Texas Hero Stories Fight Back At Me Fellow Menefee
Dallas readers confront Washington columnist Menefee over Southern enlistment pride and wartime sacrifice. The piece praises Texas units and individuals such as Alvin Mueller, Colin Kelly, and others, defending the South’s wartime patriotism and calling out mischaracterizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Washington
South
Felix R. McKnight
Dallas News
Menefee
Washington, D. C
United States
Alamo
Gallup
Congress
Richard Kleberg
Luther A. Johnson
Ed Gossett
Mr. Menefee
Clark Lee
Associated Press
Bataan
Java
Port Moresby
Solomons
Lee
West Texas
Wilds
Alvin Mueller
Down Seguin Way
America
al Mueller
Dallas
Colin Kelly
Mindanao
Australia
Final account for R. H. Jewell estate in Grayson County
Citation directs the Grayson County Sheriff to publish notice for ten days and summon all interested parties to the County Court in Sherman on February 22, 1943 to contest the final report on the estate of R. H. Jewell deceased filed by Roy C. Jewell and F. A. Jewell. The writ, return, and publisher affidavit must be produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State OF
Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
R. H. Jewell
Roy C. Jewell
F. A. Jewell
City of
Sherman
H. Grady Thompson
A. D
Maude Haddick
Auto Finance Ad and Thank You Notices
Automobile loans offered with flexible terms and quick approval. Bring title papers and vehicle for inspection. Card of thanks from Mrs Wade Robbins. Expressions of sympathy for the death of Mrs Yvonne Reed, with thanks for care of the body and kind support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Wade Robbins
Yvonne Reed
Billy Ray Reed
Reece Cato
W. F. Carawayi
Poverty in the South Spurs Columnist's Confidence
The columnist Menefee asserts confidence despite a poverty-stricken South. He hints Texas may feel the impact and contrasts regional conditions with broader national issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Menefee
Texas
South
Red Paint to Prevent Chick Cannibalism
Color blind baby chicks do not peck each other to death when housed in a fire red brooder. Bill Estes of Lone Star Gas Measurement Department notes that red walls reduce early mortality by preventing the sight of blood among chicks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Estes
Lone Star Gas Measurement Department
Bill
Blue Blaze News
Smiles and Shenanigans From World War II Service
Lighthearted wartime vignettes show soldiers bending rules for small comforts. Private Dion earns passes with “she’s expecting” jokes, while others joke about rides and pets on airfields. The anecdotes blend humor with military life satire.
Household Hints and Practical Tips from the Era
Simple advice on laundry and kitchen care from common house routines. Tips cover wool washing, pillow slip repair, furniture finishes, aluminum pan care, car glue handling, and freshening yellowed white silk with milk in rinse water. Practical, era style guidance for daily housekeeping tasks.
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Fort Worth
Eddie Rickenbacker
Pacific
Don Mason
Texas A
M. Kid
Dewey
Farragut
George Gay
Midway
Texas Aggie
Hewitt
Roosevelt
Menard Boy
19Th
Pyote
Connally
Hardison
Carmichael
Miller
McRoberts
Susy Q
Secretary of the Navy
Frank Knox
Houston
San Jacinto
Lawrence Marcus
North Africa
Marcus
Quartermaster Corps
Artillery
Joe Smart
Earl Donnell
Jim Drake
General MacArthur
New
Stepins
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Joe Johnson
W. H. Medearis
Whitewright
Allen T. Short
Hannah's
J. P. Ownby
Whitewright Hatchery
G. W. Ford
Rexall
R. P. Childress
Great Falls
Montana
U. S
Yorktown
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Dion
Lowell
Mass
Camp Edwards
Sarge
Sinclair Ethyl
J. A. Yeager
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