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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1944
Page
1
Whitewright voters 417 strong chose Roosevelt for president with 346 votes and Dewey 50 for governor. Texas Regulars 12, Prohibitionists 2, Socialist 1, America First 1. all constitutional amendments carried.
Dallas meteorologist A M Hamrick warned of a mid November freeze as early as November 15. He urged checks on gas connections and stocking antifreeze, noting average killing frost dates around November 18 and a 1940 freak drop to 19 degrees.
Soldiers, sailors, and marines from Whitewright area receive letters and notices. Transfers and promotions include Tech. Sgt. Lester Martin moving from San Antonio to Greensboro, North Carolina, and Pvt. Vernon Ashinhurst serving in India. Messages confirm wounded, missing, or captured status, with remarks from War Department and family updates.
The United States reelected Franklin D. Roosevelt to a fourth term, defeating the campaign against him and running mate Harry S. Truman. The Democratic ticket secured a decisive victory amid a bitter contest.
The sixth war loan drive assigns an $86,000 total quota for Whitewright and surrounding communities with $42,000 for B bonds. The campaign runs November 20 to December 16. Dr. R. E. Lingenfelter volunteers as chair, urging broad cooperative effort to reach the top. Bonds bought before November 20 count toward the drive, so start now to ease committee workload.
Arlie G. Dunn told Judge James C. Wilson his poor health forced him to make and sell corn liquor to raise funds to buy a team of mules. The tile setter said he leased a farm near Grapevine and produced a small batch from four bushels of yams last year.
Cpl. James D. Freeman, of a troop carrier squadron with the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, flew missions across Africa Sicily Italy and France towing gliders delivering troops and supplies. He is recovering at the Army General Hospital in Longview for battle wounds after a 15 day visit with his parents near Randolph. His Purple Heart award confirms his valor. His brother Pvt. J. P. Freeman was wounded in action and hospitalized, another brother Pvt Rendell Freeman was stationed in England when last heard from.
The Sun adds numerous readers to its honor roll this week as November and December subscription renewals spike. Names listed include Howard Hedgpeth Claud Thompson Lester Haile O. W. Barker A. G. Bradley Mrs. Pauline Dick and many more. The paper notes the months often yield the best renewals and welcomes all new subscribers.
Roosevelt secured a large electoral margin in wartime elections, expanding Democratic control in both houses. With 413 electoral votes to 118 for Dewey, and about 23.27 million to 20.46 million in the popular vote, the president led a broad national victory across the Midwest, South, and West, signaling strong international policy influence ahead.
Allied sources tally German losses from May to November at 2,044,090 with 790,000 killed or captured on the Russian front and 1,060,090 on the Western front and in Italy. Churchill and Alexander offer separate tallies, noting hundreds of thousands more wounded or captured across Europe.
Ernest Hufnagle, an overseas veteran who joined at 16 using a dead brother’s birth certificate, will begin a second hitch in the U S Army. He served 10 months on the Italian front before being discharged.
A woman doctor argues that letting small babies choose their own food would improve health but warns coal may soon be rationed, highlighting resource tensions and dietary concerns.
Waller retorts that no improvement will satisfy the diner since the complaint centers on bad food. The exchange highlights a tense moment as the patron seeks managerial intervention.
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