Men in uniform far flung in service notes
The Sun is sent to Edgar Burchfield of the U S Navy. Various family members report training overseas and in the Canal Zone. Navy V 12 training resumes at Rice Institute. Navy and Army personnel in Europe and the Pacific, including Italy and New Guinea, send Christmas greetings and missives home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Burchfield
Edgar Burchfield
U. S. Navy
Davis Parrish
Rice Institute
Houston
Navy
Ross R. May
Pfe
Jack Bradley
A. G. Bradley
Bradley
Canal Zone
W. L. Smith
Cpl
Willie B. Smith
Corporal Smith
Air Corps
Central Pacific
Grady Stuteville
Route One
Jimmie Stuteville
Southwest Pacific
Sgt
Grover Stateville
New Guinea
Jimmie
Civilians to Receive 67 Percent of 1944 Meat Allocation
The War Food Administration estimates 67 percent of the 25 billion pound national meat supply will go to civilians in 1944, about 132 pounds per person dressed weight, roughly the 1943 level and above the 1935-39 average. The remaining 33 percent funds U S military and war services, allied nations, and emergency reserves, with more pork and less beef expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Food Administration
Food Agency
WFA
U. S
War Services
Shoes Free in $3 Deal Under OPA Policy
The OPA announced a two week window from January 17 to January 29 during which dealers may sell 15 percent of their stock of women’s shoes at ration-free prices of $3 or less. If a price exceeds $3, ration stamps must be used. Mail order houses wholesalers and manufacturers may also sell 15 percent of their September inventories ration-free with $3 limit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
OPA
J. A. Carlisle Named Assistant County Attorney
R. S. Watson resigns to join the Army after three years as assistant Grayson County attorney. J. A. Carlisle appointed by James S. Kane to fill the position. Watson, a Whitesboro resident, and his wife plan to stay in Whitesboro with daughters Janice and Margaret.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. S. Watson
Grayson County
J. A. Carlisle
James S. Kane
Mr. Watson
Ralph Elliott
Kane
Whitesboro
Watson
Janice
Margaret
War Spending Surges to Nearly Eighty Eight Billion in 1943
Reported estimates indicate 1943 federal outlays near 88 billion dollars with over 82 billion for war efforts. Daily expenditures surpassed 241 million dollars, while income fell short by about 53 million. National debt rose from 112.5 to about 170 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury
Hitler
Tojo
War era lowers own death rate says census bureau
Washington reports a wartime trend shows fewer Americans taking their own lives. Census projections based on data through October 1942 place the 1943 rate at under 10 per 100,000, continuing a decline since 1940 from 14.4 to 12.0 per 100,000, with historical highs and lows noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Hats in Ring As New Year Dawns
The 1944 Grayson County political scene opens with several candidacy announcements and many unofficial intentions. Incumbents Roger Q. Evans and M. B. Morgan face reshaping, LeRoy Anderson enters Place 1, and Calvin Buchanan and Vernie Henderson announce key county roles. J. J. Loy shifts to Fifteenth District Court judge as Tom Suggs seeks reelection. Other officials incl George Schumacher S V Earnest Beulah Howdeshell and Prentice Gafford plan reelection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Roger Q. Evans
Denison
M. B. Morgan
LeRoy Anderson
J. C
Calvin) Buchanan
Vernie Henderson
Buchanan
Grady Thompson
Henderson
J. J. Loy
Tom Suggs
George Schumacher
S. V. Earnest
Beulah Howdeshell
Prentice Gafford
Japanese Losses in China Mount as War Drags On
General Hoying Chin, Chinese war minister, said in 1943 that Japan suffered about 160000 killed or wounded in China with 39 divisions in war areas including Burma and Indo China. He warned the Japanese army risks depletion and a sinking into the China quagmire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chungking
China
Japan
Hoying Chin
Burma
Thailand
Indo-China
Americans Hit Kiel and Bordeaux in 800 Mile Front Raid
American heavy bombers struck Kiel shipyards and railway targets again while blasting airfields at Bordeaux and Tours, expanding a record 800 mile front. The operation involved about 1,500 planes with allied fighters. Mosquito bombers hit Berlin in a night raid as British and Allied aircraft targeted Northern France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kiel
Bordeaux
France
Muenster
Germany
U. S
Hitler
Berlin
Why Some Eskimo Dogs Are Called Huskies
A brief note explains the husky as a northern Native American dog used for draft work, with color and lineage traits. It traces the term husky to Algonquin roots, origins among Labra dor natives, and its later application to Eskimo dogs, plus a stray line about Athenian exile by citizen vote.
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Husky
North America
Alaska
Labrador
Esquimaux
Burn Wrappings From Abroad
COLLEGE STATION The USDA warns that packing material from service members overseas may harbor pests like pink bollworms. Dr H G Johnston of Texas A&M Extension urges burning all such packing to prevent pests entering the Cotton Belt and harming crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Baltimore
New York
Philadelphia
Houston
USDA
United States
Johnston
Milk subsidy payments extended to February seventeenth
Grayson County farmers welcomed the extension of milk subsidy payments to Feb 17. The program, praised for simplicity and relief from rising costs, pays 50 cents per hundredweight of whole milk and six cents per pound of butterfat, benefiting small and large dairy producers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commodity Credit Corporation
Grayson County
Moscow radio hails Allied raids aiding Russian drive
A Moscow radio commentator credited Allied air offensives from Britain with aiding the Soviet advance. He praised the Schweinfurt raid, noting 60 Fortresses and two fighters lost, calling it a hard blow to Hitler's war machine with serious effects on the Russian front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Britain
Moscow
Russia
Schweinfurt
Hitler
Human intake: air consumes ten times food by weight
A claim states humans take in air by weight about ten times the amount of food eaten. The statement notes the body's need for oxygen and metabolic processes. No organizations or dates are cited.
Colonel Got Candy Cane A Christmas Gift From Denison
Lt. Col. Robert L. Cox receives a peppermint candy cane from Denison neighbor Mrs. Venza Hartson after Tony Giarapato restarts his candy kitchen to honor him. The cane is shared with war affected Italian children in Mignano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth L. Dixon
Italy
Denison
Texas
Robert L. Cox
Venita Hartson
Cox and Hartson
Tony Giarapato
Tony
30 Indicted on Nazi Conspiracy Charge
A federal grand jury indicted 28 men and two women on conspiring to aid in establishing a Nazi form of government in the United States. Eight of the thirty were named in previous sedition indictments. Joseph E. McWilliams of New York and Chicago is named among those indicted for the first time as organizer of the Christian Mobilizers and publisher of the Christian Mobilizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Joseph E. McWilliams
New York
Chicago
Justice Department
Christian Mobilizers
Christian Mobilizer
Prohibition Hearings Set By House Judiciary Subcommittee
The House judiciary subcommittee will begin public hearings next week on national prohibition legislation. Prohibition advocates will testify first. The bill, introduced by Rep. Bryson, would outlaw beverages with more than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume and keep prohibition until demobilization ends after the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Judiciary
Hobbs
D.-Ala
Bryson
D.S. C
Grayson County Sets Fourth War Bond Quota
Grayson County sets a $3,193,000 quota for the fourth war bond drive. County chairman L. S. Omo hundro was informed. the figure compares to $3,497,000 in the prior drive. The quota includes $1,206,000 in series E bonds. Sales through February 29 on series E F and G count toward the fourth drive. County town goals are not yet allocated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson County
L. S. Omohundro
U S completes large Bougainville airfield
The United States forces have completed a 6,500 foot airfield on Bougainville for light and medium bombers. Located within 250 miles of Rabaul and 850 miles from Truk, the base near Mount Bagana was carved from jungle and dedicated on Christmas Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bougainville
Rabaul
Japan
Truk
Solomons
Mount
Bagana
Nazis Rush New Siegfried Line in Italy Near Cassino
Allied reports say German engineers are rapidly completing a stronger Siegfried line along the Adriatic front near Cassino and Pescara as Lt. Gen. Sir Oliver Leese takes command of the British 8th Army. Canadians storm Point 59 near Ortona after a heavy artillery barrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Algiers
Europe
Oliver Leese
8Th Army
Italy
Adriatic
Rome
Cassino
5Th Army
Pescara
Fritz Todt
Leese
Ortona
New Drug Gramacidin Promises Wide Health Breakthrough
Berkeley report from the University of California Medical School states gramacidin, derived from soil bacteria, acts like penicillin but far more potent. Dr Henry Brainerd says it is cheaper to produce and has shown dramatic improvements in impetigo boils infected wounds burns and various ulcers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
University of California Medical School
Henry Brainerd
Brainerd
Air Forces Say War Flight Accident Rate Stable
The Army Air Forces reported a steady accident rate during the 1943 fiscal year ending June 30, with minor fractional decrease from .739 to .716 per 1000 hours. Fatal accidents rose slightly from .077 to .083, though the year’s end showed a downward trend. General Arnold noted increased heavier aircraft and training, while the RAF emphasizes accident prevention. combat flying remains dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army Air Forces
H. H. Arnold
Army Air Force
RAF
Arnold
Ancient Greek hailed as the most perfect language claims
A number of philosophers assert that ancient Greek stands as the most perfect language ever created, highlighting its structure and expressive capacity across philosophy and rhetoric.
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Coffeyville, Kansas
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Brazwell, Prim. 2
Oscar Billner
Pvt. W. J. Billner
North Africa
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C. F. Collins
San Antonio
C. F Collins
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Noble Page
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N. J
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Dallas
David Chumbley
Charles Milton Chumbley
Carlton Robert Johnson
James Clifton Page
Robert David Reynolds
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Route 4
R. C. Thrasher
War Department
Clyde Thrasher
Thrasher
O. K
George Hicks
Route Three
Joe Hicks
Pearl Harbor
Russell R. Hicks
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Sheppard Field
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C. J Meador
Meador
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