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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1941
Page
8
Only 10 selective eligibles out of about 2.6 million classified have appealed to President Roosevelt. Local boards indicate the small number signals limited dissatisfaction among Class 1A registrants. About half the cases were returned to local boards on technical grounds. the rest were decided in favor of the men, yielding deferments.
AUSTIN Representative Ennis Favors of Pampa, not present to vote, used a personal privilege speech to say defeating Gov. W Lee O Daniel s 26820000 appropriation bill would push him to seek a third term. He praised the governor then attacked the House s actions and laws bearing his stamp.
The Sherman CCC Camp invites Soil Conservation Service cooperators farmers and businessmen to an open house Sunday March 30 from 1 to 5 30 p m. Guides will escort visitors to inspect buildings grounds and equipment. The camp formed in 1933 at Fort Sill moved to Sherman in 1935 as the fifty sixth company in the 8th Army Corps Area with over 1200 men served. G W Turner camp superintendent arranged the invitation through The Sun.
New York report cites Toni Torrey saying nearly 5 million widows should forget age to gain options for income. She urges learning, entrepreneurship like home cooking tours or hosting, and social engagement to extend active life and earnings potential.
Classified notices include sale items such as a Jersey milk cow listed by Thurston Montgomery and a used L C Smith typewriter offered by Glenn Doss at Sun Office. Additional listings mention a cabinet radio and 72 piece Rogers silverware set for eight, by Mrs Roy Harris, and funeral flowers from Haile's Greenhouse with phone 227. Ribbons for typewriters sold at 50c by The Sun Office.
A farmer recalls his grandfather mortgaging the land to a debt that lingers over posterity, sparking a sharp exchange about family actions and lasting impact.
The Rev. Michael Coleman of All Hollows Church Tower Hill said a blunt nosed bomb dug four feet into the earth and exploded with a concussion felt twelve miles away, leveling about 400 houses in the area.
Lima Ohio reports Benito Mussolini faced a likely end to his role as lecturer with a weekly pay of one hundred dollars amid recent events. The brief notes the Italian leader’s precarious position and institutional changes as the context.
S C Sorensen of Lima with a speakers bureau proposed paying Mussolini $100 a week to lecture in colleges, high schools and grade schools. He claimed Italian dictator could inspire students with a story of opportunities missed and failure due to lack of courtesy and honesty, and he suggested avoiding cities with large Greek populations.
A playful quip hints at Miss Alice preparing for marriage by taking lessons in domestic silence. The local joke frames her upcoming nuptials as a masterclass in quiet household life.
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