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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
2
Washington officials see the German army disintegrating under Allied pressure within weeks. They doubt surrender is near, predicting fragmented German forces may retreat to Central Germany and Bavarian mountains to wage guerrilla war while non Nazi generals might seek to surrender to salvage something.
The Patton anecdote shows him joking with a soldier after a salute lapse. Patton asks why the salute wasn’t given and the reply says the soldier didn’t see him. He responds that being unseen was fine, as he feared the soldier might be angry.
Lamborn & Co Inc, a leading sugar brokerage, warned there is a definite world sugar shortage and criticized government handling of foreign allocations. The letter says refiners are operating at about 50 percent capacity for U S civilians with the rest for government needs and exports. It calls for disclosure of allocation plans to the public.
The National Industrial Conference Board reports February living costs for the average American wage earner and lower clerical workers fell 0.2 percent from January while remaining 1.9 percent higher than a year earlier. Food costs dropped 0.8 percent in February offset by small increases in clothing fuel and sundries. purchasing power stood at 94.8 cents versus 96.6 cents a year ago.
Austin reports Dr. George W. Cox state health officer urged a statewide general clean-up to improve health. He cited cleanliness as vital and called for surface cleaning drainage street graveling park clearing weed removal rubbish disposal garbage elimination of fire hazards and mosquito breeding area destruction.
The War Production Board cut civilian paper pulp allowances for April through June by about 82 000 tons including facial tissues towels wrap ping paper bags and similar items. In contrast pulp allotments for building paper container board and other specialty paperboard were raised.
Ottawa officials credit wartime controls and centralized authority for meat and cigarette stability. They note butter and gasoline remain rationed and a clothing shortage mainly affects stockings. Canada plans to ship large bacon and beef quantities to Britain this year.
Two kids describe blended families after school. One boasts about many siblings while the other explains he has no brothers or sisters but mentions three papas from his first mother and four mothers from his second father.
U S Steel announces a catalog of thousands of jobs across its subsidiaries to place disabled veterans in safe productive roles. The survey says even severely disabled veterans can qualify, with about 350000 employees in plants and offices nationwide including Texas and Oklahoma.
State of Texas and Grayson County file citation against Dick B. May and unknown heirs to recover 46.90 in state taxes and 80.56 in county taxes on Lots 1 and 2, Block 18, O P of Whitewright. The defendants must appear at the April term in Sherman on May 7, 1945, to show cause why the land cannot be condemned and sold to satisfy the tax debt.
The document states it is issued in Sherman Texas on March 24 1945 by S V Earnest Clerk of the District Court Grayson County with Deputy Nancy Drake. It notes a seal and office action and references all parties therein.
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