Tolerance NEEDED In War Time Uplifts Foreign-born Residents
A prewar warning against xenophobia notes that foreign-born Americans are generally law-abiding and urges tolerance amid World War II stress. C C Van Vechten calls for unity and rejects epithets that alienate loyal residents, stressing the melting pot ideal.
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United States
Europe
C. C. van Vechten
Bureau of the Census
Northwestern University
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology
van Vechten
New Taxes Insight and Defense Burden Letters
The piece argues that rising taxes are needed to support the defense program, highlighting a new flat five dollar annual use tax on autos and comparing U S taxation to England. It notes tax history from 1850 to 1941 and urges immediate acceptance to avoid inflation, ending with a quote attributed to James Ellis.
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Wee
United States
March
U. S
England
No Man Ever Lost What He Did Not Possess
A compact aphorism reflecting on possession and loss. It underscores that absence of ownership shields one from loss, implying a mindset about risk and value. The phrase emphasizes prudence and the inevitability of loss for those who never had the item.
Selective Service Reevaluate Rejected Recruits for Job Reinstatement
General J Watt Page urges local boards to help reinstatement of workers rejected at induction centers for failing Army physical standards. He notes employers have moral and legal obligations to reinstate former employees who were not inducted, and advises notifying employers if rejection occurs.
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J. Watt Page
Selective Service
General Page
Page
Army
Red Cross Executive Committee Plans Fall Roll Call
Gil lpie County Chajriter of the American Red Cross will hold its quarterly executive committee meeting next Tuesday evening October 14 at 7 30 p m in the Commissioners court room. A D Stahl chairmen notes the session will finalize plans for the November Red Cross Roll Call and the county goal has been doubled to 1250 for 1942 from 625.
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Gillepie County
Chajriter
The
American Red Cross
A. D. Stahl
Red Cross
Stahl
Tire exchange deal at Western Auto Store
Western Auto Store offers an exchange deal on Davis DeLuxe tires before bad weather. The 600x16 tire is priced at $8.85 with an 18 month guarantee promoting tire replacement.
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Davis
We Believe- Reluctant Critique of New Deal Policies
The piece argues the New Deal violated the Constitution by reframing a farmer as a merchant to justify federal overreach into interstate commerce. It critiques grain storage policy and wartime economic measures, warning of rising prices, taxpayer costs, and looming bankruptcy while labeling critics as Tory or subversive. It also criticizes Roosevelt's praise of Soviet religious liberty, contrasting official claims with skeptical expert opinion.
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Texas
Garrik
New Deal
Supreme Court
Congress
Dell
AAA
England
Russia
China
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Washington
Martin Dies
House Committee On un-American Activities
Soviet Union
Edmund A. Walsh
S. J
Georgetown University
Holy See
Moscow
Dernis Chavez
New Mexico
Stalin
Josef Stalin
Congressman Dies and President Viewed as Hypocrites
The letter lauds a congressman for honesty and calls out perceived hypocrisy in the President's rationale. It references the AAA program and remarks on confusion about foreign policy. Also notes the Fredericksburg National Bank closure for Columbus Day and local shopping ads for General Tires, a drive-in station, and Western Auto Store hunting gear in October.
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United States
Landrum
AAA
Fredericksburg National Bank
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Arthur H. Kowert
Tor
Fredericksburg
Fredericksburg Publishing Company
Welcome Singers
Gillespie County
Central Texas
Hernmian Sons Mixed Choir
James Ellis
Pevericksburg Drive-In Station
Rubin Crenweige
Prep
Western Auto Store
J. C. Shipman
ty Hemo@tameter Laboratories
Denver
Colorado
Pho
Dr. H. L. Spitzer
Lady Aperendani
West Main
Chevrolet
Fisher
Standard Motor Company, Inc
Fredericksburg, Texas
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