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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1940
Page
5
A collage of social visits and travels across towns includes Mrs. J. H. Philley in Pilot Point, Mrs. Grace Roberts from Amarillo, and Miss Carter Fletcher from Greenville. Sales ads feature Lem Tittsworth's furniture in Bonham. Planters Gin Co. seeks 800 bales of cotton. The sheriff reports a dental office burglary with $15 in gold and two teeth plates stolen.
Otto Russell explains a rodeo accident left him with a black eye from Honey Grove Saturday. A Turner family picnic near Nocona drew Whitewright and Royse City residents. Local agents warn farmers to vent corn cribs to prevent fire from overheating and Claud Buchanan sustains injuries in a Pilot Grove auto crash involving a Daingerfield truck.
Rotary Club of Sherman hosts guest speaker Rotary Club member Leon Foshee who chairs the international committee. He outlines histories of the United States and South American Republics and their commercial and defense importance. R. G. Piner also attends as a guest.
Funeral held in Dallas for Henry S. Parsons 93 who lived at 701 Woodlawn after leaving Whitewright in 1912. A Confederate veteran born in Lexington Tennessee, he founded Southwestern Normal School at Italy and Parsons College in Waxahachie, later serving as dean at Trinity University and president of Grayson College Whitewright. Survived by wife Ella Bullard Parsons two daughters Dorothy Parsons of Dallas and Mrs. H B von Thun of New York City and son Henry D. Parsons of Dallas.
Sunday school at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. Bible School at 10 a.m. Sunday preaching at 11 a.m. Evening service at 7 30 p.m. Bible study Wednesday night at 7 30 led by Leonard Mullens minister.
Dr B Wrenn Webb, pastor, leads Sunday school at 10 a m with Dick Montgomery as superintendent. Morning service at 10 50 a m features Keeping Our Footing in Perilous Times and at 7 30 p m the topic Working Together.
Pastor Ben Bell leads Sunday school at 10 a.m. with R. A. Gillett as superintendent. Morning worship follows at 11 o’clock, sermon by the pastor. Evening service at 7:30 p.m. is also led by the pastor. Midweek services on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. include Bible study on Matthew chapter 19.
The H D Club met at Mrs Clyde Gibsons home with co hosts Mrs Ed Kent Mrs T A Gray Mrs A G Mullinix and Mrs Horace Ashlock presiding. Mrs Lee Norris unveiled the program with Mrs Carl May and Mrs Phillip Norris present. New member Mrs Louis May welcomed. Refreshments for thirty one members. Next gathering set for Sept 26 at Mrs Ralph Wallaces home at 2 pm with Miss Eunice King in charge.
Mrs. Lois Allen and children visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Anderson in Whitewright over the weekend as part of a larger report noting widespread cotton harvest progress and community activity including Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gunter and others.
The T. E. L. Class of the Baptist Sunday school met at 3 o'clock Wednesday at Mrs. Mary Perkinson's home. Mrs. Ed Martin was elected president with a slate including vice presidents Ben Savage H L Crittenden Gowdy J A Bixler, C W Pope secretary and Mary Perkinson treasurer. Refreshments served for 16 members, two associates and one visitor.
The Hickman Sunday school class of the Presbyterian Church met at teacher Mrs. R. E. Hickman’s home Wednesday evening for a lawn party. Forty guests played bingo and croquet and roasted weiners. Out of town guests came from Phoenix Arizona and Edmond Oklahoma, including Mrs. W. Spearman and sister Mrs. Higdon as well as Dr. J. F. Fender and Dr. B. Wrenn Webb families.
The Whitewright Sun and Dallas Semi-Weekly Farm News combine offer at one year for 1.50 will be withdrawn September 30 due to European conditions and newsprint costs. Readers are urged to renew before the cutoff.
The Snow Hill area saw multiple family visits over the weekend. Hugh Hunter and family visited G. D. Bennett at Whitewright. Dorotha Jean McCord hosted Estelle Gunter and Willa Jean Hunter. the Wilkinson family and baby visited A. E. Wilkinson's parents. several others spent time with relatives in Dorotha McCord and Leonard areas.
Washington reports college students drafted under the conscription bill may defer starting military service until July 1, 1941. The deferral applies to those already in college or who enroll before January 1. All college students within draft ages must register.
A quirky advertisement equates a worker’s value to body parts with figures like arms at 65000 legs at 5000 eyes at 5000 and a finger at 250. It claims waking with no bank balance still leaves a working capital of 30000. Typewriter ribbons promoted at Sun office.
The piece frames the Acts 4 story of Ananias and Sapphira, noting greed and deceit in the early church. It juxtaposes a biblical murder tale with a note about Cuba’s area, 41 164 square miles.
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