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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
6
Southwestern homemakers are told five pounds of sugar per person for canning plus available jars rings and lids can suffice to stock home canned foods. Sharing equipment, using school labs as community centers, and sugar saving methods are urged for jelly, jams, marmalades, and fruit juices.
College Station report says 725 Texas A and M cadets, about 80 percent of the graduating class, were commissioned as second lieutenants in ten branches. Brig. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce praised the Aggie fighting spirit and urged swift war victory with guns and guts.
Texas Game Department biologists report a 13 percent rise in Hill Country deer placed in cold storage in 1941 versus 1940. Turkey storage also up 144 percent in three main Hill Country cities. Biologists urge farmers to prevent overgrazing to sustain browse for deer and turkey populations.
J C McGlothlin of Mineola enjoyed the opening day catching a five pound bass then using a fly rod landing a nine pound grindle after a tough fight. The evidence of the fight is his broken fly rod.
Texas Game Department urges landowners to manage marsh habitats for bullfrog production to prevent overhunting. A department bulletin notes frogs multiply when habitats are well cared for, estimates Texans consume 300000 pounds annually, and offers free copies from Austin.
In St Louis Dr Francis M Grogan city hospital commissioner reports a new wartime beverage made from equal parts sweet potato and coffee tasting like coffee and palatable. The method uses roasted sweet potato shoestrings brewed with coffee in a pot amid a War Production Board 25 percent coffee cut. Grogan will review food exports before deciding if city institutions use the brew.
A collection of quips and jokes about married life and modern women. Bits touch on furloughs for new husbands in search of jobs for wives, domestic chores, clothing costs, and social signals. A report mentions a 60 year old with a new tooth, possibly false.
The exchange of a promised secret for others sparks widespread chatter. One party asserts they did not reveal the secret, while the other accuses betrayal, noting the information is now circulating locally. The dispute centers on trust and alleged disclosure.
An officer questions a recruit about failing to challenge him as he moved through lines. The recruit replies that he has known the officer since he was a child, implying familiarity and loyalty over formal challenge.
An obituary style note reports a marriage license issued to Ebenezer Sweet and Jane Lemon. A playful reporter added a rhymed couplet linking the couple’s names with a light pun on their futures.
A Washington gathering features Secretary of State Seward staying silent on troop movements while a young woman asks for his view. He quips that if he did not know, he would tell her. The piece also includes short jokes about a brave sergeant, a dentist, a pawned marriage, and a coy telephone kiss.
Anecdotes recount witty exchanges during World War II with MacArthur and other figures. Jokes cover weight limits, damage examinations, and bridge-building orders. The tone blends humor with wartime recollection and neighborly curiosity.
Mrs Newbride remarks that cooking at home saves money as her husband now eats only half as much as before, illustrating a frugal domestic insight.
A Missouri court hears a lighthearted quarrel where the wife accuses her husband of striking her and he counters she struck him. The outcome hinges on the judge's interpretation of the blows and the dynamics of marriage as a cafeteria analogy.
A boastful man storms into a store asking for a tire then repeats the request at a trucking firm. He is quoted 10030 dollars: 30 for the fire and 10000 to cover a federal fine. A youngster humorously answers a height question by saying he reaches his hair.
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