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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1943
Page
4
Whitewright Sun offers notices of entertainments box suppers and bene fits at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect and similar items will be charged. Publisher J H Waggoner Glenn Doss editor. Subscription one fifty per year in advance. Corrections policy stated.
A New York World Telegram writer describes a cross country freight run with millions of war materials bound for Pacific plants and ships. The vivid cab scene highlights the power and danger of wartime railroading as observers imagine the vast currency pool fueling defense production. The piece ends with a satirical poke at bond buying and Morgenthau’s office.
A critical essay argues that government owned flood control dams primarily serve hydroelectric power, not flood control. It contends dam construction harms surrounding property when kept full for energy, noting citizens have little redress against the state.
A financial expert laments shortages of ten thousand dollar bills amid general distrust of currency. He notes only 2,200 are outstanding and argues the public does not use such large notes. The piece treats money habits with a satirical tone.
Americans learn conservation through a wartime lesson. Scarcity shifts focus to prevention as millions in property are lost yearly to fires. Education must curb daily habits to reduce preventable fires in homes, factories, and farms.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Representative Doughton and Senator George, backed by Secretary Morgenthau, seek greater equity in wartime taxation. They warn fixed income white collar workers face unjust burdens next year, urging sales tax shifts to curb consumption and inflation while protecting the forgotten man.
A reader from Phoenix questions the reality behind the book Chicken Every Sunday about a boarding house in Phoenix Arizona. The letter suggests the book may be right yet a real chicken Sunday boarding house may not be found in Phoenix.
Washington reports America’s No 1 secret weapon the bazooka a five foot pipe like rocket gun with a rifle stock. Military experts credit it with aiding Allied victories in Africa and Sicily while Russians Germans and Italians also use rocket guns. The weapon is simple powerful and compared to a mortar in design.
The American Bible Society will supply waterproof testaments for lifeboats aboard merchant ships with the Merchant Marine insignia, with over 20 000 volumes required. Stephen Benet, a respected American writer, died at 44 and Farrar Rinehart published his Western Star recounting early English arrivals and perilous sea journeys.
Army reports describe a rocket shell fired by a two pistol grip weapon with an electric trigger. The one to two foot projectile is finned at the tail and tipped with a taped nose charge. It penetrates steel and concrete, burning through three feet of concrete and three inches of armor, delivering a hit like a 75 mm shell.
London reports that over 46 months up to June 30 allied forces captured, sunk, or damaged 9,045,683 gross tons of German and Italian shipping by surface ships, submarines, aircraft or mines. Losses by the Russian forces are not included. Merchant shipping sunk or damaged rose by more than 2,863,000 tons in the past year.
New Orleans reports 17 year old Navy fireman first class Robert A. Taconi recalls Sicilians welcoming U.S. troops because they had not eaten spaghetti in three years. He adds that Sicilian prisoners said they were reduced to eating soup.
An American warship arrived at an East Coast port after Sicily landings. A young officer stepped ashore flashing two new service ribbons and a proud chest. The scene suggested a notable crew achievement beyond medals.
A soldier boasts to his girlfriend that he has 10 cigars from nine officers who returned home to new babies. He notes the extra cigar for twins, humorously linking victory in Sicily to a stash from comrade fathers.
Great Falls Montana reporting that Lady the seeing eye dog shielded her 19 year old master George Anderson from a rattlesnake by allowing two strikes. Anderson praised the dog’s sacrifice and noted Lady will recover per a veterinarian. Anderson had only recently brought the dog home from the ranch.
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