The Houston Mystery and Sam Houston Annexation Theory
Texas history lore cites rival theories on Sam Houston and the annexation of Texas. The piece weighs whether Houston favored independence, leaned toward Britain, or manipulated events as a master stroke, with library evidence supporting multiple views and no single consensus. It notes UT Library services and recent local tidbits.
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Texas
University of Texas Library
United States
Sam Houston
Great Britain
Ae Poe
Houston
Texan Congress
Pacific Ocean
American South
Atlantic
Britain
Mexico
Justin Smith
Anson Jones
Marquis James
Clarence Wharton
Crochet Blouse Design 1206 Offered by Needlework Dept
The text describes a feminine blouse to pair with soft year era suits, featuring mercerized crochet on a mesh back with tiny tucks. Instructions note that crocheting diagrams can be obtained from the newspaper's Needlework Department by sending a stamped self addressed envelope and Design 1206.
Local Socials and Visits Reach Across Towns
Mr and Mrs Fred Whitewood and son Junior plus J S Whitewood visited in Fredericksburg Saturday. Arthur Bierschwale L H Hasper traveled to Kerrville Tuesday. Fe Zircke and F E Zircke of Yorktown were Monday visitors in W Fletcher home. May Lange James Jung spent Friday and Saturday at Buchanan Lake. Mrs F M Floyd and daughter August Zincke visited in Austin with Mrs Wilbur Seiders. James Tarr and little James visited John S Whitewood Tuesday. Bryan Birt visits with Dre and Mrs J B Birt and family.
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Fred Whitewood
J. S. Whitewood
Fredericksburg
Arthur Bierschwale
L. H. Hasper
Kerrville
May Lange
James Jung
Buchanan Lake
Eddred
Mr. Arm
Watkins ‘Tarr
James
John S. Whitewood
Trade Maid Week Highlights Foreign Trade Amid War
War restricts rich foreign trade yet preserves its importance with a designated week May 18 24. Los Angeles selects Suzanne Lloyd as Miss Foreign Trade of 1941. James P Growdon of Alcoa, praised for saving the Navy 2 million dollars on Pearl Harbor oil storage facility costs, returns to Hawaii for further technical aid. Another Village Industry opens.
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Los Angeles
Suzanne Lloyd
NAVY
James P. Growdon
Aluminum Company of America
Civilian
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Willow Run plant joins Ford village factory system
Rural village industries started by Henry Ford echo broader farm electrification efforts. Willow Run near Ypsilanti opens as Ford’s 18th village plant producing door locks, employing 35 local boys from nearby farms, illustrating decentralization aims and community impact.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Henry Ford
Willow Run
Ford
Ford Village
Dearborn
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Republic
University of Texas
Claud Sageser
T. H. Alcorn
Cumbry
T. F
America
J. L. Perry
Carnegie Steel of
Ilinois
Phillip Murray
C.I.0
Advertising Women
New York City
Roy Allan Dafoe
Dionne Quintuplet
Hildegarde
U. S
Henrik de Kaufimen
Minis
Daite
de Kauffman
Greenland
Henry A. Wallace
Washington
Cuba
Bureau
PAN American É
Athe
Upchte Storage & Commission Co
J. FF. Wedekind’s
Texaco
Bill’s Lunch Room
Wte. and
Woerner
Ath
Oath Ebnedkink Ay
E. L. Worrner
Prop
F. M. Floyd
August Zincke
H. W. Kus
Frances
Austin
Wilbur Seiders
Bryan Birt
Dre
Mrs. J. B. Birt
Widlow Run
Ford Motor Company
Irank
J. G. Duck
Farm Electrification Bureau
Rural Electrification Administration
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