Whitewrights War Bond Drive and Local Growth Update
The Whitewright Sun urges readers to back a $1825 war chest drive starting October 29 as World War II winds down. It notes recent rains hurting cotton yields, talks of new businesses in Whitewright, and warns against ongoing oil strikes harming gas supply. A family anecdote ends with a glimpse of paradise lost.
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The Fiddle and the Bow Recalls Childhood Joys
The narrator recalls Bob Taylor of Tennessee delivering his lecture “The Fiddle and the Bow.” He describes a cottage scene with a child at the door, playing among roses and apples, chasing butterflies, and imagining a paradise filled with seraphim and Edenic light as nature’s music fills the air.
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Looking Ahead at George S Benson Residence Prospects
A salesman for efficiency experts gained entry to a small manufacturer with under 200 staff. The owner agreed to hire system fixers promising to boost annual earnings. After paying for costly advice the owner awaited the first expert who arrived as a polished 40 year old man with a chiseled nose and conspicuous rimmed spectacles.
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Fuddy Duddy
Congress Asked To Reduce Taxes
The Truman administration proposed a five billion dollar tax cut to start in 1946, exempting 12 million individuals from income tax and lowering corporate burdens. Vinson presented the plan to the House Ways and Means Committee, facing Republican criticism for not going further.
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Doctor testifies 80000 killed in one night at Belsen
Dr Sigismund Bendell described the Lodz ghetto victims gassed or burned at Belsen. He detailed crematorium operations in August 1944 and said prisoners were driven into gas chambers and shot near trenches. He identified Josef Kramer as camp commandant amid mass killings.
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Research the bright spot in postwar outlook
The passage argues that employment prosperity and progress depend on research. It warns against cutting costs at the expense of innovation and cites criticism of capitalism for underinvestment in industrial research. The author asserts that robust research spending by major firms is essential for a healthy economy.
War end tax plan proposals seek July action and tax relief
A 1942 act level adjustment proposed six months after victory end with Vinson urging a July date to reduce the federal tax burden by 547 million annually. A temporary social security tax freeze at 1 percent is urged to study expansion. Repeal of the wartime tax would remove many childless married men and families with low incomes from the tax rolls.
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Witness identifies Kramer and Dr Fritz Klein in court
In court the witness hurried from the box and pointed at Kramer and SS Dr. Fritz Klein with a wave of his hat, naming the accused.
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Good Breakfast Aid To Health
A Texas health official urges a proper breakfast to replace overnight fuel loss and fuel morning activity. He warns against coffee and doughnut splurges and notes a good breakfast provides one quarter to one third of daily needs. Milk fruit whole grains eggs and meats make a simple prep plan.
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Geo. W. Cox
CHECK LABELS ON DDT PACKAGES
Washington experts warn the public buys DDT insecticides without understanding their use. Rules from the Agriculture Department urge reading exact用途 and content. DDT technical should be 0.1 to 10 percent, with caution on byproducts. Prices vary below ceilings, so buy carefully.
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Agriculture Department
DDT Labels Guide Purchases and Prices for Pests
An agriculture official notes that DDT labels reveal concentration only when all ingredients are insecticidal, usually 90 to 99 percent. He cites a pint of 5 percent DDT insecticide for 65 cents as good value. He warns DDT acts slowly but surely, effective after spray dries and leaves DDT on surfaces used by roaches, ants, moths, and other bugs.
Reds Think Jeeps Russian and Wonder How Gls Get Em
Washington reports Rep. Bartel J. Jonkman says returning from Europe that Red Army troops in Berlin assume lend lease gear like jeeps and tanks are Soviet made. Russians reportedly believe Stalin gave nothing to give away and wonder how Americans acquired such gear.
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