Local residents share news of visits and travels
Locals report Miss Myrtle Badgett returning from Denison after visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Spindle. Several families, including Mrs. J. F. Spindle and Mrs. Lewis Cooper, travel to Sherman Wichita Falls and Burkburnett. The column notes illnesses, weddings, relocations, a revival at Central Christian Church, and July 4 festivities with mixed farm holiday activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Badgett
Denison
Mrs. C. K. Spindle
Lewis Cooper and Son
Wichita Falls
Burkburnett
Local updates on residents and community projects
Mrs. C. F. Collins returns from St. Vincent Hospital in Sherman after treatment. Mrs. Wm. Rice buys the Bond street laundry from J. O. Wallace and brings her laundry experience to the business. Thirty five girls work this summer on homemaking projects under Mrs. Earl Blanton, with tasks from child care to food preservation. Mrs. Ruth Clark and Miss Margaret Benton visit from Oklahoma City and plan summer studies at the University of Oklahoma. Northeast of Whitewright sees rain aiding corn and gardens. additional showers cool the air and spur crop progress though much corn remains late and in need of rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Blanton
Ruth Clark
Margaret Benton
Oklahoma City
M. E. Winburn
Whitewright
Winburn-Watson Announcement: Marriage in Whitewright
Announcement of the marriage between Mrs Elizabeth Watson of Leonard and Mr M E Winburn of Whitewright. The ceremony occurred Monday evening July 2 at the minister Rev W A Casseday home in Whitewright. Mrs Winburn, formerly of Nashville, Tenn., has lived in Leonard. Mr Winburn is Lone Star Gas Company manager in Whitewright. They will reside in White after a brief trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Watson
Leonard
M. E. Winburn
Whitewright
W. A. Casseday
Winburn
Nashville
Central area church services listed for Sunday
Churches CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH Earl Bissex Minister Sunday school at 10 a m Preaching service first and third Sundays at 11 a m ALL ARE INVITED FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH E P Wootten Pastor Worship 11 a m Young People 7 30 p m Evening 8 15 p m METHODIST CHURCH Duke R Barron Pastor Church school 10 a m Worship 11 a m Evening 8 15 Choir practice Wednesday 8 30 Subject 11 o clock hour Making the Gifts of God Practical Sunday evening Jesus Reclaims an Outcast
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Bissex
First Baptist Church
E. P. Wootten
Methodist Church
Duke R. Barron
God
Jesus
Welcome to Worship at Our Community Church
W A Casseday, minister, extends a personal welcome to every individual in the community to worship at the church. The note invites neighbors to join services and participate in church activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Casseday
Morning worship service time notice
Morning worship is listed at 11 a.m. in the Avery service schedule with a brief mention of hours. This item notes the time for worship and identifies the service setting.
Funeral for Charley Lorance Held in Houston
Funeral services were held for Charley G Lorance 65 at Westminster Baptist Church in Houston. He died Saturday night at home from a heart attack. Survivors include his wife three sons Charley G Lorance Jr Woodrow W Lorance and Grady M Lorance two daughters Mrs Paul Haliburton and Mrs E J Shields two brothers Ab Lorance and John Lorance and a sister Mrs John Ford plus several grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charley G Lorance
Houston
Westminster Baptist Church
J. R. Hilger
Greenville
Lorance
Orangeville
Whitewright
Charley G. Lorance Jr
Woodrow W. Lorance
Armed Services
Grady M. Lorance
Navy
Southwest Pacific
Paul Haliburton
Blue Ridge
E. J. Shields
van Alstyne
Ab Lorance
John Lorance
Wichita Falls
John Ford
Leonard
Mrs Gracie Donihoo Dies In Sherman At 38
Mrs. Gracie Inez Donihoo of Los Angeles died at St. Vincent Hospital in Sherman at 2 30 p m Saturday after a major operation. Born April 13 1907 in Trenton she was the daughter of Ed Gilbreath and lived here before moving to California five years ago. She married Claude Donihoo March 28 1926 and was a Baptist. Funeral services were held at Trenton Baptist Church Tuesday at 4 p m conducted by Rev Joe Lasater and Rev J G Miller. Interment Burns Cemetery. Survived by husband two sons Clyde Thomas Bobby Gene and daughter Mary Lee. two sisters Mrs Glen Cline and Mrs Butler Stevens. and great grandmother Mrs Sarah Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton Tribune
Gracie Inez Donihoo
Claude Donihoo
Los Angeles
Calif
St. Vincent Hospital
Sherman
Trenton
Ed Gilbreath
California
Claude Doniho O
The
Baptist Church
Trenton Baptist Church
Joe Lasater
Greenville
J. G. Miller
Burns Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
Ravenna
Mary Lee Donihoo
Clyde Thomas
Bobby Gene Donihoo
Glen Cline
Butler Stevens
Anna
Sarah Smith
Jap-Starved Veteran Comes Home to Die
Fort Worth reports Corporal James E. Newman 25, a Bataan and Corregidor veteran, flown home from Santa Fe to die of malnutrition and tuberculosis after three years in a Japanese prison camp. Army doctors say he has days to live, while his family recalls a life marked by endurance and a final wish to die at home. Newman survived captivity, was liberated last February, and his death certificate is expected to read malnutrition and tuberculosis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
James E. Newman
Bataan and Corregidor
Newman
Philippines
Bataan
Corregidor
N. M
First Baptist Woman's Missionary Society Meets
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church met Monday afternoon at the church. Mrs. Bryant King led the Royal Service program on Christian Citizenship Today and Tomorrow. Miss Blannie Reeves led the devotional. Others on the program were Mrs. Addie Sweatt Mrs. C. J. Meador and Mrs. W. M. Gates. A business session followed with nineteen members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Bryant King
Blannie Reeves
Addie Sweatt
C. J. Meador
W. M. Gates
Demolition Unit To Act Against War Souvenirs
Chicago detectives form an army instructed demolition unit of sixteen officers to remove live war souvenirs sent home by G I s. Detective Chief Walter G Storms cites dud shells and several deaths as reasons for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
G. I.s
Walter G. Storms
Must Be Reading the Newspapers
A New York sidewalk displays chalked heart with the message Tommy loves Helen and an uncertain note labeled as an unconfirmed report reflecting wartime effects on youth. The readable fragment presents a personal love tag amid broader wartime anxiety.
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New York
Tommy
Helen
Homeward bound final words of dying American soldier
In a poignant note from New York readers, a family reflects on their son’s return to die. They praise American meals and faith while accepting their loss as Jim’s fate nears, acknowledging the bittersweet end of a life spent in service.
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The
Sun
Manila liquor kills 30 as toxin tests rise
In Manila during the occupation's first five months, 29 Americans and one Filipino died from poisoned liquor. The Army provost marshal reports 40 liquor samples tested, 34 poisoned, with one bottle containing four deadly blends including methyl alcohol and formaldehyde.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Army Provost Marshal
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Frank Spindle
Anna Ruth Johnson
ETSTC
Commerce
Henry Moats
Margaret Hanna
San Antonio
Pfe
Tom Hudgins
Emma Lou Kingly
G. W. Kingly
Mrs. L. C. Cambron
Dallas
Jack Withrow
Ellen Carol Ryan
Bonham
Roy Whitt
Paul Perry
Abilene
M. L. Thornhill
G. L. Baugher
Red River
Frank Stauss
Pete and
Jimmie
Tahlequah, Okla
B. F. Blanton
G. E. Thrift
Pottsboro
Tom Thorpe
W. L. White
Sherman Hospital
Central Christian Church
Texas Christian University
J. P. Barbee and Son
Tom Barbee
W. M. Miller and
Oakland
Tom Miller
Claire Doss
U. S
Tulsa, Okla., U. S
Carl May
J. T. Follis
Gainesville
H. L. Carver
Famersville
W. B. Antoine
O. L. Sears
Lem Tittsworth
Morning Glory
Florence
Perfection
Lucian Andrews
Jim Henry Andrews
San Bernardino
Ellen Margaret Ball
George Ball
Route Four
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
C. L. Holland
Jack Dickerman
Leslie Holland
Winnfield, la
Jerry
Lee Norris
O. V. Barker
Huntsville
State Teachers College
J. H
Sonny) Gosnell
Fort Worth U. S
Grover B. Smith
Marvin Smith
David W. Smith
Hobbs
New Mexico
J. B. Hall
Joe Johnson
David
McKinney
Audie Murphy
E. B. Martin
Hillsboro
Texas Electric Railway
Melvin Anderson
Gene Stephens
Finis Stephens
H. T
E. H. Hughes
James E. Hughes
Mary Lee Hughes
Orval Sadler
John Sadler
Clyde Sadler
Hughes
Europe
Berlin
South Bond Street
J. O. Wallace
Gladiola and
Yukon
K. Cis
Wallace
C. F. Collins
Wm. Rice
Bond Street
First Presbyterian Church
Avery
Charley G. Lorance
Newmans
Death
Jim
Baptist Society Notes
L. B. Catsup Sauce
Farley Grocery
the Sun
Fred
Fred’s
Mrs
Fred Clark
Cole & Davis Co
Whitewright Sun
Whitewright, Texas
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