Children Guarded Against Hazards of Winter
The text discusses winter diseases and safety for children, with stray dialogue about hunting trips and gear. It emphasizes guarding kids from harsh weather and related health risks.
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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1942
Page
6
The text discusses winter diseases and safety for children, with stray dialogue about hunting trips and gear. It emphasizes guarding kids from harsh weather and related health risks.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a wife asking where her husband spent evenings. The text hints at an unexplained absence and a reply implying knowledge of his whereabouts.
Austin announces public welfare changes with a monthly Old Age Assistance fund of 1,750 dollars and federal grants. The rolls continue to grow as eligible applicants are added, while a ten dollar per case cut remains in Aid to Dependent Children. New applications and inquiries are accepted at 129 South Rusk Street, Sherman, for Grayson County.
J F Rosborough of the A and M College Extension Service urges saving fallen leaves and other plant material for compost rather than burning. He outlines simple methods, notes compost improves soil texture, and explains how to mix in phosphorus and nutrients for vegetables including carrots beets and cabbage in winter gardens.
A reflective line notes that next to a sick man a newborn baby is the most helpless thing on earth, underscoring vulnerability in life.
The Post Office Department urges earlier mail in wartime to prevent a 1918 scale jam. It notes 2500 experienced workers deployed, thousands more temporary staff needed, strained rail and air facilities, and increasing mail from troops overseas. Public cooperation is essential to speed parcels and avoid delays.
Louise Bryant, home management specialist, spoke to the A and M College Extension staff about the annual U S Department of Agriculture outlook conference. She cited container, labor, and transport shortages shaping consumer access to fruit and vegetables for armed services and lend lease beneficiaries.
Miss Bryant outlines a shift to frozen and dehydrated fruits and vegetables for civilian use. Home cooks will make soups or buy from stores and store in glass jars. She predicts a rationing point system based on food groups and says price increases are unlikely as 90 percent of prices are controlled.
A columnist jokes that a country spending 100 billion on war in 1963 could invest the same in reconstruction later. The piece mocks then current economic reasoning and notes the Haywire School of Economics remains active, with a closing plug for Whitewright shopping.
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