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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1943
Page
5
Monday visits from F. E. Douglas to friends in town followed by weekend spells from Oran Sears in Farmersville and Ray Whitwell of Denison visiting the Montgomerys. Area residents, college trips, public notices to pay city taxes, and local meetings at the Legion hall and Baptist church accompany reports of illness, military service, and family movements.
A humorous wartime exchange has an officer questioning why soldiers climb trees and crawl through bushes as a private explains they camouflaged a gun before lunch and cannot locate it. The lines mix military discipline with light sarcasm.
Funeral services for Horace Leslie Gordon were conducted at his parents home with Rev. E P Wootten and Rev. W W Adcock officiating. Pallbearers included C B Bryant Jr and W E LaRoe among others, burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. Gordon, born October 31 1893, lived in Whitewright most of his life and died at Muskogee Veterans Hospital. He was survived by his wife Janice Culver daughter Barbara Jean and six siblings, with out of town relatives listed. He had worked in Whitewright Chickasha and Dallas areas and was manager of Gordons Viaduct Service Station in Chickasha.
Friday Literary Club met at Mrs J H Waggoner's home to discuss National defense topics. Speakers covered WAACS WAVES Women's Place in War Industry and postwar adjustments plus the Star Spangled Banner. Guests included Mrs R T Pennington and Mrs Terry Atterberry. Club reports silk and nylon hose drive shipped. several hundred pairs collected and more donations invited.
Lester Haile praised a top talent for the luncheon program then introduced Mrs. Clay Horton of Whitewright as the entertainer. Her impersonations drew laughter as club members recognized voices of wives and locals. Rev Wootten noted Rotary International president will visit Dallas Feb 10 for a program.
Miss McRuer of New York field secretary of the National Board of Missions will occupy the pulpit at the Presbyterian Church on Sunday January 31 at 11 am. The public is invited to attend this and all other services.
Rev E P Wootten pastors the Baptist church with Sunday school at 10 am led by W T Simmons. Morning worship is at 11 o clock and evening services follow at 7 30 pm.
Dialogue fragment shows a child blaming a mother for breaking a window while the father is accused of causing it by running in front of the pane. The exchange implies domestic mishap and familial fault assignment.
Rev. O. H. Hubbard of Sherman and pastor of the Negro Baptist Church of Whitewright was killed instantly when struck by a Frisco freight train at Sherman. Witness J. R. Johnson said he slipped crossing tracks just south of Pacific street. Funeral services were held at 2 p m Tuesday at the Negro Baptist Church. Surviving are his wife and two sons.
Hubert Bookout, Sherman attorney, is named assistant in the office of criminal district attorney J. S. Kane with a $150 monthly salary, approved by Grayson County commissioners court. Bookout previously served as county attorney and as criminal district attorney from 1920 to 1924 and 1932 to 1936. R. S. Watson and Alexander Gullett were earlier appointed by Kane.
Representative Luther Johnson of Texas condemned columnists and radio commentators for unwar ranted attacks on the government and war conduct. He argued domestic criticism differs from battlefield reporting and can mislead the public and allies.
In Sodus New York a 13 year old girl Jennie Lewis killed herself with a shotgun after a stray cat killed her pet canary. She left a note for her mother expressing sorrow for the loss, coroner Arthur Besemer reported.
The University of Texas bureau of business research reports Texas farm cash income rose from 616 million in 1941 to 908 million in 1942 with government subsidies adding about 75 million, marking the first billion dollar year for farming.
The bureau says preliminary farm income in Texas is understated by six to ten percent, boosting total cash income from all sources to about 1 billion dollars. The 1942 increase is nearly 50 percent from 1941, with December 1942 index at 237 versus 220.8 in November and 251.3 in December 1941.
The House Naval Committee ordered a formal inquiry into Rubber Administrator Jeffers's claim that Army and Navy loafers hinder war production. Chairman Vinson of Georgia pressed for hearings to allow Jeffers and relevant Army and Navy officials to testify, after a Baltimore Balti more governors council speech sparked the issue.
Representative Sam Russell of Texas introduced a bill to forbid sale of intoxicating liquor to any man in uniform of the armed forces. The measure carries penalties of five days to two years in prison and a fine of 100 to 1000 dollars.
A humorous diner exchange centers on a waiter apologizing for a sleeve in a customer’s soup and the customer replying it is only an old coat. The brief shows light domestic humor in a casual restaurant scene.
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