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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
1
Army and Navy personnel with Whitewright connections are listed with new assignments and leaves. Air corps cadets and sergeants move between Santa Monica, Will Rogers Field, Chanute Field, Camp Hood, and other bases. families note promotions, homecomings, and letters from the Southwest Pacific.
Texas aims to boost pork beef eggs milk poultry soybeans and peanuts under the 1943 Food for Freedom program. Peanut acreage targets 1 300 000 acres 122 of 1942 total with county signups to begin soon and AAA committeemen to mobilize farmers statewide.
War Manpower Chief Paul V. McNutt announced plans to send selected service members to universities for training in medicine and sciences. Details will come after coordination with colleges, with liberal arts training continuing. The aim is to safeguard present and future needs of the Army Navy industry and government.
A child asks Santa for a doll a gun a scabbard a cowgirl suit and boots in a handwritten note. The column also mentions Bryant Penn stationed at Camp Woltags and Lt Joe Meador at Camp Polk suffering a fractured jaw while on duty and unable to talk but otherwise fine.
Texas farmers may obtain temporary transport rations if gasoline is insufficient while awaiting approval of mileage appeals. B F Vance, head of the Texas USDA War Board, urged farmers to file through county farm transportation committees and extended the deadline to January 31 1943.
The Sun invites new and renewing subscribers during Christmas to reach 100 percent honor roll by January 1. This list adds names including Lawrence R. Owen, Allan Harper, Geo. W. Hansard, Franklin Harris, Sgt. Billy B. Pritchett, Mrs. A. L. Groves and many others.
Washington officials said coffee stocks are tight for the second rationing period starting January 4. November imports did not meet expectations, and exact figures are unavailable. sources indicate shipments are well below hoped-for levels, dashing hopes for a bonus drink.
Ensign Vineyard a veteran of Malta air battles arrived in Whitewright with RAF and RCAF service listed. He described fifty nine dogfights and three confirmed kills and two rescues at sea, and noted his transfer to the U S Navy via the carrier Wasp. He plans two weeks with parents before training as naval aviator in Jacksonville Florida.
Chicago reports Hollywood designer Adrian urged wartime women to imitate Indian fashion by wearing bright colors to counteract drab, depressing tones. He said the desert natives used vivid clothing to counter monotony and that American women should follow suit during wartime.
The Sun will publish a day early on Wednesday to serve out of town readers before Christmas. On Thursday morning rural routes will receive the annual Christmas Greeting issue featuring messages from Whitewright businesses to their patrons.
A three part White Gifts program will be held at Central Christian Church next Sunday night December 20. The inter church pageant includes 35 cast members from Baptist Methodist Presbyterian and Church of Christ. Gifts collected benefit orphans and under privileged children and should be wrapped in white with two performances at 7 and 8 p m.
Senator Prentiss Brown of Michigan, defeated in November, reportedly agreed at a White House talk to become price administrator if Leon Henderson leaves health concerns may push resignation to on or after January 1. Roosevelt and Byrnes reportedly involved. effective date uncertain with rumors of January 15.
Denison Herald reports a police capture of a half gallon jar of choc beer described as a fizzy brew from fermented scraps used during Prohibition. The piece portrays choc as a volatile, base beverage brewed in improvised vessels and notes its potential to cause drunken frenzy. It ends with a cheeky plug for classified ads.
British columns report pressuring Rommel's retreating rear guard west of El Agheila while Allied air forces hammer Libya and Tunisia targets. The fight widens toward Medjez-El-Bab as Montgomery's troops push after Axis columns amid minefield delays and air bombardment.
An Axis broadcast report cites Popolo D Italia discussing Italy's war outlook. It notes that if the Allies win, Italy faces slavery with limited professions, while an Axis victory promises a new order in the Mediterranean with security and prosperity.
Louis Woosley, who will complete two terms as county attorney, has been called into service with the Army Air Forces and is stationed at Perrin Field. He will remain county attorney until Jan. 1 when county attorney-elect John Farmer will be sworn in.
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