Vast FBI Report Highlights Crime Prosecutions and War Aid
The FBI’s annual report shows 8,008 convictions in FBI cases, 180 of 182 kidnappings solved, and no sabotage acts by foreign agents since the war began in Europe. The FBI returned 88,290,180.64 in fines and recoveries. A lend-lease forecast by Richard Strout predicts quick action likely within five to six weeks with bipartisan support expected. The piece also traces historical marriage customs and notes meat rationing context, pork production, and the rising use of soybean oil meal in hog feeding.
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J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
National Defense Pnge
Europe
Congress
Richard Strout
Wash Anton
Ction Science Monitor
Strout
Britain
Tate
Presidential Lore of early U S leaders and terms
A compact summary lists Washington’s 1789 inaugural on April 30, Adams as VP, Jefferson and Burr tied in 1800 leading to House decision, Adams 1796 win over Jefferson, Jackson’s 1828 reelection, Morrison as oldest president and Roosevelt youths, with Churchill noting wartime conflict and Allied strength.
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George Washington
Federal Mall
Wall Street
John Adams
Washington
Land
Thomas Jefferson
Adams
Jefferson
Aardn Burr
House of Representatives
Burr
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Jacks
Jackson
William Henry Morrison
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Racial humor exchange in a 19th century crowd scene
A terse dialogue depicts a Black stableman and a waiter in a racist exchange about mules and a Scotch rarebit. The joke centers on a living chicken riddle and a punchline about eating chickens before birth and after death, reflecting offensive stereotypes and humor of the era.
WPA Efficiency WA Executive and Secretary Propose Mississippi Bridge
An exchange quotes a WPA official urging a plan to spend 220 million dollars to save jobs and a secretary suggesting a bridge across the Mississippi lengthwise as a solution, reflecting New Deal era infrastructure fixes.
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Mississippi
The Most Ancient Professions Joke
A cartoonish exchange features a doctor architect and politician debating which profession is oldest. The doctor cites Eve from Adam’s rib as surgical proof, the architect notes creation preceded by an architect’s jot, and the politician jokes about chaos and creation to claim primacy.
Judge Discharges After Woman Robbery Description
In Diplon the judge rebukes a prisoner for abusing a woman, while Dorothea Hall of Mobile Alabama reports being robbed of 50 dollars by a man described as a perfect gentleman who spoke culturedly even when threatening to kill her.
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Diplon
Dorothea Hall
Mobile
Ala
Prohibition Personal Liberty Rant From The Avalanche Era
Letter to the editor reprints a Prohibition era clash over personal liberty and drinking. The writer claims the right to enjoy whiskey gifted before the war, arguing laws invade individual freedom. includes a garbled sentence block and closing ad fragment for Whittle's Filling Station.
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Avalanche
Sandy MacDonald
Haseen
Famous Radio Doctor Files Bankruptcy in Texas
Dr J R Brinkley filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the Western District of Texas San Antonio court assets listed at 316 500 liabilities at 118 064 50. The document was filed by Herbert Davis Brinkleys San Antonio attorney.
Sweetwater Texas Origin Name Bitter Creek to Sweetwater
Sweetwater Texas began as Bitter Creek with a nearby creek nicknamed Stink Creek. Billy Knight established the first Sweetwater location about three miles from the present city. In 1876 a post office opened as Sweet Water but Wheeler County rivaled the name, leading to Mobeetie becoming the town name.
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Bitter Creek
Stink Creek
Billy Knight
Wheeler County
Panhandle
Mobeetie
Alpine Cemetery Ad Promotes Monuments And Service
Alpine Cemetery Assn promotes sale of monuments and markers with upkeep funds for the cemetery and installation assurances. Georgia Stroud Dallman II urges customers to see them before buying. Phone 210 130.
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Alpine Cemetery Assu
Alpine Cemetery
Georgia
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