I Give You Texas Highlights Fort Worth Texas Figures
Amon Carter's push for a bomber factory boosts Fort Worth and Texas with 12000 jobs. John Kimbrough shines for Texas A&M in Fordham clash. Legislation debates a $2.5 million racing tax amid Texan pride and public figures weigh in on tax burdens and state growth. The column invites listeners to WBAP Sundays for more.
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John Kimbrough
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Kimbrough
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Melody Meadows
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Elbert Haling
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Bundles for Britain Bring Warmth to Bombed London
Letters from London praise Bundles for Britain for delivering clothing and knitted goods to the homeless and bombed-out civilians. Recipients report hot meals and canteens aiding firemen and neighbors amid ruin, with thanks to American generosity and calls for warm, thick clothing for winter.
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England
London
Valentine Ackland
Royal Navy
Soldier’s, Sailor’s & Airmen's Families Association
Royal Air Force Comforts Committee
Farmer Killed in Two-Vehicle Highway Accident Near Bonham
Jay Farris a farmer from north of Bonham died when his truck was parked on Highway 78. He stepped from the left door and was struck by a car, then run over by a following vehicle. Both drivers were shaken but unharmed as the second car clipped the first.
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Bonham
Fannin County
Jay Farris
Farris
Highway 78
Red River Bridge
Duchess of Windsor Faces Lift At Governor's Mansion
The New York Daily News quotes unnamed friends stating the Duchess of Windsor had a facial lift between Christmas and New Year. The surgery, said to be by Dr. I Daniel Shorrell, occurred at Nassau’s governor’s mansion after a Miami dental procedure. Wrinkles under the chin were removed. tiny scars behind the ears are hidden by her hair. Vatican City is noted as the world's smallest country at 108.7 acres.
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New York
New York Daily News
Duchess of Windsor
I. Daniel Shorrell
Governor's Mansion
Nassau
Miami
Things I Knew All Along
A collection of quick facts and trivia spanning liberty, history, science, and daily life. Entries touch on including the famous quote about liberty, vaccinations, courtship norms, light sensitivity tricks, the cost of a 21 gun salute, Edison, and various domestic facts about lighting, marriage customs, and poultry.
Lord I Apologize for My Morning Blues
A man reflects on a difficult morning dominated by financial worries and personal pain. A chance encounter with an elderly woman suffering from cancer and poverty shifts his perspective, leading to a sincere apology for worrying God with his small troubles.
Simple farming riddle in courtroom exchange
A prosecuting attorney presents a math problem about fifteen men plowing a field in five hours and asks how long thirty men would take. The farmer-witness replies that they could not do it because fifteen men have already plowed the field, illustrating a humorous misunderstanding of work rates.
Life Is a Bundle of Little Things Quote
A compact felt saying attributed to Oliver Wendell Holmes emphasizes that life is built from small, daily moments. The adage reflects on how ordinary details accumulate into a larger human experience.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
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