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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
4
Whitewright Sun announces post office clearance at Whitewright Texas as 2nd class mail matter. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect also charged. Subscription price $1.50 per year payable in advance. Corrections policy stated.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram wishes readers a merry Christmas and happy new year while noting war demands. It stresses national strength from freedom of worship and the American Way of life, calls for mobilizing manpower, and urges deferments in college be set aside to build the army and armament quickly.
Secretary Stimson outlines plans for a massive army and navy to fight a world war with large land and sea engagements. He warns selective service is essential and that mobilization must avoid diverting workers from defense industries vital to the war effort.
State Comptroller George Sheppard reports a 1941 property assessment total of 4.447 billion dollars, up 173.6 million from 1940, with a 58 cent rate yielding about 180 thousand dollars more for the state. He notes rising valuations over five years and predicts omnibus tax measures will push special taxes to a record high about 23 million annually. Local rates remain higher than the state rate.
A wide survey traces the Bible’s long printing history from Gutenberg to the King James Version, notes on English Bible origins, and a U S Library of Congress acquisition. The piece closes with a humorous, folksy Christmas reflection from Lonesome Bill about holiday preparations and a neighbor dispute.
A deport Times reader laments Japan ignoring warnings about entering the war. The writer speculates on Japanese beliefs, contrasts with biblical views, and recalls Native American burial customs with bows and arrows and dogs.
A printer’s crafted type speaks as if alive with Breath and Will. The leaden contours awaken to the printer’s touch and carry his Message with astonishing speed, shaping thought as light dispels darkness. Ink and paper join the procession, forming the instrument of intellect.
An Abe Abrams essay proclaims Printing Press as the mind’s conduit across Time and Space. It crowns printing as civilization’s foundation guiding progress, unity, and culture through shared language and ideas.
The piece reflects on Native Americans at Plymouth Rock using a rope and saplings to hoist dried food about 33 feet above ground to keep flies away. It contrasts this with modern science noting common house flies do not rise higher than 32 feet without aid. The column ends with a note about typewriter paper for sale at Sun Office.
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