Rayon cotton rivalry investigated by Senate panel
A Senate investigating committee led by Senator Bankhead will probe the rayon cotton rivalry in the next session. The inquiry covers the extent of rayon use, its impact on the economy, production costs, and government support, amid a growing rayon share in textile fibers and a massive U S cotton stockpile.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Bankhead
D.-Ala
Agriculture Department
Navy
U. S
South
Brazil
China
India
Egypt
Bankhead Committee
The Spice of Life and Wartime Wit Collection
A humorous montage notes uphill cycling missteps and a Goering quip about surrender. It recalls a WWII era joke about teaching Germans to hold up two hands and a camp anecdote urging bond purchases. A child Rubs two spots into one on a stained tablecloth.
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Goering
Young Henry quits school for law office work
At fourteen Henry leaves school to work in a lawyer's office. After his first day his father asks how he finds it. Henry replies the job is dull and dry and regrets learning it.
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Henry
Child retraces steps to find missing marbles
Billy wanders the house aimlessly then explains he misplaced his marbles. He says he is following himself around to locate where he left them, turning the search into a self guided hunt.
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Billy
Fiddler’s Twenty Strings and a Trojan Duke Mystery
A humor column recalls a one string cello riddle and a secretary joke, then a slimming diet gag about a wife who vanished last Thursday. A classroom bit cites Rome burning and a trojan prince Duke, with a new private criticizing army drills between meals.
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Rome
Jimmie
Hector
Duke
Nero
Unknown Soldier Echoes From Southwest Pacific
A Southwest Pacific marine writes of being the Unknown Soldier of the war. He laments long absence of pay and jokes that Morgenthau does not realize he is in the Army.
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Southwest Pacific
Morgenthau
Night Club Joke Tops War Loan Drive Efforts
The source notes a humorous quip about night clubs shrinking dinner to satisfy a wartime drive. It then hints a notable Army captain made the most imaginative contribution to the Fifth War Loan, though details are incomplete.
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Sta
Organizing a Stock Company for Watermelon Investment
A note quotes a Grit reference about forming a stock company to secure funds for a watermelon venture. It contrasts this plan with earlier days of easily buying black seeds for a dime.
Umbrella Quip Becomes Town Burglar's Gossip
A light exchange about an umbrella prompts a dull resident to quip that it cannot walk. The joke circulates as a small town amuse bouche, illustrating local character.
Omaha employer uses two monkeys and a baboon as assistants
An Omaha business owner with three assistants claims no labor problems. He operates a ventilator chimney and cooling system cleaning service and says his helpers are two monkeys and a baboon who haul ropes through narrow passages all day. Industry comments on manpower shortage.
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Omaha
Selective Service Act
Social Security
Misdirection as Voice Shifts Reveal an Impostor
A conversation features a person noting drastic changes in another, from hair and color to build and name. The speaker exposes the disguise of Mr Canning, highlighting the impersonation and surprising identity reveal.
Texas Amendment on County Tax Allocation to be Voted 1944
The proposed constitutional amendment allows county commissioners to reallocate county tax levies totaling up to eighty cents per one hundred dollars of valuation. It requires voter approval in each county and sets a six year duration for changes unless renewed by a majority. The measure includes election procedures, ballot wording for and against, and a $5000 appropriation for publication and election costs.
Photog in Draft Group Stirs Paper's Photo Debate
Indignant caller to the Illinois State Journal at Springfield asked why today’s draft group photos were missing. The editor sighed that the photographer may have been among those drafted, explaining the absence.
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Illinois State Journal
Springfield
Mineral Wells Motorist Fails Ninth Driving Exam
A Mineral Wells man failed his ninth driving test after replying to a question about the instruction book with I have not read it. The examiner pressed for reading before granting a license, the motorist quipped he kept returning hoping to avoid further exams.
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Mineral Wells
Texas
Texas Legislature proposes county tax reallocation amendment
House Joint Resolution No 18 proposes amending Section 9 of Article 8 to allow Commissioners Court in any Texas county to reallocate county tax levies by adjusting rates up or down not to exceed 80 cents per $100 valuation. Changes require voter approval in general or special elections. If approved, further reallocations require majority voter consent. The measure outlines election timing proclamation duties of the governor and related appropriations.
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Erty
Commissioners Court
Texas
State of
State
State of Texas
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