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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1944
Page
4
Public notice from Whitewright Texas regarding post office mail matter classification and charges for entertainments with admission fees. Publisher Glenn Doss and member J H Waggoner are listed. memorials and resolutions also incur standard advertising rates.
The Whitewright Sun lists weekly publication cadence with a yearly subscription price of 1.50 dollars payable in advance. It promises full correction of any erroneous reflections upon character, standing, or reputation upon notification to the publisher.
Admiral Randall Jacobs cites widespread deficiencies in reading writing and arithmetic among commission candidates. He argues mass produced diplomas and grand buildings mask a collapse of foundational education and calls for reform in public schools and colleges to restore true educational aims.
Secretary of War Stimson warns disunity could lose the war as Allied collaboration and civilian support are crucial. He cites streamlined services under Marshall and the risk of public over confidence, partisanship, and lax security on the home front in the coming campaigns.
Newsmen visiting southern camps across six states report that U S infantry training now重 includes firing all arms, hand-to-hand and urban combat, and house to house operations. Maj. Gen. Withers A. Burress notes soldiers must be first team ready, demonstrating belly crawls under fire and simulated shelling for the 379th Infantry.
Brig. Gen. William H. Holcombe leads Camp Gordon Johnson demonstrations on St James Island as visitors observe Negro soldiers operating sea-going jeeps and two-ton ducks for ship to shore maneuvers. Landing barges and cranes illustrate beachhead operations to fix a battlefield win.
Houston police detectives Crespo and O'Neill describe a method using a loaf of bread an old shirt and a shotgun to locate a drowned body. The record notes the odd combination as part of the recovery attempt.
In Buffalo Bayou, after search parties failed, Billy Johnson Jr. performed a public safety ritual for Roosevelt Pryor, 17. Johnson tossed Pryor’s shirt and bread, then fired a safety item twice. nine minutes later Pryor’s body surfaced where the items paused. Detectives referred the matter to Justice of the Peace Tom Maes.
The piece argues that in war every legitimate job supports the effort. It calls conscientious work and maximizing a role as patriotic, urging citizens to develop their duties to the utmost. It champions practical patriotism over vocal opposition to war-related work or money concerns.
Fort Sill prisoners Pvt. William T. Arleth 20 and Pvt. James W. McDonald 18 fled in a stolen car after leaving a guardhouse. State Patrolman J R Garvey halted the pursuit by shooting out a tire on Westview near W Fifth, ending a 15 minute chase through Arlington Heights as citizens fled and the fugitives fled across lawns.
Garvey called for help as two unarmed soldiers fled. State troopers Willingham and Frizell joined but pulled out when a patrol car tire blew. Soldiers were turned over to military police.
McAllen District leaders authorize a petition to Kansas City at the general conference urging reduced education standards for ministers to address pulpit shortages. The move follows the district’s renaming from Brownsville and its first annual meeting.
Ministers lacking college degrees may be admitted to the conference due to a shortage of qualified ministers to sustain church operations. The measure aims to ensure continued church services and leadership across communities.
Prisoners say the German 362nd Division at Anzio has grown weary of the fight since February. They recall a verse about General Greiner promising to fight to the last man and not withdraw until all survivors fit in one motor lorry.
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