Poll tax critique contrasts state and federal levies
A columnist questions the fairness of poll taxes and auto use taxes, noting Texas residents pay both a state tax and a federal tax for driving and voting rights. The piece argues both taxes are fixed, nonprogressive burdens that deny essential rights when unpaid, highlighting opposition to federal anti-poll tax measures by some who fear limits on public access.
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House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Texas
Yate
United States
Duse
Roon Hay
Judson College
National Committee
Washington
South
No Quarters Cramped for Allen DuBose
Lieut Allen Darwin Dubose, a fighter pilot from India, was held prisoner in Rangoon for 10 months after his downed plane over the Bay of Bengal. He escaped brutal treatment, was shaved and bound, and endured a 50 mile trek before capture by Japanese. A prisoner exchange or reprieve did not occur, yet he survived and was welcomed home by his mother and wife at 819 Foster Street. His story reflects endurance amid war.
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Allen Darwin Dubose
Inedia
Bay of Bengal
Dubrose
Bassein
Dubose
Leutenant
Amerissa
Old City
Rangoon
Prisoner Diary Reveals Brutal World War II Japanese Camp
Lieutenant Dubose recounts brutal conditions in Rangoon and Pegu camps after a 1944 shootdown. Prisoners endured malnutrition, beatings, and cramped cells before a 1948 march toward front lines. Allied rescue planes later faced hostile fire during a chaotic breakout.
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Nukerulaganda
Dubose
Pego
Duna
Ran- Boon
Pegu
Weli
St Joseph Aspirin Ad Promotes Named Product and Savings
An advertisement urges consumers to demand St Joseph Aspirin by name, claiming it is genuine pure and superior. It markets the product as the world’s largest seller at a low price with an offer for large size bundles and a discount on quantity.
Veteran of 67 Missions On Leave
First Lieut Harold D Cox a Thunderbolt pilot in the 406th Raider fighter group Ninth Air Force is home on 30 day leave visiting wife Dolly S Cox and son Harold Jr at 407 Westway Dr and his parents Rev and Mrs J Frank Cox at 422 Spencer Ave. Cox flew 67 combat missions in his Lil Tuffy destroying two enemy planes in aerial combat and damaging two others while strafing airfields railways and convoys. He participated in support at Bastogne and helped damage transport for the enemy forces.
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Germany
406Th Raider
Ninth Air Force
Cox
Bastogne
Monro Funeral Held at Devine
Devine June 12 The body of Mrs. Robert Monro who died in San Antonio Friday night was brought for burial beside her late husband. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Munro is survived by her sister Mrs. Nunnally of San Antonio.
War anecdotes wrap jokes around air warfare
The piece mocks a Japanese terror weapon described as a kite with a broken string and compares it to German buzz bombs. It notes air support for Allied troops at Bastogne during the German winter offensive and credits a serviceman with the Air Medal and DFC. After leave he heads to Miami Beach for a new assignment.
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Bastogne
Germany
Miami Beach
Fla
Citrus Crop Estimates High in Texas and Nation
WASINGTON June 12. The crop reporting board estimated Texas orange production at 4,906,000 boxes this season versus 3,550,000 last year. The national orange crop was put at 40,910,000 boxes, down from 103,056,000 last year. Texas grape production was seen at 22,400,000, compared with 77,710,000 previously. Prospects remain favorable in most states except Virginia, where drought lingered despite scattered showers in Clay.
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Wasitington
Crop Reporting Board
Texas
Vorita
Alarm clocks and a war note in one noisy column
The piece humorously critiques alarm clocks and radio clock models, noting new designs for GIs and a satirical line about the bugler. It briefly shifts to a news flash: British troops seize telephone and telegraph installations in Palmyra, central Syria, reported by Paris radio.
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New York
WPE
Westmore
Or Radio Company
Little Bird
London
Palmyra
Syria
Paris Radio Today
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Ion
Iyanny
Nes
Ittanion
Harold D. Cox
Lil Tuffy
Lil Tuffy Thunderbolt
Feave
Allen Darwin Hubose
Danin Duhuse
San Antonian
Houston
One Eastern
San Antonio
Monro
Devine
Arthur
Bugs" Baek
Int
Pacific
Buzz Bork
Bob Hope
Bros
Europe
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