Soldiers Honor Roll and Assignments Highlight WWII Servicemen
Local service members receive updates on The Sun honor roll placements and new postings. Pvt. Wm. D. Tomlinson in Syracuse and Pvt. John M. Ashinhurst in Iceland are named, while Pfc. Glen Fleming in England and others report promotions, reassignments, or duties at bases from Oklahoma City to Jacksonville and Fort Knox.
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Pvt
Wm. D. Tomlinson
Syracuse
N. Y
The
Sun
John M. Ashinhurst
Iceland
J. M. Ashinhurst
Ashinhurst
Pfc
Glen Fleming
England
Rev
J. D. Fleming
Lone Star Farmer Degree Awarded To Charles Skaggs
Charles Skaggs, a 1943 Whitewright High School graduate, received the Lone Star Farmer degree and pin from the State Association of Vocational Agriculture. The award recognizes three years of work in and out of the vocational agriculture program. Skaggs is the third Whitewright youth to earn the honor, following J. H. Gosnell and Billy Kincaid.
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Thomas E. Sears
Army Air Corps
Miami
Fla
Air Corps
T. E. Sears
Georgia
Sears
Whitewright High School
North Texas State Teachers College
Denton
Charles Skaggs
Whitewright
Lone Star Farmer
State Association of Vocational Agriculture
Skaggs
J. H
Sonny) Gosnell
Billy Kincaid
Baptist Revival to Close Friday Night at First Baptist
Rev E P Wootten announces the revival at First Baptist Church since June 20 will end Friday night. After Thursday’s service moving pictures of the recent vacation Bible school will be shown. Rev S H Maples of Athens has conducted the revival drawing good crowds and long services are led by Rev Noel Ashinhurst.
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E. P. Wootten
First Baptist Church
S. H. Maples
Athens
Noel Ashinhurst
OPA to Enforce Gasoline Rationing in Dallas Area
Dallas offices of the Office of Price Administration vow a clear program to track ration violations within days. Enforcement attorney W A Griffis Jr says investigations will target trouble spots and car stops will be used to question drivers. He cites wartime powers and says agencies may join if willing, as state groups largely refuse.
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Dallas
Office of Price Administration
OPA
W. A. Griffis Jr
East
Griffis
Department of Public Safety
Texas Liquor Control Board
Railroad Commission
Longview
William Jeffers
Washington
Rotary Club Honors Swiss Trip Talk at Luncheon
Members heard Mrs. John Madonne recount her Switzerland excursion to the highest mountain observatory in Berne and recall wartime family ties with the U S Legation. Rev E P Wootten, retired president, praised club cooperation and wartime service while noting strong attendance and civic activity. Guests included Rev S H Maples and Rev Noel Ashinhurst.
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Rotary Club
Switzerland
John Madonne
Observatory
Madonne
Berne
U. S
Legation
United States
J. W. McMurry
Europe
Lester Haile
E. P. Wootten
Geo. K. Stephens
Wootten
S. H. Maples
Athens
Noel Ashinhurst
Do More Than Existence The Do More Eight List
An eight item list prompts actions beyond basic senses. It pairs verb pairs such as live over exist feel over touch observe over look absorb over read understand over listen ponder over think and say something over talk. The sequence presents a hierarchy of engagement.
WAACS to Lose Auxiliary Status
Senate passes conference report renaming the women army corps to the Women's Army Corps and placing its members under Army regulations. The age limit rises from 45 to 50 and the change sends the bill to the White House.
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Washington, D. C
WAAC
United States Army
Senate
White House
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Women’s Army Corps
WAC
Perrin Field Invites 17-Year-Olds for July 4 Open House
Perrin Field hosts a July 4 celebration for 17 year olds from Northeast Texas and Southern Oklahoma. Visitors meet aviation cadets and officers, tour the field, and learn how to enter the Air Forces career path including the Enlisted Reserve option. Colonel Charles G. Pearcy outlines the program and future entry possibilities.
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Uncle Sam
Army Air Forces
Perrin Field
Flying Training Command
Texas
Oklahoma
Charles G. Pearcy
Air Corps
Gasoline A Form Delays Hit Whitewright Motorists
Gasoline A forms remain unavailable in Whitewright as motorists are urged to apply for renewal. The Denison War Price and Rationing Board reports only about 20 percent of needed blanks received, with books set to expire July 21. Delays blamed on the printing firm and failure to order blanks in time could strand drivers July 22.
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Whitewright
Denison War Price and Rationing Board
Marvin Jones Named New War Food Administrator
Washington The White House announced the resignation of Chester C. Davis as War Food Administrator and named Judge Marvin Jones of the United States Court of Claims to succeed him. Jones, long a Texas congressman and later an agricultural adviser, will lead the food program as Roosevelt pushes inflation controls and subsidy policy amid shifting authority.
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Washington
White House
Chester C. Davis
Davis
Roosevelt
Marvin Jones
United States Court of Claims
Congress
Texas
Amarillo
House Agriculture Committee
United States Courts of Claims
James F. Byrnes
Byrnes
Woman Severely Burned Opening Pressure Cooker
Mrs. J. S. Clayton of near Princeton was badly steam burned at her home while attempting to open a pressure cooker. She failed to release all steam and the remaining pressure blew the lid off. She is under a local physician's care.
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McKinney Examiner
J. S. Clayton
Princeton
Saturday Is Cigarette Day Campaign For Overseas Troops
Whitewright plans a Cigarette Day fundraiser led by the American Legion Post and Rotary Club. Volunteers will collect Saturday to send cigarettes, tax free, to soldiers overseas. Each 20 pack costs 5 cents and a carton of 10 packs costs 50 cents. a 500 package case carries a red, white and blue sticker.
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General McArthur
Whitewright
American Legion Post
Rotary Club
Sun Honor Roll Adds Names for Subscriptions
The Sun lists new honorees for subscribing or renewing this week including Pvt. Wm. D. Tomlinson Pvt. John M. Ashinhurst Mrs. J. M. Ashinhurst Mrs. B. G. Gowdy Mrs. J. D. Bush H. L. Sanders Wm. E. Eyres Pfc. Glen Fleming Clan Justice J. A. Watson Pvt. J. L. Lindsey.
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Sun
The
Wm. D. Tomlinson
John M. Ashinhurst
J. M. Ashinhurst
B. G. Gowdy
J. D. Bush
H. L. Sanders
Wm. E. Eyres
Glen Fleming
J. A. Watson
J. L. Lindsey
Allied Offensive Gets Under Way in Southwest Pacific
Allied landings on Rendova Island in the central Solomons began a major campaign against Japan in the South Pacific. Gen Douglas MacArthur directs operations from Australia as Rendova, Trobriand and nearby targets come under Allied control. Overnight raids hit Rabaul with heavy losses reported for Japanese air forces.
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Southwest Pacific
Australia
Trobriad
Woodlark
New Guinea
Salamau
Douglas MacArthur
Rendova
Solomons
Rabaul
New Britain
Trobriand
Darwin
Huon Gulf
Washington
Japan
South Pacific
Rendova Island
Navy
Munda
New Georgia Island
William F. Halsey
Halsey
United States
Rendoval Island
New Georgia
Guadalcanal
Mann Rules on State Fund For Pensions
AUSTIN The attorney general ruled that the state's maximum pension contribution is 1 900 000 dollars per month and the 1 154 044 dollar unexpended balance should be applied to the next monthly pension allocation rather than spent in full upfront. Comptroller George H Sheppard received guidance from Atty Gen Gerald C Mann on mechanics of payments and whether to disburse the surplus in one month or over installments. The ruling clarifies that the unexpended balance is to be carried forward as part of ongoing monthly funding.
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Austin
Gerald C. Mann
George H. Sheppard
Sheppard
Mann
Congress Bans Subsidies to Curb Prices and Ends Rollback
Congress bars subsidies to reduce retail food prices and orders the meat and butter price rollback halted by August 1. Roosevelt officials warned inflation could surge without subsidies. The bill extends the Commodity Credit Corporation for two years and adds 750 million dollars to its lending power, passing Senate 62 to 13 and House 160 to 32 with Texas Senators Connally and O'Daniel voting yes.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Commodity Credit Corporation
Senate
House
Texas
Tom Connally
W. Lee Lee O’daniel
The Hammer Knocker Keeps Its Head and Drives It Home
The piece praises a reliable tool that remains steady and accurate. It emphasizes consistency, focus on the point, and relentless effort to clinch conclusions, noting occasional mistakes but swift correction. It warns readers to beware when overlooked.
Rain Defeats School Consolidation Vote In Ector County
In a Saturday election on consolidating Ector independent district with Nocona and Ash Grove districts, Ector voted 100 percent in favor, Nocona 9 to 5 for, and Ash Grove 5 to 7 against. A rain delay kept seven pledged voters from arriving before polls closed. Ash Grove and Nocona schools have been contracted through Ector. another Ash Grove election is planned in about 20 days.
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ECTOR
Nocona
Ash Grove
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Othel Stapleton
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U. S. Naval Air Station
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C. A. Wilson
Henry Birt Russell
A. F. Russell
Pilot Grove
Central State Teachers College
Stevens Point
Wisconsin
William Edgar Ayres
Independence
Kansas
Blue Ridge
C. B. Bryant III
Naval Reserve
Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Fort Worth
Navy Department
Davis Parrish
Emerson Sears
Houston
Rice University
Horace G
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Camp Monticello
Ark
Scott F. Sadler
Tom Bean
Jack Lewis Yeager
Mrs
J. A. Yeager
B. A. Braden
Jack D. Braden
Fort Monmouth, N. J
Weldon O. Jones
J. W. Jones
Glendale
Calif
Alfred T. Rouse
685Th Field Artillery Battalion
Fort Sill
Okla
Camp Gordon, Ga
Joe T. Meador
Co. A
12Th Battalion
Armored Force Replacement Training Center
Fort Knox, Ky
Ensign Merriwell Vineyard
Naval Air Force
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N. J
Naval Aviation
Ensign Vineyard
W. R. Vineyard
RAF
Malta
Baptist Revival
WAACS
Perrin
State Fund For Pensions
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