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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1943
Page
4
Postmaster General Frank C. Walker announces November as Christmas Mailing Month urging parcels be mailed in November. He cites war-time strain with 31000 postal workers in the Army and Navy and warns that late mail could cause a Christmas emergency and disappointment for civilians and armed forces.
Governor Coke Stevenson proclaimed November 25 a legal holiday and urged Texans to observe with public thanks for bountiful blessings despite wartime sorrows. He cited divine providence and the Pilgrim Fathers, urging display of American and Texas flags to mark gratitude for freedom and opportunity.
The state department of public welfare announced November payments for old age assistance totaling 3,783,141 dollars to 181,843 recipients, averaging 28.80 dollars. Additional aid amounts include 114,915 dollars for 4,672 needy blind recipients and 226,988 dollars for 23,600 dependent children recipients.
Secretary of War Stimson reported 8556 American army casualties in Italy since the Salerno landings on September 9. The tally includes 1295 killed, 4764 wounded and 2497 missing. British losses are stated as somewhat higher but exact figures unavailable.
Employers are reminded that extra and part-time help must be reported on social security tax returns, and the names and account numbers must be recorded for proper compliance.
Entry indicates a Post Office filing in Moulto Texas classified as second class matter for mailing. The terse line notes official handling and processing status within the local postal system.
W. T. Browning returned from New York City where he attended the Affiliated Clothiers buying convention and added spring merchandise and Christmas stock. He described a rainy, mild week with air raid alerts and a large presence of uniformed troops, noted plentiful food yet scarce roast beef, and discussed wartime cloth shortages, rising woolen patterns, and easing civilian goods releases. Browning visited Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio with his son Lt. William Browning.
The article notes many enemy planes brought in for observation and disassembly as experiments begin with the new giant bomber. Local residents express optimism about future breakthroughs, while people like Mr. Browning expect 1944 to bring German collapse and an earlier peace.
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