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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1941
Page
7
Mr. Butler announces that the class with the highest attendance record will receive a pleasant surprise. No one knows the exact prize, but all students are striving to minimize absences and win the reward.
At the F F A joint meeting with local farmers, W O Teddlie outlined national defense tied to farming, Luther Ladd reviewed the 1942 AAA program, answering farmer questions. Afterward, thirty six guests and thirty two members received popcorn.
The club opened the sixth period on Tuesday November 11 with president Billy R Pennington in charge. Kenneth Norris departed so John R Taylor was elected reporter. Committees were named including Name flower song motto Jean Caraway John A Taylor Jack Camp Theda Lewis Melba Jeanne Neathery Constitution and by laws Willa Dean Rice Lavelle McSpedden Kirk May Program chair Melba Jeanne Neathery led readings and the Armistice meaning.
College Station reports Hazel Phipps Extension Service expert says flavorful meals depend on good cooking and smart planning. She promotes the Texas Food Standard, available free from county agents or A and M Extension. Tips: use little water and avoid soda in vegetables, keep lids off for greens, reserve cooking liquid for soups or gravies, and cook meats at moderate temps with appropriate liquid and coverings as needed.
A concise reflection contrasts expectations with reality, noting that money, wisdom, and honesty are often scarcer in people than imagined. The quote underscores human fallibility and limits in moral and material terms.
College Station Texas farmers aim to build 25518 miles of standard terraces under the 1942 AAA plan. Using a conservation services purchase order system, the cost may be deducted from future AAA payments. County fair prices will be set by random farms and written offers to county committees. Prices depend on local norms, alternative terrace services, and soil conservation value. The per 100 foot cost may vary up to 25 cents with adjustments above 23 cents sent to the state committee.
Cameron Siddall of the A and M College Extension Service urges immediate plowing of post harvest field litter to prevent stable fly breeding. Peanut litter and wet plant material foster larvae, while rice straw and grass debris also shelter next season flies. Plowing before infestation blocks larval development. heavy infestations can reduce milk yield and animal weight. A free USDA Entomology circular exists on control.
The eleventh annual highway safety booklet from The Travelers Insurance Company cites excessive speed as the top cause of accidental highway deaths in 1940. Illegal speeding accounted for 40 percent of driver fatalities, with other dangers including driving on the wrong side, reckless driving, and failing to yield.
Detroit reports a shift as auto plants cut civilian output to 3.33 million vehicles for the 1942 model year, with only 2.14 million passenger cars. Defense contracts totaling about 4 billion excuse production of tanks and aircraft engines. Unemployment risk grows to around 200,000 as factories pause nonessential work. General Motors leads a model freeze, others pause new designs.
The article notes delays in introducing a 1943 model due to long pre production cycles. With about 27 million passenger cars registered, roughly 75 percent built in the last five years should be in decent running order. A 1,000,000 vehicle shortage is projected by period end, despite lagging retail sales.
A reader service from the Texas Memorial Museum invites readers to submit questions about Texas facts. It cites Ben B Hunt and curator A Garland Adair and offers example Qs on Texas history, geography, and transit facts to test knowledge.
The text lists city population ranks, road facts for Texas, library counts, WWI deaths, and Monument Hill details. It notes Houston at twenty first, Dallas thirty first, San Antonio thirty sixth, and Fort Worth forty sixth, and mentions a 1940 Texas highway total of 26 804 miles with only about three quarters all weather. Monument Hill near La Grange honors the 15 Mier prisoners.
A Kansas statute bans public displays that involve eating or pretending to eat snakes lizards scorpions centipedes or other reptiles. The text references Alabama code fining domino players on Sundays and includes a humorous aside about speaking acquaintances with a neighbor.
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