The Wortham Journal (Wortham, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 9, Ed. 1 Friday, June 27, 1941 Page: 4 of 4
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FRIDAY JUNE 27, 1941
Wortham Local News
Alvis Owens and his little son of
Overton were recent visitor* In
Wortham.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Love of Living-
ston visited in Wortham last week-
end.
Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gaddy of
Streetman visited in Wortham Wed-
nesday morning.
Mrs. Morris LeFevre and her baby
of Houston are in Wortham visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Bounds. *“■
Mrs. Loyd Everett and little son,
Bill David, have gone to Wichita,
Kansas, to join their husband and
father who is employed in that city.
The vegetable and fruit season is
now on. We have plenty of fruit
cans and jars.—Longbotham Hard-
ware Company.
Mrs. Ray Light and her children,
Charlotte Kathryn and Ray Jack, of
Fort Forth are visiting in Wortham
this week, guests in the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John Tusker.
Mrs. W.' L. Hamrick of Hatties-
burg, Miss., is in Wortham for a vis-
it with relatives and is guest in the
home of her brother and sister-in-law.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Strange.
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Tucker and
their children, John Franklin, Billy
Jack and Larry Gene, of Houston
were visiting relatives and friends in
Wortham last week-end.
' Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Barrington
and their son, Graham Ray, of Over-
ton visited in Wortham last week-end
and were guests of Mrs. Barrington’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Keeling.
Sergeant D. S. Owens, soldier in
the United States Army, who has
been stationed at Fort Sill, Olda., the
past few months, has been transferr-
ed to Fort Ord, California.
Mrs. Walter Wilson and Walter
Torbett Wilson, visited in Marlin
Sunday and brought Walter Wilson
home. He will be glad to have his
friends to visit him from 4 to 7 p. m.
Mr. and Mm. Ed Latimer and Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Mathis and son, Mil-
ton, of Fort Worth recently visited
little Bill David Everett in Wortham
in the home of his grandparents, Mr.
and Mrii. W. A. Stubbs.
Grain is now being cut and ready
for pasture. How about a Shock
Stock to put on partition fence; one
wire will turn your stock. One on
exhibit with shock control, $7.96.
Can get one for electricity at $12.60.
—Longbotham Hardware Co.
Mrs. Henry Watson and her son,
John David, returned Saturday from
Corpus Christ! where they spent a
few days visiting their husband and
father, Henry Watson, who is em-
ployed in that city on government
defense projects.
Mr. and Mrs. P. E. Lee and their
daughter, Miss Donna Lee, visited in
Temple Sunday and Mrs. J. J. Creed
who had been in a Temple hospital
recovering from an appendicitis oper-
ation, came home with them. Also
Miss Onita Lee, who holds a position
with the Temple Daily Telegram, ac-
companied them home and visited in
Wortham till Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Leverett were
in Dallas recently visiting their son,
Lieut Travis Leverett, who was “fer-
rying” air planes from factory at
Wichita, Kansas, to naval air station
at Jacksonville, Fla. Lientenant Lev-
erett is a home town boy flying for
Uncle Sam’s Navy, and he and family
are being transferred from Pensaco-
la, Fla., to the Panama Canal Zone
where he will be in command of na-
val control at the canal.
WANT ADS
One good gentle milk cow, now
fresh, for sale.—Longbotham Hard-
ware Company.
Steady work—good pay. Reliable
man wanted to call on farmers in
Freestone County. No experience or
capital required. Some make $100 a
weak. Write McNeeee Co., Dept. S.,
Freeport, Dl.
An makes of rouge and lipiattaks
at half price at M unroe Drugstore.
hundred
„Ht ear corn and oats. Write to1?. D.
Approximately two-thirds of all
the oil produced in Texas to date has
been produced in the past 10 years.
ED ROY SIMMONS TO SPEAK
FOR CERALD C. MANN
Hear Ed Roy Simmons speak in
behalf of Gerald C, Mann for U. S.
Senate Friday night, Juno 27th at
8:16 over Station KAND 1840 K. C.
Mrs. W. L. Keeling has returned
from Houton where she visited sev-
eral weeks.
Jim Mayes left Monday for Calvin,
Illinois, for an extended visit with
his sister, Mrs. C. L. Stone.
Mrs. Margarette Means has return-
ed from a couple of days visit in
Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stubbs of Beau-
mont visited in Wortham last week-
end. .------------*---
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Dawson and
their sons, Athol and Bobby, of Can-
ton visited in Wortham this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Mcllveen of
Dallas visited in Wortham Sunday,
guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Posey.
Presbyterian Ladies
• Auxiliary
Mrs. M. S. Pinkerton led the Wo-
man’s Auxiliary of the First Presby-
terian Church in their meeting, which
was.one of the outstanding of tho
year.
The program was opened by the
president, Mrs. John Mackey, who
graciously acknowledged the pres-
ence of the visiting ladies from the
First Presbyterian Church of Mexia.
Mrs. Pinkerton’s program was en-
tirely devoted to the' reviewing of
the book, “The Christian Impera-
tive.” • This book deals with the pres-
ent world crisis, from a Christian’s
viewpoint, and tells how a Christian
might have a part in changing the
suffering conditions of humanity.
The great need of more prayer, in.
an earnest, sincere and unselfish way,
was stressed throughout the book.
The author was very familiar with
the present crisis, as he was living
in Europe during the first part of
the war.
Those assisting Mrs. Pinkerton
were Mrs. Dick Wimberly, Mrs. Har-
ry Bounds, and Mrs. T. B. Poindex-
ter, Jr. Each part was given in an
interesting and impressive way.
Mrs. Guy Levi
gram with a prayer.
The membersiand guests were then
invited to a beautifully prepared tea
table, where they were served deli-
cious punch and cookies. The parlor
of the church was artistically decor-
ated with xinnas, sweet peas, gladio-
lus and peoples.
School Lunch Projects
Closed for School Year
During the month of May, WPA
School Lunch Projects which have
been operated in Freestone county,
have closed for the school year. -■
There have been 93,722 lunches
served in the nine schools participat-
ing in this WPA service by 87 WPA
workers assigned in this county. The
daily average of lunches served
ranged from 61 to 202, these figures
representing the lowest and the high-
est number of lunches served in any
one school.
WPA furnished labor and supervis-
ion touting $1,288.19 and in addi-
tion in cooperation with Federal Sur-
plus Marketing Administration pro-
vided surplus commodities.
The schools furnished the build-
ings for the preparation and serving
of the meals, the equipment, the util-
ddltlonal foodstuffs re-
quired to provide well balanced meals
at an approximate cost of 6 cents per
lunch.
Participating schools in Freestone
county have been Wortham, Avant,
Elm, Shanks, Donie, Streetman, O.
M. Roberts Teague, Dew, Furney
Richardson and Booker T. Washing-
ton, and it is expected that the oper-
ation of this project in these schools
will be resumed next fall with the
opening of the new school year.
Central Presbyterian
Church Service*
Sunday Service June 29th:
At 9:46 a. m. Bible School.
At 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship.
Sermon, "Whom Have I Believed?”
There will be. no evening service at
our church, so that the members
may attend the Baptist revival ser-
vices. Likewise, the Wednesday
-evening meeting will not be held this
for the same reason.
M. S. PINKERTON, Paster.
Mrs. Esther Norman of Ashfork,
Arizona and Mrs. E. D. Harrington
and son, Ed, of Shipyock, New Mexi-
co, were in Wortham this week visit-
ing their brother, Barney Wright.
SEE US
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your eyes correctly, but also confi-
dent of your satisfaction with the ap-
pearance of the glasses.
Dr. Joe B. William*
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Home' Office 116% West 6th Avenue
Corsicana, Texas
Nussbaum Building in Mexia
(In Mexia Every Saturday)
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labor unions hav* mad* their demands
I *upon the railways of the United States—and
■ through the railways upon the PUBLIC. These
demands are vastly larger in proportion than any
they have ever made. The economical and efficient
operation of the railways is vital to the nation’s
defense effort. Therefore, the Western Railways
present to the public the following facts:
*****
The labor-unions representing engineers, fire-
men, conductors, brakemen and switchmen are
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demanding a 30 per cent increase in wages,
amounting to 190 million dollars a year —
although their present rotes of pay are the
highest in history.
Other unions representing a greater number
of railway employees are demanding wage
increases ranging as high as 95 per cent—
averaging 47 per cent—and amounting to 580
million dollars a year—although their present
rates of pay also are the highest in history.
Thus the wage increases being demanded by
the labor unions amount to 770 million dollars
a year, an average increase in excess of
41 per cent.
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In addition, certain of these labor unions have
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demanded advances in their pay not included
in the above figures, and more rules for the
creation of unnecessary jobs.
The situation, then, is this: The total cost of
complying with all the demands made would
be approximately 900 million dollars a yearl
The average weekly earnings of railway employees
are now 15 per cent higher than in the peak year
1929, while the cost of living is 12. per cent less.
The demands of the railway labor unions are being
made when the entire nation has just been asked
to make a supreme effort for National Defense.
The railways cannot meet these demands without
a great increase in the cost of transportation. They
exceed by more than 700 million dollars the in-
come that the railways had left after paying their
annual expenses, taxes and charges in 1940.
The railways have a vitally important job before
them. They need all their resources to continue
adequately to serve you and contribute effectively
toward the National Defense Program.
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THE WESTERN RAILWAYS
Union Station, Chicago, HI.
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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/m1/4/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Fairfield Library.