's son and said the talk would be light yet engaging. Visitor John Perry from Sherman Rotary attended. Pay city taxes now to avoid February 1 penalty.
Mrs Grover Stuteville hosted the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club with officers named by the president including A G Mullinix Miss Myrtle Badgett and Elmo Wallace among others. Mrs Ed Martin gave a parliamentary reading and Eunice King demonstrated saving foods urging care not to waste during wartime. One visitor Mrs Minnie Patterson attended the meeting and the next gathering is set for 2 pm January 27 with Mrs E M Badgett hosting.
Miss Imogene Head daughter of Mr and Mrs W B Head former Whitewright residents married Clarence Rino petty officer first class U S Navy Tuesday at Paris church. Bride a Whitewright graduate employed by U S Engineer Office Denison. groom a six year Navy veteran. Attendants were Miss Claire Doss and Clarence Melugin Jr. They will depart Friday for Seattle where the groom is stationed.
First Lt Jack Meador and Miss Genevieve Stowel married Jan 8 at Victory Field chapel Vernon Texas. Bride Genevieve Stowel a Decatur Ill graduate worked at Chanute Field War Ration Board. Groom Jack Meador, Whitewright Texas and Texas A M College graduate, promoted to first lieutenant after Chanute Field posting. They reside at Victory Field. Mrs Willis to host Methodist society Monday at 3 pm.
Churches announce Sunday school at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m and evening service at 730 pm The new pastor will deliver the sermons ensuring familiar worship schedule with a fresh pastoral voice.
Bible study at 10 a.m. with preaching and communion at 11 a.m. Evening worship begins at 7:30 p.m.
E. P. Wootten is the 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 offers a prayer service at 7:45 p.m. Rev. Wm. A. Casseday leads the Second service with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and morning worship at 11 a.m. Evening worship follows at 7:30 p.m.
The Sun lists new and renewing subscriptions and honors about 150 men in service from Whitewright and surrounding areas. Names added this week include Burl Ross, S S Russell, George Hicks, Sgt Russell R Hicks, Mrs Coleman Carter, Luther Skaggs, Jesse James, Mrs Lillie Simpson, Mrs Mary Musser, Joe Rich, Robert Chumbley, Relda Chumbley, Thomas Gillett, Mrs Emma McCarty, Mrs Beulah Sanders, Mrs F E Vittitoe, Grady Gillett, F O Mangrum, H E Sandreson.
Wilmington Del a new plastic polythene adaptable to many uses including collapsible toothpaste tubes waterproof coatings piping adhesives and insulation for electrical wiring polythene is produced by the du Pont plastics department from ethylene and offered in large quantities only by specific allocation for war needs coming from Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd the company notes the polymerized material is a tough durable plastic being manufactured commercially for war purposes
Washington reports Lord Halifax joked at a dinner for Donald Nelson, War Production Board chairman, that his travels to Russia left him unsure what the letter V stood for, whether victory or vodka, drawing laughter from attendees.
Brig. Gen. Leon A. Fox says Naples faces a typhus outbreak fifty times larger than in October. The disease, tied to Allied occupation, worsened by refugee influx and Nazi destruction of water and gas systems, but has not reached Allied troops.
Funeral services were held for Charlie William Carpenter 55 who died suddenly of a heart attack at his Whitewright area home. The Rev W G Estes and the Rev E P Wootten officiated at the Trenton Assembly of God Church with burial in Indian Creek Cemetery. Surviving are his wife Myrtle Mae Henderson Carpenter eight children two sisters and a brother along with seven grandchildren.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Loew wait anxiously for news of sons in service. Within an hour all three returned home on unexpected leaves from the South Pacific Seattle and North Carolina, bringing relief and reunion to the family.
Good used bedsuits and spring fill living room suits priced at 49.95. Used oil range offered at 29.95. From Lem Titts worth's farm on East Highway in Bonham.
A wartime speaker vents about living conditions trench warfare and the toll on soldiers. He laments rationing lines muddy roads jungle flies and the stench of battle while expressing hope that tyrannical rule ends and a peaceful world returns with children laughing in the streets and Axis flags lowered.
A teacher explains word meanings in class and a pupil quips about a rising sign. The exchange ends with a joke about noticing a "rise" as a sign of pregnancy. The closing line pivots to a general adage on selling items.
Britain’s national debt on December 31 stood at about 19,237,000,000 pounds, roughly 77,334,740,000 dollars, a rise from 8,026,000,000 pounds in 1938. Chancellor Sir John Anderson told the Commons on Tuesday. The U.S. gross public debt was about 165,877,278,992 dollars.
The piece traces how mail in the United States has been transported by runner, horseback, stage coach, railroad, carrier pigeon and airplane, highlighting the changing means over time and the diversification of mail logistics.
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