Pershing Urges 50 Destroyers to Aid Britain
General John J. Pershing urged the United States to send at least 50 destroyers to aid Great Britain. He warned that democracy and liberty are threatened by a new form of war and endorsed compulsory military training and selective service. The World War commander spoke in a broad cast from a Washington hotel, stressing vigilance to keep the war from reaching America.
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Washington
John J. Pershing
United States
Great Britain
America
Atlantic Ocean
Americas
General Pershing
Senate Military Committee
Pershing
Two-Headed Pig Born Near Bonham Draws Attention
N J Undlewood of Mulberry northwest of Bonham reports a two mouthed pig in a five pig litter. The unusual pig has two heads four eyes and two mouths yet shares two ears and eats with both mouths. The other four piglets are normal and healthy.
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Bonham
N. J. Undlewood
Mulberry
Laundry Iron Warns Of Heat Dangers In Domestic Talk
Dialogue shows a new maid advising on iron temperature as Mrs Smith asks about when iron is too hot for laundry. The maid responds that clothes burn and brown when heat is excessive.
Highway Deaths Rise Says Texas Engineer Analysis 1940
State Highway Engineer reports a 54 fatality increase in the first six months of 1940 versus 1939 and attributes much of the rise to a March Alamo train track collision that killed 29. He notes sharp increases in head‑on and speeding crashes and urges stricter center-line stripe adherence and careful lane driving to reduce deaths, while stressing pedestrian safety.
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Austin
Alamo
Texas
Prayer by Edgar A Guest in Daily Devotions
A short poem asks for divine guidance to increase pity and generosity. The speaker seeks clearer understanding of others' tears and pain and asks to set self aside to share neighbors' troubles with help and faith.
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Edgar A. Guest
UC coeds extend curfew to 2 30 amid honor vote
University of California students faced the curfew rule requiring bed by 1 am and voted to extend the limit to 2 30 am. The decision followed an “honor” approach to violations and aimed to simplify enforcement.
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University of California
Plans For Bomb Shelters Cost From Two To Two Hundred Dollars
Texans show rising interest in bomb shelter plans obtained by Dallas City Building Inspector John Fies. The pieces, reprinted from Building Standards Monthly, detail shelter types, sizes for up to fifty people, costs per person, and protection levels against gas and incendiary bombs.
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Dallas
Europe
John Fies
Building Standards Monthly
Barcelona
Tarragona
Germany
Italy
Gossip as Classroom Bond Sparks Teacher-Student Label
A playful exchange frames gossip as a social force in school. The student quips that sharing many things makes gossip common, while the teacher notes the overlap of personal and public matters in everyday student life.
Pole placement by dynamite in sand failure avoided
North Carolina linemen use a small dynamite charge to drop a utility pole into place after soil proves loose for digging. In New York near Bear Mountain, archaeologists uncover bones of a Warwaroneck Indian dating back about 400 years.
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North Carolina
Bear Mountain
N. Y
Navy program tests capacity as shipyards run full
Business Week analyzes the new two ocean navy plan noting 83 active coastline ways with 166 ship capacity are full and 37 dismantled ways are being readied. It cites shortages of draftsmen welders riveters machinists and favors incentives to spur expansion and new yards.
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Business Week
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