Whitewright Local News Highlights and Visits
Whitewright residents and visitors are noted in a long list of social calls and travels. Names include John Goodwin of Dallas visiting daughter Mrs Bennie Cheecer and others like Mr and Mrs James Jenkins, Mr and Mrs Rufus Short, Rev and Mrs E C Webb, and many more from Dallas, Sherman, Pottsboro, Durant, and beyond. Local events mention Senator W Lee ODaniel speaking, State Fair attendance, a Hebron Church homecoming, and community updates on jobs, moves, and a furniture sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Goodwin
Dallas
Mrs
Bennie Cheecer
Whitewright Senior 4-H elects new officers
The Whitewright Boys Senior 4-H Club met Thursday October 9 to elect officers. Elected were John Dale Reeves president Bobby Lee Jan way vice president James Allen Spinks secretary treasurer Joe Morris Wallace reporter Bobby Ray Robarts council member and Herman Bedford teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Boys
John Dale Reeves
Bobby Lee Janway
James Allen Spinks
Joe Morris Wallace
Bobby Ray Robarts
Herman Bedford
Senior Girls 4 H Club Elects Officers for Year
The Senior Girls 4 H Club met October 9 in the grammar school auditorium. Officers elected: Jeanette Jones president, Ann Harper vice president, Charlene Thornhill secretary, Carol Kilgree song leader, Florena Williams reporter, Peggy Parnell council delegate. Mrs R L Gilpin chosen as adult sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grammar School
Jeanette Jones
Ann Harper
Charlene Thornhill
Carol Kilgree
Florena Williams
Peggy Parnell
R. L. Gilpin
Rotary Club Luncheon Features Forest Service Film
Rotary Club luncheon program chairman Jack Meador presented a Forest Service film from Texas A&M College. The color motion pictures highlighted forests and conservation. Guest H. P. Donigan, a former member, attended the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Meador
Rotary Club
Forest Service of Texas A. & M.college
H. P. Donigan
T E L Class Social at Mrs Collins Home
The T. E. L. Class of the Baptist Sunday School met yesterday at the home of Mrs. C. F. Collins with Mrs. D. E. McCoy as co host. Nineteen members two associates and one visitor attended enjoying games and contests directed by Mrs. E. B. Martin. Refreshments were served by the hostesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Sunday School
C. F. Collins
D. E. McCoy
Holiday H D Club met at Mrs Vestal home
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club met October 9 in Mrs R A Vestal s home. Members discussed Christmas gift ideas and club activities. Reports covered a Sherman council meeting, library checkouts, and a Galveston convention delegation.
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Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
R. A. Vestal
Fred Cook Sr
Sherman
H.D. Club
Fred Cook Jr
Galveston
Christmas Bazaar Gift Drive in Sherman Event
Gifts for the Sherman Bazaar to be held November 4 to 8 should be brought to Mrs. Fred Cook Sr. by October 24. The group displays ironing and folding a shirt technique by Mrs. E M Badgett. The next meeting is scheduled for October 23 at Mrs. Ted Spinks home.
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Sherman
Fred Cook Sr
E. M. Badgett
Ted Spinks
Record steer price set at Chicago stockyards
The Chicago stockyards paid a record $591.05 per head for two loads of choice to prime steers averaging 1626 pounds. Schmidt Bros Dewitt Jr shipped 20 head sold to Wilson and Company by Dolan Ludemen and Co for $36.35 per hundredweight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Schmidt Bros
Dewitt, Jr
Wilson and Company
Dolan Ludemen and Co
Eisenhower Buttons Are On Order From DC League
The Draft Eisenhower for President League, started by three Washington businessmen, is ordering thousands of campaign buttons. Maurice Mumford, executive vice president, said the league had ordered large quantities and issued the announcement a day earlier in New York.
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New York
Eisenhower
Washington, D. C
Maurice Mumford
League
Eisenhower presidential movement seeks spontaneous nomination
The league pressed to name General Eisenhower in state primaries without his approval. Buttons reading I Like Ike and Eisenhower for President circulated as part of a bid to spark a Willkie-like surge for the wartime supreme allied commander as the Republican presidential nominee.
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League
Ike
Eisenhower
Mumford
Wendell L. Willkie
Sun Honor Roll Adds Week’s Notables
The Sun honor roll this week includes Sam B. Golden J. A. Harper W. R. Milam J. C. Owens Mrs Beulah Sanders G. C. Marlow C. P. McGinnis H. B. Barnett W. T. Farrow Floyd Taylor John E. Smith and John W. Manning. These names mark local residents recognized for exemplary conduct or achievement.
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Sun
Sam B. Golden
J. A. Harper
W.R. Milam
J.C. Owens
Mrs. Beulah Sanders
G. C. Marlow
C. P. McGinnis
H. B. Barnett
W. T. Farrow
Floyd Taylor
John E. Smith
John W. Manning
Oklahoma Senator Not to Make Race
Washington Republican Sen. E. H. Moore of Oklahoma said he would not seek re election next year after donating 25 000 dollars to Sen. W Lee O Daniel's 1944 campaign against the Roosevelt Tru man ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
E. H. Moore
Oklahoma
W. Lee O'Daniel
Hard U S Life Thin Gis Wives In London
The Daily Mirror reports British wives of American soldiers are thinning under hardship. Mrs. M. H. White says her daughter Sylvia, once a bonny nine stone, has fallen from 126 pounds to 82 pounds after 18 months abroad.
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London
United
The
Daily Mirror
M. H. White
Torway
Sylvia
West Virginia
U S Bonds Good State Says So
Austin officials say government savings bonds are cash on hand in estates. The Attorney General and county judges conclude administrators may cash bonds without earning fees or commissions, meaning no fees can be collected for selling government bonds.
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Austin
U. S
Hindhead council approves Monty tank souvenir
Hindhead officials accept the tank used by Viscount Montgomery in Africa as a souvenir. The council says it must be tucked away on Hindhead common, but the National Trust, owner of the ground, opposes new monuments, especially tanks.
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Hindhead, Eng
Viscount Montgomery
Alamein
Hindhead
Africa
Hindhead Common
National Trust
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W.H. Stedham
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J. L. Boone
J. L. Aston
R. L. Sears
G. L. Baugher
Sam Martin
Shawnee, Okla
Call Reeves
Durant, Okla
L. L. Newman
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J. E. Smith
Grady Head
East Whitewright
E. S. Hyecock
Hugh Hunter
Desert
Altoga
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Willie B. Smith
Azilee Smith
Harley James
R. I. Wallace of
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J. O. Wallace
A. D. Stephenson
Mary Williams
Sharon
John Longmire
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Bryant Penn
Overton
Jack Hannah
Emmet Penn
Jack Dickerman
Jacquelyn of
C. L. Holland
Raymond and
Dorothy Wallace
North Texas State College
Denton
Whitewright
J. H. Hawkins
Little Rock
Ark
First Baptist Church
Woodward
Leslie Holland
Doyle Smith
Marshall, Ark
Charles Ayres
Mr. Smith
Colorado
Lewis Cooper
Abilene
Tom Hicks
Mr. Cooper
Lester Haile
Lake Texoma
Finis Alverson
Hebron Baptist Church
Bells
J. D. Fleming
Floyd Everheart Jr
Austin Bridge Company
Rogers- Everheart Co
Paris
Everheart
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Texas
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh
Goescreptlions
R. P. Childress
del Monte
Swan Soap
Carton
Farley & Hill Grocery
State of
Claude A. Glidewell
A. D
District Court of
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W. B. Glidewell
N. C. Ferguson
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Current Book Club
Gladys Ray
Presbyterian Church
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
U.S. Bonds
Monty
Palace Theatre
ST. John
Bill Carson
Buster
Fuzzy
Chick Carter
Humphrey Bogart
Barbara Stanwick
Alexis Smith
Mrs. Carrolls
Winchell
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Adolphe Menjou
Marguerite Chapman
Michael O'Shea
Budd Abbott
Lou Costello
Patie Museum
Zeland
Star Brand
Wolverine
Cole & Davis Co
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