Ordinary Civil Rights in Wartime
A survey of court decisions shows civilians win and lose rights as property owners and workers more often than on freedoms like speech. Cases span Des Moines denying a Stop sign right, San Diego on a one man cemetery, Newton pool access, Laurel poolroom use, Miamisburg junk yard violations, Springfield widow pension denial, Rochester speech limits, Los Angeles order blank distribution, Osceola premises soliciting, Pasadena tax refunds, Boston street franchise changes, New Orleans voting machine limits, Philadelphia and Miami Beach sidewalk damages, Florida billboard protections, Philadelphia city worker disability, Syracuse street widening, Kansas City icy sidewalks, and related public welfare rulings.
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Des Moines
Iowa
San Diego County
Calif
Newton
Kan
Laurel
Miss
Miamisburg
Ohio
Springfield
Ill
Jehovah's Witnesses
Rochester
N. H
Los Angeles
Osceola
Pasadena
Boston
Mass
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Miami Beach
Fla
Florida
Syracuse
N. Y
Kansas City
Editors Endorse Boyce House for Lieutenant Governor
In Texas press endorsements the Trinity Standard lauds Boyce House of Fort Worth for knowledge of Texas history and state issues, predicting he will be an excellent lieutenant governor. The Anson Western Enterprise urges voting for House, praising him as honest, hard working, and intelligent, and pledges support to place him in the State White House.
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Boyce House
Fort Worth
Texas
Trinity Standard
Frank Dobie
Anson Western Enterprise
Whitehouse
Pearl Brewery invents cap salvaging machine for war effort
Otto A. Koehler of Pearl Brewery San Antonio unveils an automatic cap saving device with 200 caps per minute capacity. The system reuses Pearl brand caps after collection and sterilization, aiding metal conservation amid War Production Board limits. Other Texas brewers plan to adopt the tech to save metal nationwide.
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Otto A. Koehler
Pearl Brewery of
San Antonio
War Production Board
Pearl Brewery
Koehler
Texas
Texas Breweries
Pearl Brewer
United States
Lidice remembered as unmoved spirit under Nazi terror
The piece contrasts a Nazi atrocity in Lidice with a Bells tale in the Whitewright Sun. It recalls mass murder, deportation, and village destruction, then honors resilience and memory of Lidice’s people and their longing for freedom.
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Reinhard Heydrich
Czecho-Slovakia
Lidice
Gestapo
United Nations
Heydrich
Soldiers Waver Then Join War Effort In Witty Letters
A draft board chair cautions a hasty husband about family duties as he insists on immediate active service. A humorous letter from Private Jasper Higgs playfully explains his Navy regret. A bank check book mix up yields a sign now precaution that thwarts misuse of checks.
The Actor Turned Surgeon Performs Encore After Applause
An actor-turned-doctor achieves early success during an appendicitis operation in a teaching theatre filled with students. After the procedure earns loud applause, the surgeon bows and then proceeds to remove the patient’s tonsils as an encore.
Ox and Mule Prepare for a Day Off
A fable describes an Ox feigning illness to skip work while the Mule toils solo. The farmer debates replacing the Ox with a butcher, offering fifteen dollars, as the mule overhears the plan and warns of consequences.
After-Dinner Speech Sparks Gentle Husband Joke
A community member known for after-dinner speaking draws praise at functions. At a dinner party his wife was asked which speech she preferred. She quipped that her favorite was the line Dear, I’ll help with the dishes, illustrating his light repartee.
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Bouillon
Home Made Baby Joke
A light nursery joke about a girl asking where siblings were born. The mother answers each birth location with humor, concluding that Jimmy is a home made baby born at home. The exchange plays on wordplay about where babies are born.
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Billy
Jimmy
Drivers Describe Realized Gap Too Late After Collision
Surviving drivers explain they realize too late the speed difference to a slower truck or car ahead. The reports underscore common crash dynamics and the role of reaction time in rear end incidents.
Optical illusion seen at night affects car distance
Eye specialists warn that at night drivers may perceive the vehicle ahead as farther away and moving faster than it truly is, creating a phantom speed illusion for motorists.
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Ing
The
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Eye
Labor Saving Railway Promise Asked in Mexican Tale
An engineer building a railroad in Mexico explains faster transport to a native. The native asks how long to market produce today. The engineer says the railway will allow same day trips, prompting the reply that two days remain unused.
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Mexico
Senor
Lost cuff links prompt playful legal courtesy
A Philadelphia lawyer misplaced a gold cuff link and posted a notice asking for its return. Later a second notice appeared inviting the owner to lose the other link, turning the mischance into a lighthearted plea for cooperation.
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Philadelphia
George Peabody
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Corporal
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Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
Gomer May
L. LaRoe & Co
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