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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
8
Washington reports Roy F. Hendrickson, Agricultural Marketing Administrator, warned that complacency about plenty of food is misplaced. He said during wartime factors may cause shortages of individual items and potential rationing, urging vigilance and action.
More than 100 tires mutilated by the State Highway Department were found behind the district office at 2309 Montgomery with similar cases reported in Granbury and Tolar. Engineers say the practice has stopped and rubber will be reused or sold, as State Highway Commissioner Reuben Williams pledges investigation.
Joseph Leib formerly of South Bend Ind announces creation of MacArthur for President clubs nationwide in Washington Aimed at drafting Gen Douglas MacArthur for 1944 and framed as non partisan in response to popular demand He says he founded the Roosevelt for President clubs in 1930 and leads the effort from the capital
Washington debate erupts after a theatrical signing of gasoline applications in the Capitol. President Roosevelt endorses publicity for X cards and cutting car use, while Senator Byrd cites lavish Interior and federal fleet costs and plans further disclosures.
Several hundred young broilers and hens are infected with contagious soup. Vaccination is advised to prevent spread and protect future egg production. Symptoms include wheezing, sneezing, head tossing, and swelling near the head or eye. Costs are about 19 cents per head and vaccines are available at drug stores. Fowl pox or sore head may appear with small head sores and can be prevented by vaccination. Mites and lice threaten flocks. use sodium fluoride dust, dipped bodies, or carbolineum to roosts and walls for control. A joke about Ward Heeler and a department job accompanies the end.
About twenty Whitewright Future Farmers of America attended a free barbecue in Sherman Saturday evening with R B Cruse. Grayson County State Bank sponsored the event drawing around 200 FFA members from Grayson County vocational chapters. Speakers included Henry Ross L T Samuels and John Perry. Charles Skaggs presided and Mr Perry urged continued support for future events. The boys aim for an annual gathering and several Whitewright youths may enter the Grayson County calf contest next year.
A labor strike began in Southwest Missouri as cotton choppers protested for a minimum of 300 an hour. Landowners sent trucks to recruit workers, mostly Black, offering $2 a day, but prospective workers refused without the minimum wage. Landowners warned the scale would ruin sharecroppers under contract for chopping and picking.
Akron reports the B. F. Goodrich Co announced a new rubber heel with a wood core that saves about 10 million pounds of rubber and 1.7 million pounds of steel each year. Each pair of half inch heels uses roughly 1 percent ounce less rubber and one fifth ounce less steel, per company official William S. Richardson.
Bonham Texas Fannin County farmers push peanut plantings from 3000 acres in 1941 to 7620 planned for 1942 and 9000 pledged with seed issued for 8000 and carryover seed could lift total to 10000 acres through ASA offices reports.
A kangaroo moves by repeated hops averaging 10 to 20 feet per bound, enabling rapid travel across open terrain. Its bounding stride covers substantial ground with each leap.
A 20 year old African American man entered the Long Beach New York post office and sought to register as an alien He replied he was born in Alabama when asked by Postmaster Fannie Schwartz about his birthplace.
Handsome 1931 Model A Ford Tud or Al in good condition offered for cash by Jesse Wallace. Affordable price for immediate purchase.
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