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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1943
Page
4
Whitewright Texas post office lists item as second class mail matter. Notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions will also be charged. Press Association J. H. Waggoner Publisher Glenn Doss Managing Editor.
Published every Thursday subscription price one dollar fifty per year payable in advance. Any erroneous reflection on character standing or reputation of any person firm or corporation in the Whitewright Sun will be gladly and fully corrected upon notice to the publisher.
A column contrasts mindset with hardship, then surveys Guadalcanal details from its terrain to a cocoa plantation. It notes Mrs. Miniver winning the 1942 Academy Award with Greer Garson and director William Wyler, and closes with brief wartime briefs on the Soviet Army, sausage thoughts, and a pork chop collector’s item.
A Grayson County Selective Service Board member prints a letter from a 4 F civilian who asks to be reclassified IA for immediate induction. He seeks a chance to pass the Army exam, expressing a strong patriotic desire to join the armed forces.
In this wartime critique a porcine figure with a yellow streak and swastika rising sun is proposed as an emblem for hoarders who refuse to share scarce rationed goods. The writer condemns hoarding as unpatriotic and calls for public shaming of selfish behavior during the crisis.
Willard Chamberlain of Dallas laments hoarders and the unfair advantage they gain from rationing. He warns the public that resentment will outlive them and that the stigma will persist even if officials overlook it.
Sen. W Lee O Daniel vows to scrutinize the Allred nomination to the Fifth Circuit after the Senate judiciary committee postpones action for a week He cites a broader fight tied to the Flynn nomination and alleges higher ups are involved in undermining the constitutional order The Texas primary defeat is tied to expectations of a new appointment upon defeat
A Texas House highways committee voted 10 to 6 to defeat a bill that would give the highway department authority to fix speed limits during the war. Co author Claude Gilmer of Rocksprings indicated a minority report may be sought. The panel had earlier swapped Gilmer’s plan for a 35 mph limit pressed by federal officials.
Grayson County leaders stress cotton crop insurance to shield farmers from losses. About 200 have signed so far with 1,500 insured last year as Texas leads in contracts. A new clause covers losses from lack of machinery or labor due to war conditions and a reduced premium plan may cut costs by up to 50 percent after sustained payments.
Mr. Cothran explains a commodity note requiring payment in cotton or its cash equivalent, with deductions drawn from loss payments or the initial benefit payment.
President Roosevelt cites a London 1656 inscription to support drying old coffee grounds for a second brew. Mayor LaGuardia echoes the idea with a Copha enrichment plan as the White House press corps questions the brew.
The President described politics as a story for housewives and their husbands, urging a return to familiar domestic themes as he addressed the public. The remark reflects a framing of civic life as a common household duty.
London report says 8th Army casualties reached 13,600 in the El Alamein battle, while Axis losses were about 30,000 with 7,000 prisoners. War secretary Sir James Grigg issued the figures in reply to a Commons question, noting Rommel’s retreat toward Tunisia.
The last great wilderness of Texas lies around Big Bend State Park, 80 miles south of Marathon.
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