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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
3
A detailed wartime update covers gasoline book coupons, sugar and coffee stamps, meat and processed foods allocations, and home canning provisions. It notes extended cheese rationing, new female labor force targets, rayon stocking pricing, and butter price supports. Additional items include tire refurbishing, farm lumber allocations, and strong retail profit signals from OPA.
Austin reports State Health Officer Dr. Geo W. Cox urges vaccination for typhoid fever before the outdoor season. He warns that every case links to negligence or careless individuals and promotes immunization as the only reliable prevention.
Benson argues the war era crime wave reflects erosion of moral fiber at home. He cites J Edgar Hoover and the FBI, linking respect for authority to family discipline, juvenile crime, and the need for parents to accept responsibility to safeguard democracy.
London portraits John L. Lewis as a treacherous figure who defies the government during wartime. Soldiers express extreme anger, proposing punishment from hanging to concentration camps, and insist he and his strikers are unfit for American effort.
The article notes Death Valley in California as the lowest point in the United States, detailing its extreme elevation and geographic significance. It emphasizes the region's famed heat and desert landscape while anchoring it to its record-low status.
The State of Texas commands sheriffs to publish for at least ten days in Grayson County an estate notice for Martha Troxell Deceased. S. C. Nelms as administrator filed a final report in County Court and it will be heard on the first Monday after ten days service, June 1943, at Sherman Court House. Interested parties may appear and contest.
Readers are urged to notify The Sun of any address changes immediately. The paper is returned at 2c per misrouted copy, so reporting ahead prevents missing issues and saves 2c per misdelivered issue. If a change is planned, readers should write beforehand.
The Department of Public Welfare announced that old age pension checks for June, averaging $20.31, may be delayed a week or ten days. June payments will reach 183,154 recipients, 62 more than May, with grants reduced by $2.43 each because funds are insufficient to pay in full.
Chicago report quotes Maj. Gen. E. B. Gregory stating the Army needs more than 5,000,000,000 pounds of food as a nine month overseas supply and a three month domestic reserve. He says the large stock keeps the pipeline of supply full and notes food spends about 270 days from purchase to front line troops. He also denied charges of waste in Army mess halls.
In Kansas City Missouri Otto A Lockwood faced an OPA charge over two A coupon books and a B ration. The complaint filed by Walter E Walsh charged he obtained the A books in St Louis and the B ration in two cities. J G Callaway district OPA director ruled he shall not receive gasoline from any source. Lockwood, a Lemay Missouri resident, offered no defense.
A lighthearted exchange between Sonny and a younger sibling over speech milestones. Sonny quips that the baby can get what he wants by yelling, while noting the family dynamics as the younger child tests communication.
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