Government Seeks 18 to 21 Year Olds for College Soldiers
Government plans designate Commerce State Normal College as a student army training unit for men aged eighteen to twenty one who have completed the ninth grade. Participants would pursue high school and college work while receiving military training and a thirty dollar monthly pay. The program, directed by R E Vinson of the University of Texas, would provide uniforms and equipment, with students paying for subsistence and quarters.
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D. EF. McCollum
Llano
East Texas State Normal College
Commerce
Texas
College At
McCollum
Commerce State Normal College
Army Training Corps
R. F E. Vinson
University of Texas
Committee On Education and Special Training
The
War Department
R. E. Vinson
University of Texas, Austin
Nated
Vinson
Dr. Vinson
R. C. Maclaurin
Washington, D. C
National Army Training Detachments
National Army Training Detachment
Officers Training Corps
The Growing Rabbit Learns to Live on Its Own
A young cotton tailed rabbit nears independence learning to move silently dig and explore. He tests his surroundings with nose and teeth while practicing jumps and escapes. By ten days to two weeks he shifts from baby to youth settles near the woods and begins solitary, wary play with grown rabbits.
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Bunny
Elover
Dirty Potato Cellars Waste Much of the Crop
The United States Department of Agriculture urges cleaning potato cellars now to salvage the expected large crop. The notice warns much of the harvest is being wasted if storage and handling are neglected.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Anuric Promoted for Kidney Trouble Relief in Texas
An old advertisement touts Anuric as a cure for kidney and urinary troubles. It urges readers to heed warning signs such as dizziness and irregular urine, claims success with Pierce's Anuric tablets, and cites testimonials including A. J. Millien. Sold as 25 cent vials, claimed to aid stomach liver and bowels.
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Texas
Pierce
Jackstone
A. J. Millien
Dr. Pleven
Pettets
All Dow
Storage rot in potatoes prompts drastic cleaning and fumigation
The department urges complete removal of vegetable residues and a fumigation plan using formaldehyde gas or a Bordeaux mixture for potato cellars to curb dry rot. It warns dirty ill ventilated storages foster decay, threaten timber, and cost money in labor and lost market value.
Make Tires Last With Gates Half Sole Revival
Koenig's Garage advertises Gates Half Sole tires that restore old tires to near new condition at under half the price.
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Koenig
We Pay Top Market Prices for Your Old Tires on Tubes
A local ad states they pay the highest market prices for old tires on tubes, inviting readers to bring in worn tires for quick valuation and cash offers.
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United States
Teras
Ation
American Bankers’ Association
Citizens Bank
Fredericksburg
Alfred Vander Stucken
Oscar Krauskopf
Wm, Bierschwale
Uncle Sam
Life and
Charles Dane Othsen
Women of America
Home Army
Anuric
Koenig's
Angora
A. D. Fuchs
Cypress Mill
Louis Kott & CO
Ford
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