Whitewright votes on separating city and school district
A Tuesday election in Whitewright will decide if the municipal school district is divorced from city control. It covers the Whitewright area and District No. 42 in Grayson and Fannin Counties, with voters urged to go to the polls and express their choice.
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Whitewright
Common County
Grayson
Fannin
Leonard
Farmersville
van Alstyne
Whitesboro
Texas
War Production Board relaxes wool consumption rules
The War Production Board virtually abandons civilian wool restrictions as shortages of cotton and rayon push for blending shifts. Wool supply is sufficient for maximum yarn and cloth production for essential clothing, with manufacturers free to choose 100 percent wool or blends under new quotas.
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Washington, D. C
War Production Board
WPB
Grasshopper plane eyed as quick field ambulance
Fort Sill Oklahoma battery tests the army grasshopper plane as a light two seater capable of aerial target spotting and rapid casualty evacuation from rugged terrain. Maj. Victor E. Frazier, of Kansas City, says the craft can rush wounded to safety where larger flying hospitals cannot operate.
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Fort Sill
Okla
Victor E. Frazier
Kansas City
Army
Maj. Frazier
Sun Tan Orders For First Cavalry At Fort Bliss
An Army order requires men of the First Cavalry Division at Fort Bliss Texas to take daily sun baths starting at ten minutes to toughen skin. The note contrasts with vague references to Brittany peasants and a Christ crown motif.
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Fort Bliss
Texas
First Cavalry Division
Baptist Revival Begins Sunday at First Baptist Church
The annual revival at First Baptist Church will start Sunday, June 20, led by evangelist Rev. S H Maples from Athens. Song leader Rev. Noel Ashinhurst of Whitewright will direct music. Daily services run 9 30 am and 8 30 pm with Sunday services at 11 am and 8 30 pm. Pastor E P Wootten invites all community members to attend regardless of church affiliation.
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First Baptist Church
E. P. Wootten
S. H. Maples
The
Baptist Church At
Athens
Noel Ashinhurst
Whitewright
Wootten
Food costs rise 49.6 percent in Dallas since 1929
Dr. Arthur A Smith reports Dallas retail food costs climbed 49.6 percent from August 1939 to April 1943 as World War II began. New Orleans led with 64.4 percent, while Houston and Kansas City saw 46.4 and 50.2 percent increases respectively.
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Dallas
Arthur A Smith
Regional Bureau of Labor Statistics
Smith
New Orleans
Office of Price Administration
Houston
Little Rock
Kansas City
St. Louis
Office of War Information
OPA
Major De Seversky Sees Japan Like Pantelleria
Hollywood voices Major Alexander P. De Seversky argues in a radio forum that Japan can be bombed into submission much as Pantelleria was. He warns land and sea assault without air power is costly and time will favor the United States.
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Hollywood
Calif
Alexander P. de Seversky
a_ radio forum
Japan
Pantelleria
de Seversky
Paul B. Malone
United States Army
United States
Promoted sergeant among Whitewright servicemen
Cpl. Richard P. Montgomery of Perrin Field is promoted to sergeant. Lieut. Jack Wallace and Lt. Wallace's wife traveled to Fort Sill. Ensign Anna Joyce Benson sails overseas. Whitewright's armed forces roster shows many commissions including 19 officers. Other locals listed include Pvt. Findley Haile, Cpl. Edwin Goodwin, and several Thornhills, with promotions and new assignments noted across Army Air Forces, Navy, and Army services.
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Cpl
Richard P. Montgomery
Perrin Field
Whitewright
Sun
J. W. Jones
J. W
Boots) Jones
Kelly Field
Texas
Orlando
Fla
Special Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics
Sergeant Jones
Thirsty worker hits jackpot at Midtown soda vending
In a New York midtown office a thirsty employee inserted a nickel in an automatic soft drink vending machine and watched as about 70 drinks poured into cups in quick succession. He served as a one man bartender before the spree ended.
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New York
Maxey Officer and Private Drowned in Training Camp
In Camp Maxey Texas officials announced the training accident death of Second Lieutenant Leonard Fine 22 and Private Edward A. Cole 18 both members of the 157th Engineers Combat Battalion. Fine was son of Mrs Clara S Fine Cincinnati Ohio and Cole was son of Mrs Margaret Cole Philadelphia.
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Camp Maxey
Texas
Leonard Fine
Clara §S. Fine
Cincinnati
Ohio
Edward A. Cole
Margaret Cole
Philadelphia
157Th Engineers
Pictures of infants may be sent V Mail to overseas fathers
The War Department announced that Vmail can carry a baby’s photo to fathers at the front. The infant must be under one year old and born after the father went overseas. Photos may not take more than one third of the Vmail space and should be pasted in the upper left to avoid creasing.
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Washington
War Department
Grayson County War Bond Sales Exceed May Quota
Gray son County exceeded the May war bond quota by 181275 dollars, totaling 433275 dollars for May. County chairman Bill Ashburn announced the June quota is 262000 dollars.
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Grayson
Four Hindu Seats of Faith Do Regulate Indian Dharma
Across the Indian subcontinent four ancient religious centers stand as final authorities for Hindus, tracing back about 1200 years as pivotal centers of doctrinal guidance and ritual oversight.
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India
Vacation Bible School at Baptist Church Ends Friday
The First Baptist Church vacation Bible school will close Friday morning after two weeks. Pastor Rev. E P Wootten says total enrollment 118 with about 75 percent attendance, down due to farm labor needs. Classes run 8:30 to 11:30 for ages four to 16, led by 17 instructors. Courses include storytelling Bible memorization crafts handwork music recreation health and hygiene. A commencement program will be shown Friday or Sunday night.
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First Baptist Church
E. P. Wootten
Wootten
Masonic Orders Elect Officers in Whitewright Meeting
Whitewright Masonic bodies elected officers for the capitular year. Highlights include R. R. Summers as high priest and Emory Christian as master of the Royal and Select Masters. A joint installation with invitations to neighboring lodges is set for June 24, a long-running Whitewright custom.
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Whitewright
Royal Arch Masons
R. R. Summers
J. W. Moulton
J. B. Hamilton
W. H. Stedham
Emory Christian
Mr. Summers
Paul Cook
O. L. Jones
F. D. Stephens
Royal Arch
Christian
Guards
C. O. Hopper
Othele Mahan
P. A. Short
Whitewright Lodge No
E. M. Badgett
Charlie White
Tyler
Blue Lodge
Paul Stephens
Ed Kent
Arthur Badgett
B. W. Newman
Stilwell Poised to Crush Japan in Asia Fight
General Joseph W. Stilwell returned from strategy talks with the United Nations determined to defeat Japan quickly. He warned of a savage foe and hard fighting but stressed ongoing information exchange among Allied leaders in China and the Southwest Pacific.
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Chungking
China
Joseph W. Stilwell
United States
India
Burma
Washington
United Nations
Japan
Southwest Pacific
Stilwell
Hartford OPA office cat has kittens named Directive Questionnaire Form 1309 Rollback
Boston reports that the Hartford office cat named Inflation has given birth to four kittens with the listed names. The father is unknown but tentatively linked to a suspect name Black Market.
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Boston
OPA
Hartford, Conn
Garuda Symbol Tied to Siam Like Eagle to U.S.
The mythical Garuda, a half man half bird figure, stands as a key emblem in Siam, mirroring the Eagle’s iconic status in the United States.
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Garuda
Siam
United States
Caraway Elected Supt. of Schools
Byron Caraway was elected superintendent of Whitewright schools at a Tuesday night board meeting after eleven years leading Prosper schools. He and his wife will move to Whitewright soon. Caraway, born in the Desert community south of Whitewright, is the son of Mrs. M. Caraway and well known in the area. Prosper is noted as one of Collin County’s best schools.
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Byron Caraway
Prosper
Whitewright
Caraway
Mr. Caraway
M. Caraway
Section
Collin County
Beaumont Race Riot Claims Two and Many Wounded
Martial law was declared in Beaumont as acting Gov. A M Aiken Jr. sent state troops after a race riot left two dead including John Johnson and Ellis Cleveland Brown, about 60 wounded and over 100 homes damaged or burned in the Negro district. Curfew imposed. streets emptied. buses halted. Negroes kept off streets at night.
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Beaumont
John Johnson
Ellis Cleveland Brown
A. M. Aiken Jr
Sidney Mason
Austin
Ross Dickey
Houston
Overseas soldiers' agreement needed for wives' divorces
Wichita County three district courts will not grant divorces to wives while husbands are overseas in military service unless the husbands are informed and consent. Judge Irvin J. Vogel said a waiver or the defendant’s return for reply is required, and the other two judges concur.
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Wichita Falls
Wichita County
Irvin J. Vogel
Fifteenth Son Born to Chicago Mother of War Veterans
Chicago mother Frances Dyke, 43, increases her count of sons to 15 after delivering another boy. She previously had 11 sons with her first husband, including triplets and three sets of twins. Her second husband Peter, 35, works in steel.
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Chicago
Beatrice E. Tucker
Chicago Medical Center
Armed Services
Frances Dyke
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Christ
Major de Seversky
Jack Wallace
Wallace
Field Artillery Officer Candidate School
Pvt
Findley Haile
Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma City
Mrs
Lester Haile
Earl Benson
Ensign Anna Joyce Benson
Navy Nurse Corps
Whitewright High School
Wilson N. Jones Hospital School of Nursing
Sherman
Ensign Benson
Grayson County
Government Hospital
Norfolk
Alabama
Tennessee
Kentucky
Georgia
WAVES
Edwin H. Goodwin
Gulfport, Miss
Bennie Chesser
Harold Thornhill
Armed Forces
Stanley R. Thornhill
Army Air Forces School
Childress
Tommy Thornhill
Indiantown Gap
Jack Thornhill
Camp Wolters
Norman K. Richardson
Billie G. Earnheart
137Th
Camp Edwards
Mass
Philip R. Earnheart
99Th College Training Detachment
Southwest Missouri State Teachers College
Springfield
the Sun
Glen Earnheart
Coy Harris
Billy Coy Harris
Navy
Edith Towers
Aukland
New Zealand
Billy Roberts
Camp Howze
Gainesville
Grace Roberts
Jack Spindle
the Alliance
Neb., Army Air Base
J. F. Spindle
Jarvis D. Maddux
901St
Amarillo
Aaf
R. D. Maddux
Elbert P. Bennett
Army Medical Corps
George Bennett
Audra Williams
Leon Bennett
U. S. Navy
San Diego
Leon
Naval Hospital
Albert L. Reeves
Co. A
30Th Engineers
Fort Leonard Wood
James Roscoe Brown
Army Air Corps
Moses Lake
Jack Thrasher
Hobart Thrasher
Sergeant Thrasher
Clyde Gibson
Robert Churbley
Army Engineers
North Africa
Bob
Pearl Harbor
J. D. Bush
Camp Abbot
Bend
Oregon
Maxey
Baptist Church
Masonic Orders
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