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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
7
Henry C. Cassidy recounts two brutal nights on the Moscow front as German troops contend with a savage winter. He describes driving through blizzards and drifting snow, nearly derailing, and lingering cold that forces foot travel and hunger. The piece contrasts the weather with German resolve and the Red Army's resilience.
The Texas State Employment Service reports rising calls for skilled workers at the Sherman office led by J. B. Wear Jr. He urges all experienced mechanics or engineers to register at 217 East Houston. Open positions include aircraft mechanics, toolmakers, machinists, welders, engineers, draftsmen, and more, with many tied to defense production and Panama Canal Zone work.
A light exchange highlights progress in education with a joke about clothing swap between Johnson and Bronson. Bronson notes his son is doing well in college after two years, saying he moved from wearing his father's suits to wearing his son's, signaling adaptation and growth.
The piece notes 200 new Army chapels will hold Christmas services with O Come All Ye Faithful sung by soldiers. It reports 1,626 chaplains oversee increased worship nationwide including Iceland, Greenland, Trinidad, Guiana and the Orient. It cites 11,640,000 soldiers attending religious services last year and praises historic military faith.
President Roosevelt ordered 10,000 federal workers to relocate from Washington to St. Louis New York Chicago Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to make room for defense staff. Budget Director Harold D. Smith said the first batch includes staff in Rural Electrification Administration Farm Security Administration Patent Office Fish and Wildlife Service National Park Service Office of Indian Affairs Railroad Retirement Board Employees' Compensation Commission Alien Registration and other agencies. Transportation costs moving expenses and a travel allowance of five dollars a day for up to fifteen days will be paid by the government.
A Dallas News reader cites a column praising the Commander in Chief for focusing on national safety, not politics, as Americans shift away from political fixation after Japan’s Pearl Harbor attack. McKinney Examined notes the nation’s wartime mood.
A verse by Rose Davidson references the Pearl Harbor attack, the sea, and enduring national faith. It contrasts a red-stained flag with divine cleansing, urging remembrance as time heals and prayer persists.
A Michigan Unemployment Compensation Commission survey warns production curtailment could idle 206000 auto workers over the next seven days. Weldell L. Lund says 130000 of them would be in the Detroit area, with further layoffs expected among automotive suppliers.
New York report says K C Li, head of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, urged the United States to abandon plans for an American expeditionary force against Japan. He asked Democracies to mobilize China's vast manpower to invade Japan while the U S preserves naval and air supremacy in the Pacific and keeps Hong Kong and Rangoon ports open.
The note lists essential items coffee milk butter bread and beef along with other canned goods as hard to transport highlighting supply and logistics issues.
Acting Secretary James Forrestal asked Congress to raise naval enlisted strength from 300000 to 500000 and Marine Corps from 60000 to 104000. He cited a shipbuilding plan creating a total force beyond 1 million, urging emergency enlistment expansion to match progress.
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