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Newspaper
Junction Eagle
Location
Junction, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1943
Page
3
A nostalgic ballad laments life on a South Pacific island where sun, pay, and whiskey are scarce. The speaker longs to return to Texas, describing harsh days, late mail, and dry rhythms as a plea to escape a place likened to hell.
State Health Officer Dr. Geo W Cox warns that widespread colds reduce manpower for the war effort and raise disease risk. He urges bed rest isolation, proper coughing hygiene, sterilized dishes, and thorough ventilation. He also notes nearly 200 University of Texas students graduated early in October, ahead of normal February or June dates.
The War Department announced new rates under recent service men allowance legislation. Dependents receiving family allowances must complete and return a one sheet dependency certificate. Until accounts are converted, checks continue at old amounts. increases will appear in the first new check, with conversion taking months.
Restrictions on elastic fabric for girdles corsets combinations sanitary belts garter belts and brassieres have been lifted by WPB but pure rubber garments are not expected on the market before early 1944 and full scale production will follow later.
Public will receive 30 days notice if shoe ration stamp 18 is to be terminated. OPA stated the 30 day period to prevent scare buying and to avoid sudden 24 hour notices to consumers.
Vestal Askew announces the 28th Annual Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers convention to be held in Fort Worth December 7 and 8 with Hotel Texas as headquarters. Horace Fawcett urges attendance as Texas leads in lamb and mohair production. Gov. Coke Stevenson may attend. a wool banquet is set for December 6. business focus prevails. A rubber drive in Brazil added 6,613,000 pounds for UN war effort.
Miss Mary Diebel of Victoria Texas returned home Saturday after visiting Miss Elaine Joy. Miss Joy accompanied Miss Diebel back to Victoria on the return trip.
State Health Officer Dr Geo W Cox urges keeping indoor heat at 68 to 70 degrees to prevent illness. He warns overheating harms skin and can worsen colds influenza bronchial and pneumonia risks, noting cooler, comfortable rooms save health and even aid economy.
A garbled passage urges readers to seek maintenance and protection for family health, suggesting ongoing concern for illness and safety without clear specifics or names.
Pfc. Milton Va VegasNevada prepares a birthday dinner for his mother Mrs with several relatives and friends present. The gathering includes Mrs. G A Conner Coots Mr and Mrs Rhodes and Pfc Milton W as listed in the hometown note.
A new seamless steel tubing process produces 6,000 tubes monthly for 75 and 40 guns. The facility markets its efficiency under a wartime production push to support victory efforts.
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