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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1945
Page
7
The nation's new construction chief Hugh Potter predicts 10 to 15 million homes will be built in the next decade as peacetime living expands. He forecasts lifted restrictions, ongoing lumber shortages, and a push to accelerate home planning and construction.
Local chatter from Possum Flats centers on home games and domestic duties. The exchange features affectionate banter about cooking and mending socks, highlighting a rustic, lighthearted community moment.
Agriculture Secretary Anderson predicts the meat rationing program may end soon as reduced military purchases and a larger cattle to market supply brighten the outlook for June and July.
Austin reports a 25 percent rise in highway traffic since Japan's surrender as Col. Homer Garrison warns motorists that the postwar boom will boost injuries and fatalities. He cites end of gasoline rationing and increased volumes on streets and highways as the cause. Wrecks are just waiting to happen.
In a WAC News exchange, a Pvt. boasts of wealth and life after service, claiming a million dollars a yacht a country home a town house six cars and a job waiting. The corporal retorts with a blunt sharp put down telling her to police the area.
A montage of humorous wartime sketches. A wife borrows fans from neighbors and a cook calmly serves the local gendarme. A courtroom exchange and a golf club mix up unfold with soldiers and officers, ending with a quip about wanting a porcupine’s points.
A big belligerent-looking dog earned pride for the family by always warning them at the slightest danger. The animal’s vigilant behavior became a notable household trait and a source of stories among neighbors.
A string of light anecdotes and quips includes a house inquiry about a dog who darts under a bed, a fabled efficiency expert's funeral joke, a GI jungle warfare yardstick by Captain Truman Hemingway Jr, and a child playful quiz revealing a boy bears the most pain at home.
A priest, driving a church gift car, enters heavy New York traffic and makes an illegal turn and runs a red light. A burly officer, bowing, cautions him as a Baptist cop threat is noted. A humorous exchange ends with a quip about a Baptist on the next beat.
A prominent priest of Albany New York is presented in connection with a notable church event at a Catholic parish. The article emphasizes his role and the local religious community's response to the presentation.
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