Local men enlist or are assigned in wartime service
Whitewright Bells and Tom Bean men were accepted for service February 4 in the Army or Navy at Dallas induction. Several received furloughs while others were deployed or promoted, including Tru man Rice to captain in Alaska and 1st Lt. W. W. Adcock assigned to Fort Lewis Washington. Local families received letters about sons in Europe and Italy, with Navy commendations and multiple transfers noted. The piece also mentions a church site at Westminster Abbey dating back to 616.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Bells
Tom Bean
Army
Navy
Dallas
Fred L. Starr Jr
Haskell H. Rodgers
Vernon C. Ashinhurst
Robert L. Owens
Albert H. Gilliam
Roy A Martin
Kermit Belew
Elmer R. Hood Jr
Gilliam
W. W. Adcock
U. S. Army
Whitewright Methodist Church
Harvard University
Fort Lewis
Washington
Adcock
Sherman
411Th Field Artillery
Oats and Sorghums Prices Kept by OPA Order
The Office of Price Administration announced maximum prices for oats barley and grain sorghums remain at levels set by the December freeze order, with oats and barley ceilings aligned to the five day period ending December 3 1943. Sorghum ceilings near parity were set at 2.36 per cwt Kansas City 2.40 at Texas common points and 2.74 at Los Angeles and San Francisco with other markets tied by normal differentials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Fred M. Vinson
Kansas City
Texas
Los Angeles
San Francisco
More Names Added To Sun Honor Roll
The Sun adds several names to its honor roll this week including N. L. Manning W. C. Pennington Mrs. Simmons Powell Miss Alva Blackerby Miss Cora Morrow Miss Ellen Williams Mrs. Elbert Bennett Mrs. W. F. Holland J. M. Wright Roy Neathery Miss Lottie Brown Mrs. Clifton Page W. J. Mabry Mrs. R. O. Pietzsch Lt. Virgil H. Craig Mrs. M. B. Morgan Ernest Harrison Mrs. Ben E. Dyer E. W. Fields Sgt. Wilton McFarland Mrs. Effie Watson Mrs. Travis Bush Mrs. W. W. McFarland Mrs. R. J. Vandagriff F. J. McDonald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
N. L. Manning
W. C. Pennington
Simmons Powell
Alva Blackerby
Cora Morrow
Ellen Williams
Elbert Bennett
W. F. Holland
J. M. Wright
Roy Neathery
Lottie Brown
Clifton Page
W. J. Mabry
R. O. Pietzsch
Virgil H. Craig
M. B. Morgan
Ernest Harrison
Ben E. Dyer
E. W. Fields
Wilton McFarland
Effie Watson
Travis Bush
W. W. McFarland
R. J. Vandagriff
F. J. McDonald
Wallace unconvinced on Roosevelts running mate
Vice President Wallace expressed confidence that President Roosevelt will seek a fourth term but said he did not know if he would be Roosevelt's running mate. He spoke at a San Francisco press conference saying Roosevelt would strengthen the New Deal if reelected. He could not confirm any decision about his own vice presidential candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Wallace
Roosevelt
Fort Bliss Internees Pampered Despite Claims of Poor Conditions
The Fort Bliss public relations office said 200 Japanese internees held for six months in 1942 were treated well and received the same food and shelter as U S troops. An official statement followed a Japanese broadcast alleging harsh conditions and dilapidated tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Fort Bliss
U. S
City Finances Show Improvement in Whitewright
City records show Whitewright's cash balance rising from 11858.12 to 18666.46 between February 1942 and February 1944. Delinquent tax collections improved with 31401.91 total two year receipts, 18496.02 earmarked for schools. debt payments and planned retirements remain on track, with funds available for future waterworks and street projects without new borrowing. The city holds 5000 in U S Certificates of Indebtedness and may match peacetime federal works funds after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
U. S
Boyce House Speaks at School Fort Worth News
Fort Worth columnist and radio commentator Boyce House spoke at Fort Worth High School at 1 o clock on Wednesday in support of the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show to be held March 10 19. He shared Texas tales and Hollywood memories from Boomtown and noted his book I Give You Texas with 80 000 copies sold and a new printing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyce House of
Fort Worth
Texas
Mr. House
House
Germans Count On Three New Weapons For Second Front
In Jerusalem Richard Mowrer reports the German war effort centers on three new weapons for the second front. Monster tanks of 120 tons plus many parts built across Reich and Czecho Slovakia, a new fast fragmentation ack ack shell, and a more precise radio controlled aerial torpedo. The shell’s disks spread widely when it explodes. Acknowledges mass production and staggered assembly to hide the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Mowrer
Jerusalem
Reich
Czecho-Slovakia
Weather Bureau Warns of Severe Freeze Tonight
The Dallas Weather Bureau forecasts a return of winter with a severe cold wave possible tonight or today. The low may fall to the middle twenties for this Texas region, following rain that has left the ground ready for spring planting. Previous winter low was 10 degrees on Jan 9.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Texas
Four War Bond Drive Shortfall Spurred Final Push
Whitewright and the surrounding area remain about 40 000 short of the 98 000 quota in the Fourth War Bond drive with under a week remaining. Marshall Hasty national chairman calls for extra effort as residents are urged to buy additional bonds or stamps. A Victory program at Whitewright High School tonight will sell bonds at admission to the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Marshall Hasty
Hasty
Mr. Hasty
New West Grayson Oil Tests Planned
Oil activity spreads from the Fay Davis farm near Woodbine into Grayson County with leases in Collinsville west of the Davis wildcat at 3 to 5 dollars per acre. Sinclair Prairie will drill a deep test south of Whitesboro on the Fisher farm as machinery is installed. A Woodbine well tested at 30 gravity swabs 10 barrels an hour with tanks under construction for storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fay Davis
Woodbine
Cooke County
Whitesboro
Grayson County
California Oil Co
Collinsville
Sinclair Prairie
Fisher Farm
Denison Herald
Ration Token Plan Shows Time Savings in Test
OPA reported a Chicago demonstration of new ration tokens cut checkout time by about 50 percent. Two hundred retailers endorsed the simplified plan, and 40 consumer-group representatives were gratified. Ten housewives cleared a $16 purchase in five minutes, compared with 11 minutes 55 seconds for a $14.25 test under the old system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Chicago
Nylon Stockings to Be Widely Available Soon
New York reports nylon production expanded by E I du Pont officials, with sales director Robert Ramsdell stating supply will meet post demand quickly once government requirements allow. Bootleg stock quoted at seven dollars a pair for good quality, six for buyer beware, versus twelve dollars at Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Robert R. Ramsdell
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company
Kwajalein Captured Ends Heart of Marshall Islands
Admiral Nimitz announced the Kwajalein invasion succeeded and the atoll was captured and occupied. Major General Holland Smith noted the loss signifies the Marshall Islands’ heart and predicts further island atrophy. British observer Commander Kimmins called it a display of the era’s vast wartime machine. A Marine correspondent described evident Japanese corpses among the palm trunks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester W. Nimitz
Kwajalein
Marshall Islands
Atoll
Marshalls
Holland M. Smith
Central Pacific
Tokyo
Comdr
Anthony Kimmins
Royal Navy
Veterans Begin 3 Billion Discharge Pay Rollout
Washington reports a new law signed by Roosevelt authorizing $100 to $300 disbursements for about 1.3 million veterans discharged since Pearl Harbor. Future musters grant automatic payments. WWII veterans must file applications at specified offices for officers and enlisted personnel across Navy Army Coast Guard and Marine Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Armed Services
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Naval
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Navy Department
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Army
U. S. Army
Navy and
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Cleveland
Ohio
Fannin Clerk Urges Veterans to Record Discharges
Bonham Texas report says county clerk C. V. Wilson asks veterans discharged since December 7 1941 to have their discharges recorded at no charge. Recording helps veterans obtain certified copies if the original is lost in Washington and allows the muster out pay application to include the original discharge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Whitewright Farm Shop to Close March 3
The Whitewright Defense Shop, run by Joe Johnson and sponsored by the High School, will close March 3 with all this year’s Whitewright funds spent. Since November 1, fifty seven farmers have used the shop for periods from thirty minutes to ten days. Two stalk cutters one one row and one four row and one trailer are under construction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Defense
Joe Johnson
Whitewright
Cassino Fight Grows Fierce as 5th Army Presses Rome Front
Allied forces renew full assault on Cassino as Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark’s Fifth Army battles fiercely against Nazi defenses. American troops push toward the Benedictine monastery while German positions on the Cassino heights sustain heavy casualties and hold a major portion of the town. The beachhead below Rome remains exposed to shelling and air attack as the struggle continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Cassino
Anzio
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Vichy Radio
Adriatic
Mount Cassino
Simpler Tax Plans Urged in Congress
Washington lawmakers push to simplify the federal income tax before the March 15 filing deadline. Senator George proposes joint committees to speed reforms and wage withholding for 30 million taxpayers. House Republicans back a streamlining bill and Knutson seeks a 15 member private advisory council of diverse stakeholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Capitol
Walter F. George
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
House
George
Tax Framing House
Ways and Means Committee
Frank Carlton
Rep
Arkansas
Harold Knutson
Minnesota
Ways and Means Republican
Congress
Agriculture
Whitewright Driver Fined After Collision
A Whitewright man was fined $8.45 by Judge C. B. Carroll in police court for driving without a license. He fled on foot after his light truck struck a car driven by E. G. Odle at the Sears street and Fifth avenue intersection, leaping from the truck and running a block before stopping. Odle’s car was damaged but he remained unharmed.
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Will Rice
Truman Rice
Alaska
Captain Rice
J. E. Smith
Canaan
Billy Smith
Langley Field
Morris Fogle Gillett
Gillett
R. A. Gillett
O. M. Brown
Route Four
Pfc
Clyde Brown
Italy
Brown
Earl Phillips
Cuba
Miami
Fla
O. A. Hefner
Pilot Grove
Preston Hefner
England
James Stuteville
Grover Stuteville
North Texas State
Denton
Griffin Dollarhide
U. S. Navy
Texas City
J. E
Buck) Hughes
Hughes
Greensboro
N. C
Tampa
A/T
Rex D. Brown
Gulfport Field
Miss
Jim Brown
Orangeville
Mrs. Brown
Miles Chumbley
Robert Chumbley
Kentuckytown
Pemaquid
Maine
Sergeant Chumbley
Iceland
Hershel Bryant
Williamsburg
Naval Base
Jack Dickerman
Jacquelyn Marie
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Dickerman
Kelly Field
Velma _ Holland
C. L. Holland
Jack Meador
Vernon Army Air Base
Enid, Okla
C. J. Meador
Westminster Abbey
Boyce House
New West Grayson
Heart OF Marshall Islands
U. 5
Fannin
By Rex Cruse
Asia
5Th Army
Rome
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