POSSUM FLATS VALENTINE GIFTS AND GOSSIP
A village note fills with Valentine gifts and social visits as residents from Duntan Glen Flora and Wharton share weekends. Messages mention Mrs. Willie Menefee, Mr Henry Svatek writing from Camp Hood, and Miss Sadie Northington with Edna visitors. A humor moment has a teacher quizzing Bobby on February’s length, prompting his reply that all months have twenty eight days.
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Dunesn
Mie
Duntan
Willie Menefee
Harry Castoria
Sadie
Northington
Dorothy Sramek
Wharton, &H
Egypt
Bonustone
Mesdames F. J. Bil
Jeff Matthews
H. W. Hinter
Glen Flora
L. H. Obenhaus
Henry Svatek
Hiss
Jim Svatek
Antonio
Camp Hood
W. H. Blair
Wharton
Alex Border
Bobby
Pacific Fleet Victories Mar 1944 Report and Lincoln Biography
Review from Pearl Harbor details Allied advances in 1944 across the Pacific including submarine and surface ship sinkings and carrier losses. It notes U S forces reaching the Kuriles, Manila, and the Marianas while warning battle expected to intensify. The piece ends with Abraham Lincoln's autobiographical sketch.
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U. 5S
Pearl Harbor
United Na
Japan
Kuriles
Manila
Associated Press
Marianas
Philippines
Adm
Chester Watt
U. S
Lnemy
Girl Testifies on Cruelty To Niece of De Gaulle
A German-occupied era transcript shows a girl recounting cruelty toward the niece of de Gaulle. The testimony references Henri and Biny and a suspicion of collusion, with a claim that Gene had lured the general’s captors but denied knowing the girl’s identity.
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Girl
Niec2
de Gaulle
Brant
Sun Whl
Iar
Henri Re Biny
Genes
Foni-Bony
War Production Board Adds Infants and Children's Shoes to Critical List
Washington D C The War Production Board moves to boost output by placing certain infants and children's shoe sizes on the critical items list The action aims to prioritize materials and manufacturing capacity for these footwear segments amid wartime demand
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Washington, D.C
War Production Board
Use of V Mail Is Urged by Army Navy
Army and Navy urge wider use of V Mail to speed war correspondence. Officials stress postal system efficiency and faster delivery for service members stationed abroad, highlighting streamlined letters and reduced bulk to meet military needs.
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Army
Navy
Washington
Fragmented Private Note Reaches North Facing Message
A garbled plea asks for a private signal to send back toward the north and facing south. The legible words hint at a request for direction or return but lack clear context or action.
Organizer Social Equality Club For Negroes Arrested
A white man was jailed by Sheriff Redfearn on vagrancy charges after allegedly calling a meeting of Negroes to form a social equality group in Titus county. He claims a salary for organizing clubs and hired Texarkana lawyers to post bond. The case notes prior arrests in Camp county and claims of hundreds of members in two counties.
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Mt. Pleasant
Redfearn
Titus County
Texar Kana
Camp County
Personal portrait of a 19th century congressman and lawyer
The speaker recounts early life in law and politics, two terms in the House in 1846, non reelection, and later practice with Whig ties. He notes a shift after the Missouri Compromise repeal and provides a physical description: about 6 feet 4 inches, 180 pounds, dark complexion, coarse black hair, gray eyes, no other marks.
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Springfield
Jean
Local social notes from Egypt area
Brief society items note visits and guests across Texas towns. Houston visitor Hurry and family are mentioned, Mrs. Ray Mason hosts in Navasota, Adelaide Reese stays with the Meriwethers in Dallas, Cpl. Carl Giesie and wife welcome a baby at Caney Valley Hospital Wharton while he serves in Leyte, Welford funeral attended by Northington family in Eagle Lake, Gayle Thomas visits grandparents Obenhaus in Lissie, New family guests in East Bernard, and Cameron Duncan and son from Freer among the relatives.
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Mre
A. R. Hurry
Houston
B. F. Hurry
Ray Mason
Navasota
Adelaide Reese
Dallas
Will Meriwether
Meriwether
Carl Giesie
Caney Valley Hospital
Wharton
Cpl. Giesie
Leyte
Giesie
W. M. Wishe
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Saétan Northington
W. E. Welford
Eagle Lake
Gayle Thomas
Lissie
L. H. Obenhaus
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Social Equality Club For
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Richmond
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Joe Lee
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