Local notices and visits as families share weekend time
Mrs. R H May is ill at home. Dallas visitors Paul and Lora Vestal call on relatives here. Sherman and Bonham pairs attend family events. Flower show in Dallas noted. Red Cross sewing will continue on Wednesdays from 2 to 5. Rotary Club discusses war labor policies. Whitewright and District 42 trustee elections set for April 4. Mayors election scheduled for April 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
District 42
J. L. Cantrell
R. A. Gillett
Clay Horton
Vineyard
Sears Family Announces Marriage in Oaksdale
Grace Roberts announces the marriage of her niece Emma Gene Sears to C. L. Keith of Alexandria Louisiana. The ceremony occurred March 23 in Oaksdale Louisiana where Keith works. Emma Gene Sears trained in Whitewright and worked in Sherman and Dallas before marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Roberts
Emma Gene Sears
C. L. Keith
Alexandria
Oaksdale
Keith
Whitewright
Sherman
Dallas
T. H. Sears
W. F. Sanders
Vacationing Patron Demands Stationery at Hotel
A hotel clerk questions a paying guest about residency while a patron asserts he pays twenty dollars per day. The exchange highlights service tension between guest status and hotel policy.
Easter Sunrise Services Plan At 6 45 A M
Churches announce sunrise Easter service at 6 45 on Easter morning with several churches taking part in the program. Sunday school starts at 10 A M followed by communion and church at 11 A M and an evening service at 6. You are welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Allen
Sunday Church Schedule With Youth Activities Listed
Dr B Wrenn Webb pastor with 10 am Sunday school led by R P Montgomery and John Reeves. Sermon at 10 50 am The Borrowing Christ. Junior society sings. Sponsors Mrs Homer Sears Mrs Paul Cook, music Miss Viva Phillips as assistant Norma Smith. 7 pm Youth Fellowship League leader Joe Howard Cook president Margaret Hanna. 8 pm Truth Tested by Fire. 9 pm youth group hosts inter church Youth Fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
R. P. Montgomery
John Reeves
Homer Sears
Paul Cook
Viva Phillips
Norma Smith
Youth Fellowship League
Joe Howard Cook
Margaret Hanna
Inter-Church Youth Fellowship
Methodist revival and church events listed in Adcock notes
W W Adcock pre Easter revival starts Friday at the Methodist Church with 8 PM services led by the pastor and a local choir. Friday 1:15 PM Religion For Today radio broadcast by Adcock on KRRV. Woman's Society social at the parsonage had 21 members with hostesses Mrs. Lee Wilson and Mrs. W W Adcock. Fifteen youths attended last Sunday's after church fellowship. next meetings planned at the Presbyterian and Baptist basements. Maurice Peterman of Dallas hired as architect for Educational Building and repairs. peterman also directs Oak Cliff Presbyterian choir and works on University Park and Plano Methodist Church projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Adcock
Methodist Church
KRRV
Woman's Society of Christian Service
The
Lee Wilson
Ross May
H. C. Willis
Floyd Everheart
C. B. Bryant Jr
Grover Stateville
John Everheart
R. R. Summers
A. M. Bryant
Adcock
Wilson
Presbyterian Church
Baptist Church
Methodist Church Building Committee
Maurice Peterman
Dallas
Peterman
University Park Methodist Church
Plano Methodist Church
Oak Cliff Presbyterian Church
X Ray Reveals Hidden Tattoo Marks for ID of War Dead
Albany N Y invisible tattoo marks may aid in identifying soldiers killed in future wars the New York state department of health suggests. The markings become visible under X rays and are made with phosphor compounds that shine when activated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
New York State Department of Health
Three Whitewright Girls Win Honors
Denton report notes Miss Phyllis Brown Miss Sara Gillett and Miss Mary Dale King of Whitewright on the Dean's honor roll at Texas Woman's College Western? The article says T S C W. Only 8 percent of college enrollment earned this record last semester. Brown is a senior in home economics education Gillett a senior in general business and King a freshman in kindergarten primary education. All three joined other students honored on Honors Day.
Open competitive exams for Junior Stenographer and Typist
The United States Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for Junior Stenographer at 1440 dollars yearly and Junior Typist at 1260 dollars yearly. The register will fill vacancies in Louisiana and Texas agencies. Age 18 to 53. military preference may extend age. Report dates and locations announced. forms available from the Tenth U. S. Civil Service District in New Orleans or any first or second class post office in Louisiana or Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Louisiana
Texas
Tenth
U. S. Civil Service District
Customhouse
New Orleans
Questionnaires to determine doctors service in national war effort
New York reports that all doctors dentists and veterinarians nationwide will receive questionnaires next week to assess how they can best aid the nation's war effort. Maj Samuel F Seeley said the Army needs 16000 physicians by December 1 and the Navy about 3000 as its planned enlistment reaches 500000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Samuel F. Seeley
Office of Defense Health and Welfare
Seeley
New York County Medical Society
Army
Navy
College Prefers to Enter Boys With Low High School Marks
TABOR Iowa. Dr Robert Enlow O'Brian president of Tabor College seeks applicants from the lowest 25 percent of their high school class. He cites famous failures like Ford Edison Einstein and Sinclair to argue late bloomers may excel in overlooked areas. He believes early struggles predict later achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tabor
Iowa
Tabor College
Robert Enlow O'Brian
O’brian
Morningside College
Sioux City
Henry Ford
Thomas Edison
Einstein
Upton Sinclair
Quote on education system under pressure from a reporter
A journalist speaking during his school years on a daily paper criticizes the educational system saying there is something wrong with it when it produces such cases. His remark highlights concerns about systemic failures in schools and the need for reform to prevent incident patterns.
Selectee Wins Case In Getting Job Back
In Cleveland Ohio an army selectee discharged for age last November recovered his job and 646 dollars back pay for 17 weeks after U S Attorney Don C Miller prepared to sue. Clarence E Wire of the State Theatre Company Youngstown was drafted in 1941 and not rehired. The Selective Service Act requires re employment unless a company proves economic change. The attorney said the action will set a precedent for similar cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
U. S
Don C Miller
Clarence E. Wire
State Theatre Company
Youngstown
Miller
Leech Trade Surges in War as Immigrant Communities Rely On Remedies
In wartime markets leeches including Plavkess Proczatl Sanguisuelasl Hirudinae Medianalis and Sangsuel fetch up to 50 cents each. St. Louis druggist Emil J. Fincup notes demand from older European immigrants for remedies to black eyes headaches and water on the knee. He sources leeches from Sweden and says keeping them hungry and placing them in cold beer enhances their effectiveness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Plavkess Proczatl
Sanguisuelasl
Hirudinae
Medianalis
Sangsuel
Europe
Emil J. Fincup
Scandinavia
Russia
Sweden
Man Avoided Draft Registration Over Long Line
Eddie Harris of Houston was arraigned for failure to register for the draft. He said the line at the registration place was so long that he decided Uncle Sam had enough soldiers anyway. He added he did not mean to violate the law and was not afraid of any Japs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Eddie Harris
United States
W. F. Carothers
Angus Morrison
Sam
Cows Propose Tailless Calves to Ease Milking
Okla. teen 4 H member Coman Culbert suggests breeding stub tailed dairy cattle to prevent cows from turning during milking. He pitched the idea to County Agent Sewell G. Skelton after a birth of a tailess calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beggs
Okla
Coman Culbert
Sewell G. Skelton
Nashville minister preaches 24 hour nonstop session
Rev D W Whittaker 36 pastor of the Inde pendent Pentecost Church in Nashville completed a 24 hour sermon from 6 p m Sunday to 6 p m Monday His theme was America Back to God and he said the congregation stayed with him while others came and went
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tenn
D. W. Whittaker
Pentacost
Los Angeles
America
Sullivan pastor urges defense bonds over church building
United Press from Sullivan Indiana reports Rev C B Atkinson pastor of Sullivan First Baptist Church told his congregation there is little need for a new church building until the United States wins the war. He proposed using the organ and building fund of 1085 85 to buy defense bonds and the congregation approved unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Sullivan
C. B. Atkinson
First Baptist Church
United States
Mr. Atkinson
Chicago Sun
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Paul Vestal
Della Clack
Gainesville
C. A. Wilson
R. B. Owens
Sabinal
E. T. Doss
Ray Whitwell
Denison
Ben Montgomery
Carl May
H. F. McLarry
Pike
Bob Montgomery
Ralph Payne
Hillsboro
Mackey Greer
Pampa
Lem Tittsworth’s
Bonham
Mrs. L. W. Bassett of
Commerce
Floyd Bassett
J. R. Pennington
Wilson N. Jones Hospital
T. E. Barbee
Evergreen
Ala
John Philip Barbee
J. H. Waggoner
Inez and
Gladys Ray
Elizabeth Waggoner
Lester May
Rev
H. G. May
R. May
Olivia Perry
Will Smith
W. E. Omohundro
South America
A. L. Biggerstaff
Sherman Hospital
J. B. Henderson
Ray Gene Wilson
San Antonio
J. H. Norris
Jack Lackey
James Lackey
Baby
Ott Lackey
C. T. Vestal
Finous Rood
Eddie Townsley
W. L. Rayheiser
Cameron Boone Tygrett
Greenville
R. E. Hickman
Rayheiser
Tygrett
Clarence Rhody
J. W Burden
Orangeville
Stonewall
Oklo
J. A. Stateville
Frank Wright
T. E. Sears
J. E. Payne Jr
Anna Ruth Johnson
Tom Sears
E. F. Everheart
Red Cross
Pilot Grove
L. L. Windle
Jaco Quartette
D. A. Ray
Raymond Ray
Morton
Raymond
Lubbock
Evelyn Hill
S. H. Montgomery Insurance Agency
Alexander
LaVerne Kilgroe
Montgomery
W. E. LaRoe
Rotary Club
Tom Connally
W. Lee O’daniel
Sam Rayburn
Keith-Sears
Whitewright, Texas
RCA Living Sound
Ray Corrigan
John King
Marjorie Weaver
Maxterhune
Geo. Reeves
Richard Derek
Rex Felker
Winslow OF
Betty Grable
Victor Mature
Carole Landis
Laird Cregar
Pete Smith
Lloyd Nolan
Albert Dekker
Constance Moore
John Howard
Ruthford
Lucille Fairbanks
Man
Walter Brennan
Anne Baxter
Walter Huston
Dana Andrews
John Carradine
Eugene Pallette
Central Christian Church
First Presbyterian Church
College
Pascal Farley
Farley & Hill
Fincup
Negro Jist
Uncle Sam
Field and
Sudan
Alyme Felker Lester Haile Seed and Grain
Hawk
Cole & Davis Co
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