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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1943
Page
4
The Whitewright Sun reports Whitewright and surrounding communities backing the United War Chest drive led by the USO. It notes a drought of vacant dwellings, a push for more homes, active farm activity, recent rains improving grain and pastures, and Whitewright’s reputation as Grayson County’s top farming area.
Jesse Jones told the House Small Business Committee that about seven billion dollars worth of government plants should not compete with private enterprise after the war. He urged legislation to grant local industry first option to buy and convert plants to peacetime production, with support from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
The speaker argues that surplus plants should not be scrapped but kept usable for peacetime industry. Planning now for postwar disposal protects business and taxpayers from sudden sale of public facilities to opportunists and prevents market disruption.
The Christian Science Monitor cites President Roosevelt praising American ingenuity in freedom and decency. The National War Fund channels gifts to Community Chests, USO, War Prisoners Aid, United Seamen's Service, and foreign relief to aid home front relief, servicemen, and allies.
A persuasive essay extols American competence and private enterprise as the backbone of wartime victory. It highlights industrial output, per worker efficiency, and the resilience of farmers and shop workers, arguing for preserving the capitalist system and caution in postwar reforms.
A reader writer defends soldiers abroad against whining letters about shortages in the United States. The author notes limited access to lampshades and paint remover, calling such complaints irrelevant to daily life and urging optimism despite minor household shortages.
In a wartime letter Susan Thayer comforts Corporal Smith about home life during shortages. She notes butter and gasoline scarcities but emphasizes national victory is near and postwar comforts will return. She praises civilian resilience and moral qualities like loyalty and character, predicting a prosperous peace with new gadgets.
The Guy F. Atkinson Company completed the last load of earth for the Denison Dam embankment on the Texas side after three years of construction. With about 450 workers remaining, finishing touches, slope shaping, and guard rail installation continue while most equipment heads to Oakland, California for shipment and cleanup is planned by mid December.
Jagged lines in the scene have been smoothed into symmetrical angles as the dam rises with straight-edge cresting along the sky. The uniform slopes give the impression it was molded to the horizon, presenting a pristine engineered silhouette across the valley.
American forces owner Lieut. Col. John R. Pascoe sent a can of shoe oil captured on Kiska to his wife. The label praises the oil as final perfection for skis and leather, claiming waterproofing and softening properties, with a long counterfeit English description.
A neighbor writes about buying homes without checking children's behavior. Junior’s aggression harms neighbors, prompting sales. Parents often overestimate their own child’s virtue while relatives emphasize profits.
The text notes Emma’s cousin dismisses her maid after she failed to send coupons and the maid's drinking intensified. No further context or names are provided beyond Emma and her cousin.
The Sun reports a high demand for Christmas cards this year with limited supply. Many orders have already been delivered and some manufacturers are refusing new orders, urging readers to place orders now.
Church announces weekly services led by Pastor E. P. Wootten. Morning worship begins at 11 a.m. with Sunday school at 10 a.m. Evening services start at 6:45 p.m. training union and 7:45 p.m. worship. Wednesday prayer meeting at 7:45 p.m.
W. W. Adcock pastor his church offers Sunday school at 10 a m worship at 11 a m Youth Fellowship at 7 p m and a second worship at 8 p m Regular services will be held Sunday with the pastor preaching at both morning and evening services The public is welcome at all services.
A quip about marital names unfolds with a speaker claiming her husband shares her surname O Leary and jokes about his identity. The exchange plays on misdirection and pride in names resembling famous figures like Jack Dempsey.
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