Naval Reserve Exam Announced for Dallas Dates
Examination for naval reserve air force applicants will be held at the Hotel Adolphus in Dallas from June 18 to 26 with the Pensacola naval air station board present. Only physicals and interviews. mental qualification based on two years of college. Applicants must be single aged 20 to 27, height at least five feet six inches, weight at least 132 pounds. Informationen from Pensacola naval board. Classes form monthly at the air base. start date chosen by applicant. The ibex hair text appears as a nonessential, unrelated line.
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Naval Reserve Air Force
Naval Board
Pensacola
Houston's Bodyguard Reaches 100 in Belton
Jeff Hamilton a Belton Negro and last living servant to Gen. Sam Houston celebrated his 100th birthday. He recalled being sold at age 11 from Huntsville to Houston by James McKim and receiving a straw hat with red ribbons from the general as he wept for his mother.
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Belton
Jeff Hamilton
Sam Houston
Jeff
Huntsville
General Houston
James McKim
For Sale Excerpts from Manning & Meador listings
For sale listed cultivators and planters priced from 5 dollars. A heavy duty John Deere power hay press offered at 225 dollars. A Farmall power mower for F-20 tractor priced at 85 dollars. Manning and Meador advertise farm equipment hardware and furniture.
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John Deere
Farmall
Governor's Race All Lined Up in Texas Politics
In Austin the Texas governor race shapes up with major candidates announced. E F Thompson withdraws to run for Congress, boosting Harry Hines. Miriam Ferguson enters, likely harming Governor O Daniel by drawing at least 100 000 votes and raising a possible runoff. Other contenders include Jerry Sadler Albert Derden Cyclone Davis Jr Alexander Boulton Ned Anderson and J J Womack with O Daniel leading the first primary.
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Ferguson
Thompson
O'Daniel
O’daniel
Austin
Hines
Jerry Sadler
Derden
Albert Derden
Marlin
Karl Crowley
Bill McCraw
Fort Worth
Harry Hines
Wichita Falls
Longview
M. A. Ferguson
Cyclone Davis Jr
Dallas
Alexander Boulton
Palestine
Ned Anderson
Houston
J. J. Womack
The American Way Shows Private Enterprise Delivers Value
A Lord and Thomas pamphlet argues consumer benefits of competition. It cites declining prices and improved quality: a $1500 car now an $800 refined model, tires from 25 priced miles to 30,000 miles for $12, and a $50 camera improved at $17.50 with a $2 box camera halved to $1. A rural dialogue contrasts work roles with a humorous dialect sample.
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Lord and Thomas
Oil boom threat moves toward Denison Texas
Denison lies in the Preston anticline as oil development spreads from Southern Oklahoma. Local oil watchers expect rapid leasing growth and anticipate drilling activity within days or weeks as the Fort Worth basin and nearby Denison area remain among the last undeveloped basins.
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Denison
Oklahoma
Red River
Texas
Pure Oil Company
Marshall County
Okla
Preston Anticline
Celeste
Fort Worth
Sherman
Grayson County
Political Announcements for Fannin County Democrats
The Sun announces candidates for the Democratic primary on July 27, 1940. R C Slagle Jr seeks 15th District Court, C H Barrett and M E Talley for County Clerk and Representative Place 1 J H Waggoner, Public Weigher Pot 3 Bennie Ball in Fannin County. J E Hutch Leatherwood for District Clerk and John W Connelly for Representative District 41, Fannin County.
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The
Sun
Fannin County
John W. Connelly
Cincinnati Reds Hat Gift Tied to 1869 Event
Charles C. Maddock, chief clerk of a Cincinnati hotel, owns the large hat presented to the Cincinnati Reds in 1869, linked to a historic team gesture and local hospitality lore.
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Charles C. Maddock
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
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Bob) Slagle JR
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Jim) Waggoner
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Ben) Ball
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