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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
2
Ration details cover meats fats sugar and processed foods with stamp dates through May and June. Gasoline coupons, income tax deadlines, and deferment rules outlined. War agency notes on food supply, gardening, canning, and import controls, plus manpower and agricultural directives.
Washington advertises home canning sugar at last year’s limit of 25 pounds per family member. Five pounds are available with Sugar Stamp No 40. starting Thursday boards issue extra certificates up to 20 pounds per person. Families may apply by mail with Spare Stamp No 37. canning for sale may request up to 250 pounds.
Buffalo report notes Rev. George Bates of Cleveland endorses spanking as a remedy for juvenile delinquency vice and crime at a youth rally. He criticizes a spankingless age and Freudian self expression as scapegoats for faults of those in their forties and fifties who raised children.
The National Garden Advisory Committee led by Gov. Prentiss Cooper of Tennessee urged governors to boost public interest in victory gardens. They aim for 22 million gardens this year, 2 million more than last year, to meet ongoing wartime food needs in 1944.
The bulletin explains that a Navy telegram saying missing in action means the person cannot be accounted for after combat and no information exists about his fate. If missing after another activity it indicates similar uncertainty. no evidence of survival, capture, or death is available at present.
Indianapolis report notes Will H. Smith, tax collector for Indiana, recounting a taxpayer who asked if he could take a $1 200 depreciation on his wife again this year. The deputy suggested arranging an exemption.
When alarmed the bittern, a wading bird, freezes upright, resembling a dead water weed as a defensive behavior observed in its habitat.
A recollection from a Memphis Commercial Appeal reporter after World War I recalls Irvin Cobb. Anecdotes include Cobb's Croix de Guerre quip and his early career at the New York World. The piece recalls a late lecture by an English nobleman with Cobb in attendance.
The state issues citation to G. R. Cannon ordering appearance by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, in the district court at Sherman. Plaintiff Opal Cannon seeks divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. case No. 52626 filed March 11, 1944. Citation dated March 11, 1944, signed by Clerk S. V. Earnest, deputy Inez Steed.
The lieutenant governor suggested to a newspaperman that his address was heard by a large respectable audience. He deflected concerns about accuracy by remarking to Cobb that the reporter was "large" and he was "respectable." He also appears to be considering a bid for governor. He accused Governor Coke Stevenson of violating the Constitution by blocking soldiers' votes.
Sonny and sibling propose a playful zoo visit with Mother acting as the peanut and candy distributor to the elephants, adding whimsy to a family outing.
City of Whitewright announces an election at City Hall on the first Tuesday in April 1944 to choose a mayor for a two year term. Polls open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Judges are J. W. Hollingsworth and P. A. Short with clerks Mrs. O. L. Jones and L. E. Alexander.
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