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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1942
Page
5
Local residents and out of town visitors frequent Whitewright this week with many dropping by relatives and attending services. several births, illnesses, and family reunions noted along with notable moves such as Allen Harper leaving for Atoka and El Campo resident Dan W. Smith passing away.
Floyd Bassett said another first aid class will start Monday week with Bill Ireland teaching. Interested persons should contact Bassett or Mayor F M Echols. Whitewright men Raymond Isaac Brown 14 Clyde Thomas Sadler Morris Donald Langford 14 and George Washington Brown ordered to Sherman today for army examinations. Several reported last Thursday. Selective Service Board No 2 in Sherman calls many to report for induction on June 10.
A group of Whitewright 4-H Club girls attended a district meeting in Sherman. The dress parade led to awards for best garments with pins and ribbons for top performers including Willa Nell Badgett Betty Lou Reeves Betty Jo Hamilton and Marcia Lane Blanks. Jacylyn Nossaman earned a district encampment spot in Dallas in June.
The T. E. L. Sunday School class met at First Baptist Church for a business and social session on Wednesday afternoon. Following the business, games were played and refreshments served to sixteen members hosted by Mrs. C. H. Skaggs, Mrs. M. Belew, and Mrs. Ben Savage.
The Fidelis Sunday School Class of the Baptist Church met Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Joe Johnson. Co hosts were Mrs. J. P. Darwin Mrs. Carlton Johnson Mrs. Marie Jinkins Mrs. Carl Holland and Mrs. Paul Ryan. The Johnson home was decorated with roses and lilies. After a business session a game series was enjoyed and refreshments were served to 24 members and two guests Mrs. R. B. Cruse and Mrs. C. I. Witt.
At the church services Dr. B Wrenn Webb is pastor with Sunday school at 10 am led by R P Montgomery. Morning worship at 10 50 am on the theme How and When Wars End. Junior Church sponsors are Mrs Homer Sears Mrs Paul Cook Miss Viva Phillips and Norma Smith. Evening worship at 8 pm features Six Ways of Telling Right from Wrong. The inter church age group 12 14 from Baptist Methodist and Presbyterian churches meets Friday at 8 pm at the Presbyterian Church with games and an IQ test and refreshments after a devotional period.
Pastor Robert E. Parker will preach at Marvin Church next Sunday at 8:30 p.m. Services have been rained out for two months and the pastor aims to make up missed time.
PHILADELPHIA George Hanf a Pullman Company mechanic with 55 years accident free says safety depends on life after the whistle. He cites unhappy homes excesses after hours and personal problems as the real hazards rather than devices or rules.
Letters reveal service placements and transfers across the navy and army during wartime. Roddy will study electrical engineering at Fat Monmouth New Jersey while Roby Childress learns of sea duty near California. Billy Harris serves aboard a Pacific fleet cruiser. Dillon moves to the third region army airways at Duncan Field San Antonio. Martin brothers advance in rank and station. Yeager reports ship action and a promotion. Hicks trains as a pilot at Kelly Field after 28 months in the Canal Zone. Layman writes from overseas, hoping for a Mother's Day note. Nicholson describes a dogfight practice at Salinas. Janway moves from New York to Cleveland for schooling aboard three years in service.
The narrative notes a ship based at Pearl Harbor on December 7 1941. The crew suffered no losses and the ship was undamaged. After early January he returned to the United States and spent two months at the submarine base in New London Connecticut, then three weeks in New York before Cleveland. Lieut Jack Meador Army Air Corps transferred from Perrin Field Texas to Chanute Field Illinois. He is the son of Mr and Mrs C J Meador.
Denison residents protest a 92172 project to rebuild North Travis street from Sherman to Perrin Field claiming the new road is unnecessary waste of public funds. County commission approval surprised many while opponents urge war effort use of funds and labor for crops.
The Denison Herald reports the commissioners court approved the project and an organized opposition formed with patriotic petitions. Signatures are being collected and may be presented to county officials by week’s end.
Toscha Seidel, a 43 year old concert violinist known for Philadelphia Los Angeles and New York Philharmonics, answered Navy advice to cut his long hair by getting a haircut and playing a Stradivarius as he joins the U S Naval Training Station San Diego after canceling prior concert bookings.
A humorous exchange compares Dr Young to a patient’s patience and notes many monuments on his patients. The dialogue presents light banter about perseverance and mounting concerns among patients.
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