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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1943
Page
4
Publisher and Editor J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss
The brief note names J. H. Waggoner as member of the association and Glenn Doss with publication management duties. This item records editor and publisher roles within the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Waggoner
Glenn Doss
The Whitewright Sun Society Notice and Policy
Published weekly with a Thursday schedule subscription price of 1.50 per year payable in advance. The paper pledges to correct any erroneous reflection on character or reputation upon notification to the publisher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright Sun
Texas Boyhood Reminiscences and War Reflections
A writer recalls youth in Texas with a magnolia tree shedding leaves daily and a barn show memory. He quotes WPA administrator H P Drought and notes wartime strains, including Willie Run production halts, drafts, and the call to keep factories running to supply planes.
Soldier In New Guinea Tells Why Leaves Not Given
Victor Vodra of Los Angeles asked his son Richard J. Vodra in New Guinea when leave would come. The 22 year old Lieut. replies with irony, sending a message that reached Dallas via an Army Air Force member and reflects his views on leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public
Henry Ford
Willow Run
New Guinea
Victor Vodra
Los Angeles
Richard J. Vodra
Dallas
Army Air Force
John Barrymore in Dressing Room Reflection on Broadway
After a successful Broadway opening the late John Barrymore relaxes in his dressing room a friend notes his long list of theater experiences. Barrymore replies he has yet to see him act as a paying audience member expressing gentle regret. Buy your Printing in Whitewright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadway
John Barrymore
Barrymore
John
Pete Mason the Wagon Train Driver and the Open Sky
A Western wagon train driver Pete Mason slept under the open sky while comrades rested beneath wagons. He refused confinement, saying the blanket on the plain suits him. A London tale adds a storm shelter moment with a street urchin calling thunder “Gawd.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Mason
Pete
London
Dawn of Swimsuit Fashion Changes for Girls
A 1905 verse notes a shift in girls swimwear from mother hubbard style to a more cupboard inspired look, reflecting evolving fashion ideas of the era. The quatrain uses playful rhyme to contrast past modest dress with new preferences.
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Mother Hubbard
Teacher halted in Detroit for red light ticket
A Detroit school teacher was stopped for running a red light and issued a traffic court summons for the next Monday. She went to the judge immediately and explained her side of the case.
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Detroit
Judge orders schoolteacher to write lines in court
A stern judge instructs a female defendant, a schoolteacher, to sit at a table and write "I went through a stop sign" 500 times after she asks to be released to attend her classes. The court frames the act as fulfilling the judge’s long‑standing desire to have a schoolteacher in his courtroom.
Dinner Piano Interlude Sparks Playful Banter
A hostess improvises with a piano during a late dinner interval. Mr. Grinold is offered a sonata, and he happily accepts a extra piece. A joke emerges from Willie about room temperature as a playful exchange closes the scene.
The Flour of the Family or the Dough
Henry writes to the father requesting his daughter's hand in marriage. The father responds with a pun asking if Henry meant flour of the family or the dough.
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Henry
Reformer and Stewed Debate Drinking Dilemma
A comic exchange shows a reformer admonishing a young man about drinking while the man retorts he has tried leaving that corner several times, highlighting a habitual struggle with sobriety in a humorous street scene.
Lot Better Would Choose Has-Been Over Might-Have-Been
A reflective quip contrasts a has-been with a might-have-been, suggesting a past fame is preferable to endless unrealized potential. The wordplay emphasizes former status over unachieved outcomes and uses rhyme to underline the value of past prominence.
Day by day wisdom from the coop
A rustic exchange features a Native and traveler joking about a Razorback and a tree while an Old Hen offers simple life advice a joke about strop and an egg a day keeping the axe away wraps the scene with farmyard humor
Ideal Companion proves fast by Scotswoman
A woman who fasted for sixty two days demonstrates the stunt could be done. Among hundreds of Scotsmen, many praised her effort and proposals from seventy one were received.
German Flyer Joke at Gates of Heaven
A punny wartime joke depicts St. Peter counting souls at heaven’s gate. A flyer pleads entry for forty, but Peter allows only four, explaining the rest were shot down per Goebbels. The quip ties to World War II rhetoric and propaganda.
Cheese origin dispute sparks brisk grocery exchange
Mrs Housewife confronts a grocer in a lively exchange over yesterday’s cheese. She asks if the cheese was imported or deported from Switzerland, prompting a brief confirmation from the grocer.
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Switzerland
Mary Seeks Traveler's Checks at Bank Window
A customer named Mary asks for traveler's checks at a bank. She replies when asked for denomination with the single word Methodist.
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Mary
Officer candidate schools to lengthen to four months
The War Department notified Eighth Service Command that Army officer candidate school courses will be extended from twelve weeks to four months effective July 1. The move reflects a push for longer instruction and added training in the officer programs.
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Dallas
War Department
Eighth Service Command
Army Officer Candidate Schools Produce 185000+ Officers
Training has long been a fact with many of the Army's top officers coming from the officer candidate school system. OC schools have supplied more than 185,000 officers now serving from lieutenant colonel downward.
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Army
Synthetics Produce Cocoa Butter and Olive Oil at USDA Lab
Cocoa butter from cottonseed and olive oil from peanuts were produced at the Southern Research Laboratory of the U S Department of Agriculture in New Orleans. The substitutes, wartime driven, may persist into peacetime for culinary and industrial uses with tunable properties not found in natural products.
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New Orleans
Southern Research Laboratory
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Three Years Casualties 514993 for Britain
Deputy Prime Minister Clement Attlee reported to the commons that Britain and empire armed forces suffered 514,993 casualties in the first three years of war. He broke down totals by status and by region including United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and colonial forces.
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London
Britain
Clement Attlee
Commons
Attlee
United Kingdom
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
India
Colonial
Woman's fingerprints traced to husband by detective
In a crisp exchange, the chief questions how fingerprints were obtained. The detective explains that the woman had kept her husband under her thumb for years, making the deduction straightforward.
Ravens Reach Lifespans Beyond Three Decades
Ravens have long been noted for living over 30 years in the wild or captivity. Researchers cite extended lifespans in protected environments and include examples from avian studies.
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Dad
Willie
Tommy
Jes
Home Canning & Food Drying School
Community Public Service Co. Office
Free Victory
Isabel Herndon
Home Service Department
Community Public Service CO
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