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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
2
Government price controls take effect across retail goods with a March 1942 ceiling base. Retailers may vary in posted prices but cannot exceed the new limits. licensing and penalties apply for violations while consumers are urged to shop around and cooperate with merchants.
Harry notes a new owner at the corner filling station a Scotch buyer, Carrie questions the identity, while the first act noted is the removal of the Free Air sign signaling a recent change in ownership.
College Station reports that calcium arsenate dusting on dry cotton leaves yields similar boll weevil control and lint increases as early morning or late afternoon applications. Calm weather is essential for even spread. Louisiana tests show morning dusting raises yield by 309 pounds per acre, mid day by 311, and late afternoon by 264. Four day intervals outperform six or eight.
The American Bible Society reported a 1941 total of 8 096 977 Bible volumes distributed worldwide the highest in a decade. War demands boosted aid to U S fighting forces and prisoners abroad while Latin America China and Africa saw increased circulation. The society warned Europe faces Bible shortages due to wartime blockades and isolation.
Chicago report quotes Navy Captain Lucius Johnson M D. on Hygeia noting sailors have safer careers than civilians. He explains Navy medical supervision keeps men healthy to serve on ships, cites a death rate a quarter that of the nation despite hazards.
A veteran Scottish woman describes her wartime ritual when the air raid siren sounds. She reads Psalm 21, offers a short prayer, takes a small whisky to steady nerves, then lies in bed and tells Hitler to go to hell.
A political push by the Union for Democratic Action and New Republic highlights roll calls on foreign and domestic issues to target isolationist congressmen up for renomination. The 32 page supplement lists ten key votes from 1939 to 1941 with party breakdowns and aims to mobilize public pressure.
A pamphlet labels Joseph Martin as dangerous and the most powerful, naming him Minority Floor Leader and Republican National Committee Chairman. It notes Martin voted against the administration on nine of ten foreign policy tests, with exceptions for conscription and the first lease-lead appropriation.
The Agricultural Marketing Administration shows Uncle Sam as a major wholesale buyer ending April 18. Purchases include butter and cheese in millions of pounds, dried eggs, cured pork, lard, sugar, beans, peas, grapefruit pulp, canned fish and pickles, with wide use for public aid programs, schools, Red Cross, lend-lease and stabilization efforts.
Orson Welles recalls a busboy in Ireland who struck it rich by winning the Irish Sweep. Asked if he would quit work, the man replies he will not, but he will be awfully impudent.
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