Service Members Visit Home From Camps And Overseas
Lt Billy Glen Earnheart from Camp Davis North Carolina stays with his parents en route to Fort Bliss Texas. Rudolph Taylor of the Navy visits his mother Mrs Rufe Taylor. Pfe Clarence Burchfield in Canada reports meeting Pfc C B Burchfield. Whitewright families note promotions and medical updates from Air Service Command Paterson Field Ohio to Camp Forrest Tennessee. Clovis Childress, a pharmacist's mate, returns from a San Diego naval hospital after overseas service in the Samoan Islands. Coast Guard Lt Pascal Connelly Jr. improves after Cape May accident. The Sun seeks service news from local men and women. Sgt Weldon O Jones returns to Glendale California after Everett Washington. Tech Sgt J W Jones Jr joins ten-week B 29 course in Seattle. The Sun invites furloughs transfers and promotions details from readers. Sgt Glen Watson of Camp McCoy Wisconsin visits family after Southwest Pacific duty and Purple Heart award.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clovis Childress
Naval
San Diego
Calif
Clovis
U. S
Samoan Islands
Solomons
South Pacific
Robert Hedrick
Fort Bliss
Texas
C. C. Childress
Ector
Weldon O. Jones
J. W. Jones
Glendale
Everett
Wash
Tech
J. W. Jones Jr
Seattle
Kelly Field
Glen Watson
Camp McCoy
Wis
E. C. Watson
Watson
Southwest Pacific
United States
Evening Verse Prayer Card Rhyme About Gratitude
Poem lines praise gratitude for shelter and daily bread. A reflective verse questions delayed thanks learned only through others' suffering. Anonymous author.
Russians Surge After Nazis Take 60 Towns
Moscow said the Soviet advance pushed west of Kiev along a 70 mile front, with 60 towns and two centers falling as German forces retreated. The drive reached Komarovka near Zhitomir and Vasilev south of Kiev amid heavy artillery, captures of guns, tanks, trucks, and prisoners. German counterattacks near Kerch Peninsula also repelled by Soviet marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Russia
Kiev
Zhitomir
Moscow
Teterev River
Komarovka
Korosten
Ivankov
Grebenki
Vasilev
Byelaya Tserkov
Crimea
Kerch
Churchill Sees 1944 as Europe War Climax Ahead
Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned that 1944 would bring the war’s fiercest, costliest battles in Europe, surpassing Waterloo and Gettysburg, with Germany likely to endure a steel Nazi grip. He cautioned sorrow for British and American homes and refused to rely on any miracle collapse, urging total effort and nerve as the Allied campaign presses on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchill
Europe
Waterloo
Gettysburg
Germany
Japan
Nazi Party
Mansion House
Old City
Frank Newson-Smith
Churchill
New Presbyterian Pastor Begins Work
Rev. Wm. A. Casseday started his duties as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church after a congregational dinner. He and Mrs. Casseday recently moved to Whitewright from White Deer and reside in the Presbyterian Manse. The pastor, raised in Waco, Texas, studied at the University of Texas and earned a divinity degree in Austin. He previously served in Lancaster, Texarkana, Cooper, Lake Creek, White Deer, and the Canadian and Shamrock churches. The Cassedays have two daughters, Mrs. R. N. Sandlin and Corinne Casseday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Wm. A. Casseday
U. S
Waco
University of Texas
Presbyterian Seminary
Austin
Lancaster Presbyterian Church
Texarkana
Presbyterian Church
Cooper and
Lake Creek
White Deer
Amarillo Presbytery
Cassedays
R. N. Sandlin
Corinne Casseday
Denison
School Consolidation Vote Fails in Canaan Bells
In a Saturday election, the Canaan school district rejected consolidation with Bells by a 16 to 12 vote. Trustees had agreed to split the district between Bells and Whitewright if passed, an agreement approved by the county school board. Tax disparities arose as Whitewright holds 65 cents, Bells 1.00, while Canaan sits at 50 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canaan
Bells
Whitewright
County
December call for Selective Service in Sherman area
Fathers are being summoned by Selective Service Board No. 2 Sherman for December. About eighty percent are fathers, some with two or three children, and a few Negro fathers were inducted in November. Inductees will report to Dallas on December 13 following preliminary examinations in Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service Board No. 2
Sherman
Whitewright
Dallas
Fowl Pox Epidemic Hits Whitewright Poultry
Rex Cruse from the High School vocational agriculture department reports a fowl pox outbreak in Whitewright affecting laying and young birds. Egg production drops first, then cold-like symptoms in hens, with small scabs on combs and wattles. Transmission blamed on local English sparrows making control difficult. Vaccination via follicle method is recommended and FFA boys have assisted in vaccinating flocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Rex Cruse
High School Vocational Agriculture Department
Cruse
Farmers to Elect Three Farm Committee Members
Three farm community committee men and two alternates will be elected in Whitewright at 10 a m Friday Nov 19. Arthur Badgett is the current committee chairman. All farmers are urged to attend to participate in the selection of the committee for the Whitewright section of Grayson County in connection with the AAA program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Arthur Badgett
Grayson County
Duty in South Pacific May Be Of Indefinite Duration
War Department says overseas tours may be indefinite for soldiers in the Southwest and South Pacific while sailors may receive home leaves after 18 months of hazardous duty. Navy officials cite insufficient shipping as a factor and emphasize rotating personnel within theaters to relieve remote and climatically harsh stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pacific
Washington
Southwest
War Department
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Navy
Knox
Congressional
Rogers
War
Stimson
Winchester
Mass
John W. Martyn
Pearl Harbor
United States
Martyn
Marines Reinforced at Bougainville Hold Off Japanese
Allied headquarters report U S Marines and Army troops solidify Bougainville beachhead in a major engagement. Marines using tanks claim 150 Japanese killed in Tuesday clash four miles north of Cape Torokina while overall efforts since invasion tally about 300 Japanese slain. Air battles assault the Rabaul area with heavy bombers and fighters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
United States Marine
Bougainville
United States Army
Solomons
Cape Torokina
Douglas MacArthur
South Pacific
William F. Halsey
Empress Augusta Bay
Halsey
MacArthur
Rabaul
Saruma River
Buka
New Britain
Japan
Vunakanua
Cleveland Editor Urges News of Actual Warfare
Paul Bellamy editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer warned in Columbus that suppressing wartime realities harms the nation. He argued officials misjudge an informed public, saying Americans are mature and deserve full facts about courage, cowardice, life and death, good and bad news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio
Paul Bellamy
The
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bellamy
Don R. Mellett
Army
Navy
Cotton crop estimate revised to 11,442,000 bales
Washington—The agriculture department on Monday estimated this year’s cotton crop at 11,442,000 bales of 500 pounds each based on conditions prevailing November 1. Also includes an unrelated ad agency joke about Glamour Girl and a cigarette endorsement bid of 50 000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Oil Well Drilling Began Near Whitewright
Drilling started Monday on an oil well east of Whitewright. The site shows natural gas fired boilers, creek water cooling the operation, and a muddy stream feeding the well as the bit advances. A fifteen inch bit begins the hole, with cost and investment risk noted as the project progresses toward potential local oil wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Mother Earth
Texas
Clay Horton
Clay
Victory Program Friday Night at High School Auditorium
A Victory Program will be held Friday at 7:45 PM in the High School auditorium. Sponsored by the High School Choral Club under Mrs. Sarah Kilgree to support the music department, with 10 cent admission. Proceeds fund department expenses. last year’s event drew a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High School Choral Club
Sarah Kilgree
10000 Enrollment Foreseen for A M College Station
Texas A and M College Station expects a student body of 10000 after the war, stated by F M Law of Houston the board president. He noted plans for more classrooms an auditorium for 10000 a hotel library and research facilities are past the formative stage. Acting president Dr F C Bolton announced current enrollment surpassing 7300 the largest in school history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College Station
Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College
F. M. Law
Houston
American Association of University Professors
Law
F. C. Bolton
Plenty of Sugar but Rationing to Continue
The OPA stated that despite large sugar stocks largely stored in Southern warehouses, sugar will remain rationed for now. A 500000 ton cut in sugar beet production this year is the main reason. Last summer President Roosevelt suggested future increases in household sugar allowances as coffee rationing ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
OPA
Roosevelt
Miss Oppenheimer Reviews Under Cover in Trenton
Evelyn Oppenheimer of Dallas will review Under Cover by Carlson at the Baptist Church on Tuesday evening November 30. Sponsored by the Culture Club, the event aims to provide public book discussion rather than profit, with a small admission fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
the Baptist Church
Evelyn Oppenheimer
Dallas
Carlson
Culture Club
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Billy Glen Earnheart
Camp Davis
N. C
el Paso
Mrs
Glen Earnheart
Rudolph Taylor
Rufe Taylor
Pfe
Clarence Burchfield
Canada
Pfc. C. B. Burchfield
Mary Reeves
Sgt
Clyde Riddle
Sergeant Riddle
Joe Riddle
Ray Badgett
James G. Badgett
Colonel Badgett
Air Service Command Headquartres
Patterson Field
William Janway
S. J. Janway
T. G. Doss
Robert L. Doss
Army Hospital
Camp Forrest
Tenn
Doss
Fort Sill
Okla
Tennessee
Army General Hospital
Pascal Connelly Jr
U.S. Coast Guard
Cape May
New Jersey
Connelly
Frank Little
Young Connelly
the Sun
Ray Jones
Handley
Lester Jones
Sergeant Jones
Hawaiian Islands
Britain
Pacific
Red Army
Whitewright Wac
Betty Jo Morrow
W. E. Pennell
Perry
99Th Base
Godman Field
Fort Knox
Sergeant Morrow
Whitewright High School
Wacs
New Presbyterian
Glamour
Miss Oppenheimer
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