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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1943
Page
5
Locals headed in and out of town with visits to Denton Dallas Sherman and Lawton. Many residents report ill relatives improving while others welcome guests from Joplin Fort Worth Van Alstyne and Electra. Palace theatre rebuild progresses with August opening anticipated.
Rev Noel Ashinhurst of Whitewright assists Rev Howard McSpedden at the Baptist Church revival through the week. Grayson College ex students to meet in Whitewright Aug 22. Several local relocations and appointments noted including Jesse Wallace resigning as city secretary to join Phelps Dodge Morenci plant. Marion Felker to receive BS at Austin College.
Grayson County Home Demonstration Clubs selected delegates and alternates for the state meeting in Dallas August 18 and 19. Mrs. Floyd Harris and Mrs. R. A. Vestal of Whitewright named as alternates. Also named were Lucian Andrews and Jim Henry Andrews moving to San Bernardino California for work. Local weather reports show extreme heat with 106 degree days and 46 days without rain impacting crops.
Rex Cruse announces the canning center will operate Mondays and Wednesdays from 8 AM to 5 PM due to drought. If rain does not come soon, operation may end. Canned produce to date totals 5 810 cans. Nearby, Mrs. D M Rich celebrated her 81st birthday with a large family gathering and feast.
Miss Gladys Ray and Mrs. O. L Jones named price assistants by the Denison ration board to inspect local stores for price ceiling observance. Over the next two weeks each grocery will be visited to verify prices and display of maximum price lists and class cards.
Mortuary Lt Com Stewart Stephens brother of Lieut George K Stephens of Dodge City Kansas died in a plane crash near San Francisco California Friday His body will arrive in Newport Arkansas Friday funeral services will be held Saturday at his parents home Dr and Mrs G K Stephens Sr Commander Stephens a U S Naval Academy graduate is survived by his wife two children his parents a sister and two brothers He visited his brother here about a year ago before he joined the Army.
Funeral services were held at Tom Bean for Staff Sgt. Jack Ford who died last Thursday of a mastoid infection at Brigham Utah. Ford son of Mr and Mrs W R Ford of Tom Bean born Whitewright 26 years ago moved to Tom Bean at age three. He had been in the Army since February 1942 stationed at Boise Idaho when stricken. Survivors include his parents and three brothers Wesley Ford of Lufkin Dallas Ford of Nacogdoches and William Ford of New York City.
A long time Desert resident prominent in the community who was born in Kentucky and mother to ten children is survived by Mrs. Nellie Bokle Blair Oklahoma Mrs. John Yates Los Angeles S D Martin O T Martin Desert Jim Martin Anna Mrs Ida Welch Anna Pat Martin Ector Mrs W B Elroy Abernathy Roy Magers San Francisco and Mrs Hoomer Sanderson Whitewright.
News from Whitewright reports the death of Mrs. J L Bradford at 87 in Colorado Springs where she had lived over thirty years. A Grayson County native born near Whitewright she was daughter of James H King pioneer. sister of W H King former postmaster and bank president. widow of J L Bradford a Whitewright businessman. Survived by nephews and nieces including Bryant King.
Reverend E P Wootten pastor of this church Sunday school at 10 00 a m with W T Simmons as superintendent Morning worship at 11 o clock and evening service at 830.
Rev. James E. Spivy of Denison will preach at First Presbyterian Church Sunday at 8 30 pm. Rev. J. L. Cleveland of Prosper will speak Wednesday at 8 30 pm. You are invited to attend these services.
Dr. Wesley C. Davis of Southern Methodist University Dallas will not preach at the morning service as announced. He was called out of state and transportation issues prevent his attendance. Rev. W. W. Adcock attends a meeting in Weinert.
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