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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1942
Page
2
The Agriculture Department reports this year’s total crops about 21 percent above prewar averages, with yields per acre up around 28 percent from 1922–32 and 6 percent above any prior year. Corn, oats, and wheat forecasts rise to record or near-record levels, plus large increases in barley, rice, rye, and major vegetable oils.
The Treasury fixes an August War Bond quota at 815 million dollars, down from one billion in July, with a federal payroll allotment of 9.75 million and territorial allocations for Alaska Canal Zone Hawaii Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The plan assumes a 12 billion dollar annual level and notes seasonal farm income may affect monthly sales.
A reflective piece discusses work life as a game and the risk of idleness, cites Java road signs teaching reading and parking concepts, notes War Emergency Bible distributions to servicemen and prisoners, and muses on friendship and mutual aid during trying times.
The War Production Board ordered a production stoppage of domestic heaters using fuel oil or gas, except for orders from the Army Navy Coast Guard Maritime Commission or War Shipping Administration. The move applies to circulating radiant and floor and wall furnaces. Replacement parts production continues. WPB cites holdings of 200 000 oil heaters and 300 000 gas heaters in stock.
In a humorous exchange Jerry asks why there is favoritism in the family. Tom replies that biting nails causes trouble, while the baby putting a foot in his mouth is seen as cute, highlighting playful family dynamics.
Mrs. Sarah Ditson of Cedar Grove pledges to double hog production in 1942 and to maintain hogs with wire to keep them penned. In a letter to Mount Hazle Auxiliary of the American Legion she asserts strong wartime support and personal resolve.
Boogy jokes about confessing unworthiness before proposing. Woogy counters that she did it first. A light conversational gag centered on honesty in romance.
The State Department of Public Welfare will distribute this month 3,571,721 to 177,822 Old Age Assistance recipients. Expenditures exceed income due to monthly allocations of 1,750,000 from state funds. The average grant rose to 20.09, with 7,599 cases reinvestigated yielding a 6.27 dollar average raise to 6,232 recipients.
Private Milo R Chamberlain of Chanute Field Illinois writes to the Coffeyville Journal asking to insert an advertisement in the classified section. Wanted Good baker of cookies cakes and pastries To apply send large samples from a soldier in Mather Field Wing Tips.
Army Air Force observers report ground markings woven into countryside that served as arrows pointing to air bases and factories. The markings were erased after discovery and led to civilian flying bans along the eastern seaboard from the Canadian border to North Carolina.
The report describes night marking devices used to mislead air crews. A plowed field with an unplowed point targeted an air base, a Vy formed by clearing trees directed to an air field, and grain sacks laid in a 9 pattern pointed to an airplane factory. Photos of the markers accompanied the release.
Publication of the Howe Messenger and Tom Bean Times is suspended for the war’s duration due to lack of skilled labor. Owner Russell W. Bryant enlisted in the Navy and serves as recruiting officer at Sherman while Mrs. Bryant continues publishing.
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