Two Accidents at Katy Crossing Here But Nobody Injured
Whitewright recorded two railroad crossing mishaps on Saturday with no serious injuries. The first crash involved a southbound Katy passenger train striking a car at the Katy depot, damaging the vehicle and bruising a passenger. In the evening a car collision with a locomotive caused steam to escape, but no one was hurt.
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Whitewright
Katy
Mack Lynch
Kate
Martha Ann
Sulphur Springs
Olin Duckworth
Wallace Wilson
Trenton
Denison
Fourth Call Issued For Texas Selectees
A fourth call for selectees to fill Texas 2000 man quota for Feb 6 13 was issued to 351 local boards. Gen J Watt Page said 1573 inducted in first call and 6400 white and 912 black in second and third calls move to induction stations beginning Feb 6 with others each day.
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Austin
Texas
State Selective Service
J. Watt Page
Cactus Jack Garner Ends Public Career
Washington. John Nance Garner, 72, ends 38 years in Congress and eight as vice president after administering the oath to Henry Wallace. He plans to return to Uvalde Texas to enjoy rental houses fishing tackle and gun oiling his plan to live to 93. He rejects private business offers including a five year $50 000 annual contract from an insurer.
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Washington
Bluff
John Nance Garner
Henry Agard Wallace
United States
Texas
Cactus Jack
House
Wright Brothers
Kitty Hawk
Marconi
New York
Panama Canal
Garner
Congress
Uvalde
Tex
Proposed merger of Austin College and Trinity University
A Dallas committee reports no legal barriers to merging Austin College of Sherman and Trinity University of Waxahachie. The group, led by E B Tucker, says both schools would benefit and plans to reconvene in Dallas on February 10 to hear subcommittee reports and discuss a possible location for a combined institution.
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Dallas
Austin College of Sherman
Trinity University of
State death toll on highways rises in 1940
Texas police report final 1940 traffic deaths at 1,757, up 174 from 1939. Total deaths increased about 11 percent as travel rose roughly 6 percent. Death rate per 100 million miles climbed from 10.41 to 10.85, while 1939 deaths were 1,583.
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Austin
Texas
Roosevelt Takes Presidential Oath For Third Term
Franklin D. Roosevelt took the oath of office for the third time in a solemn ceremony on Capitol steps beneath a bright noon sun. About 75 000 spectators braved the cold, with many perched in trees and on rooftops, as he pledged to protect democracy amid perils and to preserve the nation's institutions.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Times
Capitol Plaza
Senate
House
Capitol
Ten Tax Suits Highlight Grayson County Litigation
Grayson County droughty court statistics show only ten tax suits tried in 1940 from 119 filed and 225 on the books while overall civil cases see few appeals. Criminal filings outnumber civil ones and most defendants waive juries with 141 waiving and 31 requesting juries.
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Grayson County
Henderson
Major Provisions of Lease-Lend Bill Introduced in Congress
The bill broadens presidential power to authorize defense article production for allied nations and to lease sell or transfer such items. It allows testing repairing and supplying defense information and may export to foreign governments with safeguards and appropriations to fund the measures.
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Defense
Secretary of War
Navy
U. S
Army
United States
Congress
Local Draft Board Calls Nine More White Men
Sherman county draft board two calls for nine white men to report to the selective service induction station in Dallas on February 7. Seven selected will be notified soon. Thirty one men drafted for January 28 from the Sherman board have been notified and will meet for instructions.
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Dallas
Sherman
Whitewright
Sherman Board
Board
Federal Building
Will Leslie
FDR denies rumors on Navy to Britain aid bill debate
President Roosevelt dismisses talk that the aid-to-Britain bill would let the U S Navy be given away or used for convoys. He notes such objections are exaggerated while Kennedy opposes the measure in its current form though he supports aid that avoids war.
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Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
House
Britain
Roosevelt
Mother Hubbard
Capitol Hill
Kennedy
England
House Foreign Affairs Committee
East Texas Chamber Tax Figures For Grayson County
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce Tax Letter calculates Grayson County will pay 3 071 970 in federal taxes for the 1941 fiscal year and assume 53 419 460 in additional federal debt. The figures are based on county retail sales share and contrast Texas state tax levies with national averages.
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Grayson County
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
East Texas Chamber
O’daniel
Texas
American Union
U. S. Department of Commerce
General Custer Wore Em But Draftees Mustn't
Ivan Barzella Heidrich a 33 year old Marietta farmer arrived for Army induction in Oklahoma City and sparked a stir with his shoulder-length blond curls. He said he would protest and refuses to have his hair cut, a habit since childhood. the Army induction board will decide his fate.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Ivan Barzella Heidrich
Marietta
Army
Rotary Club Hears 30 Minute Defense Talk
C. B. Bryant Jr. spoke for thirty minutes on the national defense program before the Rotary Club, sharing details on spending, contracts, and materials used. He predicted unemployment would fall and business would rise as the program progresses, though he offered no final outcome. Visitors included Will H. Evans and Paul Backus. Rev. E. P. Wootten will lead the next luncheon program.
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C. B. Bryant Jr
Rotary Club
Bryant
United States
Mr. Bryant
Will H. Evans
Sherman
Paul Backus
Dallas
O'Daniel Inaugurated for Second Texas Term Amid Festivities
In Austin the 10,000 strong crowd watched Governor W Lee O'Daniel take the oath for a second term with a 19 gun salute as Coke Stevenson began his lieutenant governor term. The celebration moved to the Governor's mansion where 15,000 pounds of barbecued meat fed celebrants.
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Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
Texas
University of Texas
Legislative
Tall and Gaunt Coke Stevenson
Abraham Lincoln
Capitol
Texas Lone Star
Stars and Stripes
Longhorn Band
Aggie Band
Texas A. & M. College
Governor’s Mansion
O'Daniel
Fire Sparks Rescue in Buried Alive Publicity Stunt
A 31 year old man known as John Smith was buried for 21 days as publicity. Sparks from a cigarette ignited his bedding and he cried fire. Assistants flooded the bedding and air tube with water, dug him up, and he was taken to a hospital for burns and water in the lungs.
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John Smith
Appropriations Asked Double For Next Biennium
The Texas Legislature faces a board backed request to raise state appropriations by over 100 percent for the 1941 43 biennium. The Board of Control proposes 165 242 870 for the next two years, up from about 74 million now, with large boosts for old age pensions aid to the blind dependent children and teachers retirement matching.
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Austin
State Board of Control
W. Lee O’daniel
James V. Allred
Board of Control
Deberry
Stevenson urges legislative progress on core priorities
Lieutenant Governor Coke Stevenson in his inauguration address urged quick action within constitutional bounds. He listed six priorities including agricultural support, labor protection, social security, care for the insane, highway regulation, and strong funding for higher education to produce future statesmen.
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Austin
Coke Stevenson
Britain calls up men of 36 for military duty
Britain registers men aged 36 for military service raising total called to arms to about 3 million. Previously about 2.6 million had registered. In other news a bus in Danzig with seating for 100 passengers begins operation as the world’s largest bus at 70 feet long.
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Britain
London
Great Britain
Danzig
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