Local notes from Whitewright area include visits and openings
Local residents report visiting relatives in Pampa Den ton Commerce and Dallas. Students enroll at Texas State College for Women and East Texas State Teachers College. Community updates cover farm shop hours, medical visits, baptist classes and public school improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Ruth Johnson
Commerce
East Texas State Teachers College
Pattie Everheart
Ann LaRoe
Denton
Texas State College For Women
Local collisions and fires prompt injuries and damage
Mrs J B Hall and Miss Mae Hall return from Athens Frankston and Dallas after an auto collision near Van Alstyne injuring Mrs Hall with head cuts. Five bales of cotton damaged by fire at the cotton yard after a night blaze spotted by Night Officer Gates. Six juveniles arrested over water damage at the High School, paroled to parents. older youths released on bond. Investigation notes possible accidental valve turn or pigeon catching incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Hall
Mae Hall
Athens
Frankston
Dallas
van Alstyne
Hall
Gates
J. J. Loy
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Hosts Thrifty Meeting
HD Club Mrs. Fred Cook welcomed 17 members and nine visitors for a Thursday session. Miss Viva Phillips led business, the club voted to send gifts to soldiers at Perrin Field, and Miss Eunice King demonstrated candying fruits canning and packing fruit cake for overseas to aid the boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Cook
Whitewright Home
Viva Phillips
Perrin Field
Eunice King
County Home
Miss King
Fred Cook Jr
Bob Sears
Byron Caraway
Vera Hickman
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Oscar Bowen
Jacks
Henninger
Pierce
Grover Stuteville
Rotary Talk by Rev Rogan at Sherman Club Luncheon
Rev W F Rogan pastor of Central Presbyterian Church Sherman spoke at the Rotary Club luncheon Friday. He compared present world conditions with those of 2000 years ago and predicted the current war would remove much undesirable from the world. He outlined the peace we should have and the men who should sit at the peace conference table. Attendance was nearly complete. Roy Blanton will lead Friday’s program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Rogan
Central Presbyterian Church of
Sherman
Rotary Club
Duke R. Barron
Rogan
Roy Blanton
Wichita Falls couple wed in Henrietta ceremony
Miss Frances Davenport and Pvt. James Lindsey united in a double ring ceremony at the First Christian Church of Henrietta. Rev. Paul J. Merrill officiated in the presence of family and friends last Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Davenport
Wichita Falls
James Lindsey
Sheppard Field Public Relations Office
Henrietta
Paul J. Merrill
First Christian Church of
Couple’s wedding details and family backgrounds
Close friends attend the ceremony for Private Lindsey and his bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin E. Davenport of Duncan Oklahoma. The bride is Electra High School graduate and former Post Special Service employee at Sheppard Field. Lindsey, son of Mrs. G L Lindsey of San Angelo, is a Whitewright High School and Lubbock Tech graduate who edited the Toreador and later served as sports editor for Texacts at Sheppard Field. The couple reside at 1414 Taylor Street Wichita Falls.
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Marvin E. Davenport
Duncan
Oklo
Electra High School
The
Post
Sheppard Field
Lindsey
G. L. Lindsey
San Angelo
Whitewright High School
Lubbock Tech
Collgee
Toreador
San Angelo Standard Times
Texacts
Taylor Street
Wichita Falls
Sun Honor Roll Encourages Renewals and Subscriptions
The Sun explains how to read paid-through dates on front pages and wrappers with many expiring Oct 1 1944. It urges prompt renewals, notes no notices mailed to save paper, and lists this week’s honor roll of subscribers including J E Everheart J B Richey Mrs W L Hatfield Walter Adkins Mrs D Leon Harp and others.
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Sun
The
J. E. Everheart
J. B. Richey
W. L. Hatfield
Walter Adkins
D. Leon Harp
Sue Stephens
Noel Ashinhurst
W. F. Fields
A. L. Jackson
Ann LaRoe
Russell Summers
Joe Johnson
J. E. Smith
Edgar Ayres
J. D. Cribbs
Charlie White
F. D. Layman
H. B. Turner
Paul Hancock Jr
H. C. Yowell
W. Z. Spearman
Martha K. Freeman
Church Services Announced by E P Wootten and J Pat Salyer
Churches announce morning and evening worship with Sunday school at 10 a m. worship at 11 a m. Evening service at 8 o clock. Bible study at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m. Communion at 11 45 a m. Evening worship at 8 15. A cordial invitation is extended to all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Wootten
J. Pat Salyer
The Church With a Hearty Welcome
Rev. J. M. Wilson leads a welcoming church with services Tuesday and Thursday at 8 45 p m and Sunday School at 9 45 a m Sunday evening healing service at 8 45 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Wilson
Methodist Church Holds Fourth Quarterly Conference
The fourth and last quarterly conference for the local Methodist Church met in the educational building last Wednesday night led by Rev. Earl J. Patton district superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl J. Patton
Methodist Church appoints church leaders in Dallas conference
The board of stewards trustees and the church board of education were appointed and confirmed. The conference year ends October 24 with the annual conference at First Methodist Church in Dallas. A fellowship supper for new members is next Wednesday night at 8 p.m. in the educational building. W S C S social meets Monday at 3 p.m. in the church social room. Hostesses are Mrs G C Stuteville and Mrs Otto Russell.
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Ent
G. C. Stuteville
Otto Russell
Rev W A Casseday to Lead Sunday Services
Sunday Sept 24 1944 features Sunday school at 10 a m on time and morning worship at 11 a m Rev W A Casseday minister invites strangers visitors the unchurched and those without a church home to attend There is a class for every age and a church pew for everyone in each preaching service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Casseday
Chaplain and dog lift wounded soldier’s spirits
Lt. Col. William E. King visits a hospital tent with his small dog Lulabelle. The dog climbs onto a nurse- covered bed and licks a wounded soldier’s face, moving him to tears as he recalls his absent dog at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulabelle
William E. King
Maywood Baptist Church
Kansas City
Lylabelle
Colonel King
Dog brings cheer at Anzio Beachhead hospital
A wounded soldier bonds with a hospital dog as a boy notes every patient should have a dog. Colonel King shares a grin as the dog keeps Lulabelle close, staying with the wounded at the Anzio Beachhead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colonel King
Lulabelle
Anzio
Frances Constancio Garcia indicted for mail fraud charms
A federal grand jury indicted Frances Constancio Garcia on mail fraud charges for selling charms by mail to keep men out of the Army, claiming to secure discharges or prevent overseas service and obtaining more than $5,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Frances Constancio Garcia
Tin loses favor as container for packaged foods
Mrs. Rose M. Kiefer of the National Association of Retail Grocers says postwar trends favor visual containers over tin cans. She cites frozen foods in cardboard, dehydration, and amino acid concentrates as future packaging shifts reducing tin can use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rose M. Kiefer
National Assn. of
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Inks Lake
Margaret Hanna
Bran
Alyne Felker
Gunter
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C. T. Sadler
Joe Houston
Wylie
W. O. Houston
Mrs. Scott Kretz
Shreveport, la
Parens
Mrs. W. N. Stone
W. H. King
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Houston
Homer Sears
Canaan
Emma Joyce Hinton
Minnie Fae Hinton
Willa Jean Hunter
Hugh Hunter
Ben Montgomery
Sherman Hospital
San Antonio
Elgie Fields
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Cecil Fields
Morenci
Arizona
C. P. Johnson
Ross R. May
Grayson County Medical Association
Denison
Oran L. Sears
Mineral Wells
Una Sears
Kathryn Miller
Ott Lackey
Frank Phillips
Woodman Circle Home
Home Cafe
Fidelis
Baptist Sunday School
Albert Reeves
Merle Jean
Angon
Leon McDonald
Jack Henderson
Arvin
Alvis Lynn
Joe Thomas May
R. H. May
R. A. Gillett
Grammar
Johnson
Fort Worth
Dr. Johnson
Europe
Earl Blanton
Aravilla Patison
Lone Star Gas Company
L. P. Sears
J. W. Jones
Company
Texarkana
Jones
Lem Tittsworth
Bonham
Whitewright Baptist Church
Grayson County Baptist Association
Tom Bean
J. D. Buster
Wilson
South Side
Main St
Farley Grocery
HD Club
Davenport
Church OF Christ
Assembly OF God
Dickies
W. CO
First Presbyterian Church
Billfords
Shoe Shine Kits
Horton & Ball
Children’s Oxfords
Ladies
Oxfords
Cole & Davis Co
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