Local Gossip and Visitors Verse in Sherman Area
Mrs. R H May a patient at St Vincent s Hospital Sherman visits by W H Stedham. Emma Joyce Hinton of Wichita Falls stays with her mother Minnie Lee Hinton. J D Hoard and Lewis Cooper travel to Dallas for business. several locals host or visit relatives in Denison Paris Greenville Bonham plus civic events and scout enrollments. A cemetery decoration is planned at Bethel south of Whit Wright. Delegates and alternates chosen at county Republican and Democratic conventions in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. May
St. Vincent's Hospital
Sherman
Emma Joyce Hinton
Wichita Falls
Minnie Lee Hinton
Baccalaureate and Graduation Plans for Whitewright Schools
B R Caraway announces baccalaureate at Methodist Church on Sunday May 28. Rev W A Casseday to preach. Graduation exercises for High and Grade Schools set for June 2 at 8 p.m. Roy Robinson of Trenton to deliver address. Republican and Democratic conventions report, Roosevelt favored for fourth term. Rotary Club annual picnic held Friday. 17 Rotarians and wives attended in a pasture west of Whitewright with 34 meals served and fried fish main dish. Names not printed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. Caraway
W. A. Casseday
Presbyterian Church
Roy Robinson
Trenton
Whitewright
Roosevelt
Rotary Club
Printing pioneer O M Goddard dead at 80 in North Texas
Funeral services were held in McKinney for O M Goddard 80 who died in his chair Saturday night. He founded and ran a printing plant for 63 years and was a noted North Texas printer. Survived by two grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He died peacefully in his living room as he had wished.
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McKinney
O. M. Goddard
Hulett Jackson
Dallas
Church of Christ
Mr. Goddard
Sherman
North Texas
Goddard
Paul Ryan
Whitewright
M. L. Goddard
Corpus Christi
Loren Paul and
Carrol Ryan
N C Ferguson Dies After Half Century in Bells and Sherman
N C Ferguson longtime Bells resident died Saturday after moving to Sherman six years ago to live with his son Walter B Ferguson. His wife died in August 1937. Funeral services were held Sunday at Bells Methodist Church with Rev Roy Bagley officiating. He served 45 years as Sunday school superintendent before moving to Sherman. Masons led services at Rose Hill Cemetery. He was a merchant farmer and livestock man who retired from Bells general mercantile in 1924 after 30 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C. Ferguson
Bells
Sherman
Walter B. Ferguson
Bells Methodist Church
Roy Bagley
Rose Hill
Ferguson Family Death Notices Include Farming Heir
Walter Ferguson and his father were noted in a local obituary. Surviving relatives include W. P. Ferguson of Wichitan Falls, Lizzie McDowell of Santa Ana, seven grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Born in Georgia on April 2, 1856, he moved with his parents to Tennessee in 1865 and married Mary Brown before relocating to Bells in 1888 with two sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Ferguson
W. P. Ferguson
Wichitan Falls
Lizzie McDowell
Santa Ana
Calif
Mr. Ferguson
Georgia
J. N. Ferguson
Tennessee
Mary Brown
Bells
Church Service Schedule for E P Wootten Pastoral
The notice lists morning services led by Pastor E P Wootten with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. Evening gatherings include Training Union at 7 15 p.m. and a worship service at 8 15 p.m.
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E. P. Wootten
Training Union
Minister J Pat Salyer Conducts Sunday Services
J Pat Salyer leads a church program with Bible study at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m communion at 11 45 a m and evening worship at 8 15 p m A cordial invitation is extended to all.
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J. Pat Salyer
Duke R. Barron Named Pastor Schedule
Duke R. Barron serves as pastor with Sunday school at 10 a.m. morning worship at 11 a.m. Youth Fellowship at 7:30 p.m. evening service and choir practice at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday activities follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke R. Barron
First Presbyterian Church Morning Worship Still Held
Due to war shortages the Rev Wm A Casseday is released for night services elsewhere. There will be no Sunday night services for the duration. Sunday school at 10 a.m. and worship at 11 a.m. A mothers Day program and class for all ages. Choir practice Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome at the 11 a.m. service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. A. Casseday
Presbyterian Church
Oak Hill Cemetery Dues Urgently Requested for Upkeep
The Oak Hill Cemetery Association calls on all dues paying lot owners to contact members and pay promptly to fund ongoing improvement and maintenance. Chairman Mrs. Tom Barbee and Secretary Treasurer Mrs. Emory Christian urge timely contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill Cemetery Association
Tom Barbee
Emory Christian
Treas
Senator Morris to Speak on KRRV Fridays May July
Greenville Senator G. C. Morris campaigns on KRRV Sherman each Friday at 12 45 to 1 p m during May and on Tuesdays and Fridays in June and July. Paid political advertisement. Don’t miss hearing him.
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Senatr
G. C. Morris
Greenville
Congress
KRRV
Sherman
Court orders Pullman to choose between railcar or personal service business
A three judge federal court in Philadelphia ruled the Pullman group must abandon either its railroad car manufacturing business or the furnishing of passenger service on sleeping cars. The decree bars interlocking directors among Pullman affiliates and requires a separation plan within a year with a 90 day choice to retain one branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pullman Group
Pullman
Pullman, Inc
Top Holding Corporation
Pullman Company
Pullman-Standard Manufacturing Co
Pullman Car and Manufacturing Corporation of Alabama
Soldier From Hamilton Acknowledged As Expensive
Pvt Theodore G McCreadie Sr of Hamilton Ohio arrived at Sheppard Field where the finance department labeled him an expensive soldier His wife and 11 children depend on him The Army will pay him more than 300 monthly
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Wichita Falls
Theodore G. McCreadie Sr
Hamilton
Ohio
Sheppard Field
Finance Department
McCreadie
Two Austin Boys Found Dead in Refrigerator
A county search for Danel Edwards seven and Dan Harrison nine ended when a neighbor discovered the brothers’ bodies in a garage refrigerator. Police suspect they locked in while playing inside the six foot box. Justice of the Peace Mace Thurman Jr. led the inquiry as 250 volunteers and state guardsmen joined the search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Danel Edwards
Dan Harrison
Justice of the Peace
Mace Thurman Jr
Ed Edwards
Don’t Let Lice and Mites Plague Poultry Flocks
Experts outline frequent lice and mite varieties such as body head wing shaft and depluming and scaly leg mites. Birds must be examined across six to eight specimens, with eggs visible at feather bases. The red mite remains a nightly threat, feeding on blood and hiding in cracks near roosts and nest bottoms.
It Was a Good Break That His Arm Was Broke
Mineral Wells report of First Lt. Orville L. Dilley recounts an infantry detail at Camp Wolters where a private with a cast in his right arm caused a moment of humor. Two saluted correctly while the third revealed his cast, prompting the joke about a broken arm.
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Mineral Wells
Dilley
Orville L. Dilley
Camp Wolters
Points Still Will Be Given on Kitchen Fats
Washington OPA announced that despite removing point values from all meats except beef steaks and roasts housewives who save kitchen fats will be paid in both red points and cash. The agency stressed ongoing need for fats and oils.
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Washington
OPA
Beware Of Lice And Mites On Poultry
Growing pullets need clean housing and regular spraying with a lice and mite killer before warm weather. Treat birds to remove chewing pests and repeat in 10 days to kill newly hatched lice eggs. Do not hesitate to kill every louse.
Do He Or Don’t He Dewey Campaign Riddle
A Philadelphia Record (Ind.) commentary questions Dewey’s lack of clear positions and a platform. It likens the Republican effort to a war plan without generals, soldiers, or weapons, highlighting uncertainty in his candidacy.
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Dewey
Philadelphia Record
Ind
Texas has 376 306 Citizens in Service
Sen. Connally reports War Department figures showing Texas had 372 000 men and 4 306 women in the Army as of December 31 1940, with 402 700 men and 6 439 women added between November 1 1940 and December 31 1943. Lost from service totaled 75 694 Texas men and 2 171 Texas women. Pewter composition noted as tin copper and lead.
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Washington
Sen
Connally
D.-Tex
War Department
Texas
Cracks At The Crowd
A humorous household vignette about Vixen a quarrelsome sister in law who blames doctors for her woes. Relatives mock her constant doctor visits and soda to neutralize her vinegar temper while neighbors and family joke about sympathy and social duties.
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Vixen
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J.D. Hoard
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Grover B. Smith
J. B. Hall
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Farmersville
Marvin Smith
Clyde Sadler
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Cora Simmons
J. C. McMillin
Dorothy Hamilton
San Antonio
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Alfred Schwiening Jr
Alfred Schwiening Sr
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J. E. Stedham
L. M. Goddard
Raymond Cates
Jan
Ann
Paris
Ray Cates
George Gordon Pope
Bonham
Walter Davis
Bokchito
Okla
C. W. Pope
W. A. Baxter
Estelle
Tom Bean
W. H. Forrest
Kelly Pierson
The
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Joe Glenn Parnell
William Frank Martin
William King
Bobby Haliburton
Morning Glory
Lem Tittsworth Rural Furniture
Bethel Cemetery
Jack Nossaman
Jim Hollingsworth
Mr. Nossaman
C. B. Bryant Jr
Mr. Hollingsworth
W. H. Horton
J. L. Cantrell
H. T. Atterberry
E. F. Everheart
Bob Sears
Mr. Sears
J. H. Waggoner
Tory
Farley Grocery
First Presbyterian Church
Austin Boys
Wright
Fannin County
Feet
Mrs
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Lucy
Bella
Tom
Nora
Conoco
Rexall
Childress Pharm
R. P. Childress
RAYON
Stepins
Princess
Batiste
Maslin
Seersucker
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Cole & Davis Co
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