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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1943
Page
4
Notice from the association page listing entertainments and box suppers with admission fees charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions will also be charged. Glenn Doss as publisher and J. H. Waggoner as editor.
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A Texas Defense Guard profile highlights its volunteer status with no pay, self-funded uniforms and transport, and calls for state funding to expand equipment. Comparisons to New York and Illinois funding are included, alongside a critique of free speech limits in the Texas Senate and a defense of citizen expression.
Out of state lenders offer mail loans to Texans at 36 percent yearly. Rep. James Goodman of Midland urges passage of House bill 465, the small loans licensing act, to curb these practices as revealed in yesterday’s report.
Kansas City money lender offers loans up to 300 dollars at 36 percent yearly interest. Lawmakers criticize the flood of mail order loan ads and warn that lenders may close up. Senator Weaver Moore notes borrowers gain from mail loans.
Washington relief outlays from 1933 to 1942 totaled 24.83 billion dollars covering public assistance and work programs. WPA led with 9.04 billion, state local general assistance 6.06 billion, old age pensions 3.02 billion, CCC 2.14 billion, with other programs and emergency funds making up the rest.
Edgar A. Guest praises soldiers for their uncomplaining sacrifices and mothers who fear not, while the soldiers trust in the home front. The poem highlights mutual belief, endurance, and the ache if failure becomes real.
The RAF has crafted a distinctive lexicon with terms like browned off for bored and put up a black for taking action. The evolving jargon reflects daily life and duties among pilots and crews.
The passage explains adopted RAF slang now common usage. Terms include flinginga woo for dating, roughneck as an unlikeable person, gen and duff gen for real information and wrong information, flap for a sudden operation, flat spin for being busy, Chief Plumber for Chief Engineer, Quack for the doctor, Second Dickey for the second pilot, stickyback for a photographer, dicing and shaky-do for dangerous targets, piece of cake for an easy target, and stooge around to take a beaker for hanging around after bombs.
Miami reports a new wartime industry producing poisonous snake venom for the Army Medical Corps. Ross Allen runs labs milking venom from 35,000 snakes this year for antisnake serum. Venom from 15 to 20 U S rattlesnake types is shipped worldwide and used mainly to stop bleeding by forming a firm blood clot.
The Reverend Frank A. Grubbs finishing a two week Dixon Street Christian Church revival found his car missing from the curb as he prepared to leave. He doubted his sermon’s reach after the theft and the vehicle disappeared from Gainesville.
Early morning scene shows Mark Twain, newly moved into his first home, visiting a neighbor and delivering a polite but urgent warning that the house across the street is on fire. He announces his identity and intent, sparking a quick response from the resident.
A young soldier’s plea amuses Robert Wynne of Eastman Dodge County Post. He prays Oh Lord please distribute the enemy’s shots like the pay among the officers. The humorous wartime quip reflects soldiers’ wit amid dispatches from the field.
A collection of light war time gags and quips. A local celebrity disputes a misidentified title at a boxing match. A bride recalls daring in marriage while a groom counters with a joke. A barracks tale shows a mother chasing her Brown son among officers.
A woman visits a noted divorce attorney and asks if she has grounds for divorce. When asked if she is married, she says yes, and the lawyer replies that she indeed has grounds. The exchange underscores the legal basis for divorce amid a personal consultation.
Mrs Jones confronts a maid in the kitchen after discovering her on the butler's lap. The maid insists the act is performed for nothing, not as a paid service, prompting the mistress to demand an explanation.
A pithy remark declares that people who throw kisses are near hopelessly lazy. The line reflects a playful critique of gesture without action, framed in a sharp, tongue in cheek tone.
A terse exchange unfolds between a couple planning marriage and a doctor patient exchange. The man says Let us marry the woman agrees. long silence follows before prompts to speak arise. The patient asks for a stimulant the doctor notes the stimulant is in the bill.
A wash woman passing a butcher shop reads white window lines: Weiners 30 and Hamburger 27. She jokes about the game and asks if the wife does all her washing. the reply "All except her back" lands as a punchline.
The exchange shows a Sarge challenging a Private about the barrel and poker. The Private explains he spent hours with others who are skilled at poker. The moment captures military humor and camaraderie.
A whispered exchange in a barber shop shows the master guiding a trainee as a man sits for a shave. The barber warns to proceed carefully, while the helper volunteers to practice under supervision.
John notes Jane declined a higher priority while Jack explains she offered a B-13 priority as the best available. The exchange centers on constraints in assigning urgency or importance.
In a light exchange, MacTavish explains he photographed only one of the twins because they look so alike that duplicating the portrait would waste money. The remark highlights the strong resemblance between the siblings.
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