OPA Outlines Pint Sized Book Five Plans
The OPA said rationing likely continues through most of 1946 with Ration Book 5 issued December 3 to 15. Gasoline books arrive then, others last ten to fifteen months. Book 5 has half as many stamps as Book 4 and printing costs estimated at 750000 dollars. No soap rationing planned and soap output to rise 10 percent for household laundry types.
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Washington
OPA
Chester Bowles
Department of Agriculture
War Production Board
Clinton P. Anderson
Anderson
Friend or Foe Petain Trial Splits France
Washington report on the Petain treason trial notes France remains divided over guilt. Some compare him unfavorably to Laval while others call him a martyr. Critics claim he used prestige to sell out the country and fear political lassitude and ambition. Former Premier Reynaud voices doubt about his leadership.
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William Philip Simms
Washington
Marshal Petain
France
Dreyfus
Petain
Pierre Leval
Laval
Marshal
Reynauld
B-17 Production Ends Amid Allied War Sourcing
The Army Air Forces halted B-17 bomber production after achieving fleet levels deemed sufficient against Japan. Lt. Gen. Ira C. Eaker announced that orders for 44,300 airplanes were canceled since V E Day, saving 7.6 billion dollars through 1946 and freeing 750000 tons of steel and 900000000 pounds of aluminum for other war or civilian use.
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Washington
Army Air Forces
Japan
Ira C. Eaker
Air Force
AAF
Baker
Ration Calendar Stamp Validity Across Books
The notice lists expiration dates for ration stamps including red stamps K through Z in Book Four and blue stamps T through C in Book Four for processed foods and sugar, airplane and gasoline coupons in Book Three, with no planned cancellations and next stamp validity dates noted.
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OPA
Leonard Trenton road project wins WPB approval
Bonham Texas War Production Board approves a 428000 expenditure to straighten reroute and improve Highway 69 between Leonard and Trenton lifting the materials ban for new highway construction Deeds for right of way and easements have been sent to Judge Glen Finley and Commissioner Briggs work to secure rights begins The plan calls for a near airline route between the two towns with a future project between Trenton and Whitewright
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Fannin County
Trenton
Whitewright
Kaiser Frazer Farm Corporation To Build Autos
Detroit report states Joseph W. Frazer of Graham Paige Motors and Henry J. Kaiser form a Kaiser Frazer Corporation. The new venture will produce a lightweight low-cost Kaiser on the Pacific Coast and a mid-priced Frazer in Detroit.
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Kaiser
Frazer Farm Corporation
Detroit
Joseph W. Frazer
Graham-Paige Motors Corporation
Henry J. Kaiser
West Coast
Kaiser Interests
Kaiser-Frazer Corporation
Pacific Coast
Graham Paige
Frazer
Texas Tax Rate Reaches 72 Cents Per Hundred
The State Automatic Tax Board announced a 72 cent maximum state tax rate for Texans this year. The increase results from the Legislature raising per capita school apportionment from 25 to 36 dollars, with education officials setting the school tax at 35 cents to hit that cap.
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Austin
State Automatic Tax Board
General Fund Ad Valorem
Doolittle Vows Air Offensive on Japan Within Eight Days
General Doo little arrives in the Pacific and says the 8th Army Air Force will strike Japan from Okinawa by August 1 using Super Forts and P 47s. He notes targets may include Japan proper and possibly China Manchuria or Mongolia if needed. Half of the European veterans have already deployed.
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Guam
Doolittle
Tokio
8Th Army Air Force
Japan
Pacific
Germany
Okinawa
Nippon
China
Manchuria
Mongolia
8Th Air Force
Europe
United States
Veterans News From Home Share Military Journeys
Local column lists Lt Roscoe Brown and families visiting relatives in Wichita Falls and nearby towns. It notes Sgt Montgomery wounded in Europe, Kirk May heading to Houston for Merchant Marine training, and several others stationed in San Diego Chicago Fort Sam Houston and Whitewright with furloughs and transfers. It reports deaths of Cpl Cecil J Ellis and Pfc Olen D McKnight earning Good Conduct Medal.
OPA Struggles With Inferior War Clothing Quality
Washington reports wartime fabric shortages drive civilian garment quality down as military orders consume nearly all better fabrics. Officials note manufacturers must reuse leftover materials and that price-boosting frills are being curbed while overall clothing costs continue to rise, inflation feared.
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Washington
OPA
Army
Navy
Texas Chickens See June Hatchings Hit High
The Federal Bureau of Agricultural Statistics reports 4.8 million chicks hatched in Texas in June, the highest June output since 1943. June 1943 was a record, while June last year stood at 3.146 million.
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Austin
Texas
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Statistics
Paris Jeep Traps Clamp Down On Brass Hats And Blondes
Paris police intensified jeep roundups along the Champs Elysees halting hundreds of Army vehicles for non military purposes. In two days 321 cars were seized including a brigadier general’s staff car with a titian haired French girl. Colonels with civilians were escorted to the marshal’s office and Sgt. Guy Richard commented on one colonel’s anger.
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Paris
Champs Elysees
Place de la Concorde
Guy Richard
Thibodaux, la
August 1 Deadline for Whitewright School Transfers
Rural students eyeing Whitewright schools must have transfer papers signed by August 1. B R Caraway or R A Gillett will assist, with eligibility for ages six to 18 and no tuition. Transfers bring about 30 dollars per student to the district. nearby districts already filed. A closing note recalls the tomato was once thought poisonous until 1850.
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Whitewright
B. R. Caraway
R. A. Gillett
Board of Education
Yule Mail Period For Overseas Set
Christmas mail period for overseas personnel runs Sept 15 to Oct 15 this year. Postmaster T. L. Lilley notes packages may be sent without the usual written request during this window. Packages must not exceed five pounds or 15 inches in length and 36 inches in combined length and girth.
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T. L. Lilley
Two Revivals Scheduled in Whitewright Next Week
Two revival meetings begin in Whitewright next week with events at Central Christian Church and Church of Christ. Rev. Earl Bissex announces a July 29 to August 12 revival at Central Christian led by Rev. Ted McElroy of Paris with nightly 8 pm services except Saturdays. A separate 10 day revival at Church of Christ starts August 1 at 8:30 pm led by Homer P. Reeves of Sherman. morning services to be announced.
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Whitewright
Earl Bissex
Th Central Christian Church
Ted McElroy
Paris
Church of Christ
Homer P. Reeves
Walnut Street Church of Christ of Sherman
Reeves
Perrin Field Air Force Day Open House Planned
Perrin Field in Sherman will host an open house on August 1 to mark the 38th anniversary of the Army Air Forces. Col. Ross F. Cole says the public may picnic on site with hourly flying demonstrations including a B 29 Superfortress from 1:30 to 2:30 flown by Major Roger M. Carter. The event features other aircraft, tours, a noon band concert, a swim meet, a baseball game, and a full military retreat at 5:30 p.m.
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Sherman
Army Air Forces
United States
Perrin Field
AAF
Ross F. Cole
Perrin
Texas
Oklahoma
Cole
Oklahoma City
Roger M. Carter
R. M. Carter
Pacific Theatre of Operations
Link
WAC
Air Force
Big Bills Fall in Popularity
Washington reports continued decline in large denomination notes $100 $500 and $1000 for four straight months due to tax evasion crackdown and possible recall plans. Citizens swap large denominations for smaller notes driving up $20 and smaller bills in circulation.
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Washington
Treasury
Frozen food locker plant planned for Whitewright
R W Burelsmith of Turkey plans to install a 400 locker frozen food plant in the L LaRoe & Co brick building on lower Main street. He has contracts for many lockers locally and expects to invest $20 000 to $25 000. approvals from the War Production Board are being prepared.
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R. W. Burelsmith
Turkey
Whitewright
L. LaRoe & Company
Lower Main Street
War Production Board
Bells
Burelsmith
Prison ship casualty list shows 1001 Americans dead or missing
Washington reports the War Department received a Japanese list of 1001 Americans who died when a Japanese prison ship was torpedoed in December 1944 near Subic Bay. Of 1600 POWs aboard, 942 were killed, 59 died later, two survived and evaded capture. 618 survived, 482 names confirmed, 136 awaiting confirmation. The ship left Manila December 12, 1944.
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Washington
War Department
Japan
Manila
Subic Bay
Army
Grayson County Farmers Offered Wheat Insurance by Government
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation offers wheat insurance in Grayson County with coverage against drought fire excessive rain wind storms and insects. Eligibility includes all interested parties such as landlords share tenants and cash rent tenants with premiums payable by cash note or deducted from ACP payments or commodity loans. Notices will be sent to producers once applications arrive from the corporation.
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Grayson County
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
W. W. Gunn
AAA
Gunn
Agricultural Adjustment Administration Office
Catfish Blocks City Water Intake at Wichita Falls
City water plant officials found a 62 pound catfish 49 inches long wedged into the Lake Wichita intake gates blocking flow. The note adds that about 139.5 million square miles of Earth's surface are covered by water, with 57.5 million dry.
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Wichita Falls
Lake
Wichita
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G. C. Brown
Montgomery
North Africa
Kirk May
Merchant Marine
Houston
Jack Meador of
Childress
C. J. Meador
Raymond Wallace
S_ le
San Diego
Calif
Chicago
Billie Roberts
Fort Sam Houston
Grace Roberts
Pete Nicely
Camp Cook
Pvt
Jakie L. Z. Chesser
C. W. Chesser
England
Robert B. Simmons
India
Sergeant Simmons
K. B. Simmons
Wallace Reeves
The
Coast Guard
Curl Reeves
Atlantic
Cuba
Panama Canal
Otto Russell Jr
Otto Russell
Sergeant Russell
Mrs. Russell
Atlanta
Otto
W. J. Mabry
Cpl
Cecil J. Ellis
Corporal Ellis
Guiuan
Samar Island
Young Ellis
Willis E. Ellis
Dallas
Pfc
Olen D. McKnight
McKnight
Paul J. Mueller
81St Infantry
Palm
Caroline Islands
Mary P. Mc- Knight
Rt. 1
Ector
Jimmie A. Mc- Knight
Rt. 3
Woodrow W. Brock
Denver
Colo
St. Louis
Brock
Officers’ Armament School
Buckley Field
Lotta Faye Brown
Mark Montgomery Jr
Harvey Lee Smith
Raymond Smith
Malcolm Muir Jr
Grayson
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