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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1941
Page
1
The Grammar School hosts an 8 p m program titled So Sings America with songs dances and pantomimes. Miss Mona Sullivan and Miss Margaret Lilley supervise with seventh graders leading songs and other grades performing dances and pantomimes in 15 scenes.
Philadelphia report on selective service head General Hershey proposing Congress grant the President power to defer men by age classes. He argues men over 30 are settled, past peak, and harder to retrain, with greater dependency and disabilities reducing their suitability for tank and aircraft training.
The annual decoration service at Bethel Cemetery four miles south of Whitewright will be held at 2 30 p m Sunday. A program has been arranged and the public is invited to attend.
The Senate moved to set crop loans at 85 percent of parity by rejecting a House bill for 75 percent loans on cotton wheat corn tobacco and rice. Bankhead led a bipartisan push favoring 85 percent loans and was named Senate conferee chair.
Funeral services for Mrs. Nannie Sears Bryant 72 widow of Columbus B Bryant were at the Methodist Church in Whitewright with Rev Joe M Connally and Dr Alan Harvey-Brooks. Burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. many relatives and friends attended from Sherman Whitewright and surrounding towns.
Rural homemakers eligible for REA financed power lines can join a new financing plan. Loans are issued to cooperatives or power districts to fund member refrigerator purchases with simple interest and a five year repayment period. The program follows existing REA financing procedures.
Miss Sue Stephens reflects on mothers as unpaid workers yet pivotal in shaping children and society. She cites Proverbs and biblical examples like Moses and Samuel, praising mothers who labor quietly and guide from home to church, ending with a tender elegy for a mother’s last sleep.
Old Age Pensions Administration writes May payments at an average $11.46, down from April's $14.35, to 133,569 recipients from 128,835. Legislature and Governor O Daniel efforts to fund an emergency $1 million fell short. Revenue from a $22 million omnibus tax bill may raise payments by September if federal matches, with 20,000 applications cut to 17,000 and eligible totals up to 17,000.
Ernest L. Tutt of the Dallas Social Security Board explains an amended act providing survivors insurance for widows and children of insured wage earners who die after 1939. Benefits include widow's payments after 65 or during care of deceased’s children. payments to unmarried children under 18. payments to dependent parents after 65. and a lump sum for no immediate survivors.
Hal Collins of Mineral Wells announced his candidacy for the U S Senate prompting political chatter in Austin about Gov. O Daniel. Analysts cite three readings of the move including a potential break with O Daniel and the possibility of a later O Daniel entry.
Washington D C aut omobile manufacturers were told by the office of production management to plan 4 224 152 vehicles for the model year starting August 1. GM Chrysler and Ford were cut about 22 percent below this year. Total industry output for the year was seen at about 5 289 974 cars, a reduction of roughly 1 058 000 or 10.15 percent.
The P 38 Lockheed Interceptor, twin motor single seat bullet, demonstrated at Municipal airport in Los Angeles with 30 000 watching. The plane is rated 500 miles an hour though observers noted its silent flash and distant hum. A separate survey found 41 percent of male and 37 percent of female college students talk in their sleep.
F L Kirkpatrick promoted to district manager with headquar ters at Denison replacing Jerome McKinney who moves to Paris as district manager McKinney had served since 1929 The Denison district includes Wright and 15 other exchanges in the vicinity effective immediately.
A 13 woman team trains to re certify 2805 county relief clients for the federal food stamp plan. WPA workers, pensioners, and cases without home visits are certified automatically. By June 1, operation begins with orange and blue stamps, and a $10 000 revolving fund funds distribution.
A widow explains her marriage choices to a millionaire actor preacher and undertaker in that order. She answers the why with a quip about money show readiness and departure, turning a list of suitors into a humorous reflection on life.
Whitewright High School announces senior honors by Supt. H. W. Key. Valedictorian Dorotha Darwin holds 96 average. salutatorian Velma Holland 95.6. Other honorees: Mary Dale King 94, Jonnie B. Robbins 93.56, LaVerne Kilgree 93, Morris Fogle Gillett 93. Baccalaureate on May 18 and commencement on May 23.
Army recruits celebrate new round trip furlough fares on rail lines nationwide and major bus companies. Effective today first class railroads set a rate of 10 cents per mile each way to U S military personnel including Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The change doubles as a morale boost for servicemen earning about 21 dollars a month.
The Texas House approved 78 to 7 a plan to stay in session until June 2 then recess to July 15 and reconvene. The measure aims to blunt the Governor's veto power and limit post adjournment appointments. Introduced by S. J. Isaacks, it argues neutrality and wartime aid justify vigilance and possible special sessions. Amendments allow recall by Governor or Speaker and Senate president between June 2 and July 15. clerical staff would be dismissed and members forego pay during the interim.
Sherman news reports R W McKinney Construction of Nacogdoches received the contract to build 103 miles of new lines for Grayson Collin Electric Co op. The project has $52,000 allotted with $23,000 in reserve and will serve 304 members across Grayson and Collin counties with 73 taps.
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