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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1940
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun announces 2nd class mail status at Whitewright Texas and states notices of entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. It lists the publisher and editor names and notes annual subscription of 1.50 and a policy to correct erroneous reflections.
A collage of Texas anecdotes and portraits from Temple to Mart. Notes include reflections on a newspaperman’s killings, family memories of grandma’s cabin, and a look at Temple figures Ki Aldrich and Sam Baugh. It mentions Temple Telegram’s airplane debut and local civic clubs. The piece also tracks journalists and papers across Eastland and Lampasas.
The Texas Dairy Products Association warns that crossing top dairy heifers with beef bulls is reducing future milk production. Executive secretary M. E. McMurray cites expected army camp demand and rising population as motivations to improve care and halt cross-breeding. Cross-bred calves are sent to the Corn Belt, harming Texas dairy and beef reputations and risking unproductive cows.
Liberty Missouri. Professor Chester J Prince of William Jewell College braced a cold attic draft by nailing boards in place. He sealed himself in, and despite pleas from his daughters and their boyfriends, had to be pried free. He joked about needing the stunt to qualify as a professor.
Army recruiting officials announced that induction of trainees from nearly 100 North Texas communities totaled fewer than 500, not 700. On Wednesday 34 were inducted with eight awaiting final checkups. about 20 percent of men sent by civilian draft boards were rejected and replacements were to be provided within days.
Public health notice urges vigilance for pneumonia through March. It cites 3,551 Texas deaths last year and stresses early physician consultation for sudden chills fever chest pain and rust colored sputum. It notes pneumonia spreads by contact but germs die outside the body and emphasizes early diagnosis and treatment.
Secretary Knox announced that President Roosevelt allotted 50 million dollars for immediate development of a chain of air and naval bases on recently acquired sites. The action follows a plan to strengthen coastal defense and air operations nationwide.
Secretary Knox announced that 31,908 naval and marine reserve personnel should prepare for possible active duty at any moment. He also said additional organized reserves from New York and New Jersey were being mobilized to operate with destroyers near the Panama Canal, including units from North River New York City Brooklyn and Jersey City.
The article reports that dog meat is legalized for human consumption in Greater Germany, effective January 1, 1941. Inspection will follow a new law, mirroring checks for cattle and hog meat, with post slaughter exams for trichina in dogs hogs and other meat eating animals. Knoxville is noted as Tennessee's first capital.
Ray Fogle president of an undertaking firm watched his concrete pool 50 by 22 by 14 feet float toward Bray's Bayou after six inches of rain. He enlisted neighborhood boys to anchor the pool to trees in his back yard.
Office bulletin warns that individuals with no business should conduct matters quickly. The terse directive aims to reduce delays and maintain orderly service for customers and staff.
The British freighter Swinburne, 23 years old, arrives from Cardiff via South American ports. Its captain reports uneventful voyage with only the log noting fleeing Nazi bombs, a flaming liner sighting, three engine failures, a broken dynamo, and crew using candlelight.
Los Angeles reports that Andrew J. Konn, an 18 year veteran of the Power and Light service, climbed a pole and died by self harm. Bystander Sumner Power said he saw Konn straddling the crossbar and gripping a wire. survivors include five children.
In Hartford Connecticut three carved wooden skunks surround a Community Chest collection box in the Trinity College administration office. The staff answer questions with a chorus about scent, hinting at the skunks as a playful reminder to collect donations.
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