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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1942
Page
5
Local items report hospital visits births and moves among Whitewright residents and nearby towns. Notables include strokes, college visits, military family news, and church group activities. A Christmas renewal ad and a cooking tip on honey substitute conclude the list.
Mrs. Raymond Smith died Saturday after a brief illness. Funeral services were held Sunday at the Church of Christ in Whitewright with pastors Allen Harper and J. T. Overby officiating. Burial followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. She was born October 3, 1902 near Whitewright, daughter of G. W. and Mrs. Hansard, married to Raymond Smith twenty years ago, survived by husband, two daughters Becuela Marie and Eva Sue, parents, five brothers Earl Clyde Eugene Hansard Noel and George Hansard Jr. and one sister Mrs. Amos Templeton.
Funeral services for Hiram W. Henninger were conducted at 3 30 p m Monday at the Methodist Church with Rev W W Adcock officiating and Oak Hill Cemetery interment directed by Glen Earnheart He died Saturday night in a Sherman hospital after a four day illness He was born January 9 1872 in Iowa and moved to Texas in 1913 later living near Sherman Pilot Grove and Whitewright He is survived by his wife two daughters Teresa Henninger of Port Arthur and Mrs D E Sargent of Kingsville a sister Mrs Louie Ingle of Iowa and two grandchildren.
Pastor W W Adcock leads Sunday school at 10 a m and worship at 11 a m with Youth Fellowship at 7 p m. Evening service at 7 30 p m, Fou cheaux Vesal presiding. Woman's Society met for World Day of Prayer with 15 present and program by Mrs. J H Waggoner. Newspaper office closes early for Thanksgiving. town observes Thanksgiving and Christmas as holidays with no merchant service.
Capt Robert Gray who discovered the Columbia commanded the first ship to sail around the world in a historic maritime voyage.
Whitewright High School home economics group led by Miss Eva Williams presented at a Rotary Club luncheon with Roy Blanton as program chairman. Jimmie Golden and Willa Jean Hunter spoke on Future Homemakers of Texas plans, a humorous sketch by Betty Lee Jones and Katie Kincaid, and a song by Jones, Yeager, and Horton. The club reported another 100 percent attendance.
A Terrell Tribune column urges readers to join in wartime sacrifice and duty. It condemns antiwar chatter and scrap drives while contrasting American resolve with German and Japanese wartime practices. It stresses full labor effort and total support for soldiers overseas.
A wartime appeal urges readers to sacrifice beyond minimal effort by buying war bonds and reducing consumption. It warns that cashing bonds early undermines the effort and calls on workers to have their wages partially directed to bonds. The piece stresses shared responsibility and direct action to support service members.
Practical tips to earn likability in daily life. Emphasizes keeping promises saying no when needed helping others and using knowledge modestly. Advises against flaunting superiority and letting actions prove merit rather than boasting.
The passage advises leaders to blend authority with restraint, avoid bossing and public domination, and practice fair treatment. It warns against reprimands for disapproval, exaggeration, sarcasm, and making fun of others behind their backs, stressing honesty and self-awareness.
A merchant warns a debtor to pay within ten days or tell other creditors that payment was made. The item uses a moralizing quip about open minds and gives a glimpse of collection tactics and creditor pressure.
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