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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1945
Page
2
The War Department announced that soldiers discharged under the point system will not be recalled unless they volunteer. Officers on honorable discharge may be kept in active status and recalled if needed, while those discharged under other than honorable conditions are separated unless a waiver is granted.
Waivers are based on review of records including discharge reason, prior service and potential Army use. Enlisted men discharged for disability dependency or national interest may be re inducted if conditions change. Boards consider length of prior service. long honorable service not desired unless voluntary.
Compton businessman Dewey Burden sold the milk white stallion to Emperor Hirohito in 1940 for a fabulous sum. The eight year old horse weighing 940 pounds was raised in the San Joaquin Valley. Burden’s nephew Fritz Truran trained the horse and was later killed at Iwo Jima. The horse was shipped to Tokyo with Frank Leroy lending six months to teach the emperor.
Sir James Cradwick, chief British scientist in the atomic bomb project, warned that within about ten years atomic energy could be used for industrial purposes. He noted the bomb secret is not uniquely British American or secret, saying any nation could learn it in about five years with access to materials. He cautioned it would likely be closer to ten years than fifty to harness the power industrially, amid many problems to solve.
A nephew of Burden who serves on Admiral Halsey’s flagship proposed the idea that the admiral ride the horse in Tokyo. The remark highlights family influence in wartime ceremonial planning.
Fort Worth Press notes the 40,000 foot smoke plume from Hiroshima carries varied meanings for different observers. Militarists, historians, artists, poets, and others interpret the event through their roles, training, and beliefs, ranging from victory to horror to inspiration.
Beulah McClure sues Edgar A. McClure for divorce on three years of abandonment. Citation requires appearance by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, Monday Sept 24, 1945, before the Honorable District Court in Sherman. Filing date August 9, 1945. Case No. 53784. Clerk S V Earnest. Deputy Nancy Drake. 4T Sept 6.
The War Department says sulfa drugs are no longer issued to troops except trained medical personnel. Eight tablets per man are discontinued and powders to sprinkle in wounds are halted, though on-hand supplies may be kept. Benefits were mixed and faster evacuation to field hospitals is now preferred.
The State of Texas sues C. H. Hoffman and heirs to recover 35.35 dollars taxes penalties and costs plus six percent interest. Sheriff G. P. Gafford will sell on the first Tuesday in September 1945 between 2 and 4 PM at the Sherman courthouse. Lot 14 Block 3 South Highland Denison Grayson Texas described property and right of redemption within two years.
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