Whitewright Public Schools Postponed to Aid Cotton Harvest
The Whitewright school system delays opening to Sept 28 to allow students to help harvest the cotton crop. Supt. E C Butler cites the season. Miss Cora Mae Thornton resigns to work for the Federal Government in Greenville. New faculty members Mr Raymond Kirby and Mrs Kirby join, with Kirby teaching several high school subjects and Mrs Kirby teaching first grade.
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Whitewright Public
E. C. Butler
Cora Mae Thornton
Greenville
Raymond Kirby
Nevada
Whitewright
Kirby
H D Club to Meet Next Thursday
The Whitewright Home Demonstration Club will meet next Thursday September 10 at 3 p m in the home of Mrs Roy Yowell. Miss Eva Sue Merritt assistant county home demonstration agent will give a demonstration on Backgrounds for the living room. She will also have samples of handicraft of interest. All members are urged to attend.
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Whitewright Home Demonstration Club
Roy Yowell
Eva Sue Merritt
County Home
Women Take On Diamond Cutting Roles In War Industry
In New York City wartime labor shifts see women replacing men in diamond grading and cutting. Former dental assistants and seamstresses handle rough industrial diamonds used for tools in planes ships and guns. Job requires steady hands and sharp eyes. pay ranges from 18 to 30 dollars weekly for a 40 hour week.
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New York
Lower Manhattan
Be Thankful for Hot Weather
The text argues that hot weather boosts performance and health. It claims muscles stay supple and endurance rises in heat, racing records improve, perspiration cleanses poisons, cooling the body, and sun exposure increases red blood cells. It promotes viewing perspiration as a purifier and sun as a life-giving tonic.
Sailor Joke About Loose Trousers At Sea
A witty exchange contrasts a sightseer question with a sailor’s quip about loose trousers. The sailor jokes the fit is deliberate to accommodate shrinkage if wrecked and forced to swim ashore.
Theatre manager quip sparks stock company jab
A critic quips that a new actress is clumsy as a cow and suggests she joins the stock company. The remark highlights tensions in casting and performance expectations within the local theatre scene.
Navy Moving Pictures Set for Whitewright Showing
Yeoman Elliott McClung of the Dallas Navy Recruiting Station will present Navy moving pictures in Whitewright Friday September 4 at 8 30 p m east of the First National Bank. Films titled The Battle American Sea Power and One Sunday Morning in Pearl Harbor show fleet action and what life aboard ships may entail for men ages 17 to 50 with additional Pearl Harbor footage.
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Yeoman
Elliott McClung
U. S. Navy
Dallas
Navy
Whitewright
First National Bank
Pearl Harbor
New Bank Accounts May Use Coupons Instead of Cash
The Commerce Department suggested that banks may soon establish special checking accounts using ration coupons instead of money to help businesses cope with rationing. Economists cite bookkeeping and safekeeping issues with coupons as a driving factor, noting England has begun coupon accounts via its post office system.
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Washington
Commerce Department
England
Soldier Standards For Superior Physical Fitness
CAMP BARKLEY A soldier classified as superior physical effectiveness must meet strict Army tests: 100 yards in 10.6 seconds, one mile in six minutes, 12 pound shot 40 feet, broad jump 8 feet 10 inches, 14 chinups, 33 pushups, 50 situps, and an obstacle course in 1 minute 22 seconds. Regular fitness requires slower times and fewer repetitions. officers share the same rigors.
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Camp Barkley
359Th Infantry
Army
Many Fined For Failure To Show Auto Use Stamps
Internal Revenue agents continue drive against non purchasers of federal auto use stamps in Sherman area. Motorists are fined or forced to buy stamps with a maximum $25 fine or 30 days jail. From July to mid August agents apprehended nearly 500 motorists.
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Sherman
Internal Revenue Department
Perrin Field Access Road Opens to Traffic
The two miles of Perrin Field Access Road from Federal Highway 75 to Perrin Field Road are now open. The remaining section up to Perrin Field was completed last Friday, with the State Highway Department finishing all but a half mile. The full 5.5 mile route connects Denison and Sherman.
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Denison
Perrin Field Road
Sherman
State Highway Department
Perrin Field
Meat Rationing Plans Announced for Four Months
Washington reports a nationwide meat rationing plan approved by the food requirements committee. Rationing to start about four months after final setup, with WPB to issue civilian quotas for beef veal pork lamb mutton and sausage within two weeks. A voluntary reduction campaign may push averages to about two and a half pounds per person weekly.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude Wickard
War Production Board
Food Requirements Committee
Army, Navy, Lend-Lease Administration
WPB
Office of Price Administration
Board of Economic Warfare
State and Agriculture Departments
Donald M. Nelson
O Daniel lists election cost in Texas race
W Lee O Daniel filed a campaign expense report with the Secretary of State showing total expenditures of 7423.34 and contributions of 7325.25 for his Senate nomination bid. He itemizes 6262.38 spent in the first primary and 1160.96 in the runoff with no radio time costs listed.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Secretary of State
United States
O’daniel
James V. Allred
Together in War Reunited On Court House Lawn
Walter S. Rhodes and Robert Eaves both 43 reenlisted together in World War II after serving side by side in World War I at St Mihiel and the Argonne. They were discharged on April 19 1919 and met again on the courthouse lawn while reflecting on serving together again. Texas harvested 41 million pounds of pecans in 1940.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Walter S. Rhodes
Robert Eaves
St. Mihiel
The
Argonne
Texas
Men in Uniform Share Veterans News from Home
Roby Childress receives a postcard from brother Clovis Childress of the U S Marine Corps stationed beyond the seas. Messages arrive from Billy Earl Montgomery in the Navy and Private Mark Montgomery Jr. awaiting overseas deployment. Army Air Force staff sergeants and other service members send updates from Porto Rico Camp Wolters Camp Maxey and Dallas training in Texas.
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Roby Childress
Clovis Childress
U. S. Marine Corps
U. S. Marine Corps Unit No
San Francisco
Calif
Mark Montgomery
Billy Earl Montgomery
U. S. Navy
Mark Montgomery Jr
Byron Teague
Army Air Force
Porto Rico
Billy B. Pritchett
Bascom Pritchett
Government Sets Cottonseed Price Support Program
President approves a price support plan for oilseed crops including cottonseed. The Agricultural Department will buy and resell via the commodity credit corporation with minimums set at 50 dollars per ton for cottonseed (49 in TX, OK, NM) and an average farmer return of 47.50. Oilmeal cake and linseed oil prices are specified with seasonal storage adjustments.
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Washington
Wickard
Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Way to Meet Huge U S Debt Visioned
Dr J C Dolley of the University of Texas told bankers in Austin that the national debt could reach 180 billion dollars by 1944 if wartime income remains high. He warned postwar growth or income decline could create serious financial problems.
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U.S
Austin
J. C. Dolley
University of Texas
Dolley
Bankers
Cotton Bales Arrive Increases Over Last Year
Through Wednesday night White Wright reports 71 bales received, 60 more than the same date last year. The first bale arrived August 26 this year versus August 30 last year, with early-season picking expected to start soon if weather holds. Prices stand at 18 cents per pound for cotton and 47 dollars per ton for seed, higher than last season’s levels.
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Whitewright
Vacation Bible School at Whitewright Methodist Church
The Rev. C. N. Wylie will lead a Vacation Bible School at the Whitewright Church from Monday Sept. 7 to Friday Sept. 11 for children ages 4 to 14. Helpers include Mrs. R. P. Childress and several local teachers. Daily sessions run 9 to 11:30 a.m. with Bible stories music song play and crafts.
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C. N. Wylie
National Board of Missions of the Presbyterian Church
Whitewright Church
Wylie
Whitewright
R. P. Childress
Paul Ryan
Three Denison Ration Board Members Resign
Judge Jake J. Lay announced the resignation of Ed LaRoe H H Wilson and John T Scott from the Denison area war price and rationing board. J M Sandlin Monroe Drew and G W Ratliff were named to fill the vacancies. The resignations cited long travel to meetings and cost savings as the reasons. E Jones chairs the Denison board.
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Denison
Jake J. Lay
Grayson Defense Council
Denison Area War Price and Rationing Board
Ed LaRoe
Whitewright
H. H. Wilson
Bells
John T. Scott
East
Loy
J. M. Sandlin
Monroe Drew
G. W. Ratliff
E. Jones
Employers Warned Of Child Age Limit
Labor Commissioner John D. Reed advised employers that it is unlawful to employ persons under 15 from September 1 to June 1 without a permit from the county judge. He said the labor supply would be affected by school reopening, especially for minor jobs in filling stations, grocery and drug stores, and delivery services.
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Austin
John D. Reed
Reed
Big Gains in Farmers Income in Texas 1942
Texas farmers show higher cash income than 1941. For the first seven months of 1942 receipts from farm commodities reached 334.342 million dollars versus 206.979 million the year before. The July index stood at 148.4, 48.4 percent above the 1928-32 average, with gains recorded in every section of the state.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Bureau
Moonshiners Still Found Near Flynn Texas
State and federal agents found a still near Flynn in Leon County using a mash of watermelon juice and post oak grapes. When asked what they expected to produce the moon shiners said maybe nitroglycerin.
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Austin
Flynn
Leon County
Stalingrad Defenses Hold as German Reserves Mass
Soviet reports say Germany rushes air force tanks and troops from deep rear areas for a major assault on Stalingrad. Hungarian and Romanian divisions join the push while the Red Army reportedly falls back to a new defense line after stubborn fighting and heavy tank and air support. Russian advances west of the city are noted and two towns are claimed to be captured. Northwest of Stalingrad the Red Army resists as the battle’s outcome remains critical.
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Moscow
Stalingrad
Volga
Red
Moscow Front
Red Army
Egyptian battle shifts as Montgomery guards western front
British Eighth Army commander Montgomery reports no penetration of the defense as Rommel probes the western desert. Axis armor advances slowly, fighting has focused on positioning for a major clash while Allied air power intensifies with clearer skies allowing near hourly bombing throughout the day.
War Department warns against misuse of free postage
The War Department reminded military personnel on active duty that free first class postage is for ordinary letters and cards to relatives and friends. It urged ending practices like mailing sealed envelopes with wedding announcements photographs or other items to avoid misusing the privilege.
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War Department
Treasury Sets September War Bond Quota at 775 Million
The Treasury fixed September war bond sales at 775 million dollars, below recent months. Officials aim to reach nearly two billion by January, while film stars push for a billion this month. the cut reflects September's historical weakness in bond sales for baby and defense issues.
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Washington
Treasury
Cartoonish Exchange About Fathers Profession
A joke exchanges about a father’s profession with a bird and a duck providing the punchline. It humorously suggests a lawyer is cheap and a doctor similarly rated, in a light banter tone.
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Bobby
Johnny
Rest and Quiet Prescription Joke
A doctor counsels a nagging wife to give her husband rest and quiet, naming an opiate prescription written as powders to be taken three times daily. The quip portrays a humorous misdirection about medical advice and domestic life.
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