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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
3
Dover, numb from years of front line fear, greets liberation as Calais is freed. Mayors and residents mark quiet with thanksgiving services while 2,026 shells scatter wreckage. 107 killed and 200 wounded. Population fluctuates as evacuees return.
In Dover a taxiwoman notes the Channel’s slim width as a reminder of Britain’s resilience. She says softly that the small stretch of water between England and the enemy coast helped shield the nation, a sentiment tied to the town’s role in the Battle of Britain.
Miss Alla Clary of Prosper Texas celebrates a quarter century as Sam Rayburn's secretary in Washington She recalls guiding him from congressman to speaker and remains devoted to Capitol Hill with hobbies in photography travel and gardening She plans to retire only when the war ends and gasoline returns.
Frances E. Dewey wife of Republican nominee Thomas E. Dewey is a Texas born musician and Red Cross volunteer. Born in Sherman she studied in Sapulpa and became valedictorian in high school. she pursued music in New York and Chicago and served as a gray lady during wartime.
State Treasurer reports September stamp sales total 1 990 909 dollars, up 234 809 from 1943 but 94 000 below August. Liquor stamps rose to 231 000 more, liquor receipts 639 982 versus 406 654 in 1943. Beer stamps reached 260 925, up about 45 000.
Citation issued in No. 53075 commands Rose M. Geis to appear by November 13 1944 before Judge in Sherman Texas. Plaintiff Lester L. Geis filed September 28 1944 alleging divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Clerk S V Earnest signs with Deputy Inez Steed.
A Philadelphia family reveals the engagement of a daughter with a witty exchange at the door. A friend asks about her plans and a colored maid explains Miss Alice will be married in the fall and is taking a course in domestic silence.
A humorous classroom exchange centers on a student bragging about low scores in arithmetic and spelling but excelling in geography while another student laments only scoring zero in history. The punchline envisions endless future history to study, underscoring schoolboy wit.
A notable figure nicknamed Giggs shifts from wealth holdings to advisory roles, trading capital to gain practical experience. Now he aims to reverse the move by offering guidance based on his accumulated lessons.
Pepper enters a restaurant and orders boiled egg and toast. The waiter asks for preferences and the diner requests a specific egg texture and toasting level, then inquires about a design on the egg cup.
A wounded British Tommy, brought to an English hospital, points to his bed chart and explains he was bitten by a sow in Normandy. The incident underscores the awkward injuries endured in the theater.
Robinson questions Smith about his wife who is described as highly methodical. Smith confirms and explains her approach that useful findings come from looking where one would least expect them, a paradoxical method guiding her search.
The Syracuse Post Standard editor ordered a two column Burroughs engraving removed. The returned cuts included the Burroughs piece and a missing two column image of a pair of burros, creating a curious printing mishap.
First Lt. Robert F. Krug of the U S Ninth Air Force brings his Thunderbolt in for a landing when he receives a terse text notice over his headset. The brief line tests his composure and skill under pressure.
A dialogue captures a control tower and pilot exchange with back and forth shouted codes. A quip from an Evening Standard spoof notes a would be poet and a joke about indictments. A humorous spotter line suggests a German pursuit plane flying backward. A dad and son exchange a punchline about a bartender linking to spirit contact.
Citation commands the sheriff to publish in a Grayson County newspaper for ten days to summon all interested in the W E Hills estate. Rowena Bentley administratrix has filed a final report to be heard on the third Monday in October 1944 in Sherman. Interested parties may appear and contest the report.
Witness H Grady Thompson Clerk of the County Court of Grayson County Texas declared the court at the office in Sherman on the 28th day of September. Hettie Lee Wilson Deputy Clerk authenticated the record and signed on behalf of the county court.
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