Gas Registration Under Way Today At Grammar School
Registration for gasoline ration books began at the Grammar School building at 9 o'clock this morning under Supt. E C Butler. Automobiles owners are urged to register today or Friday to avoid Saturday work. Applicants must submit the blank with tire serial numbers and license receipt. those with more than five tires must dispose of excess. Blanks available at gasoline stations. Hours are 9 a m to 5 p m.
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E. C. Butler
Tigers Set To Host Leonard High Friday Night
The High School Tigers meet Leonard High School on the local gridiron Friday night in their next to last game and last home game. They seek a win after a loss to Whitesboro and hope for strong local support for the Thanksgiving game at Van Alstyne next Thursday at 2 30 p m.
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Tigers
Leonard High School
Whitesboro
Leonard
van Alstyne
Sufficient Natural Gas Supply On Hand For Winter
Community Natural Gas Company assures enough gas to meet residential commercial and war production demand this winter if conserved. Field line work from East Texas aims to boost supply. tips include keep heating below 72 degrees, maintain equipment, seal fireplace flues, shut off unused rooms, and vent windows to reduce heat loss.
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Community Natural Gas Company
Gas Company
East Texas
Farmers in Pilot Grove Organize to Aid Food Program
Fifteen farmers meet with R B Cruse at Pilot Grove school house to boost food production for the war effort. Charley Chumbley becomes president John Scott vice president and L V Conner secretary. Meetings set for Tuesdays and Thursdays for at least five weeks at 8 pm. Both genders urged to attend. Cruse aims to boost egg meat milk and vegetables and may form classes in other communities. Also notes requests to eradicate fowl pox with vaccination and reports hog cholera near Whitewright per Dr. Pierce.
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R. B. Cruse
Pilot Grove School House
Uncle Sam
Charley Chumbley
John Scott
L. V. Conner
Cruse
Whitewright
Pierce
Leonard
Machinery Needed Now Gets First Call
Texas War Board announces quotas for farm machinery including plows harrows and planting gear to cover winter and spring needs. County quotas will be issued after state allocations to guide rationing committees and fair distribution across Texas. Adding machine paper offered at the Sun office.
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College Station
Texas Usda War Board
State War Board
Texas
Patriotic Program at High School Tonight
At 7 45 pm the High School auditorium hosts a patriotic program requested by state education officials and the federal government. Speech and music departments present numbers featuring pupils from the High School and Grammar School, directed by Kathryn Roddy and Sarah Kilgree. Admission is War Bond or War Stamp purchase, with a goal to boost sales. Supt. E C Butler urges attendance and buying as many Bonds or Stamps as possible.
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State Department of Education
Supt
E. C. Butler
Kathryn Roddy
Sarah Kilgree
Butler
Remember Pearl Harbor at Palace Theater Next Week
The war drama Remember Pearl Harbor plays the Palace Theatre Tuesday through Thursday November 24 25 and 26. Stars Donald Barry Alan Curtis and Fay McKenzie lead the cast in a story of three soldiers at a U S Army post in the Philippines with a transforming wartime arc and climax battle sequences described as among Hollywood's most thrilling.
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Pearl Harbor
Palace Theatre
Donald Barry
Alan Curtis
Fay McKenzie
U. S. Army
Philippines
Barry
Miss McKenzie
United States
Japan
Hollywood
Grayson County Cotton Ginnings Hit 28,699 Bales
Grayson County reports 28,699 bales ginned by Nov 1, up from 26,091 a year ago. Federal statistician G. O. Peterson announced the figures on Monday.
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Grayson County
G. O. Peterson
Federal
Registration Ordered for 18 Year Olds in 1940 Draft
President Roosevelt ordered all men who turned 18 in the last six months of the year to register for military service. Regions set three registration weeks in December dividing by birth months with older 18 year olds called earlier by birth date. Farm labor deferments require board approval to switch to factory work, and crime-deferred registrants face stricter reclassification.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Selective Service
Army
Mr. Roosevelt
Farm Election Declared Void In Grayson County
Sherman reports that 96 community farmer-committeemen elections in 32 Grayson County boxes were canceled for rule violations. The vote will be rescheduled after officials determine a new date following issues at the county convention and insufficient delegates available to vote.
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Sherman
Grayson County
W. W. Gunn
Gunn
U S Casualty List Totals Near Fifty Thousand
Washington reports total armed forces casualties now 48 956 with Army Navy Marine Corps Coast Guard and Philippine Scouts included since war began. Most Army losses are missing predominantly in the Philippines and Java presumed POWs due to lack of lists from Japan.
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Washington
Office of War Information
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Philippine Scouts
Philippines
Java
Japan
Men in Uniform Spotlight Whitewright Service Members
Local column shares notices of Whitewright area servicemen and dependents. Capt. J Frank Roberts in Cairo Egypt requests letters, William Janway serves on a submarine chaser in the Atlantic, and C B Bryant III joins the U S Navy Reserve.
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Emmet Penn
J. Frank Roberts
Cairo
Egypt
Whitewright
83Rd Bombardment Squadron
12Th Group
New York
N. Y
S. J. Janway
William Janway
Atlantic
Cuba
Key West
Virginia
C. B. Bryant III
U. S. Navy Reserve
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
C. B
Whitewright High School
Beer election injunction case set for next Saturday
In Grayson County a beer election dispute between L A Sanford et al and the county commissioners remained in status quo after two hours of argument in Fifteenth District Court. Judge R C Slagle Jr slated trial on merits next Saturday.
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Jesse F. Holt
R. T. Lipscomb
Bonham
Jack Nossaman
Commissioners Court
Hettie Lee Wilson
Holt
Supreme Court
Slagle
Lipscomb
Woodrow
Texas
Nossaman
South
Soldier declines Army pay and buys War Bonds
Pvt. Mathias Brantner, a Link Trainer student from Portland Oregon, skipped pay day at the Army Air Forces Technical Training Command School. He explained he did not need cash since he was clothed and fed, and he chose to buy War Bonds with his $100 pay and allot nearly all future pay to bonds.
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Chanute Field
Ill
Army Air Forces Technical Training Command School
Mathias Brantner
Brantner
Portland
Ore
Army
War Time Banter Between Hostesses On Fresh Soldier
Two hostesses exchange wry lines about a nearby soldier. The first warns he is very fresh and untrustworthy at a glance, while the second quips that she would not trust him either near or far, capturing a light wartime humor moment.
Navy officer Leon recalls near sinkings off Solomons
The destroyers cruisers and a battleship patrolled the Solomons when attacked by Japanese submarines. O'Brien was torpedoed but did not sink after crew closed compartments. Two torpedoes were fired. one missed by feet. Leon, a Navy veteran since last February, awaits reassignment on return to San Francisco.
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Leon Bennett
U. S. Navy
Leon
O’brien
Solomon Islands
Wasp
Solomons
San Francisco
Navy
Allied Armies Drive Into Tunisia in Broad Advance
Allied units from north and south clash with German patrols as American Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle attacks the Bizerte air field and RAF defenses protect the First Army. Paratroopers advance by land. French garrisons counter German attempts to land troops while French forces join the push into Tunisia from Oran.
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North Africa
Tunisia
Mediterranean
James H. Doolittle
Bizerte
RAF
First Army
Bone
Algeria
Tunis
Sky
Oran
Gunshot Fatality Claims Westminster Farmer
Noel Bowie, 28, died from accidental gunshot wounds after stumbling on a farm rake while checking a noise in the chicken yard near Westminster. He was born there, survived by his wife Clarene Ellis, two children, siblings, and father. Funeral held at Westminster Baptist Church with Elm Grove burial directed by Earnheart.
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Noel Bowie
Westminster
Bowie
Mr. Bowie
Oscar Bowie
Clarene Ellis
Rosemond Chapel
Westminster Baptist Church
W. T. Carter
Poe Williams
Elm Grove
Earnheart
Lou Ava
Phillip Noel Jr
Willie Caudell
Charlie Nowell
Hooks
Lloyd Hudson
Rosamond Chapel
Aaron of
Whitewright
Earl
Wilson
Steel 3c Pieces Proposed to End Penny Shortage
Senate banking and currency committee approved legislation to coin 3c pieces and pennies from materials other than copper. Nellie Taylor Ross, director of the mint, cited copper shortages due to war and noted tests show pennies could be made from steel and zinc. half dimes could be smaller and different from nickels to ease nickel demand.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency
Mint
Treasury
Nellie Taylor Ross
Ross
Local plant hires two unrelated workers
A light moment notes a big manufacturer down the street hiring two men with no connection to the owner, signaling improving times as business expands and employment grows.
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Sun Office
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the Sun
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Camp Wolters
Lon R. Bradley
Perrin Field
1051St
Earl Bradley
Camp Howze
Gainesville
Mrs
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L. R. Alexander
Corben
Naval Training Station
Davisville
R. L
Fleet Postmaster
Byron Teague
Sergeant Teague
Porto Rico
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Pvt
Doyle Alexander
John R. Bow
Ben Bow
Randolph Field
James Creecy
J. A. Creecy
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Findley Haile
Lester Haile
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Santa Monica
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Casablanca
French Morocco
Mark Montgomery Jr
Montgomery
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