Men in Uniform Share Weekend News From Whitewright
Soldiers and sailors from Whitewright area update families on furloughs addresses and transfers. Anther Hudgins Jr promotions in France and various service members move to new postings and receive decorations including a Bronze Star.
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U. S. A. Signal Corps
R. D. Cross
Whitewright
Sergeant Cross
Edgar Cross
White Rock
New Guinea
Opal Cross
Bethel Negro Settlement
Bells
E. S. Gregory
Denver
Colo
Ernest Proud
New York
Hampson H. Field
Cleveland
Ohio
K. Morrison
Rochester
New Trinity River Survey Underway From Fort Worth to Liberty
Army engineers start a comprehensive Trinity River survey from Fort Worth to Liberty near the river mouth in preparation for canalization. The Denison Dam project completes and moves to Trinity work, updating earlier surveys authorized by Congress last year.
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Washington
Trinity River
Fort Worth
Liberty
Army
Denison
Congress
Beefs Grades to Lose Rationing as Point Values End
Washington sources said utility beef roasts and steaks will be ration free starting August 13 with ham and pork loins remaining rationed. By September 1 better commercial beef steaks and roasts also become point free, narrowing rationed items to choose and good grades used by military and hospitality. The change settles a War Food Administration and Office of Price Administration dispute.
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Washington, D. C
War Food Administration
Office of Price Administration
Roosevelt Truman Delegates Likely To Lead Texas Convention
The Houston Chronicle reports a Roosevelt Truman majority among Texas Democratic delegates for the September 12 Dallas convention. From 172 of 254 counties, 95 pro Roosevelt, 38 anti Roosevelt, 39 uninstructed. 25 counties not listed, with some reporting walkouts affecting counts.
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Houston
Houston Chronicle
Roosevelt
Truman
Dallas
Chronicle
The
West
Texas
el Paso
Harrison
Tarrant
the Chronicle
Congress to Act on Postwar Demobilization Plans
Congress reconvenes after a six week recess with fewer than 100 House members and 30 senators in attendance. Speaker Rayburn announces committees will move quickly on demobilization for service members and wartime industry reconversion. Aims include employment insurance and early consideration of demobilization legislation within two weeks.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
435
Henry A. Wallace
Sam Rayburn
Bonham
Texas
Rayburn
Armed Services
Cigaret Shortage Blamed on Fiber Board Shortage
Washington reports a wartime squeeze hits smokers as shortages of favored brands and midpriced cigars appear. Officials deny a tobacco shortage, attributing the issue to an acute lack of fiber board for shipping materials and quotas for carton production.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Sam
Britain Reports Deadly Robot Bomb Attacks
Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced that robot bombs killed 4,735 people in seven weeks from June 15 to July 31, with 14,000 seriously injured and 17,000 houses destroyed. He warned the threat would not end soon, while vowing to increase punishment by Britain’s fighters.
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London
Winston Churchill
Britain
Cotton loan rate May Advance to 20 Cents Plus
Government loan rates for 1944 likely rise five to six cents per pound above 1943 levels. Based on mid July parity, estimated loan rates for middling 7 8 inch cotton would be about 19.50 cents, and 15 16 inch cotton about 20.55 cents. Net rate around 21.40 cents, with last year at 20.06.
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New York
World's Biggest Barn Destroyed by Fire
A massive barn at the Blue Bird farm near Wilmer burned yesterday. Owned by Dallas oil operator C. W. Murchison, the structure valued at 60 000 and tied to his race horse string. Fire also destroyed 8000 dollars worth of equipment and 600 bales of hay. The barn measured 200 by 150 by 80 feet.
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Dallas
C. W. Murchison
Blue Bird Farm
Wilmer
Murchison
Best Cotton Crop In Years Seen As County Gets Rain
Sherman. Grayson County faces a bountiful cotton season despite shrinking acreage from 90 000 to under 65 000 acres. County agent W O Teddlie notes abundant fruiting, minor bollworms and weevils, scattered insect activity due to early showers, and miller leaf worm absence. Corn and grain sorghums look promising with above average eastern county conditions and good peanut prospects.
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Sherman
Grayson County
W. O. Teddlie
Grayson
State Sets Tax Rate At 55 Cents
The automatic tax board set a 55 cent property tax per $100 valuation for 1944 18 cents for schools 35 cents for the general revenue fund and 2 cents for the confederate veterans pension fund The rise of eight cents per $100 chiefly increases the school levy due to the state board of education decision to provide a $6 000 000 balance to schools plus the $25 per capita. Gov Coke R Stevenson notes the balance would have reduced the school increase if carried over but will instead fund teacher salaries.
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Austin
General Revenue Fund
Confederate Veterans Pension Fund
Automatic Tax Board
State Board of Education
Coke R. Stevenson
Army Order Ends Juarez Boom Shakeup Hits Border Town
Juarez Mexico sees a sudden collapse of a major tourist economy after American Army authorities barred soldiers from crossing from El Paso. Saloons cafes and curio shops fade as civilian crossers dwindle and local officials work on a recovery plan including health and traffic department changes.
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Juarez
Mexico
United States
el Paso
Rio Grande
Chamber of Commerce
Chavez
Chihuahua
International Bridge
What Do They Expect The Screen Rights Too
A Chicago newsboy shouted a war sales line in a loud booth joking about German death traps and Rommel. He then added a bait line asking what buyers would pay for a nickel.
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Chicago
Rommel
Churchill says victory may come soon as war nears end
In a House of Commons review Churchill warned against false hopes but said victory may come soon. He cited Allied beachhead news in France and Russian, American, and Italian advances, noting the Red Army has torn guts from German forces while Pacific victories speed a Japan end.
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London
Winston Churchill
Churchill
France
Red Army
Hitler
Japan
Germany
House of Commons
House
Pacific
Italy
Selective Service Lifts Ban On Induction Of Men Over Twenty Five
In Austin Texas local draft boards were instructed to lift the ban on induction of registrants over 25 by proper classification of all groups General J Watt Page state selective service director announced. The directive comes after a national draft director Hershey order noting the armed forces still prefer 18 to 25 but inductions must use proper classification not arbitrary postponement.
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Austin
Texas
J. Watt Page
Selective Service
General Page
Lewis B. Hershey
Army Prohibits Soldier Vote Polls In War Theatre
War correspondents in this theatre were told not to ask soldiers how they will vote under a threat of a $1000 fine and a year in prison. A press bulletin board note cites United States law banning polling military personnel on political views. Officials say the notice came through regular channels from the War Department in Washington.
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Rome
United States
War Department
Washington
Navy to Trim Submarine Construction
The Navy announced a cutback in the submarine building program due to fewer losses than expected and a need to allocate resources to at least eight other ship or weapon types. No exact figures were given on the size of the cutback or the current submarine fleet, though known or in commission subs appear to exceed 200.
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Washington
Navy
Second Guam Field Captured By Yanks in Marianas
Pearl Harbor dispatch from Hawaii reports the capture of Tiyan Airfield on Guam by Marines and Army after 13 days of combat. Nimitz tallies 7,419 Japanese killed and 1,022 American dead with 4,946 wounded and 305 missing as 77th Division advances from Mount Tenjo to the east coast.
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Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Guam
Marianas
Chester W. Nimitz
Tiyan
Nimitz
Holland M. Smith
Fleet Marine Forces
Pacific
A. D. Bruce
77Th Division
United States
Saipan
77Th
Tenjo
Federal sale of land to be in small lots
The Government will sell surplus war land in family-size parcels to farm purchasers who will cultivate it. W. L. Clayton, Surplus War Property Administrator, outlined policies for RFC real estate sales. Goals include prompt sales at current values, potential recapture for defense needs, repurchase rights for former owners, and avoiding sales to speculators or large tract consolidators.
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Washington
W. L. Clayton
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Patton
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Clayton
RFC
Wallace Exonerates South For Defeat
Vice President Henry A. Wallace, at a Des Moines event, exonerated the South for his failed renomination at Chicago last week. He stated that Southern leaders financed by Wall Street bore blame, while praising Midwest farmers and figures like Marvin Jones, Senator John Bankhead, and Senator Alben Barkley for farm legislation support.
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Des Moines
Henry A. Wallace
Chicago
Wall Street
Wallace
Midwest
South
Marvin Jones
Sen
John Bankhead
Alben Barkley
Lightning bolt kills fisherman near Grayson County
A bolt of lightning struck Joe Bud Knox a 24 year old farmer while fishing in a tank near his home in Grayson County on Sunday causing his death.
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Sherman
Joe Bud Knox
Grayson County
Knox
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