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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1943
Page
8
A base fire department calls daily to time the noon siren using an office clock. The secretary reports the clock has been misaligned, as the noon blast supposedly uses the base clock now in dispute.
A Tonbridge magistrate ruled a husband may decide who enters his home. The decision upheld that a wife must accept the husband as master in his house, including barring in laws when she seeks separation and returns on weekends.
The Sherman ration board announces new B and C gas coupons worth five gallons each, replacing the two-gallon coupons on that mileage basis. Coupons marked B and C with the numeral 2 remain valid at two gallons, while five-gallon coupons began Dec. 1 to reduce clerical work and aid motorists and station operators.
Citation issued in Grayson County Texas to George M Jarvis and heirs requires appearance by January 24 1944 in district court Sherman to answer Charles H Bryant petition seeking title and restitution of Lot 3 and 4 in Block 54 Miller's Second Edition. Plaintiffs claim unlawful entry and damages.
The regional OPA in Washington ruled that food given away as gifts such as Christmas baskets does not require ration stamps for recipients. Givers must surrender stamps to obtain the food, and no extra stamps will be provided for such purposes.
Riverside California Liberator B-24 failed to gain altitude on take off and crashed into an automobile near March Field. Four men died including one lieutenant in the car. A mother and baby were seriously injured and nine crew members were hurt. Public relations officers announced the fatalities and injuries.
London investors could have bought west end hotels cheaply during the blitz with potential profits. Shares in a large hotel chain traded as low as 1 cent, others 3 cents and 22 cents. now quotations sit between 55 and 60 cents and rising. The hotels are thriving again serving thousands of troops, marking a rapid rebound.
Parents near Waco received word that Doris Miller 24 was missing in action in the Pacific war. Miller, said to be the first Negro to receive the Navy Cross, earned the award for heroism at Pearl Harbor when he manned a machine gun and helped carry his wounded captain to safety.
New arrival of American troops in Great Britain is reported by British radio. The report notes a continued flow of U S forces across the Atlantic as Britain receives reinforcements.
Itasca merchants once offered soap paintings as prizes to curb vandalism on Halloween. The plan drew crowds to view shop windows like an art exhibit and revealed talent. Last year two artists impressed townspeople enough to earn them art school opportunities.
London report names Capts. Walter Mahurin of Fort Wayne Indiana and Walter Beckham of Dufuniak Springs Florida as the United States Army Eighth Air Force leaders in aerial victories. Mahurin tops the list with twelve total enemy planes after four recent Messerschmitt 110 kills. Beckham rises to second with eleven kills after downing two Focke Wulf 109 fighters in midweek air battles.
Release orders at a Los Angeles county jail mixed up two men named Roberto Morales a 20 year old and a 17 year old jailers released the elder Morales then re checked and freed the younger after the elder returned home he asked why no one bailed him out and was told it was a mistake that he was not bailed out by anyone.
Casualty tallies show Allied forces in Italy total 5 023 killed and 16 800 wounded through November 23. Separate counts list British losses 3 212 killed, 9 709 wounded, 3 153 missing and American 1 811 killed, 7 091 wounded, 2 670 missing since operations began.
The three year old Richard Benish’s reported habits astounded Superior Judge John J. Lupe as hearings on his parents divorce filings proceeded.
We express heartfelt appreciation for sympathetic words and many acts of kindness after the death of our loved one. Mr. and Mrs. Grady Stillwell Mr. and Mrs. N. R. Stillwell Mrs. Eva Burris
The hearing was continued three weeks for a social service investigation. Richard smokes, testified by his father John Benish aged 22. He claimed the mother gives him cigarettes to keep him quiet while she reads in bed.
In a tense exchange, a mother accuses her son Richard of drinking while invoking his father’s role in giving him beer. Separately, the note mentions Juan Pablos establishing the first printing press in Mexico City, marking a historical milestone.
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