Pedestal and Prisoner Reports Dominate May News
The item notes a proposal by Senator Connally to authorize a pedestal of 3 feet and $200 for a statue or monument. It also reports a Texas prisoner's lighting unit shipments and updates on a state prisoners count. A national speed study shows bus speeds near 47 mph in some states, with overall averages around 37 mph for cars, 35 for trucks, and 97 for buses, pending fuller data.
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Garner
Wamumotos
Benator
Beth
Peettent Jets
Connally
Promuremen
Amy
Orwerd Boise
Ehhes Parma
Meine
Minnests
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Teosland
Ma Peppy Day at the Ladies Association meet
unclear readable text mentions a women’s event with sprmwryt and exp t eam steam and poppy. notes a meet worth watching. details are garbled but indicate a competition day with teams and participants.
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Poppy
Destroy Expired Ration Stamps Urgent War Time Warning
Housewives urged to destroy expired red or blue ration stamps to curb black markets in food. Reports to the OPA say storekeepers pressured clerks for expired stamps and used them to buy more food wholesale, risking illegal market activity and potential loss of war funds. Governor Steveson memorial and war dead observances noted. reduced freight rates and a new trial denial in traitor Stephan case also summarized.
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OPA
Ie Sodaseas Te Wold
Ilegal
Jonrs
Stephan Detroit
Mich
Bax Stephan
Arthur J. Tuttle
Tuttle
Stephan
Hans Peter Krog
Krog
United States
Youths in Service From Brownwood Area
Will L. Johnson writes from Brownwood noting three sons in the service and a daughter at Camp Bowie. Staff Sgt Johnny M. Johnson serves in Brazil with the Air Forces. Orson Curtis, Seaman First Class, is at sea near San Francisco. William Lloyd is at Camp Barkeley in the Medical Corps. Amy Lee and Willie Mae work at Camp Bowie’s Quartermaster Laundry. Mrs Will L. Johnson Brownsend, Texas.
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Johnny M. Johnson
Brazil
Orson Curtis
Pirst Claus
San Francisco
California
William Lloyd
Camp Barkeley
Texas
Medical Corps
Amy Lee
Willie Mae
Quartermaster Laundry
Camp Bowie
Mr. Johnson
Mes
Will L. Johnson
Browowend
Tena
Ihealth Conditions in Texas Branded as Deplorable
Houston May 26 Public health conditions in Texas were branded deplorable by Major Edward M Holmes Jr Randolph Field speaking before the Public Health Institute He said areas with housing and sanitation problems rural drainage and makeshift water supplies contribute to poor health The speaker noted difficulty obtaining quick statistical data on venereal rates and cited San Antonio having near equal venereal cases to Houston and Dallas in the past six months of 1942
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Houston
Texas
Edward M. Holmes Jr
Randolph Field
Public Health Institute
San Antonio
Mouston
Dallas
AARS commends crew for excellent aircraft condition
Staff Sgt Houston P Aars writes a complimentary letter praising the crew for maintaining an airplane in excellent condition. Records show 66/9 tights totaling 107 hours with no defects reported aside from fuel gauges vacillating and four open diagonals.
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Houston P. Aars
Aars
Jim Crow bus law approved by Texas governor
Texas Governor Coke Stevenson signed a bill allowing segregation on buses, extending a Jim Crow policy that previously applied only to railroad trains. The action formalizes the separation of white persons and Negroes on public bus transportation.
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Austin
Texas
Coke Stevenson
Bullads
Local Notes From Mosheim And Nearby Towns
Mrs Vic Collins of Waco visited Mrs G G Travis and others. Mr and Mrs C G Travis took Jens Simmons to Clinton for business. Mrs John Watson of Waco passed through Mosheim speaking with old friends. H D Club met with Earnest Ficklin. eight members, one new, two visitors attended and they quilted for the hostess. Pat Jones ate chicken dinner at Tom Sockwell home. D C Mitchell had dinner with Mrs Travis. An aviation logistics line notes airplanes engines transported safely in single bor ear co.
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Vic Collins
Waco
G. G. Travis
Ray Davis
Tresia Davie
T. J Sockwell
Tnex Sockwell
Grandma Huckaby
Turnersville
Tom Lawrence
Inez Sockwell
Bartlett
Sheays
Tr. Sockwell
Inez
Gatesville
C. G. Travis
Jens Simmons
Clinon
John Watson
Curtis
Mosheim
Herman Bulman
H. D. Club
Earnest Ficklin
Pat Jones
Tom Sockwell
Aerial Cameras Supplying Scout Observation Needs
Nonstandard text describes aerial cameras as vital for scouting, noting costs up to 1000 each and potential for high altitude photographs. Unclear sentences reference office or factory contexts and suggest emphasis on procurement and strategic use.
Higlock hosts service with steady crowd last Sunday
Res. Higlock invites congregation to join next Sunday for a fuller service after a good turnout this past Sunday. Aims to double attendance with a $9 offer and attire event titled Wore Thy.
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Ralecoan
Clifton Baptist Church Sunday Schedule and Vacation Bible School
Clifton Baptist Church invites all to Sunday School at 0:45 and Morning Worship at 10:46 with Training Union and Evening Worship at 8:30, plus a Wednesday Prayer Meeting. Choir practice follows Prayer Meeting. Vacation Bible School begins June 7 for ages 4 to 16, with Bible study, handiwork, and wholesome activities. Pastor A Baskin urges renewed religious life and worship attendance.
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Amielane
Amos
Tim
A. Baskin
Australia faces wartime fruit picker shortage
Texans seek Victory Garden expertise as 100k flood University of Texas Library resources. Spring requests shift from flowers to vegetables with many inquiries about garden produce. Library notes high demand for vegetable gardening info amid wartime efforts.
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Wests
University of Texas
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