Whitewright Youths Prepare for Camp Wolters Training
Eight young men from Whitewright and area will leave Saturday for Camp Wolters near Mineral Wells to begin Army training after medicals in Dallas three weeks earlier. They depart Sherman with about forty others called by Selective Service Board No. 2. Names include Charlie Weldon Adams James Carraway Alton Ray Mullenix William Edwin Badgett Claud Windel Phillips Miles Chumbley William Hester Stockton and Edgar Webster Nicely.
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Whitewright
Camp Wolters
Mineral Wells
Army
Dallas
Sherman
Selective Service Board No. 2
Charlie Weldon Adams
James Carraway
Alton Ray Mullenix
William Edwin Badgett
Claud Windel Phillips
Miles Chumbley
William Hester Stockton
Edgar Webster Nicely
Navy shakeups centralize power under Admiral King
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox announced a second major reorganization in a week elevating Admiral Ernest J. King to chief of naval operations in addition to his duties as commander in chief. Admiral Stark shifts to command U.S. naval forces in European waters as King gains oversight of long range naval planning and execution.
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Washington
United States
Navy
Frank Knox
Ernest J. King
Naval Operations
United Nations
Harold R. Stark
European
King
Stark
United States Navy
London
L. Ghormley
Great Britain
Army
War Department
George C. Marshall
Lesley J. McNair
Henry H. Arnold
Brehon B. Somervell
Limit of $1,000 On Soil Payments Is Put into Bill
The House tentatively limited soil conservation payments to $1,000 per person in the agriculture appropriation bill, down from $10,000. Rep. Johnson said the change could save about $50 million yearly and accused some firms of taking undue payments. He cited families splitting payments to bypass the current cap.
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Washington
House
Johnson
D.-Okla
Three Sisters Die by Electrocution in Bath Tub
A coroner's verdict of accidental electrocution was returned Tuesday for Eaton 8 Elomah Jean 5 and Anna Joyce 3 Harry daughters of Mr and Mrs L V Harry in Odessa. An electric light cord fell into their tub causing the deaths.
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Odessa
Eaton
Elomah Jean
Anna Joyce Harry
L. V. Harry
Farm Bloc Parity Plan Passes House
The House approved a farm bloc proposal to bar government surplus crop sales below parity prices by restricting the Commodity Credit Corporation from using funds for such sales. The vote was 116 to 47 in the agriculture appropriations bill totaling $695 billion, with administration opposition noted.
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Washington
House
Senate
Commodity Credit Corporation
Men in Uniform news from Whitewright area ranks
Weldon Jones son of Mr and Mrs J W Jones enlisted in the Army and sent to Camp Wolters Mineral Wells John W Jones Army Air Corps informed his parents of transfer from Duncan Field San Antonio to Swampscott Mass for special electricity training Pvt Robert Chumbley transferred from Fort Leonard Wood Mo to Fort Belvoir Va attending engineer service school address Student Company No 2 E S S C Staff Sergeant Frank Hollingsworth US Marine Corps stationed at Pearl Harbor arrived in San Francisco and will visit his parents in about two weeks Pvt John M Ashinhurst Jr earned a skilled soldier mechanic diploma after eight week Army motor maintenance training at Fort Sheridan Ill ceremony attended by Chicago officials then returned to unit
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the Sun
Whitewright
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Weldon Jones
J. W. Jones
Camp Wolters
Mineral Wells
John W. Jones
Army Air Corps
Duncan Field
San Antonio
Swampscott
Mass
Robert Chumbley
Clyde Gibson
Fort Leonard Wood
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Engineer
Frank Hollingsworth
U. S. Marine Corps
Pearl Harbor
T. H
San Francisco
Calif
J. W. Hollingsworth
John M. Ashinhurst Jr
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Army Sixth Corps
Hotel Sherman
Chicago
E. J. Kelly
Pvt
Ashinhurst
Brewer Is Sentenced 13 Years For Fort Worth Murder
Earl Thomas Brewer was sentenced to 13 years in prison by a Criminal District Court jury for murder in the penknife slaying of his son in law H. Glenn Cox at a Fort Worth rooming house in January 1941. Brewer’s daughter Virginia Ruth Brewer Cox, Cox’s widow, attended and marked her sixteenth birthday. The prior 99 year sentence was overturned by the Court of Criminal Appeals over a technical charge issue. The second trial concluded Saturday with the verdict delivered Monday evening.
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Fort Worth
Earl Thomas Brewer
Criminal District Court
H. Glenn Cox
Fannin County
Willis McGregor
Virginia Ruth Brewer Cox
Brewer
Court of Criminal Appeals
Fines or Prison Terms Possible for Hoarders
State Rationing Administrator Mark McGee warns hoarders could be fined up to ten thousand dollars or sentenced to ten years in prison for withholding rationed goods. He noted civilian registration dates are not yet set.
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Austin
Mark McGee
Civilian Defense Notes Urge Volunteer Effort in Whitewright
The Office of Civilian Defense calls for rapid local defense organization in Whitewright with a five to nine member council to plan and assign leaders. Citizens may enroll at three local insurance offices as drills and training for blackouts drivers corps rescue squads and other units begin.
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Office of Civilian Defense
Whitewright
Defense Council
OCD
The
Dallas News
Recommend More Be Added To Old Age Insurance
Texas officials highlight federal Social Security Board proposal to extend old age and survivors insurance to farm laborers domestic workers and other excluded groups including self employed and public employees. A stamp wage record system could track contributions and support broader coverage nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Congress
Paul V. McNutt
Texas
J. S. Murchison
State Department of Public Welfare
Social Security Board
Federal Board
Whitewright Girl Princess at TSCW Coronation Ball
One hundred TSCW students preside over Self Development Week and Redbud Festival. Miss Sara Gillett of Whitewright will be crowned queen at the Redbud Coronation March 21. She is a senior majoring in business administration and daughter of Mr and Mrs R A Gillett.
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Denton
Texas State College For
Sara Gillett
Whitewright
Redbud
R. A Gillett
Gillett
Miss Gillett
Union Building
Discharged Gun Sparks Banter Between Captain and Private
In a military field exchange the captain asks if the gun is functioning and the private replies it has been discharged. The moment highlights drillroom humor as troops test gear and readiness.
Hitler mobilizes all forces for giant Russian offensive
London reports Hitler is calling up his ultimate reserve for an all out drive in Russia as soon as possible. Sources claim a shift from a northern defensive plan to a south to east wide attack, fearing Red Army advances through Leningrad could threaten Germany. Swed ish correspondent notes thaw delays on the Kerch Peninsula and Donets Basin.
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London
Leningrad
Adolf Hitler
Russia
Fuehrer
Campain
Red
Baltic State
Germany
Staraya Russa
Berlin
Kerch
Donets
Rubber-Tired Farm Tractors Barred by War Board
Washington reports the War Production Board bans rubber-tired farm tractors after May 1 and orders a rapid switch to steel-wheel equipment. Output must drop 45 percent below January February levels immediately and a 60 percent cut in April.
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Washington
War Production Board
MacARTHUR'S Men Collect Theft Insurance
Baltimore report says Corregidor Island troops reported a $500 loss at the post exchange covered by a fidelity bond. The casualty company waived proof of loss and arranged payment to the Adjunct General's Office in Washington. Officials expect the claim covers missing watches from stock.
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Baltimore
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Corregidor
Post Exchange
Adjutant General
Washington
Senior Play 10 to Be Presented Tonight
Tonight at 8 in the High School gymnasium the senior class presents The Road to Niagara a farce produced by permission of Samuel French. General admission 25 cents reserved seats 30 cents. Tickets from a senior or at the door. Cast list in Reflector on page seven.
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Niagara
Samuel French
Price Ceiling Set on Used Casings and Tubes
The government imposed a price ceiling on used tires and tubes effective after March 16, using October 1–15 prices as a guide. It classifies passenger car tires by tread depth and size, with sample prices for 6.00-16 and 8.25-15 tires, and sets tube ceilings from $1.50 to $14. Dealers must post ceiling rates, avoid extra charges, and provide buyers with written price and tire details for OPA review.
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Washington
Leon Henderson
Henderson
OPA
New York Cuts Tax Levy 25 Percent
Albany N Y The New York Legislature approved a two year 40 million dollar saving for state taxpayers by a 25 percent cut in the levy on 1941 and 1942 personal incomes and adopted a 376 million dollar state budget ten million dollars less than the current plan The tax saving will add to an expected 21 million dollar annual reduction this year from the elimination of the 1 percent emergency income effective since 1933 Sun Want Acts are economical.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Bombers Led by Texan Hit Japanese Fleet Near New Guinea
U S heavy bombers under Major Richard H. Carmichael, a Texan from San Antonio, attacked the Salamua harbor off New Guinea delivering eighteen tons of bombs. Two ships sank four burned and one beached as eight aircraft took part in the raid, marking the first defense strike for Australia and boosting Allied ship losses to 145.
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Washington
United States
Australia
New Guinea
War Department
Salamaua
Richard H. Carmichael
Carmichael
San Antonio
United Nations
Java
Eden Charges Japs Guilty Of Atrocities In Hongkong
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden told the house of commons that the Japanese army in Hongkong committed wholesale atrocities. He cited bayoneting of fifty British officers and men, rape and murder of women, and the decimation of a Chinese district, linking the crimes to earlier Nan king massacres. The emperor and government, he said, and the whole Japanese people were to blame.
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London
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Hongkong
Crown Colony
Eden
Nanking
Presbyterian Missionary Group Installs Officers
Installation of officers for the Presbyterian Missionary Society occurred at Mrs. T. E. Sears home with Dr. B Wrenn Webb officiating. Officers named include Mrs. Sears president, Mrs. Pennington vice president, Emmet Penn secretary, John Henry treasurer, and others for literature, overseas work, and year book of prayer.
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The
Presbyterian Missionary Society
T. E. Sears
B. Wrenn Webb
Rham T. Pennington
Emmet Penn
John Henry
Lester Haile
Fred Cook
Oran Sears
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Navy High Command
Sun
Mexico
Red Cross
Bill Ireland
Floyd Bassett
Eva Williams
TSCW
Hitler
MacArthur
U.S
Texan
Presbyterian Missionary Group
Alaska
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