WPA Workers Available For Farm Work in Texas
San Antonio report says WPA will transfer all able workers to farm labor when shortages arise due to draft and defense industry hiring. Texas WPA quota 53 500 with 82 000 total eligible, available on request through WPA or USES offices. Projects may be shut down to supply farm labor if needed to meet shortages.
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San Antonio
Texas
H. P
WPA
United States Employment Service
Work Projects Administration
Japan's Zero Planes Vicious and Firecracker Tactics
Melbourne reports pilots in the Western Pacific warn the Japanese Zero is deadly against superior Allied fighters due to maneuverability and firepower. They describe tactics including luring pursuers, bombing grounded aircraft, and using burning firecrackers to draw enemy fire and reveal positions.
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Melbourne
Pacific
War Prevents British Use of White Bread
Britain replaces white bread with whole meal to save shipping space. Food Minister Lord Woolton told the House of Lords that substitution does not indicate shortages, but aims to maximize use of available whole wheat while large supplies remain.
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London
Britain
Lord Woolton
House of Lords
Woolton
Sun Office Sells Adding Machine Paper
Sun office advertises adding machine paper for sale with details on sizes and prices for business customers and clerical use.
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Sun Office
Henderson Files Candidacy For Grayson County Judge
Vernie R. Henderson announces his candidacy for the office of County Judge in Grayson County subject to the Democratic primary on July 25. He is currently District Clerk and plans an active campaign including personal voter interviews.
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V. R
Vernie
War Plant in Texas Authorized for 5 Million
The War Department authorized construction of a new defense plant in Texas at a cost over 5 million dollars. Plans give few details, but the project is expected to be in North Central Texas with oversight by the Army engineers in Denison, supervising construction for that state region.
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Washington
Texas
War Department
Army Engineers
Denison
Continental
United States
Senate
Stimson
Seventh Armored Division
Camp Polk
U. S
Pearl Harbor
Department
Army
Reveille Recovers as Aggies Cheer Mascot at A and M
Reveille the Texas A and M mascot, a female non pedigreed black and white dog, has recovered from a hospital stay after a cold at age 11. Aggies consider her a beloved symbol with 6686 students pledging protection.
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College Station
Reveille
O. K
Aggieland
Texas A
Aggies
Navasota
Thyo
College
Legislator Bundy Calls for Legislature to Join Service
Representative Bundy of Wichita Falls urges all lawmakers to train with rifles and to adjourn the forthcoming session so members join the fighting forces of the Nation. He advocates offensive warfare and demands national readiness for war.
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Austin
United States
Bundy
Wichita Falls
Abbreviated Bill Causes Tomato Catsup Confusion
A woman questions a grocery bill showing “One tom cat 15 cents.” The grocer explains it is an abbreviation for tomato catsup, leaving the shopper perplexed yet relieved by the harmless misunderstanding.
War Production Board reports limits to wartime output
The War Production Board notes shortages of materials and labor hinder full scale production beyond facility access. Airplane production could advance with more materials, tanks begin mass production with cast steel and welded hulls, and strip mills convert to ship plate. WPB also halts typewriter supplies, priors civilian equipment, and outlines defense material allocations and blackouts plans. Debt and tax measures loom as Morgenthau seeks higher revenue to fund war needs.
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War Production Board
Nelson
Roosevelt
OCD
Landis
War and Navy Departments
House
War Damage Corporation
U. S
Veterans of Foreign Wars
WPB
Army Signal Corps
Armed Services
Local Candidates Set for Democratic Primary 1942
The Sun lists eligible candidates for the July primary. Public Weigher F W Alverson countywide contenders include Jake J Loy Vernie Henderson for County Judge and Verges Prect. 2 candidate Ben Vaughan for Commissioner with Tax Assessor-Collector George Schumacher also named.
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Jake J. Loy V. R
Vernie) Henderson
George Schumacher
Want Ads and notices from Sherman area
Flow ers call Haile s Greenhouse for plants and cut flowers. Reward offered for info on cow killed near Bois d Arc Creek two miles east of town. Trespassers will be prosecuted. Baby chicks advertised by Whitewright Hatchery. Gratitude note for flowers after death of husband and father. Money loan offers from Star Credit Company and Auto Finance Company in Sherman with title papers required.
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Bois d’Arc Creek
Manton
Sherman
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Prices rise on rubber products after Pearl Harbor
The article notes prices for rubber goods are high, with critics saying there is no excuse for charging more than pre Pearl Harbor levels, reflecting wartime demand and shortages.
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Pearl Harbor
Nazis Lose Million But Can Stand It
Berlin circles told Der Bund the German losses in the Russian campaign reach 1,500,000 soldiers killed wounded or missing since June 22. The Berlin dispatch says average daily losses through Nov 30 run 1,000 dead 200 missing 3,600 wounded, totaling 162,000 dead 32,400 missing and 583,200 wounded over 162 days.
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Bern
Switzerland
Berlin
der Bund
Whitewright Election Notice for Mayor 1942
City of Whitewright Texas announces an election at city hall on the first Tuesday in April 1942, the 7th of the month, to fill a two year mayoral term. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Officials include J W Hollingsworth presiding judge C C Dillon assistant judge Mrs Allen T Short and Mrs O L Jones clerks.
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Whitewright
City of
Texas
J. W. Hollingsworth
C. C. Dillon
Allen T. Short
O. L. Jones
F. M. Echols
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Alyne Felker
Lester Haile Seed and Grain
Price
Henderson
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Office of Price Administration
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Subic Bay
Gilbert Islands
Far East
Atlantic
Jacob Jones
Gen. Wavell
East Indies
India
Treasury
Morgenthau
Congress
Army Progress
The
Sun
F. W. (Finis) Alverson
H. Grady Thompson
Fred
Hank
Mooty
J. Benton Davis
G. P
Prentice
Gafford
S. B
Ben) Vaughan
S. V. Earnest
W. O. Houston
Haile
H. O. Hannah & Son, Florists
Sherman Soap Works
J. E. Tramel
Tom Bean
G. V. Ford
Whitewright Hatchery
Rufus E. Taylor
Jesse Wallace
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