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Whitewright Sun

Location

Whitewright, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 10, 1942

Page

5

Local News Roundup from Fort Worth Area and North Texas

Fort Worth residents visit relatives in Bonham and Dallas while others travel to Denison Denton and Sherman. Several entries note illness, hospital stays, and a gasoline boat accident at White Rock Lake. Community events include church gatherings youth training and frog leg supper at Felker’s Cafe with local families and visiting evangelists.

C. B. Bryant III White Rock Lake Dallas Bill Peterson Denison Jack Ryan Jr McKinney

Church revival services and weekend schedule announced

Churches announce worship and Sunday services led by Pastor W. W. Adcock at the Methodist Church with a sermon on The Greatness of John the Baptist. Central Christian Church holds revival with Sunday school at 10 o clock under Roscoe Gillett. Vacation Bible School directed by Rev. C N Wylie.

John the Baptist W. W. Adcock Methodist Church Central Christian Church Roscoe Gillett C. N. Wylie Can

Town School Closes Friday at 9 AM With Local Helpers

Yon town’s enrollment includes 57 students. The final session starts Friday at 9 o’clock. Helpers assisting Mr Wylie include Miss Elizabeth Waggoner Mrs Fred Cook Mrs A L Dempsey Mrs W W Adcock Mrs Paul Ryan Miss Lucylle Sanders Margaret Hanna and Katie Kincaid. All churches represented in attendance. Presbyterian Missionary Society meets Monday at 3 PM at Mrs S H Montgomery’s with topics Younger Generation and Challenging Facts. Mrs R L Sears leads devotional guest speaker Mrs John H Madonne and Janis Jayne Horton sings. Mrs Emmet Penn serves as program leader. Attention to time change.

Yon Wylie Elizabeth Waggoner Fred Cook A. L. Dempsey W. W. Adcock Paul Ryan Lucylle Sanders Margaret Hanna Katie Kincaid The Presbyterian Missionary Society S. H. Montgomery R. L. Sears John H. Madonne Janis Jayne Horton Emmet Penn

Revival Meeting at Central Christian Church Continues

Rev C E Gleason leads ongoing revival through Sunday night with a baptismal service planned for Sunday afternoon. Women of the church met for a covered dish luncheon today at the church.

C. E. Gleason

Quarterly Conference at Ector Set for Sept 13

The fourth Quarterly Conference for the Ector charge will be held at Ector on Sunday September 13 with Rev Har tion Baker presiding He will preach in the morning and lead the 2 o clock business session All conference members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome Elections for church year and several committees and boards will be held The Ector Marvin and Randolph churches compose the charge with a long list of members and officers named by Pastor Robert E Parker

Ector Harrison Baker Baker Marvin Randolph R. L. Cates E. C. Parker B. F. Butts Ed C. Ohrment Ed. C. Ohrment J. W. Mires Norman Moore Lloyd Moore Willis Russell J. M. Cole Robert Morgan W. B Freeman Doc Baker M. R. Smith Virgil Smith Chat Beasley J. H. Hayes C. A. Medearis T. S. Graves W. T. Bledsoe Raymond Alllen R. W. Moore H. H. Sanders Ed Shelly Sam Jones Robert E. Parker

Winter Legumes Boost Soil Nitrogen for Cotton

College Station report urges use of summer and winter legumes to offset a 20 to 30 percent nitrogen fertilizer shortage in 1943. E A Miller notes legume roots host bacteria that fix air nitrogen, making it available to the next crop and boosting soil productivity. Experiments at College Station show cotton yields rising when fertilized vetch is plowed under on Lufkin fine sandy loams.

College Station E. A. Miller Texas A. and M College Extension Service Lufkin

Vetch yields boost soil. long term cotton and corn prospect

Miller reports vetch under typical conditions yields five to eight tons of green matter per acre across College Station Tyler and Nacogdoches with 80 to 125 pounds of nitrogen per acre. For soil improvement plant 15 to 20 pounds per acre from Oct 1 to Nov 15 using drills or broadcast with fertilizer.

Miller College Station Tyler Nacogdoches

Theft Isn’t Theft When It’s Matter Of Another Drink

In Dallas two youths riding in an unowned truck were jailed after police linked them to a reported theft. The owner identified the vehicle and, in a twist, withdrew the complaint noting the drunken owner’s mistaken claim and the teens’ escape with the vehicle. Postal activity rose in July with receipts up 9.6 percent year over year and 6.5 percent from June.

Dallas News Whitewright Beatrice Milling Company Jones Rinehart and Associates Womack Milling Company Beatrice Womack Kay Kimbell Dallas Texas

Army officer speaker at Rotary Club in Sherman

Colonel Cheever of the Tenth Army Headquarters at Sherman was guest speaker at the Rotary Club luncheon. W. E. LaRoe chaired, Frank Thompson introduced the speaker. Cheever, a former West Point instructor, spoke on the West Point Military Academy and declined to discuss current Army plans. Visitors included Tip Newell, Elliott McClung, and Chester E. Gleason.

Cheever Tenth Army Sherman Rotary Club W. E. LaRoe Frank Thompson West Point Liberty U. S. Army West Point Military Academy Tip Newell E. Leon Foshee Elliott McClung Navy Dallas Chester E. Gleason Central Christian Church

How One Youngster Began Asking for Soap Issue

A mother used Navy soap standards to train a seven year old. She compared his bathing to sailors using a soap cake every two weeks and began an “issue” program. The child now bathes willingly and keeps hands and face clean, illustrating that hero-worship can foster good habits.

Uncle Sam Navy Mother

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