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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1944
Page
4
Notices warn that entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions of respect also incur charges. Names J. H. Waggoner and Glenn Doss listed as publisher and managing editor.
Published every Thursday with subscription priced at 1.50 dollars per year in advance. The paper will fully correct any erroneous reflection on the character standing or reputation of any person, firm, or corporation upon notification to the publisher.
In a personal letter from Philadelphia hospital sailor Gordon B Manley recounts the July 10 Gela raid and defends Navy gunners who downed 23 American transports. He recalls night air attack, smoke and flares confusing pilots, and asserts no blame on gunners while noting wounded and rescued air crew.
Mrs. Margaret Reading of Waller County announced Draft Dobie for Governor headquarters in Austin as she urged Texans to back J Frank Dobie in the upcoming election and return from England to run for the governorship.
HOLLYWOOD Benny Goodman, king of swing, leaves his band after draft depictions and contract troubles. He finishes his latest movie, goes to New York for a vacation, and abandons the group once deemed the greatest swing outfit. Fans hope he will return, recalling his impact on dance and the era.
ST. LOUIS. Hotel guests increasingly take towels, pens, ashtrays and other items from rooms since the war began. J C Meacham, president of the St. Louis Hotel Association, notes more travelers with little prior experience. He says crime doesn't pay and guests ultimately bear the cost.
The article notes guests who steal towels increase maintenance needs and create negative consequences for themselves when traveling again. It emphasizes how pocketing towels harms hotel operations and future guests.
A Chicago group named The Chicago Citizens Committee of 1 000 urged removal of Randlett T. Lawrence a 17 year old House doorkeeper from Monthalia Texas after an altercation with Edgar G. Brown director of the National Negro Council Brown says he was struck by Lawrence who claims Brown hit him with a shovel Brown is a Republican congressional candidate and a Capitol police hearing was planned to review the incident.
New York report quotes Lt Beulah A Bouchanan Navy nurse from Rural Retreat Virginia with 21 years service praising Tarawa wounded marines. She says they are the best patients and their cooperation eases the nerve draining recovery. Her tribute underscores the grit shown by troops after the battle.
Wash and skin brains then boil 15 minutes in water with lemon juice and salt. In another pan heat milk butter bacon and salt and pepper. Chop brains when done and combine with the milk and the cooking water to finish the dish. Serve with toasted soda crackers.
The newspaper informs readers that many copies go to men in service each week. If you sent a subscription to a service member and believe it has expired, come in to renew if you wish it continued. Promptly notify us of address changes and send any news about service members.
A vintage recipe text describes preparing calf s brains with butter and eggs, then a cream sauce with milk and yolks. The brains are skinned, chopped, sautéed, and mixed into beaten eggs or a milk flour sauce, finished with lemon juice and served on toast.
A fragment notes how Noah Webster, described as America’s first professional scholar, gained early fame from_sales of an earlier work, enabling the creation of the Blue-Back Speller and influencing American spelling.
The text traces Noah Webster’s dictionary project and the Blue-Back Speller. It notes sales rising from a 119 page primer to 5,000 copies, then totals reaching 19 million by 1843, 42 million by 1865, and 62 million by 1889, with a final quip about advertising.
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