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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1941
Page
4
Notice from Whitewright Texas about 2nd class mail matter and charges for entertainments box suppers memorials and resolutions with admission fees or monetary consideration at regular advertising rates.
The fragment lists J H Waggoner as a member of a press association with Glenn Doss as publisher and a person titled managing editor.
Published every Thursday with a yearly price of 1.50 dollars payable in advance. The paper pledges to fully correct any erroneous reflections on the character or reputation of any person, firm, or corporation brought to the publisher’s attention.
The Houston Post argues that expanding higher education strengthens national morale and leadership during and after the war. It contends many youths will benefit from college or technical training unless called to defense work, urging institutions to remain centers of morale and leadership for future times.
William Moran contrasts El Paso and Texas changes from prohibition days to modern urban life. The piece highlights streets, commerce, housing, and social shifts before detailing the 1941 Texas State Fair of Texas cattle shows, prize money, and anticipated attendance records.
The Whitewright and Grayson County Boy Scouts joined Sherman Area Council on an industrial tour of Sherman. Highlights included the Interstate Oil Company plant processes from margarine to shortening, milk pasteurization, and bottle packing, followed by visits to Frisco freight yards and various shops with engines and car components.
A group visited Fair Park, Ashburn’s ice cream plant, Sherman Manufacturing and Hardwicke Ett er Company to view air pumps, cotton processing, gins, threshers, lathes and other machinery. The outing concluded with a swim at the municipal pool and a planned Court of Honor night at the scout cabin.
A personal essay reflects on likes and dislikes from a beach outing to fashion trends and labor politics. The author notes disapproval of scant bathing suits, shorts on women, and wartime labor strikes, while praising free expression but cautions against political extremes and inefficiency. The piece argues civic dialogue helps navigate future challenges.
Private Solomon from Brooklyn, 21, gave his full name as Solomon Solomon Solomon after a sergeant teased him. The exchange at Fort Slocum, New York, highlights a witty, namesake moment in a military setting.
Alf Landon urged President Roosevelt to stop making light of direct inquiries into the war situation at a Troy picnic. He argued Americans should be kept informed without exposing secrets and called for a straightened army, untangled production snarls, and readiness for any war emergency. He cited letters home from soldiers describing the army as inadequately equipped.
Baldn Kan The National Council of Methodist Youth advised President Roosevelt it could not support his administration if war was pursued. The viewpoint was endorsed by a resolution urging the church to pursue nonwar policies and seek peaceful avenues.
The church votes to separate from the war system and adopts measures ending the national council so it can be dissolved to create the Methodist Youth Fellowship.
About 20 000 soldiers bivouacked in Haynesville Louisiana to rest off ground by sleeping in hammocks. They bought every rope, hoe handle, and sack in town with their pay to raise hammocks avoiding redbugs.
A senior recalling youth days jokes about courting, noting how past courtship lacked worries over cigarette choices as he kissed his sweetheart’s hand. The reminiscence contrasts old fashioned courtship with modern concerns.
In Chugwater and Kidder, a witty cattle quip reveals local flavor about beef buying. A lingering question about which end of a cow rises first prompts a playful reply that both ends rise together, showcasing regional humor.
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