Local residents update with visits and meetings around Whitewright
Mrs Jack Lackey and family host visits from Corsicana and Dallas while many relatives travel between Corsicana Durant and Sherman. Dr R E Lingenfelter leaves for Des Moines for X ray course. district Methodist youth meet next Tuesday. Whitewright sees cool spell and light rain after two days of mild June weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Lingenfelter
Des Moines
Iowa
Whitewright
Victory Gardeners
Methodist W S C women meet for July business and social
The Woman's Society of Christian Service met at Mrs. A M Bryant's home with Mrs. Lee Wilson co host. Mrs. W N Stone chaired a short July business session. The lesson was He Healed the Sick and Africa medical work was reviewed. One new member joined, 22 guests attended, August meeting skipped, next meeting Sept 11 at the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Society of Christian Service of the
Methodist Church
A. M. Bryant
Lee Wilson
W. N. Stone
Africa
J. L. Boone
Duke Barron
Sarah Kilgree
Cc. B. Bryant
Rotary Club hears Dr. Enloe on proposed national medical bill
Dr. Carl Enloe of Sherman spoke at the Rotary Luncheon, warning that a national health bill would tax citizens and employ all physicians under government control, preventing choice of a family doctor. Guests included Lee Simmons, Ben Roberts, M. J. Roberts, Cpl. Joe Tate Jones, and Miss Ann LaRoe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Enloe
Sherman
Rotary Club
Ross R. May
Enloe
National Congress
Lee Simmons
Ben Roberts
Sweetwater
M. J. Roberts
Dallas
Cpl
Joe Tate Jones
Ann LaRoe
C. J. Meador
Jackson Thanks Voters For Support
Edger Jackson runs runoff for county commissioner precinct two thanking voters for Saturday’s vote. He plans to campaign aggressively before August 26 seeking continued support while his opponent seeks a sixth term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P
Edger) Jackson
Jackson
Grayson County thanks supporters after victory
A message from a grateful sender thanks Grayson County friends for generous support and time given in their interest. The note promises renewed determination to serve the community, closing with sincere appreciation. A separate statement notes North Carolina has more mineral species than any other state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
North Carolina
State
Church Services Announced by E P Wootten
Churches led by pastor E P Wootten schedule morning services with Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m. Evening activities include Training Union at 7 30 p m and a worship service at 8 30 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Wootten
Training Union
Church Services With Salyer Minister
J Pat Salyer leads a Bible study at 10 a.m. followed by preaching at 11 a.m. A communion service is set for 11 45 a.m. Evening worship begins at 8 15 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Pat Salyer
Duke R Barron Pastor Schedule
Sunday school at 10 a m morning worship at eleven youth fellowship at 7 30 p m evening service at 8 30 p m choir practice at 8 30 p m Wednesday text is a church notice and timetable for Duke R Barron pastorate
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke R. Barron
The Church With A Hearty Welcome Rev Wilson Leads Services
The church extends a hearty welcome with Rev. J. M. Wilson as pastor. Services are Tuesday and Thursday at 8 45 p m Sunday School at 9 45 a m and a Sunday evening healing service at 8 45 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wilson
Revival Meeting At Desert Presbyterian Church
A revival meeting is announced at the Presbyterian Church at Desert eight miles south of Whitewright starting Sunday July 30 with services in the morning and evening. All are invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterian Church
Desert
Whitewright
Casseday church notices July 30 1944 services
Reverend Wm. A. Casseday announces Sunday services on July 30 1944. Sunday School begins on time at 10 a m and morning worship follows at 11 a m. The public is invited to all church activities with pews available and age appropriate Sunday school classes welcoming every attendee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Casseday
11 Year Old Girl To Join Side Show In Fort Worth
Bobbie Dean Mc Gregor aged 11 daughter of Mr and Mrs W C McGregor of 424 W Bluff leaves for Chicago to join the Ray Marsh Dydod Show. She has multiple physical impairments and abilities including backward guitar strumming and backward writing. Salary is reported as 100 dollars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Bobbie Dean McGregor
W. C. McGregor
W. Bluff
Chicago
Ray Marsh Dydod
Cracks At The Crowd Cousin Emma Returns Home
A reflective reminiscence of Cousin Emma as she moved from a small, crowded home to a large house with wealth and quilts. The narrator recalls past visits, pallets on the floor, and Emma grinding coffee for breakfast, expressing a wish to relive those simple mornings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma
No Title Provided
We do not feel welcome in her home now as she manages a large house and contemplates adding a room for her grown daughter. The text contrasts wealth and moral judgments, noting distrust of the rich and concern for inheritance and status within a family. It reflects social pressures, gender roles, and attitudes toward marriage and wealth.
Postwar chocolate bars melt faster in heat
Jersey City reports the Army developed tropical chocolate bars that melt at 120 degrees instead of 85, expected on the civilian market in peacetime in the South and by summer up North. The article also notes the United States has far more daily newspapers than any other country and mentions Four H Club members raising 11 million chickens in 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Army
United States
Those Who Served Know Home After War Edgar A Guest
Poem praising veterans comparing front line hardships to civilian comfort. It reflects on wartime trials from wire to seas and trenches, urging gratitude for calm home life and the safety of ordinary days. The speaker credits soldiers, sailors and airmen for sacrifice and endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Europe
Edgar A. Guest
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Corsicana
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Doris
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Lucian LaRoe
John P. Haden
Durant, Okla
Michael Patton
Memphis, Tenn
Inez
Gladys Ray
Willis Simmons
Cora Simmons
Tom Gillett
Mrs. Gillett
Alvin Wirst
Henry Richart
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G. L. Baugher
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Floyd Harris
David and
Lola Ruth McGaughey
Albany
Mary McGaughey
John Reeves
Elmer Anderson
Mary Phillips
Baylor Hospital
Julian Boone
Oklahoma City
Ben Montgomery
J. Y. Russell
Port Neches
Otto Russell
Marceline Bennett
Mrs. O. A. Bennett
Route Three
M. B. Hasty
Arkansas
The
Gertrude Montgomery
Ada, Okla
Warren McGuire
Danny
Dardanelle, Ark
Margaret Boone
Miss Boone
Whitewright High School
O. A. Bennett
Bill Gibson
Leonard
Emaline Bennett
S. T. Pierce
P. E. Stephens
Just
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Texas
W. R. Vestal
Guy Dillon
Durant
Okla
San Angelo
Sgt
Paul Vestal
Paul Stephens
Jim Hollingsworth
Edgar Ayers
Aircraft Engineers Squadron
Love Field
W. F. Ayers
J. W. Ayers
Orangeville
Lelia V. Sublett
Inlaw
W. G. Atnip
Stanley Atnip
Gainesville
Paul Hutcherson
Muenster
John Atnip
Trenton
J. C. Atnip
Clovis
N. M
M. M. Warren
J. E. Smith
Jack Burton
Clyde Steele
Y. B. Smith
J. A. Smith
Greenville
Jesse James
Cora Parker
Eugene
Oregon
Clifford Galyon
Bells
Pfc
Lloyd Fitch
Kingman
Arizona
Byron Careway
R. A. Gillett
School Board
Whitewright Independent School
Caraway
Conoco
Crawford Serv
Stn
Sinclair Oil& Gasoline
Sinclair
Clyde Gibson
Methodist W.S. C
Yours
Sam Rayburn
Farley Grocery Flione
Church OF Christ
Assembly OF God
Desert Revival
First Presbyterian Church
By Claude Callan
Heaven
Father
Mother
Fay
Four-H Club
South Side
Main St
Stephens & Bryant
Cole €& Davis Co
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