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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1938
Page
3
The Whitewright Sun reports Ladonia tax suits rising, warns residents about paying overdue taxes, and cautions against picture peddlers. It also notes Orson Welles’s Mercury Theatre radio adaptation of War of the Worlds sparked near panic among listeners who feared an alien invasion.
The radio broadcast depicting Mars invaders was clearly entertainment not news. In Whitewright residents recognized the program as a drama and did not panic or seek shelter, unlike other areas. The episode highlighted audience discernment and contrasted with wider public reactions.
Excerpted line from Henry W. Grady urging citizens to value independence and self-reliance within the framework of a strong State. Emphasizes home as sanctuary, resisting state overreach while remaining loyal to the Republic and personal liberty.
Dr. B Wrenn Webb presides at services with Sunday school at 10 a m and a sermon at 11 a m on Jesus Discusses Two Types of Character and Jonah study for Junior Church led by Mrs Robert Sears. Women invited to Day of Prayer at Mrs C B Bryant Sr home next Wednesday at 3 p m.
Mrs Matilda Withrow Kirkpatrick 78 died at her Ector home after a three week illness. Funeral held 2 p m Tuesday at the Baptist Church Ector with Rev Claud Johnston and Rev Jesse Fender officiating. Burial in Carson Cemetery directed by Glen Earnheart Whitewright. Born Nobility Sept 25 1860 she was the daughter of the late Rev and Mrs Martin Gentry. She first married G W Withrow who died 16 years ago, then married E Kirkpatrick who died years ago. Surviving are five sons Clarence Frank and G L Withrow of Ector.
A boy in a Southern town cried home from school after the banker’s son teased his home-made clothes. Years later the boy returns as a renowned preacher in a 100-dollar suit and fine hat, greeting former classmates with a smile and handshake.
A crowded montage recalls Fort Worth leaders and Texas icons. The Rev J Frank Norris races between Fort Worth and Detroit by plane, with Graham’s J J Gallagher and a 40 year old Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association site under a hotel oak. War veterans, critics, orators, and humorists surface beside a medical milestone from Shikarpur where 40000 cataract patients gained sight over 27 years.
Jack Withrow of Savoy and Clyde Withrow of Arkansas are joined by two daughters Mrs May Knight of Oklahoma City and Mrs Fannie Allison of Midland. They have two step-daughters Mrs Zona Parks of Mulberry and Mrs Bernice Argo of Ector, three stepsons Ulyses Kirkpatrick of West Texas Bill Kirkpatrick of Bonham and Roscoe Kirkpatrick of Ector, a sister Mrs Fannie Golden of Blue Ridge, a half-sister Mrs Effie Wallace of Nobility, and three half-brothers Sam Gentry of Sherman Bob Gentry of Nobility and Vester Gentry of Dallas.
Vancouver report explains a Chrysanthemum Society recipe. K Hirayama says chrysanthemums can be eaten as soup. The method uses milk butter cornstarch and boiled chrysanthemum petals to create a hot creamy dish. The president calls the result very good.
Hugh Boren 58 former Grayson County commissioner and peace officer died suddenly Tuesday morning at his farm east of Denison after feeling ill he collapsed beside his automobile trailer. Funeral at his home Wednesday 3 PM burial in Fairview Cemetery. Survived by widow Nancy, two brothers Oscar and Otis, two sisters Josie Spencer and Minnie Fogle. he was born October 19 1880 in Luella and was a member of Woodmen of the World and Elks.
Buffalo NY blind street vendor John Revekant believed the meanest man in town stole $2 from his candy stand. A kind passerby offered the money, greeting the act and leaving without thanks. The piece also notes Bratislava Pressburg Pozsony, highlighting city name variants.
Miss Liberty, the torch bearing statue in New York Harbor, celebrated her 52nd birthday Friday. A crowd of 500 veterans wives and an army band sang "Happy Birthday to You Miss Liberty" and presented a new $75 silk flag. They then shared three birthday cakes weighing 100 pounds.
An 83 year old recluse known as Frenchy Mary McCormick in old Tascosa on the Canadian River predicts a hard winter for the panhandle. She has long forecasted winter each autumn claiming she can feel it in her bones as the Sun sells typewriter paper.
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