Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1942 Page: 1 of 8
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That the doth**lil»* of *1. J.
Fletcher ha* ay a in been vis-
ited* This time at hie home
in Wolfe City. During then
stay in Honey Grove a pur-
lottter went to their ckithea-
Ime and took many garment*.
And now. we learn they have
had a like incident to occur at
Wolfe City. It’s « dire ca-
lamity, and we are afraid the
Fletcher* — two grownups
and two tiny tots—will have
to resort to two barrels and
two nail kegs.
£5555
Make* Annoumt-
mrttf lo Mffnbrrn
A fturftrtae MMMNNMNMMt
wa# made at the Sunday
morning service of the Main
Street I'reaby t« i imii church
by the paatot, Rev. E. II.
Graham.
lie made putriic his inten-
tion of entering the chaplain
service of the United States
Army. Rev. Graham has
liassed all preliminary
Ijjai ^ ■■ jlili I- iu
W Hr ruriKiM'i
Will Hold Kull>
Yout attention is <
an advertisement on
of this paper. This
first of a senes that
Let * Think
It Over
li) T. Herbert Mtik©
II l»e Bv V00^ fortune my orders
published to aid the cause of <*» entering the army os
liiili Lutitfhlm
Struck by I'mr and
Has Broken lift
Billie l*aughlin, 11-year-old
(•son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Laughlin, was struck by a car
Saturday afternoon. The
child
gathering scrap metal. Metal chaplain sent me to Harvard the
is badly needed for war pur- University at Cambridge in
|N»ses and it is vital that all old Massachusetts. It teems
scraps from the smallest to to me that in no better place
the largest piece you have in could a man be fitted foi
pro- your possession lie turned in. serving his country.
A rally w ill be held in Hon-1 Yesterday I visited Old
THE CALL TO TH€ COLORS
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was playing in front of ""
home in the southeast
part of town. He was riding
on the rear of a trailer and as " lc
he got off the trailer a car
was approaching from the
west and did not see the boy
The car was
cooled for a short time one
morning last week?
ice truck came on the square
jceedings to become a chap- A rally will Ik* held in Hon-1 Yesterday I visited Old in time to stop,
lam and is awaiting orders t«Jey Grove Saturday, Septem-1North Church where the sex- owned by F. L. West of How-
report for training. No def- j |*r 5, the time and place to j ton gave the lantern signal land and no blame w-as given
linite date has been set for be designated later. Every j for paul Revere to start on the driver.
|hit departure. (person in Honey Grove and ihig famous ride. Then 1 went' ““
Rev- Graham, Mrs. Gra- surrounding communities is1 to Lexington where the min-
ham and their son, Edgar H.( exited to attend and bring lute men gathered to fight on
to Honey Grove in your “junk.” j the green, and then on Con-
9
That the public square was|jr > canu,
from Ashdown,
A local j March, 1939. He has served
as pastor of the local Presby
Grove
Ark., in I
The left leg of the child
was broken in two places,
just below the knee and above
the ankle. Minor bruises were
sustained on diferent parts of
his body. A finger was also
Plumer Dawson, chairman;Ition. At one end of the little badly sprained and was plac-
The local defense salvage |Cord Bridge where was fired
|committee is composed of .the first shot of the Revolu-
S. ft. Mayo, a destroyer, i*
the (fame of the vessel to
Charles Dawson has
been assigned, he writes his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C.
Dawson.
C. L. Thomas has been as-
igned to the S. S. Moorhead.
It is in a United States har-
bor now being repaired.
. nnvtliooat rnrnpl. uiirli ’ * *'**"“"**♦ vuoumoii, i non. Hi one end oi me niue oyiamcu
* VhTclZnta* sev iter“n chUrch three *** one-|R- B* Self and ^uie E1Ii*-Jbridge stands the statue of ed in a cast, as was the ieg.
as it did so the coptents, sev- iluif t.oa,.u anA uaa ____...m u. ... ... ___
eral blocks of ice, fell to the
pavement. After some time
was lost in re-loading, the
, . , , ... and numerically. During his (delivered to the
driver proceeded to make l»s nlinistl.y thc member, of the thorities.
morning calls.
? ? ?
That we know of a pantry
in Honey Groce that is not
“bare”? The shelves have
been replenished and are la-
den with all kinds of canned
goods and groceries. A moth-
er has been made happy by a
thoughtful son, who was here
for a visit. The average son
comes home for a visit and;J)££ Sorrells* ("ar
devours a great portion of
the family larder, but this
son went to a local grocery
store and bought and bought
and now the shelves are full
of good things to
winter.
half years and has been in-jTIiis committee will be in!the Minute Man, which was
strumental in the growth of j charge of the metal that is erected just one hundred
the church, both spiritually; brought in and see that it is years after the battle to
proper au-jmark the spot:
Keep the date in
Rock Point Presbyterian mind and be sure to be pres-
church united with the local lent, bring your junk and help
congregation.
After he gets his call to
duty, Mrs. Graham and son
[plan to remain here for a
time until Mr. Graham is lo-
cated. It is with regret that
this family will leave our
midst.
Stolen Saturday
Night; Found Sunday
A 1910 Ford Fordor car be-
__4 r . longing to Dee Sorrells was
eat ioi gtojen Saturday night. The
I car was parked at the rear of
„ 7 7 ,7 . I the business houses on the
1 hat w'e saw a placard on a
front door of a Honey Grove
residence? Fearing that
members of the family were
seriously ill, this snooping re-
porter began an investiga-
tion. We were told by the
landlady that the candidates
had bothered her a great deal
and the sign was placed there
for their benefit. It reads:
“Politicians leave as many
cards as you like, but please
do not ring the doorbell.”
? ? ?
That prolific production
has resulted on the public
plaza? The pumpkin vine at
the northwest corner of the
postoffice plot has been culti-
vated and cared for by Bax-
ter Moore, custodian. And
now the harvest is at hand.
Seven nice pumpkins
grown.
? ? ?
That V. J. Shelton
new place of residence?
nie took the first bale of cot-
ton to Bonham, Honey Grove
having already received sev-
eral bales when his was pick-
ed. Newspaper reports stated
that he lived in the Windom
community. His place of res-
idence is a short distance due
south of Honey Grove and we
believe he calls Honey Grove
his home. We know his
church membership is here.
? ? ?
That a young lady w as seen
preparing a pretty box Tues-
e ousiness nouses on
west side of the square. It
was taken from the parking
place before 10 o’clock. Of-
ficers were notified and be- i
gan a search. It was found1
Sunday near Valiant, Okla.
The machine had been
stripped of four wheels but
was otherwise uninjured.
Sheriff Talmage Moore, Chief
of Police John Dobbs and Mr.
Sorrells went to Valiant Sun-
day and returned the car.
The sheriff took four extra
wheels with him to equip
same for traveling.
win the war.
Gain Is Shown
In Postage Sales
During July
According to Postmaster
H. C. McConnell an increase
in postage sales in July was
20 per cent greater than the
same period last year. A 15
per cent gain Is also recorded
for the half of August over
last year.
Mr. McConnell states that
the government is very anx-
ious for their patrons to use
the V letter form, which is
furnished free of charge. The
use of this form makes all
iletters uniform and .can be
processed for the saving of
space and weight. This form
is especially recommended for
letters written to the boys
oversea. You may secure
these forms at the postoffice.
were
has a
Van-
Sharp Brothers
Own Land Near
Big Oil Well
The Sharp brothers of
Honey Grove — Charlie, Jim
and Montie—are co-owners of
211 acres of land in Okla-
homa. Their land is within
_ three-quarters of a mile of a
We have been told that an I Inducing oil well, which was
area northeast of T oney, brought in last week.
Grove, in the Direct and | The Potts No. 1 Godfrey-
Tigertown communities, has Neff wildcat test came in last
Many Peanuts Are
Planted in Area
Northeast of Town
“By the rude bridge that r.rched
the flood,
Their flag to April’s breeze un-
furled,
Here once the embattled farmers
3tood
And fired the shot heard round
the world.”
This figure of the Minute
Man is the one pictured on
all the War Stamps we buy
today.
Mingled everywhere with
the spirit of patriotism dis-
played all through the vicin-
ity of Boston by numerous
historical plaques and mod-
ern rolls of men in service
and new flags on soldiers’
graves, one finds the heritage
of religion, which is as Amer-
ican as our love for country.
Practically every public build-
ing bears a carved quotation
from the Bible, and there are
many, many churches, all
prominent in the life of their
communities.
On Sunday morning I at-
tended services at famous
Trinity Church. Just outside
the building is a statue of
Phillips Brooks, who was for
many years the preacher
there. Just behind and above
the figure of the great
preacher is a figure of the
Christ, standing with His
hand on Brooks’ shoulder.
We stand on our American
heritage, my friends — for
God and country!
He was givAi medical atten-
tion at the office of a local
physician and was taken to
Paris Monday for an x-ray
examination.
Gorilla Warfare
Staged Locally
Tuesday Morning
Using the east side of the
square as a battleground,
two negro girls staged gorilla
warfare Tuesday morning.
One of the participants had
been in a store to shop and as
»he went out the door she
wa3 accosted by the other.
One was armed with an fee
pick, while the other had an
iron bar.
After a few licks were ex-
changed, a footrace began up
North Sixth and finished at
the city hall, where Constable
Fred Newhouse was in wait-
ing. After the fighters were
unarmed they were placed in
the city jail.
It seems that the women of
Honey Grove are on the war-
path. This is the fourth fight
that has occurred in the past
two weeks, three being among
white women.
Billie Joe Fielding, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Willie Fielding,
who has been stationed at
Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma
City, has been transferred to
Key Field, Meridian, Miss.
A letter from Jack Bou-
totte, who is at Fort Knox,
Ky., says he has completed
gunnery school and is await-
ing further orders. His new
address is Co. E, 80th A. R.,
APO 258, Fort Knox, Ky.
Jack Neal, who has been
stationed at Grand Prairie,
in naval aviation training,
spent the weekend at home
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. B. Neal. He left Mon-
day for Corpus Christi for
further training.
W hip Holder
Henry Dtakao*. mpftft©
of the City of Honey Grove,
brought a strange device
to this office Saturday
morning. The thing waa
in the form of a flashlight,
(minted black, and had two
brackets with screws at-
tached. We were asked to
name it—this we couldn’t
do. Several other persons
were handed the article
and also asked to give it a
name. It proved to be a
buggy whip holder, and has
probably been out of ser-
vice for many years.
saluted, Mrs. Fewell stated
that Lt. Fewell had told her
that it was not compulsory
but they usuaiiy are and it is
not so embarrassing to her
now to recognize the salute
as it was at her first ex-
periences.
Rainfall Amounts
To 1.40 Inches
In Three Days
'Ml
Mrs. Eldon D. Long re-
A three-day rainfall from
Saturday through Monday
amounted to 1.40 inches, ac-
cording to R. M. McCleary,
observer. On Saturday the
fall was .60 inch; Sunday .55
inch, and Monday .25 inch.
Farmers were ready to
ceived word Monday that her start picking cotton in earn_
huaband, Pvt. Eldon D. Long, feat Monday mornin(r, but the
has been transferred to Camp
Edwards, Mass.
Cards and pictures to
friends from Chaplain and
Mrs. T. H. Minga of Cam-
bridge, Mass., say they are
well pleased.
Mr. and Mrs. James Pirkey
have received a letter from
their son, Buddy, who is in
naval training at San Diego,
Calif. He states that he has
seen a number of Honey
Grove boys there.
been planted to peanuts.
These farmers are very
level-headed — there’ll be no
worrying about boll weevils,
leaf worms and other pests
that infest cotton fields.
And, too, peanuts are market-
able at a good price. They
also furnish a fine food con-
tent and the oil from the pea-
nut is valuable.
Several thousand acres are
planted to the nuts, and we
have been advised that an
average yield will net $50 per
acre.
Notice
day afternoon? It was going
to a young man with the* The public ia invited to be
mumps and the contents !at the Cappleman farm, north
were pickles, lemons and of Honey Grove, Monday to
hard candy. What a shame! witness the filling of a silo by
■ * uture Farmers.
Good selection of Radios.
Firestone Store
New felt lusts with fall in*
«pi ration — Edwards M Wh-
iter)
week and information was re-
ceived here that it is a 250-
barrel producer. The oil test-
ed 37 gravity. This well is
nine miles southeast of Ma-
dill, Okla., oil coming from
the Tulip creek at a bottom
of 3260 feet.
Dinner Given in
Honor of Jack
Neal Saturday
Mrs. B. Neal entertained
Saturday evening with a din-
ner for her son, Jack Neal,
who is now in naval air
training. Jack has been sta-
tioned at Grand Prairie and
left on Monday for Corpus
Christi. Enjoying the occa-
cion
so©, Martha Spear and Thel- Women, Denton, and taught
ma Bailee; Messrs. Bill Hart- u*l *t Oklaunion. She
son, Jack Me Lam and the u the daughter of Mr. and
honor**
Prize for Second
Bale of Cotton Goes
to Roy Shelton
Roy Shelton brought the
second bale of cotton on
Thursday of last week. He
was also grower of the first
bale and received a $25 War
Bond as a donation from the
Chamber of Commerce. This
organization offered a $10
prize for the second bale; this
Mr. Shelton also received.
The local chapter of the
American Red Cross benefi-
ted by this, Mr. Shelton giv-
ing the check to them to be
used for needy purposes.
Miss Mary Katherine
Adams has accepted a posi-
tion as teacher of speech in
the Denison High School.
Miss Adams is a graduate of
were Miss** Dava Robi-lfhe Texas State College for
More Teachers
Tender Resignation
As Faculty Members
W. O. Cravens, acting su-
penintendent of schools, an-
nounces that the 1942-43 ses-
sion will begin Monday, Sep-
tember 21. However, at the
rate teachers are resigning, it
may be a teacherless year.
Last week three more mem-
bers of the faculty resigned.
Miss Norma Carter will go to
Wichita Falls, Miss Helen
Morgan to Bonham, and Miss
Margaret Little to McCravvs
Chapel as principal.
The high school has three
vacancies yet to fill. Mrs.
Annie Pearl Heaton, who has
been teaching at Gorman,
will teach English; Miss Nan-
cy Lee Love of Sherman will
teach history and English.
She is a graduate of Austin
College.
-o-
Sixteen* big government
trucks spent Tuesday night
in Honey Grove. They camp-
ed on the city lot on Com-
merce street and were en
route from Texarkana to Du-
mas, near Amarillo.
rain halted this for several
days. The local gins report
that they have ginned eight
bales.
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A large number of Honey
Grove men went to Bonham
Wednesday for induction in
the Army. It was impossible
to get a complete list. Among is 400
the number were Wash Jones,
E. J. Shelton, Roy Swartz-
rock, John William Dickson
and Quinton Hawkins.
The Signal-Citizen has been
advised to change the address
of Jack Turner Wilson as, fol-
low : U. S. S. Prairie, 1st Divi-
sion, care Postmaster, New
York, N. Y.
Jack Little of Sheppard
Field, Wichita frails, arrived
Thursday for a 15-day fur-
lough to be spent with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Little.
Sgt. Loyd Oringderff has
been transferred from Camp
Swift to Camp Maxey.
Pvt. Wallace R. Lochridge,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Alva
Lochridge, is now- at Clear-
water, Fla. His address is
413 TSS, Group C, AAF, RTC
Flight Group 26.
Kits For Our
Fighting Forces
As* our armed forces go
into action on the far-flung
battlefronts, we are aware of
the fact that many personal
necessities will be lacking.
The Red Cross has planned to
supply our boys going over-
seas with individual kits, fill-
ed with necessary articles,
which includes toilet articles,
sewing kit, cigarettes, etc.
The quota for Fannin county-
kits, and for Honey-
Grove 100 kits. The Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary has
gladly assumed the responsi-
bility of supplying these kits
and consider it a privilege to
help in this task, but we are
depending upon cur many pa-
triotic citizens to rally to the
cause. Therefore, we wish to
give everyone the opportun-
ity of sharing in this work
and we feel there are many
in our town and community
who will be glad to give one
or more kits; however, any
contribution will be gladly
appreciated. The cost of one
filled kit will be $1.00. There
will be a booth on the square
election day, August 22, to
receive contributions, and for
the convenience of others,
contributions will be accepted
by the Signal-Citizen and the
signed committee.
Mrs. Geo. Luttrell, Chm.
Mrs. J. V. Clayton.
Mrs. F. C. Bomar.
Mr*. A G Adam* of this city. jBrode
Second Lt. Bemie Fewell
writes her mother, Mrs. B. C.
Fewell. from the Station Hos-
Mr> Wade McKee and son, jpital in San Antonio that aha
\Ve»Iry, of Whitesboru spent is very pleased with her
the weekend with h«r pat-
ents. Mr and Mrs. L». N
work and is in the surgical
ward In answer to our ques-
tion if lieutenant nurses were
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Notice
The First National Bank
will be closed Saturday. For
cum cuicitCe of customer* who
desire to get change, the
bank will lie open from 7
to • ft. ro.
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Thompson, Harry. Honey Grove Signal-Citizen (Honey Grove, Tex.), Vol. 52, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, August 21, 1942, newspaper, August 21, 1942; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth699807/m1/1/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Honey Grove Preservation League.