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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1942
Page
4
Notice from J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss stating that Whitewright Texas postoffice accepts second class mail and that notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect also billed.
The notice states weekly publication on Thursdays and a subscription price of 1.50 dollars per year paid in advance. It also offers full correction of any erroneous reflection upon character, standing, or reputation upon notification to the publisher.
Roosevelt proclaims April 6 Army Day and urges resolve to speed arms and supplies. Stimson outlines 100000 civilian overhaul roles, while Congress considers a Volunteer Army Auxiliary Corps for women. McNair plans 11 corps and 32 new divisions as SS registration set for late April. Sugar rationing to begin May 4 5 6. War ships, air power expansion funding sought and aviation education programs announced. Labor and price controls expand under WPB priorities.
New York report states the sun’s distance from Earth is 93 005 000 miles, about 100 000 to 200 000 miles farther than prior estimates. Dr H Spencer Jones of England’s royal observatory announces in Monthly Science News. The margin of uncertainty is not more than 10 000 miles.
Ed L. Campbell surveys Arkansas beliefs as a widespread culture of augury for weather health and luck. The article explores farm folk practices from bayous to cotton patches, citing 2 million citizens and a predominance of native-born Americans.
A column blends folklore cures and superstitions with sharp commentary. It notes contraptions to avert storms, folk remedies for illnesses, and cautionary advice about charms and conjure. Also cites Governor Coke Stevenson appointing Harry Benge Crozier to the State Unemployment Compensation Commission and includes humor and foreign correspondence opinions.
The text critiques diary tampering by a witness and suggests coaching by lawyers in trials. It notes public fascination with diary revelations and comments on book reviewers. It ends with a mention of a prewar home garage for three cars with a built in living room.
New York Dr. Irving D. Wildy resigned Tuesday as acting minister of the King's Highway Congregational Church. He said his insistence on singing The Star Spangled Banner since the start of the war, December 7, faced congregation opposition, though he believed the national anthem belonged in religious services.
L. H. Erwin of Charleston West Virginia followed a carrot juice diet after a physician advised it for his eyesight He reported to the recruiting station and after initial skepticism passed the eye test on a renewed evaluation.
A humorous local piece describes a cow with an alto voice and a milk route as a confident facing animal. It playfully defines cow husband, calf and culet while noting calves appear in chicken salad and a tail with a universal joint ends behind the cow.
Capt Semen Kron haus of the United States Merchant Marine introduces a life preserver suit claimed to be air and water tight and warm. A pocket bottle carries food tablets for weeks and the wearer could smoke or read while afloat. He plans to demonstrate for naval and marine experts in Washington. India's women tint nails red with plant juice.
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