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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1944
Page
1
Whitewright continues buying war bonds surpassing quotas as of opening day November 20. The town collected 119 281 75 dollars in total bonds and 49 041 75 dollars in Series E, exceeding both overall and E bond targets.
W. W. Gunn of the AAA Sherman office announces farm committeemen will be elected at AAA elections in Grayson County between December 11 and 15. Farmers choose community committeemen, who then select three county members and two alternates to represent farmers and support federal agricultural programs. Reports go to the Secretary of Agriculture in Washington.
George L. Renner of Sioux Falls S D was named the 1944 national winner in the Dekalb hybrid corn growing contest. The national winner's yield was 176 09 bushels per acre. Arthur Else a 14 year old Elm Creek Neb student won the national junior title with 150 47 bushels per acre. Bertha Den Adel of Leighton Iowa was the woman champion with 145 34 bushels per acre.
Congress completed action on a bill granting pensions up to 74 monthly for families of deceased World War I veterans. The measure moves to the White House with administration backing. The first year cost is estimated at 37 million dollars.
Washington officials of the War Food Administration warn the pork supply will shrink further in 1945. Bacon is especially hard to obtain and overall pork availability will be 15 to 20 percent below 1944 levels.
Former prisoner Stewart E. Cooper writes Mrs. Grover Brown about life in Stalag Luft 3, detailing barracks conditions, Red Cross parcels, athletic activities, libraries, classes, chapels, and entertainment. He notes mail timing, package contents, and emphasizes good medical care and morale at the central Air Force POW camp.
Military and service news note Pvt Robert W Martin arriving overseas and Pfc Clyde Russell visiting home from Courtland Alabama. Gillett transferred to the Pacific after Atlantic service. Virgil Creecy arrives overseas from Wildwood New Jersey. Letters confirm Elbert Bennett in Germany and Sgt Jack Braden stationed in the Marianas. Ensign James Bryant promoted to lieutenant (jg) at Mercer Field. Public reminders urge renewing Sun subscriptions for service members. Houston Darwin visits his parents. Lonzo Hudgins killed in action in France. Capt Tom Everheart returns from overseas service with Purple Heart and citation. Update on Lt Col Neil Brittan, prisoner in Japan, with survivor Eugene Dale and family awaiting news.
College Station reports Marion Williams of the Bebe Community Gonzales County has 11 years in the 4-H Club. He earned 3262 dollars from pig club feeding and this year fed out 80 pigs to top market weight and finish.
President Roosevelt reshuffled the foreign affairs apparatus naming Joseph C. Grew as Undersecretary William C Clayton Archibald MacLeish and Nelson Rockefeller as Assistant Secretaries. The move emphasizes economic policy with Grew as the sole seasoned diplomat among the appointees and aims to support Secretary Edward R Stettinius.
A comic exchange about chores shows a man claiming peak efficiency at home in the absence of his wife. He jokes he can put on socks from either end, reflecting playful gendered banter.
The National Opinion Research Center at the University of Denver finds eight in ten adults favor a law requiring one year of compulsory military training for 18-year-old boys. Seventy six percent approve, three percent with qualifications, and 17 percent oppose. Four percent undecided.
Texas Treasury reports 114 funds without a deficit as of November 30 with net cash assets totaling 50.9 million dollars. The general revenue fund shows a net cash balance of 1.17 million dollars after years of arrears, per State Treasurer Jesse James.
Generals Patton and Allied forces widen their Saar offensive crossing the river at six points and encircling Saarbrucken while Saarguemines falls and German bridges are blown. Britain and the United States clash over liberated Europe policy as Eden asserts British rights to intervene.
A friend of Pvt. W. J. Billner writes Mrs. Oscar Billner dated Nov 14 about Dub's status. He recalls a patrol into enemy pillboxes in France, Dub’s disappearance and possible capture, and notes supply handling of personal belongings. Naples photos are included and the letter offers help.
Undersecretary of the Navy Ralph A. Bard says 80 of every 100 combat rifles and 85 of every 100 machine guns sent overseas must be replaced within a year, demanding a steady stream of spares to support front-line troops until victory. The remark comes as he urges continued full-scale wartime production.
Assistant Secretary of State Dean Acheson endorsed Wickard’s cotton plan and condemned export subsidies as undesirable. He warned subsidies could trigger a global subsidy cycle, provoking friction and undermining Cordell Hull’s economic program. Acheson noted widespread uneasiness abroad and said the program risks wrecking national policy.
Austin reports a new state design for 1945 license plates starting April 1. Plates will show two letters and two to four numerals, with rear attachment only. Gold background with black figures remains. plates are three inches shorter but similar width. Total plates ordered 1,794,990, about half of 1941. Motorcycles and sidecars use smaller plates, totaling 8,300.
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