Military Families Report Highlights Of Service News
Navy specialist Dan Hollingsworth spent the weekend with his parents. Enlistee Roy Gladen was sent to a training station. Lieut. Robert Doss, returning from Fort Sill, joined a Second Army Field Artillery battalion in Tennessee. Capt. D. C. Kelley, wounded in Tunisia, was featured on a War Bond program and treated at McClosky General Hospital. Lieut. Hamilton Vestal, photographed with Mrs. Roosevelt in New Zealand, was wounded at Guadal canal. Jack Sears enlisted at Pensacola. Weldon Jones received a promotion to sergeant at Paine Field. Pfc. J. W. Durrett advanced in the 1943 Post boxing tourney at Scott Field. Billy Earl Montgomery, transferred to an East Coast Navy school, will visit home with his wife Mrs. McKinnon after their Sept. 6 Yuma wedding.
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Robert L. Doss
Fort Sill
Okla
Second Army
Tennessee
D. C. Kelley
Ott Lackey
WFAA
Kelley
North Africa
McClosky General Hospital
Temple
Fort Worth
Pfc
J. W. Durrett
Route 1
Whitewright
Army Air Forces Training Command Radio School
Scott Field
Ill
Durrett
Billy Earl Montgomery
Navy
Mark Montgomery
Billy Earl
Eula Mae McKinnon
Waycross
Yuma
Arizona
Shortage in Greeting Cards Predicted for 1943 Season
Indian apolis report cites greeting-card wholesaler Carl Austin warning a 1943 Christmas card shortage. Demand could run two to three times 1942, supply near last year’s level with paper limits at 60 percent. Production uses thinner stock. millions of new cards await envelopes. labor shortages halted wholesale orders since July 1 with only 30 to 80 percent delivered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Carl Austin
Austin
WAVES Lose Fight to Serve Overseas
Washington. Three WAVES appeared before the Senate naval affairs committee and the panel voted against allowing them to serve overseas. Chairman David Walsh noted limited billets for women reservists aboard, contrasting with WACs who have more suitable Army installations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
David Walsh
Dem
Massachusetts
Walsh
Navy
Army
Gasoline Ration Cuts Considered for Midwest Southwest
Washington reports that A coupons in the Midwest and Southwest may fall from three to two gallons, with East Coast relief of three gallons per coupon and weekly limits adjusted. Rep Clarence Brown quoted reports while Sumner Pike noted OPA aims to standardize rationing east of the Rockies. Ration changes await October allocations by the Petroleum Administration for War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Midwest
Southwest
Clarence J. Brown
Rep
Ohio
Congress
Sumner Pike
Office of Price Administration
House
Naval Affairs Committee
OPA
Rocky Mountains
Petroleum Administration
Pike
East Coast
Brown
The
Petroleum Administration For War
70 000 WACs in 70 Days Recruit Drive
Dallas launches 70 day WAC recruitment aiming at 70 000 volunteers to match battle casualties since the start of the war. In the eight service command region the target is 7224 recruits before Pearl Harbor anniversary December 7. Maj. Gen. Richard Donovan endorses the slogan These women are needed not today or tomorrow they were needed yesterday.
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Dallas
Women’s Army Corps
WAC
United States
Eighth Service Command
Pearl Harbor
Bataan
Corregidor
Java
Richard Donovan
Polio Epidemic Worst Since 1931 in United States
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis reports infantile paralysis cases this year exceed any time since 1931, with total cases tripling last year’s. fatalities are down. Basil O’Conner says the disease remains epidemic in several regions and stresses rapid action with funding and equipment to reach affected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Foundation For
Basil O'Conner
Only a Texan Could Compose Pistol Tune
East Texas musician Al Dexter wrote Pistol Packin' Mamma, a nationwide hit sung by Doughboys abroad. The former painter and decorator’s simple tune rose to the top, earning him a tryout with Horace Heidt's Musical Knights. Dexter remains surprised by the song’s sudden fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Piney Woods
East Texas
al Dexter
America
Dexter
Horace Heidt
Musical Knights
Ion
Bonham Hosts Big Time Rodeo October 7 9
Bonham hosts North Texas biggest rodeo of the fall at Fannin County fairgrounds arena October 7 9 under Fannin County Round-Up Club. Dick Piner will manage with Gene Autrey stock from Ardmore Oklahoma plus strong local bucking stock. Events include bronc riding bulldogging ribbon roping calf roping trick roping and many special events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonham
North Texas
Fannin County Fair Grounds
Fannin County
Dick Piner
Sherman
Bonham Group
Texas
Oklahoma
Gene Autrey
Ardmore
Okla
Erwin Smith
Dennis Bales
Sun Honor Roll Adds Weakened List of Local Names
The Sun announces this week’s honor roll with names including Mrs. G. F. Teague Jerome May G. L. Baugher E. A. Hansard Mrs. J. M. Sturdivant Robert C. Crowell Ford Moore Mrs. Walter Adkins Dorothy LaRoe Ann LaRoe T. S. Taylor Miss Margaret Lilley Miss Carrie Hamilton Mrs. E. R. Alexander Pfc. Jack Bradley Dorothy Hamilton Mrs. Claud Wolcott Mrs. Riley Tabor J. E.Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sun
G. F. Teague
Jerome May
G. L. Baugher
E. A. Hansard
J. M. Sturdivant
Robert C. Crowell
Ford Moore
Walter Adkins
Dorothy LaRoe
Ann LaRoe
T. S. Taylor
Margaret Lilley
Carrie Hamilton
E. R. Alexander
Pfc
Jack Bradley
Dorothy Hamilton
Claud Wolcott
Riley Tabor
J. E.smith
No New Tires For A and B Cars
Washington report that the Office of Price Administration halted grade one tire rationing certificates for A and B gasoline ration book holders. Stricter rules were issued to close the tire supply gap as synthetic rubber tires rise in production. Eligible drivers must log at least 601 essential miles of gasoline use monthly to receive grade one tires, reducing prior eligibility of 241 miles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Synthetic tires found inferior after limited test
Indiana safety department tests synthetic tires on state police cars since last July. About one third failed before 1,500 miles, with a maximum of 9,000 miles reached on any tire. One tire blistered after 50 miles. Director Don F. Stiver warns maintenance and moderate 35 mph driving are needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
State Department of Public Safety
Don F. Stiver
Stiver
Grayson County Cotton Ginned Surpasses Last Year
The census report shows 13 063 bales ginned in Grayson County before Sept 16, up from 3 137 bales by the same date last year. The data reflects early harvest activity and regional cotton production trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson County
Census Bureau
Homemaking Girls Showcase Summer Projects at High School
Miss Eva Williams reports 16 homemaking students completed summer projects earning half a graduation credit. They logged 1,846 hours, built furniture, canned vegetables and fruit, sewed garments, and cared for children, with open house to display work and furniture gifts enhancing the girls lounge and living room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Williams
R. A. Gillett
Sherman Frozen Food Locker Expands Locker Capacity
The Sherman Frozen Locker seeks to add 300 lockers at the Sherman plant with 800 percent of the new lockers to be rented before priority. Mrs. Florence Massenburg, plant manager, will accept locker-space applications at First National Bank in Whitewright Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
WPB
Whitewright
Florence Massenburg
First National Bank
County Valuation In Grayson County Rises in 1943 Tax Rolls
Grayson County tax rolls show a 1943 assessed valuation of 40,530,540 dollars, up 338,710 from 1942, despite losses from government purchase of land. Railroads, banks, utilities and individuals hold extensive land, property and stock values across 36,722 acres unrendered, with totals across land, property and intangible values detailed for each sector. The Grayson Collin Electric Cooperative will pay common school tax for the first time, in addition to state and county taxes since 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Grayson County
Tax Office
Grayson-Collin
Allies Reported In Naples Suburbs
Allied forces neared Naples with troops in the suburbs and a second column advancing from the southeast to join the drive. Fifth Army, after hard mountain fighting, moved onto the plains around the city as warships patrolled the Gulf of Naples to aid the land campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Morocco
Mark W. Clark
Fifth Army
Rman
Italy
Naples Gulf
London
Paris
Gulf of Naples
Mount Vesuvius
Castellammare
Sorrento
Salerno
Clark
Africa
Sicily
Rome
Milan
Allied air raid at Wewak destroys major Japanese munition dump
Allied headquarters report the largest explosions yet in the Southwest Pacific after an American raid on Wewak. Gen Douglas MacArthur said a vast munition storehouse was destroyed, crippling Japanese supply lines in New Guinea as ships entering the harbor were sunk by bombs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwest Pacific
Wewak
Douglas MacArthur
New Guinea
Weeklies' Ad Value Shown In Survey by BU Journalists
Boston University journalism students surveyed readers of the Wellesley Townsman. Findings show each subscribing family keeps an issue 6.4 days, about 2.4 readers per copy, 20 percent lend copies, each reader views an issue 2.6 times, and total reading time averages 43 minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston U
Boston
Mass
Wellesley
Boston University Journalism School
WPB bans fingertip length coats for women
The War Production Board ordered Saturday that women’s coats between 25 and 33 inches long may not be manufactured. The ban covers size 16 and proportionate lengths in other sizes, citing wasteful use of material. Longer and shorter coats remain legal.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
Theatre Rally Puts Whitewright Over Top in Bond Drive
The Whitewright area exceeded its Third War Loan quota at a Palace Theatre rally with 21150 in purchase value and 28200 maturity value. Whitewright’s goals were 118900 purchase or 158533 maturity. several pledges not yet completed, but enough sales to meet the quota per local chairman B W Newman. Major J L Sandlin led an auction with talks by Newman, Billy King, Janet Mec Ginnis, and others. Marshall Hasty offered free admission for bond purchasers at the door Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Whitewright
B. W. Newman
J. L. Sandlin
Tenth Army Corps
Sherman
Fannin Co Soil District Election Set for Oct 5
The Fannin County Soil Conserva tion District will hold supervisor elections at 8 p.m. on Tuesday October 5. The district has five zones with an election site in each. Zones 3 and 4 cover Whitewright landowners at Savoy and Leonard. Other polling places include Bonham Honey Grove and Telephone.
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Fannin County
U S Casualties Total 3 497 in Salerno Battle
The War Department reported American casualties in Salerno through Sept 15 totaling 3 497 killed wounded and missing. The period includes Sept 14 when Germany claimed 8 000 to 10 000 Americans killed and an equal number captured. Roosevelt cited Sicily losses of 31 158 for Allied forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Salerno
Roosevelt
Sicily
Methodist Church At Pilot Grove Gets Needed Repair Work
Cecil Davis of Trenton funded and organized redecorating of the Pilot Grove Methodist Church. A work crew redecorated the church and furniture with aid from the pastor Rev. E. B. Jackson and church members in memory of Davis’s father M. G. Davis and his family who belonged to the church in its early days.
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Methodist Church
Pilot Grove
Pilot Grove Methodist Church
Cecil Davis
Trenton
The
Sun
Davis
E. B. Jackson
Mr. Davis
M. G. Davis
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Dan Hollingsworth
Navy Recruiting Service
J. W. Hollingsworth
Roy Lavert Gladen
Route Two
Jack Sears
Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla
Whitewright High School
Jack
Atlanta
Weldon O. Jones
J. W. Jones
Paine Field
Wash
Sherman Frozen Food Locker
South Pacific
Bond Drive
Fannin Co
U.S
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