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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1940
Page
4
Notices warn that entertainments box suppers and other benefits with admission fees will be charged at regular advertising rates. Memorials resolutions of respect and similar items also incur charges. Names J. H. Waggoner Glenn Doss listed as publisher and managing editor.
Published weekly with Thursday issue. Subscription price set at 1.50 dollars per year paid in advance. The paper invites corrections if any erroneous reflection on character or reputation appears, to be addressed to the publisher for prompt rectification.
Franklin D Roosevelt announces a national day of prayer on Sunday September 8 1940 urging all Americans to pray for God s blessing and for a just enduring peace. The proclamation notes the nation s heritage of freedom and calls for unity across creeds and nations.
The piece argues Willkie errs by acting solo in campaigns and cites alleged Tammany Hall membership via the Grover Cleveland Democratic Club, plus denials about Insull praise and Elwood anti negro rules. It warns that specific claims on relief rolls clash with WPA data, urging cautious messaging.
A concise wartime profile of Britain describing its vast shipyards navy coal resources financial strength and empire reach. It notes population density investment income reliance on industry and food supply claims contrasted with wartime scarcity.
Texas lawmakers face a comprehensive draft plan authored by Gen. John A. Hulen. The act splits the militia into active National Guard and reserve, limiting ages to 18 to 45 and detailing exemptions, enrollment by county assessors, jury-like drawoff, and sheriff notification.
An editorial musing on the dangers of the presidency. It notes presidents’ lifespans after inauguration, assassination and in office deaths, and compares ages at inauguration across periods. The piece includes a brief joke about two London cabmen and a stray line about a Clarksville Times note.
In Denton a high school boy stole from the school to prove he was not fit for a preaching path. Dr Merle E Bonney notes parents and teachers push false venues for vocational guidance. The case was resolved when a football coach encouraged the student toward commercial art, ending the thefts.
Myrtle Greer an 18 year old Randolph Macon College student is named Harford County farm girl representative. She admits she cannot milk plow or cook, joking that farm girls of today should focus on other talents. Price list for the state contest seats appears during the event.
A New York report describes thin yet strong paneling wood and flexible glass made with cotton fabric bases. The building industry embraces cotton backed materials for decorative uses and durable bonded wood, metal, and cement products. These include glass bonded to fabric, very thin wood strips on cotton, and steel on cotton with phenol resin adhesives.
A retold note recalls Lady Godiva pleading with Leofric to cut taxes in Coventry, requiring her naked street ride and the legend of Peeping Tom. The Pittsburgh Gazette adds a modern quip about the Aid Society seeking usable clothing and old items.
Britain adheres to the Waste not want not creed as government drives salvage for the war. Salvage covers foods clothing rags paper and metals. Government agents have gathered vast scrap iron from keys to railings for munitions, yet more iron remains in public display nationwide.
NYA reports Texas will fund 637168 dollars for 1940 41 to employ an estimated 15560 students via the school work program. An average of 15560 workers will be supported, though 22078 are expected to receive assistance. Local authorities will select students based on need and ability earning 3 to 6 dollars monthly.
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