Defense Savings program urged for national thrift and duty
Gale F. Johnston, defense savings staff director, urges every citizen to join the defense savings effort. The program offers security and low denomination stamps, with yearly purchase limits and potential E bond benefits. Bonds may be redeemed after 60 days, with options for single or joint ownership and beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gale F. Johnston
Defense Savings Staff
Treasury Department
United States
Hunting in Texas in 1836 Reflects Wilder Days
Texas collectors note Mary Austin Holley described in Tex dated 1836 a wild landscape where buffalo roamed in tens of thousands, black bears and panthers prowled, alligators crowded rivers, and jagging hogs and ticks posed constant danger. Indians subsisted on buffalo meat, while settlers hunted from coastal frontiers to inland bays, torchlight guiding the way for many pursuits.
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Texas
Jersman
University of Texas Library
Mary Austin Holley
Tex
Brand-New
Republic
Gulf Coast
Treasury of
The
United States
Federal Reserve Bank
Cast of Virginia Sets Record for Tall Actors
The tallest cast in Hollywood history appears in Paramounts Virginia a Technicolor romance drama at the Granada Theatre Sunday Monday with Madeline Carroll and Fred MacMurray. Producer director Edward H Griffith claims tall men excel in romantic roles as he features actors from 6 ft 2 in to 6 ft 7 in including Darby Jones at 6 ft 7 in and Stirling Hayden at 6 ft 5 in.
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Paramount
Hollywood
Fred MacMurray
Madeleine Carroll
Stirling Hayden
Griffith
Discovery
Montclair
New Jersey
Wen
Fort Russell Receives First Shipment of Blitz Buggies
Fort D. A. Russell receives six more of the quarter-ton light reconnaissance trucks for 77th Field Artillery training. Ten more arrive Tuesday as these vehicles replace motorcycles used on post. Adjutant 1st Lieut F C Ratliff notes surplus disposal of the old mounts is likely.
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Sentinel
Marfa
Fort D. A. Russell
77Th Field Artillery
Fort
D. A. Russell
F.C. Ratliff
77Th Field , Artillery
Thanks for assistance in market fire effort
The message thanks those who helped extinguish a disastrous market fire, with special appreciation for the volunteer fire department's efficient work. Signed by SMITH'S MARKET, followed by unrelated note about S. F. Cody’s aviation achievement and a cosmetic claim.
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Tose
Water Carnival Promises Spectacle June 13 and 14
Fort Stockton gears up for the 1941 Water carnival on June 13 and 14. Harold Lukens directs a new Aquacade and stage events at Comanche Springs with over-water acts, diving displays, and amateur contests. The Tucker Twins return to entertain. a Friday parade and Saturday dances follow the water show, with the Permian Basin firemen hosting their district convention.
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Fort Stockton
Harold Lukens
Comanche Springs
Comanche Spring Pool
Southwest
Tucker Twins
Permian Basin Firemen
Fort Stockton hosts three day Inter string show in park
The 1941 Tooney Park Golf course event will be staged Saturday and Sunday with three big days of entertainment. Neighbors from the Southwest are expected to attend as the Inter string show comes to Fort Stockton. A note mentions color blindness in one eye and a hotel discount via Avalanche scrip in San Antonio.
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Tooney Park
Southwest
Fort Stockton
San Antonio
Avalanche
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