Military Transfers and Personnel Notes From Whitewright
Navy and Army personnel updates list Lt. Jack E. Wallace moved from California to Camp Hood Texas while Lt. Billy Smith and Cpl. Joe Tate Jones report new addresses in Georgia and New Mexico. Seaman Second Class James Stuteville finishes boat training in San Diego and joins a Los Angeles radio school. Coast Guard Seaman Wallace Reeves sails from Bayonne after furlough. Marine Tech Sgt Jack D Morris returns home after two years in the South Pacific. Anther Hudgins, his wife and baby visit Chaplain Adcock at Fort Lewis Washington. Private Freeman visits Randolph after furlough from Camp Van Dorn with two brothers also in service. Cecil Biggerstaff enrolls in Navy V-12 at Iowa State College Ames to pursue naval officer training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Stuteville
San Diego Naval Training Station
Los Angeles
Grover Stateville
Pvt
Anther Hudgins
A. A. Hudgins
W. W. Adcock
Fort Lewis Washington
Whitewright
Tacoma
Wash
Pfe
J. P. Freeman
Camp van Dorn
Miss
John Freeman
Randolph
Freeman
James D. Freeman
Cpl
Rendall Freeman
England
36Th Division
Cecil Edwin Biggerstaff
Cecil Biggerstaff
Route 4
Navy
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa
Biggerstaff
U. S. Naval Reserve
Sun Honor Roll
The Sun lists new honorees this week: J. W. Keeling, Pvt. J. M. Lindsey, Mark Ayres, Glen Earnheart, D. R. Badgett, Jack Thruston, R. T. Pennington, Mrs. J. N. Fain, O. L. Jones, Cpl. Joe Tate Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
J. W. Keeling
J. M. Lindsey
Mark Ayres
Glen Earnheart
D. R. Badgett
Jack Thruston
R. T. Pennington
J. N. Fain
O. L. Jones
Cpl
Joe Tate Jones
Grayson County Issues About 7 000 1944 Car Licenses
Grayson County tax officer says about 7 000 motor license tabs issued with 6 819 for passenger cars. State law requires the 1944 green tab on 1942 plates by April 1, with fines for no tab.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Sherman
George H. Schumacher
Schumacher
Whitewright Area Gives 1501.03 to Red Cross War Fund
Whitewright area including Pilot Grove Bethel and Whitewright raised 1501.03 for the Red Cross War Fund and sent the check to county headquarters. Pilot Grove contributed 157.05 Kentuckytown 74.63 Bethel 67.00 and Whitewright 1202.35. The campaign's success is attributed to local generosity and active committee work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Pilot Grove
Bethel
Red Cross War Fund
Red Cross
Kentuckytown
Rotary Club Hears Talk on the Calf
The Rotary Club heard a talk on calf raising by Roby Wilson of Whitewright High School Vocational Agriculture. He discussed costs per pound and displayed a calf weighing over 700 pounds tied outside the luncheon venue. A calf show was slated for Saturday April 8 with a committee named to organize it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Rotary
Roby Wilson
Whitewright High School
Roby
Roy Blanton
Russell Summers
C. B. Bryant Jr
C. J. Meador
Rex Cruse
Willkie quits race for Republican nomination
Wendell Willkie abandoned his bid for the Republican presidential nomination after a crushing Wisconsin primary that awarded no delegates. He told a Omaha audience he cannot be nominated and urged friends not to present his name at the convention, clearing Dewey as the leading GOP prospect and raising questions about Willkie’s future support for the nominee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Neb
Wendell Willkie
Wisconsin
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Omaha City Auditorium
Willkie
Republican Party
Chicago
John W. Bricker
Ohio
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Bricker
Tom Dewey
Britain taxes pay half of war costs for first time
Britain reports that taxation covered slightly more than half of its war expenditures as the financial year closed. Ordinary revenue reached 12.153 billion dollars, about 524 million above the budget estimate, while total expenditures totaled 23.154 billion dollars, roughly 296 million under the estimate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Brothers Win Silver Stars For Heroism on Italian Front
Two Whitewright brothers in the 36th Texas Division receive Silver Star honors for separate actions within five days on the Fifth Army front near Rome. Private First Class Woodrow W. Lorance crawled under heavy fire to establish radio contact and guided artillery to destroy two mortars. Corporal Charles G. Lorance helped extinguish a burning ammunition dump and protected their position. Both are sons of Charlie Lorance of Whitewright. another brother Grady M. Lorance is in Army Hospital Panama ор.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth Army
Italy
Whitewright Brothers
36Th “Texas
United States Army
Woodrow W. Lorance
Charles G. Lorance
Charlie Lorance
Whitewright
Texas
Rome
Lorance
Self
Armed Forces
United States
Bonham
Lorance Brothers
Sun
War Department
Washington, D. C
P. F. Haliburton
Blue Ridge
Pfc
Grady M. Lorance
Army General Hospital
Panama
Tone of His Voice Lands War Worker in Jail in Memphis
Russell Utterback, a Memphis war worker, was jailed for disorderly conduct after saying hell no. Police detained him while thieves stole his car and blocked reporting the theft for 24 hours. He was later released after FBI clearance and fined $11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lands State
Memphis
Tenn
Ed Crump
Russell Utterback
Utterback
FBI
Batesville
Miss
Soviet forces seize Razdelnaya rail hub near Odessa
Red infantry and mechanized troops captured Razdelnaya, a key Ukraine rail junction, cutting off an estimated 200,000 Germans around Odessa. Stalin announced the town’s fall as Soviet forces push within eighteen miles of Odessa and add numerous populated places to liberated list. The rail-ferry route remains exposed as the Black Sea fleet dominates coastal lanes.
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London
Ukraine
Razdelnaya
Odessa
Black Sea
Joseph Stalin
Yanovka
Antono-Kobitselo
Stariye-Belyary
Tiraspol
Romania
Dniester River
Congressman Attacks Medals as Overabundant
Washington D C a member of the House Military Committee charged that indiscriminate awarding of service medals is eroding their value. Representative Martin of Iowa said 175000 decorations have been issued in the war, including 34 Congressional Medals of Honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
House Military Committee
Martin
Iowa
Harvard War Impact Cuts Civilian Enrollment to 1550
Cambridge Harvard University reports 1550 civilian students now, about 2000 fewer than WWI peak and far below the prewar peacetime average near 8000 students. The figures reflect the university’s wartime population drop and current enrollment status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Harvard
Echols Elected For 15th Term As Mayor
Whitewright voters chose F. M. Echols to a 15th consecutive term as mayor in a regular city election. Echols has led the city for 28 years, a record possibly unmatched in the United States. The article notes Whitewright’s long-standing commission government, low tax rate of 70 cents per $100, and a bonded debt of $14,000, with a modernized fire department and improved streets reflecting strong municipal governance.
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F. M. Echols
Whitewright
United States
Echols
Sherman
Roby Childress
Pennington
Texas
Egg Price Support Plan Announced by War Food Admin
Washington reports Rep Lyndon B Johnson and War Food Administrator Marvin Jones announced a nationwide egg price support to counter market control by egg breakers. Dealers may buy for the government at 26c a dozen, with a 29c price to sellers to cover costs and small profit. The plan guarantees 26c to producers and ensures dealer margins.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Austin
Marvin Jones
Jones
Johnson
Texas
War Food Administration
Two Hundred Thousand Jeeps Roll From Toledo Plant
Willys Overland Motors announced that 200000 Jeeps have rolled off the Toledo assembly lines. Ward M. Canaday, president, said demand for the light scout cars has risen steadily as they serve in 50 fighting jobs worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Willys-Overland Motors
Ward M. Canaday
Willys+Overland
Baby Beef Calf Show Saturday at 3 P M
Five Future Farmer calves will compete in light and heavy classes at 3 p m Saturday April 8 on the trade lot. Owners include Roby Wilson Bobby Dale Blanks J A Harper Pat Gray and David Johnson A H Smith Bells instructor will judge Rex Cruse says additional exhibitors may enter. The five calves will also enter the Grayson County Beef Show at Sherman April 14 alongside about 80 others A fund for prizes at Whitewright has been subscribed by local business and professionals.
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Farmer Boys
Roby Wilson
Bobby Dale Blanks
J. A. Harper
Pat Gray
David Johnson
A. H. Smith
Bells
Rex Cruse
Grayson County
Cruse
Fair Grounds
Sherman
Wildcat Oil Test Sees Fishing Job Near Whitewright
The wildcat oil test three miles east of Whitewright reports a fishing job on hand after a drill stem broke and settled in the bottom of a 4000 plus foot well. Drillers have struggled to reach the broken stem since Tuesday with no fix yet. A prior fishing operation retrieved a lost drill bit but drilling was briefly delayed.
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Whitewright
Offenders Salary Fund in Fannin County Faces Deficit
The Texas Attorney General ruled the Fannin County Commissioners Court cannot restore officers to a fee basis or lower salaries below the 1915 fee level. The auditor says the officers pay fund grows deeper in the red each month and salaries cannot be reduced before the court’s first January meeting. Prospective candidates may be notified of pending salary reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Fannin County Commissioners’ Court
Grover Sellers
Farris Pirtle
Fannin County
Sellers
Commissioners’ Court
Pirtle
Whitewright ISD elects three trustees without opposition
In the Whitewright Independent School District trustee election held Saturday, John Reeves, B. W. Newman and Roy Blanton were reelected with no opposition. They were already on the board. Twenty eight votes were cast. Remaining board members not up for election are C. J. Meador president, R. A. Gillett secretary, Clay Horton and Russell Summers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Independent
John Reeves
B. W. Newman
Roy Blanton
C. J. Meador
R. A. Gillett
Clay Horton
Russell Summers
Great Guns Japanese Can't Even Hit Island
Signalman Michael W. Langston of Winnsboro La., at the naval armed guard center, recalls a Japanese submarine commander whose sub surfaced nightly near a Pacific atoll while his Liberty ship unloaded supplies. He jokes that if they cannot hit an island from a few miles away their gunnery is poor.
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New Orleans
Michael W. Langston
Winnsboro
Naval Armed Guard Center
Langston
Pacific Atoll
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Jack E. Wallace
California
Camp Hood
Riley Tabor
Ray Blakey
James Blakey
Amarillo
359Th Army Air Base
Alamogordo, N. M
Billy Smith
J. E. Smith
The
302Nd Bomb Group
Chatham Field
Clyde Whitworth
Fort Sam Houston
T. B. Whiteworth
San Antonio
Wallace Reeves
Coast Guard
Bayonne
N. J
Curl Reeves
Wallace
Atlantic
Tech
Jack D. Morris
U. S. Marine Corps
W. T. Morris
Ely
Pearl Harbor
Sergeant Morris
South Pacific
Black Sea City
Fannin Co
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