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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
8
In urging protection for babies and children, Dr. Geo W Cox State Health Officer warns that exposure in shared dishes beds and close contact can spread tuberculosis. Early recognition and prompt medical care can save many young lives and prevent rapid disease progression.
The postwar auto market faces a vast backlog with 12 to 15 million passenger cars unsatisfied. Factories must reconvert to peacetime production and rebuild toward 20,000 units weekly, leaving years to clear demand while replacements rise as many cars reach end of life.
The article notes prewar average car life at a little over seven years. Necessity has extended use, but only with ongoing and costly maintenance.
Comical exchange shows coworkers debating rain as one asks George about forecasts. George replies with humorous stubbornness about his broom and forecast skills. The banter captures a light moment amid daily chores.
Mrs Earl Blanton offers liberal reward for lost diamond ring set from Monday or Tuesday and invites calls to 139. Johnson Jewelry advertises Mazda lamps and SUN store stamps. Mrs G E Thrift and children express thanks for floral offerings and sympathy after husband and father’s death.
Chicago officers responded as 2 500 women and a few men surged into a department store for an ad promising 1 500 alarm clocks while they last. Faintings, shattered windows, trampling of clerks, and crowding left many trapped before order was restored.
A police sergeant in East St Louis detains six teenagers at night and calls their parents. Three fathers scolded him, one mother cannot leave her baby, another is undressed and uninterested, and a sixth used harsh language. Bayside Queens two 12 year olds wrecked a church interior. mayor suggests home conditions.
Cook cabbage briefly to preserve nutrients, using minimal water for 15 to 18 minutes. Lamb cuts offer affordable alternatives to chops, from shanks to patties. Eat citrus daily for Vitamin C, and store molasses in a cool place to prevent mold. Low cooking temperatures prevent scorching, with vinegar or lemon juice brightening vegetables. Gingerbread and cookies benefit from molasses, nutmeg, and cloves.
Fort Worth Army finance officers report a former soldier used a blue discharge certificate bleached white to appear honorable and claim $200. Col. Robert Baldwin notes the effort is amateurish and those papers are worthless for mustering-out payments.
Managua Nicaragua reports six newborns four boys and two girls were born to Paula Esquivel in Potosi near Rivas on Tuesday with no immediate confirmation.
Palestine area farmer Warner T. Thomas, 26, was struck by lightning while seated on a tractor in a field. The bolt ripped his clothes, knocked him unconscious, and left him ragged but alive. Doctors reported he was regaining consciousness and expected to recover two hours later.
Democratic primaries set for July and August 1944. For Congress, 4th District candidates include G C Morris Sam Rayburn Finis Alverson for a second term in office.
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