Ration Board Opens Canning Sugar Certificate Requests
Denison Rationing Board serving Whitewright area says canning sugar certificates requests have been filed from the Dallas office. Applicants must mail completed blanks with spare stamp 13 from ration book four to the local board, attach stamps firmly, and use complete addresses. Each family receives only one certificate and incomplete forms will be returned until correct.
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Denison Rationing Board
Whitewright
Dallas
15 Pounds Sugar For Canning Is Top In Fannin County
BONHAM Texas Fifteen pounds per person will be the canning allotment in Fannin County for 1945. The rationing board announced a total of 504000 pounds for the county, providing 15 pounds per person for the year. Frank Morgan said applications are approved for only 15 pounds despite requests for 20 pounds each.
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Fannin County
Waldrop Visits Relatives After War Service in Italy
Pfc. Noel H. Waldrop, formerly of the Lubbock fire department, returned to duty after visiting his mother and relatives in Pilot Grove. He recalls seeing Vesuvius erupt during the war, while his service included guards, transport duties, and battle stars at Cassino and Anzio, with later postings around Chicago and Naples.
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Noel H. Waldrop
J. C. Waldrop
Pilot Grove
Lubbock
Italy
Waldrop
Vesuvius
Broadway
Isabel Thompson
Hell
Ft. Lewis
Wash
North Africa
Oran
Bizerte
U. S. Army
Cassino
Anzio
Naples
Fifth Army
Rome
Norfolk
Fort Custer
Michigan
Sixth Service Command
Chicago
Roosevelt
Churchill
Chiang Kai- Shek
Royce Lay
Rollen Lay
Bastogne
Sergeant Lay
10Th Armored Division
Methodists Gather for Sherman District Conference in Whitewright
The Whitewright Methodist Church hosts the Sherman District Conference with a 7:30 pm youth session and an 8:00 pm worship led by Dallas District Superintendent Dr. Francis A. Buddin. Friday's main session at 10:00 am will include about twenty three district charges. Delegates from Whitewright include L. C. Hampton and several others. Rev. Earl J. Patton will preside. lunch will be provided by the W S C S.
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Whitewright
Whitewright Methodist Church
L. C. Hampton
A. M. Bryant
W. N. Stone
J. M. Wright
Earl J. Patton
Sherman
Mrs. Mangrum Celebrates 97th Birthday At Whitewright
Mrs. M A Mangrum marked her 97th birthday Saturday at her Whitewright home. She remains active and assisted with chores. Relatives and friends visited and the First Baptist Church Sunday school class delivered gifts and refreshments to the oldest member.
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M. A. Mangrum
Whitewright
First Baptist Church
Red Cross Chair Thanks Helpers in Whitewright Drive
Inez Ray thanks workers in Whitewright area including Pilot Grove Bethel and Kentuckytown for exceeding the Roll Call and War Fund quota. Total collected 1823.55 dollars to county chairman John Revell in Sherman the prior Saturday.
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American Red Cross
Whitewright
Pilot Grove
Bethel
Kentuckytown
John Revell
Sherman
Jack Nossaman
Allen Short
Gomer May
T. E. Sears Jr
J. H. Waggoner
Glen Earnheart
Glenn Doss
T. E. Sears Sr
Clarence McMillin
Lena Mae Gowdy
Fred Cook Sr
B. W. Newman
Obie Rutledge
Ralph Wallace
Vera Hickman
Bob Sears
H. L. Crittenden
C. J. Meador
Ross May
Viva Phillips
Dave Taylor
Chas. Kaiser
Cato
Luther Gordon
Annabelle Spencer
F. M. Echols
Harold Doss
Bank
St. Louis
Inez Ray
First of 4 000 000 bass planted in Lake Texoma
Denison reports the first 4,000,000 bass were placed in Lake Texoma yesterday. Game Warden Eddie Laird announced the initial stock will grow fishing for years. seven loads were released as weather permits. The bass came from a Tyler state hatchery and were loaded at old Highway 91 along the Texas shore.
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Denison
Texoma
Eddie Laird
Tyler
Texas
Nurse Survives Nine-Story Fall In Little Rock
Registered nurse Willie D. Schermer, 23, leaped or fell from a ninth floor window in the Donaghey Building. She sustained a broken leg but is expected to recover. A wire netting five feet above a skylight on the roof’s second floor extension likely saved her from serious injury.
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Little Rock
Willie D. Schermer
Donaghey
Men in Uniform Bring News of Veterans and Relatives
Local families share updates on servicemen in the Southwest Pacific, Europe, and the Pacific theater. Messages note arrivals and transfers, hospitalizations, and overseas deployments, with letters describing reunions and wartime duties.
Byrnes Resigns as War Mobilizer Amid V-E Day Hint
President Roosevelt accepted James F. Byrnes resignation as War Mobilizer signaling Germany’s near defeat. Fred M. Vinson chosen to succeed Byrnes, who stayed until the European war’s end per prior agreement. Byrnes stated he felt V-E Day was near as Allied forces pressed across the Rhine.
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Washington
Roosevelt
James F. Byrnes
Germany
Byrnes
Fred M. Vinson
Rhine
Reich
Supreme Court
Nips Say Okinawa Is Tuning Point Of Pacific War
Tokyo radio propounds Okinawa as the decisive battle that will shape the Pacific theater. Report notes the invasion signals a serious war situation, echoing previous campaigns at Leyte Luzon and Iwo.
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Okinawa
San Francisco
Calif
Tokyo
Japan
Pacific
Leyte
Luzon
Iwo
Camp Howze Prepares for 1820 Group Enlistees
Camp Howze officers prepared for the arrival of thousands of soldiers aged 18 to 20 for basic training. The redesignation of the camp as an infantry replacement training center follows its prior role as an infantry advanced training center under Maj. Gen. James I. Muir.
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Gainesville
Camp Howze
James I. Muir
City Commissioners Reelected In Tuesday Vote
Guy Hamilton and R. P. Childress were reelected in the city election with each candidate receiving 26 votes. Hamilton has served on the city commission for over twenty years. Childress succeeded R. T. Pennington after his resignation. Whitewright district school election Saturday seeks two board members with no opposition for Gillett and Horton, three year terms.
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Guy Hamilton
R. P. Childress
Hamilton
Commission
Childress
R. T. Pennington
Sherman
Whitewright Independent
R. A. Gillett
Clay Horton
Eisenhower warns end not far off in Western Germany
General Eisenhower told urban residents of Western Germany to flee factories mines and rail centers and hide with family until Allied arrival. He urged Cease working seek safe shelter avoid Volkssturm and follow Allied radio instructions.
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Paris
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Germany
Volkssturm
Senate warned of increase in food lack
War Food Administration official told the Senate agriculture committee shortages of meats fats oils dairy dry eggs sugar and rice are looming in 1945 as Allied food needs rise while overall supplies shrink. He said there is still wheat milk and eggs, and that fresh vegetables should be adequate, with fruit supplies up from a year ago.
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Washington
Berlin
War Food Administration
R. W. Olmstead
WFA
Senate Agriculture Committee
Olmstead
War Department
Army
United States
Canada
UT reports 8,427 enrolled in vocational training
James R. D. Eddy said in Austin that 8,427 persons have enrolled in UT's vocational training programs over the past six months. He noted 85 Texas cities hosted clinics addressing postwar business problems.
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Austin
James R. D. Eddy
University of Texas Bureau of Industrial and Business Training
Texas
Eddy
Courtesy to hens pays off in eggs new raisers told
Tucson Arizona Some timely advice to people planning to supplement red points with a little poultry of their own was given out by Arizona University Agricultural Extension Service Be polite to your birds Tap on the door before entering to prevent fright and boost egg output.
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Tucson
Ariz
Arizona University Agricultural Extension Service
Rainfall totals halt farm work amid Texas floods recovery
The week brought 3.67 inches of rain delaying farm work with a midweek shower adding 2.69 inches to March. the area records 15.74 inches for the first quarter, 16.72 inches including April, and notes Texas floods last weekend with many highways inundated while western Texas stayed dry and corn planting delayed.
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Texas
Navy Draft Cut May Ease Demand For Older Men
Washington officials disclosed a deep Navy draft reduction trimming May by about half, lowering June quotas and signaling further cuts by July. The move eases overall selective service calls by about 12 percent and shifts demand toward older men as 17 year olds enlist more, while Army quotas remain steadier.
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Washington
Navy
Army
Easter Cantata Moved To Monday Night At First Baptist
The Easter cantata postponed from Sunday night due to rain drew a strong crowd at the First Baptist church. Sponsored by the Whitewright Music Club and directed by Mrs. Guy Hamilton, the program featured numerous participants led by Vera Hickman Viva Phillips T E Barbee J C McMillin H H Sears T A Gray J P Darwin R P Childress Sarah Kilgree B W Newman Adah Gillespie R E Lingenfelter Paul Ryan and Etha Louise Brown.
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First Baptist Church
Whitewright Music Club
Guy Hamilton
Vera Hickman
Viva Phillips
T. E. Barbee
J. C McMillin
H. H. Sears
T. A. Gray
J. P. Darwin
R. P. Childress
Sarah Kilgree
B. W. Newman
Adah Gillespie
R. E. Lingenfelter
Paul Ryan
Etha Louise Brown
No Russian Doctors Captured by Germans
In German prison camps French medical officers of the Jewish faith have been detailed to care for Russian prisoners. Practically no Russian doctors have been captured by the Germans. The Russians avoid sending doctors to the front lines to preserve their medical corps. Eleanor Roosevelt's family name before marriage was Roosevelt.
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Germany
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