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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1943
Page
2
Washington describes quarterly payments under the pay as you go system. Taxpayers must estimate 1943 income and Victory taxes, file by Sept 15, and make payments Sept 15 and Dec 15. Farmers have a Dec 15 deadline with different penalties.
Green gold is the resolve for Red River County farmers as tomatoes reach 10.35 cents a pound and a Woodland shipment of 180 crates yielded 761 dollars. Beans also pay well with an 18 000 pound truckload valued at about 900 dollars at the cannery. Many acres are harvested with multiple pickings expected, but labor shortages and delayed picking threaten full collection.
Next March, taxpayers not fully covered by payroll deductions must file estimates of 1944 income and pay a quarterly installment on it. This is in addition to one half of the uncanceled 25 percent of the lower 1942 or 1943 tax, with the remaining half due in 1945.
A poem on the back of an envelope tells of a concert pianist who left his career to join the Navy as a mess sergeant aboard a destroyer. He writes of facing war for the freedom and peace of others, not for adventure. A rural boy recalls a man making horses in a workshop.
With U S fighting men in action, the USDA launches a production program to maximize processed vegetables for armed forces and civilians. Farmers contract acreage with certified processors to receive price supports. state and county war boards aid in capacity operation labor and transport.
The Portland Oregonian voices a harsh view of Rommel as a once great Axis commander now incapacitated by illness and age. It contrasts admiration for his skill with pity for American soldiers marching to sacrifice, urging focus on the wounded U.S. youths rather than the enemy general.
Citation issued to Charles H Coffman in Grayson County Texas for divorce from Fannie Coffman on grounds cruel treatment. Hearing set before Fifteenth District Court in Sherman on or before 10 a m the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, with case filed May 17 1943 and issued June 12 1943.
About 8,579 scholastics are listed in Fannin County for the 1943 44 school year, down 800 from the prior year. Bonham alone loses more than 100. The census shows 4,244 in common districts and 4,335 in independent districts, with 7,565 white pupils. Hubbard quote on attitude follows.
American Medical Officers in India report cheerful letters from home boost army morale and reduce mental and neurological strain among soldiers. Lieut. Col. Williams cites family worries as a major factor, while Capt. Scott notes the right kind of letters lift spirits and aid adjustment. Jeanette Ross, a Red Cross worker from Normal Illinois, has aided over 4,000 soldiers by lending money and arranging letters and purchases, earning gratitude from a Signal Corps unit that built her a sandalwood box.
Denison ration officials announce the gasoline panel will offer individual interviews only on Wednesdays at 3 p m and only when necessary. The new system requires complete written information on proper forms to speed decisions. The panel includes W T Wingo Denison Mark Moulton Bells R D Maddux Whitewright E C Looney Pottsboro with another member to be named.
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