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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
1
The Sun announces its annual fall subscription drive from October 1 to October 31, 1941. Annual rates drop to 1.00 for Texas addresses and 1.50 elsewhere with a 31 day window to subscribe and a one year renewal credit if current papers expire later. A six month trial refund option is included.
Funeral services were held at 11 o'clock Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church for Burrell Christopher Hefner Confederate veteran who died Thursday in Dallas at his daughter's home. Burial followed at Cherry Mound Cemetery north of Bells. Hefner age 96 learned to type at 80 and enjoyed writing letters. he was a blacksmith and farmer from Bells area. He served in the Confederate Army and was captured at war’s end and held at Elmira New York. He moved to Texas in 1866 settling in Grayson County and attended Confederate reunions 1938 39 40. He is survived by three daughters Nealie Worley Elmer Alford Fannie Smith all of Dallas three sons John C Hefner Dallas J H Hefner Denison and O A Hefner Whitewright fifteen grandchildren forty one great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren.
The Department of Public Welfare announces a competitive examination for county caseworker positions in Grayson County. Applicants must be residents, file by Sept 27 1941 at 12 noon, and attend a written exam Sept 29 at Sherman Municipal Auditorium if meeting minimum qualifications.
Whitewright High School Tigers opened Bryant Field with a 13 to 0 win over Bells. Total receipts plus donations topped $400 with $88.00 net in athletic funds and 26 cents in the treasury after field upgrades. The field bears the Bryant name in honor of local donors.
Dr John R Brinkley 56 a famed surgeon and former Kansas governor candidate lies in a Kansas City hospital bed as he is arraigned on a federal mail fraud charge. The arrest followed a Little Rock Arkansas complaint. Brinkley and Mrs Brinkley posted bonds while awaiting Oct 20 hearings.
Whitewright merchants join Palace theatre for a free Saturday morning show at 10 o clock. The Dead End Kids in Hit the Road headlines with no admission, while last week manager M B Hasty funded the event. The free screening runs until 12 45 p m with no purchases required.
Dr Geo K Stephens let a contract this week for a six room dwelling to cost about four thousand dollars. Construction started Wednesday on lots west of the Mrs W H King home. The house will be modern with an attached garage. Whitewright Lumber Company holds the building contract.
In Salina Kansas C W Lamar leaves his estate to Austin Stedham son of Mr and Mrs W T Stedham of Whitewright Texas The will recommends Stedham be made manager of the Lamar Hotel as long as the estate holds control and grants him a substantial salary stock valued at 5090 dollars and continued cooperation required Stedham longtime manager and associate in the Lamar Hotel chain and now managing director and vice president married to Mollie Everheart of Whitewright
Sunday morning about 9 30 o clock a barn on the Mrs W A Martin farm north of town burned and a nearby small dwelling on the Mark Montgomery farm ignited. Sparks from the barn fire set roofs on both buildings and spectators soon controlled the flames. No insurance was carried on either structure or contents.
A federal grand jury indicted Roy William Helfenbein of Lipscomb County for allegedly pulling five teeth to dodge the draft. He faces trial in Amarillo, per Assistant District Attorney William P. Fonville.
Miss Helen Claborn, daughter of Mr and Mrs Van Claborn, was seriously injured when a southbound truck collided with a car turning onto the Claborn home on highway 69 one mile north of Whitewright. Six people hurt including J C Chappell 17 Denison driver and Miss Virginia Ervin Sherman with severe injuries.
Grayson County draft boards report 66 men in class 1-A available for immediate service and 643 men tentatively placed in class 1 awaiting examinations. An additional 347 men are in class 1-H as older selectees now deferred. Physicals are scheduled close to potential call, with board areas listed as Sherman Denison Whitesboro and others.
The Red River Valley Fair at Sherman runs Monday September 29 through Saturday October 4. The program features textile and culinary judging, 4-H booths, Uncle Gus Foster shows, World of Today exhibits, Dick Piner’s Big Rodeo, school day events, dairy cattle judging, carnival matinees, and a Sherman Municipal Band concert. Whitewright merchants promote values.
A party of Springtown ladies descended from Mrs. Elizabeth Penn visited Whitewright and Kentuckytown, learned the old Pennhouse known as Miss Letha’s House had burned two months earlier, and toured the Newcomb house with kinship to the group. The visitors included Mrs. Odessa Kizzar and others from Springtown and nearby towns.
Whitewright gins reported 1 045 bales of cotton received by Thursday morning, 450 more than the same point last week. Rain slowed receipts. buyers paid 16 ¼ a bale and 56 a ton for cotton seed. Prices fell about 5 a bale this week as worm stains dull the crop. The season opened later this year, suggesting a smaller yield than last year.
Don Newman, a first year vocational agriculture student, bought a registered Hereford bull calf from Horton & Bryant for his project. He plans a balanced diet and will show the calf at the Red River Valley Fair, aiming for the State Fair of Texas next year. He intends to breed grade cows and later add a registered heifer to build a herd before graduation to help with college expenses. He also has a project with 20 laying Barred Rock pullets.
Harold Malmberg, serving a life sentence for the 1934 murder of Russell Goodwin in Genoa, Neb, killed himself in the Nebraska State Penitentiary. Warden Neil Olson said nightly visions of Goodwin haunted him as he sought eternal atonement. He ingested a poisonous film-developing fluid from the prison studio.
Whitewright High School Tigers host Tom Bean Tomcats Friday night at 8 on the newly lighted Bryant Field. Fans expect a strong crowd after last week’s win over Bells showed the Tigers’ solid team play. Tom Bean is reported to have a good squad, with Whitesboro looming as the next conference test.
The Baptist Missionary Society will hold a week of prayer next week with an all day meeting at the church on Monday including a noon luncheon. Miss Maggie Noe will lead the morning program and Miss Myrtle Badgett the afternoon. On Wednesday night men will lead the 7 45 p m program with Clay Horton as leader and a men only choir. The event is open to the public.
Austin reports the state will issue over 1.35 million new drivers licenses in staged renewals from Oct 1940 through Nov 1940 and again in 1941. Applications available from Highway Patrol, police, banks, and other outlets. Licenses valid two years mailed from Austin. renewal exams optional unless prior violations or accidents.
Lester Short of Midland was elected president of the West Texas Pharmaceutical Association at its Lub bock convention. He served last year as vice president, succeeding Bert Pinson of Lubbock. Short is the son of Mr and Mrs P A Short of Whitewright, where he was born and raised.
Carthage citizens defeated two light and power propositions by large margins. A $150,000 municipal plant bond failed 227 to 6, and a franchise to private hands was rejected 217 to 3.
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