Daily Services Begin at Church of Christ with Allen Harper
Allen Harper, minister of the Church of Christ, will lead daily services at 8:15 p m in the open air from Sunday through Aug 13. He invites the public to bring Bibles and discuss Scripture Isa 1 18. Topics include conversions baptism church membership repentance unity and salvation on the plan. He has drawn a strong turnout especially among youth.
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Allen Harper
Church of Christ
Harper
Cotton Prospects Brighten in Whitewright Amid Dry Weather
Dry hot weather over two weeks boosted cotton fruiting in Whitewright and reduced insect infestation, with prices expected higher this fall. Showers fell to the southwest and northeast, while corn remains late and grain yields vary from poor to fair, generally below normal.
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Whitewright
Hopkins Offers Immediate U S Aid to Stalin in Moscow
Harry Hopkins told reporters after meeting Joseph Stalin that the United States would supply war materials to the Soviet Union as long as needed. He said no payment delays would occur and noted Stalin’s appreciation for Roosevelt’s aid offer. A follow up meeting with Roosevelt’s envoy was planned for noon Thursday.
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Harry Hopkins
Hitler
Joseph Stalin
Russia
Germany
London
Stalin
Roosevelt
Hopkins
United States
Soviet Union
Low Numbers Out for Auto Licenses in Texas
The Texas Highway Commission announced that starting next year no passenger car license plates will be numbered below 5 000 and the special state official plates will be discontinued.
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Austin
The
Highway Commission
Spectators Barred From Grayson County Flying School
Guards deny public access at the Grayson County Army Air Corps Basic Flying School site in Denison district. Only employees connected with the construction program may enter as road entrances are guarded.
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Denison
Grayson County
Army Air Corps
United States Army Engineers
Funeral today for Robert Lee Holcomb in Whitewright
Funeral services are set for 4 p m today at the Baptist Church for Robert Lee Holcomb 70 who died at 5 a m Wednesday at his home. Rev E P Wootten and Rev J L Truett will conduct the rites with burial in City Cemetery under Earnheart direction. Pallbearers are J E Mangrum Guy Hamilton T J Lilley T E Barbee Roy Yowell and W H Horton. Holcomb born Feb 3 1871 in Blue Springs Ga came to Texas 54 years ago and leaves five children two grandchildren four sisters and one brother.
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Baptist Church
Robert Lee Holcomb
E. P. Wootten
J. L. Truett
City Cemetery
Earnheart
J. E. Mangrum
Guy Hamilton
T. J. Lilley
T. E. Barbee
Roy Yowell
W. H. Horton
Mr. Holcomb
Blue Springs
A. G. Holcomb
Texas
Sherman
Whitewright
Community Public Service Company
Nadine Kight
Aspermont
Mildred Holcomb
Roger Holcomb
Bryan Holcomb
Plano
John Holcomb
Corsicana
Beulah Holcomb
Roswell
N. M
O. M. Julian
Howe
Jack Harris
Whitesboro
Eugene Cambron
Pike
Edward E. Holcomb
Memphis
Mrs Mollie Sears Hoard Funeral Follows Long Illness
Mrs Mollie Sears Hoard wife of J D Hoard died in a Sherman hospital at 11 30 a m last Thursday after a long illness Her funeral was at 4 p m Friday at the family home conducted by Dr Alan Harvey-Brooks with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery Pallbearers included W E La Roe Otto Russell J B Hamilton Thomas Sears R A Gillett and Sears Anderson of Whitesboro Surviving are her husband a daughter Mrs J E Payne Jr of Dallas a sister Mrs E C Anderson of Whitesboro and a granddaughter Miss Jayne Payne of Dallas Out of town relatives attended from several Texas towns including Pampa Dorchester Leon ard Fort Worth Wichita Falls Sherman and Dallas.
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J. D. Hoard
Alan Harvey-Brooks
Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Earnheart
W. E. la Roe
Otto Russell
J. B. Hamilton
Thomas Sears
R. A. Gillett
Sears Anderson
Whitesboro
J. E. Payne Jr
Dallas
E. C. Anderson
Jayne Payne
Clifford Braley
Pampa
Benton Davis
Dorchester
Lester LaRoe
Leonard
Hubert C. Holland
Fort Worth
Haynes Miller
Marie Sears
Wichita Falls
Randolph Bryant
W. R. Hoard
John Marshall
John Perry
Frank Spindle
George S. Thompson
Martha Ashlock
Sherman
Paul Penland
Martin Winfrey
N. T. Payne
Jim Wallace
Sewell McKinney
J. N. Fain
Buster Graves
Ollie J Neathery Dies. Grayson County Jail Chief
Funeral services for Ollie J Neathery 55 longtime Grayson County chief jailer and peace officer were held at First Baptist Sherman with burial in Pilot Grove Cemetery He died of heart trouble at Sherman hospital after a 14 day illness He was born January 29 1886 in Springfield Missouri moved to Texas in 1900 married Maggie Cowart in 1909 She died in 1934 He served as deputy sheriff under three sheriffs and as deputy constable before becoming chief jailer Surviving are two sons three daughters two brothers two sisters and a host of relatives in Missouri Texas and Washington DC
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Ollie J. Neathery
Grayson County
First Baptist Church
Sherman
J. Ellis
Pilot Grove
Mr. Neathery
Springfield
Texas
Trenton
Maggie Cowart
Neathery
P. M. Porter
Porter
Lloyd
Kenneth Neathery
Leon Toebe
Japs Damage U S Gunboat Tutuila In Raid Near Shanghai
Japanese raids on the Yangtze patrol ship Tutuila near Shanghai damaged the gunboat and a tied motor dory, with bombs falling near the U S Embassy and Standard Oil installations. No Americans were hurt, but casualties occurred in the raids.
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Chungking
China
United States
Shanghai
Tutuila
Standard Oil Company of
New York
Rotary Club Donates 250 to Build Whitewright Football Field
The Whitewright Rotary Club voted unanimously Friday to donate 250 dollars to fencing the public school football field. Kay Kimbell of Fort Worth previously donated part of the field’s contract. E. C. Butler, superintendent of Whitewright schools, spoke on the value of a modern, lighted field and urged community cooperation. Visitors J. O. Dodson B. V. Delaney and Hank McLean from Sherman Rotary attended.
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Whitewright Rotary Club
Kay Kimbell
Fort Worth
Whitewright
E. C. Butler
E. P. Wootten
Butler
Whitewright and
Section
Mr. Butler
J. O. Dodson
B. V. Delaney
Hank McLean
Sherman Rotary Club
O Daniel to Take Oath as US Senator Next Monday
Governor O Daniel will become junior United States Senator from Texas next Monday in Washington. He will not resign the governorship, but his move will relinquish the governor’s office to Lieutenant Governor Stevenson, a 53 year old lawyer rancher and legislator. Stevenson will become acting governor when O Daniel crosses the state line, around 12 11 a m Sunday near Orange. Mrs O Daniel will accompany him to the capital to assume the seat of the late Morris Sheppard who served Texas in the Senate for nearly 30 years.
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Austin
O’daniel
United States
Texas
Washington
Stevenson
O'Daniel
Orange
Morris Sheppard
Willkie Declines War Issues Debate in Indiana
Wendell L. Willkie, 1940 Republican nominee, refused to debate Norman Thomas at an anti-war rally in Elwood Indiana saying there are no war issue topics in America today and calling the proposal ridiculous. He had declined an invitation from May or George Bonham of his birthplace Elwood to participate.
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Bushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
George Bonham
Elwood
Norman Thomas
Willkie
America
Warning Issued On Chain Letter Defense Stamp Plan
Postmaster T. J. Lilley announced a Washington bulletin warning that soliciting defense savings stamps through chain letters violates postal fraud and lottery statutes as the plan gains momentum elsewhere.
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Post Office Department
T. J. Lilley
Lilley
Washington
Blacktopping Planned on Whitewright Tom Bean Road
County Commissioner Ben Vaughan said Whitewright to Tom Bean road will be blacktopped within ten days or two weeks once materials and equipment arrive. Four miles remain to be finished on a road built about four years ago, with local residents hopeful for completion.
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Ben Vaughan
Whitewright
Tom Bean
AAA Plans for 1942 Farm Program Standards Set
State AAA committees and Department of Agriculture officials meeting in Washington recommended continued conservation materials in 1942 with possible in lieu of payment options for small allotments. They urged extended crop insurance, adjusted quotas, soil-building payments, and broader administration involving local county committees and interagency coordination.
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AAA
Department of Agricultural
Washington
Great Plains
Commodity Credit Corporation
Roosevelt asks Congress for power to regulate prices
President Roosevelt asked Congress for authority to curb inflation by regulating prices. The plan includes maximum prices and rental controls, with possible actions on installment credit and commodity trading to stabilize costs. Senate support voiced by Wheeler, though agency design remains debated.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Steagall
Alabama
Ford predicts world federation after war on eve of 78th birthday
Henry Ford foresees a federation of the world after the current conflict. He condemns war and profit seeking munitions makers while saying tolerance and understanding will grow, with prosperity driven by inventive genius if competition stays active.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Llano Stockmen Face Rain Feast and Famine
Llano stock raisers complain of unpredictable weather with cycles of too little rain then too much. Grass grows faster than cattle can eat it, leaving cattle choking on overgrown forage. Some ranchers resort to unusual methods like wire hooks to disgorge feed.
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Llano
V for Victory symbol sparks German irony in Britain
British commentators mock Nazi attempts to claim the V sign for victory. They say V stands for German vexation or Verloren meaning lost, as Nazi radio attempts draw attention. Ad for Printing in Whitewright.
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Germany
Whitewright football field progress gains momentum
Whitewright moves ahead on a lighted football field with a lighting contract let the fence and seating to be added Rotary Club gives 250 dollars toward the project Clay Horton donates fence posts local supporters contribute time equipment and funds to complete the field and attract attendance this fall with strong school backing.
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Whitewright
Rotary Club
City Commission
Board of Education
Clay Horton
Tigers
Churchill Sees A. S. On Path To War
London reports Winston Churchill told Britons the United States is aiding at a vast scale and edging toward war with Germany. He urged self reliance to repel any September invasion gamble and defended total war planning, ending with a vow to give the last drop of Britain’s heart’s blood if required.
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London
Winston Churchill
United States
Germany
Britain
Knox warns fight for U S or be enslaved at Fort Sheridan
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox told a National Legion of Honor convention that Americans must resist any assault or threat of force to preserve freedoms. He denounced disbanding a half trained Army as cowardly and urged bravery in the world crisis. He praised Legion members for courage grounded in beliefs beyond life itself.
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Fort Sheridan
Ill
Frank Knox
Knox
National Legion of Honor
Legion
Army draft pulls Tigard paper editor in chief
The Weekly Tigard News loses publisher editor linotype operator and pressman Edward J. Finley when he is drafted. The paper’s staff and operation are affected asFinley leaves military service duties.
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Orc
Edward J. Finley
Tigard News
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