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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1944
Page
3
The Polish Soviet Extraordinary Commission reports that Majdanek near Lublin employed German women to torture female prisoners. They claim the camp held 45 000 inmates with 18 000 executed in one day and total cremations surpassing 1 380 000 bodies.
The A gasoline ration book issued to motorists from Sept 22 adds two new safety features. Each coupon has a serial number registered by War Price and Rationing Boards, and is printed on special paper that reacts to a government secret test. Endorsement by motorists remains essential by writing license and state on each coupon to keep them valid.
In Joliet Illinois Ralph Hahn, a snail breeder since 1914, received supplemental gasoline rations from an OPA panel to speed his work supplying laboratories across 48 states and several foreign countries. Hahn raises snails meal worms beetles and moths for research and education.
The OPA office faced a flood of supplemental sugar requests with fears some used for illicit liquor. A woman with 12 children presented with berry pails to justify sugar for canning, and received the ration without question.
Citation issued to Helen Marie Maxwell requires appearance by 10 AM on November 6 1944 before the District Court in Sherman Grayson County Texas. Plaintiff D B Maxwell files for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. case No 53041 filed September 18 1944. Clerk S V Earnest with deputy Nancy Drake announces.
A joke scene finds Mr Goodheart arguing with a tailor about paying for his wedding suit. The tailor notes the change from bachelor to married means new money handling, implying a cash on delivery demand.
Two men stroll a street when one reads aloud a sign for Ladies Ready-to-Wear Clothing. The other quips it’s about time, capturing a moment of urban chatter on fashion and progress.
An Irishman recounts a Dunkerque escape with the line the bullet went in me cust and came out me back. A observer quips you probably wouldn t worry what people think if you knew how seldom they do. A friend notes changing church due to the preacher being a Democrat.
A childhood tale shows Daniel Webster arguing with his father over hanging a scythe. The boy declares it is hung to suit him, a witty moment from his youth. The text then shifts to a separate anecdote about a Hoboken Irish man and a taxed goat, noting a four dollar valuation by a fellow Irish tax assessor.
A goat owner questions an assessor over a high tax for the family pet. The assessor cites state statutes taxing property abutting a street at two dollars per front foot. The tale is paired with a misprinted verse about Ella Wheeler Wilcox and a lighthouse keeper.
An American visitor queries why many Scots serve as flyers. The guide quips that Scots see a silver lining in every cloud. Bill limps with a nail in his foot, but on his lunch hour he questions removing it.
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