War Department Says Draft Will Focus On 21 to 35 Group
Washington officials stressed it will be long before men outside the 21 35 age band are drafted despite plans to register all aged 18 to 64. Brig. Gen. Hershey warned against hysteria and outlined a staged plan beginning with 21 to 27 year olds, then 28 to 35, followed by those turning 21 each year, with reexaminations of deferred cases.
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Washington
War Department
Army
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
Hershey
War Stimson
Congress
Presbyterian Club Elects New Leaders For 1942
Albert Bartley of Ladonia was elected president of the Grayson Fannin Presbyterian Men's Club at a Thursday night meeting. Officers named include John Landers of Denison and Dr H B Savage of Honey Grove as vice presidents Floyd Bassett of Whitewright as secretary treasurer and Russell Law Sherman E T Allen Whitesboro J A Arnold Leonard and Earl McClure Bonham as program committee. Grady Hodges Whitesboro won a three year trustee term for Woodlake intermediate encampment replacing McClure. Dr T J Wilbanks Texarkana spoke on Done For junior choir and Mrs Marion Felker contributed a reading Jimmy Logan Denison spoke on forming a youth synod at Waxahachie about 60 men attended dinner next meeting set for Sherman February 12.
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Albert Bartley
Ladonia
Grayson- Fannin Presbyterian Men's Club
John Landers
Denison
H. B. Savage
Honey Grove
Floyd Bassett
Whitewright
Russell Law
Sherman
E. T. Allen
Whitesboro
J. A. Arnold
Leonard
Earl McClure
Bonham
Grady Hodges
Health Officials Warn Against March of Flu
Public Health Service advises home influenza care including doctor contact, bed rest for several days after fever, liquid and soft foods, plenty of water, avoid laxatives but use enemas, disposable tissues, caution against excessive sweating, warm baths and beds, good nursing and isolation to protect the elderly from infection.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Knox Reveals Navy Losses at Pearl Harbor Hawaii
Secretary of the Navy Knox announced that the battleship Arizona and five other ships were lost in the Pearl Harbor raid. He gave death tolls of 91 officers and 2,638 enlisted men, and said Japanese losses included three submarines and 41 aircraft while some vessels were damaged and repairs planned. He noted the Pacific fleet remained largely intact and blamed a lack of alert status for the surprise attack.
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Washington
Knox
Arizona
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Roosevelt
Utah
Cassin
Downes
Shaw
Oglala
Oklahoma
United States
Norway
Army
Navy
Army Casualties in Hawaii Total 659
The War Department announced that in Hawaii the surprise attack by Japanese bombing planes caused 168 killed in action 223 wounded and 26 missing. Officers killed or missing numbered 11 10 wounded and 1 missing, enlisted men 157 killed or died of wounds 213 wounded and 25 missing.
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Washington
War Department
Hawaii
Piano Recital by Mrs Guy Hamilton Pupils
Mrs Guy Hamilton announces a piano pupils recital at 7 15 p m Friday at the First Baptist Church. The public is invited. On the program are Gene Caraway Martha Louise Vestal Betty Ann Darwin Joyce Hansard Jane Meador Norma Lou Smith Janis Jayne Horton Frances Layman Willanell Badgett Betty Lou Reeves Zoe Vestal Louise Selman Betty Bryant Margaret Hanna Foucheau Vestal and Billy Rhom Pennington.
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Guy Hamilton
First Baptist Church
Gene Caraway
Martha Louise Vestal
Betty Ann Darwin
Joyce Hansard
Jane Meador
Norma Lou Smith
Janis Jayne Horton
Frances Layman
Willanell Badgett
Betty Lou Reeves
Zoe Vestal
Louise Selman
Betty Bryant
Margaret Hanna
Foucheau Vestal
Billy Rhom Pennington
Sun Publication Schedule For Christmas Greeting Edition
The Sun moves publication to Tuesday with all ads and news items due by 11 am Tuesday. The annual Christmas Greeting Edition will then ship on rural routes Wednesday morning due to no rural delivery on Christmas day.
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Sun
Food in Navy Better Than It Is at Home
A Navy Mothers' Club report from San Diego states that Navy cooking surpasses home meals. The Point Loma chapter notes sailors enjoy baked beans for breakfast, and mothers confess they cannot feed their sons as well as the Navy. Christmas worry eased by navy meals.
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Navy
San Diego
Calif
Sam
Navy Mothers’ Club of America
Naval Training Station
Point Loma
America
Army Develops Mobile Refinery to Reuse Used Motor Oil
The Army Quartermaster Corps announces a mobile refinery unit tested by War Department to refine crankcase oil from 3,000 vehicles monthly. Operated by six soldiers, it can accompany field units and process 200 gallons daily into oil claimed to equal the original with about a 20 percent refining loss.
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Washington
Army Quartermaster Corps
War Department
Whitewright Farmers Endorse Cotton Marketing Quotas
Whitewright area farmers approved cotton marketing quotas by a 99 to 12 vote in Saturdays election. The 111 votes cast were the largest for such a vote locally with Grayson and Fannin counties also reporting strong support. National totals reached 694 556 for and 37 672 against with Texas showing 166 733 for and 12 495 against.
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Whitewright
Texas
Grayson County
Fannin County
Cotton acreage is announced for 1942 crop
Washington announces preliminary state cotton acreage allotments totaling about 26,598,000 acres for 1942. Texas receives 9,730,972 acres and Oklahoma 2,080,540 acres, both slightly below 1941 figures. When increases to growers under the minimum farm allotment act are added, the total rises to an estimated 27,400,000 acres, matching last year.
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Washington
Claude A. Wickard
Texas
Oklahoma
Filipino Soldier Answers Question About Captures
In Manila a United States officer questions a Filipino soldier with a Japanese helmet. The officer asks about the Lingayen front and how many Japanese were seen shot or captured. the soldier replies with precise answers, claiming none got away.
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Manila
United States Army
Lingayen Front
Battered and Unbowed Hawaii Defies Japanese Threats
Honolulu reports a resilient home front with nightly safety measures, rationing, and mass blood donations. Territorial guards patrol strategic points while evacuees return to military zones as Pineapples grow and Waikiki beach resumes life.
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Waikiki
Oahu
Rationing of Auto Tires to Start Jan 4
The government announced civilian tire rationing begins January 4 with sales limited to ration card holders or military orders. Price Administrator Leon Henderson said Far East rubber cuts cut crude rubber use by about 80 percent, with civilian use capped at 10 000 tons monthly. Ration boards will issue purchase certificates to eligible agencies and individuals, and tires for new passenger use will be nearly eliminated while truck tire production is curtailed.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
OPM
Henderson
Care Tips Stretch Tire Life Amid Obstacle of Short Supply
Whitewright motorists face tire shortages with unobtainable tires until January 4 and rationing ahead. A Rubber Manufacturers Association bulletin emphasizes proper inflation, keeping tires inflated to minimum, weekly checks including the spare, and regular rotation every 5,000 miles. Listings cover alignment, brake adjustments, and alternate use of the spare to maximize service life.
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Whitewright
The
Rubber Manufacturers Association
Sara Gillett Named Dance Chairman at TSCW
Seniors at Texas State College for Women opened Christmas festivities with the annual dance. Miss Sara Gillett of Whitewright led invitations and publicity, hosting guests including three naval flying cadets from Hensley Field. She is majoring in business, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gillett.
Felix Robinson Seeks 1942 Rep Seat in 41st District
Felix Robinson of Bonham Texas announces he will again seek the legislature for the 41st District of Fannin County with a formal declaration planned for January 1 1942. The notice frames his previous late entry and good race as context for a renewed candidacy.
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Fannin County
Felix Robinson
Bonham
Texas
Advt
Shakeup Relieves Three Commanders Over Pearl Harbor Lapses
Washington reports a drastic shakeup as Rear Admiral Husband E. Kimmel and two Army generals in Hawaii are relieved for negligence in the December 7 attack. Kimmel is reassigned while Chester W. Nimitz and Delos C. Emmons take over. The move aims to reorganize Hawaii air defenses and prevent future security lapses.
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Washington
United States
Hawaii
Dee
Husband E. Kimmel
United States Fleet
Pacific Fleet
Navy Department
Kimmel
Walter C. Short
Hawaiian Department
Frederick L. Martin
Army Air Corps
Chester W. Nimitz
Bureau of Navigation
14Th
Hawaiian) Naval District
Short
Delos C
Hawaiian
Knox
Pearl Harbor
Stimson
Naval
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Army
Navy
Christmas Play at Whitewright Colored School Friday
The Whitewright Colored Grammar School stages Grandma's Christmas Guest on Friday night December 19 at 8 o'clock. Proceeds support the hot lunch project. A section is reserved for white friends. The choral club will sing carols between acts. Debut appearance planned for early January at the Whitewright Grammar School. Principal Paul Briscoe invites all readers.
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Whitewright Colored Grammar School
Whitewright Grammar School
Paul Briscoe
James Lindsey Named Night Editor at San Angelo Paper
James Lindsey, a former Wright resident, has been promoted to night editor at the Standard-Times in San Angelo. The move places him in charge of the morning paper. he edited the Toreador at Texas Tech for two years. His mother, Mrs. G L Lindsey, resides in San Angelo.
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James Lindsey
Standard-Times
San Angelo
Whitewright
James
Texas Tech
Toreador
G. L. Lindsey
Rose Bowl game moved from Pasadena to Durham
The New Year’s Day game between Duke University and Oregon State College was officially transferred Monday from the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, to Durham, North Carolina, home of Duke University.
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Pasadena
Calif
Duke University
Oregon State College
Durham
N. C
Duke
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