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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1943
Page
2
Reporter describes ongoing Sicilian campaign with low battle casualties and strong hospital support. Army endures malaria, weather favorable, and advances are made with infantry supported by heavy artillery. A chaplain's role highlighted amid frontline combat and a note on the beauty of Sicilian cemeteries.
The bulletin explains infantile paralysis is not as contagious as colds or influenza. Cases often appear unconnected with few family clusters. Virus found in bowels and in flies. spread unclear. It peaks in summer and subsides with cold weather, suggesting insect involvement.
A poem contrasts heavenly harmony with a wartime drumbeat, urging divine touch to heal souls and rally Allied resolve. It foresees a new dawn and music from the spheres delivering peace, framing the war as a divine struggle toward quiet.
Oatmeal serves as a good meat stretcher used uncooked as a binding material in meat leaves croquettes and patties. To keep leaf lettuce crisp wash dry roll in a towel and store in a cold place but use soon thereafter.
A meditation on winter buds awakening with the vernal sun. The bud rests through snow and sleet until warmth arrives. It swells and becomes a flower leaf or twig, containing life and potential from dogwood to maple and beyond.
A San Angelo writer reflects on the city’s distinctive personality and scenery including two mountains and three rivers. He recalls former Texas League star Bad News Jim Galloway, notes his quirky telegram homesick trick, and ponders favorite childhood candies Wine balls and jaw breakers explained.
The narrator notes his wife aims to surround their daughters with better people for better husbands while he contemplates the easier path of associating with their social equals. He admits to preferring the easier route but hints at alignment with her view.
A speaker laments repeated choices to seek the company of upper class peers, noting the pull of “equals” over pride. He contrasts modern dating for fun with older aims of matrimony, critiques lengthy moral sermons, and comments on family dynamics and the cost of experience as a teacher.
ICC report shows Class 1 railroads earned 1 028 185 625 from passenger traffic in 1942, nearly double 1941’s 514 687 031. Freight, mail and other revenues rose, while taxes and expenses increased. total operating revenues rose from 5 346 699 998 in 1941 to 7 466 227 054 in 1942 and net income to 958 860 655 from 501 393 076.
Col. Royal L. Gervais, in a War Department report, fixes Japanese Guadalcanal losses at 40,500 men. The disclosure was made in Washington and accompanies ongoing World War II coverage.
Texas wells produced 45,210,764 barrels in June, 5.5 percent under the Railroad Commission allowance. Of this, 5,461,133 barrels were stored, and pipeline runs totaled 44,893,361 barrels. Underproduction ranged from 1.88 percent in district 6 to 14.11 percent in West Central Texas.
Shreveport Louisiana reports a new in an oil field looms in Tensas Parish after the Shelly No 1 test by Carter Oil Company. The drill reached 8444 feet with 28 feet of Tuscaloosa sand and 2700 feet of oil shows. Casing not yet set and well is twelve miles north of Lake St John field.
Ration officials warned holders of War Ration Book No 3 to add their name address and signature on the front covers to avoid replacement problems if the book is lost or canceled due to death military service or a duplicate being issued.
The Alabama Agricultural Experimental Station at Auburn recommends fish farming on wasteland near a stream. A suitable field is dammed to form a pond stocked with climate adapted fish such as bass, catfish, and bream. Fertilizers stimulate aquatic plant growth supporting the pond ecosystem.
The text describes converting land to fish ponds with plants supporting microscopic life that feeds fish. It claims potential yields of up to 600 pounds of fish per acre, far above 150 pounds of beef, with production costs lower. German farms reportedly achieve over 400 pounds per acre.
Washington reported a 50 percent decline in arrests for passing counterfeit money in the year ending June 30, with 159 captures versus 317 the previous year. Officials said the Secret Service is nearing its goal of erasing the bogus money racket, though two new wrinkles in the counterfeiting game emerged.
A mother asks about Tommy hands and he recalls the old, terrible sharp teeth that Jimmy Jones used to have. The dialogue reveals a haunting memory tied to a past incident and a warning from a child.
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