The Devil and Miss Jones on Grashada Screen
A lively Jean Arthur film set in a New York department store follows a clerk who mentors a troubled shoe clerk and uncovers a millionaire owner posing as an employee. Romance with a rebel leader and a revolt at the store drive a sparkling, comedic climax shown Sunday and Monday.
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the Devil
Miss Jones
Jean Arthur
New York
Arthur
Coney Island
Robert Cummings
Charles Coburn
Granada
Training Specialists Sought by Government
The United States Civil Service commission announces an examination for training specialists with salaries from 3200 to 5600 dollars yearly. Filing deadlines, eligibility by experience in organizing and administering training programs, and required education are noted. applications due by May 28, 1941, at the Washington office.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Commission
Washington
C. A. Lease
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Post Office
White buzzard added to Houston 700 albino collection
W C Ferrell of Augusta Texas captured a white buzzard after injuring its wing with pellets. White buzzards are extremely rare and this is the first report to the State Game Department in a decade. A hotel savings note about discounted Avalanche scrip in San Antonio follows.
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Houston
W. C. Ferrell
Augusta
Texas
State Game Department
Skilled labor problem and government training push
Daily demonstrations show rapid, precise mass production possible with skilled labor. Government spends about 40 million dollars this year on defense training with seven agencies coordinating. Employers are urged to adopt in plant training to solve the skilled labor shortage and offer ambitious workers opportunity to advance through ongoing study.
New Theory in How Texas Got Its Name Narrated to Mrs Custer
University of Texas Library notes a tale that Texas acquired its name from a pun on “takes us” heard by Mrs. George A. Custer in 1865. The story, recounted by Charles C. Hucker, cites Mrs. Custer’s travel diary “Tenting on the Plains” and places the wife of the Civil War general in Hempstead and Austin after the war.
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Texas
Charles C. Hucker
University of Texas
United States
New
Southwest
George A. Custer
Little Big Horn
Safety booklet notes crash causes on dry roads
Be rCWDEN fore ten 1S per cent of out fatal motor vehicle crashes last a year occurred on dry roads according to Here Today annual safety booklet by The Travelers. The record analyzes accidents that killed 35,000 people and injured 1,820,000 others. About 15 percent of fatal crashes occurred on wet pavement, 3 percent on icy roads and 2.6 percent on snowy surfaces.
Texans, Custer, and Northern Perspectives in Mrs Custer Memoir
The excerpt recalls Mrs Custer’s reflections on wintering in Texas. It contrasts her Northern background with Texan culture, noting guns and rugged lawlessness, Texan horses and brands, and her bemusement at the Texan style and climate. She admires General Custer’s delight in horses yet worries over the harsh frontier customs and weather.
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Custer
Texas
Inez
Sam Houston
Clothing Stores in the United States Reach 106901
Census counts 106901 clothing stores across the United States reflecting a dense retail sector. The figure highlights widespread commerce for apparel and related goods. Local markets may show uneven distribution with concentration in urban counties and tourist destinations.
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San Antonio
Avalanche
By Rufus T. Strobm
National Correspondence Schools
Zeman Il
Dupont
Amazes
DuPont House
Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
Proviore
Plymouth Rock
Mary Ellen Flower Shop
Hse Soa San Nate Bea
Reddy Kilowatt
Roddy Kilowatt
Central Power and Light Company
Ss Wes
Sq? Sen
Westinghouse
Uedaay Esteri
Seema Ple
Casner Motor Company
Alpine, Texas
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