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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1945
Page
3
Heat exhaustion and sunstroke reduce farm work as safety programs urge awareness during National Farm Safety Week July 22 28. E C Martin outlines differences and treatment while listing prevention tips such as hydration light clothing and avoiding alcohol and ice water.
Austin reports the state is caring for about 150 mentally ill veterans who cannot access crowded Federal hospitals. Chairman Weaver Baker of the State Board of Control said most are World War II veterans. The only Federal facility in Texas is at Waco. state care has risen in four months and is expected to grow. Congress considers letting Texas use abandoned Fort Clark and Fort Ringgold sites for veteran hospital care.
A playful exchange in a local shop where a customer asks for Lamb's Tales and a new clerk misdirects to a meat market next door, highlighting quirky humor in a small town storefront.
A defiant exchange unfolds as Satan confronts a rival who boasts control of the ground. The rival asserts ownership by stating his wife granted it prior to his arrival, prompting a tense reply.
The class faced a tough math sum for homework and Tommy, despite being near the bottom, gave the correct result. When asked if his big brother helped, Tommy truthfully said no, he did it alone.
The Federal Reserve Board rejected a proposal to exempt veterans from wartime credit restrictions. Board Secretary Chester Morrill warned such an exemption could raise prices and place veterans in debt as inflation fears persist. Representative Herman Eberhart urged relief, arguing it would aid returning servicemen in securing home furnishings and basic needs.
Paul Ryan of M. W. Kellogg Co says gasoline and other hydrocarbons can be made from natural gas at about five cents per gallon, with natural gas costing around five cents per thousand cubic feet. Diesel fuel and related chemicals are produced simultaneously, offering postwar potential for repurposing inexpensive natural resources.
A collection of humorous vignettes and wry jokes from mid-century life. Notable lines include a wounded soldier’s quip about exchanging legs for a clear conscience and a naval wife outsmarting a busy clerk. The pieces touch on manners, travel, and daily errands with a light tone.
A small boy hurries to a stranger walking ahead and asks if he has lost half a dollar. The stranger checks his pocket and confirms a loss. The boy reveals his goal to tally today’s losses, counting 55 as the number.
A very large colored woman tries to board a bus but the aisle is narrow. She struggles valiantly yet cannot fit. The driver suggests going sideways, but she replies she has no sideways to use.
A North African skirmish scene ends with Old Joe, a Kentucky mountaineer, firing for minutes before admitting he has “got my four.” The officer’s warning about German numbers frames the brief aside as a grim morale moment.
A Birmingham Negro church group discovered a printing omission on admission tickets for a fish dinner. The missing rule Not Transferable was added by a large entrance sign declaring Nobody admitted unless he comes himself.
A mother warns teachers to avoid punishing Claude and instead use physical shock to frighten him. A war plant worker’s chronic tardiness puzzles his foreman, who notes the contrast with a neighboring worker who travels farther yet arrives on time.
A fragment recalls Peter writing affectionate letters and a strange exchange about a beauty prize. The scene shifts to a man instructing a new girl to hammer a rivet, ending with the narrator waking in a hospital after the incident.
A light verse laments empty pockets before payday, with a playful salute to delayed funds. The narrator laments missing money and urges time to move forward to tomorrow.
A Texan town discusses whether moving or paying rent is cheaper. The oldest man, Bill, admits he cannot say since he has always moved. The exchange includes a quip about cooking after two years of K rations.
A terse classified style line from an Alabama newspaper note says Terminated one war job For sale one pair of shoes Going back to Mississippi just like I came. The fragment references wartime work and a move back to Mississippi in a brief personal ad.
A short verse describes a man returning home to his family. He smiles as a boy tosses his hat, they share tea with the mother, and after prayers the tired child is tucked into bed. The narrator asserts that such domestic moments show what life is about.
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