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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1944
Page
5
Local residents make intercity visits including Gainesville Perryton Dallas Sherman and Los Angeles. Growth in Whitewright notes include high school joint graduation plans and a county commission race. Weather and traffic incidents mix with social events and a fatal veteran case at Muskogee hospital.
Funeral services were held for John Montgomery Conn 11 month old son of Mr and Mrs Fred Conn of 1616 West Crawford Denison who died after a brief illness. Rev J C Oglesby officiated at Short Murray Funeral Home with interment at Oak Hill Cemetery Whitewright. Pallbearers were John Perry Sherman Eldridge Pendleton R L Giles and W E LaRoe. Survivors include parents a four year old brother James Frederick Conn and mother, the former Blanche Montgomery of Whitewright. Relatives from out of town included Montgomery and Giles families from Houston Farmersville Sherman Dallas and New London.
Morning services list 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.
J. Pat Salyer leads a church schedule with Bible study at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m and a communion service at 11 45 a m followed by an evening service at 7 30 p m A cordial invitation is extended to all attendees.
Sunday school opens at 10 a m with morning worship at 11. Evening worship follows at 7 45. Youth Fellowship at 7 p m and choir rehearsal at 7 30. Wednesday activities noted.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Presbyterian Church will meet at the church Monday afternoon at 2 30. Mrs Vera Hickman conducts the devotional and Mrs Homer Sears teaches the lesson.
Beginning Sunday evening at Kentuckytown Baptist Church Rev J E Fender a Baptist county missionary will hold a series of meetings each evening. Everybody is invited to attend the services.
Preaching services at 11 o'clock Sunday morning after Sunday school. The sermon theme is Building a New World. Evening service at 5 with theme The Church. Everyone is urged to attend both services. Ear Bissex.
Sunday school on time at 10 a m. Communion of the Lord's Supper observed. Rev Wm A Casseday, minister presides at church services and fellowship.
At the 11 o'clock worship hour the church welcomes friends who trust in Christ and seek to lead a holy life. It invites all who are truly sorry for their sins and desire deliverance from them to come to the sacrament in His name.
The article praises Congress power to grant patents and copyrights to spur science and arts, cites Eli Whitney and the cotton gin as catalysts, and notes rapid tech growth from steamboats to electronics, while touching on death rays and their limited range.
Texas drew $44,751,383 in federal funds during the year ended August 31, 1943, with most for public welfare including $21,923,325 for old age assistance and $1,932,472 for unemployment. Highway programs received $10,983,612 while vocational education for defense workers totaled $4,035,446 and health services other allocations included venereal disease control and maternal and child health.
General Fries argues that a clear concise book explaining how the Constitution made the United States the greatest nation would better promote understanding than existing texts. He suggests authorship by someone who can distill the document’s impact for a wide audience.
Henry Ford pledges war veterans priority for postwar jobs in his enterprises. Washington reports House approval to give veterans the first call on all government payrolls. Ford notes plants employ about 180,000 war workers and argues servicemen have gained little while others profit.
The Ford company reports about 2,500 workers serve in the armed forces or reserves, reflecting a sizable portion of its workforce balancing civilian roles with military duty.
The War Department says incorrect and insufficient addresses slow more than 25 million weekly pieces of mail to servicemen overseas. To ensure prompt delivery, each address must include rank, full name with middle initial, service organization and unit, APO number, and the port of embarkation postmaster. Army advises checking the address on the last letter.
Mat Davis of Gilmer joined Lee Satterwhite and incumbent John Lee Smith in announcing bids for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Davis and Satterwhite filed with the State Democratic executive committee and paid the $100 fee. Smith said he would not run a statewide campaign.
Tech Sgt Charles E Kelly on furlough from Salerno turned $15,000 from magazine rights over to a bank to start a trust for his widowed mother and 11 year old brother Danny. He asked the officer to use part of the money to buy or build a new home for the family.
A housewife reader voices support for local advertising to spur community commerce during wartime. She says merchants should use the paper’s advertising columns to clearly tell readers what they sell, arguing well crafted ads build a stronger local economy.
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