Service members and families receive furloughs and updates
The list details soldiers and sailors returning to posts or abroad after visits home, promotions, or training. It notes Cpl William D Taylor at Fort Dix, Teeman Sanders promotion to corporal in Tacoma, Pfc John Sadler in Monticello guarding POWs, Sgt Mark Montgomery in North Africa, Lt Homer Craig at Wrightsville Beach after Camp Davis training, and many others including missing in action Sgt C H Carter and prisoner of war Lt James Roscoe Brown with family updates and newspaper mail requests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homer Craig
M. T. Craig
Wrightsville Beach
N. C
Camp Davis
James Roscoe Brown
Adjutant General of the Army
Grover C. Brown
Transmission Line From Denison Dam to T P L Authorized
Construction of a 138 000 volt line from Denison Dam to Texas Power and Light substation near Sherman was authorized by the Chief of Army Engineers in Washington on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denison
Texas Power & Light Company
Sherman
Chief of Army Engineers
Washington
Prisoner of War notice and hometown military visits
Sun Want Act reports Second Lieutenant James R. Brown captive in Germany as POW. Provost Marshal General photo letter confirms the status. The article lists multiple service members visiting home or stationed nearby, including S/Sgt Paul Simmons, Pfc James D Freeman, Lt Lelia Chester, Cpl Edwin H Goodwin, Rev W W Adcock, Pvt Junior Key, Set William Guy Andrew, Lt Billy Glen Earnheart, Sgt Findley Haile, Sgt Paul Phillips, and Lt J W McMurry Jr with brief notes on their assignments and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Red Cross
James R. Brown
Brown
Army Air Forces
Food Fights For Freedom Campaign In Whitewright
The Whitewright Chapter of Future Homemakers of America shows a display at Community Public Service Co. and distributes posters for the national Food Fights For Freedom drive. Eva Williams leads meetings at the high school with demonstrations, plays, and a Tuesday program. A Friday house to house canvass targets housewives, with participation from the Colored School distributing materials and making posters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Future Homemakers of America
Community Public Service Company
Eva Williams
Williams
Thanksgiving schedule notice from The Sun
The Sun announces Thanksgiving publication next Thursday and a Wednesday issue. Advertisers and news items should submit by Tuesday morning to ensure inclusion in the next issue. The Sun observes Thanksgiving and Christmas as its two holiday closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
Sun Force
Farmers To Hold Elections Friday In Grayson County
Agricultural administration committee men will be chosen for 31 districts of Grayson County for 1944. Elections start Friday at 10 a.m. Three regular and two alternate committeemen per district will be elected with a delegate and alternate to attend a county convention in Sherman the following Friday. W. W. Gunn urges farmers to vote promptly so reports reach Washington and lawmakers hear local farm program interest. Whitewright vote at cil election room Pilot Grove schoolhouse and banks in Bells and Tom Bean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Administration
Grayson County
Sherman
W. W. Gunn
Washington
Gunn
Whitewright
Cil
Pilot Grove
Bells and
Tom Bean
Mr. Gunn
Pork ration points trimmed by OPA
The Office of Price Administration announced a temporary two point cut in pork ration values including 100 percent pork sausage effective Friday to ease hog market pressure. Prices at major markets will be held below OPA ceilings, with center chops down from ten to eight points and lined bacon from six to four, as a short term measure to prevent storage jams and curb black market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
The
Foods Administration
OPA
Chester Bowles
WFA
Marvin Jones
Chicago
Bowles
Two Brothers Found Living in Doghouse with Animals
Six year old Robert Krista and his three year old brother Larry John were found by county police living in a dog house near Summit town dump with five dogs and a goat. Robert said their mother left them months ago with a family in a shack by a drainage canal with pigs dogs and goats. The boys ran away because the animals crowded the house, and they took the dogs and goat for companions. Robert had not seen his mother in over two months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Robert Krista
Larry John
Summit Town
Max Ramelow
Robert
Local Schools Earn State Inspector Commendation in Whitewright
Miss Sue B. Mann deputy state superintendent praised Whitewright district improvements from term to term. Upgrades covered High School renovations, boiler room work, window and door painting, desks sanded and varnished, new stove and drinking fountain, room replastering, and library relocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sue B. Mann
Whitewright
Miss Mann
B. R. Caraway
B and C Gas Coupons Good Till Used
Dallas reports the B and C supplemental gasoline coupons remain valid until used or canceled by OPA orders. Rationing official H F Carmichael notes renewal dates depend on coupon value and mileage needs. The 3 to 2 gallon value change allows applying for more rations before renewal. No. 8 A coupons expire Nov 21 and No. 9 coupons become valid Nov 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Office of Price Administration
H. F. Carmichael
OPA
Carmichael
Union Thanksgiving Service Wednesday at Whitewright
The Whitewright church community holds its annual Thanksgiving service at the Presbyterian Church on Wednesday November 24 at 7 30 p m All area residents are invited Music by a united choir Rev J B Duke Assembly of God will read the prayer Rev W W Adcock Methodist will read the Scripture Rev W A Casseday Presbyterian will deliver the sermon with the text Remember Jesus Christ
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitewright
Presbyterian Church
J. B. Duke
Assembly of God Church
W. W. Adcock
Methodist Church
W. A. Casseday
The
Jesus Christ
War Wounded Have Better Chance Than They Did in Last War
A 1943 OWI survey compares World War II wounded survival to World War I, noting twice the lethality of weapons but much higher survival rates. Plasma transfusions and sulfa drugs cut shock and infection, with front-line dressing stations and rapid care driving lower death rates across Army Navy and Marine records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Owl
Army
Navy
OWI
Marine Corps
North Africa
Boy Scouts Plan Paper Drive Monday Afternoon
Marshall Hasty announces Boy Scout Troop No. 1 will collect waste paper Monday afternoon. Households should tie newspapers separately from magazines and place bundles on the front porch by noon Monday November 22. Newspapers and magazines support war efforts by making cardboard cartons and packing materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall Hasty
Boy Scout Troop No
Northern Ukraine Fronts See Mixed Soviet Reverses and German Pressure
German counterattack estimated at 150 000 troops drives Red Army back in Zhitomir Korostyshev area while Soviet forces encircle a German garrison at Rechitsa and push near Gomel. Moscow reports gains west of Zaporozhye and near Korosten as battles span a 400 mile front along the Dnieper Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red
Zhitomir- Korostyshev
Ukraine
East Eastern Front
Rachitsa
Gomel
Zhitomir
Korostyshev
Dnieper Valley
Rechitsa
Zaporozhe
Adolf Hitler
Dnieper
Kiev
More Names Added To Sun Honor Roll
The Sun lists new honor roll names this week including Mrs. W. L. Kincaid and Pvt. Lester Simpson Jr among others. December and January see high subscription expirations. many renewals anticipated with 12 1 43 shown as December 1 1943. Texas reports no bankruptcies in September per UT Bureau of Business Research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
The
W. L. Kincaid
J. C. Gaines
Jerry D. Andrews
Edward B. Webster
Raymond Walt
Guy Anderson
Elmer Anderson
W. C. Anderson
F. E. Douglas
J. H. Hollingsworth
Fred H. Arnold
Holmes Connelly
J. P. Salyer
Virgil Creecy
Lester Simpson Jr
Mark Montgomery Jr
John Sadler
Lillian Simpson
Guy Andrew
J. H. Bowen
J. A. Yeager
Ed Martin
J. W. Jernigan
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cpl
William D. Taylor
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Mrs
W. D. Taylor
Teeman L. Sanders
H. L. Sanders
Tacoma
Wash
Monticello
Ark
John
M. P
Mark Montgomery
Sgt
Sergeant Montgomery
Pvt
C. W. Phillips Jr
Tennessee
Phillips
Africa
U. S
Air Corps
Bobby D. Montgomery
Naval Training Station
San Diego
Calif
Roy C. Rice
Trenton
James Massey
Ely
Camp White
Oregon
Jess Woodruff
Kermit Woodruff
C. H. Carter
Bob Carter
Orangeville
War Department
Sergeant Carter
Philippines
Panama Canal Zone
Clark Field
Manila
Helen Sullivan
Walter Jenkins
N. B. Nicholson
England
Thomas Sears
Thomas Sanderson
Elmer Sanderson
Sergeant Sanderson
Army Air Forces School
Tampa
Fla
Billie Roberts
Camp Howze
Grace Roberts
Sergeant Roberts
J. W. Sanderson
Homer Sanderson
Mary Claborn
Randolph
James Claborn
Northern Ireland
Douglas Anderson
Kansas
Mrs. L. G. Anderson
Lloyd Morgan
Farragut
Idaho
J. E. Morgan
Glen Watson
Camp McCoy
Wis
E. C. Watson
Clyde Gibson
Robert Chumbley
Italy
Sergeant Chumbley
Sicily
Churbley
Denison Dam
Paul Simmons
K. B. Simmons
Texarkana
Sergeant Simmons
Modesto
James D. Freeman
North Carolina
John Freeman
Lelia Chester
Tarrant Field
Fort Worth
J. H. Waggoner
Edwin H. Goodwin
Bennie Chesser
MacDill Field
Ephrata
U. S. Army
Junior Key
Dodge City, Kansas
George Key
William Guy Andrew
Eula Andrew
Billy Glen Earnheart
Philip Earnheart
San Antonio
Earnheart
Fort Bliss
el Paso
Findley Haile
Will Rogers Field
Oklahoma City
Lester Haile
Paul Phillips
Nashville, Tenn
W. A. Phillips
J. W. McMurry Jr
of McKinney
J. W. Mcmurry
Lieutenant McMurry
UNION
Boy Scouts
Northern
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
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