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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
1
The family expresses deep gratitude to friends for kindness in words and deeds after the death of their daughter and niece. Special thanks go to Kate Graham and Gladys Livingston, and to Mr and Mrs John Lockhart and family and to Mr and Mrs W Nobles and their relatives.
A humorous vignette set in a small town news shop. Uncle Henry, the neighborhood grouch, complains about dull news as the front page mentions scientists proposing a calendar change. He laments the idea of a winter month lacking fodder and mutters about bad luck.
College Station economists predict defense spending and wartime exports will lift industrial activity and consumer incomes in 1941. Unemployment could fall by half by 1942 if the $17 billion defense appropriation is spent at about $5 billion annually. Cotton exports may drop to historic lows while domestic consumption and farm prices rise, signaling higher wholesale prices overall.
A proposed 17 000 mile highway linking Fairbanks Alaska to Buenos Aires with Rio de Janeiro as a terminus, underway across the Americas. 11 007 miles already in operation and 5 440 miles to finish, with estimates to complete in five to six years despite war delays.
The text notes that cash income from live stock and their products is set to rise more sharply than income from crops due to higher production costs.
An advertisement claims women can shed fat by taking Kruschen a half teaspoon in hot water each morning for 30 days while reducing calories. It promises gradual fat loss, a measurable weight drop, and a money back guarantee on a four week supply.
Notice states all lands owned or controlled by the undersigned are posted against trespassing. Anyone found on these lands will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 41 c 50 Sherman Long.
Twenty years of satisfaction with Adlerika cited by H Ri Mich. The ad claims fast relief from gas bloating bad breath sour stomach and delayed bowel action. Sold at A H Bruhl's Drug Store with a prompt call to get it today.
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