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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1945
Page
8
American military experts describe radar as a world changing tool for ships and aircraft offering near zero visibility navigation and weather sensing. They caution land transport use is limited by ground clutter though Britain notes radar will be equally valuable in peace as in war and may detect even faint movements on the ground.
A wage ceiling of 1.75 per hundred pounds for well picked clean cotton was set in nine Texas coastal bend counties. E R Alexander, chairman of the Texas USDA wage board, announced. The Sun does Good Printing.
Representative Louis Ludlow of Indiana will introduce a resolution calling for a postwar United Nations effort to ban the atomic bomb as a weapon of war and to pursue its development only as a peace instrument. The move targets President Truman Secretary Byrnes and UN representative Edward Stettinius.
Washington experts estimate five million or more soldiers could be discharged within twelve months. The War Department has not officially confirmed the plan, with 550000 already eligible for release due to high combat and service points.
In Stilwell Oklahoma Mrs Harve Danner faced a ration mix up when her husband Farmer Danner poured salt from a pantry container into livestock bowls. The animals licked it up and awaited more, while he unknowingly used her reserved sugar instead.
United Press ordered impounding of all teletype tape along the circuit after a false flash Sunday night claimed Japan had surrendered. The UP aims to study tape to identify the guilty sender. A $5,000 reward was offered by UP President Hugh Baillie for identification and conviction. The flash originated mysteriously and, though dated Washington, was not sent by the Washington bureau.
Londoners pay 1.30 to 1.70 for a single peach during a home grown harvest surge as imports are halted by war. Fruits are scarce and carefully cushioned in cotton wool to protect the skins while ads urge profit.
Well improved 130 acre arm with 100 acres cultivated and remaining pasture. Located on rural route with electric lights and four wells on the place. Priced at 60.00 per acre. Tom Barb ee. Square Deal furniture shop Sherman Texas advertises sewing machine repair and rebuilding with highest prices paid for furniture and real estate services. Guy Ellis proprietor.
A financial notice invites readers needing money or seeking car loan relief to consider refinancing. It suggests options to lower monthly payments and improve cash flow through loan restructuring or new loan terms. The brief emphasizes accessibility and potential savings.
Advertisement from F. W. Creager, manager at 121% So. Travis Sherman, urging customers to bring title papers and their car for inspection to save money and avoid delays.
We express our appreciation for the kindnesses during the illness and after the death of our mother and sister. May God’s richest blessings rest upon you. Alton McDowell, W. A. McDowell, Mrs. I. W. Rogers Sr., Mrs. Joe Skinner, W. F. Giles.
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