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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
6
Fort Worth guidance from Mrs. Georgia Fuqua on home food preservation stresses quality ingredients and proper sealing. She warns against poor salt and sugar, contaminated spices, and hard water, and outlines steps to avoid spoilage including correct jar closures, heating, and even liquid loss causes.
Capt. Sanford B. Hunt Jr. reports Emirau in the St Matthew group has low prices for goods such as bananas a dime chickens a quarter apples and eggs one cent each pineapples 10 cents kau kau a dozen 10 cents moodies five cents for 20 limes green coconuts one cent hand woven belt 20 cents pumpkins 5 or 10 cents. Price lists posted at native villages aim to prevent unethical dealings.
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce report on Grayson County’s 1943 finances lauds the county’s strong assessed valuation near 40 million dollars and a low tax rate of 55 cents. Tax collections exceed 90 percent for five years, with over 100 percent of the roll collected when including delinquent taxes. Net debt stands at 2.438 million, about 6 percent of assessed value, while cash receipts exceed disbursements and budget control is praised.
Citation to Q Jane Jones widow in Denison Grayson County. Plaintiff Tom Smith seeks removal of a cloud on title to Lot 1 Block 16 Washington Heights addition. Response required by July 3 1944 before Judge in Sherman. Court docket No 52757.
The Road and Bridge Fund rose somewhat as 1943 ends. County records show good management of finances, a satisfaction to Grayson County taxpayers. Citizens are urged to work with officials to maintain this sound financial record in the years ahead.
The essay reflects on wartime changes and American memory. The author jokes about folded shirts held by paper and pins and critiques nostalgia for rural schools while noting shifting realities. He argues gasoline and oil supply drives war effort and cites aviation fuel output growth since 1942.
District 3 subcommittee warns it takes almost twice as much crude oil to make 100 octane gas as regular fuel. One pilot training burns more gas than an average car owner uses in 18 years, and a Flying Fortress consumes in one hour what a motorist uses in six months. The Temple Telegraph notes relief workers reports with stark lines about hunger, milk needs, and injuries.
State Selective Service Director Gen. J Watt Page told Gov. Coke R Stevenson that about one of every five Texans has entered some branch of the military. The report outlines early enrollment trends and regional participation across Texas communities.
General Page told the governor the tally of service personnel processed reached 635 469 by June 1. He cautioned the figure is not net, as casualties and discharges are not subtracted, and it excludes women already serving.
A brief dialogue shows Rookie asking where to eat while on a mission and Sarge replying that meals depend on his company. The exchange hints at unit cohesion and discipline in a military setting.
Citation notice in case 52783 names Christie Clark Garvin as plaintiff and Eva Varley Garvin as defendant. Action is divorce on three years abandonment. Clerk S W Earnest issues May 30 1944 with deputy Nancy Drake. Hearing or petition filed May 30 1944.
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