Negotiated Peace Favored By Small Minority
Dr George Gallup reports a nation wide survey finds only about one in seven Americans favor a negotiated peace with Germany. The study shows a small minority supports settlement with Britain seeking best possible peace now while a substantial opposite group desires continued war.
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American Institute of Public Opinion
Princeton
N. J
Col. Lindbergh
House
Germany
England
Institute
United States
Wartime Opinion Poll on England Germany Peace Debate
A survey shows 79 percent want Britain to keep fighting, 15 percent favor a negotiated peace now, with 88 percent preferring U S aid to Britain short of war. Voters cite stopping Germany and doubt peace lasting as reasons, citing British and American views.
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England
Britain
War Party
United States
Germany
British Institute of Public Opinion
Italy
British Institute
Hitler
North Carolina
West Virginia
Aunt Maggie mystery deepens in village inquiry
In a tense domestic scene, Miss Sally and Bessie discuss a possible murder plot as Eve becomes a suspect. Bessie reveals finding a half yard of telephone wire and unused stockings in a wastebasket, hinting at a hidden clue related to Miss Maggie. Alice searches for Plutarch the cat while police rooms linger nearby.
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Bessie
Alice
Plutarch
Sally
Eve
Record December for 11th District department store sales
Dallas reports December department store sales the highest month on record. Independent retailers rose five percent year over year while wholesale distribution climbed seven percent from 1939. Auto supply and durable goods grew, with surgical equipment the only decline. Texas employment and payrolls rose. Construction contracts totaled about 42.5 million dollars, a record for a December month. Weather and crop prospects improved. wheat outlooks in Texas and Oklahoma turned better for 1941. Livestock range stayed above average and cotton acreage in Texas remained noteworthy.
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Dallas
Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
Texas
Llth
Oklahoma
Courthouse Records and Notices Span Land Transfers
Courthouse records show several transfers including Nelle L Barnes to R C Biggerstaff and R C Biggerstaff to Leo P Alonzo for lots in Holland, and James Cook to Shell Lumber Co for two lots. Marriage license issued to Worthy Gordon Hickman and Maurine Dickerson. Car registrations list multiple 1940s Ford and Plymouth models. Christian Science services announce a February 2 Lesson Sermon with biblical citations. Montana forest outputs note about one fifth of U S Christmas trees in 1940.
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J. William Ferguson
CC Terrace
Gordon Hickman Maurine Dickerson
Ford Panel
Arnholz Coffee Co
Ford
P. H. Wrye
R. J. Peek
Winney Fain
Earl Farnsworth
Plymouth
Clyde Thomas
Chevrolet
W. B. Knox
Bickford Slack
Ben D. Meyers
Gen. Mills, Inc
Christian Science
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Crop harvest up eight percent in 1940 despite lower prices
The 1940 harvest rose eight percent from 1939 as lower Texas farm product prices were offset by higher production. The total crop value increased by about 15 percent compared with 1939 due to the combined effects of greater output and market changes.
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Texas
Epidemic of Cold Symptoms Advy Product Advised
An advertisement claims 666 liquid or 666 tablets with 666 salve or 666 nose drops relieve cold symptoms on the first day. The ad markets multiple forms of the product for quick relief.
Unnamed Wisteria Hall Witness Delivers Quiet Denial
In a restrained exchange a domestic worker denies unwrapping a package, claiming it came from Miss Eve’s room and noting she cleaned wastebaskets as instructed. She plans no comment until supervision by Mr. Bul, amid a telephonelike moment at Wisteria Hall.
Man in convertible asks directions to Wisteria Hall in Roswell
A man in a convertible coupe visited a Roswell garage around eleven on a Saturday asking for directions to Wisteria Hall. Jamieson, who spoke with him, says he thought nothing of the incident at the time. To Be Continued.
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Jamieson
Roswell
Wisteria Hall
Medora Pield Perkerson
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