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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1941
Page
8
Doctor Geo W Cox Texas State Health Officer warns during hunting season that firearm accidents cause 179 deaths in Texas in 1940. He stresses loaded guns pose danger when not carried safely and urges precautions to reduce the toll by about 75 percent.
Danville Virginia resident writes that the destroyer Reuben James sank two German submarines and may have sunk others before the ship was lost Thursday night. The letter to Aunt E B Moore arrived last week. Wooden lich gates were used in English churchyards 13 centuries ago.
Grayson County farmers were urged to boost milk by 1 430 000 pounds and eggs by 181 000 dozen in 1942 as part of the Food For Freedom campaign. The county USDA Defense Board set minimum production goals and will review them with potential increases or reductions based on local capacity and market outlets. A countywide outreach will begin with farm plan sheets and a production pledge as the drive proceeds.
The Wages Hour Administration estimated 320 000 workers would receive higher pay under new minimum wage orders affecting five industries. The orders establish a 40 cent an hour minimum for the shoe furniture jewelry and gray iron foundry industries and a 35 cent minimum for the lumber and timber products industry.
The piece blends personal memories with historical notes and local concerns. It recalls a childhood dollar story, snippets of printing fame, and family maxims, then shifts to defense era worries about loan sharks and credit unions for workers. It closes with a zoo anecdote and cotton pest impact.
In a Southwest Conference showdown at Kyle Field, Texas A&M and SMU Mustangs, co champions of 1940, meet to decide which squad advances toward the 1941 title. Past meetings featured mud, close calls, and mutual losses shaping the rivalry.
Frederico Ortiz of La Pryor pleaded guilty to giving beer to a minor and was fined 15 plus costs, totaling 38.05 dollars. W. T. Tucker, a liquor board inspector from Uvalde, prepared the evidence. Ortiz bought three beer bottles in a La Pryor cafe and gave one to two boys aged 14 and 17. The case, heard in Zavala County Court at Crystal City, marks one of the first convictions for beer given to a minor. A Carrizo Springs man who pleaded guilty to making home brew received 25 dollars plus 19.25 dollars in costs in County Court at Carrizo Springs.
President Roosevelt issued an executive order placing the coast guard under the secretary of the navy. The move, under a 1915 statute, transfers 290 ships, 50 airplanes, 1,700 officers and 20,000 enlisted men to naval command. The announcement was released from Hyde Park New York. Macadam roads derive their name from John Loudown Macadam.
Evelyn Humphrey, 23, a hotel chambermaid, was jailed in Kansas City on criminal negligence charges related to the death of her 2 year old son. Police say the child was killed by rats early Saturday morning while the mother was at a nearby bar.
The article explains that early pitchers gained control by applying spin to the ball, creating air pressure effects that alter its path. It notes various deceptive pitches and credits science and university studies for the discovery. It also mentions a historical commemorative line about Derne street in Boston and the 1805 Derne capture in Tripoli.
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