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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1943
Page
2
Wartime measures extend gasoline coupons by region and dates for sugar, stamps and food, with rationing updates. The War Food Administration outlines 1944 goals including record crop acreage, labor, machinery and prices planning at 48 state meetings.
The October old age pension payments will average 20.72 dollars and reach 182,305 recipients. Total payments amount to 3,776,807 dollars, up 18,930 from September. Blind assistance serves 4,604 recipients, average grant 24.54 dollars. Dependents’ aid totals 233,938 dollars, averaging 21.23 dollars per case.
The Arkansas Democrat notes West Point aviation classes demand rapid recall of numbers from 6 to 7 digits within fractions of a second while amid the noise of an air battle. Cadets train to see and remember blurred figures as planes race by at high speeds, essential for firing first and reading warrants later.
The exchange portrays a colored man challenged for writing insurance without a license and a clerk explaining why the clerical act is unlawful. The dialogue highlights understanding of regulatory limits and racial language of the period.
London editors in the New Statesman and Nation condemn American shoppers for purchasing British antiques with pounds insisting they have no taste. A salesman cites dislike of cash buyers and calls for a possible ban on exporting valuables. The piece warns American opinion needs awareness to avoid ill will.
Pat and the pilot laughed after a long dive toward the city center. The pilot joked that half the people below thought they were falling, and Pat agreed humorously that even those up there felt the same sensation.
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