Whitewright Area Servicemen News Informs Enlistments Across Forces
Lee J. Taylor of Dallas formerly Whitewright has enlisted in the Navy and goes to San Diego for training. Jack Hansard, son of Whitewright residents, also heads to San Diego. Sgt Betty Jo Morrow of the WAC visits Texas relatives and is stationed at Fort Knox. Cpl Rendell Freeman reports overseas duty. his brothers Pfe James D. and Pfe J. P. Freeman also serve. Aviation Cadet Harold W. Pace completes primary training in Arizona and moves to California for basic. Donald Hall in Merchant Marine training in Florida. Pvt Cecil Raley returns to Tarrant Field after furlough. Cpl Edwin H. Goodnight to Chanute Field for special training. Pfe Clarence Burchfield furloughs in Whitewright area. Cpl Joe Tate Jones transfers to Buckley Field as aviation cadet.
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Lee J. Taylor
Dallas
Whitewright
Navy
Naval Training Station
San Diego
Calif
Jack Hansard
E. G. Hansard
Betty Jo Morrow
WAC
W. E. Pennell
Sergeant Morrow
Fort Knox, Ky
Grayson County
Cpl. Rendell Freeman
John Freeman
Randolph
Harold W. Pace
Roscoe Pace
Denison
Thunderbolt Field
Arizona
Minter Field
Bakersfield
W. A. Akridge
C.J. Pace
Paul Cook
Cpl
Joe Tate Jones
Fort Lewis
Washington
Buckley Field
Denver
Colo
Army Air Corps
Corporal Jones
Marshall Hasty
War output sets record in November despite ammo cutback
Washington American war industries set a new monthly production record in November, with the index at 665 points, up 18 from October. WPB Chairman Donald M. Nelson said most major production problems, including manpower, are being solved or on the way to solvution.
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Washington
American War Industries
Donald M. Nelson
War Production Board
WPB
U S Haven Given 580 000 Refugee Victims of Axis
Washington report says the United States has given haven to 580000 refugees from Europe since Hitler began his campaign. Assistant Secretary Breckinridge Long told the House Foreign Affairs Committee the U S will accept all new refugees from France or other occupied areas and that Spain will assist them.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Hitler
Breckenridge Long
House Foreign Affairs Committee
France
Spain
Japan Imposes 20 Percent Sales Tax on Nonessential Goods
London dispatch reports that Japan has added a 20 percent tax to the price of all nonessential commodities and to admission for sports and other entertainment. The Berlin radio quoted the announcement on Tuesday.
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Japan
London
Berlin
Massive fire at Austin Bridge plant devastates stock and magnesium
In Dallas on Singleton Boulevard near Sylvan a fire at the Austin Bridge Company incendar y plant raged over three hours destroying millions in stock and magnesium. J W Williams reports carloads of magnesium valued in the millions burned in stock rooms and foundry while thousands of bomb cases burned in the machine shop. The blaze lit the night sky, with the block long plant engulfed in flames visible for miles.
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Dallas
Austin Bridge Company
Singleton Boulevard
Sylvan
J. W. Williams
Sun Honor Roll Grows With December Subscriptions
The Sun reports a surge in renewals and new subscribers as December remains a strong month. Names include Cpl Rendell Freeman Pfc James D Freeman Lt (jg) Anna J Benson Sgt Dayton Hargett Sgt Weldon O Jones and many others across military and civilian entries.
War sentiment study shows salespeople reluctant to discuss conflict
In St Louis a BBB courtesty campaign among employees of nine large retail stores found 82 percent admit war is generally known while 18 percent still refuse to acknowledge it in customer conversations.
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ST. Louis
Better Business Bureau
War delays Santa but cigars find a home
A carton of cigarettes mailed to Second Lieut. C. H. Van Buren at Fort McPherson Station Hospital finally reached him after journeys through Cairo, Egypt Eritrea Palestine Sicily and Texas. His uncle Frank W. Walthall of Macon had sent the gift last year.
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Atlanta
C. H. van Buren
Fort McPherson Station
Frank W. Walthall
Macon
Cairo
Egypt
van Buren
Eritrea
Palestine
Sicily
Texas
Knox predicts severe blows against Japan in near future
Navy Secretary Knox told reporters the United States is growing stronger and poised for major strikes in the Pacific. He described enemy losses of barges and ships, high Japanese casualties, and emphasized months of preparation behind a now fully equipped force.
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Washington
Navy
Knox
United States
Pacific
Willkie Enters Wisconsin Primary Early Test of Opinion
Wendell L Willkie will enter the Wisconsin presidential primary on April 4 as an early test of popular support for his Republican nomination bid. The move counters claims by Alfred M Landon and supporters of Governor Thomas E Dewey that Willkie is hopeless and that Dewey will be drafted on the second ballot.
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Washington
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Alfred M. Landon
Kansas
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Willkie
Dewey
Planes Hit Cant Be Returned Battle off New Guinea
A convoy off the New Guinea coast drew five Japanese bombers into an ambush. The little ship carried a complete antiaircraft battery with guns primed, turning the encounter into a decisive loss for the attackers. Marine Sgt. Gerald A. Waindell reports the dramatic encounter from the South Pacific.
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Washington
New Guinea
Tokyo
South Pacific
Marine Combat
Gerald A. Waindell
Milwaukee
Little Sons of Heaven
War boosts small retailers over chains says Commerce
Washington report notes independent retailers see better wartime business than chain and mail order houses. Price control rationing and other restrictions appear more favorable to independent merchandising according to the Commerce Department on Monday.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Department
Senate Finance Panel Keeps Victory Tax Plan
The Senate finance committee voted to retain the current victory tax rather than adopt House and Treasury proposals to integrate it with the regular individual income tax.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
House
Treasury Department
Japanese navy refuses to engage as Saratoga nears Truk
Washington reports Captain John H. Cassady says the American carrier task force probed Truk harbor but the Japanese fleet remained hidden behind harbor nets. Cassady notes potential tougher defenses at Truk if campaign advances reach the base.
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Washington
Truk
South Pacific
John H. Cassady
Saratoga
Cassady
Rabaul
Christmas Program At High School Auditorium
A Christmas play will be presented in the High School auditorium next Tuesday at 7 o clock. The public is invited and admission is free.
Sealing or Ceiling Whisky Board Prompted by Port Arthur Letter
A Port Arthur man’s letter to the Texas Liquor Control Board complains of black market sealing prices for whisky and questions service from the board. He reports 216 workers and monthly taxes around 90 dollars, urging action or a new board. The letter was sent to the OPA for review.
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Austin
Texas Liquor Control Board
Port Arthur
OPA
Licker Control Board
Texas
Matches to Help Keep Fire of Hope Alive for Filipinos
The Office of War Information plans 2,000,000 match folders for distribution in the Philippines to bolster liberation hopes. Gen Douglas MacArthur requested the folders, which will feature a MacArthur image on one side and U S flag and Philippines flags on the other. Distribution details were not disclosed amid speculation they may be dropped from high altitude bombers.
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Washington
Philippines
Office of War Information
Douglas MacArthur
OWI
MacArthur
United States
Coin Lost 60 Years Ago Recovered by Owner
Franklin Good, 77, of Mount Vernon, found a 50 cent piece he dropped in 1883. The coin slid from his pocket into a mortise in a house he helped his father build and was recovered after a new owner planned to raze the building.
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Mount Vernon
Franklin Good
Good
Strike Voted Over Toilet Segregation At Western Electric
Members of the Point Breeze Employes Association at the Big Point Breeze plant of Western Electric voted Monday night to strike immediately after the War Labor Board refused to order separate toilet facilities for white and Negro workers.
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Baltimore
Point Breeze
Big Point Breeze
Western Electric Company
War Labor Board
Whitewright Home Demonstration Club Officers Named
Officers elected for the coming year of the Whitewright Home Demonstration Club include President Viva Phillips and Vice President Myrtle Badgett. Other roles list Secretary Treasurer W L Hatfield Council Delegate Ronald Vestal Club Mother C A Wilson Recreation Committee Van Clabhorn E B Martin E M Badgett Refreshment Committee R D Maddux Elmo Wallace Gordon Mullinix. The public is invited to Mrs Otto Russell’s home for achievement day from two to four Wednesday December 22 with Christmas gift exchanges. Members will attend a Christmas party at the Sherman county courthouse on Saturday December 18 with gifts of canned products exchanged.
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Whitewright Home
Viva Phillips
Myrtle Badgett
W. L. Hatfield
Ronald Vestal
C. A. Wilson
van Clabhorn
E. B. Martin
E. M Badgett
R. D. Maddux
Elmo Wallace
Gordon Mullinix
Otto Russell
Court House
Sherman
U S Approves Texas Plan for Aid To Service Wives
Dr George W Cox Texas health officer says Washington approved the Texas plan for maternal care of servicemen's wives and infants under one year. The State Health Department will administer federal funds. about 20 000 cases yearly anticipated with 5 percent infants.
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Austin
George W. Cox
Washington
State Health Department
Children’s Bureau
U. S. Department of Labor
Cox
Texas
Health Department
Army
Navy
Marines
Coast Guard
Draft boards to review job deferments
Thousands of draft registrants deferred for their jobs are to have deferments reopened. Selective Service will review occupational deferments where registrant's employment location and local board differ. Reviews run by appeals boards with jurisdiction over the employment place.
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Washington
Selective Service
Fudaly Named Director of Texas A and M Extension Service
E R Fudaly veteran farm specialist known for trench silos praised by Grayson County leaders has been named director of the Texas A M College extension service pending USDA approval. James D Prewitt named vice director and state agent. acting director replaces George Adams who stepped in last August after non reelection of H H Williamson who becomes agricultural relations adviser to OPA head Chester Bowles. Fudaly promoted trench silo conservation for livestock feed with 40 000 built in Texas.
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E. R. Fudaly
Grayson County
Texas A. and M. College
United States Department of Agriculture
F. M. Law
College
James D. Prewitt
West Texas
Law
USDA
Eudaly
Prewitt
George Adams
H. H. Williamson
Williamson
National Opa
Chester Bowles
Texas
White Gifts Program At Central Christian Church
A White Gifts program by local youths from several town churches will be held Sunday night at Central Christian Church to aid Fowler Orphans Home in Dallas. White gift baskets cost up to fifty cents, with candies and cookies for convalescents. The program features carols, readings, a play, solos, and an offering for the orphans, starting at 7 p.m. with Mrs. J. C. McMillin at the piano.
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Central Christian Church
Fowler Orphans Home
Dallas
Bethlehem
Azilee Smith
Janis Jayne Horton
Katie Kincaid
Henrietta Jackson
Betty Lee Jones
Jackie Nossaman
Betty Bryant
Ann LaRoe
Dorothy LaRoe
Billie Hatfield
Mary Phillips
Bettye Nell Yeager
Billy Kincaid
Bobby Jim Morgan
Clarence Wootten
J. C. McMillin
War Prisoners Kin Warned of New Racket
The Office of War Information cautions the public against paying for alleged prisoner of war information. A new telegraphic notification system will inform families free of charge, while enemy broadcasts are used to trap relatives. The OWI warns about fake messages and seeks to protect kin from exploitation.
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Washington
Office of War Information
OWI
Goo Goo Eyes Charged To Chinaman In Houston
A San Antonio visitor testified that G. C. Sing a 67 year old Chinaman made goo goo eyes at her for several blocks in Houston. Corporation Court Judge Cleo Miller set the case at fifty dollars.
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Houston
Corporation Court
Cleo Miller
San Antonio
G. C. Sing
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