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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1944
Page
6
State Health Officer Dr. Geo W. Cox warns that measles remains dangerous and highly contagious with many complications and deaths in children under five. He describes early symptoms, transmission by droplets, and stresses protecting very young children during outbreaks.
A Southern Negro faced a lengthy draft questionnaire and, after sweating and delaying, forfeited completing it. He submitted it with the note I’m reddy when you is, signaling his resignation.
A nurse wounded by war voices a plea to a chaplain for God to end waste and suffering. The chaplain argues that stopping all evil would erase virtue and choice, noting history shows evil grows from small refusals to act and democracy needs independent effort.
A call urges individuals to accept responsibility in a free land and for world events. The speaker hopes people move from passive cries to active prayer seeking personal action to prevent future harms. The message emphasizes national duty and global accountability.
A postwar plan to produce gasoline and later coal from farm crop wastes forests and seaweeds was outlined by Dr E Berl of the Carnegie Institute of Technology. He said one year's US farm waste could fuel 32 000 000 cars for a year and named sources such as sugar cane cornstalks seaweed algae wood and sawdust as viable feedstocks.
Britain forbids neutral diplomats to depart and imposes wide censorship on international communications to prevent leaks about an impending invasion. Russia, the United States, and the British Commonwealth are consulted. Eire and others face new plain language rules for telegrams and censored diplomatic pouches.
Citation issued to Velma McCauley requiring appearance by May 15 1944 in the District Court at Sherman Texas. Plaintiff J A McCauley seeks divorce on abandonment grounds, case No 52664 filed May 29 1944. Issued March 29 1944 by Clerk S V Earnest with deputy I Steed.
A 1944 case citation issued in Grayson County Texas lists Mary Ruth Green as plaintiff and R L Green as defendant. The suit alleges cruel treatment and sets a deadline by 10 o clock A M on March 21 1944 before the district court in Sherman. The citation was issued March 22 1944 by Deputy Nancy Drake at the court office.
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports a vaccination study on soldiers during the influenza outbreak shows three of four protected. Involving over 12,000 soldiers in eight universities and five New York colleges, the inactivated influenza A vaccine reduced attack rates from 7.11 percent in the unvaccinated group to 2.22 percent in the vaccinated group.
A discussion notes varied hobbies from a Rothschild collecting fleas to another collecting safety match boxes. It also mentions a prominent author with a basement machine shop as an example of personal passion beyond daily duties.
Thurman B. Rice M D notes a craftsman who uses a nut on a famous car as a model to form wooden chains from soft pine. The idea mirrors a climbing technique of easing to rest before resuming the ascent, illustrating a shared principle of deliberate stoppage and preparation.
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