Pecos City Federation Establishes Sul Ross Scholarship
The Pecos City Federation announces a scholarship to Sul Ross State Teachers College at Alpine for the coming academic year. The award aims to support a student through one full school year, reflecting the federation’s dedication to higher learning near Pecos. The selection honors local peers and aligns with the community’s emphasis on education.
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Alpine Avalanche
Niga End
Davis Mountain-Big Bend
Pecos Enterprise
Pecos City Federation
Sul Rows State ‘Teachers College
Alsine
Sul Ross
Lion
Peechan Eveey
Hederaey Estes
SS Crareway
World War Shifts in Soviet Ukraine Balance of Power
A fragmentary analysis notes that Russia's position in the war crisis is pivotal as it both holds leverage against Germany and could pivot to side with or against Hitler. It observes Stalin’s potential neutrality and strategic aims amid Germany and Japan pact dynamics, with Mussolini's regime showing distrust of communism and shifting Italian propaganda. The piece hints at broader consequences for France and England in the European theater.
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Russia
Ussr
Baltic
Balkans
Hitler
Germany
France
England
Stalin
Rusen
Mary
Musso- Link
Berlin
Tokyo
Sucker lists fuel Promoters and swindlers in oil and mining pitches
Methodical dealers and salesmen track prospects for persuasive appeals. The National Better Business Bureau cites a New York promoter with 600,000 names of easy victims, dubbed a sucker list. Advertisers prey on gullible investors with regular circulars offering amazing investment opportunities, profiting from credulity.
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Tme
Wildcat Ventures
Better Business Bueau
New York
Farmhouse fable of mule and master rouses stalwart doubt
A narrator addresses a mule named Bill in a rustic tirade about inequality, labor, and sorrows of plantation life. He contrasts the mule’s ease with his own toil, mortgage worries, taxes, and Seven children, while confronting religious and social judgments. The tale ends with a wry confession of self recognition as a jackass.
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Bill
Anaes Busdosas
Gales to Portugal Shifts Trade Amid War Facts
Portugal authorizes a 5 million dollar purchase of railroad equipment in the United States as war disruptions push trade away from Germany and England. Portugal plans cork preserved fruit port wine olive oil and coffee exports to the United States.
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Portugal
Europe
Portugaal
Germany
England
Unite States
Bates
Humorous Train Yard Vignettes and Cartoons
A weary traveler questions boarding No 6 before departure as a harried clerk replies you'll have to wait. A dress shop clerk joke, radio vs newspapers quip, and a jail confinement resume punchline appear as light anecdotes about travel life and misunderstandings on the rails.
Nash Production Resumes After Labor Settlement
Nash Motors resumes full production of the 1940 Nash cars after a late week settlement ending a UAW CIO strike that idled all Nash Motors division plants since October 1. A Kenosha conference produced a work contract, with orders and retail sales already surging nationwide.
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Nash
Uaw-Cio
Motors
Nash-Kelvinator Corporation
A. Vick Winter
Kenosha
Wis
United States
Domestic Sheep and Elk Keep Down Texas Mountain Sheep
Texas ranges of wild mountain sheep in Beach and Diablo mountains suffer pressure from elk and domestic flocks. Bob Snow and the U. S. Biological Survey report fewer than 400 wild sheep, with about 130 in the Beach range and roughly 250 in the Diablos. Ranchers AF Yates Vivian McAdoo and T M Pyle lead efforts to conserve the species on their lands.
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Austin
Texas
Bob Snow
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
U. S. Bureau of Biological Survey
Beach
Diablo
Snow
Snow, Who Counted 130 In the Beach Mounains
Diablos
Lone Star State
AF. Yates
Vivian McAdoo
T.M. Pyle
Woman tells of mistaking burglar for husband in dark
In a late night incident a woman tackled a burglar believing him to be her husband, sparking questions from a Justice of the Peace who praised her bravery yet noted she injured the intruder. The woman defended her actions saying she waited for her husband for hours and acted in fear.
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Justice of the Peace
Boy confesses false fire alarm to see engines run
An eight year old boy admitted to police in Syracuse New York that he caused a false fire alarm just to watch the fire engines respond.
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Mose Jackson
Mose
Fin
Bey
Syracuse
Ransom Thomson Faces Larger Judgment in Embezzlement Case
Ransom Thomson, who served eight years for embezzling a packing company’s $1,250,000, still faces a judgment for double that amount. The unresolved suit seeks another $2,500,000 amid ongoing legal proceedings.
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Ransom Thomson
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Elen Friend
Fort Davis
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Soven
Paso
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Storey-Whiteside Lumber Co
Texas Mtn
UTS
Za Orem
Im. C. Adams
First National Bank
Alpine, Texas
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GEO
W. Baines
VierPres
B. Crawford
Rosalind Russell and
Norma Shearer
Crumby Optical Co Noort
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Opt. D
Verna
Matt Smith
Alan R. Fraser
Otis Turner
J. W. Shepperd
Ewe Garrs
Tamer Bldg
Oppeatio Pestellion
T. A. Beard ‘Distributor
Big Bend Feed Co
H.R. Garded Land
Mae M. Ameat
Alfina
W. G. Fielder
Mobilgas
Mobiloil
Crawford-Baines
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