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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1944
Page
3
The Greenville Herald reprints an AP essay linking inflation to wartime shortages and black markets. It argues price control plus prudent purchasing by households, especially mothers, can defend the nation by cutting demand and stabilizing living costs. A humor vignette about hot water closes the piece.
Marshall News Messenger notes an OPA price hike raising plain tobacco by 20 percent and sweetened by 10 percent, boosting prices to 12 and 11 cents. It cites cigar shortages, wartime rules, and heavy service member demand as factors, while condemning tobacco as a needless habit amid war.
A new chemical treatment by E I du Pont de Nemours & Co claims to convert soft wood into hard wood in days, potentially expanding timber resources. The industry sees vast opportunity and employment as thousands of acres of timber become usable. the process could change many wood types, including Southern pines.
Coronet magazine traces rootbacks or vicious rumors in U S campaigns from Washington through Harding and Willkie. It cites cases of whispers about health, morals, and paternity, noting libel suits and refutations, and warns against accepting such stories as campaign truth.
The State of Texas issues citation to Thelma Lowell to answer a divorce petition filed June 17 1944 by Willie Lowell. Case No 52836. Hearing set by October 9 1944 before Judge in Sherman Texas for cruel treatment grounds. Clerk S V Earnest signs August 22 1944.
A collage of jokes and wry vignettes from wartime humor pages. Lines joke about pilots, tramps, soldiers, sailors and officers, with quips on love, work, and daily life. The pieces mix puns, social digs, and sly observations from various locales and eras.
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