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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1942
Page
2
A Dallas real estate man explains the serviceman relief act limits foreclosure for debts incurred before October 17, 1940. Foreclosures may not proceed without civil court approval and courts can grant a moratorium after discharge or arrange settlements. Congress may extend protections to mortgages signed after October 1940 but before draft.
Horticulturist J. F. Rosborough of the A and M College Extension Service urges early soil prep for a fall garden. He notes peas radishes and stringless pods may plant by Sept 15 for frost maturity. Carrots cabbage turnips broccoli beets tolerate light frost and may plant by Sept 15. Collards kale onions rape and rutabagas tolerate heavy frost and may plant by Sept 15. Spinach dislikes heat and wet feet. sow Oct 1 to 15 on well drained ridges after cool weather arrives. In heavy rainfall East Texas use Noble variety. cabbage and lettuce from seed in September should be thinned in October or early November to 12 inch spacing. The line about General Mackenzie and a Sun note is not tied to gardening advice.
J. J. Loy was reelected to a sixth term as Grayson County judge by five votes after a week long contest in Sherman. The Fifteenth District Court in Longview ordered a recount of over 13 000 ballots, disallowing illegal votes for both sides and resulting in Loy 6560 to Henderson 6555. The ruling ends the first major election contest in the county with no fraud found among election judges or voters despite claims against 14 boxes including Denison precincts.
A Yankee traveler, resting outside a crofter's cottage in the Highlands on a hot day, asks for milk. The Highlander adds whisky, and the visitor savors the drink before offering one thousand dollars for the cow.
A special election is scheduled at Whitewright city hall Grayson County Texas for September 8 1942 to fill the unexpired term of R T Pennington. Polls will be open 8 a m to 7 p m. Officials J W Hollingsworth R C Vestal and Mrs A T Short are appointed to conduct the election. Mayor F M Echols City Secretary Jesse Wallace attest.
Judge J. J. Loy, winner by five votes in Grayson County, urges voters to forget the county judge contest and unite to aid the war effort. He says the case reaffirms election integrity and asks civilian defense support, aiming to keep the Democratic way of life intact.
The Post Office issues guidelines for mailing Christmas packages to armed forces outside the continental U S including Alaska. Send from Oct 1 to Nov 1, limit 11 pounds and 42 inches length and girth, preferably 6 pounds shoe-box size. Include sender name and full service details. no perishables or intoxicants.
The Treasury said wartime automobile measures reduce monthly tax receipts by about 19 million dollars. July collections on new automobiles fell by 10,079,031 from last year, with tire and tube taxes down 4,808,682 and gasoline taxes down 3,275,595. A 425,477 rise in parts taxes offset some losses.
A poem explores patient wives who endure their husbands flaws and the burdens of marriage. Nellie notes men drift through life prompting complaints about order lights and coats. The speaker reflects on patience as a virtue and questions why women stay rather than flee.
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