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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1943
Page
3
A United States Army lieutenant writes from a distant front to his sister in Pennsylvania describing his faith and survival after a gunshot wound. He credits a pocket Bible for shielding him and recounts a comrade’s conversion, mass prayer, and calls for more Bibles to boost morale and endurance.
British rationing authorities told American officials that the food program cannot work fully without government direction. Ken Stauffer of the OPA said the plan may require distribution control, but officials are reluctant to extend government role.
A diner rises in a restaurant and asks Shay to locate his hat. The waiter calmly points out the hat sits on his head, prompting the diner to drop the search and continue eating.
A collection of brief lighthearted vignettes and puns. Jokes range from social banter about dating and manners to classroom quips and a Wake Island military anecdote. The humor centers on wordplay and everyday observations.
A string of whimsical clippings shows a bride in a white wool winter dress with a corsage of American beauty rosebuds and white chrysanthemums, and a groom in navy, plus a humorous note about a shirt with a strange romance letter. Other bits recount wedding jokes and a punchline about a man spotted in a lion cage.
A fragment hints at gossip and whispers influencing progress. The lines suggest chatter shaping achievements for the Axis side, implying social dynamics impacted notable outcomes.
The War Production Board announced a plan by government agencies and the American Red Cross allowing relatives to send cigarettes cigars smoking tobacco or chewing tobacco to identified American prisoners of war and internees held by Germany Italy and later Japan. Labels will be issued every 60 days to next of kin enabling tax free export of tobacco to prisoners, with shipments arranged through manufacturers. First labels to be mailed around May 10, and each label covers specified quantities. A second notice details a Grayson County guardianship citation for Henry Bell estate final report to be heard May 4, 1943.
At Camp Atterbury Indiana a woman in the post headquarters company earned her first chevrons but could not sew them on straight. A male soldier stepped in with his needle to help, showcasing a rare masculine assist in a feminine task.
Report notes that newspapers wholly or partly own 28 of Texas's 56 radio stations, highlighting media ownership plurality and corporate structures in the region. The finding underscores progress in press diversification and potential implications for local broadcasting.
A father scolds his daughter for talking with a male visitor on the porch. She defends staying briefly, while he asserts she lingered beyond a moment.
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