Local soldiers and family updates from Whitewright
The Sun reports multiple service notes including Cpl George W Hansard Jr promotion to corporal and attachment to Camp Wolters, Jack Thrasher ship to Indiantown Gap, Pa, Jack Yeager Navy promotion, and other families with sons in Army Navy Air Force or awaiting duties. It covers inductions at Dallas, Australian service, promotions from 18th birthday enlistment, and a prisoner of war notice for Corporal Billy W Allen in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Hansard Jr
G. W. Hansard
Camp Wolters
Cpl
Hansard
the Sun
Pvt
Jack Thrasher
Indiantown Gap
Jack
Pennsylvania
J. A. Yeager
Jack Lewis Yeager
Long Beach
Calif
Jack Lewis
Pacific
A. A F. Basic Flying School
Independence
Kansas
The
Sun
Buford W. Simmons
K. B. Simmons
Simmons
Air Corps
Whitewright and Section
Dallas
Virgil Homer Craig
Jerry Chilton Hastings
Orville E. Woodson
Joe Tate Jones
John Cecil Owens
Joe Melvin Magers
Sherman
Selective Service Board No
War Picture And Open House at High School Tuesday
On Tuesday night March 30 at 8 15 p m a wartime picture show will be presented at the High School auditorium by W W Gunn AAA administrator for Grayson County He will also bring last minute changes and plans of the AAA farm program Joe Johnson and R B Cruse will hold open house for the Farm Shop at the High School Refreshments will be served and a good time can be expected by all who attend and everybody is invited 65 farmers have done repair jobs on farm equipment this year and many others have not used these facilities They are especially invited to attend Tuesday night and see how much equipment is at their disposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Gunn
AAA
Grayson County
Gunn
Joe Johnson
R. B. Cruse
War Prisoners to Help On Denison Dam
Colonel William W. Wanamaker announces POW labor will clear land in the Denison Dam basin with 16 000 of 30 000 acres to be cleared by fall to close the Red River by June 1. Prisoners housed at Powells and near Tishomingo Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
William W. Wanamaker
Public may be barred from use of airmail
Postmaster General Walker warned in Los Angeles that the airmail service could be shut to the public within days due to overburdened mail planes. He suggested a priorities system or limiting private airmail to a 500 mile radius as possible solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Walker
Theatres Observe Red Cross Week at Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre will host Red Cross Week from April 1 to 7 as part of a national 17,000 theater salute, announced by manager M. B. Hasty. A feature tribute titled Somewhere in This World with Captain Eddie Rickenbacker commentary will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Palace Theatre
M. B. Hasty
War Activities Committee
Motion Picture Industry
Hasty
Eddie Rickenbacker
Sun Honor Roll Adds Notables This Week
The Sun adds Relda Chumbley Mrs Alex Benham J H Reeves Mrs Sarah Kilgree R G Bennett and Alva Blackerby to its weekly honor roll in this notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Relda Chumbley
Alex Benham
J. H. Reeves
Sarah Kilgree
R. G. Bennett
Alva Blackerby
Prisoner of War Cpl Billy W Allen Listed Alive in Philippines
The report confirms Cpl Billy W Allen U S M C is alive and a prisoner in the Philippines. Mail address given through The Japanese Red Cross in Tokyo via New York. Allen is nephew of Mrs. Phil lips and Mrs. Mooneyham of Whitewright. Also noted are Glen Watson in San Francisco hospital and promotion of William Guy Andrew to corporal at Boca Raton Field Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Hamilton Jr
Guy Hamilton
Hamilton
Fort George D. Meade
Maryland
Washington, D. C
Sallye E. Allen
Near
van Alstyne
U. S. Marine Corps Headquarters
Washington
Billy W. Allen
Corporal Allen
Philippines
Marine Corps
Manila Bay Area
International Red Cross
U. S
Philippine Islands
Japanese Red Cross
Tokyo
Japan
New York
N. Y
Allen
Frank Phillips
D. M. Mooneyham
Whitewright
E. C. Watson
Pvt
Glen Watson
Letterman General Hospital
San Francisco
Watson
New Calendonia
Southwest Pacific
William Guy Andrew
Eula Andrew
Route One
Andrew
Air Corps
Boca Raton Field
Fla
OPA Allocates Point Values for Meat Rationing This Week
The Office of Price Administration published point values for meat cheese fats oil and canned fish for Whitewright residents starting Monday. Fresh meat ranges from 11 points per pound for boneless ham slices to one point for pig ears and pig feet with an overall 16 point per person weekly allotment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Red Cross Funds Collected In Whitewright Total $636.92
The Red Cross War Fund receipts for Whitewright show $14.18 this week raising the total to $636.92. Contributions are listed from local residents and groups including Miss Jimmie Lee Brown, Rev. J. D. Fleming, Mrs. W. H. King, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Hansard, Mrs. B. S. Tabor, Mrs. M. E. Hannah, C. A. Wilson, Rev. D. Young, Martha Kaye Freeman, A. L. Scott, Miss Lyda German, J. Frank Robbins, and Mrs. Lee Alexander. Previous total reported was $622.74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross War Fund
Whitewright
Jimmie Lee Brown
J. D. Fleming
W. H. King
G. W. Hansard
B.S
Lee Alexander
Illinois Farmers Order Cotton Hoes From Whitewright
J S Lawbaugh of Hampshire and J W Lawbaugh of Kingston in Illinois order eight inch cotton chopping hoes by express C O D. C J Meador at Manning and Meador hardware shipped the first hoe and then received a similar request for a second hoe. The affair puzzles Meador as he questions why Illinois farmers want such hoes and why Whitewright was chosen as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. S. Lawbaugh
Hampshire
C. I. Witt
Katy
Express C. O. D
Meador
Illinois
Lawbaugh
Whitewright
Seek Asphalt for County Road Work
Grayson County seeks priority rights to buy 30 000 gallons of asphalt from the U S Public Roads Administration to maintain about 150 miles of blacktop roads. Judge Jake J. Loy said much of the mileage needs repair and the roads represent a 2 000 000 dollar investment vital to the county now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson County
U. S. Public Roads Administration
Jake J. Loy
Air Cadet Enlistments Opened for 18 to 26
Dallas officer Col. Claude K. Rhinehart announced that voluntary enlistments as aviation cadets in the Army Air Forces have been reopened to all qualified men aged 18 through 26. Previously only 17-year-olds could volunteer and then serve in the reserve until turning 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Army Air Forces
Claude K. Rhinehart
Record rainfall and March frost impact on Whitewright
Rain totaled 2.16 inches for Whitewright from Tuesday night to Thursday morning with 1.11 inches between 4 p m Tuesday and 4 p m Wednesday and 1.05 inches from 4 p m Wednesday to 8 a m today. March rainfall reaches 4.04 inches with 5.77 inches for 1943. January and February had 0.13 and 1.73 inches respectively. March has been unusually wet and cold, delaying corn planting as only about half the crop is planted and none is up, amid record low temperatures and a seven degree high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
City Water Department
Texas Declares April Clean-Up Week During War Effort
Governor Coke Stevenson designates April 4 to 10, 1943, as Health and Clean-up Week in Texas. The proclamation urges municipal officials, health authorities, fire departments, schools, clubs, press, radio, and citizens to participate to protect health and property during wartime. The State Board of Health forwards the proclamation for publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas
State Board of Health
R. E. Lingenfelter
America
Texas State Health Department
State Fire Insurance Department
Coke Stevenson
State of
Austin
A. D
Government sets beef burger points and ground rules
The article explains OPA defines Government Hamburger as beef ground from neck, flanks, shanks, briskets, plates and fats. Retailers must follow these specs and no ready ground meat may exceed five points per pound. Households may not preprice ground round steak or chuck and must buy whole and grind to order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Bonds Sold Reach 9500 At Patriotic High School Meeting
At the fifth patriotic meeting in the Whitewright High School auditorium on Thursday night, 9500 dollars in bonds and 83.60 in war stamps were sold the largest single sale to date. The program directed by Mrs. Sarah Kilgree and Mrs. Kathryn Roddy drew a full house with varied acts from a barber shop quartet to patriotic numbers. In five programs the school has sold 16183 in stamps and bonds, a strong statewide record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Kilgree
Kathryn Roddy
Whitewright High School
Denison Dam Worker Dies After Truck Crush
Henry D. Latham, 57, died four hours after being crushed beneath a truck at Denison Dam. He leaves a widow and had lived nearby, the only survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Henry D. Latham
Denison Dam
Community Canning Center Meeting Scheduled in Whitewright
Women met in the Whitewright High School vocational ag room to discuss a community canning center sponsored by R. B. Cruse. A follow up meeting is set for Friday March 26 at 3 p.m. at the High School to push the project with support from F. H. Wadley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
R. B. Cruse
The
Sun
Cruse
F. H. Wadley
Arlington
Jeffers gives Texas no hope of grain plant
West Texas lawmakers after meeting Rubber Administrator William Jeffers report little chance of a grain alcohol plant in the region soon. Jeffers urged completing the current synthetic rubber program, offering sympathy but no new support. The delegation included Reps Ewing Thomason George Mahon Sam Russell Eugene Worley Ed Gossett and chamber members Ed Ponder Milo Roth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
West Texas
William Jeffers
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Jeffers
Ewing Thomason
George Mahon
Sam Russell
Eugene Worley
Ed Gossett
Ed Ponder
Milo Roth
Sweetwater
The
Texas Chamber
Half Million Draft Age Men Employed by War Department
The Costello committee reported that 479000 men of draft age work for the War Department, part of 1000000 civilian employees. Ten thousand hold deferments approved by the department, while about 469000 may have local deferments without War Department sanction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Costello
War Department
Department
House Military Affairs Subcommittee
Double Gift to Army Lets Him Park Free
Los Angeles man Davis P. McCaleb sought leniency for an overtime parking fine after paying rides to four sons enlisting in the armed forces. He claimed Daniel and Joseph, 17, train with the Army Air Forces in Oklahoma while David and Paul, 23, serve in Australia, and he himself was attempting to join the Army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
Louis W. Kaufman
Davis P. McCaleb
McCaleb
Daniel
Joseph
Army Air Forces
Oklahoma
David and
Paul
Australia
County unveils $100,000 jail amid housing shortage talk
Bonham Fannin County notes a new jail costing 100000 dollars despite ongoing housing shortages. The old facility offered poor sleeping quarters yet steady patronage. the new jail stands unused by any customers, reflecting enduring scarcity in the area.
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Millard Sanders
Camp Howze
Walter Robbins
Pfc
Thomas Sears
Perrin Field
T. E. Sears
Alaska
Pvts
Robert W. Martin
Ward S. Neal
W. H
Bill) Stockton
Tom B. Stephens
Army Medical Corps
Tom
Mangrum and Morgan
Leon Spindle
Navy Seabees
Seabees
Pfe
Willie B. Smith
W. L. Smith
Air Mechanics School
Keesler Field
Miss
Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Otto Russell Jr
Army
Selective Service Board No. 2
Army Engineers
Fort Belvoir
Virginia
Clyde Russell
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Miss Russell
Otto Russell
Community Canning Center
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