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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1943
Page
5
Activities and visits populate this week’s Whitewright notes. Local residents enjoy family visits in Dallas and Sherman, births announced, and roads and farms observed, with a flood of social calls, church events, and civic club remarks. The Sun also notes a new insurance position, a county singing convention, and Rotary Club antics before a light audience.
Reverend Alexander McFerran, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, underwent an appendicitis operation at Wilson N. Jones Hospital in Sherman on Wednesday afternoon and is reported in critical condition. He lived alone in the Presbyterian Manse and was ill since Monday when his telephone failed, delaying help until church members found him. He had a ruptured appendix before arrival at the hospital.
Mrs. Ernest Buchanan hosted a Sunday dinner in Sherman to honor her brothers serving in the Army. Cpl. Charlie W. Adams and Pvt. Cecil D. Adams are at Camp Barkeley and Camp Howze, while Pvt. Jesse Franks serves at Camp Howze in Missouri. The gathering marked the first reunion for the Adams brothers since their enlistment. Attendees included J. H. Adams, Buck Adams, O. L. Adams, Mrs. Clyde Sutherland and daughter, and Dorotha Lindsey the former Mrs. Adams.
Mrs. T. F. Coffman hosted a Saturday birthday party honoring her granddaughter Margaret Greer on her twelfth birthday and Ralph Ray Hughes, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Cates, on his sixth birthday. Friends enjoyed games and refreshments.
President Roosevelt, at a press conference in Washington, estimated total U S airplane output for 1944 at 1 417 000 000 pounds across Army Navy and other aircraft He noted weighing emphasis on heavier planes four and two engine bombers long range fighters and cargo aircraft and said the nation is producing more than the rest of the world combined
Among the Bugis tribesmen of Celebes in the Dutch East Indies a woman to be married must refrain from touching the ground for three days before the ceremony. She is carried on family members shoulders and given drugs during this period.
Texas Baptists sponsor a two day evangelistic conference at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth May 31 to June 2 with leaders Dr. George W. Truett Dr. Charles E. Maddry Dr. J. Howard Williams and others. The program features revival topics missionary outlooks student centers and district wide revival discussions under war time abbreviations. Over sections from Dallas Fort Worth and Houston are among expected attendees.
Churches list service times and pastors. Rev. E P Wootten leads Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m with 8 p m evening service. Alexander McFerran leads 10 a m Sunday school and 11 a m worship with 8 p m evening service. Rev W W Adcock leads 10 a m Sunday school 11 a m worship and 6 p m young people sing song, 8:30 p m night service.
Lt. Gen. Ashinari Uchida, in a TokyoOWI broadcast, conceded Japanese air force lags in technical knowhow but asserted Japan's spiritual strength surpasses American resolve.
The OWL identified General Uchida as director of aeronautical affairs and he called for greater war production to strike the American mainland. He said the Pacific conflict, called the unparalled war of years, would soon enter a critical phase to decide if Japan would eat or be eaten.
Judge Rice Maxey, 86, longtime Texas bar member and former Grayson County Attorney, died Sunday at his Sherman home. He served as 15th District Court judge and led the law firm Maxey Freeman Wolf. Funeral rites were held in Sherman. Survivors include his widow Margaret Broyles Maxey, a daughter in Dallas, two sisters, a brother in Atoka, six grandchildren and a great grandchild.
War price and ration boards announce a five gallon limit on gasoline for service members on leave or furlough of three days or more. Special rations may be issued for furlough travel if no other transport exists, with a pass or furlough papers and board approval.
Austin report says Agriculture Commissioner McDonald notified millers to adopt WPB standard sack sizes of 2 5 10 25 and 50 pounds for flour and cornmeal once the governor signs the bill. Existing 3 6 12 24 and 48 pound sacks may be used temporarily if reported to the department within ten days of law enactment.
Coffee has a long and curious history tracing back to Abyssinia in the Third Century with early discoveries shaping later trade and culture. The fragment hints at a broader story of discovery, spread, and influence across regions and eras.
The text traces coffee from early bans in Cairo to monks in Abyssinia, and its spread via Abyssinia, Arabia, Turkey, Venice, and England. It notes pilgrims in Mecca using a roasted bean infusion to stay alert, the emergence of coffee houses starting in London in 1652, and Charles II’s attempt to close them over political unrest.
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