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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1943
Page
4
Notice lists that entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect and related notices also carry charges. Post office in Whitewright Texas marks this as second class mail matter.
A clipped OCR item lists MEMBER v ASSOCIATION with J. H. Waggoner as publisher and Glenn Doss as managing editor, indicating leadership roles in the group.
Publication notes that The Whitewright Sun appears weekly on Thursdays with a subscription price of $1.50 per year paid in advance and promises prompt corrections for any erroneous reflections upon individuals, firms, or corporations brought to the publisher’s attention.
War telegrams reveal 58 killed or missing from Caldwell Hillsboro and Bal-linger while 31 Caldwell men faced wounding or missing status since Sept 19 in Italy. Ballinger and Hillsboro totals add 16 and 11 casualties. most served in the 36th Division amid Italy combat. The piece urges homefront unity amid strikes and complaints as telegrams mount.
A wartime editorial urges readers to show patience with grocers, electricians, plumbers, auto mechanics, and other merchants. It appeals for restraint, recognizing shortages and staff losses while urging reasonable expectations and cooperation to help win the war effort.
The Yorktown News urges residents to deny themselves some conveniences and assist one another with patience and pleasantness as the community adjusts to new norms.
A letter cites J Steele Kennedy of Topsfield Massachusetts praising radio ballyhoo while contrasting British radio’s listener permit system and lack of advertising. The writer argues advertising intrudes on freedom of speech and worries about home listening in the United States. Cites W B West in Christian Science Monitor.
Washington writer Cortes Field predicts 1944 outcomes in Predictions magazine. Roosevelt likely to secure the Democratic nomination and possibly a fourth term during wartime. Dewey or Wilkie may win the GOP nomination, with Field noting possible elimination among rivals. If Germany and Japan collapse or continue fighting, Field argues for different rosiest paths.
George S. Benson argues foreign trade boosts U S employment and prices for farmers, and demands peak factory efficiency after the war to capture world markets. He warns extravagant wages and labor conscription weaken production and living standards without prompt, mass output.
A compact period piece notes happiness as a habit and urges living in the present. It discusses early motoring upheaval in Bellamy Partridge’s book Excuse My Dust recounting how horses, poles, and makeshift tools marked the first era of car travel and stock humor.
A Texas columnist notes reader feedback on style and excerpts from a diary, acknowledging the difficulty of writing and revising. He explains the ritual of rewriting and the desire to vary content to hold broad interest while inviting readers to share what they like and why. Address given: 101 N 11th St Garland Texas.
United States Britain Russia and China pledge unity against the common enemy until unconditional surrender. They aim to form a general international peace organization and regulate armaments after the war while pursuing swift justice for German atrocities. A non-Fascist Italy and liberation of Austria are noted goals.
Washington reports the public debt per person stands at $1,203.71 as of last Sunday. The amount is $47.60 above the month ago per capita average, $517.35 higher than a year ago, and $953.53 above the peak World War I level.
Mr and Mrs Ed Baldwin of Tom Bean report from the War Department that their son John H Baldwin is missing in action in Italy since Sept 19. They have three other sons in service James E in North Africa William L and Leslie Baldwin. Hoop skirts were a popular fashion about 4000 B C in Crete.
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