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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1942
Page
5
Local notices report Wade Robbins critically ill at home southeast of town and a parade of visitors from Dallas, Sherman, Tulsa, and other places. Election drives seek to ban beer in Grayson County while a blue norther brings a 36 degree low, frost, and early-winter feel.
Merchants report a strong Saturday sales day as northern winds bring rain and push cotton pickers into town. About 50 dogs have been killed in a mad dog scare with rabies caution issued. two weeks since outbreak, owners told to watch pets for two months, while one dog died from worms not rabies.
Rotary governor John B. Graham of Waxahachie will visit the Whitewright Rotary Club on Friday. He will meet committee chairmen in a business session before the luncheon and address the club. Harold Murphy, new Whitewright High School football coach, spoke and praised the Tigers, calling for continued support and a successful season. The club praised September attendance, led by Rev. E. P. Wootten, with Dr. J. F. Fender attending as honorary member.
Sunday event at the north town home of Mr and Mrs Guy Burchfield honored Tech Sgt Charles Wesley Burk and Mrs Burk. Guests included Pauline Marlow Zola Faye Tommie Burchfield Virgil Balldvd Charlie Burchfield B D Williams and family Mary Burchfield C W Burk and daughter Wm Burchfield Byrd Burchfield and family and C W Nelms and family from Sherman Leonard and Bonham families.
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met with Miss Myrtle Badgett and co-hostess Mrs. Ed Martin. Members presented a defense of America program. Participants included Miss Badgett Mrs. Martin Mrs. Fred Cook and Mrs. Carl May. The club set 2 pm meetings and asked members to bring fruit juice for the USO.
The Women's Division of Christian Service of the Methodist Church met at 4 PM Monday at the home of Mrs. J L Boone. Led by Mrs. W W Adcock the group discussed Education for Youth with musical selections and talks on Methodist sponsored schools by community members.
Rev. James E. Spivy of the First Presbyterian Church of Denison will preach at the Presbyterian Church here Sunday night. All are invited to attend the services.
W W Adcock speaks Sunday at 11 am on The Church In a World at War. Evening sermon at 8 pm titled The Worried Martha. Sunday school at 10 am led by Roscoe Gillett. New educational building opens with Rally Day led by Mrs. Sarah Kilgree. Youth Fellowship at 7 30 pm led by Pattie Everheart. Choir practice Wednesdays at 8 pm.
In Pittsburgh an elderly mother, Mary Naylon, faced joy then horror as she learned her son Thomas Naylon, 33, was killed in an Arkansas bomber crash, only to be contacted by a cruel hoaxer mirroring the loss and demanding $125. Army Intelligence vows pursuit of the attacker.
Washington price administrator Henderson addressed retail leaders stating that war demands will cut civilian goods to 1932 low levels in 1943. He urged merchants to reduce operating expenses and warned that only extraordinary war impacts justify price increases.
A Texas State Police survey shows accidents involving trains and autos climbed from 2.63 to 4.89 percent of totals in eight months, an 86 percent jump. Forty four drivers were men, most rural residents, with 26 crashes on small-town or rural roads.
A clerk in a bookstore teases a customer seeking a thriller by noting that the scariest item is the newspapers. The exchange ends with the customer asking about a Sun want ad for results.
A Monterey coastal tale shows pelicans thriving again after offal feeding ended. Struck by laziness, the local birds starved until they imported foraging pelicans from elsewhere who quickly taught the starving flock to fish. The famine ended as the new birds sparked a return to natural foraging.
Financiers once offered Charles M. Schwab $60,000,000 for Bethlehem Steel holdings. He asked his wife for advice. she questioned life without work. They decided not to sell the stake, keeping both income and purpose.
A customer storms a repair shop claiming a month without repair, while the shop blames short staffing and war. The watchmaker insists the motto that repairs will be done while you wait still holds, prompting a sharp exchange. Ankara’s Ismet Pasha Institute exemplifies modern Turkish spirit.
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