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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1942
Page
4
Public notice states that entertainments box suppers and similar events with an admission fee will be billed at regular advertising rates. Memorials and resolutions of respect will also incur charges. Publisher and managing editor listed.
Subscription terms for The Whitewright Sun appear with Thursday publication. Price set at $1.50 per year in advance and readers may report and correct any erroneous reflections of individuals or entities.
Donald Nelson reported September munitions output rose 7 percent from August with aircraft up 10 percent and Navy vessel production up 22 percent. The WPB index jumped to 381, four times Pearl Harbor level. Army reforms abolished the Specialist Corps, shifting commissions to the Specialist Reserve and Army of the United States. Stimson notes Alcan Highway open to munitions shipments. furloughs trimmed. mail and parcels to troops rise. Roosevelt considers compulsory registration for women to aid war work. Wage and price stabilization steps follow, with WLB and Treasury to regulate salaries under new rules. Agricultural profits soar with record farm income projected for 1943 and rationing plans advanced.
SAN FRANCISCO officers and crew describe the destroyer O'Brien surviving two torpedoes in the Solomons battle. Lt Cmdr Thomas Burrowes praises crew for miracle escape as the Wasp and others observed the explosion and ongoing struggle. Seaman Dan Burke earned promotion for sealing watertight doors and fighting the fire. The ship began breaking up before the order to abandon ship.
State records October receipts totaling 2,427,932 from sales of cigarettes prescriptions wines beer and notes. Comparisons show 1,564,143 for October 1941 and 2,044,020 for September 1942. Liquor sales contributed 1,144,229 and cigarettes 966,425 with beer at 297,250. You can buy adding machine paper at the Sun office.
The Social Security Board explains old age and survivors insurance and how benefits are computed. Manager E L Tutt cites Pearl Harbor era deaths as shaping claims and highlights monthly payments to widows with children, with an illustrative example showing benefits to a breadwinner, wife, and child.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt toured U.S. bases in southern England, meeting thousands of soldiers. She praised their condition and cheerfully spoke with many, including troops in hospitals, learning about their meals, chapels, beds, and equipment.
In Little Rock Arkansas a shaggy haired man wanted for draft evasion walks out of the Ouachita forest after more than six months on the run from federal agents. FBI Agent Fred Hallford commented on the dramatic surrender.
Two letters from Henry A. Glotch, Navy serviceman aboard the USS George F. Elliott, dated during the Solomon Islands campaign, express resolve and fear, including plans for imminent assault and a message to his parents. A second note from Henry’s friend John Damarski confirms the mailing, followed by brief household tips on cleaning cards and gilt frames using camphor and onion skin.
James Louis Sharp, 33, of Athens Arkansas, said he spent two years in the woods and could not endure the cold. He disappeared after being ordered to report for Army induction on April 22 and remained hidden. A federal grand jury at Fort Smith Arkansas indicted him on August 25.
A homemaking hint suggests rubbing paraffin inside the toes of hose to prevent runs. One application is claimed to last through many launderings, reducing frequent darning.
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