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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1942
Page
3
The OPM eases wartime material limits by allowing maintenance and repairs including re roofing painting wallpaper plastering and wiring. Residential new work up to 500 dollars on homes farms up to 1000 dollars on additions and commercial projects up to 5000 dollars may proceed under the building restriction order.
Social security records show 500000 men and women over 65 refused to quit work and accept pensions, choosing to help run industries. About 20000 already on pensions asked to withdraw, saying they hold jobs in covered industries and are not entitled to pensions.
A dialogue shows a woman replying that she desires a new dress hat shoes and stockings, thanking the other person for asking. The tone reflects modest domestic wishes and gratitude.
A courtroom exchange exposes a defendant who admits his guilt in a case about stolen chickens. The dialogue shows the defendant using humor and dialect to claim a lawful defense while acknowledging the charge.
The piece blends myth with national identity noting Popocatepetl and Ixtaccihuatl as enduring symbols near the Valley of Mexico. It highlights Mexico’s mineral wealth, agriculture as the economy’s keystone, and growing manufacturing, transport networks, and trade as the Pan American Highway expands.
The Texas State Board of Education voted to invest 10 million dollars from the permanent school fund in a new war bond type. The fund totals 72 million in cash and investments, with interest used to run the state school system. The bonds pay 2 percent and yield about 250 thousand dollars annually, distributed per capita.
Practical kitchen tips include salting double boiler water at a quarter cup per quart, adding a tablespoon sugar to roast drippings for color and stock flavor, and storing perfume in a dark place to preserve scent.
Excerpts advise saving bright red sun exposed items for soups and sauces and discuss preserving leftovers from cooked vegetables for minerals. It warns rubber damages silver, suggests cords to tie cases, and describes mashed potatoes shaped as cases or pies. It notes salting boiling water aids egg peeling.
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