This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1944
Page
2
Whitewright voters cast 314 ballots in the first primary, the smallest since Texas adopted the system. Past first primaries ranged near 404 to over 500, with second primary totals around 376 two years ago. No major upsets. several races totaled 311 or 312. Official returns are provided by election judge Bob Sears.
Navy Secretary Forrestal announced a surge in enlistments with 194 000 additional men needed by December 31 and another 189 000 by June 30 1945 to accelerate the war against Japan. Most new recruits to be drawn through Selective Service and to man amphibious craft and auxiliary vessels.
The Office of Price Administration announced higher ceiling prices for this year's flue cured and tied cigaret tobacco. The weighted average purchase price will be set soon at 39 cents per pound for untied tobacco and 43.5 cents for tied in hands. Last year untied tobacco sold at 38 cents and tied at 41 cents per pound.
Denver report on National Opinion Research Center findings shows 60 percent of whites believe Negroes are treated fairly while only 25 percent of Negroes feel satisfied. Whites cite race prejudice as top cause of Negro dissatisfaction, followed by employment discrimination and segregation.
From August 1932 notes in Roanne France Winston Faber from Houston and others walk to Moulaine and Nierre and observe terraced farms vineyards and busy small churches. The 1944 diary entry recalls war scars in Martene Napoleon era roads and sentiment France will come back again.
A Sun Advertising verse decries a nameless "Somebody" who starts rumors and sows despair. It warns to avoid repeating hearsay and to speak only of what one has seen or read, since the culprit's goal is to spread suspicion. The piece labels rumors as malicious gossip and urges cautious speech.
An exchange features Grace and Sally with a quip about a baseball passer being decided by a vampire. A worker asks for the afternoon off to shop with his wife. the boss denies. The dialogue highlights workplace humor and odd authority.
Citation filed in district court case number 52921 directs Gordon E Farley to appear by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance for a divorce petition filed July 24 1944 by Anna Mae Farley against Gordon E Farley on grounds of cruel treatment. Issued July 24 1944 at Sherman Texas by Clerk V Earnest with deputy Nancy Drake.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.