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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1944
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun proclaims 2nd class mail status at Whitewright Texas and outlines advertising charges for entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission or fees. It lists publisher Waggoner and editor Doss, notes weekly publication, and promises correction of erroneous reflections upon notification.
Price Administrator Bowles calls for greater cooperation and understanding to win World War II. He condemns profiteers and agitators who create disunity, arguing unity and enlightened selfishness guide both war effort and national welfare.
Men gain civil liberty in exact proportion to their self restraint and justice. Society requires a controlling power over will and appetite, with less internal restraint needing more external control. Temperate individuals are the path to freedom, while intemperate habits forge fetters.
Dr Henry Nelson Snyder urged graduates at Wofford College to value enduring truths. He said the diploma symbolizes eternal principles that withstand wars and turmoil. He contrasted lasting church and college ideals with a materialistic modern outlook.
A scene in California shows Mark Twain among diverse plants with Mr. Clemens noting that many strangers thrive there. Twain quips that all grow here but some hate to do it, mixing humor with a reflection on immigration and adaptation.
A playful remark about the crawfish describing it as backward in movement most of its life with teeth in its stomach and its liver in its head, attributed to Ex.
A reflective verse recalling the Tarawa Beach battle with lines about lads who died for freedom. The poem honors memory of heroic youths who faced hidden foes and relentless gunfire, asking if Thermopylae and Rome’s heroes endure in memory while Tarawa’s beach receives lasting glory.
Admiral Halsey, famed Pacific commander, says he does not know when World War II will end, though he expects ultimate victory. He urges Americans to avoid premature optimism and to back the war effort with hard work, loyalty, and unified support in 1944.
The writer recalls backing soldier voting as lieutenant governor candidate in 1942 and argues veterans deserve to vote. He praises Leonard Superintendent W D George for leading by example, working hard in war effort and school duties, and lauds teachers who endure tougher hours to protect liberties won by soldiers.
A humorous sketch about dinner hosts and in laws. The narrator notes his wife delays hospitality and creates tension for guests who sense conflicts. The piece ends with a wry jab about governance and getting something for nothing.
A native son guides Mark Twain through a garden exhibit in California, proudly showing a mix of exotic plants. Alaska cypress stands beside Natal plum, chenille plant from the East Indies, Canary Island dragon tree, and a silver tree, illustrating climate variety and horticultural ambition.
The decomposed body of Ira Tilger, 55, WWI veteran, was found in a Stewman farm well three miles southeast of Trenton by Cleo Mitchell, after three weeks missing since December 11. He resided with his brother Herman Tilger and had long illness.
Dr. George W. Cox state health officer urged wartime protective measures for 1944. He called for immunization and high sanitation standards in communities and homes, emphasizing personal hygiene to prevent illness spread.
Secretary of State Hull urges an all-out national effort from every man and woman in a New Year message. He notes a year that shook Axis enemies and an upsurge of united power as the path to victory.
Thousands of war workers spend flood of cash as inflation rises. Women earning eight dollars weekly shift to sixty at factory pay windows. The piece bluntly critiques spending behavior amid rising costs and wartime wages.
175 soldiers from Fort Sheridan assisted Chicago hog yards as receipts reached a 10 year high of 54 000 hogs. Farmers unloaded 241 000 head across the corn belt with Chicago alone holding 17 000 unsold as the largest daily volume since 1925. Officials urged farmers to hold shipments until the glut eased.
Pasadena report recalls Wm R Ramey, a blind beggar, arrested second time in two weeks after soliciting for coins to buy cigars. He previously admitted earning enough from begging to stay at the Biltmore Hotel and still smokes ten 25-cent cigars daily.
The State Treasury Department announced Friday that cigarette tax stamp sales last month reached $1,213,823, a new record. Total tax stamp sales reached $2,241,468, up $433,985 from December 1942, with cigarette liquor and beer stamps rising while prescription and wine stamps declined slightly.
Houston joins six cities chosen by the War Manpower Commission to serve as experimental demobilization centers. C. E. Belk, state WMC director, announced Fort Worth and Texas now have two centers, making the state unique. The report notes Ireland’s harp on its national flag.
The Christian Science Monitor warns that excess war-time spending by workers could drive prices up and erode purchasing power. It urges saving and investing in war bonds, warns of possible compulsory savings, and cites a projected rise in retail sales from 42 to 60 billion dollars.
Toll calls from Washington DC average 42 000 daily now versus 24 000 daily before Pearl Harbor reflecting wartime communication surge.
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