Weekend visitors and local notes from Denison area
Denison area residents hosted relatives over the weekend. Highlights include Mrs. T. Sears improving at home east of town, and Sgt. Frank A. Godsoe Jr. of the El Alemain and D Day campaigns visiting Denison relatives. A flood damaged bridges south and southeast of town and a lake dam on Joe Johnson's farm was affected.
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T. H. Sears
Frank A. Godsoe
Frank A. Godsoe Jr
Lester Haile
Sergeant Godsoe
Sheppard Field
Dday
el Alemain
Africa
E. P. Jackson
Joe Johnson
Home Demonstration Club Meets for Poultry Program
The Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. R. D. Maddux's home with 10 members and one guest Mrs. Nell Yeager from Inglewood California. Ed Martin led a Poultry program and recreation chairwoman Mrs. Vestal gave members hats printed with Washington birth and death dates. The next meeting is March 8 at Mrs. Elmo Wallace's home with Miss Zelma Moore county agent present to discuss Feeding the Cow and How to Make Butter.
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R. D. Maddux
Nell Yeager
Inglewood
Calif
Whitewright
Ed Martin
R. A. Vestal
Washington
Elmo Wallace
Zelma Moore
Rotary Friday marks Rotary International anniversary in Chicago
The Rotary Club Friday program celebrated the 40th anniversary of the first Rotary Club in Chicago. O. V. Barker led the program with W. E. La Roe and B. R. Caraway assisting. Speakers noted Rotary International’s growth to over 5,000 clubs and 250,000 members in 52 countries. Whitewright Rotary Club, organized in 1925, nears its 20th anniversary and has supported Red Cross USC and bond drives, with a 95 percent January attendance. Next Friday’s program will be led by Rev. Duke R. Barron.
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Chicago
Rotary
O. V. Barker
W. E. la Roe
B. R. Caraway
Rotary International
Rotary Clubs
Whitewright
Red Cross
USC
Duke R. Barron
Weight of ice sinks trees two feet in ground
A Whitewright resident reported Wednesday morning that a large tree in his yard sank two feet into the ground from the weight of ice. He noted the tree’s limbs were high above the ground.
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Whitewright
Ice weighted tree sinks two feet after nearly grounding fall
A witness recounts that a massive tree weighed down with ice sank two feet one inch into solid ground after falling, describing it as plummeting straight down like an iron pipe. He declined to reveal his name to avoid Doubt about his tale and claims the tree measured about twenty four inches across at the roots despite no visible damage.
Dan McMillin Home Landmark Sold in Whitewright
Mr and Mrs H T Atterberry sold the D S McMillin home to Mr and Mrs L Stewart who moved from Dallas to Whitewright. The landmark home, built over fifty years ago by D W Fuller, stands among the town’s oldest structures. The Arterburys plan to move to Sherman once a dwelling is secured, with Mr Arterberry employed by the FBI in Sherman and Mrs Arterberry working in the county tax assessor collectors office there.
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H. T. Atterberry
D. S
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Sherman
Methodist Church Sunday Services Announced
Earl Bissex minister. Sunday school at 10 a.m. Preaching on the first and third Sundays at 11 a.m. All are invited. Next Sunday at 11 a.m. service.
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Earl Bissex
Methodist Church
The Inevitability of Religion Sermon at Morning Worship
The pastor will preach on The Inevitability of Religion and observe the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper during morning worship. Evening services at 7 30 will feature The Christian's Equipment as the sermon subject.
Sun Honor Roll Keeps Up Despite Ice Storm
The Sun reports steady subscription growth with new and renewal signups matching the prior week. The honor roll lists names including J. H. Adams Mrs. Robbye Martin Gus M. Hodges C. I. Witt W. J. Mabry H. F. McFarland Miss Lottie Brown Mrs. J. B. Burris Sgt. Wm. D. McFarland Mrs. W. W. McFarland A. N. McCoy Sgt. Glen Fleming Pvt. J. D. Hughes Fred Cook Jr Ed Kent Mrs. W. F. Holland J. Alton May Claud Garner B. W. Langford Dr. L. B. Holland Mrs. W. E. Boyd John R. Taylor SF/3c.
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Sun
J. H. Adams
Robbye Martin
Gus M. Hodges
C. I. Witt
W. J. Mabry
H. F. McFarland
Lottie Brown
J. B. Burris
Wm. D. McFarland
W. W. McFarland
A. N. McCoy
Glen Fleming
J. D. Hughes
Fred Cook Jr
Ed Kent
W. F. Holland
J. Alton May
Claud Garner
B. W. Langford
L. B. Holland
W. E. Boyd
John R. Taylor
SF/3c
More 30-33s To Be Called In Draft
Washington reports selective service will draft men aged 30 to 33 with deferments only for those "necessary to" an essential industry. Previous rules required only engagement in such industry, expanding the pool of eligible draftees among about 1,500,000 men in that age bracket.
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Washington
Deferment Rules May Favor Fathers in Draft Group
A Selective Service spokesman said men in the 30 to 33 age group will enter service this year as the Army faces high manpower needs. Maj. Gen. Hershey indicated that by year’s end men over 30 could comprise 30 percent of the draft call, and his memorandum urged draft boards to favor fathers for occupational deferments within this group.
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Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Tougher Than Tarawa Island Fortresses Challenge Marines
A dispatch from Iwo Jima reports the island’s fortifications and caves make it tougher than Tarawa. Ocean moats reefs and deep bombproof chambers shelter defenders while the landing force must endure frontal assaults with heavy casualties.
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Pacific Islands
Iwo Jima
Iwo
Tarawa
Leyte
Luzon
Christian Science Monitor
West Texas mother asks why daughter did not receive $29 education allotment
A West Texas constituent of Sen. Pat Bullock asks why her school age daughter has not received the $29 per pupil allotment from the state. The mother misinterprets the fund as an immediate payment to each student rather than district funding.
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Austin
West Texas
Pat Bullock
Colorado City
Bullock
Maturing Baby Bonds Move To War Bond Reinvestments
Ten years after issue, Series A baby bonds mature March 1 allowing holders to redeem $4 for every $3 invested. Investors are urged to reinvest proceeds into Series E War Bonds, with $225 becoming $300 next month and $400 in ten years, reflecting higher government needs.
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United States Treasury
Uncle Sam
Investment Returns Cited By Dallas News
The Dallas News notes a quoted investment offering $225 now returning $400 in 20 years, implying about 77 percent total gain or roughly 3 percent annually, highlighted for its perceived safety.
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Dallas News
Funeral services held for Larry Wayne Bennett
Funeral services for Larry Wayne Bennett two-day-old son of Mr and Mrs O A Bennett route three were held at 3 30 Wednesday conducted by the minister of the Church of Christ of Leonard Interment was in the Leonard Cemetery Survivors are the parents seven sisters two brothers Mrs grandparents Mr and Mrs Bill Gibson and Mrs Mary Bennett of Leonard
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Larry Wayne
O. A. Bennett
Church of Christ of Leonard
Leonard Cemetery
Bill Gibson
Mary Bennett
Leonard
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Sherman Hospital
T. Follis
Gainesville
Mrs
Carl May
Martha Louise
Dallas
E. J. Lilley
Denison
W. T. Simmons
Mrs. Grafton Montgomery
Houston
Lem Tittsworth
East Bonham Highway
Floyd Bassett
J. R. Pennington
Mrs. C. B. Owenby and
Dumas
Lela Owenby
Anna Ruth Johnson
Willa Jean Hunter
ETSTC
Commerce
Charles Ingram
Havana
Cuba
W. M. Cox
Cliff Emerson
Little Son of
Fort Worth
T. E. Sears
Ann LeRoe
Denton
W. E. LaRoe
Drunette Farley
The
Denison Herald
Pascal Farley
Margaret Lucyle Hanna
Eloise Hall
Wichita Falls
TSCW
Marion Felker
C. B. Bryant Jr
Madison
Wisconsin
C. B. Bryant III
Navy
Dick Montgomery
KRLD
Clyde Hansard
Lettye Curry Slight
Santo Tomas
Manila
P. I
E. F. Everheart
New Orleans
J. O. Wallace
Alyne Felker
Rotary Club
Ae American Telephone and Telegraph Companys
Bell System
ANN Bnb
Lin Ane
Gini
Floue
FEED
Sach
CY SA
Dan McMillin
Old Landmark
Central Christian Church
Farley Grocery
Free Seeds
Larry Wayne Bennett
City Cafe
Lewis Cooper
Sinclair Products
Sinclair
Seersucker and Chambray
Cole & Davis Co
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