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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1942
Page
3
A personal reflection from 1941 detailing experience with House Ways and Means and Senate Finance Committee hearings. The author changes view of Congress after respectful treatment, notes a dissenting senator appointment, and urges unity and respect for a representative lawmaking body during wartime.
Menard County draft board resigns citing inability to meet county quota due to instructions to defer dairy livestock and poultry workers and operators. The board, led by chairman H. H. Wireless, an Army flier praised by Roosevelt, argues the policy imposes an undue burden on married men with children.
The 5 percent victory tax on wages over 12 per week starts Jan 1 with reporting and payment quarterly within 30 days. Employers must withhold tax from most workers and provide employees a year end statement. individuals file by March 15, 1944.
Doctors say pneumonia may no longer be the dread disease it once was due to two modern treatments that cut death rates by half. About 400 000 U S cases occur yearly though, and pneumonia is really a group of several forms caused by various pneumococci.
Billy visits his faith healing aunt and endures stomach aches as she dismisses his pain. A railroad tour shows a locomotive boiler with a jokey guide explaining it keeps the engine tender, highlighting a humorous misunderstanding in a shop setting.
A Pathfinder analysis outlines how a DC government girl earning 1440 dollars faces taxes bonds and retirement costs that leave only about 130 dollars for living expenses. It details the shortfall of 250 to 265 dollars and notes coping by cheaper living or loans, perpetuating a cycle of hiring another government girl.
An elderly churchgoer bowing at the name of Satan explains the lesson that politeness costs nothing and may reveal hidden prudence. The minister learns the value of courteous restraint in a small town parlor tale.
The message urges immediate action to reduce production by sending every unneeded metal scrap to support wartime needs. It stresses personal responsibility and warns that outcomes depend on collective sacrifice and prompt participation.
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