Local notes reflect visits, marriages, and community events
Locals record visitors across Sherman Dallas and Pilot Point. Weddings include Miss Charlese Anderson and Sgt Wesley Washburn. Open house honors Mr and Mrs W T Dawson of Grapevine. Community guests span Whitewright Bells Pitts burgh El Paso and Des Moines Iowa with hospital, missionary, and school ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlese Anderson
T. B. Anderson
Bells
Sgt
Wesley Washburn
John Washburn
The
Baptist Parsonage
EF. P. Wootten
Coy Anderson
Joe Washburn
Will Houston
Clyde Carter
Sherman
Two Texans Involved In Aviation Incidents And Local News
Anna Ruth Johnson and Ann La Roe enroll at Texas State College for Women in Denton. North American Aviation test pilot Joe Thomas May escapes serious injury after a P-51 Mustang crash at Hensley Field Dallas, saved by safety straps. WAVES recruiter Janet McGinnis to visit Whitewright next Tuesday with Navy official Massie. Rotary Club discusses Fathers Being Called for Military Service and plans to send cigarettes to service members. Subcriber note highlights long-time Sun readers including J. E. Everheart who recalls expiration dates for subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Ruth Johnson
Ann la Roe
Texas State College For Women At
Denton
Joe Thomas May
Hensley Field
Dallas
Dallas News
Mr. May
R. H. May
Whitewright
Janet McGinnis
The
WAVES
Massie
Navy
Sherman
Miss McGinnis
Palace Theatre
the Waves
Gladys Ray
J. H. Waggoner
Rotary Club
Thomas E. Sears
Cpl
Dick Montgomery
J. H. Philley
Pittsburgh Man Bets On Two Year Sun Renewal
Addison A Vestal of Pittsburgh Pa sends in a two year renewal for The Sun to guarantee his hometown paper. Many daily and large weeklies refuse new subscriptions due to newsprint shortages. Government limits purchases to 1941 consumption to protect smaller papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addison A. Vestal
Pittsburgh
The
Sun
Church Services Announced by Rev. E P Wootten
Churches list Sunday activities with Rev E P Wootten as pastor. Sunday school at 10 with W T Simmons as superintendent. Morning worship at 11. Evening service at 8 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. P. Wootten
Regular Methodist Church Sunday Services
Regular services will be held at the Methodist Church with preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 30 p.m. Sunday school is scheduled for 10 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Church
All Circles of Baptist W M S Meet For State Mission Season
All Circles of the Baptist Woman's Missionary Society meet at the church Monday for State Mission Season of Prayer. The 10 30 program features devotions, missions discussion led by Mrs C I Witt, and topics including Our Mexican Neighbors and Our Negro Neighbors. Afternoon session begins at 1 with Rev E P Wootten and reports on Baptist Hospital and Christian Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist
State Mission
C. IL. Witt
O. L. Jones
Ed Pennell
L. O May
Texas
H. L. Crittenden
S. T. Montgomery
Olive Myrick
E. P. Wootten
Our Baptist Hospital
Christian Education
C. G. May
B. W. Newman
J. E. Morgan
Mary Hill Davis offering urged for state mission work
Mrs Larry Cooper and Mrs J B King urged every member to be present and take part in the Mary Hill Davis offering for state mission work as reported by the newspaper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larry Cooper
J. B. King
Mary Hill Davis
Parrishes Observe Golden Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Parrish celebrated their Golden Wedding with an open house at Meadowside near Tom Bean. Guests included five who attended their 50th wedding, with family and out of town relatives from Sherman Dallas Houston Paris and Whitewright attending and Mrs. Parrish wearing black crepe with pale yellow orchids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Parrish
Meadowside
Tom Bean
S. H. Lennox
Ross R. May
Guy Hamilton
Whitewright
Clyde Holsapple
Maggie Parrish
Mary
Annie Parrish
Sherman
Marvin Mantiply
Carrie Hamilton
Dallas
Joe B. Foster
Meta Duff
Houston
Fay Pope
Paris
Liquor Tax Income Reaches New Peak in Texas
Texas Liquor Control Board reports a record 11,030,050 revenue for the year ending Aug 31 1943, up from 9,686,820. alcohol sales totaled 207,447 with 176 dry zone and 34 wet area convictions in August and six illicit stills found for the year. International bridge collections at El Paso Laredo and Hidalgo added 24,413 in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas Liquor Control Board
International Bridges
el Paso
Laredo
Hidalgo
Chinese Is Shot For Japanese Plot
CHUNGKING A Japanese secret service plot to assassinate members of the 14th United States Air Force in China was disclosed with the an
Chinese Agent Executed for Plot to Spark U S China Clash
A 21 year old Chinese man was executed by firing squad on Monday for a plan to incite a U S China air force clash. Hired July 15 at Pengpu Anhwei by the Japanese secret service chief, he aimed to kill Americans and scatter leaflets to provoke unrest. He allegedly received 100000 puppet Chinese dollars potential reward and 10000 Chinsee dollars plus 16000 puppet dollars for expenses before traveling to Chungking Aug 19 and being arrested a week later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pengpu
Anhwei
Secret Service
Chinese Central News Agency
United States
Chungking
Pensions for Aged Re-examined to Allocate Essential Needs
John Winters of the Department of Public Welfare announced a full re examination of needs for old age pensioners the needy blind and dependent children to provide extra money to the most needy. A handbook on new rules was mailed to field workers and the plan aims to shift funds from semi essential to essential needs over twelve months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
John Winters
Department of Public Welfare
Welfare Department
What's Cookin' in Wartime Morale Report
A secret Japanese agent's report to Tokyo described poor U S morale with a cynical line about street conversations. The note claimed widespread hunger and discontent as evidence of weakened civilian resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Tokyo
Ingenious Young Mother and Father Quip Over crib design
A witty exchange questions a crib with tall sides. The young mother asks what such a purchase is for while the father quips that higher sides ease hearing a child if he falls out. The humor reflects domestic banter.
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Mrs. Cappie Beard
Callie Bridges
Oklahoma City
M. L. Thornhill
Janey
O. J. Parrish
Wichita Falls
E. T. Doss
Mrs. Elbert Thompson
Pilot Point
Margaret Coggins
Trinidad
D. E. McCoy
D. E. McCoy Jr
A. L. Jackson
Irving
Iva Medlin of
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Belle Huddleston
Ouida Nell Harris
Glen Earnheart Funeral Service
W. H. King
Eugene McElvaney
J. F. Whisenant
E. P. Wotten
A. H. Fortner
Sweetwater
A. M. and
C. B. Bryant Jr
R. Ray
Pauline Super
Negro
E. M. Mantiply
E. P. Fant
Robert Erwin
Ben Montgomery
Marshall Hasty
Paul Byrum
Vickery
J. E. Smith
R. E. Lingenfelter
Lucille Draughon
Des Moines
Iowa
Lingenfelter
J. H. Madonne
Marjorie
Cincinnati
Ohio
J. W. McMurry
J. M. Sturdivant
W. E. Buchanan
Denison
Bennie Simmons
Caddo
Okla
Mattie James
Jim Pendergraph
Tioga
John Anderson
Thomas M. Robinson
T. E. Barbee
Floyd Bassett
Ed Doss
East Grand Avenue
W.C. Wilson
Orangeville
Rice Melug
East Whitewright
John Parker
Bruce Pember
Slaton
Pember
Mary Lou Parnell
Jesse Blanks
Alice Blanks
Blanks
Peggy Sue Pannell
Nancy Sug May
Charleen Thornhill
Betty Joe Rich
Joyce Hansard
Mary Janette Jones
Jodie
Linda
Jackie Pannell
Grayson County Missionary Association
Whitesboro
J. L. Bow
Noel Ashinhurst
Percy Darwin
Penn Wootten
Johnnie B. Robbins
Carl May
W. F. Fields
Marie Jenkins
West Circle
Baptist Missionary Society
Ashburn General Hospital
McKinney
J. A. Bixler
W. T. Dawson
Grapevine
Gertrude Brown
W. C. Brown
Bells School
W. C. Brown Jr
Josie O'Neal
Neal Beazley
Lillian Neathery
the Sun
Mr. Everheart
Pascal Farley
Cole & Davis Co
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