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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1945
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun notes subscription rates and corrections policy. It urges local garden prep for planting season and mentions Pearl Harbor history and the need for skilled workers to join the Pacific war effort at Pearl Harbor Navy Yard.
Edward D. Hallett of Phoenix says Johnson grass juice can be turned into crude rubber at a fraction of petroleum-based rubber. The process crushes grass, boils the juice with linseed oil glue sulphur and lampblack, then presses into rubber. potential boon to Texas farmers if weeds don’t overtake the fields.
A reflective column questions priorities during hard times, contrasting cigarette and paper shortages with heavy focus on Chaplin and Hollywood gossip in major papers. The author implies trivial concerns distract from broader troubles.
The Longview Lens notes County Clerk Dash Shaw, eight of his 24 terms in Gregg County, is among the nation’s oldest serving officials. It recalls his long tenure with a joke about worn courthouses and the third building in use. It also recounts a Cisco Texas 1920s justice court case over a one-eyed mule and a 1912 Brush car leading to a damages verdict for the mule owner.
The Pearl Harbor Navy Yard stands as the nerve center of the Pacific Fleet and a premier ship repair hub. Workers note longer work weeks and higher overtime than other U S yards, with 95 percent of employees investing in war bonds.
Question and answer style text quoting religious Q A on Genesis creation, giants in Genesis 6 4 Edom Edomites and location, the lake of fire and brimstone and the meaning of amen biblical verses. Answers reference Molleurus Couperus Time magazine 1944 Genesis 36 18 43 Psalm 139 11 12 and Revelation 21 9 10.
The War Finance Division reports farmers hold a war bond reserve over 3.0 billion dollars, conservative estimates near 3.5 billion with potential to reach 4.0 billion. M. L. Predmore says the bonds strengthen farm finances and urges continued investment of excess funds in war bonds to protect against crop failures and disease.
The passage discusses financing farm improvements after the war using current income to back war bonds as a long term investment, ensuring funds to put farms in efficient operating condition. It emphasizes leveraging wartime bonds for postwar agricultural modernization as a prudent financial strategy.
A new bulletin from the A and M College Extension Service explains outdoor barbecue ovens and utility furnaces. Authored by Sadie Hatfield it covers urban and rural models with materials like sandstone and bricks, plus landscaping tips and fireproofing.
Texas public health officials warn pellagra, not contagious but deadly, claims lives yearly. State Health Officer Dr. George W. Cox urges early recognition of symptoms such as nervousness indigestion and burning hands and feet. Prevention hinges on daily diets rich in milk meat whole grains yeast salmon tomatoes and fresh produce.
Dogs for Defense Inc reports delivering more than 17 000 dogs to the Army Navy Marines and Coast Guard in the three years since March 1942. The group will end procurement March 1 and shift to placing dogs discharged from service in homes. A want ad will handle the sale of the organization’s assets.
The government conducts a six month sales test this month in Grand Rapids Michigan to gauge consumer response to dehydrated foods. Offered for sale under the plan are dehydrated beets onions carrots diced Irish potatoes Julienne Irish potatoes and diced sweet potatoes.
A verse explains the plural use of you all in a regional dialect with examples about addressing multiple people versus a single person. It contrasts singular you with the plural form you all and suggests sociable usage rather than criticizing the language.
A short meditation on memory and absence. The speaker wonders if the dead speak louder than the living and notes how time alters recognition of those who return after long absence.
A cartoon caption shows Tommy resisting second helpings as his Auntie teases a loss of appetite. He replies that his issue is politeness, not hunger, while a sun advertising slogan endorses economy.
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