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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1944
Page
4
Whitewright Sun announces 2nd class mail status for Whitewright Texas. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular rates. Memorials resolutions of respect will be charged.Publisher Glenn Doss Managing Editor J H Waggoner. Subscription $1.50 annually. Corrections policy stated for errors.
Time magazine reports Gallup and University of Denver polls showing wide gaps in Americans knowledge of current events and the Bill of Rights. Findings include 27 million unaware Japan took the Philippines and 85 million unaware of reciprocal trade terms.
Uvalde merchants renew a plan to close retail shops each Thursday through June July and August to allow a five day work week for employees. The move aims to give workers more rest and refreshment, following last year’s pilot.
Fort Worth Star Telegram reports more than 562000 Texans serve in the armed forces with 32000 discharged personnel including 2000 women. Letters from overseas condemn civilian selfishness and war hoarding at home, urging civilians to keep the war the top priority for all Americans.
The Texas State Teachers Colleges board of regents adopted a three section resolution on veterans re employment. One clause ensures re employment if the position remains funded, another allows return if the veteran’s absence did not impair usefulness, and a third says the old place returns only if the college can preserve the position without harming the institution. State officials have praised veteran service while questioning potential loopholes.
A public pledge from private industry commits to restoring workers to their old positions after military service. Employers express appreciation for veterans and promise considered reemployment for those who return from duty.
Marine Pvt. Donald E. Kelley reports the theft of a Braille watch he wears as a blind veteran. Kelley, injured at Vella Lavella, is a DeWitt Iowa native and patient at the U S Naval Hospital in Philadelphia. He hopes to recover the watch to keep as a companion on his return to Oakland California with a seeing-eye dog.
Earle H. Althoff 31 of Chester pleaded guilty to burglaries in 10 Chester homes. He told Judge Albert Dutton MacDade he has a split personality and the devil got into him. The judge sentenced him to 10 to 20 years in Eastern penitentiary.
A reflective piece contrasts a nostalgic view of a mythical golden era with modern life. It mentions peaceful days, abundance, and social changes, then shifts to notes on Basic English, a new Bible translation, and a kitchen engineer analogy highlighting advertising's lasting impact and the role of women in the home.
A Mather Field officer student was court martialed for buzzing Lafayette high school and town. He must forfeit 2000 dollars from pay at 100 dollars per month. Col. Carl W. Pyle announced the penalty but kept the pilot’s name secret. The flight involved a B 25 bomber at 20 feet above the school and 180 feet over the town.
FBI agents and U S deputies arrested fifty five welders and counters at the Bethlehem Hingham shipyard in a war wage racket tied to a $500000 fraud. The report frames the arrests as one of the broadest war fraud operations since the conflict started.
Aust in April report quotes Dr. Geo W. Cox state health officer urging early diagnosis for pyorrhea. He says the disease is curable in early stages and stresses prompt treatment rather than accepting it as incurable in all cases.
Dr. Cox stresses early detection of pyorrhea during regular dental visits. Proper hygiene is key, as neglect causes the condition, and cure is achievable in early cases with patient home care guided by the dentist. The State Health Officer urges not to fear incurability but to catch it while curable. The article notes the game of chess originated in India.
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