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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1944
Page
7
The column notes spelling as a major weakness with semicolon causing annoyance. Mrs. Roddy warns she would misread the word as a Jap island. The annual staff aims to send material to Taylor Engraving by March 15 and invites new buyers for the annual.
Prepared by the Extension Service of A. and M. College the list provides practical guidance on chick housing feeding and water. It covers stocking density temperature brooders chick grit starter mash feeding changes growth separation by sex and sourcing chicks from reliable hatcheries.
The note advises large scale culling of US and Texas flocks due to scarce feed. It lists ten specific hen types to remove and links egg output to feed intake, urging careful culling and good feeding for profit.
A campus stroll at W H S reveals T M M and B A D in conversation. They seem focused on studies with a nod to the approaching honor roll. Nearby W J H is shown receiving letters, signaling spring activity.
A busy campus crowd gathers outside a building as seniors rehearse for their play. Students like M F S and B L R seem buoyed by homecomings and romance while J J H and C E W share quiet moments on the bench, and chatter notes a few lighthearted mishaps.
A brief note urges boys and girls to practice courtesy by excusing themselves, letting others speak, and sometimes staying quiet. It suggests that small politeness can shape how others view you, even if some call you a sissy. The piece ends with a reminder to use polite habits occasionally.
Texas A and M College Extension Service urges dairy farmers to produce milk for home use as part of a 1944 goal of over four and a half billion pounds. Guidance covers cleanliness, equipment, barn conditions, cow care, milker hygiene, and rapid cooling to limit bacteria. Arizona’s February 14, 1912 statehood is noted.
A humorous narrator recalls a mama leaving her baby to nap, the child waking early, and the crowd’s generous mischief. Aunt Sophie reduces all day, while Cousin Julia tells truth even when it harms. The piece warns against tolerance of wickedness and the perils of limited learning.
Allied officers in Italy reveal Hitler’s new remote controlled miniature tank, the flea tank. It is five feet long, two feet high and wide, weighs 750 pounds, with a 130 pound explosive charge and a two cylinder gasoline engine. It is steered via a 600 yard electrical control cable. The weapon overturns easily and has shown limited effectiveness so far.
A secretly circulated pamphlet teaching how to fake illnesses has spread through the German army, reducing fighting capacity. The SS elite guard investigates as counterfeit Nazi lottery envelopes hide eight page instructions urging fake sickness. In the eastern front, sickness rose over 10 percent in two months, with estimates of one in five soldiers possessing a copy. 4,000 copies were seized in one location.
A Bosque County man recently seeking a certified copy of a marriage record for allotment benefits learned he had never wed. In 1933 he and his fiancée believed an oath of age by the county clerk was a marriage ceremony.
War Food Administrator Judge Marvin Jones urges efficient wartime eating and condemns waste. He estimates up to 20 percent of food is wasted and offers tips to reclaim leftovers, citing city garbage data of about 255 pounds per person annually.
Swedish doctors who examined the pamphlet call it one of the most cunning and perfect reference books for feigning illness, highlighting its detailed guidance and deceptive methods. The description underscores its potential threat to public health monitoring and security.
In District Court Grayson County Texas plaintiff John Oates files Interrogatories to depose himself. After legal notice the court will apply for a Commission to take the deposition of John Oates who is in the Army and stationed at Fort Lawton Washington. Issued February 25 1944. Clerk S W Earnest. Deputy Inez Steed. Sherman Texas.
Treasury may seek a fifty billion dollar rise in the national debt ceiling from Congress to cover war spending. Senate Finance Committee Chairman George of Georgia predicted raising the limit from two hundred ten billion to six hundred twenty billion would suffice for the coming year. The Treasury reported the debt at twenty eight forty seven million?
An artist painting in the country discusses nature’s dawn and fiery sunset with a former spectator, a farmer who replies he has been on the wagon for over a year and has not seen such sights. The exchange captures a contrast between artful reverie and sobriety.
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