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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
3
Dr Howard M Goodsmith, Chicago hospital chief, argues hangovers come from higher alcohols in liquor and urges distillers to distill to 180 proof. He blames industry for tolerating hangovers and calls for updated government regulations.
Ernest L. Tutt describes a real case where Helen Harbin received a $226.80 lump sum and a future $28.55 monthly survivor benefit after her husband Jim Harbin died of pneumonia. The piece contrasts farmer eligibility with nonfarm workers and previews discussing lump-sum payments to parents next week.
The U S Army said British wives of American soldiers may wait at least 10 months for transport home. Space for 300 wives existed before V E Day, but since then accommodations are reserved for higher priorities. A waiting list of 4000 wives and children, plus hundreds awaiting embassy approval, is reported.
A Marlsboro County Herald note predicts returning service members will shape national plans for decades. The Bennettsville column argues that postwar ideas will be driven by the boys now serving, who will run affairs in the country. It references about 20 000 bird species worldwide, with roughly 800 in the United States.
A wedding invitation from a young Negro couple in South Alabama reads You are invited to attend the wedding of Mr. and Miss at the home of the bride's mother Tuesday evening April 18 at seven o'clock. All who cannot come may send.
A wartime British Ministry of Information booklet recalls a Scots seaman on a Cretebound ship who began bagpipes during a lull in German raids. A veteran sailor quips he’d rather have dive bombing. The fragment also hints at a family joke about cake and age.
A well known industrialist recalls taking his son to college and asking the president to draw him out. The proxy walks with the boy who makes dull small talk until the professor sternly notes every remark is trivial. The boy then accuses the professor of agreeing with him, and the professor approves the verdict.
A bookseller bills a customer who denies ordering the book and the exchange spirals into a wry anecdote about a wholesale man stranded in a city with no cash. The yarn ends with the cab driving off as the narrator grins about the vanished cab and five dollar bill.
During U S operations on Iwo Jima a small Japanese company attacked U S armor in a personal crisis charge. A Japanese officer with a Samurai sword led the assault and struck at tank treads before a G I worker inside the turret retorted that his souvenir was being nicked.
A weary businessman, unable to sleep, contemplates his wife’s gentle question about rest as night hours pass. The scene centers on domestic tension and the strain of exhaustion.
In a ceremonial exchange, a wife suggests addressing a $5,000 note due tomorrow by informing Mr. Smith, then sleeping while he stays awake. A country editor also notes Miss Cynthia Sodgrabber, a local clerk of 20 summers, visiting her twin brother Capt. Sodgrabber, aged 35.
Five year old Willy tells his father that he had a dreadful scene with his wife, showing a child’s view of home strife as described in a Coast Guard Magazine piece.
A New York sidewalk scene shows a chalk heart reading Tommy loves Helen with an added note This is an unconfirmed report A Navy sailor reports a prank about Seabee physical exams using an anatomy chart and pinboard test that ends with a player piano rendition of Nearer My God to Thee to indicate rejection
A plumber and his assistant address a door in a puzzled exchange. The woman denies calling them, saying the MacTavishes moved out last year. The moment hints at a mistaken summons and a tale of misplaced service requests.
Citation commands the Grayson County Sheriff to publish a notice in a Grayson County newspaper for ten days to summon all interested parties in the estate of Clyde C. Mitchell Deceased. Anna Lou Mitchell administratrix has filed a final report in the County Court of Grayson County Sherman Texas. The report will be heard on the first Monday after ten days service at the Probate Court in session at the Court House in Sherman on the fourth Monday in June 1945.
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