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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1942
Page
4
Whitewright Sun announces notices of entertainments and box suppers with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions and related items also incur charges. Publisher J H Waggoner Glenn Doss managing editor. Published weekly on Thursday. Subscription $1.50 annually. Corrections policy stated.
The piece urges steady civilian resolve during a long hard war. It notes expectations of ups and downs, argues against complacency or excessive alarm, and emphasizes sustained sacrifice, production, and patience as allies advance against Axis powers. It cites press freedom limits and strategic planning while urging public spirit.
A large United States British supply convoy reaching Murmansk and Archangel survived heavy Arctic attacks. German claims of sinking eighteen ships were dismissed as exaggerated. The convoy endured five days of air raids from May 25 to 30, with several planes shot down and one Heinkel destroyed by a Hurricane catapulted from a merchant vessel. Pilot Officer Alastair Hay was rescued wounded by a British warship.
Washington sources report Sumner Welles's Memorial Day speech outlined a postwar international order. He argued imperial empires must dissolve and all peoples gain liberty, urging repeal of Asiatic exclusion and free entry of Asians and others under UN protection. The outline raises questions for Poland Finland and the Baltic states and anticipates a League of Nations framework.
The piece outlines postwar security ideas, Baltic states’ peril, and Texas politics. Dan Moody, once Texas governor, seeks Senate after law practice. Allred, 43, has longest tenure and recently left a federal judgeship to run.
Texas enters a crowded primary season with opposition rising for state officials. The centerpiece is a three-way race among former governors W Lee O Daniel Dan Moody and James V Allred for the U S Senate, each seen as invincible by their partisans after swift political rise.
Moody is 49 O Daniel 51 and the three ex governors attract attention but the United Service Organizations drive dominates. Texas leads the nation in war fundraising with 705000 raised of 1110000 quota amid broad civic activity showing strong state support for victory efforts.
A handlettered note from Bozo Texino via Mrs J A Melugin, written by H L McKinley of San Antonio, ridicules Japan, laments city life, and urges purchase of defense bonds while referencing WPA, local toys, cherry trees, and whiskey recommendations by the Anti-Saloon League.
Two colored boys argue about a ghost sighting near a cemetery. One boy says the ghost was falling behind, very rapidly, as he passed the area last night.
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