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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1942
Page
4
Notice from the Whitewright post office lists that all notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with an admission fee or monetary consideration will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions will also incur charges. Press J H Waggoner publisher Glenn Doss managing editor.
Published weekly on Thursdays the paper lists a subscription price of $1.50 per year in advance. It commits to correcting any erroneous reflection upon character, standing or reputation of any person, firm or corporation upon notification to the publisher.
The piece urges Texas farmers to expand cotton and oil crop production to counter wartime shortages. It argues cottonseed oil and linters are key wartime materials and highlights crops like peanuts, soybeans, castor beans, safflower, and flax as vital alternatives. It notes acreage shifts and regional suitability across Texas with emphasis on oil, protein feed, and industrial uses.
Spokane campaign bundles diverse gifts to Congressmen aimed at ridiculing pension votes. Residents gather rat nests, glass eyes, false teeth, moth balls for Washington D. C. officials. Spokane Athletic Round Table reports heavy response as trucks plan to deliver bundles nationwide.
Grammar School plans gardens countywide to support a consolidated canning program for lunches. Pupils, teachers, and patrons urged to contribute 25 cents per child by Feb 7 to county official S R Mc Kinney. Aimed funds total forty five dollars. Grammar School Softball teams defeated Tom Bean with girls 26 to 4 and boys 16 to 9. Virginia McKenzie appointed music teacher.
Advertisements appeared in San Francisco Los Angeles and other Western cities urging readers to back the war effort. One ad urged sending a care bundle to senators and congressmen with the slogan Keep em laughing while urging people to forget Pearl Harbor and the war.
Reports of motorists crossing the Rio Grande for tires in Mexico suggest an easy workaround to U S tire rationing. The Mexican Tourist Bureau at Laredo says purchases require proof of absolute necessity. usually one tire per vehicle. Damaged tires must be shown, tires bought in Mexico cannot be resold in the United States without permission, and they must be declared to U S Customs outside the $100 personal allowance.
New York report estimates World War II deaths in 1941 at a minimum of 1 250 000 with potential to exceed 1 600 000. MetLife statisticians note Japan heavy losses in three weeks of 1941, US action losses surpassing WWI figures, and high eastern front tolls. Germany 300 000 to 600 000. Russia over 750 000 in latter half. Britain under 40 000. Italy 30 000 to 50 000.
Amarillo story notes Davis L. Harris aged 21 seeks Army Air Corps enlistment. He visits the city health department for a birth certificate and learns he is listed as dead at birth. The clerk proclaims Harris has been dead all his life, forcing him to prove he is alive to enlist.
A confession scene from Gone With The Wind depicts a woman telling a priest she gossiped about a neighbor and lied. The priest instructs her to lay feathers on every doorstep where she spread false reports and later collect them before seeking absolution.
A girl learns that repeating stories damages others as a priest cites a tale about feathers. In Gregg County East Texas false wartime reports target physicians and other citizens. Authorities found them baseless, yet rumors persist and the gossipers may face civil or criminal liability.
A distressed account describes a girl named Mary and her father, who spanks her, leading to a chilling prayer at night in which she pleads for not having more children because he does not know how to treat those he has now.
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