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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1942
Page
8
Dallas reporters note that starting Friday the public can sue any storekeeper who breaches OPA ceilings for at least 50 dollars or treble the overcharge, whichever is greater. Edward Crane cites the Emergency Price Control Act, with possible penalties up to 5000 dollars or one year in prison.
Rep. Wilburn Cartwright of Oklahoma, defeated for renomination after 16 years in Congress, urges President Roosevelt to appoint him ambassador to Shangri La a mythical U S bomber base. He jokes Shangri La may lie in the Illusion Islands in a weekly note to constituents.
President Roosevelt told reporters the United States now has about four million men under arms including all services. The figure suggests the Army may have reached its 3.6 million goal by year end, as previously stated by Secretary of War Henry Stimson.
The American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators adopts a resolution urging all state legislatures to enact a 40 mph limit to save rubber. It asks law enforcement to suspend licenses of violators and to press the War Department advisory committee to address liability issues from share the ride plans with insurers.
Mitchell Field officers report 42 year old Army flyer Donald P. Herb born Kendallville Indiana promoted from master sergeant to captain after developing a simple low level bombsight costing only ten cents. An officer said the device can be learned by a rifle sighting man in ten minutes after he worked in a basement at Mitchel Field.
The Travelers Insurance Company reports weekend driving was deadliest in 1941 with 20.2 percent of fatalities on Saturday and 21.8 percent on Sunday. The 7 to 8 p.m. hour had the highest fatalities, while 60 minutes from 5 to 6 p.m. had the most injury accidents.
Want Ads show a registered Hereford bull ready for service listed by J M Parrish. Also includes notices for found automobile key, sewing by Mrs A B Jones, auto loan financing by Auto Finance Company with manager F W Creager, a thank you note from the family of Mrs Mattie May, and a political pitch from Charles R Jones asking Whitewright voters for runoff support on August 22.
Under Article 784 of the Penal Code and a Grayson County Commissioners Court order dated July 27 1942 complaints will be filed against anyone who wilfully obstructs injures or damages any public road highway or bridge in Grayson County Texas This includes plowing road ditches The notice is signed by H Grady Thompson Clerk and Hettie Lee Wilson Deputy in Sherman Texas July 29 1942.
Police reveal federal action against those who buy or deal in stolen tires though no federal statute exists yet. Dealers paying above ceiling prices or selling tires above limits could be prosecuted under current or forthcoming measures as wartime price controls aim to curb theft.
Archie Gibbs of Roscoe Texas, a U-boat prisoner aboard a German raider in the Caribbean, described bombardments by an Allied plane and loading torpedoes at sea. He said the sub surfaced near land, endured a deep dive, and later shelled a small fishing boat before being rescued and brought to a Dutch West Indies island. The Navy announced the sinking of both ships.
The Sun documents authorization for candidates in the Democratic primary for Representative Place 1 Leroy M. Anderson Sheriff J Benton Davis G P Prentice Gafford District Clerk S V Earnest Public Weigher F W Finis Alverson Commissioner Prect 2 S B Ben Vaughan J H Jim Waggoner ready to appear on ballots.
A Dallas Navy Mothers Club led by Mrs. Grover B. Smith sends food packages to every recruit leaving Dallas for training. A sailor from Norfolk VA wrote to express gratitude, noting a delivered sack of food and a note that helped him endure hunger before arrival. He calls Mrs. Smith and the group rare and commendable.
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