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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1943
Page
8
Washington explains how the new 5 percent Federal Victory Tax reduces a $40 weekly pay to about 34.20 after tax, Social Security, and war bond payments. It notes Joe’s eventual bond value and possible postwar tax refunds, while reflecting on broader tax impacts for many workers and industries.
College Station report from Paul G. Haines of the A and M College Extension Service urges farmers to stop soil loss by contour plowing, grazing practices, and winter sodding. He warns against overgrazing and annual burning which reduce yield and increase erosion, urging January February tree planting and grass cover to preserve moisture and productivity.
Terrell prose reports a Van Zandt farmer seeks reconditioning three 22 year old cotton bales. He refused 42 cents a pound years ago hoping for 50 cents. Bales are in fair shape except one chewed by a cow.
A pilot quips to a passenger that the saying See Naples and die is dramatic, then reveals the punch line the propeller has come off, turning a famed phrase into a grim joke over Naples Bay.
FOR RENT 101 acre farm details available through contact Ross R May. Also offered FOR SALE Royal Standard typewriter and Emerson electric portable radio at $15 each by Miss Eva Williams. Notice requests customers turn in an old typewriter ribbon spool to buy a new ribbon.
In a year end message for 1942, R B Matthews thanks customers for their business and promises to continue milk and service quality in 1943. An auto finance ad offers loans to refinance car payments with quick inspection of title papers and car at 121% So Travis Sherman.
The State of Texas issues citation 48810 ordering Alice Marcella Webb to appear by 10 am on the first Monday after 42 days from issue, January 4, 1943, before Judge in Sherman. Plaintiff Harold Evans Webb seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment, filed February 27, 1942. Issued November 21, 1942 by Clerk W. R. Henderson.
In a New Zealand interview Admiral William F. Halsey Jr. mocks Japanese soldiers, says Allied victory is near, and describes Japanese as “low monkeys.” He notes atrocities against wounded Americans and claims the Japanese respond with grenades.
In Fannin County the ration board and staff have relocated to the basement of the new county jail to conduct its business. Citizens allegedly hoarded coffee sugar tires and gasoline and face jail as a result. Adding machine paper is available at the Sun office.
A Confederate ancestor sues for perspective on wartime shortages. The clipping recalls Civil War rationing in the South from 1863 to 1865 with substitutes for coffee and paper, and notes high prices and scarce supplies. The author contrasts 1942 shortages with Confederate trials.
Diaries of German dead and Nazi officers show civilians weary of war and air raids but not willing to resist Hitler. The pieces argue Germans hope for an end to the conflict yet accept Nazi leadership and battlefield realities. Russian evidence collected by the American Magazine supports these observations.
Quote about a girl calling a man by his first name signals interest in his last name and remarks on how people clash when attempting payback.
COLLEGE STATION Nearly all civil food rations this year depend on weather and farming factors. Jennie Camp of A and M College Extension says 1943 will favor cereals but fats sugars and meat will be tighter. Home gardens and wise use of food values can help families cope with shortages and rationing.
A film star recently mailed visiting cards to her former husband’s new wife, declaring by wire she would send them by air mail and hoping they arrive in time to be of use.
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