Commencement at Whitewright High School Friday Evening
Commencement exercises for Whitewright High School will be held at 8 30 p m Friday at Bryant Field. In case of bad weather the program moves to the gym. Captain William McCraw former Texas Attorney General will deliver the address. Grammar School graduation follows at 8 30 p m in the Grammar School auditorium.
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Whitewright High School
Bryant Field
Williams McCraw
Texas
Grammar School
Methodist Church
E. P. Wootten
The
Baptist Church
News of Our Boys In Uncle Sam's Service
Local paper invites letters about service members abroad or in U S camps. Citizens urged to sign items with writer name to ensure authenticity and help keep readers informed about home boys in uniform.
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Uncle Sam
Sam
Postal Unit At Camp Bowie Has Address Trouble
Camp Bowie postoffice urges careful addressing of mail to soldiers. Officials recount letters with vague or fanciful details such as Private Jack White First Tent to Left Gate 3 Camp Bowie and John Keep Em Shod Doe. They advise listing name rank unit battalion division camp to ensure delivery.
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Brownwood
John Doe
Camp Bowie
Bowie
Cavalry
Charles N. McMuhen
McMullen
Funeral for D. A. Hollingsworth Held Here
Funeral services for Daniel A. Hollingsworth who died at his South Bond street home were held at the Methodist Church with Rev. W. W. Adcock and Rev. E. P. Wootten presiding. Interment followed at Oak Hill Cemetery. Survivors include son James W. Hollingsworth and three daughters, twelve grandchildren, and seven great grandchildren.
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Daniel A. Hollingsworth
South Bond Street
Methodist Church
W. W. Adcock
E. P. Wootten
First Baptist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Glen Earnheart
W. C. Brown
C. W. Pope
Jasper Gunter
Randolph
R. P. Childress
John Reeves
Paul Stephens
Mr. Hollingsworth
Albany
Letha Lee Perdue
Hollingsworth
Texas
Whitewright
Dan Hollingsworth
Okalhoma City
Leon Hollingsworth
Savoy
Ella Smith
Paul Smith
Denison
J. A. Titus
Denton
J. W. Gunter
Lola Cooper
N. C. Ferguson
Sherman
K. D. Neathery
Desert
Nelson warns coal may be rationed this year
War Production Board Chief Donald M. Nelson urges American consumers to stockpile coal immediately or risk rationing due to transportation bottlenecks. He notes coal dealers needing aid can obtain it from the Reconstruction Finance Corp or via local banks if they buy coal for shipment from the mines before August 1, 1942.
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Washington
War Production Board
Donald M. Nelson
Nelson
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Price Ceilings Fixed On Summer Supplies
The Office of Price Administration issued a formula to set retail price ceilings for summer seasonal goods. Retailers must compute max prices by adding last season’s markup to a base cost not exceeding the March manufacturer’s high price. Effective Monday May 18, alongside general consumer price limits.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
Army seeks construction workers for engineer regiments
War Department announces enlistments for Army engineer construction regiments and dump-truck companies to be trained by the Army Corps of Engineers at Camp Claiborne Louisiana. Open to men ages 18 to 45 with enrollment through May 25.
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Washington
Army Engineer
War Department
Army Corps of Engineers
Camp Claiborne
United States Army
Sun Honor Roll Adds Names To Local Subscriptions
The Sun reports updates to its subscription list with corrections issued last Friday. Names added to the honor roll since the last report include Miss Mattie Allison Miss Tommie Chenoweth Claud Dillon Ray Blakey W R Vineyard Rex B Cruse Mrs Giles Cobb C H Craig Mrs Coleman Carter Sherman Chamber of Commerce.
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Sun
Mattie Allison
Tommie Chenoweth
Claud Dillon
Ray Blakey
W. R. Vineyard
Rex B. Cruse
Giles Cobb
C. H. Craig
Coleman Carter
Sherman Chamber of Commerce
Moody Campaign Pushes Joint Debate Across Texas
Senate candidate Dan Moody calls for a Texas speaking tour to meet voters face to face in auditoriums courthouses and parks. He challenges Senator O Daniel to joint debates nationwide citing isolationism defense policy and energy transport issues as key topics.
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Dan Moody
United States Senate
Texas
O’daniel
United States
Europe
Guam
Senate
Roosevel
George Marshall
Atlantic
Reds Fall Back Under Nazi Pressure on Kerch Front
Soviet defenders on the Kerch Peninsula withdrew to new positions after a brutal Axis assault across land sea and air. The Red Army denied German claims of a decisive Kerch victory while revealing a new offensive toward Kharkov to disrupt the southern front.
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Moscow
Kerch Peninsula
Red Army
Kerch
Crimean
Semeon Timoeshenko
Red Army of
The
Ukraine
Kharkov
Donets
Timoeshenko
D. T. Kozlov
Feodosiya
Caucasus
Two Van Alstyne Boys among War Victims
Navy Department lists Van Alstyne casualties Henry W. Allen of the U S Marine Corps son of Mrs Sallie E Aller and Erby Lewis Whitaker fire control second class son of Mr and Mrs Orbin Whitaker. Allen and Whitaker were Van Alstyne High School graduates with athletic histories. The official list notes only casualty status without ship or exact location.
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Whitaker
Orbin Whitaker
van Alstyne
Navy
Pearl Harbor
van Alstyne High School
Debates on Texas Senate Seat and Public Welfare
The speaker argues for safeguarding the railroad and oil line for public welfare not private gain during and after the war. He calls on Senator O'Daniel to address missed post duties, voter qualification, and trust in government. He invites Judge Allred to join debates on these principles and any points of disagreement.
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Congress
Texas
United States
Senate
O’daniel
United States Senate
Judge Allred
Soldiers and sailors visit from bases and ships
Pvt Weldon Jones of Sheppard Field and Privates Buford Simmons and Rudolph Teichman of Perrin Field spent Sunday with their parents. Brazwell Alexander of the U S Navy on the West Coast visits his parents. Sergeant Paul Simmons at LeMoore Field writes he is well. Pvt David Everheart of Sheppard with his parents. Billie Earl Montgomery of the U S Navy visits his parents after arriving from San Francisco. Lieut James G Badgett, missing last week, lands safely at Duncan Field. Frank Hollingsworth of San Diego visits his parents. he served five years with the Marines and was at Pearl Harbor. Pvt Miles Chumbley of the 220th Air Corps Ferrying Squad keeps up with news, recently transferred from Sheppard. Sgt Donald Paul Hudgins transferred to Hill Field for flight engineer training. He notes enjoyment of The Sun’s visits.
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Paul Simmons
Army Air Corps
LeMoore Field
Calif
K. B. Simmons
James G. Badgett
Duncan Field
San Antonio
D. R. Badgett
Lieut. Badgett
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Frank Hollingsworth
San Diego
J. W. Hollingsworth
Frank
U. S. Marines
Pearl Harbor
Pvt
Miles Chumbley
220Th Air Corps
Houston
Maine
Sun
Miles
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Donald Paul Hudgins
A. A. Hudgins
Hill Field
Odgen
Utah
Eighth Squadron
Ferry Command
Hudgins
The
Father Hopes Son Is Gunner in Navy To Do Most Good
Paducah-born Jimmy Henry Canon Jr. goes to a naval training station with his father’s blessing. The letter urges aiming to become a gunner and to fire a broadside where it will do the most good, pledging trust in the Navy and urging obedience and hard work.
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Navy
Dallas
Jimmy Henry Canon Jr
Paducah
United States Navy
McKinney Seeks Second Term As County School Superintendent
Sewell R. McKinney visited Whitewright to announce his candidacy for Grayson County school superintendent for a second term. He is currently serving his first term and will make a formal declaration in a later Sun issue.
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Sewell R. McKinney
Whitewright
Sun
Grayson County
McKinney
The
Graham McNamee Dies Pioneer Radio Broadcaster
New York broadcaster Graham McNamee died at St. Luke's Hospital at age 53 after a two week illness. He was a veteran radio newsreel commentator and a pioneer in early audio journalism.
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New York
Graham McNamee
St. Lukes’s Hospital
Income tax exemption cuts eyed by Ways and Means
The House Ways and Means Committee agreed to lower individual exemptions from 1500 to 1200 for joint returns and 750 to 500 for singles, keeping dependent exemption at 400. No schedule changes were decided, with debate over a general sales tax to meet Treasury revenue and whether further cuts or hikes are needed.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry Morgenthau Jr
Morgenthau
Robert L. Coughton
North Carolina
Treasury
War Production Board imposes 60 day lumber sales freeze
Washington reports a 60 day freeze on soft wood construction lumber by large producers responsible for about 70 percent of output. Retail yard stocks remain available for defense housing and civilian needs. Hardwood and soft wood factory and small shop lumber stay free. The order targets mills producing 5000 feet daily on average, noting a critical shortage for military cantonments and war plant construction.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Donald M. Nelson
Nazis Use Nerve Gas Report Circulates With Kerch Claims
Stockholm reports an unconfirmed claim that Germany used non poisonous nerve gas on the Kerch Peninsula. Berlin says Germany would not initiate poison gas warfare. The rumor links to earlier gas reports at Eben Emael and the Low Countries offensive, claiming temporary paralysis without permanent harm.
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Stockholm
Germany
Kerch Peninsula
Berlin
Kerch
Eben Emael
Leige
Low Countries
Naval Mail Slowed by Distances in Navy Communications
The Navy informs families not to fear delays in letters from seamen due to long distances at sea. It notes it notifies next of kin in serious casualty cases and that no news is considered good news. Navy aims to protect welfare showing dedication to duty.
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Washington
Navy
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Preston Everheart Post
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Jimmie Golden
William McCraw
David McKinney
Supt
C. B. Bryant III
Grace Connelly
Davis Parrish
Lucille Starr
Emerson Sears
Cecil Owens
Grace Harris
J. J. Sloan
Lucian Vestal
Charles Skaggs
Henrietta Jackson
Virginia Hill
Robert Owens
Ruth Marie Chesser
Gladstone
Gettysburg
D. A. Hollingsworth
Henry Brooke
Moody
van Alstyne Boys
Weldon Jones
Mrs
J. W. Jones
Buford Simmons
Rudolph Teichman
Perrin Field
Brazwell Alexander
U. S. Navy
Mrs. L. R. Alexander
David Everheart
E. F. Everheart
Billie Earl Montgomery
Mark Montgomery
San Francisco
Radio
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William Havard
William Shakespeare
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