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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1943
Page
4
Whitewright SAM. Entered at Whitewright Texas as 2nd class mail matter. Notices of entertainments box suppers and bene fits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect will be charged. Association J H Waggoner Glenn Doss publisher managing editor.
Publication dates and price set at $1.50 per year payable in advance. The publisher invites corrections for any erroneous reflections on character or reputation published in the Whitewright Sun.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram argues that Britain and Russia show total war unity while the United States faces disunity and political strife. It calls for a coalition government and subordination of rights to country in wartime, warning democracy as usual risks liberty after victory.
The Dallas News notes war experiences will prompt a broad migration as GIs return home to Texas and seek farming trading or plantation work while others settle in Alaska Canada or other states. The piece predicts lessened divisions and closer national ties as distant places feel nearer.
A private bus line won a temporary federal permit to test a waste gas engine system that runs buses without gasoline. Vernon Trigger and Edward Carroll demonstrated using refinery or sewage gases with valve systems to run auto engines, sparking Eastman’s cautious support.
About 9 100 students from 30 colleges in the Eighth Naval District join the Navy V 12 College Training Program started July 1. The program partners with schools in Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Arkansas Oklahoma Tennessee and Texas to provide instruction housing meals and medical care. Its three goals are education physical training and military training subordinated to the other two. Officer candidates may participate in athletics and activities like civilian students as long as it does not interfere with naval duties or studies.
Washington. War Production Board head Donald M. Nelson reports May armament production barely rose, with overall output flat from April. Aircraft up 5 percent and Navy Army ships up 2 percent while tanks and field weapons fell 3 percent and 4 percent respectively amid cautions of major future strains.
Undersecretary of War Robert P. Patterson on June 19 warned labor and management caused production lag in merchant vessel construction. He stated Army ground forces output, planned to rise 2 percent, had fallen 3 percent, signaling a need for greater war production.
Dallas report says the Har din family on Bonnie View Road remained the only occupants as a resident ghost left the farmhouse willingly.
Deputy sheriffs and the Hardin family chased a ghost for a week as doors opened and furniture toppled. A plumber found sewer gas pockets near a kitchen sink pipe and cleaned it away. The ghost then vanished, easing nerves in the quiet house.
A collection of quick quips and light gags from a wartime era. A bootblack seeks a shave and a dime but learns haircuts are the real prize. A riveter’s mishap sails far off course while a private jokes about weight gain and kit.
An Englishman and an American are presented to an eastern potentate. The monarch notes the Englishman is a British subject as the Englishman twirls his musk. The scene centers on the diplomatic passport moment and cultural clash.
A humorous dialogue features a visiting American who asserts he owns a portion of the United States, angering the monarch who questions his status. A library owner warns against lending by showing grainy shelves claiming every book was lent to him, and a Scotsman teases about his wife with a weighty offer, trading marriage for gold.
A parent explains to a child the anticipation of bringing a new baby into the family, hinting at imminent arrival and family growth. The brief note reflects a domestic scene of expectant parenthood and childcare discussions.
A humorous exchange has a woman expecting a baby but receiving triplets. A child jokes about the father’s stutter delaying an order. A classroom riddle yields butter cheese ice cream and two cows. A joke about gifts to a loved one features cigars. The banter ends with a light remark on the world.
A quote notes potatoes hold the same value as before while their price has risen to six times the prior cost, highlighting inflationary pressure on a common staple.
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