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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1942
Page
8
Inventor W. B. Hale prototypes a compressed air machine gun claimed to fire 12 000 rounds per minute with no powder flash or noise. Military officers from Army Navy and Marine Corps reportedly viewed a demonstration last week as the device weighs under 300 pounds and is operated by a single man.
In Denison W H Robbinette of 507 West Coffin is believed to have the most sons in the armed forces in Texas. Seven of his nine sons serve with others awaiting call. The nine sons range from private to major and are stationed across the country and in England.
College Station extension specialist Roy W. Snyder offers a plan to avoid waste in the Share-the-Meat program. Stagger hog butchering, share fresh meat with neighbors, and cure hams shoulders bacon and loins. reserve ribs head and feet. For beef veal and mutton use similar rules and keep an average of two and a half pounds per adult weekly. Free publications on killing cutting and storing available from county agents or College Station Extension HQ.
A retired Southern Pacific Railroad worker, Mr. Robinette, formerly lived in Denison until last June when he moved to Ennis. He has now returned to Denison to establish it as his permanent home. The Congo River and its tributaries in Africa are navigable for nearly 11,000 miles. The Sun advertises clubbing offers with daily newspapers and magazines.
Citation commands Grayson County officers to publish notice in a local newspaper and summon interested parties regarding B. R. Fritz final report on the estate of Mrs. R. J. Saulsman Deceased. Hearing set for the first Monday after ten days service, January 1943, in Sherman. Clerk H. Grady Thompson signs the writ.
Gen Hideki Tojo told parliament that Japan faced a tougher second phase after early triumphs. He cited Pacific theater hardships at Guadalcanal and the Aleutians, while Adm. Shigetori reported heavy naval losses totaling 200000 tons and 568 aircraft.
Lake Caddo spans Marion and Harrison Counties in Texas and into Caddo Parish Louisiana. It measures about 20 miles long and 16 miles wide. Comal Springs in New Braunfels discharges roughly 220 million gallons of water daily.
Various classified items include FOR RENT 101-acre and 80-acre farms near Trenton, a portable Remington typewriter and Burroughs adding machine for sale, Sun salesbooks in bulk, a ribbon spool exchange notice, Whitewright Hatchery January plans with chick stock, and automobile loan services by AUTO FINANCE COMPANY in Sherman.
Charley English recalls the 1889 Bonham freeze when temperatures plunged to 16 below zero. The event froze a man in Fannin County, killed fruit trees as far south as Austin, and kept residents indoors for days while plumbers labored until July.
A depositor questions a cashier after discovering a counterfeit ten dollar bill. The cashier explains the note retained value to the giver, while challenging its worth to the holder.
In Somerset Pennsylvania Fido the collie earned a certificate of honor from Dog World's International for protecting Kenneth Slagle Jr. after they wandered away. The dog dug a ground hole and covered the boy, keeping him warm through the night until searchers found them.
Galesburg Illinois farmer Clifton Hall and his wife deposited 69 dollars worth of ashes from a burned billfold at a bank hoping new money would be issued. The ashes, resulting from a kitchen range incident, left the couple puzzled as their 2 year old son Billy becomes a suspect in the odd loss.
The defendant Alice Marcella Webb is ordered to appear and answer the plaintiff's petition by 10 o clock A M on Monday January 4 1943 in the District Court of Grayson County at Sherman Texas. The petition was filed February 27 1942.
Harold Evans Webb sues Alice Marcella Webb for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment alleging irreconcilable differences. Court issued November 21 1942 in Sherman Grayson County Texas with W R Henderson as clerk.
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