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Newspaper
Wellington Leader
Location
Wellington, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1943
Page
3
War era essay argues morale is national and intertwined, noting soldiers rely on civilians for support and discipline. It urges every citizen to avoid complaints about home conditions, deter profiteering, and work to keep morale high as a patriotic duty.
A civic discussion highlights wartime mental health rates among soldiers, comparing 1988 civilian benchmarks while urging reader action on scrap drives, War Savings Bonds, and rationing issues. Columns from The Hale Center American and The Quanah Tribune Chief feature pundits criticizing labor strife and tax policy, alongside local notes on fishing and Victory garden produce costs.
Major Joe M Kilgore writes in The Mission Times that measuring duty by death can boost morale. He says a dying soldier’s smile shows pride in a job well done and trust in comrades and readers to carry on.
A reader recalls W L White’s Queens Die Proudly and Lt Col Frank A Kurtz in the early war days. The column highlights Kurtz’s flight adventures, his crew losses, Olympic diving past, aviation honors, and ties to Clark Field, Dalhart, and the 9th Bombardment Group.
OPA orders meat price cuts from 3 to 7 cents per pound effective June 21 with July 5 updates for cured pork and subsidies for slaughterhouses. Rationing notices detail coupons for coffee sugar shoes and meat stamps, with mail service for U S troops in Iceland criticized by Chaplain Cullom. Military prisoner counts rise to 17 083 with diet notes, and farm machinery and pipeline projects are announced along with tire inspection changes for commercial vehicles.
A local tale recalls a stray puppy in a drugstore, then Chase and Melton pursue it with sticks. Winfred Payne calms the pup with a whistle as Percy Wells rides his new horse. Families gather for Sunday visitations, and residents note flag displays and Jack Bovereening’s 18th birthday.
Independent Texas retailers posted a 32 percent sales rise in April from a year earlier, with a 27 percent gain for the first four months. The UT Bureau of Business Research notes higher farm income in early 1943 and April alone bringing Texas farmers 75 million dollars. Wheat seeds in ancient tombs germinate. Mitch ell remarks at Denver Civil Service event.
A newspaper quiz asks which states have the highest gasoline tax and identifies the greatest single dollar volume U.S. export. It also inquires which sport draws the most annual spectators, the fastest railroad run on record, and the origin of the word dollar. (Continued on Back Page).
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