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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
5
Local residents travel to Dallas Sherman Durant and Oklahoma venues for visits medical care and jobs. Families welcome guests from Van Alstyne Corsicana Fort Worth and Sherman while local moves include Carter to Oklahoma City and Mabry and family to a cottage relocation of a grocery business and planning for postwar road building.
Notice from Stephens and Bryant informs policy holders that insurance adjusters are settling claims gradually and not in one or two days. They urge patience as claims, including those with bail damage, will be settled in coming days. Also, parishioners and families are invited to a church supper at 7 30 PM on Thursday March 30 in the church parlors.
Funeral services were held in Memphis for Mrs M L Patton formerly Edna Ray Womack who died after a short illness. She was daughter of Rufus M Womack of Sulphur Springs and the late Edna Ray Womack and niece of Inez and Gladys Ray of Whitewright. She married Dr M L Patton of Bells Tenn about 17 years ago and lived in Memphis where she was active in church and clubs. Survived by husband and three children Michael 11 Kathleen 7 Bobby 5, her father, two brothers W B Womack Wyoming Pa and Commander David Ray Womack at sea, and two aunts Inez and Gladys Ray.
Interment followed at City Cemetery with pallbearers led by Tom Head and Claude Head. Born May 25 1921 at Desert she lived near Whitewright most of her life. Wife of Pvt Stanley R Thornhill stationed at Childress air field. Survived by husband Everett L Thompson parents three sisters and two brothers overseas and at Camp Wolters.
Morning services include Sunday school at 10 a. m. and worship at 11 a. m. Evening services feature Training Union at 6:45 p. m. and worship at 7:45 p. m. Wednesday offers a prayer service at 7:45 p. m.
Minister J Pat Salyer leads Bible study at 10 a.m. Sunday preaching at 11 a.m. followed by a communion service at 11 45 a.m. Evening worship begins at 7 30 p.m. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church for Mrs. Stanley R. Thornhill who died Sunday at 7 a.m. at the Army hospital in Childress. The service was conducted by Rev. E. P. Wootten, assisted by Rev. Duke R. Barron.
Reverend W A Casseday invites strangers visitors and the unchurched to all services at First Presbyterian Church on April 2 1944 Sunday School 10 am morning worship 11 am and evening worship 745 pm with a time change for the evening service to 745 pm.
Earl Bissex, a Texas Christian University student, will be the guest speaker at the Sunday morning communion service at 11 o clock. Preaching also on the first and third Sundays each month. Johnny E. Pickering will deliver the evening message at 7 30 o clock.
Duke R. Barron, pastor, presides over 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.
The Sun honor roll grows weekly as new names are added to the list. This week includes J. C. Woodson Morris J. Brown Sgt. Glen Fleming J. P. Ownby W. T. Beazley H. M. Hamilton Jack Lackey Paul Ryan Andrew H. Garner Mrs. Claud Wolcott P. H. Connelly Will Mitchell Mrs. George Jarvis Riley Smith Cpl. Bryan S. Jared Ray Farrow S/2c.
Mr. and Mrs. George Jarvis hosted a birthday dinner Sunday honoring J. L. Denton on his 74th birthday. Attendees included Ezra and Ben Denton families from Sherman and Savoy, M. J. Denton family from Dallas, Curtis Brannon from Sherman, and the honoree with his wife. Denton is a noted farmer and nurseryman who operates Sunnyside Nursery south of the city.
A town tradition marks thirty years of residence for a couple—Mr. and Mrs. Denton—whose long tenure reflects the community’s stability and shared history with neighbors and local institutions.
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met at Mrs. Lee Norris’s home as Mrs. Ronald Vestal reported on the Sher man council meeting. Leader Mrs. Elmo Wallace presented the program on Post War Planning with Mrs. E. M. Badgett Mrs. Fred Cook Jr. Mrs. W. L. Hatfield Miss Viva Phillips and Mrs. Gordon Mullinix on the program. The next meeting is set for April 14 at Miss Lola Scott’s home.
The Friday Literary Club gathered Friday afternoon at Mrs. B. W. Newman’s home with 10 members present. Art was the study topic and refreshments were served during the social hour. The group will meet April 7 at Mrs. J. H. Waggoner’s home.
The W S C S social gathering was hosted by Mrs. Olivia Whedbee with co host Mrs. John Everhart. The program New Voices featured talks on American women in industry and national affairs led by Mrs. J H Waggoner. Guests and fifteen members were served a refreshment plate.
A pair of recruits joke about rural life and farming finances. One explains a loop where a father cannot cover a hired man’s wages, so the hired man works to earn enough to buy the farm, then the father ends up working for the hired man until debt balances, then the cycle repeats.
A historical note recalls the ancient view that even numbers are female and odd numbers are male, noting that both genders include odd numbers among their ranks.
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