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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
2
National notices outline wartime rationing by OWI including indefinite shelf life for certain stamps and tire limits. WPB urges shops to utilize regulations, and War Shipping Administration seeks men 26 plus for sea service training with registration in cities.
A wife urges restraint as a husband boasts the horse’s equal wits. She quietly warns he might want to sell it someday, signaling cautious optimism about the animal’s value and future fate.
Mrs. John MacFarlane Phillips of Pittsburgh was selected American Mother for 1944 by the American Mothers Committee of the Golden Rule Foundation. She was praised for over three years of unstinting social welfare work in her community. She has five grandchildren and a war effort family.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest reflects on a young man’s path from peaceful service to warfare. The verse notes a shift from preaching and helping others to learning weaponry and mechanics, depicting how youth confronts freedom’s price through sacrifice and combat. It ends with a line about language demographics in Brazil, noting Portuguese is spoken by four times as many people as in Portugal.
The War Food Administration ordered a sixty day freeze on all corn sales from farms and elevators in 125 Midwest Corn Belt counties to direct 80 million bushels to war industries. The move bars purchases by anyone but the government, aims to prevent plant shutdowns, and maintains the $1.16 per bushel ceiling price in Chicago.
Austin. State Health Officer Dr George W Cox urges Texans to back May 1 as Child Health Day and to immunize children against diphtheria. He says parental cooperation is essential and recommends diphtheria toxoid for six to nine months old, noting two thirds of diphtheria deaths are under six. He also says smallpox can be eradicated by universal vaccination.
A group of British dentists urged public health measures to curb tooth and gum disease. They recommend chewing firm foods like toast crusts, ending meals with raw fruits and vegetables, brushing gums and teeth with salt water at night, and visiting a dentist twice a year.
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