Food shortages threaten European children with stunted growth
European children face malnutrition as war disrupts crops and supplies. Doctors warn that lack of fats proteins vitamins endangers growth and brain development, risking a generation of physically weak and mentally challenged youths. Relief groups shift to aid with milk and fortified foods amid scarce provisions.
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New York
Europe
Germany
American Red Cross
France
Quakers
Today
Walter H. Eddy
Columbia University
America
Holland
Denmark
Italy
Palestine
Americas
Bart Andress
Paderewski Committee For Polish Relief
Norway
Eddy
Dr. Eddy
North Sea
Working Students among U S Educators News Survey
A New York City study by Clarence E. Lovejoy reports that about half of male college students and 20 percent of female students are self supporting. The study covers 895 institutions and notes regional patterns and notable outcomes for working students.
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U. S
New York City
United States
Clarence E. Lovejoy
Columbia University
Love
Joy
Mid-West
Far West
New England
University of Washington
Princeton
Phi Beta Kappa
Nod Denied Other Candidates by Governor O'Daniel
Runoff races heat up as legislators seek endorsement from Gov. Lee O'Daniel who has reiterated he will not issue endorsements. Capitol visitors hoped for aid, but were met with no encouragement. Lawmakers foresee tax battles to fund pensions, blind support, dependent children, and teacher retirement, with plans to raise taxes on natural resources and new levies on sales, income, or gross receipts.
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Austin
Lee O’daniel
O’daniel
O'Daniel
O’danne
Gems of Thought Warnings and Quotes Card
A compact collection of aphorisms and quotes advising prudence, resilience, and forgiveness. Notable lines reference misfortune, navigation, memory, tenderness, and a sales prompt urging “Do your buying in Whitewright.”
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Whitewright
O Daniel invites out of state residents to visit Austin
Governor O Daniel urged citizens from the other 47 states to visit the Texas governor's mansion in Austin bringing dinner and horse feed and staying all day He told listeners on a nationwide broadcast that he is still just Lee to his friends and welcomes visitors.
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Austin
O’daniel
O'Daniel
Texas
Warm Weather Marks Report From Porter News
Porter area notes warm spell and a flurry of social updates. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Williams announce the birth of a son on Thursday August 1 1940. Numerous visits involve Miss Willa Jean Hunter Ina Lee Sara Hicks Eva Anderson Ewin Waite and relatives in Ector Bonham Sherman Whitewright Snow Hill and Klondike communities.
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M. L. Williams
Willa Jean Hunter
Sherman
Ina Lee
Sara Hicks
Eva Anderson
Ewin Waite
Ector
N. M. Waite
Bonham
Etta Bell Hicks
Bill Hicks
Klon‘dike
Doris June Hunter
G. D. Bennett
Whitewright
A. E. Wilkinson
Vernell
M. E. Wilkinson
Lee Williams
Mabel Pace
Loren
Hugh Hunter
Maggie Jacobs
West Texas
Streets Without Cars Proposed By Traffic Expert
Dallas consulting engineer O H Koch predicted at the University of Texas conference that cities may dedicate 100 foot wide parking strips through blocks to create extensive municipal parking. He said meters and lease income could fund garages while keeping ground level for city use.
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Austin
O. H. Koch
Dallas
University of Texas
Koch
Fannin County House at A. and M in Seventh Year
Bonham Chamber of Commerce and partners continue sponsoring the Fannin County Project House at A and M College with Mrs. Grant Clutter as house mother. Now in its seventh year, county boys save on room and board to about 15 dollars monthly. Dr. Daniel Russell notes county boys lead in scholarship this term, with a 3.84 grade average, 0.34 percentage points higher than last year despite college-wide dip.
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Daniel Russell
Fannin House
A Farm Woman’s Water Quest At College Station
A USDA engineer notes a farm woman born and died on the same farm made four trips daily to a 20 foot distant downhill well for 50 years. She carried 7000 barrels of water, walked New York to San Francisco, and climbed Pike’s Peak distance sums. Extension agents urge installing home water systems as a valuable labor saver with cost literature available.
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New York
San Francisco
Pike's Peak
A. and M. College Extension Service
Bernice Claytor
Wise and Otherwise and Other Quips
A compact collection of humorous wordplay and definitions by Jno. Garland Pollard. It offers witty takes on language notes and trivia along with a remark about ferns noting about 4,000 species are known.
Third of Girls at Texas University Have Body Defects
University of Texas physical training professor Miss Leah Gregg warns parents to guard daughters’ posture from childhood. About 1,200 women, one third of the coed enrollment, had defects. many traced to bad posture. Corrective programs show high improvement rates, with group and individual classes, silhouette graphs, and regular exams guiding readiness for sports.
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Austin
University of Texas
University
Leah Gregg
Gregg
Fresh Eggs Are Your Hens Good Layers
A light exchange praises hens for steady laying with praise that none have produced a bad egg. The brief joke highlights farm household humor about poultry productivity.
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Zion Canyon
Utah
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
Sandi
Emerson
Christina Rossetti
Frederick W. Robertson
Sun Office
S. H. Montgomery Agency
T. E. Barbee
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Grayson County
Whitewright Sun Office
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager, Mgr
J. R. Murphy
Porter News
Soph
Fannin County
Jno
Garland Pollard
Mobileil
G. C. Stateville
Texas University
R. P. Childress
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