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THE WORTHAM JOURNAL
Volumn 43
Wortham, freestone county, texXs, Friday june 27, i»4i
Number 9
Wortham Local News
Rou Lindley of Fairfield visited in
Wortham Wednesday.
Mrs. M. A. Riley is visiting rela-
tives for a few days at Roane.
All makes of rouge and lip sticks
at half price at Munroe Drugstore.
Mrs. J. H. Love, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Love and Mrs. Henry Bounds visited
in Teague Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Stubbs and
Mrs. Leonard Tear visited in Corsi-
cana and Richland last Friday.
Mrs. M. T. Morrow of Houston is
spending a few days visiting relatives
in Wortham.
Frankling S. Red of Fort Sam
Houston is in Wortham for a few
days visit with his mother, Mrs.
Frank Red. #
- Mrs. Doyal Satterwhite and her
daughter, Katherine Ann, of Pear-
sall are spending a few days visiting
relatives in Wortham and Mexia.
We have the Hand Duster for dust-
ing cotton at $12.60; also calcium
arsenate and sulphur.—Longbot,ham
Hardware Company. , '
Mrs. P. E. Lee returned Saturday Freettone County
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Citizens Organize
Defense Council
from Overton where she visited her
daughter, Mrs. Alvia Owens.
Mrs. Olan Beasley and Jack Beas-
ley of Cameron and Charles Wool-
dridge of Houston are- in Wortham
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ed Sdlterwhite.
Little Rarbara Jane Wilson arriv-
ed Tuesday June 24 .to make her
home with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Tor-
bett Wilson. , ~
Mrs. J. F. Crowson is spending a
few days in Corsicana visiting haj.
son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Crowson.
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TEST THE PERFORMANCE .. .
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this 90 horsepower Ford V-8.
Take it out in traffic—then stec
out on the open road—chal-
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TEST THE RIDE ... IN ACTION.
Ride on the pavement, then ride
the roughest road you know.
You’ll find the new Ford ride is
the kind of ride you like. Smooth
where the going’s good. Soft
and steady over the bumps.
TEST THE ROOM ... IN
ACTION. Measurements show
this Ford greatest in its whole
field in actual passenger space.
A ride will show what mis means.
Bigness counts and here it is!
TEST THE VALUE ... IN
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the price. Rest your toe on the
pedal of a fine-car type of semi-
centrifugal clutch. Flick through
the gears with the easy, silent
kind of finger-tip shift that high-
priced cars use.
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A NIW MSTFUL UN—On
the new Ford "Slow Mo-
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ride wholly new this year;
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of control with positive
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At 10 o’clock on Monday morning
June 23, some forty citizens of Free-
stone county gathered in the court-
house in Fairfield to hear William
A. Wilson of Waco present the pro-
blem of county councils for defense
as outlined by the East Texas Cham-
ber of Commerce.
The meeting was called to order
by F. B. Peyton, president of the
Fairfield Citizens’ Club. Mr. Peyton
was elected unanimously as chairman
of the meeting. P. D. Browne was
appointed secretary.
Mr. Peyton introduced Mr. Wilson
who explained the purpose of the
meeting. Among other things he
said:"“We are in this war but none
of us know when the shooting will
start. For some reason we are not
awake to the situation that confronts
. Our people have been asleep at
the post. There is,a general apathy
throughout the whole country due to
lack of definite information and in-
terest. Our purpose here is to dis-
cuss with you a plan for setting up
a county defense organization, a
civilian council. Hubert M. Harri-
son, in his conference with our na-
tional leaders, secured enthusiastic
endorsement for the plan proposed.
Personally, I am more concerned
about the internal boring going on
within our country than the possi-
bility of immediate attack from
abroad. We owe something to our
families, to make preparation for lo-
cal defense in every county in Texas.
Now we are in an all out program
to get this job done as soon as pos-
sible.”
The Rev. James Morgan of Fair-
field made a motion that the citizens
present perfect an organization to be
known as the Freestone County De-
fense Council, and that a steering
committe be appointed. A second by
J. B. Hearne of Teague. Unanimous
affirmative vote.
The following steering- or nomi-
nating committee was appointed: A.
H- Benbrook, F. B. Peyton, C. E.
Child*. J. B. Hearne, "J."“fc. Timber!:,
Rev. James Morgan and Miss Beryl
Walker.
The steering committee met and
selected the following members of a
county-wide defense council:
From Wortham, R. W. Williford,
C. G. Masterson; from Fairfield,A. H.
Benbrook, C. E. Childs, F. B. Peyton,
Rev. James Morgan, Mrs. Eleanor
Hawley, P. D. Brown; from Teague,
S. W. Robinson, John Rutherford, J.
B. Hearne, Rev. M. S. Jordan, Mrs.
Hazel Lee Stokes; from Streetman,
Clyde Cole; form Lancly, P. L. John-
son; from Dew, J. E. Lambert; from
Donie, Stanley Gilliam; from Kirven,
J. C. Adams; from St. Elmo; G. B.
Anderson; from Butler, Tom Nesbitt;
from Young, Roger Young; from
Stewards Mill, A. H. Bass.
This committee represents the
county as mayors of towns, presi-
dents of cchambers of commerce, la-
bor, farm, ministry, American Le-
gion, health, and local committees.
A list of speakers requested by the
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
was nmed as follows: From Worth-
am, Mrs. George Stubbs, Rev. M. S.
Pinkerton, C. C. Smith, John Peter
Stubbs; from Fairfield, H. -L. Willi-
ford, Bowlen Bond, Miss Selma Car-
lile, Rev. W. R. Miller, Rev. W. R.
Hall, W. F. Richardson, A. H. Ben-
brook, Joe Richards, P. D. Browne;
from Teague, J. B. Hearne, Rev. M.
S. Jordan, Rev. J. O. Scott, Noel
Hollingsworth, Verloe Geppe'rt, Rev.
H. L. McKiasick, Ross McCown, W.
M. Hearne, Lee Weilman, Frank Fol-
som, W. J. Stringer, H. W. Hawker;
from Lanely, P. L. Johnson; from
Streetman, Rev. Obie Barton; from
Burleson, Rev. R. L. Pyburn.
There will be a district conference
and training school for council mem-
bers and speakers in Marlin July 9.
All are urged to be present.
Miss Geneva Morrow
Gets Appointment In
U. S. Theasury Dept.
From Corsicana Daily Sun:
Miss Genava Morrow, daughter of
Mrs. M. T. Morrow of Houston, (for.
merly of Wortham) who has been in
Corsicana the past two years as an
employe of the government Triple
A office has received an appointment
to a position in Washington, D. C.,
in the treasury depahtment.
Miss Morrow has just returned
from her two weeks vacation spent
in Los Angeles, Gal if., and upon her
return found the above appointment
awaiting her, which was .guite a
pleasant surprise. ■ :
Miss Morrow will' leave Monday
for Washington to ta^p^up her new
duties. *....
Her many friends made during her
residence in Corsicana, join in ex-
tending hearty congratulatons and
best wishes for success and happiness
in her new duties.-
First Methodist Church
Notes
Charles Keeling and Ralph $alies
of the 842nd School Squandron,
Randolph Field, Texas, were in Wor-
thanrMalst week-end visiting Charles’
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Keeling.
When do you suppose one will get
through going to school? I started
in when about seven and have at-
tended some sort of a school a part
of every year since. Indeed there is
a sense in which all of life is a school-
ing. We start in here at 7:40 a. m.'
and, with the exception of intermis-
sions sufficient to enable us to pas3
from one class to another, attend-
ing recitations and lectures until
noon. All the courses are interesting
and one is allowed to take two for
credit and one for audit. My credit
courses are: Paul: a study of 1st cor-
inthinas and, the Pastor and Coun-
sellor, and Preparing and Preaching
Sermons, for audit. To properly do
the work requires all the day and up
to late bed time. Verily there is no
end to going to school. Many women
are in this school; all laymen may
take the courses.
Visiting the sick was an outstand-
ing part of Christ’s ministry. To be
good followers ofttm v» need to be
very active in this field. It is safe to
say that you will never live in a com-
munity where there are no sick folk
and shut-ins. The very fact that they
are there constitutes a very definite
call to you to show some interest in
them. Some of them you may not
hear of but, like the man who fell
among thieves on the Jericho road,
some will be thrown immediately
across your path. If so, do your best
for them; do not shun them as did
the Priest'«nd the Levite. Stop and
dry a tear, soothe a pain or leave a
flower and the angels will see to it
that you get your reward. Several
of our members have been in the
hospital recently and they appreciate
the prayer you prayed, the card you
sent or whatever else you did.
The Revival.
Another word about, the revival
will not be amiss. Do you know
that it is now only about two weeks
off? For several months we have
been telling you about this great
event. I am wondering how much
preparation we have made. We seem
to have come up on a time when re-
vivals do not come spontaneously;
they must be planned for a consider-
able time ahead. There is a certain
maturity of purpose and thought and
prayer which must go before. You
will recall that Pentecost was pre-
ceded by a ten-days prayer meeting.
Will you not. now covenant with me
to pray each day from now until the
meeting starts on the 13th day of
July? If so, God will hear and an-
swer your prayer with a great revival
of his love and power in your soul.
You will remember that the pastor
has been absent from you for nearly
two weeks. He will be in his pulpit
next Sunday and will be ever so hap-
py if every pew is filled. Let’s see
to it that every department, the Sun-
day School, the Epworth Leagues and
the preaching services are well at-
tended and that we hava a red leltter
day Sunday.—J. J. CREED, Pastor.
Mrs. T. A. Keeling and Mrs. R. H.
Zoda visited in Dallas last Friday.
Our Organizatiod
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Built upon the Foundation of Co-operation, (Works With
You,) and there is nothing in all business that equals
this important principle.
The First National Bank
WORTHAM, TEXAS
Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Deposits Guaranteed up to $6,000.00
Second Registration
For Freestone County
Youth on July 1st
Second registration for Freestoi^
county youths will be held on the
second floor of the County Court
House in'Skiirfield, between the hours
of 7 a.’ m. «id 9 p. m. July 1, 1941. -
All potential registrants must re-
port to this location, whether they
be permanent • residents, temporary
residents, or people visiting in this
county. The age limit includes every
man in -the United States who has
attained the 21st anniversary of the...
day of his birth subsequent to Octo-
ber 1®, 1940, and before midnight
July 1, 1941. *
Aliens between the years of 21 and
36 who have entered the United
States since October 16, 1940, must
also report to the Local Board.
If any man is in a hospital or home
abed or incapacitated to such an ex-
tent that he cannot appear in person
to register, it is his duty to notify
the Local Board,, and a reistrar will
be sent to him.
Failure to register constitutes a
Federal offense, subject to a fine or
imprisonment, or both.
Freestone County Local Board
W. R. CASHION, Chairman.
Gerald C. Mann
Texas needs for its Junior Senator
a Christian Man of courage and abili-
ty. Gerald C. Mann’s outstanding
achievements as Attorney General,
his unswering devotion to duty and
his scrupulous honesty recommends
him as our wisest choice. There ia no
substitute for chahacter. Mann is
the man for U. S. Senate.
(This ad is paid for by Mrs. Roy
Simmons.)
Clean-Up Curbs
It has been ordered by the city
council that if the people will clean
up their curbs and gutters the city
will haul off the trash. This is a good
tiine to clean up and get your prem-
ises looking better.
Woodland Memorial
The annual memorial serVTtes Will
be held at Woodland cemetery Thurs-
day July 3rd. • All interest please be
there. If you can’t come 'send your
donation. Cordial invitation is ex-
tende to all. Lunch at the noon
hour.—Miss Lucy Cleere, Secretary.
Installs Officers
Wortham Chapter No. 226 R.A.M.
recently installed the following of-
ficers:
E. A. Peurifoy, High Priest; M. C.
Strange, King; J. T. Drumwright,
Scribe; C. K. Bounds, Treasurer; O.
C. Smith, Secretary; Uel L. Davis,
C. of H.; Guy Leverett, P. S.; W. L.
Garrett, R. A. C.; Wade Smith, M.
3rd V.; T. Elmo Longbotham, M.
|nd V.; J. A. Scott, M. 1st V.; John
onn, Sentinel.
2nd V.
WNfoi
Minnie Beth Ellett
Bride of Houston I^ent^
From Corsicana Daily Sun:
‘ Miss Minnie Beth Ellett, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Ellett of Pow-
ell, became the bride of Houston
Kent, son of Mr. and Mrs. I. T. Kent,
1663 West Fourth, Corsicana, in a
quiet ceremony Thursday evening at
8 o’clock in the home of A. E. Wal-
ker, pastor or the Fifth Avenue
Church of Christ in the presence of
members of the immediate families
and a few close friends.
The bride was wearing a navy blue
sheer with white accessories and her
flowers were gardenias. She was at-
tende by Miss Margaret Bacon as
maid-of-honor w<ho was wearing a
black chiffon frock with dusty pink
accessories and a corsage of pink
conations.
Mr. Kent was attended by his
brother-in-law, Claude Hervey, as
best man. 1
Immediately after -the ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. Kent left on a short
wedding trip, and will be at home in
Corsicana upon their return, where
Mr. Kent looks after the farm inter-
ests of the Kent estate. He is a grad-
uate of the Corsicana High School
and attended Southern Methodist
University at Dallals.
Mrs. Kent is a graduate of the
Powell High School and studied ex-
pression at Northwestern University,
Evanston, 111. For the past several
years she has taught expression in
various places throughout Navarro
county. The past year she had large
classes in Wortham and Dawson.
Mrs. Kent is at home to all of her
friends at .702 West First, Corsicana.
She wishes all of her patrons in
Wortham to know that she plans to
continue her speech classes this fall.
Clausa will opao Ssptagtbaar X.
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Satterwhite, Ed. The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1941, newspaper, June 27, 1941; Wortham, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1111530/m1/1/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.