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War holidays debate echoes from Gatesville chatter
In Gatesville last summer two old-timers debated wartime holiday policies and the impact on banks, state offices, and war effort commerce. They urged trimming holidays to Sundays Christmas New Year Fourth of July Thanksgiving Armistice Day and Texas Independence Day. The exchange included witty asides about Wilde Whistler Reed and Henry Clay.
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Cyar” Reed
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