Many Local Families Share News and Visits in Whitewright
A daughter born to Mr. and Mrs. Olan McKnight. Daril and David Hansard visit Centrahoma. J A Mauk visits Bristol. Ruth Clark and Elgie Fields noted. Calls and visits span Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas. Red Cross Army kits completed. many locals visiting kin, attending schools, and hosting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olan McKnight
Daril and
David Hansard
Centrahoma, Okla
Red Cross
Sherman
Army
Whitewright area notes and regional updates
Local families visit relatives in Wichita Falls and Texarkana while WPA workers staff the Bells garden and cannery project. New hires include Naomi Penney and Ruth Howard, with Miss Madonne joining from Berne after arriving on the S S Drottningholm. Onion market trouble hits North Texas with low buyers and cheap prices, and local WWII era ties mention Lieut Kenneth E Reddy and a Tokyo raid note. Special Saturday sale on soaps at the Whitewright variety store. A local burglary case at Childress drug store and bank cleared. a juvenile suspect faces trial in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth E. Reddy
Bowie
Tokyo
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Floyd Everheart Jr
Whitewright
Reddy
Electra
Reese Allen
Childress
John Yeager
First National Bank
Sherman
Mangrum
Whitewright H-D Club Holds May Meeting
The Whitewright H D Club met May 28 at the home of Mrs Newell Skaggs with Mrs E M Badgett as co host. Twelve members attended. Vice President Mrs A G Mullinix presided and Mrs W L Hatfield directed the program. The next meeting is set for June 11 with Mrs J A Yeager and Mrs Fred Cook as hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Newell Skaggs
E. M Badgett
A. G. Mullinix
W. L. Hatfield
J. A. Yeager
Fred Cook
Funeral Services for Mrs J F Lilley Held at Baptist Church
Funeral services were held for 89 year old Mrs J F Lilley at the Baptist Church with Rev E P Wootten and Rev J L Truett officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery under Glen Earnheart directions. Pallbearers were A M Bryant C B Bryant J C Gillespie T E Barbee John Reeves and Guy Hamilton. Mrs Lilley died at home Thursday after suffering a fractured hip in a fall a week earlier. She was born April 9 1853 in Georgia and moved to Daingerfield at age four. She married Jack F Lilley Sept 2 1890 and they made Whitewright home for 50 years. She was a Baptist Church member. Surviving are her husband one sister Iris Irvin of Daingerfield two granddaughters Mrs Lilley Pratt Brown and Miss Johnnie Sears of Merkel and several nieces and nephews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Lilley
The
Baptist Church
E. P. Wootten
J. L. Truett
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
A. M. Bryant
C. B. Bryant
J. C. Gillespie
T. E. Barbee
John Reeves
Guy Hamilton
Lilley
Georgia
Daingerfield
Jack F. Lilley
Whitewright
Iris Irvin
Daingersfield
Lilley Pratt Brown
Johnnie Sears
Merkel
Kentuckytown HD Club Discusses Whole Grain Use
Miss Eunice King led an all day Kentuckytown HD Club meeting at Mrs. Arthur Badgett’s home focusing on whole grain products. Recipes for sugar substitutes and canning methods were shared, with demonstrations of whole wheat muffins and sugar substitutes. King urged forming a live-at-home war program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice King
Kentuckytown HD Club
Arthur Badgett
Miss King
Hopi Brave Weds and Moves to Squaw Household
On his wedding day the Hopi Indian brave goes to live with his squaw's household, marking a union that binds two families and homes in traditional custom.
Dr Landon C Moore Dies in Detroit After Noted Career
Dr Landon C Moore 65 a former Dallas city chemist and national figure in science died last week in Detroit Michigan where he had lived since last fall. He was married to Effie Sears of Whitewright and survived by daughter Mrs William Breckenridge his mother Mrs W T Moore of Eustis Florida and a grandson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon C. Moore
Dallas
Detroit
Mich
Moore
Effie Sears
Henry A Sears
Whitewright
William Breckenridge
W. T. Moore
Eustis
Fla
Churches Lloyd Allen minister urges worship at House of the Lord
You will not find the doors closed or an unfriendly welcome when you go to the House of the Lord. Come worship with us. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Communion and church at 11 a.m. Sermon subject: Jesus Conception of Salvation. Evening service at 6 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Allen
House of the Lord
Jesus
First Presbyterian Church Services and Youth Schedule
Dr B Wrenn Webb pastor with Sunday school at 10 am led by R P Montgomery. Sermon at 10:50 am titled God and the Fact of Suffering. Junior Church. Sponsors include Mrs Homer Sears Mrs Paul Cook Miss Viva Phillips and Norma Smith. Youth Fellowship League at 7 pm led by Joe Howard Cook with Margaret Hanna as president. Evening program at 8 pm The Battle of the Gods Against God.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
R. P. Montgomery
Homer Sears
Paul Cook
Viva Phillips
Norma Smith
Youth Fellowship League
Joe Howard Cook
Margaret Hanna
Missionary Society Meeting At Mrs Montgomery Home
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church will meet with Mrs. Ben Montgomery Monday at 4 p.m. Topics include Guatemala Philippines and West Indies with Mrs. Fred Cook leading. Mrs. Lester Haile conducts devotionals. The Life lesson is Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God. Miss Allene Alverson of Lubbock visits her parents Finis and wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church
Ben Montgomery
Guatemala
Philippines
West Indies
Fred Cook
Lester Haile
Allene Alverson of
Lubbock
Mrs
Finis Alverson
Fire-prone Tokyo faces nightly inferno risk amid Burma campaign
The Arkansas Gazette notes Tokyo's susceptibility to fire as a major danger in wartime Burma. It cites Mandalay's destruction and Tokyo's paper and wood architecture, its vast population, and a historic 1923 quake that left 99,000 dead, underscoring the capital's vulnerability to fires and conflagrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Mandalay
Burma
Tokio-Yokohama
Yokohama
Arkansas Gazette
Chained for Safety on Machine Tools
The text explains a safety idea where workers wrists are chained to permit only needed hand and arm movements, preventing entry into dangerous zones. It notes the measure cannot be universal but can be valuable in certain cases.
Sugar From Sawdust May Solve Shortage
Scientists say sugar from sawdust could supply up to 1,000,000 tons annually as forests supply wood byproducts for food uses. Germany already uses wood sugar. American refiners face machinery hurdles amid wartime sugar shortfalls. The imperial palace is in the center of Tokyo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Pacific
Imperial Palace
City of
Tokio
Simple as That Club Liar Shares Lion Encounter
A club liar recalls facing a lion in a cage and admitting he was unarmed. He says he stared into the lion's eyes, the beast advanced, and he escaped by leaving the cage and moving to the next. A new member asks how he got away, prompting the unusual anecdote.
Trial Treatment Suffer Quote and Advice
A brief dialogue shows a toothache sufferer seeking drops while a friend asserts mind over medicine. The friend recounts a wife’s comforting hug and kiss at home that lifted his spirits, prompting the sufferer to respond with curiosity about the wife. Buy your Printing from The Sun.
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. A. Mauk
Bristol, Tenn
Ruth Clark
Oklahoma City
M. E. Winburn
W. F. Fields
Arizona
Shhe
Son
Elgie Fields
Ernest Smith
Garland Dean
Bells
Davie Hollingsworth
Lucian Vestal
Waco Drug Co
Waco
Grady Stepp
Ben Savage
J. B. Hamilton
Mt. Pleasant
Claud Willis
Frank Smith
Paris
Mrs.Austin Hinton
Houston
S. O. Gregory of
Amory
Miss
Robert Howard Ball
Lita Ball
Tom Bean
Winnie
Sallye Hamilton
Nora Jean
Carol Ann
Ralph Ray Hughes
Ray Cates
Marvin Smith
Velmar Phillips
Sara Kathryn Atterberry
State University At
Austin
D. L. Carr
Cappie Beard
Willie Miller
Denison
Mrs. Carr
R. L. Leuschner
Robert Lee Jr
Stephenville
R. C. Vestal
Drewie Caylor
Fort Worth
J. P. Darwin
Don Farmer
Betty Ann Darwin
Leon Johnson
Carlton Johnson
H. Griffin
Drunette Farley
Commerce
Pascal Farley
H. C. Willis
George Henry
Mona Joyce Hansard
Sulphur
Okla
H. M. Curry
Emerson Sears
Philp Earnheart
College Station
A. & M. College
Lucile Craig
Conway
Pampa
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Addison Vestal
Pittsburgh
Marie George of
Wesley Coffman
Frank Coffman
Cary Caylor
Chicago
Clarence Martin
Greenville
Mrs. Clyde Hansard
James Clyde
Dorothy LaRoe
Edinburg
Jack Barbee
W. J. Barbee
Dora Nossaman
Cherokee, Okla
Jack Nossaman
Ross R. May
Hal Lenox
Davis Parrish
Betty Chandler
Gainesville
G. O. Hughes
Raymond Cates
KRRV
Madden’s
T. E. Sears
Thomas Sears
Mr. Montgomery
Julia Everheart
Lee Bradfield
Wynnewood
Esther Flowers
Elizabeth Love
San Diego
Calif
A. J. Reed
J.C. Parsons
Floyd Everheart
Southern Methodist University
Frank Hinton
Emma Joyce
Wichita Falls
Prilla Ann Hinton
Whitewright Variety Store
J. A. Bixler
Texarkana
T. C. Bixler
Ruth Howard
Community Public Service Company
Corpus Christi Naval Air Base
Naomi Penney
Miss Howard
Light Company
Devonport
John H. Madonne
Berne
Switzerland
Dallas News
Texas
Williamson County
Floyd Everheart Je
Floyd
U. S
Whitewright, Texas
RCA Living Sound
Russell
May T' Ay
Cliff
Mie Rds
John Kimbrough
Sheila Ryan
Jonathan Hale
William Farnum
Madeleine Carroll Stirling Hayden
Technicolor
OUR Gang
Dietrich Randolph Scott
John Wayne
Kentuckytown Club
Central Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
Yeager
Sinclair
Sun
Hedge Shears
Mannings& Meador
New Bemberg
Coles&# Davis Co
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