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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1942
Page
4
Notice lists charges for entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees. Memorials and resolutions of respect also incur regular advertising rates. Names J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss appear as publisher and editor.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY Subscription Price one dollar fifty per year payable in advance. Any erroneous reflection upon the character standing or reputation of any person firm or corporation that may appear in the columns will be gladly and fully corrected upon being brought to the publisher.
Government reports describe expanding fuel supply and rationing steps, new barge and towboat construction, and a push to reach training and manpower goals. Inductions of Black Americans meet or exceed their population share in 9 of 14 states, with ongoing overseas deployments. Secretary Hull condemns the Darlan murder, while Allied Tunis offensive momentum grows. A civilian scientific training program mirrors military efforts to expand war production staffing.
Grayson County starts a new administrative term Friday with all new officers sworn in. County Judge Jake J. Loy is re sworn in by secretary Miss Mabel Denny, and Gene McAden becomes a new commissioner, replacing E. C. Looney.
A Texas district rationing board ruling states that an emergency to obtain gasoline for a funeral does not qualify as a major emergency. The case involved a son seeking fuel to reach his father’s deathbed, with the official noting the emergency ends after death.
The Institute of Life Insurance says war reshapes health factors and raises uncertainty for 1943. Fewer cars cut auto collisions but urban dimouts raise pedestrian accidents while industry adds risk from untrained workers. Induction of five million men improved some families, but wartime privations and home heating pose new health challenges.
Earnest in 1934 H G Thompson will begin his second term as county clerk with Calvin Buchanan O L Jones Hettie Lee Wilson Maude Haddick Sherman Marguerite Berry Denison and Iva Medlin Howe as assistants Mrs Wilson serves as secretary to the commissioners court Ray Short will become county superintendent Past district attorney Ralph Elliott intends to take oath as criminal district attorney as he resumes his second term Gafford named new sheriff with deputies including Dicken Mangrum York Fogle Evans Vaughn Hall and Ida Hall Justices of the peace and constables are listed with few changes including L F Huckaby Sherman as precinct 1 constable and resignations and appointments to fill unexpired terms noted
The text argues a nation at war must rely on practical living plans including warm clothing and substitutes for meat and fat. It emphasizes the asset of a psychologically united people and the motivating effect of collective effort as noted by doctors.
A health campaign links mental and physical well being to practical daily habits. The wartime focus emphasizes that disciplined routines and attention to health among service members inspire civilians to adopt healthier lifestyles.
Mrs. De Witt Clinton Marsh Jr of Irvington New Jersey carried a five gallon jug filled with 10 000 pennies to a government appeal to put idle money back into circulation Her pennies required five bank clerks three hours to count and wrap concluding a lengthy bank routine detour
Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Kenneth L. Pickrell develops a waxy film dressing for burns and wounds containing 30 to 50 percent sulfadiazine. Used in over 100 cases, about half for burns, with no infection signs on inspection.
The Laval government decreed prison terms Sunday for persons seducing wives of French war prisoners. Penalties range from three months to three years with fines of
A proposed legal measure allows suits for 1500 to 25000 francs, with potential civil action against the wives of prisoners upon the prisoner’s application or on the prosecutor’s initiative. The rule outlines who may be subject to these actions and the process for bringing suit.
War Production Board announced that radio owners must turn in their old tubes when purchasing new ones. The move aims to salvage tube bases for refabrication and equipment reuse, with the program likely taking effect early in 1943.
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