Oldsmobile 1942 B-44 lineup debuts with Hydra-Matic Drive
The 1942 Oldsmobile B-44 series introduces five new lines the Sixty Seventy Ninety-Eight and the Seventy models with two sixes and three eights, new front end styling dual bumper, wider bodies and longer wheelbases plus Hydra-Matic Drive across all models. Improved power from higher compression engines and smoother rides via Quadri-Coil springs and Four-Way Stabilization accompany updated interiors and fiberglass? bodies built by Fisher.
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Oldsmobile
General Motors
Fisher
Cotton Crop Insurance To Be Available In Gillespie County
Gillespie county will begin determining an average lint yield and per acre premium for each cotton farm to enable crop insurance. Secretary Dorman D. Sell said applications await approval by the State AAA Committee and Federal Crop Insurance Corporation, with writing expected later in fall and all farm allotments by November 1 for food-for-defense readiness. The program insures 50 or 75 percent of expected yield, covering hail rain flood and drought, but excludes losses from poor seed management or late planting.
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Gillespie County
Dorman D. Sell
AAA Committee
State Aaa Committee
Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
AAA
Sell
Farmers Urged To Complete Soil Building Work In Gillespie County
Gillespie county farmers are urged to finish soil building practices by the November 30, 1941 deadline to receive soil-building payments under the AAA program. Dorman D. Sell notes last year’s shortfall and lists remaining practices such as terracing contour ridging listing chiseling furrowing non crop pasture and building earthen tanks to preserve soil and moisture.
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Gillespie County
Dorman D. Sell
County Aaa Committee
AAA
Texas
Registrants Urged to Notify Local Boards of Address Changes
General J Watt Page state director urged Selective Service registrants to immediately report any change of address to their local board. He cited penalties for noncompliance and noted Justice Department delinquencies stem from carelessness or ignorance. He warned willful violations face fines and up to five years in prison, stresses cooperation with boards and timely updates for those awaiting call to service.
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Selective Training and Service Act
J. Watt Page
General Page
National Selective Service
Department of Justice
Selective Service Act
Selective Service System
United States
Cotton And Peanut Allotments To Be Set Up Soon
Dorman D. Sell, secretary of Gillespie county AAA, says 1942 allotments will be issued by November 1 to fit the national defense canvass. The farm plan sheet method will guide farmers to maximize AAA payments, as county goals for milk eggs and other foods are prepared. Secretary Wickard spoke in Memphis on defense program details and AAA flexibility to cut surplus while boosting essential production.
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AAA
Dorman D. Sell
Gillespie County
AAA Committee
Texas
Claude R. Wickard
Memphis
Tenn
Rat poison available for farmers at Gillespie Agriculture Bldg
Gillespie County farmers may obtain rat poison from the Department of Rodent Control at the Agricultural Building on October 28. Deposits must be in by October 18 to ensure supply, as quantities are limited and perishables require upfront funds. Poison bait costs 25 cents per pound, two pounds needed per farm. Rats are widespread, posing feed loss and disease risk.
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Gillespie County
Department of Rodent Control
Dishwater Soup Prank Sparks Colonel Controversy
A strict colonel inspecting the army kitchen demanded a taste from two soldiers. He spit at the result exclaiming it not soup, only to learn it was dishwater they were emptying. The exchange shows his usual command presence and the soldiers' meek response.
Quiet Domestic Dispute Leads to Custody of Home
A magistrate hears a husband explain he struck his wife because she had her back to him with a broom in reach and the back door open. The court weighs the case as part of a domestic dispute.
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