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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1942
Page
6
Hoover urges a U S war cabinet era model for peacetime planning with a president backed team for food labor fuel transportation and finance and a peacemaking coordinator. The piece weighs the daunting tasks of feeding a recovering world and shaping a lasting postwar order.
Readers digest notes several hotel features in major cities. The Davenport Spokane offers bright mint coins cleaned by its coin laundry. The Biltmore New York employs staff to ensure guests enjoy themselves without missteps and maintains a nonsectarian chapel. The McAlpin New York has a Latin American floor with Spanish speaking staff and tall person rooms. The Brown Palace Denver provides personalized stationery after arrival. St Anthony San Antonio enables direct underground garage check in. Dismark Chicago invites families with no extra room charges for children.
A reflective note claims humans overestimate intellect while ancient legends describe a turtle with advanced features like a streamlined body a turret top retractable landing gear and a portable house suggesting speculation about premodern technology from a mythic perspective.
Vice President Henry A. Wallace proposed a world council to preserve peace after the war and regionally handle problems. He urged maximum home rule with minimal centralized authority and outlined plans for disarming defeated nations through supervision of education in Germany and Japan. The address, tied to Wilson’s birthday, was broadcast to United Nations and neutrals with backing from major associations.
A Stanford pharmacology professor reports a new sleep-preventing dash pill can keep a man fully alert for 18 to 24 hours. Dr Maurice Tainter says a tiny dose of methyl benzedrine produces lasting stimulation that sharpens thinking and reaction while allowing normal sleep afterward. Sun advertising noted.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to reclaim scrap metal for armor plate and weapons. It warns mills have scrap for only about 30 days and stresses immediate action at every premise to support war production and protect returning soldiers.
Washington reports American munition production climbed 12 percent in November from October led by planes tanks guns and ships with total war outlays for 1943 expected to top ninety billion dollars. The WPB index rose to 431 from 385 while output remains well above pre Pearl Harbor levels. Nelson noted November’s absolute gains exceed spring increases due to larger production volumes.
A teacher asks students to draw a ring. Tommy draws a square and explains it is a boxing ring, prompting a humorous exchange about interpretation.
Washington editors of the Military Surgeon urge officers to aid alcohol dependent soldiers. Lt Col Challman and Major Moore offer four rules: boost confidence, insist alcohol is poison, involve noncommissioned officers, and provide substitutes and stress-relief activities. If drinking persists, advise moderation and safer intake practices.
Elma Dean writes in American Mercury describing a plea to Saint Peter to welcome exhausted soldiers with rest and joy. She imagines comfort in peace anthems and gentle joys for those who have died or fought, seeking solace for families and a hopeful afterlife.
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