Whitewright Sun Notices and Local Tidbits
The Whitewright Sun runs notices for entertainments and box suppers with admission charges at regular rates. It lists subscription price and policy, plus a consumer rationing registration from May 4 to 7 led by public school teachers. It includes wartime sentiment about Japan and local farming notes, then celebrates the Dallas Morning News 100th anniversary edition with praise for Texas history and journalism.
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Galveston News
Dallas Morning News
Texas
United States
Texans
Bacteria and Plants Fight for Air in Texas Ponds
Texas Game Commission explains spring oxygen issues in small lakes. Dense microscopic plants produce oxygen during sun, but clouds and rain reduce supply, risking fish suffocation. Remedies include aeration by boat, water replacement, and spraying water to reoxygenate.
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Austin
Game Department
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
I want a positive wartime program to rally behind
An ordinary citizen expresses frustration with passive wartime messaging. He urges clear guidance to buy Victory stamps and to support war production areas, Pearl Harbor memory, and a proactive plan. He seeks concrete goals and action rather than fear. The piece captures public demand for decisive leadership.
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Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Berlin
Rome
We fought for democracy and world war resolve
The speaker recalls wartime campaigns to defend democracy, urging renewed resolve to confront Germany Italy and Japan. They praise war efforts from liberty bonds to gasless Sundays and urge a new global struggle, dreaming of a greater America and a triumphant democracy.
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Belgium
Berlin
Fritzie-boy
Charlie Chaplin
Mussolini
Germany
Italy
Japan
America
Lebenstraum
Dover
Berchtesgaden
Panama Canal Opens to Navigation in August 1914
The Panama Canal began operations in August 1914 marking a major milestone in global shipping as ships from various nations began passing between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The opening connected oceans, shortened travel routes, and transformed maritime trade routes worldwide.
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Panama Canal
Doctors With Tires Will Go To Patients
Gregg County hospital officials reconcile tire shortage by sending doctors to county patients. Weekly clinic services will be run from Longview to Gladewater and Kilgore, bringing care to patients rather than requiring them to visit hospital sites.
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Longview
Gregg County Hospital
Gladewater
Kilgore
Synthetic Rubber Washers Promised To Outlast Natural Type
The report states new synthetic rubber washers for faucets last four times longer than natural rubber equivalents. It notes durability advantages and potential changes for plumbing hardware.
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Whitewright Sam
Whitewright, Texas
Glenn Doss
Whitewright Sun
J. H. Waggoner
Ashburn
Whitewright
Ashburn’s
Pascal Farley
Farley & Hill
W. J. Weir
Madden’s
BOY Scouts
Denison
Smartest
Hollywood
Weingarten’s
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