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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1942
Page
5
Local residents tour relatives across Oklahoma and Texas while others attend weddings and church activities. Notable items include Rev. J. L. Truett turning 88, upcoming PTA meeting, and obituaries for Rev. G. M. McNeilly with survivors.
Mrs. J. W. Hollingsworth and Miss Gae Hollingsworth visited their son Dan Hollingsworth in Oklahoma City from Thursday to Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ben Dyer and Joe Smith Dyer of Garland visited W. L. Smith and relatives here today, and Mrs. Dyer's mother Mrs. S. L. Smith will spend the winter in Garland.
Barbara Gordon daughter of Mr and Mrs H L Gordon and Corp Raymond Edward Schlosser son of Mr and Mrs Leo Schlosser married in a double ring ceremony at Holy Name Catholic Church in Chickasha Oklahoma. Attendants wore pastel satin gowns as guests watched a program of organ music and Schubert a Ave Maria. The reception followed at the New Chickasha Hotel then the couple departed for a Dallas Texas honeymoon. Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Leo Schlosser and Miss Frances Pope. Barbara is a Chickasha High School and Oklahoma College for Women graduate.
The article notes Schlosser from Durand Wisconsin who attended the University of Wisconsin and worked at the Ford plant in St Paul before enlisting. He is now stationed in the Field Artillery at Fort Sill and the couple will reside in Lawton.
The Friday Literary Club held a covered dish luncheon at Mrs. C. P. Johnson home to start the new year. Miss Gladys Ray led the program with a patriotic theme and the group sang, pledged the flag, and discussed three study interests literature art and government. An honorary member, Mrs. Rhom Pennington, was welcomed after a short business meeting.
John T. Oberbey of Abilene will preach at the Church of Christ Sunday morning at 11 o'clock.
Chester E Gleason pastor. Sunday school begins at 10. Morning sermon titled The Monumental Cenotaph. Evening service at 7 45 with sermon In an Age of Substitutions. Women of the church meet Monday at 3 oclock.
The Presbyterian Missionary Society will hold a meeting on Monday October 12 at 2 30 PM in the home of Mrs T E Sears. Mrs R L Sears will lead the devotional and Mrs Homer Sears the program with Alaska and India as the study topics.
Rev. W Harrison Baker preaches Sunday night at 8 o'clock and leads the Quarterly Conference after. Rev. W W Adcock preaches Sunday morning at 11 with the sermon A Cure For the Blues. Sunday school at 10, Roscoe Gillett superintendent. Youth Fellowship at 7 30, Foucheaux Vestal president. Choir practice Wednesdays. Seventeen women attend a study of On This Foundation by Rycreft. second study Monday at 3 p m led by Mrs. Joe Hamilton. Foucheaux Vestal re elected vice president of the Youth Fellowship.
Ident last Sunday night to succeed Patty Everheart, who has moved to Jefferson. Russell Ray Summers was elected vice president. Bettie Marie Allen was elected secretary treasurer to succed Carol Ray Tirl and who moved to Sherman.
The Sun publishes updates on local service members including Jesse DeBerry Seaman Ic in Davisville Rhode Island and Oral Henry assigned to Camp Polk Louisiana. Clifton Jones joins Army Air Corps at Camp Wolters while Claud Buchanan earns promotion at Hondo Texas. Other notes include D P Griffin and V J Donihoe enlisting in Navy, Charles Adams visiting Camp Barkley, Rudolph Taylor at Camp Maxey, Alexander promoted to staff sergeant at Atlantic City, Jack Thompson enlisting in Navy, and Delmer Spencer at Fort Benning with home subscription support.
Jack Lewis Yeager called his father J A Yeager from San Francisco on Tuesday afternoon. He serves as a gunner's mate on a destroyer and has been in action with the Pacific fleet since the Japanese attack on December 7.
Houston Darwin trains at Wildwood New Jersey awaiting station in the fourth naval district. Brazwell Alexander transfers to Oakland Naval Airport from Mare Island. Douglas Taylor visits family at Camp Shelby Mississippi. Joe Dillon promoted to technical sergeant with Air Corps in San Antonio. Clyde Vestal enlists in the Air Corps assigned to photography in San Angelo. Swede McMurry promoted to lieutenant senior grade Naval Reserve. Franklin Harris at Sheppard Field Texas after Fort Sill reception. Hamilton Vestal writes Marines in the Pacific. William Janway serves on a submarine chaser in the Atlantic reporting hot weather.
In 1940 Texas recorded 8 447 809 head of sheep the highest total among all livestock categories per the Bureau of the Census. Other livestock totals in the state included cattle hogs and horses reflecting a diversified agricultural profile.
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