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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1942
Page
4
Notice from Whitewright post office stating second class mail matter and that all notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission or monetary consideration will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect and similar items also will be charged. Publisher Managing Editor.
Publication note states weekly Thursdays with a $1.50 annual subscription paid in advance. It promises full correction of any erroneous reflection on character, standing, or reputation upon notification to the publisher.
President Roosevelt ordered the Lend Lease program to supply food clothing and weapons to North Africa occupied areas as Allied forces push toward Tunisia. Casualties were light and hostilities ceased November 11 after a rapid North African campaign.
Texas families received 21 296 000 in life insurance death benefit payments during the first nine months of this year. The Institute reports payments under 19 456 policies averaged 546 051 weekly.
All-risk cotton crop insurance pays for Texas farmers with 4,636,604 pounds indemnity claimed across 1,846 contracts. Lost yields due to hail flood and insects drive claims as yields and rates under the 1943 program are set. Signing of applications will begin after January 1 1943 in many counties under AAA supervision.
In 1942 Texas farmers first offered insurance totaling 54 252 units guaranteed 338 306 bales on 1 488 690 acres. Coverage ranges from 50 to 75 percent of the average cotton yield against all unavoidable hazards.
LONGVIEW Texas counties are trimming relief to wartime basics. Curtis Morris East Texas Chamber of Commerce tax director will speak at the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas convention in Mineral Wells on November 5. He will outline current cuts and how East Texas counties reduced relief expenditures and describe taxpayer reactions.
The Brazos County Commissioners' Court voted to discontinue the county's role in the surplus commodities program amid protest from residents. A Grand Jury issued a firm endorsement of the court's action, but the council did not rescind its decision.
The Sun lists new subscribers on the honor roll including Miss Maggie Horton Mrs E R Johnson Mrs Maggie Montgomery W E LaRoe Mrs R J Bush Frank Smith Jerome May Mrs Mattie James and others The paper invites corrections for credits and encourages new renewals at 1 50 a year.
A short verse urges living in the present and making the most of now. It warns against trusting tomorrow as the clock of life may stop at any hour. The poem emphasizes action, love, and effort in the current moment.
Washington officials seek an official interpretation of the new draft bill’s farm worker deferment provision. Local boards may reclassify 3-A farm workers to 3-B for occupational deferment, with periods up to six months and possible extensions, amid concerns over quotas and calls.
The article notes Texas leads in aviation activity with many airports pilots and planes. It cites May 12 1926 for air mail, Randolph Field near San Antonio as a major aviator school, and includes highway network growth with 23 000 miles of roads and Balmorhea State Park’s world’s largest outdoor pool.
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