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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1945
Page
6
Don E. Weaver notes in Fort Worth Press that the 1040 form arrives with extra guidance and new deductions. The piece highlights child and relative deductions, gambling loss rules, and a $500 exemption, promising easier filing for many over the March 5 deadline.
In Atlanta the 4th Regional War Labor Board heard a businessman seek higher pay for a new bill collector after the prior worker was dismissed as unsatisfactory. The man recounted a miscue where he looked for a debtor but found it was himself.
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that Texas laws requiring paid labor union organizers to register before soliciting members are unconstitutional. Justice Rutledge delivered the decision with a dissent by Justice Roberts. Chief Justice Stone and Justices Reed and Frankfurter joined the dissent. CIO vice president R. J. Thomas, president of the UAW, challenged the statute.
High toll by Boyd Lewis on the Western Front discusses the grim exchange of American lives for German prisoners. It warns that victory cannot be bought with guns alone and soldiers face severe casualties as the war continues.
A high ranking West Point officer who fought at Guadalcanal and in Europe argues the Pacific knife war causes fewer casualties and proposes telling Germany to surrender or die. He notes humane American commanders seek victory with minimal losses amid heavy fighting and cites personal sacrifice among officers.
Sherman reports Grayson County North Texas plans a 100 terrace demonstration goal for 1945 under county agent W. O. Teddlie to curb soil erosion. The program expands units, covers drainage contouring and winter pea production, pasture on buffalo grass seed, beef cattle improvements, and a broad range of demonstrations in entomology rodent control wildlife and land management involving 4-H FFA and community groups.
A humorous quip notes Miami has cured her Scotch boyfriend of stuttering by calling him on the phone, a long distance collect joke.
Odessa High School recognized Marine Pvt. J. T. Rutherford Jr. as 1945 graduate after 23 months of South Pacific action. Superintendent Fly credited one fourth unit for physical training and three quarters for physical geography, noting a Marine in combat gains both. Rutherford, a Purple Heart recipient, is on leave and may have his diploma presented at spring exercises.
A man complains of a long day chasing a purchase for his wife while another asks about offers. The dialogue reveals bargaining tension and the pressure of securing a needed item.
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