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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1943
Page
2
Grayson County files a proposed 1944 budget with expenditures of 596,775.80 dollars, property valuation 40 million, and a 55 cent tax rate based on 100 dollar valuations. Public hearing set for Aug 30 at 10 a.m. before the commissioners' court in the county building.
The document lists fund balance at 136,121.98 with allocations to commissioners court, auditor, building maintenance, elections, county farm, health service, pauper care, probation, agriculture, sheriff auto, capital items, Loy Park, jail, and interest. total resources 354,998.50 and year-end cash balance 123,450.60, supported by gas oil tax and state participation.
STATE ISLAND N Y Soldiers returning from battle with no wounds face tougher civilian adjustment than maimed comrades says Dr W H McCullagh head of psychiatric dept Halloran Hospital The hospital treats over 68 percent of patients from combat zones with 20 to 30 percent mentally wounded He notes similar rates to World War I and expects higher rehabilitation this time due to improved treatment and war neurosis plans.
Lately the government expanded availability of baking pans ice picks flour sieves carpet sweepers and other home tools through dealers. Production of meat grinders can openers vacuum bottles and lunch pails will rise with new limits while replacement cord sets for electric irons will be six feet long and reparable. Dairy milk can rationing continues with state quotas based on 1941 42 sales. New rules ban boxed sets and require buyers to purchase only needed pieces.
German war prisoners in United States camps are reading facts about the Nazi Party Hitler and democracies for the first time in a German language newspaper. Rudolf Katz editor of the Neue Volks Zeitung says over 1 000 issues are distributed weekly to about 30 camps.
Salvage guidance notes empty milk ginger ale and pop bottles yield about 30 round trips. If found and returned to dealers civilian supplies will be more abundant.
A compilation of brief clippings notes oddities and local items from multiple papers. Items include health decline deaths a wedding cake cutting farm for sale a talking thrasher plant club meeting war time curtailments and a brace wearer hopeful neck mobility and a lightning strike report from Mohawk Park near Tulsa.
The Office of Price Administration announced a four dollar per ton increase in newsprint prices effective September 1. The notice specifies a standard rise across manufacturers. Gypsies called themselves Rom hence the term Romany.
COLLEGE STATION A Food for Freedom effort is under way as Texas 418 000 farmers, led by B F Vance of the state USDA War Board, report crop prospects based on the July 1 Bureau of Agricultural Economics survey. Texas is expected to harvest 7 195 000 acres of sorghums 92 106 000 bushels of corn and 33 170 000 bush- els of other crops with strong yields.
The July 1 crop conditions show soybeans at 52,000 acres and a peanut crop near 1,114,000 acres. Aggregate U.S. crop production will be about six percent below last year but five percent higher than any prior year, with animal products lifting total food output above the all-time record.
A short tribute poem celebrating frontline support and the enduring spirit of comradeship. It speaks of dogs of valiant heart watching and waiting, sending hope and courage, and offering love and material aid to soldiers. The author signs as Poussee Smith.
Dallas report says Silbernagel & Co. of Pine Bluff Arkansas paid the government 45000 after being charged with selling several thousand cases of whisky above price ceilings under OPA rules. The action followed an OPA regional headquarters announcement.
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