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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1942
Page
3
A wartime column warns that selfishness could threaten America both during and after the war. It stresses unselfish patriotism from industry labor and agriculture as essential to victory and to preserving democracy, noting wealth shrinking and destruction of war tools driven by selfishness.
The text contrasts opportunism and selfless sacrifice during wartime. It notes farmer resilience, labor turmoil, and the 48-hour week imposed on Pacific Northwest sawmill workers. It argues genuine sacrifice exists but debunks leaders who pursue power and parity through slogans.
Washington reports the national debt at 90 billion dollars after war bond sales pushed past that mark. Officials say debt grows about 4 billion monthly with 13 billion borrowed since July 1 and 13.87 billion spent on direct war needs against 3.73 billion in tax receipts, a deficit near 11.63 billion.
America invented the airplane yet failed to foresee its impact on security and peace. The Air Training Corps of America builds youth air-mindedness to lead postwar aviation, training airmen for combat and civil roles, with lessons drawn from England and Canada and coordinated with the Civil Aeronautics Administration. Texas produces more than 6,000,000 pounds of honey annually.
A classroom exercise on U S leaders prompts students to name the President and Vice President. The class responds Franklin D Roosevelt and Henry Wallace. When asked for Speaker of the House a student shyly says at home it is ma.
A sergeant orders an unbleached private to clear a dugout of enemies. The private, startled, begs not to shoot the first runner, saying if three or four men emerge he pleads not to fire at the first one. The joke relies on dialect and wartime tension.
An American tourist in London starts to order a hearty dinner at his hotel restaurant, asking for a porterhouse steak with mushrooms and buttered toast. The waiter interrupts, asking if he is ordering or reminiscing about past times.
A playful dialogue echoes a quip about four hours of sleep from Edison. The speaker jokes that their baby shares the belief, implying the infant’s soothing influence and a humorous household sentiment.
A traveling salesman trapped by rain observes a flood carry debris past the farmhouse. A straw hat drifts downstream and upstream repeatedly until the farmer’s daughter explains the hat is Grandpa, who yesterday vowed to mow the yard no matter the weather.
A colored minister stood beside the grave before a gathered crowd and voiced a solemn hope that Lije Johnson has found a place where all fear is gone. The statement reflects communal mourning and a wish for peaceful rest beyond fear.
A tense domestic dispute unfolds as a wife laments giving her best years, while the husband dismisses her plea. The exchange captures a fraught moment as one party questions the value of their years together.
In a classroom Johnny listens to explanations of Communism Fascism and Naziism and asks what to do with them. He quips that he would make them into wasms showing a playful, schoolroom mood.
The story recalls Winston Churchill walking amid blitz ruins when an elderly woman greets him. He asks how she fared after the bombing night and she replies cheerfully that air raids help take one’s mind off the war.
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