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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1943
Page
2
Rural section digest outlines gasoline sugar and coffee stamps and May expirations, meat and sugar allowances for home canning, mail parcels to soldiers, potato and farm machinery controls, selective service reminders, and new WPB and OPA guidelines on hosiery, protein feeds, and war clock and butter point adjustments.
A Phoenixville Pa field report recounts U S soldiers wounded in Tunisia describing German bombers as employing girl gunners. Sgt Victor R Woodard cites a blond shooter near his unit while others corroborate tales from hundreds arriving at Valley Forge General Hospital. The veterans recount intense shelling and fighting amid North Africa victory news.
First Lt. Frank Thomas recalls Foxhole Mike, a dog who followed a Marine sergeant from San Diego to Guadalcanal. The canine learned to seek foxholes ahead of the line during air raids, proving fastest to cover in every attack, according to Thomas.
The term tar for a sailor traces back to days when seamen impregnated their clothes with tar to waterproof gear, a practice that gave rise to the nickname and its enduring usage.
The piece recalls Boyce House running for lieutenant governor and highlights support from Lodi Marion County voters who gave 35 of 37 votes. It notes acts of assistance from lawyers who offered space for a campaign HQ and public endorsements by friends and supporters in Mansfield Arlington and the Army.
A businessman in the automobile trade who had never spoken at a campaign rally spoke up in Arlington to praise his friend, praising deeds done from the heart. A colored woman learns of her husband’s death in an accident while eating, insisting she finish her meal first. A negro pastor is struck by an overripe tomato during a sermon and wryly notes the fallout.
Washington officials announced that motorists may renew their A gasoline ration books by mail and D coupons for motorcycles will also be renewals by mail. Price Administrator Prentiss M Brown said the change saves time by avoiding school or ration board registrations. Mail distribution had already been used for War Ration Book No 3 and other fuel ration renewals.
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