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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1944
Page
5
Whitewright brief highlights travelers visitors and neighbors from Dallas Merkel Sherman Wichita Falls and Taylorville plus local business shifts including Le m Tittsworth Rural Furniture and Conco service station. Notables include Mrs J D Russell renewing The Sun subscription at 83 with wartime memories.
Mrs. Lena Fleeman was honored with a birthday dinner at her daughter Mrs. Joe Reeves home in Whitewright on Sunday March 12. Attendees included multiple families from Van Alstyne Sherman Amarillo Dal las Trenton and Tom Bean with gifts presented to the honoree.
Alma Ruth Reeves of Whitewright hosted guests arriving in the afternoon. Cpl and Mrs Albert L Reeves and daughter from Whitewright attended along with Mr and Mrs Glenn Ferguson and Mr and Mrs Joe Hutcherson of Nobility.
The Women's Society of Christian Service met at the church with devotional on religious expressions based on Isaiah. Officers and secretaries reported. the group urged attendance at the W S C S conference in McKinney March 22 24 with C B Bryant Jr as delegate. The next meeting is April 10 with Duke Barron leading the devotional.
The Friday Literary Club met March 10 at Mrs. W. H. King's home with Mrs. Bryant King as hostess. Guest speaker Harry Stephens of Denison spoke on Grayson County history and West Texas from a cowboy view. Mrs. Carlot read a 1847 Dumas Hendrix family letter. social hour followed with cake ice cream and mints.
Mrs Ocie Kennedy daughter of A L Scott and Sgt Edgar W Nicely son of Ed Nicely of Whitewright wed in a double ring ceremony March 8 at a Durant Methodist minister home. The couple were joined by the bride’s brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs R J Wallace of Whitewright and were later feted at a dinner in Sherman. Both graduates of Whitewright High School, he is on a 15 day furlough from an Arizona camp en route to Fort Dix New Jersey. Mrs Nicely will live with her father for now.
Denison pastor Rev. Guy D. Newman of First Baptist Church was guest speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon last Friday. Introduced by Rev. E. P. Wootten, he spoke on Christian Idealism and International Peace. Visitors included Sen. G. C. Morris Shelby Sinclair Rev. Harold Fromm and Paul Stephens.
The H D Club met March 9 at Mrs Elmo Wallace home with Miss Viva Phillips presiding. Mrs R A Vestal directed songs and games. The club voted to donate 5 to the Red Cross and Miss Eunice King conducted a Good Home Management program. A skit Meeting the Situation was presented by several members and the group adjourned to meet with Mrs Lee Norris March 23.
A Denver wife tells an income tax collector she does not want her husband to know her earnings, claiming her husband did not disclose enough income on their joint tax return. The confidential matter centers on the wife's admission and its tax implications.
A mother with a nursing baby joins as housekeeper and six year old Clark shows keen interest in nursing. He watches the baby nurse and asks if the caregiver also makes orange juice. The note accompanies a Parents' Magazine example and a separate statistic: over 3,000,000 books have been sent to U S soldiers overseas.
G. E. Thrift dies at Wilson N. Jones Hospital in Sherman aged 72. Funeral Friday at 3 p m at Pilot Grove Baptist Church with Rev. E P Wootten officiating. Interment Pilot Grove Cemetery. Survived by wife Elizabeth Hopkins Thrift and five daughters, 14 grandchildren, six great grandchildren. son Frank Thrift preceded in death. Active pallbearers listed. Thrift long a prominent farmer in Pilot Grove Whitewright area.
Morning services listed with Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m. Evening programs include Training Union at 6 45 p m and worship at 7 45 p m. Wednesday features a prayer service at 7 45 p m.
Minister J. Pat Salyer guides Bible study at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. followed by communion at 11 45 a.m. Evening service begins at 7 30 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Johnny E. Pickering, pastor, presides over Sunday school at 10 a. m. and communion at 11 a. m. A preaching service is scheduled on the first and third Sundays each month.
Duke R Barron, pastor, will lead morning worship at 11 o clock and evening service at 7 45. Youth Fellowship meets at 7 p m with choir practice at 7 30 p m on Wednesday.
A newly arrived American inquires about the first payment for a golden harp. The exchange hints at a sales context and possible possession of a valued instrument.
Judge Jake J. Loy announces candidacy for reelection to the county judgeship held since 1932. A countywide petition endorses his experience and postwar planning for servicemen, with Loy promising a general campaign statement later.
Rochester New York Army surgeon Lt Col Stephens Graham says deaths from battle wounds are 50 percent lower than in World War One. He cites superior army surgery general health nutrition, quicker rear transport, and close proximity to battle lines with trained corps men nurses and doctors under fire as key factors.
A light exchange between patient and doctor frames a hospital scene where the patient declares this is their first illness and the doctor responds with hopeful humor about it being the last. The brief dialogue conveys a cautious optimism amid care.
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