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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1941
Page
5
A crowded column records residents visiting relatives in Dallas Houston Amarillo and Denison as well as guests from Hugo Oklahoma Chickasha Oklahoma City and Sherman. Postmaster T J Lilley attended a state postmasters convention in Fort Worth while tinfoil defense drives prompt local collection boxes.
Gainesville resident Mrs. E J Fralicks hosted a birthday dinner for her mother Mrs Albert Melugin with relatives from Whitewright in attendance. Community items include school transfer deadlines, patient at Baylor Dallas, Camp Fire activities, a damaged Cotton Belt underpass truck, traffic light plans, a large Legion picnic, and H W Key moving to Pilot Point schools. Mayor Echols to lead aluminum scrap drive July 22 to 29 in Whitewright.
Local Sun office advertises adding machine paper for sale. Available in standard sizes at modest prices.
The County Line Singing Convention will meet at Bethel at 2 p.m. Sunday, announced by W. C. Brown, president. The event was postponed on the last two third Sundays due to rain. Jack Lewis Yeager of the U S Navy spent a few days with his parents, then left Tuesday for San Diego California, surprising them as they had not heard from him since his ship docked at Honolulu. He phoned to meet at Bells and arrived through a side door, his father carrying him into the Yeager service station and presenting him to Mrs. Yeager with the remark look what I’ve got.
Miss Laura Jean Wilson and Miss Billye Faye Dillon hosted a handkerchief shower for Annette Harper at her parents home, Mr and Mrs Jack Harper, Tuesday afternoon in preparation for her move to California. Guests included Dorothy Ford Jimmie Christian Joyce Hansard Kelly Pierson Nova Jean Hughes Lonnie Ray England Carol Ann Hughes Prilla Ann Hinton Jane Meador Jacquelyn Nesman Betty Bryant Doris Ann Wallace Joe Morris Wallace Clara Joan Anthony and the honoree plus mothers Mrs Elmo Wallace Mrs C C Cates Mrs A J Cates Mrs Jean Hughes Mrs Frank Phillips Mrs Claude Dillon and Mrs Lee Wilson.
Mr and Mrs Grady Gillett hosted a surprise birthday dinner for Betty Gillett on her 85th birthday at their home Tuesday. Born in Grayson County, she has lived in the county all her life and in Whitewright for 50 years. She married the late Tom Gillett on Sept 17 1871 and they became prominent landowners. he died in 1920. She has three children Grady George and Mrs Alex Benham, two grandchildren and one great grandchild, plus a brother W N Stone and a sister Mrs J B Robinson, all over 80.
Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m led by pastor Dr Alan Harvey-Brooks with services announced for the day.
Dr B Wrenn Webb presides as pastor with Sunday school at 10 a m led by R P Montgomery, superintendent. Morning worship follows at 10 50 a m with the sermon titled Responsibility for Others and an 8 p m address on The Kingship of Man.
Rev. Opie Tullas leads morning worship at 11 a.m. and evening service at 8:15 p.m. A prayer meeting is held Wednesday at 8:15 p.m. Evangelistic services are in progress at 8:15 p.m. daily. Everyone is welcome.
Vesper services at 5 30 p m Sunday feature Rev Robert L Badgett of Sherman delivering the sermon and a Sherman choir providing special music The public is invited to attend
The Church of Christ lists a Bible study at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. on two themes The Five Great Duties of a Christian and at 8 p.m. The Blood of Christ. A 7 p.m. young people meeting is also scheduled.
Treasury reports money in circulation totaled 9.612 billion dollars, averaging 72.39 per person for 132.78 million Americans, up 1.84 per person from May. Chemists advise wrapping green vegetables in damp cloth before refrigeration to preserve vitamins A and C.
Funeral services for Van Johnson 57 were held Friday in Dallas with burial at Ferris following his death Thursday after a heart attack. A native of Palmer Ellis County he lived in Whitewright as a boy then moved to Ferris and later Dallas becoming president of Reliance Clay Products. Surviving are his wife Mabel Johnson a daughter Mrs J B Edwards of Ferris two sons Jack Johnson and Van Johnson Jr of Dallas his mother Mrs P R Johnson and brother Dr C P Johnson of Whitewright another brother Earl Johnson died earlier in Fort Worth.
George C. McCoy, longtime farmer, died Sunday at his Blue Ridge home. Funeral services were conducted Monday at Blue Ridge Baptist Church with Rev. John E. King of Denison and others. burial followed at Odd Fellows Cemetery. Surviving are his wife Mattie Moore McCoy, 10 children from first marriage, 18 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, two sisters, two brothers, and several in-laws. He helped establish the Blue Ridge church and was a Woodmen of the World member.
San Diego troops cheered Private Robert P. Kronewitter as he talked 21 minutes to South Bend, Indiana for his wife’s birthday. He paid with sixty nine quarters and three nickels, celebrating the occasion at Camp Callan.
A man named Kronewitter finishes a feat at a booth to the roar of boys outside. He emerges sweaty but satisfied and says it was worth it.
Washington announced three Texas sites for new cantonments if funds are approved. Representative Poage named Waco as a motorized division site, Lyndon Johnson cited Bastrop, and Patman listed Paris as the third location with no further details disclosed.
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