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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1942
Page
2
Washington explains draft rules and phased calls for 18 19 year olds and married men with and without dependents. It covers selective service timing, older recruits, upratings by industry, and service branch choices at induction.
On the cover a whimsical Old South romance scene shows a marriage certificate inside. The display includes a decanter jug of Cologne a sugar shaker tale sachet guest soap and garden spice bouquet from Fisher Plantation. Price noted $2.00.
GALVESTON Mrs D B Calvin president of the Texas League of Women Voters says the group will push a bill in the next legislative session to establish a secret ballot in Texas She notes Texas ranks poorly and current ballots are traceable by voter numbers The group favors perforated stub or gummed label methods with stubs kept for contest checks.
William E. Stull, 42, a ship cook, was sentenced to two weeks hard labor for spreading scare stories about the North African campaign. An American officer testified Stull claimed to have just returned from Oran and that 5,000 Americans were dead on the beaches, a tale unsupported by evidence.
The report notes a typical hive houses between 15 000 and 220 000 bees, indicating wide variation in colony size across hives.
The article explains a 5 percent Victory tax with a scale from the Congressional Service book. It notes no tax below certain weekly monthly yearly thresholds and outlines tax amounts for higher earnings. It warns employers face a 1000 dollar fine or prison if they fail to remit taxes and urges readers to check their salary and adjust if needed.
The Greek war relief association reports steep price rises based on Red Cross data. A loaf of bread would cost 22.40 and eggs 27 for a dozen, with other items such as sugar, rice, potatoes, soap, and shoes listed at high prices. The note closes with a historical aside about Grover Cleveland’s White House marriage.
W T Long Jr deputy associate director of ODT railway transport division says the public should voluntarily avoid travel during holidays to aid war efforts. He notes rumors of a government order and urges citizens to stay home for family reunions if it sacrifices national needs. Public carriers face high troop movements and limited car availability.
Harrisburg report: Pvt Dick Theurer of the Marine Corps writes from furlough to his father, Ben Theurer. The letter ends with a weary postscript: Boy, am I tired.
In South Africa the mongoose is kept as a domestic animal to control pests. It rid farms of rats mice and snakes, helping protect crops and livestock.
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