Texans eye four for US Senate in wake of Sheppard death
Eastor Fort Davis correspondent notes four Texas candidates, Mann and Dies as strongest, Johnson and O Daniel seen as weaker choices. Critiques party loyalty, policy stance, and the need for independent leadership amid wartime pressures. Britain’s wartime strategy praised as a patient, chesslike approach awaiting American aid.
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Senate
United States
Texas
Morris Sheppard
Gerald Mann
Martin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Lyndon Johnson
Washington
Johnson
Roosevelt
Congress
America
Mann
Jose
Hotels adapt menus to traveler tastes and health
The article notes hotels streamlining service to meet popular demand. It cites Mr Baumgarten of the Mark Hopkins San Francisco praising varied coffee shop meals over traditional hotel menus. Savings in time, labor, and cost are highlighted as key benefits for travelers and the industry.
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Africa
Albania
Greece
Crete
Great Britain
Ameri
Jean Busi
Baumgartne
Mark Hopkins
San Francisco
Texas Senate Pushes Uniform Traffic Safety Core
The Texas Senate considers enacting a measure to improve road safety and reduce crash losses. If approved, private vehicle drivers would pay a 10 cent fee, about five gallons of gasoline, a small tax arguing not targeted at the poor. The Austin Daily Tribune notes the bill has House approval. The second item comments on a guru predicting wartime events with uncertainty about current happenings.
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Senate of Texas
Texas
House
Austin Daily Tribune
Hot Dawsy Dialogue on Wives and Hobbies
A fragmented overheard exchange features Bob and Joe joking about their wives. Bob says his wife talks to a medium and thinks he is listening. Joe adds his wife is a heavy weight, and neither man dares reveal more to the other.
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Bob
Nersett
Joe
Lsten
Fragmented characters and jokes appear in a garbled dialogue
Reading from a damaged page shows a string of fragmented lines and misread quotes about a boy in a rope scene, a golf game with a mother-in-law spectator, a recruit hardened by jokes, and a sentry encounter with Major Moses amid a patriotic period setting.
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Onuard
Moses
Small boy protected on walk by aunt and uncle
In Style A a young aunt and another adult take a tiny lively boy for a stroll. They keep him between them to shield him from an acquaintance's greeting. Bobby replies sharply that the man is not his daddy or mammy but “they're-conveys.”
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Britain
Great Britain
Germany
Bobby
Card of Thanks from Alpine families
The W. M. Waters family, the Armstrong family, and the W. M. Elwell family extend heartfelt appreciation to Alpine residents for acts of kindness and words of sympathy during their recent bereavement.
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Cere
Alpine
W. M. Waters
Armstrong
W. M. Elwell
Fort Stockton Water Carnival to Feature Bathing Beauty Revue
Fort Stockton hosts its sixth annual water carnival with elimination contests across West Texas. Dozens of Southwest beauties compete in the Friday Saturday bathing revue and a large aquatic show The Acquacade of Comanche Springs features a 150 person cast. Firemen from the Permian basin plan a Saturday convention with speeches by H L Winfield Olin Culberson and Frank Williams. Amateurs join a Friday parade and weekend dances. An invitation golf tournament caps the event on James Rooney path with record attendance and entertainment anticipated.
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Fort Stockton
West Texas
Southwest
Comanche Springs
Deat
Permian Basin
H. L. Winfield
Olin Culberson
Frank Williams
A. and M. College
James Rooney
Texas
Cemetery fund drive and sales policy note
The Alpine Cemetery Assn announces a cemetery upkeep and improvement fund. The note stresses backing every sale for materials and installation with the slogan Bee us before buying. George Stroud Dallman is listed with phone 210.
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George Stroud Dallman
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