Service letters from Whitewright soldiers in World War II
Letters from William Pirtle Humphries on Attu and others note homefront news. Readers learn names and postings: John C Owens from Fort Lewis to Camp Bowie, David W. McKinney earns the Air Medal in England, Myrick Fogle promoted to corporal at Fort Monmouth, and numerous local families with promotions, inductions, and transfers to bases such as Hobbs Army Air Field, Avon Park, Camp Walters, and Beale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
William Pirtle Humphries
Attu Island
Aleutians
Whitewright Sun
Ray Farrow
Whitewright
Pirtle
Naval Const. Bn. C-3
Care Fleet Post Office
San Francisco
Calif
Europe
David W. McKinney
Flying Fortress
England
McKinney
Whitewright High School
Sewell R. McKinney
van Alstyne
Arlington Public Schools
Myrick Fogle
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Corporal Fogle
Stanley Fogle
C. C. Fogle
Gasoline Ration Cut to Two Gallons a Week Nationwide
The Office of Price Administration set a nationwide equal gasoline ration effective March 22, reducing the A ration to two gallons per week by extending coupon validity to three months. B rations gain up to 475 miles monthly with pool and compliance. C rations unchanged.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Farmers Collecting Cotton Insurance Payments
Sherman report notes 1,200 Grayson County farmers filed for 1943 cotton insurance. Of these, 240 loss claims cover 215,775 pounds of cotton, average 899 pounds per claim. Total value $45,525.60, average $189.69 per claim. Premiums of 10 percent deducted from payments.
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Sherman
Grayson County
Service Members and Families Noted in Local News
The column lists Private Fitch living with his parents on the Texas border and Pfc Noble Page visiting Virginia relatives. It notes Joe B. Dillon’s promotion to chief warrant officer in North Africa, John R. Taylor en route to the West Coast Seabees unit, and several Montgomery Page and Clifton Page relatives touring or stationed in San Diego and New York. It mentions Pfe Jack L. Dickerman’s furlough in San Antonio, and Pvt Vestal moving from Camp Lee to Marysville with Mrs Vestal employed in Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pfc
Noble Page
Virginia
Private Page
Joe B. Dillon
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Whitewright
Army Air Force Communications Department
North Africa
John R. Taylor
Nellie Taylor
Gulfport
Miss
West Coast
Seabees
Marine Corps
Pfe
Jack L. Dickerman
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Jacquelyn
C. L. Holland
A. S. Dickerman
Sherman
Dickerman
Private Dickerman
Clyde T. Vestal
J. T. Vestal
C. A. Wilson
Vestal
Camp Lee
Marysville
Calif
Dallas
Red Cross Quota Fulfilled for Whitewright Area
The Sun reports Pilot Grove yet to report but Whitewright area will meet its $1300 Red Cross quota. Subscriptions total $1121.17 so far with further contributions expected next week. Local school pupils are named for their contributions.
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Pilot Grove
Whitewright
Red Cross
the Sun
300 Million Daily Cost of War for U S
Washington reports the war costs taxpayers must face. February outlays reached a new high, totaling 14 million more than November. The war now spends about 312 million daily based on twenty five checking days in February. Total outlays since July 1, 1940, reach 168.6 billion.
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Washington
War Production Board
Treasury
Air Power Crushes Cassino in Historic Allied Assault
Allied bombers dropped 2500 tons on Cassino and surrounding targets in the largest air attack of its kind. American tanks and infantry moved into the ruins as Rome drive begins, with Cassino described as demolished and “Cassino is dead” by a Fifth Army observer.
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Naples
Italy
Cassino
Rome
Ira C. Eaker
Mediterranean
Eaker
Fifth Army
Navy and branches call for national service law
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said the expanding Navy and a large landing craft program require a national service law. He noted the Navy must add nearly 500,000 men to reach 3,006,000 by year’s end, with War and Maritime Commission leaders agreeing.
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Washington
Navy
Frank Knox
Maritime Commission
Knox
Parents of War Dead May Get Gold Stars
Washington legislators push a plan by Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg to award Gold Star medals to parents of service members who died from injuries or disease connected to military service between August 27, 1940, and six months after hostilities end. The bill imposes a $250 fine, six months imprisonment, or both for improper wear, manufacture, or sale of the honors.
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Washington
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Republican
Michigan
Whitewash Formulas for Low Cost Building Finish
A guide on mixing lime based whitewash for rough exterior and interior work. It outlines proportions for salt lime blends plus alum and sugar for weather resistance and a glue lime mix for inside surfaces. It notes a leaky faucet can waste over 400 gallons daily.
Treat Seed for Greater Yield at College Station
Seed treatment boosts cotton yields at small added cost with ceresan dust. Agronomist E A Miller advises using 2 to 3 ounces of 2 percent ceresan per bushel or 1 to 1.5 ounces of 5 percent ceresan per bushel for uniform coating and stronger seedling vigor. Finely ground dusting sulfur and careful handling prevent kernel smut and improve germination in cold or wet soils.
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Miller
Red Cross Chairman Thanks Committee For Canvass Help
Miss Inez Ray thanks volunteers who aided the Red Cross War Fund canvass in the town and surrounding communities. Names include Mrs. A L Jackson Mrs Minnie Patterson Mrs Glenn Doss Mrs J H Waggoner Mrs Grace Roberts Mrs Jack Nossaman and many others. Contributions can be made at the city office for those missed.
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Inez Ray
Red Cross War Fund
The
Sun
A. L. Jackson
Minnie Patterson
Glenn Doss
J. H. Waggoner
Grace Roberts
Jack Nossaman
G. C. Stateville
Vera Hickman
R. L. Sears
Clay Horton
Jennie Crittenden
A. M. Bryant
C. J. Meador
L. O. Lackey
Fred Clark
T. E. Sears
Gomer May
Ross R. May
B. W. Newman
Annabelle Turner
Luther Gordon
Bethel
Viva Phillips
Kentuckytown
Dave Taylor
Pilot Grove
Diversified Farm Plan Urged For Grayson County
Sherman report on Ernest H. Gunn, Grayson County Farm Security Administration supervisor, urging small farmers to diversify instead of specializing in a single crop. He says diversification protects families from crop failures and supports democracy by sustaining the backbone of farming. The FSA promotes many small enterprises including cows, poultry, hogs, feed, cash crops and gardens.
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Sherman
Ernest H. Gunn
Grayson County
Farm Security Administration
FSA
Gunn
Eisenhower And Montgomery See Victory Next Year
London reports General Montgomery declares the war gripped and predicts more fighting this year, while General Eisenhower, addressing Sandhurst graduates, hopes to meet them soon east of the Rhine. Montgomery recalls Dunkirk and pledges to keep pushing forward. The Boston Latin School is noted as America’s first public school founded in 1635.
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London
Montgomery
Eisenhower
Royal Military College
Sandhurst
Rhine
Fisenhower
Britain
West Point
America
Boston Latin School
Roosevelt Weighs Soldier Vote Bill Across States
President Roosevelt opens a telegraph survey to governors to gauge how many service members could vote under a new federal ballot plan. House passed the bill 273 to 111, asserting it would repeal some waivers but may reduce turnout. Governors are asked if their laws authorize supplementary federal ballots and if they would accept the plan.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Roosevelt
House
Walton challenges A and M board to resign
Former Texas A. and M. College president emeritus Dr. T. O. Walton urged the board of directors to resign in a show of best interests for the institution and the state. He warned of future court action over what he called a voided contract and criticized one-year staff contracts for morale and recruiting impact. Directors at Fort Worth said the school had left Walton, and Walton replied by calling for the board’s resignation in Dallas.
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T. O. Walton
Texas A. & M. College
Walton
A. & M. College
College At Fort Worth
Dallas
Limited Draft Deferments Expanded to 23 25
Washington reports Selective Service tightened occupational deferments for men under 26, extending the limit to ages 23 through 25. State directors will determine deferments for essential war plant workers, enabling older registrants in critical industries to be deferred as needed. President Roosevelt supports the plan amid concerns over industrial production needs.
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Washington
Selective Service
Roosevelt
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Also Mentioned on This Page
John C. Owens
Fort Lewis
Wash
Camp Bowie
Texas
Owens
James H. Claborn
van Claborn
Army Air Force Command
Hobbs Army Air Field
Hobbs
N. M
Sgt
Lester Martin
Hensley Field
W. J. Martin
Pvt
Grover L. Lindsey
Indiantown Gap
J. M. Lindsey
Route 2
Jack Sears
T. H. Sears
Pensacola
Fla
Elmer Sanderson
Thomas Sanderson
Sergeant Sanderson
Avon Park
Millard A. Sanders
Camp Livingston, la
Beulah Sanders
Cpl
Edwin H. Goodwin
Tampa
New York
N. Y
Air Corps
Bennie Chesser
Aubrey Hansard
Grand Prairie
Camp Walters
Elbert Hansard
Albert L. Reeves
Camp Claiborne, la
George W. Hansard Jr
Fort Geo. G. Meade, Md
Miami Beach, Fla
Horace Ashlock
W. A. Martin
Ashlock
Camp Beale
Jarvis D. Maddux
Fresno
R. D. Maddux
Burbank
Lloyd Fitch
J. E. Smith
Army
Fitch
el Paso
Robert D. Montgomery
San Diego
Jack Montgomery
Clifton Page
U.S. Navy
Carlton Johnson
U. S. Navy
U. S
American Legion
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