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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1944
Page
4
Notice from J. H. Waggoner publisher and Glenn Doss managing editor lists that entertainments, box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be billed at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions of respect are also charged for.
Published every Thursday subscription price set at $1.50 per year payable in advance. Any erroneous reflection on character or reputation in The Whitewright Sun will be corrected promptly upon notification to the publisher.
LOOKING AHEAD argues for swift postwar employment for 25 million Americans through industrial investment of about 150 billion dollars to equip plants and create wages. It calls for balanced production, low costs, and coordinated efforts by labor, industry, and government, with future installments on labor's role.
The Texas general fund sat at 93 179 dollars after a 3 399 030 dollar call to pay warrants up to August 31 1944 placing the account on a temporary cash basis. Gov Stevenson promotes economies and idle-fund transfers to avoid bond issues as the state nears a permanent cash basis next January.
In Arkansas, Representative J. W. Fullbright's lead over Gov. Homer M. Adkins grew to more than 31,000 as precincts remaining uncounted dropped below 150. The update came from The Sun with adding machine paper noted.
Washington reports two hot weather tips from the Post Office Department. Mail gifts to service personnel overseas between September 15 and October 15. Pack securely with reinforced boxes, address on all surfaces, and keep parcels under five pounds and within size limits.
A glass-topped case near the Smithsonian’s bird room holds a blended whisky bottle as part of a World War II era lifeboat survival kit. The “lifesaver” also includes sunburn lotion, cigarets, K rations, fishing gear, matches, a can opener and 14 beer cans of water. An air captain from Texas notes the “awful lot of chaser for such a little whisky.”
The twelve Federal Reserve districts report mixed gains and lingering drought effects in the latest industrial and agricultural trends. Sorgum plantings exceed cotton by a million acres as drought-stricken ranges drive rapid cattle marketing and higher meat prices pressure farm income prospects.
Springfield Missouri Rep. Martin Bennett reports the U S S Missouri as the most powerful battleship afloat. He describes it as the largest battleship with a crew of 2700 and several aircraft. Bennett praises the radar system as remarkable for its ability to shoot behind the horizon and show hits or misses.
Shreveport reports J. O. Leach of Beaumont died early Saturday after a black widow bite three weeks earlier. He developed lockjaw and proved allergic to horse serum, prompting a Dallas rabbit serum treatment flown to Shreveport by plane from Barksdale Field midweek.
Limestone County residents await the outcome after Sheriff Sam Adkins and Herman Adams withdrew from the race leaving Charlie Shreve as the remaining candidate. Shreve did not finish with a decision in the first primary.
War employment has slipped in the Dallas region and beyond, says Business Week, with workers moving to peace jobs even in agriculture where farm hands remain scarce and wages high. Planners worry post war industrial workers from rural areas face reduced opportunities due to mechanization and the end of tenant farming.
The County Democratic Executive Committee will allow all three men or any who wish to run again in a second primary. Voters want to know what happens if Shreve decides not to run.
The U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports in Austin that a severe heat wave hits South Texas fall crops, with fields stressed, seed beds needing extra care, and Lower Rio Grande Valley snap bean planting delayed awaiting rain. Irrigation water supplies are running low. Valparaiso has double decker street cars.
The column notes Democratic primaries set for July and August 1944. It lists County Clerk J. C. Buchanan running for promotion and J. H. White as another figure involved.
Louis XIV ruled Europe for 72 years marking the longest reign in the continent's history. Darwin's Origin of the Species sold out on its first publication day. Over half of Bolivia's population are indigenous people.
A newcomer candidate for precinct two commissioner reports several former July election opponents switching to support in the August primary. The message highlights encouragement from new political backers as the campaign advances.
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