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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1942
Page
4
Notice warns that entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect and similar notices also incur charges. Association J. H. Waggoner Glenn Doss publisher managing editor.
The notice states weekly publication, subscription price of $1.50 yearly paid in advance, and a commitment to correct any erroneous reflections about persons, firms, or corporations brought to the publisher’s attention.
The Sun clarifies it does not back candidates but endorses James V. Allred for the Senate. It contends Governor O'Daniel opposed key tax bills and argues pensions and social security policies would be better aligned with Allred and the current President. The piece stresses reader choice and loyalty to party figures amid political debate.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram urges total national effort as U S forces fight in the Solomon Islands. It warns of casualties and public outrage at those who hinder the war, calling for unity and sacrifice on the home front. Generals Holcomb and Clark are cited praising fighting men.
The Texas Game Department warns all hunting fishing and trapping licenses including commercial licenses expire at the end of the state fiscal year. 1942 43 licenses should be purchased promptly from game wardens county clerks or official license deputies. Open season for mourning and white winged doves begins Sept 1 in the north zone through Oct 12 and Sept 16 to Oct 27 in the south zone with a bag limit of 10.
The article notes game wardens endure wartime conditions because they never embraced soft living. It highlights their tough routines and resilience amid military strain on enforcement duties.
A long running issue shows how investigators uncover illegal hunting. In El Paso County a warden traced an antelope kill to a saddle used in a rodeo leading to a fine. In South Texas two brothers paid 36 dollars each after wardens found boots matching a boot top fragment at nearby homes.
Grayson County schools have received $114,415 in equalization aid for the past school year. Of this amount $29,545 was allocated for transportation.
The 47th Legislature approved an aid law allocating $8,444,000 annually to rural schools. Tuition and salary aid covered $22,256 for pupils in nonlocal districts and $62,614 for teachers. Senator Olan R. Van Zandt chaired the committee that wrote the act.
Two strangers sharing a waiting room and a nurse's greeting noted an unusual coincidence over the name Mikesell at George Washington University Hospital. The scene captured attention as the two men, unknown to each other, prompted curiosity and mild astonishment among staff.
The piece explains buying intrenching shovels with war bonds and stamps. A shovel costs 68 cents and the muslin carrier 39 cents, totaling 1.07 for the set. Proceeds support Marine camp needs and warfare gear. invest at least ten percent of income each pay period via banks post offices or retailers.
Raymond Mikesell and Alfred H. Mikesell, both from Dayton Ohio, chat in a hospital waiting room while expecting fathers learn their wives have twins. Raymond learns he has twin boys at 3 40 pm and Alfred learns he has twin girls at 4 25 pm, confirming two simultaneous deliveries.
The War Production Board’s food requirements committee urged allocating meats among butcher shops stores and other retail outlets to ensure equitable distribution amid a seasonal shortage driven by high wartime demand. Plan would assign each distributor a percentage of its sales and mimic sugar allocation before rationing, with OPA to prepare a consumer rationing scheme if needed.
In St Louis Mary Catherine Haislip Williams Johnson 17 is charged with bigamy after marrying Ray Johnson Jr while her first husband Seaman Robert E Williams was reported missing in the Java Sea battle. Williams says she believes her husband is dead and seeks support for her 13 month old son. The sailor’s mother disputes the claim.
A brief report notes that officials stated they had no choice but to detain Mrs. Johnson until an appropriate government authority issues a ruling. The action reflects procedural steps in the ongoing case and the involvement of government authorities.
Washington reports that even if President Roosevelt signs the bill allowing immediate dependents' allowances, checks likely won't reach soldiers' families before November 11. War Department officials say the allowances office is moving at top speed to meet the November 1 deadline.
War registration cards for 24 million men from 1917 and 1918 are now available as evidence of birth date and place. Carl F. Bartz of the Dallas area Department of Commerce says records were transferred to the Bureau of Census in Washington for searches, with a $1 application fee and photostatic copy and sealed certificate options priced at $2 and $3 respectively.
The piece notes that each sunk American freighter by enemy torpedoes costs 3,824 farms their harvests and food production, stressing the impact of wartime losses on U S agriculture and supply.
The ship carried 6,000 barrels of dried eggs and dried milk, 16,552 cases of evaporated milk, 20,000 boxes of cheese, 14,500 canned pork items, 2,500 cured pork boxes, 16,800 boxes of lard, 6,061 sacks of flour, and 26,111 cases of canned vegetables. The quantities correspond to a year’s output of 229,137 hens, 6,124 cows, 37,697 hogs, and 1,080 acres planted to wheat tomatoes snap beans and peas, per the U S Department of Agriculture war board.
A performing flea rides an elephant across a jungle bridge. The flea jokes that their crossing surely shook the bridge and both animals continue onward in a lighthearted moment.
A progressive biography traces a woman through four marriages to a millionaire actor a preacher and an undertaker with a playful refrain about money show readiness and departure. The item frames a curious life story in a period tone highlighting notable husbands.
Olan R. Van Zandt of Tioga campaigns in the Aug 1942 runoff against C R Jones of Bonham. The blind legislator has a long record in education, pensions, and social welfare, including work on tax funded pensions, school bus system, high school tuition, and retirement insurance for teachers. He chairs the Senate Insurance Committee and serves on Agriculture Civil Jurisprudence. His district covers Cooke Grayson and Fannin counties.
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