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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1943
Page
8
War letters found on a dead German soldier describe the destruction of Hamburg from Allied bombing. The missives, dated August 18 and August 30, recount family losses, refugee misery, and the city’s razed streets as engineers work amid ruins and death.
War Production Board urges adding an inhibitor to stored anti freeze before reuse to prevent rust and corrosion. Test the solution for protective temperature, replace with same type if needed, and follow inhibitor instructions for the specific antifreeze.
The cooling system should be thoroughly cleaned before adding any anti-freeze or inhibitors. Sediment must be removed from stored anti-freeze before returning the solution to the cooling system.
National City Ill. Treasury Secretary Morgenthau told a Stockards bond auction tale about four pigs with a 50 percent share and President Roosevelt quipping to own two, while Morgenthau admits he cannot tell which half is his.
Chicago wife Nellie Vileta testified she was deprived of meals after her husband George Vileta took her false teeth to hoard red ration coupons. She sought alimony but the divorce decree ordered the teeth return in lieu of alimony.
Senator W Lee O Daniel proposes a large severance tax on natural gas if the 1228 mile Texas to Charleston pipeline is approved by the FPC and War Production Board and completed by 1944 45. He argues Texas would be deprived of industry and urges refunds to domestic consumers. Senator Connally counters that the project diverts steel from war needs and should wait until after the war.
The Lake Chad region in Central Africa was first explored by British expeditions in 1823, marking the initial European contact with the area.
A historic note records that all English sparrows in the United States descend from eight pairs released in 1850. The event sparked widespread urban colonization and established a durable immigrant population across cities and towns.
Want ads seek nice fat cattle for slaughter from Pascal Farley. Butane notice invites producers and workers to buy tanks stoves and heaters with quick approval. Foster's Butane Denison Texas reports large stock on hand ready for installation.
The Newman Blanton Horton general committee thanks committees for their work in the Third War Loan campaign. Whitewright went over the top several days before the deadline due to their efforts.
In New York Maj. Gen. Andrew D. Bruce says poor letters from home drive soldiers to desertion. He told parents of boys in the 77th Division, training at Camp Ryder, Ariz., to write cheerful notes and avoid detailing family troubles.
A Senate investigating committee voices concern that the livestock feed black market is growing and urges the Office of Price Administration to tighten rules. It calls for mills to stop retail sales through own warehouses and gins, cut wholesale margins, and strictly control mixed feed contents and prices. The panel asks Texas Senators and congressmen to press OPA to act to prevent soaring prices that could threaten meat and dairy supplies for public use and the armed forces.
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