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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
4
Notice lists charges for entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees. Memorials and resolutions of respect will also incur advertising rates. Names J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss as editor and publisher.
Published every Thursday with a price of $1.50 per year payable in advance. The publisher offers full correction for any erroneous reflection upon the character or reputation of any person, firm, or corporation upon notification.
The piece compares air travel safety favorably with home and traffic accidents in 1943 and credits commercial aviation for its safety record during wartime. It also notes machines and industry efficiency in mining reducing human toil while boosting coal production for war needs.
The article describes how mining has shifted from hand labor to advanced methods. It notes air conditioning, mechanical loading, battery powered equipment, and safety innovations. After blasting, coal moves by train to a rotary dump and then to a tipple for sorting, blending, and washing before oil treatment.
The United Mine Workers journal argues against government ownership of coal mines, warning that government operation harms shop practices and collective bargaining. It cites wartime control as a lesson and urges editors in the labor press to spotlight risks to liberty from government intrusion into business.
The tally of eleven special congressional elections since November 1942 shows the GOP winning eight seats to three for Democrats. Compared with 1940 results, Republicans posted sizable gains in Missouri, Kansas, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New York, Colorado, Oklahoma, and California with mixed changes in several districts.
Samuel B. Pettengill argues Republicans will win the House and gain in the Senate and local races in 1942 while Roosevelt faces a tough but possible path to re election. He notes a GOP gain in most districts since 1940, except Pennsylvania 17th, and believes war effort remains strong regardless of the outcome.
In the Denison Herald report, the Preston Bend region near Denison is flood-enshrouded as part of a large artificial lake project. Water inches upward toward Highway 91, submerging Glen Eden and other historic sites while planners view a vast reservoir inching toward its eventual 47,490 acres.
Drought conditions lower water, with the lake expected to cover about 100000 acres at 620 feet and up to 145500 acres at 640 feet. Residents recall Red River mud and marvel at the blue color, doubting engineers who predicted clear water except in floods.
W J Minton of the Texas hotel and editor of the Good Home Sunday Courier filed a $100 fee to run for Texas governor in the Democratic primary on July 22. His platform calls for a $30 monthly pension for citizens 65 and over, state prohibition, no tax on homesteads, removal of the poll tax, a new usury law, and broad tax assessment of all property including money and bonds.
Mr. Minton stated copies of The Courier edition are being sent to every state newspaper, state officials, and Legislative members, with exceptions for church property and resource development.
The House voted overwhelmingly to place veterans of wars and their wives or widows ahead of all other applicants for civilian jobs in every government branch. Names of veterans and wives or widows of disabled veterans would top the lists upon Senate passage and presidential sign.
The Federal Government donated more than 135000 dollars worth of surplus foods to Texas eleemosynary institutions since September 1 1943. The Board of Control said the institutions feed about 25000 people daily using 353966 pounds of carrots 195609 pounds of cabbage 1006167 pounds of Irish potatoes 179926 pounds of pork spare ribs 8584 dozen cans of prunes 6108 cases of evaporated milk and 1679 cases of fresh eggs.
In a brief comic exchange a housewife quips about college, while a solicitor defends his motive as helping his mother attend welding school. The banter highlights class and gender humor in a sharp back and forth.
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