Social News Highlights From Whitewright Area
Mrs. R. H. May visited relatives at Bonham Monday. Miss Lottie Brown visited Mrs. L. Q O. Evans at Sherman Saturday. W. R. Hooper of Jacksonville was a Whitewright visitor Friday. Plenty of local visits and Thanksgiving plans noted. Fire at Orangeville Baptist Church reported. no major damage. County HD Clubs council met in Sherman with Miss Viva Phillips elected president. Park maintenance shifted to State Highway Department after Friday Literary Club petition. water piping required.
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Lottie Brown
Mrs. L. Q O. Evans
Sherman
Lester Haile
Lee Norris
Viva Phillips
County Council of HD
Miss Phillips
Friday Literary Club
State Highway Department
Main Street
Highway Department
Central Christian Church and Church of Christ Sunday Services
Central Christian Church led by Leroy Anderson invites Sunday school at 10 a.m. preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Church of Christ holds Bible study at 10 a.m. worship at 11 a.m. preaching at 7 p.m. Young People's Training Class at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday prayer meeting and Bible training at 7 p.m. Leonard Mullens is the minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Christian Church
Leroy Anderson
Church OF Christ
Leonard Mullens
Pastor Ben Bell Leads Services at Local Church
Ben Bell, pastor, conducts Sunday school at 10 a m with N L Manning as superintendent. Morning worship at 11 features a sermon by the pastor and the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Young people meet at 6 with Mrs Sarah Kilgree in charge. Evening services at 7 include another sermon. Annual Christmas offering for the Orphans Home at Waco planned for Sunday December 10.
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Ben Bell
Ten Commandments Sermon and Travel Talk at Church
Dr B Wrenn Webb pastor leads Sunday services with Sunday school at 10 00 am Dick Montgomery superintendent The tenth sermon titled Thou Shalt Not Covet at 10 50 am The Junior Church sponsored by Mrs Robert Sears and Mrs Horace Gordon with Margaret Hanna as pianist At 7 pm Joe Smith Dyer a world traveler will share a travel talk The public is invited to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Wrenn Webb
Dick Montgomery
Robert Sears
Horace Gordon
Margaret Hanna
Joe Smith Dyer
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Achievement Day
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club held an achievement day last Thursday with 62 attendees. Members visited peers’ homes including Mrs. Philip Norris for embroidery displays and Mrs. Ted Spinks for a covered dish luncheon, then toured home improvements at several residences and judged canned vegetables by Mrs. Floyd Harris and Mrs. John Oliver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
Philip Norris
Ted Spinks
Betty Nell Yeager
Ronald Vestal
Viva Phillips
Elmo Wallace
Otto Russell
Lester Haile
Floyd Harris
Bethel
John Oliver
Gunter
J. L. McSpedden
E. M. Hatfield
Sherman and Whitewright Women’s Club Adds New Members
Members listed include Eunice King, R. R. Waldo, F. O. Mangrum, D. R. Everheart of Sherman and others from Whitewright Gunter Tom Bean Bethel. New members are Dillon Echols Gibson Belew Mullinix and Elmer Sanderson. The next meeting on December 14 at Mrs. Philip Norris will be a Christmas party with gift exchanges.
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Eunice King
R. R. Waldo
F. O. Mangrum
D. R. Everheart
Sherman
EF. M. Echols
Ben Savage
C. M. Fulton
Roy Belew
Clyde Gibson
Claud Dillon
Frank Phillips
George Burnham
Helen Claborn
Ronald Vestal
D. C. Watson
Harold Scott
Allen T. Short
A. G. Mullinix
Betty Nell Yeager
Whitewright
John Oliver
Gunter
Riley Barron
Tom Bean
Floyd Harris
Ouida Nell Harris
Bethel
F. M. Echols
Rotary Club Has Safety Program
The Whitewright Rotary Club held a Friday luncheon at the High School with senior class serving. Jack Nossaman led the event and Jack Groves of Sherman spoke on safety and automobile liability. Groves, district manager of the Texas Employees Association, urged councils and explained insurance clauses. Visitors included W. R. Hooper, H. A. Aston, F. E. Benson, E. L. Foster, B. W. Newman and R. A. Gillett.
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Rotary Club
Jack Nossaman
Jack Groves
Sherman
Groves
Texas Employes Association
Whitewright
W. R. Hooper
Jacksonville
E. L. Foster
Greenville
B. W. Newman
R. A. Gillett
Order Christmas Cards At Once
The Sun advertises early Christmas card orders with 50 cards for $1 printed with your name, boxed with envelopes. It warns delivery may slip if orders aren’t placed by December 10, and urges customers to buy at least 50 cards while offering other cards from $4.50 to $35 per 100.
Sergeant Orders Coal Shoveling at 6:30 Next Morning
A sergeant calls for a morale break with a grim task as he instructs the company to report at 6:30 the next morning for coal shoveling after a private suggests his dirty uniform. The exchange highlights discipline and routine duties in a wartime setting.
Postage Rates on Christmas Cards From T H Cunningham
The notice explains current postage for Christmas greetings and mail, detailing rates for unsealed and sealed cards, drop letters, rural route delivery, and address certainty. It warns of higher and heavier Christmas mail this year with Dec 24 25 closures, urging earlier mailing and proper payment to ensure forwardability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Illinois Governor to seek oil severance tax
Governor Henry Horner announced at a special legislative session plans to impose an oil severance tax on crude production to fund higher Illinois old-age pensions. He described an oil regulatory bill and left the rate to the Legislature for approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Henry Horner
Hog Curing and Slaughtering Tips for Farmers
Farmers receive practical guidance on hog processing including curing meat with a salt sugar saltpeter mix after animal heat dissipates, recommended pepper for flavor, and cautions against early application. Sticking after hanging by a leg yields better bleed, scalding at 150 degrees prevents damage, and splitting the hog along the backbone aids cooling.
Strike Settled at Chrysler Plant
Detroit Michigan reports the fifty four day Chrysler production dispute ending with a new contract. The settlement was reached Tuesday night by Chrysler officials and the United Automobile Workers Union CIO. The strike, the longest major labor battle in automotive history, began after the old contract expired September 30 and idleled about sixty thousand workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Chrysler
United Automobile Workers Union
CIO
General Motors
His Badge of Honor by Francis Scott Key Distinction
A historical note questions Key's greatest distinction and suggests it was his knowledge of all four verses of The Star Spangled Banner. The fragment hints at a debate over nationalistic contributions and enduring patriotic memory.
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Francis Scott Key
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