Formalities Omitted at A. and M. On Account of War
The faculty of Texas A&M has canceled the whole commencement program for this year. There will be no Final Ball or closing ceremonies, and the session ends with the last recitation at noon on Saturday, June 2. The informal graduation of the Senior Class has already taken place. Max secured routing on 80 car load shipments with Sherman next at 44 cars and others named in ranking. Whitewright’s rank in national commercial activity is noted.
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College Station
Texas
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
Max
Sherman
Bonham
Gainesville
Celeste
St. Jo
Whitewright
Pope Tops April Katy Agency List For Whitewright
Max Pope leads Katy agent activities in April with top honors from the traffic department. The commendation notes Whitewright's smaller size yet strong performance and extends congratulations.
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Katy
Max Pope
Pope
Whitewright
Young People Services At Local Baptist Church
While the pastor attends the Southern Baptist Convention in New Orleans, services next Sunday at the Baptist church will interest young people and inspire older attendees. Evans and Turley of Sherman and Moore of Denison speak in the morning, with Miss Williams and L E Owens speaking in the evening. They come to promote religious work but will not take collections.
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New Orleans
Southern Baptist Convention
Baptist Church
Evans and Turley
Sherman
Moore
Denison
Miss Williams
North Texas
L. E. Owens
B. Y. P. U. Convention
Josh May of Savoy Spends Sunday in the City
Josh May of Savoy spent Sunday in the city engaging in daily errands and visiting local spots. The brief outing highlighted weekend activity by residents of Savoy.
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Josh May
Savoy
City
C I A Girls to Help Conserve Food Supply
The State College of Industrial Arts will send one thousand trained young women after May to lead community work in conserving food and clothing across Texas. The program covers cheap nutritious foods, meat substitutes, war bread, canning, gardening, and Red Cross relief preparations, with representatives from most counties involved. Whitewright contributes nine students including Kathleen Badgett and Izetta Gillett.
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Denton
State College of Industrial Arts
Texas
American Red Cross
Whitewright
Kathleen Badgett
Izetta Gillett
Nadine Holcomb
Lila Reubell
Gladys Sears
Mary Lee Sears
Eula Sears
Ruth Southerland
Kate Thomas
Dallas Hosts National Assembly of Presbyterian Church
Dallas welcomes three thousand church members for the United States Presbyterian General Assembly held from the 14th to the 25th. Attendees from Whitewright include Rev J F Fender and others. Mr Sears has attended five prior assemblies in Denver Fresno Rochester Nashville and one other city.
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General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Dallas
Whitewright
J. F. Fender
T.H. Sears
S. E. Jones
B. S. Montgomery
T. E. Barbee
J. W. Wilson
Edna Rathburn
Sears
General Assembly
Denver
Colo
Fresno
Cal
Rochester
N. Y
Nashville
Laremore Preaches to Growing Church Meeting
Eld. T. B. Laremore began a series of meetings at the Church of Christ Sunday and addresses larger audiences as the series continues. His previous sermons here have drawn praise and his talks are considered profound and worthwhile. The congregational singing is noted as being good.
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T. B. Laremore
Church of Christ
Sid Hudspeth Visits Caddo on Weekday Business
Sid Hudspeth of Caddo Oklahoma arrived here earlier this week on a business trip to conduct local affairs and meetings with officials.
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Sid Hudspeth
Caddo
Okla
Blanks Received For Army Draft
Sheriff W E Biggerstaff reports blanks prepared for county wide military registration under a draft bill before Congress. The blanks will be kept secret until age limits are set and a national proclamation names registration day. Registration will occur at voting boxes with penalties for noncompliance, exemptions to be decided later.
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W. E. Biggerstaff
Fannin County
Congress
Uncle Sam
National Guard
Regular Army
Bonham News
Tax Burden Framed as Civic Investment in Whitewright
An editorial argues city taxes support schools and services, noting the public school receives $6,850 of a $13,932.08 tax take and enjoys free water and sewer. It compares tax payments to bank deposits, cites $40,000 annual church and city costs, and asserts equal distribution of the burden.
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Whitewright
Public utilities face widespread complaints and criticisms
Citizens voice steady criticism of shared public utility services as multiple departments struggle to meet demand. Residents accuse slow response times and rising costs, while officials promise reforms and better coordination to address outages and service gaps.
Governor Signs Bill and Chautauqua Plans In Austin
Governor Ferguson signed the bill increasing the Texas guard with a 750000 dollar appropriation. Local chautauqua organizers led by Rev W A Kirkpatrick Monroe Bryant Morrell Sears and Dr A L Sears prepared for the Co-Operative Chautauqua to be held June 2 4 and 5 with no Sunday program. Rev W J Epting left for New Orleans to attend the Southern Baptist Association and will miss next Sunday service.
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Austin
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Monroe Bryant
Morrell Sears
A. L. Sears
Bob May
W. J. Epting
New Orleans
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Silver Moon Coffee
Stone’s Loaf Cakes
U.S
Federal Reserve Banking System
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Washington
Federal Reserve Banks
Planters National Bank
Member
Federal Reserve System
Bob Sears
T. B. Barbee
Southern Baptist Association
Victrola
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