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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1940
Page
5
Local residents and visitors listed from Sherman to Dallas and beyond. Students, church activities, oil heater offers, Navy enlistments, and a harvest festival announced. Navy Day program and community events highlight weekly life with weather and farming notes.
Mr and Mrs P H Connelly of Whitewright announce the marriage of their daughter Artymae Connelly to Mr Frank Little son of Mr and Mrs O L Little of Sherman The ceremony was held October 26 in the study of Dr A A Rogers pastor of Forest Avenue Baptist Church Sherman Mrs Little is a 1937 Sherman High School graduate and later attended Hardin Simmons University and Texas University The couple reside in Dallas where Mr Little pursues medical studies at Baylor College of Medicine
Funeral services were held at 3 p m Tuesday at the First Baptist Church for Preston Isaac Janway 74 of Whitewright conducted by Rev E P Wootten. Burial was at City Cemetery. Survivors include wife two daughters a son a step daughter and several grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club gathered at Mrs. C A Wilson’s home with co hostess Mrs. Otto Russell. Miss Eunice King demonstrated fruits for breakfast and desserts while members baked fruit pies scored for appearance texture and flavor and donated them to the Pure Food Show. The club awarded a gift quilt to Mrs T A Gray and hosted a Halloween party after a covered dish luncheon for twenty seven members and guests. The next meeting is set for November 14 at Mrs Carl May’s home with Mrs Earl Hill as co host.
Mrs O G Bow hosted the Bethel H D Club with 15 members present. Mrs J H Gosnell presided a brief business session as Miss Eunice King demonstrated fruit in the diet and apple preparation. members baked pies judged for quality and refreshments were served.
Church notices list Leroy Anderson as pastor with Sunday school at 10 a m and preaching at 11 a m Church of Christ bible school at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m and 7 p m bible study Wednesday night at 7 led by Leonard Mullens minister.
Dr. B. Wrenn Webb, pastor, with Sunday school at 10 a.m. led by superintendent R. P. Montgomery. Morning message at 10:50 a.m. titled Capitalizing Our Calamities and an evening program at 7 p.m. titled A Daring Venture. A quip about Africa closes the item.
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce backs revising the State Budget Law and County Auditors Law to save money. The proposal calls for a competent county auditor for each county and for contracts to encumber funds only when money is in hand, preventing budget evasion and promoting fiscal discipline.
Roosevelt Campaign Director Myron G. Blalock urged Texas Democrats to maintain a vigorous push for a million Roosevelt votes. He noted strong poll positions and praised active party members in organized fundraising for the national committee.
Blalock warns against untried hands and a Republican House. He says Texans will not permit the President's program to be controlled by Republicans. Campaign director calls for a Roosevelt vote next Tuesday and large contributions to Austin headquarters.
R C Hawthorne a Sea Govi Lle cotton farmer writes to Gov W Lee O Daniel and RFC official L D Glidden offering 500 bales of cotton as payment of taxes and interest on levee district bonds. He cites previous AAA penalties and ongoing government suits over unpaid penalties.
Olney native D Rhea Allison, son of Mr and Mrs R B Allison, was elected to the Alpha Chi chapter James Winford Hunt. The McMurry junior history major, student religious activities president, former volunteer mission band leader and Ko Sari member plans to enter the ministry after graduation.
A wing of the War Department building housing the signal corps message center was swept by fire early yesterday. District fire units fought the blaze for over an hour before it was controlled. The cause and extent of damage are not yet known.
The war department announced that 35 276 men volunteered for three year army enlistments so far this month as conscription nears. Officials predicted fall enlistments would exceed September’s 42 571 record with an estimated army strength of 360 000 men.
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