First of all A Man a Moral Emphasis on Duty Over Profession
Williamson County Sun argues that a man’s citizenship and duties transcend profession. It recalls Robert E Lee and Leonidas Polk, praising integrity over prestige, and cites a Confederate-era theologian who resigns his pulpit to spare bloodshed, asserting true men act beyond profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Frank
Robert E. Lee
le ‘Onidas Polk
Houston Post
Cialis
Williamson County Sun
Morgenthau Praises Volunteers In War Bond Drive
Secretary Morgenthau defends voluntary War Bond program as a major wartime aid while urging continued bond sales and a broader tax approach. He credits hundreds of thousands of volunteers nationwide for financing the war and stresses the program remains essential until victory. Public urging to sustain voluntary savings alongside other measures. Morgenthau also notes budgets and expenditures rising with the war effort.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Senate Finance Committee
Prison Rodeo Set for Oct 8th at Huntsville
About 5 500 Texas prisoners await October 8 opening of Texas Prison System rodeo at Prison Stadium. Ten chutes release 10 wild Brahma bulls with riders as Major D W Stokes touts fastest wildest show yet. 175 inmate contestants, 150 plus stock, 60 bucking horses, over 100 bulls.
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Huntsville
Texas
Prison Stadium
D. W. Stokes
Texas Prison Systems
Flying Lesson Ends With Empty Seat In Plane
CHICKASHA Ormend Robert E Boyd of Alto had his flying lesson interrupted when the instructor observed a parachute entering air. Boyd said his safety belt likely unbuckled during an inverted flight and his seat appeared empty as the plane returned to earth.
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Chickasha
Ormend
Robert E. Boyd
Alto
Earth
Boyd
Game Wardens Can Take It In Tough War Time
A Texas report notes game wardens face hardships during wartime yet maintain rugged routines. They pursue violators through remote Brush Country and Trans Pecos deserts, carrying essentials, cooking meals, and sleeping under stars before continuing the hunt at dawn. The description preserves their enduring, disciplined life.
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Austin
Brush County
Trans. Pecos
Blackbird Rescued Roosts Fire Threat at Home
A blackbird saved from a nest last year by Nelson Collard has returned the favor by waking his household during a kitchen fire. The bird flew from its kitchen perch into the bedroom, awakening Col lard and his wife as flames spread in the kitchen.
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Los Angeles
Nelson Collard
Collard
Trivia questions from a historical fragment
A jumble of questions asks for capitals plural nations, dates of Mexico's republic, sacred Indian rivers, Alaska purchase details, first U S Treasury secretary, U S entry to World War I, Halley’s identity and discovery, a president's home Classic Colonial architecture, Moses' note, and rulers of Rome. It ends with exaggerated regional aphorisms about Texas from the Aurora Borealis fight.
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Mexico
India
Alaska
Treasury
United States
Halley
Moses
Rome
Texas ranches hold vast lands and rivers in scale
Texas land practices are described with large ranches containing mountain ranges and rivers. The article notes the cultivated land proportion in Texas matches a reference point, highlighting extensive agrarian scale and geographical features. Strong entities include Texas, mountain ranges, rivers, and cultivated land figures.
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Texas
Tex
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Jon Mell
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Robert Stack
Edgar Barrier
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Marfa National Farm Loan Association
J.C. Fuller
Sec
Treas
Marfa
Alpine
T. F. Skevington
Homer Garrison
Atgnantan
Fone
Gulf of Mexico
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Purina
Alpine Feed Company
Lee Smith
War Production Board
Central Power and Light Company
CPL
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