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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1943
Page
4
Whitewright Texas notices describe 2nd class mail designation and advertising rates for entertainments box suppers and benefits with admission fees. Memo includes policy on memorials resolutions and corrections policy with publisher and editor names and weekly Thursday publication for $1.50 annual subscription.
Reports of Rommel's attack in Tunisia reveal heavy German use of armor dive bombers and well supplied advance. American lines are thin and poorly supplied, prompting sober reassessment of allied cooperation and American leverage in Africa. The piece urges humility and teamwork, noting British positions and Montgomery's reorganization. It also discusses tax debts for soldiers and the pay-as-you-go approach debates.
The Army inducts about 12 000 men daily and, as the pool of unmarrieds declines, many new draftees are married. Wives receive $50 monthly if childless and more with children, while the government adds $28 to cover the difference and deducts $22 from the soldier’s pay leaving $28 for personal expenses.
An explainer on torpedoes describes their design, propulsion, and functions. It covers how tuna shaped devices carry up to 600 pounds of TNT, weigh up to three tons, and run up to fifty miles per hour with eight mile range. It notes zigzag guidance, depth control, and the under water strike as a strategic factor.
The commentary argues Hitler may be at Berchtesgaden revising a speech to counter Russian front news. It warns public morale hinges on his leadership, noting Germany faces a leadership crisis more than a morale crisis, with a powerful speech needed to sustain the war effort.
Bonham reports a government marker approved for the grave of Capt. James Polk Russell of Fannin County. The Confederate veteran is honored with the marker as part of the national program.
Citation commands J L Riddle to appear by 10 a m on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance for Beaulah Riddle's divorce petition filed July 25 1942 in Case No 49114 Cruel treatment cited as grounds. Issued February 23 1943 by Clerk S V Earnest in Sherman Texas.
County Confederate soldier who died at Honey Grove in 1897, Captain Russell organized and commanded Company B, Seventh Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry under General Forrest. After the Civil War he settled in Fannin County.
A Sterling City News column by Uncle Bill critiques Ku Klux activity and labor unions, labeling both as threats to society. It cites fear of the Klan, political fears, and labor leader corruption, urging courageous congressional action to curb outlaws and restore sanity.
A wolf tricks a girl in a forest then disguises itself as her grandmother. The girl discovers the deception at the house and shoots the wolf dead. The tale ends with the moral that fooling children is harder than before.
The OPA announced that retail drug stores selling processed foods must collect ration coupons and register under rationing rules while other drug stores need not register. Drug stores are under the processed food sales freeze this week, with sales to resume next Monday.
Practical tips for home cooks covering tea leaf size for flavor dampened chamois as dusters coating meat loaves with chili sauce in final minutes cider in fruit cake batter distribution with flour in batter buttering sandwiches hot water for smooth spreading porch rocker stabilization with felt rule curtain rod gliding netting washing turbans silk or knit fabrics care avoiding electrical cords under rugs broiling steak with rack heat searing both sides butter finishing rare steak guidance on piercing and serving pipe cleaners for cleaning kitchen equipment.
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