The U S War Munitions Machine of World War II Power
The piece surveys America’s defense industry expanding into full production. It details vast factories forging gun parts and weapons, high output for fuses, and the massive labor force needed to supply Garand rifles and anti aircraft systems. It notes safety, lightning rod use, and bombproof shelters amid wartime operations.
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Hell
America
Frankford Arsenal
Philadelphia
Frankford
Henry Ford
Ravenna
Two Assistants To District Attorney Resign Positions
Sherman reports two of Grayson County four assistant criminal district attorneys Saunder Freels and Asa Pearson resigned effective Sept 1 due to inadequate compensation. Freels will join Sam D Wolfe in Sherman. Pearson returns to Denison practice. Remaining assistants are Charles Gullett and R S Watson. Salary cited is 125 dollars a month.
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Slagle
Freels
Sam D. Wolfe
Sherman
West Gandy
Denison
Pearson
West Main
Charles Gullett
R. S. Watson
Whitesboro
Youthful and Aged Play Saddest Accident Roles
The Travelers Insurance analysis of the 1940 accident record notes that babies under four and elderly over 65 have high odds of being struck by automobiles. It highlights that traffic deaths span all ages, with youths 5 to 14 killed as pedestrians or vehicle occupants and many 15 to 64 victims also pedestrians, bicycle crashes common in the younger group.
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America
Travelers Insurance Company
Crop Freezing Bill Vetoed by President in 1941 Clash
President Roosevelt vetoed the House measure to freeze government stocks of wheat and cotton and grant 85 percent parity loans on peanuts. He warned the bill would throttle the agricultural program, promote noncompliance, and disrupt price controls while harming farmers and consumers. He noted the CCC should dispose of holdings calmly to maintain the granary and market. The bill faces strong opposition in Congress.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
House
Senate
The Small Town Retailer and Rural Buyers
A speaker extols small towns as the backbone of America noting their loyal buyers and local editors. He reflects on decades in retail, argues factories rely on rural demand, and praises small town life and its self sufficiency.
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Cat
America
Veach C. C. Redd
Minnesota Press
Language folklore on Eden dialogue sparks debate
A famous philologist once claimed that in the Garden of Eden God spoke to Adam in Swedish, Adam replied in Danish, and the serpent spoke in French, reflecting on multilingual tradition and linguistic imagination.
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Garden of Eden
God
Adam
the Serpent
Hobby farmer's bale per acre tops Central Texas
Austin physician Dr. Z T Scott, a two year hobby farmer, produced Travis County's first bale this year and expects a bale per acre on 1.25 inch staple cotton. He avoided fertilizer, used a controlled poison regimen, kept weeds down, and prevented boll weevil attacks to achieve a standout yield.
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Travis County
Scott
Texas
Jim N. Boswell
Austin Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Bureau
Sixty Landowners Sign For Soil Saving Work
Sixty landowners signed applications to continue soil conservation work on their farms after a county building meeting. The effort may extend about nine months with the Wolfe City CCC camp side crew. D. S. McKay led the project and E. C. Winn served as president.
Germany's State of Mind and War's Aftermath
A New York Times essay argues that nations are collections of people and collective guilt haunts a country after wrongdoing. It reflects on Germany's psyche postwar, noting mass remorse, memories of slaughter, and the risk of perpetual unrest for the German people.
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Reich
Germany
Soldier dies of poison in death by own action verdict
Justice of Peace W H Horton of Whitewright returned a death by own action verdict after W J Kirbo 27 died at his father in law C R Lockhart’s home south of Tom Bean Kirbo had served six months in the Army and was stationed at Lowery Field Colorado He was on leave for his brother's funeral in Mangum Oklahoma and visiting his wife He reportedly drank poison and died soon after His mother lives in Mangum and he has a small daughter in Tom Bean body sent to Mangum for burial.
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Tom Bean
W. H. Horton
Whitewright
W. J. Kirbo
C. R. Lockhart
Kirbo
Lowery Field
Colorado
Mangum
Okla
Horton
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Edward T. Leech
Pittsburgh Press
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Army
United States
Stephens & Bryant Insurance
Nat'l Bank
Ashburn
New York Times
Gordon’s Grocery
Luther Gordon
The
First National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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