Men in Uniform Share War News and Postings
S/Sgt. and Mrs James E Norris visit parents as Jerry Hastings is promoted to private first class overseas. Navy, Army air corps, and paratrooper assignments feature, with indictments of new APO address, hospital recoveries, and wartime postings across California Oklahoma and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James E. Norris
Maria
John Norris
Jerry C. Hastings
Private Hastings
Mattie Hastings
Thomas E. Sanderson
Elmer Sanderson
England
Sanderson
Army Air Corps
Fort Sill
Okla
Keesler Field
Miss
Albany
Sioux Falls
S. C
Panama
Fla
Tampa
Jones and Smith riff on bike riding hard truth
Jones asks what is hardest part of learning to ride a bike and Smith replies the pavement, turning a simple joke into a streetwise punchline about fall risks and practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Smith
Entertainment For Farmers at Whitewright High
Sherman agent H L Bradshaw of Sinclair Refining Company sponsors a free entertainment program for farmers at Whitewright High School next Tuesday night May 2 at 8 15 oclock. Open to townspeople as well. The event titled Farm Front Fighters Meeting features three sound motion pictures Farm Front Fighters At Your Command and an entertainment picture with free refreshments and prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Bradshaw
Sherman
Sinclair Refining Company
Whitewright High School
Bradshaw
Americans Press in on Hollandia Campaign in New Guinea
U S Sixth Army forces seized two Hollandia airfields and moved toward a third as American and Australian troops push north from Tadji and Ma Dang. General MacArthur reports amphibious landings at Humbolt Bay and crossings to Cyclops Sentani airfields, with Japanese losses and air support by Fifth Air Force bombers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
United States Sixth Army
Hollandia
Tadji
Aitape
Madang
Douglas MacArthur
Humbolt Bay
Lake Sentani
Nefari
Cyclops
Sentani
Tanahmerah
Humboldt Bay
Sentani Lake
Fifth Air Force
Kamiri
Geelvink Bay
It’s Your War Too Jeeps and Meter Conflict
In Charlotte a soldier parks a jeep by a parking meter and a bystander jokes about paying. The soldier retorts that the nickel belongs to him as much as to the bystander, highlighting wartime humor and shared sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
First Texas Navy Boot Camp Opens at Camp Wallace
Camp Wallace in South Texas will become the Navy’s first boot camp in the Southwest. The base, formerly an Army anti aircraft training ground, will be transferred to Navy control at 5 p m Sunday with Comdr Delwyn Hyatt relieving Col Leroy Nelson as executive in charge. Nearest boot camps are in San Diego and Great Lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Wallace
South Texas
Navy Control
Southwest
Comdr
Delwyn Hyatt
Col
Leroy Nelson
San Diego
Calif
Great Lakes
Control Methods For Garden Insect Pests
Garden notice outlines practical controls for plant lice cutworms and potato bugs. Recommends nicotine sulphate or Black Leaf Forty sprays for lice and poison bran mash for cutworms. Describes arsenate of lead dusting for potato bugs and invites public use of two 3 gallon sprayers by Whitewright Future Farmer boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Whitewright Future Farmer Boys
Newspaper Men See End of War in 1945
A survey of leading publishers and editors at their annual convention predicts the war in Europe will end in 1945 with Japan surrendering soon after, though opinions vary on exact timing. Noted figures including Capper, Ethridge, Knight, Carter, and Ward offer differing forecasts of Europe and Pacific outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Europe
Japan
Germany
Grove Patterson
Toledo Blade
H. L. Mencken
Baltimore Sun
C. Dorsey Warfield
Baltimore News- Post
Senator Capper
Kansas
Capper
Mark Ethridge
Louisville Courier-Journal and Times
H. G. Henthorne
Tulsa World
Pacific
Don H. Thompson
The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Beaverbrook
John S. Knight
Detroit Free Press
Miami Herald
Akron Beacon-Journal
England
Lord Beaverbrook
Malcolm Bingay
Amon Carter
Fort Worth
Oveta Culp Hobby
WAC
Houston Post
Mencken
Two Members Resign from Sherman Selective Service Board
Sherman Texas two board members H G Tuck and J H Waggoner resign from Selective Service Board No 2 effective April 29. Waggoner had served since October 1940 and Tuck since January as chairman. New members will be appointed to fill the vacancies. The resignations follow prior changes within the board and reduce trips for residents like Whitewright to Sherman for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Tuck
Sherman
J. H. Waggoner
Whitewright
Selective Service Board No. 2
Waggoner
Mr. Tuck
Will Leslie
Forrest Peveto
C. T. Freeman
Tuck
Ration Points Cut For Butter Some Meats Are Higher
The Office of Price Administration announced a new ration chart effective April 30 to June 30. Butter drops to twelve points per pound, while lamb and mutton values fall, and most steaks and roasts rise by one point. Beef cuts vary with several increases and decreases. many processed meats become point free or unchanged. Shortening and certain oils remain ration free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Victory Underwear Joke Sparks Laughable Front Line
In a light moment, Harry boasts about new Victory underwear. Jerry asks what’s different, and Harry quips that one deep breath reveals a second front, turning a simple joke into a playful exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Jerry
District Governor Visits Rotary Club in Whitewright
Bill Bradfield, governor of the 128th Rotary district, visited the Whitewright club on Friday. He spoke on how Rotary could promote goodwill locally nationally and internationally. Presenting him was Russell Summers, club president. Accompanying Bradfield were Ben Dyer and other visitors F. M. Dyer Harold Pace and Harlie Busby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Bradfield
Garland
128Th
Rotary District
Whitewright Club
Rotary
Mr. Bradfield
Russell Summers
Ben Dyer
Whitewright
Bradfield
F. M. Dyer
Farmersville
Harold W. Pace
Harlie Busby
U. S. Navy
Painless tax bill presented by Doughton
Chairman Robert L. Doughton and the Ways and Means Committee offered a painless tax bill for 50 000 000 income taxpayers. Speaker Sam Rayburn scheduled House action for May 3 with expectations of swift passage to the White House. The bill shifts some tax burdens but keeps changes small, raising some rates for singles and childless couples while easing the load for large families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
House
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Congress
White House
Patton remark disowned by War Secretary in World rule claim
The War Department stated Lt. Gen. George S. Patton spoke for himself not for the department after he said Americans Brits and Russians are destined to rule the world. Secretary Henry L. Stimson issued a memorandum distancing the Pentagon from Pattons comment. The AP had asked if the War Department approved Pattons Anglo Russian American manifest destiny claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
George S. Patton
Henry L. Stimson
Patton
Associated Press
General Patton
Sicily
England
Sun Honor Roll Receives Weekly Subscriptions Addition
The Sun lists weekly honor roll names including new subscribers and renewals for another year. Names include Mrs. D. M. Rich, Pfc. John R. Bow, Miss Maggie Noe, Griffin Dollarhide USN, Lee Norris, J. L. Pointer, L. O. Lackey, Mrs. George Hiett, C. N. Ross, Pvt. Troy P. Owen, S/Sgt. Thomas E. Sanderson, EB A Mag Douglas, Ray Manning, Mrs. W. B. Hestand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
D. M. Rich
Pfc
John R. Bow
Maggie Noe
Griffin Dollarhide
U.S. N
Lee Norris
J. L. Pointer
L. O. Lackey
George Hiett
C. N. Ross
Troy P. Owen
Thomas E. Sanderson
EB. A
Mag) Douglas
Ray Manning
W. B. Hestand
Texas Set to Send 4 Delegates to Democratic National Convention
Dallas report notes Myron G. Blalock says Texas will have 4 delegates at the Chicago convention and 48 votes total due to transportation and hotel limits. He cites seating restrictions as the reason for the delegation size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Myron G. Blalock
Texas
Chicago
Blalock
Yanks Take Two Hollandia Dromes In New Guinea
Sewell Avery of Montgomery Ward surrendered control of the mail order firm to the Commerce Department after Roosevelt issued executive orders backed by military police. Wayne C. Taylor of the department oversaw the transfer as troops joined the main office to enforce the move. Avery left the building via a rear exit following a stand against the government action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Chicago
Ill
Sewell Avery
Montgomery Ward & Company
Department of Commerce
Avery
Roosevelt
War Labor Board
United Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Employees Union
CSO
National Labor Relations Board
Taylor
Congress
Rejection Figures Tie Draft to Overseas Force
United States forces overseas reach about 3 600 000 men Maj Gen Lewis B Hershey said at a conference. He noted that the number rejected in the draft equals the overseas force and urged one year of peacetime training for youths for national preservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
National War and Peace Fitness Conference
American Association For Health, Physical Education and Recreation
Rural Aid Schools Gain Wider Spending Latitude
Texas rural aid schools will share a surplus of 1.5 million dollars. Attorney general says the rural aid for current expenses beyond teachers salaries may be increased from 180 dollars per teacher per year in accredited schools and 160 dollars in unaccredited schools. Each school's gain corresponds to its teacher count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Texas
G. C. Morris
Condemned Moore Land May Return to Owners
The Senate adopted an amendment to the Navy Department appropriation bill requiring return of 532 acres condemned near Moore Oklahoma for a Navy airport. Oil wells now on the land prompted the Navy to abandon use of the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Senate
Thomas
Oklahoma
Navy Department
Moore
Okla
Navy
Used Car Rationing Near, OPA Man Says
Elliott Taylor, chief of the OPA auto ration branch, told Texas Automotive Dealers Association delegates in San Antonio that used car rationing is coming closer each day. He said supplies cannot be replenished until after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Elliott Taylor
OPA Auto Ration
Taylor
Texas Automotive Dealers’ Association
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Independence, Kansas, Army Air Base
Ben Bow
R. W. Henry
U.S. Navy
J. W. Henry
Southwest Pacific
Edwin Badgett
Italy
W. L. Hatfield
Vesuvious
Clyde T. Vestal
John Vestal
Camp Lee
the Sun
APO
San Francisco
Jack Bradley
A. G. Bradley
Camp Stewart
C. B. Bryant Jr
Chapel Hill
C. B. Bryant III
Navy Training School
University of North Carolina
John T. Thornton
Lawton
T. E. Thornton
Oklahoma City
Woodrow W. Brock
Eugene Brown
Seymour Johnson Field
Brock
Yale University
Harold Pace
Roswell
N. M
Roscoe Pace
Denison
Pace
Pecos Army Air Field
Frank S. Harris
Coy Harris
Big Spring
S. E. Wallace
Pvt
Horace Ashlock
Hawaii
Oahu
John L. Biggerstaff
Camp
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
John
Army
Camp Robinson
T. G. Doss
Denver
Colo
Robert L. Doss
Army Fitzimons General Hospital
Robert
Montgomery Ward
Texas Navy
By Rex Cruse
Long
John Alden
Selective Service Board
Rotary Club
Doughton
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