Local Rods and Relatives Fill Week in Whitewright
A crowded list of visitors and residents highlights a busy week in Whitewright. Guests include Miss Sara Belle Gillett in Marshall, Mrs. Fred Starr Sr. in Gainesville, and W H Stedham visiting Denison. Families and friends from Dallas, Texarkana, Durant and Duncan are noted among tea, roping, and church ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Belle Gillett
Marshall
Fred Starr Sr
Gainesville
Lucille Starr
J. W. Yancy
Denton
Young People Enjoy Picnic at Lake Fannin
Twenty youths from the First Methodist Church joined Dr. Alan Harvey-Brooks and Miss Lucyle Sanders for a Lake Fannin picnic north of Bonham. They swam, shared abundant food and ice cream, then relaxed at the lodge before returning home around 11 p.m. The group hoped for another gathering soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
Lake Fannin
Bonham
Alan Harvey-Brooks
Lucyle Sanders
Birthday Party for Ellen Marie Burchfield
Mrs. C. C. Burchfield hosted a Saturday birthday party at home for her daughter Ellen Marie Burchfield who turned eleven. Miss Eva Nell Kitching led games and refreshments followed for a long list of guests including Jeane Blackerby Billie Ruth Lou Rae Holcomb Katherine Sue Short Tommie Sue Beazley Bobbie Booher Joe England Billie Gene Wesley Dillinger N H Davis Jessie Alton Blackerby Billie Jimmie Booher Harold Dwayne Johnnie Mack Delia Ann Anderson Betty Duren Clovis Wilbert Wayne James Burchfield Mrs Adam Blackerby Mrs R P Booker Mrs Neal Beasley Mrs Luther Short Mrs Melvin Anderson Mrs Virgil Burchfield Una Faye Blackerby Mrs Gilbert Duren Marjorie Burchfield
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Burchfield
Ely
Ellen Marie Burchfield
Eva Nell Kitching
Jeane Blackerby
Billie Ruth
Lou Rae Holcomb
Katherine Sue Short
Tommie Sue Beazley
Bobbie Booher
Joe England
Billie Gene
Wesley Dillinger
N. H. Davis
Jessie Alton Blackerby
Billie
Jimmie Booher
Harold Dwayne
Johnnie Mack
Delia Ann Anderson
Betty Duren
Clovis
Wilbert Wayne
James Burchfield
Adam Blackerby
R. P. Booker
Neal Beasley
Luther Short
Melvin Anderson
Virgil Burchfield
Una Faye Blackerby
Gilbert Duren
Marjorie Burchfield
Methodist Church Services Announced
Dr. Alan Harvey-Brooks presides with Sunday school at 10 a m. Sermons follow at 11 a m and 8 p m. The schedule outlines regular worship and preaching times at the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Harvey-Brooks
Vesper Services With Rev Bargett At Sherman Church
Vesper services at 5 30 p m Sunday feature preaching by Rev Robert L Bargett of Sherman and special music by a Sherman choir. The public is invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Bargett
Sherman
America Is a Beautiful Word Explored in Verse
A brief essay circulating in Taylor Nebraska's Clarion speculates on the meaning of the word America. Each letter is linked to a national symbol from mountains and pioneers to cowboys and civic ideals. The piece envisions unity, rights, and gratitude to the Creator.
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Ivan L. Smith
Taylor
Neb
America
Kit Carson
Buffalo Bill
How to Find True Air Temperature
True air temperature must be measured in shade with wind to avoid sun heating. The Weather Bureau uses sheltered sites with slatted sides. Highs occur in arid valleys like Death Valley at 134 F. coastal areas stay cooler. Hot pavement raises tire pressure and affects performance. The felt heat also depends on humidity and wind.
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Weather Bureau
Death Valley
Calif
Central Plains
New York Receives Two Ton Aluminum Bridge Gate
New York City began construction on its sixth bin to collect aluminum pots and pans. Mayor La Guardia is set to receive a two ton 36 foot durable drawbridge gate, believed to be the nation's largest single aluminum gift. The gate once belonged to the Triborough Bridge before being damaged by a motorist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
la Guardia
Triborough Bridge
Spirit of Christ and God's Foolishness in Gospel Meetings
The minister Allen Harper conducts a Bible study at 10 a.m. 11 a.m. preaching on The Spirit of Christ from Romans 8 9. An evening program includes a Young People's meeting at 7 p.m. and 8 15 p.m. preaching on Gods Foolishness vs Man's Wisdom from 1 Corinthians 1 25 and 1 Peter 3 15.
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Allen Harper
Christ
Quip Exchange Sparks Laughs in Letter Stamps Joke
A jokey exchange features a draftee claiming he kisses stamps on letters while Sally counters by saying she moisten stamps on Fido's nose to ensure they are wet. The playful dialogue highlights light wartime humor.
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Sally
Fido
If you want to sell it advertise it
A short note urges advertising to boost selling chances. The line underscores practical advice for canny sellers seeking visibility and quicker transactions. It conveys a practical tip rather than a full article.
All Weather Road to Lake Fannin Near Bonham
Bonham to Lake Fannin all weather road nearing completion. Commissioner Dick Wait said crews are laying an oil base from Highway 78 to the Riding Church on the Telephone road near Lake Fannin, which is already blacktopped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
Lake Fannin
Dick Wait
Wait
Highway 78
Equitable Adopts War Risk Clause For New Policies
The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States announced a war risk clause for new policies effective July 31. President Thomas I. Perkinson said the measure prevents existing policyholders from bearing excess mortality losses and applies to those in active military service or selective service ages unless deferred under Class III.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the
United States
Thomas I. Perkinson
Tragic end to 38 year dream trip for Hawleys
John L. Hawley and Louise Arbogast died in a plunge from a Kings Canyon National Park cliff during their long awaited vacation. Park rangers found the couple's final diary entry stating they had enjoyed a happy trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John L. Hawley
Louise Arbogast
Kings Canyon National Park
California
Hawleys
Works Women Too Many Hours Pays $50 Fine
Campbell Laundry and Cleaners manager J L Estes pleaded guilty to employing women more than fifty four hours a week. He attributed the overwork to cleaning soldier uniforms under a contract for Camp Bowie Brownwood and a staff shortage. Justice Lewis Sterrett fined Estes $50 and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
J. L. Estes
Campbell Laundry
McKinney and Maple
Samuel George
Camp Bowie
Brownwood
Lewis Sterrett
Estes
Cleveland Catholic churches drop Lohengrin wedding music
In Cleveland the diocese is removing the Wedding March from Lohengrin from church services. Most churches have stopped the number as it has no place in matrimony rites and substitute other religious music. Wagner's Lohengrin debuted August 1850. St. Aloysius Church position noted.
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Cleveland
Richard Wagner
St. Aloysius Church
The Wedding March in Catholic Ceremony Discussed
The parish bulletin treats the Wedding March from Wagner as pagan in a Catholic marriage context. It labels the opera as reflecting the composer’s pagan view and notes themes of murder suspicion, black magic, war threat, domestic quarrel, and broken vows.
Johnson files largest campaign expense in Texas senate race
Representative Lyndon Johnson reported 31965 dollars in expenditures and 29615 dollars in receipts for the Texas special senatorial contest. Governor O Daniel reported 7835 dollars in expenditures and 7836 dollars in receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Secretary of the Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
O’daniel
Morris Sheppard
Prospective Soldiers Advised to See Doctors Before Draft
State Director J. Watt Page urged Selective Service registrants to consult physicians and dentists to verify they meet physical standards for military service. He said to address remediable defects before draft board examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Selective Service
J. Watt Page
Page
State welfare office to add 235 staff for reliefcert
The Texas State Public Welfare Department will hire about 235 workers to certify relief work relief and surplus commodity receipts and applicants. The expansion follows a $900000 appropriation by the Legislature to begin Sept 1 and meet federal requirements that this work be handled by a separate staff from old age assistance case workers. New workers will be assigned to counties lacking adequate welfare departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
State Public Welfare Department
WPA
Federal Social Security Board
Dangerous Explosive Demonstration Prompts Caution
A chemistry professor warns students about a highly dangerous explosive during a lesson. He invites the class closer to better follow the experiment, stressing that even a small error could blow them through the roof.
Last Resort Pursues Clues in Missing Smith Case
A brief note records a search for Smith over weeks, with exchanges about exhaustive inquiries and phone calls to his home. The clipping ends with a local urging to spend money in Whitewright.
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Smith
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