Iceland move signals U S defense stance in war crisis
President Roosevelt told Congress he ordered a Navy force to Iceland to forestall German moves toward the Western Hemisphere. He cited threats to North America, Atlantic shipping, and munitions flow to Britain as reasons for protecting communications with strategic outposts.
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Selective Service
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Army
Navy
Great Britain
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Air Corps
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Air Force
General Staff
Address change notice to cut Sun mail losses
The notice explains that every misdelivered Sun copy costs 2 cents per issue and asks readers to inform the paper of address changes promptly. It urges early notification if an address will change about a week ahead to prevent missing issues and save 2 cents per mis-sent copy.
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Congress
Air Force
Signal Corps
War Department
The
Sun
Uncle Sam
Student Prince Opens at Fair Park Casino with Roberts
Miss Joan Roberts sings Kathi in The Student Prince opening Thursday July 17 at Fair Park Casino Dallas. Robert Shafer supports as the Prince, having earlier starred as Jim Stewart in Rio Rita. Texans have long awaited the production, a Southwest standard since its Broadway run and 1965 State Fair Auditorium debut.
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Kathi
Fair Park Casino
Dallas
Miss Roberts
Robert Shafer
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Mr. Shafer
Jim Stewart
Texas Ranger
Southwest
State Fair
Betty’s joke about Johnny Wilson’s bright family
Little Betty tells her mother that Johnny Wilson’s exam papers are kept on display to visitors and that hers are not as good. She explains Johnny’s success comes from his very bright family, despite equal opportunities.
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Johnny Wilson
Johnny
Painter
Aggressive Beating Reported After Argument
A fragment notes a confrontation ending in a punch aimed at an unnamed man after a count of 50 described as gry-so. The readable text records the violence but lacks full names or location details to identify the parties involved.
Belt and panic sense in a lean period
A recession is a period of belt tightening while a low mood lacks belt and pants to stay up. The text links economic strain to personal apparel instability, framing morale decline as a figurative panic when garments fail.
Subtraction Across Denominations in Classroom
A teacher uses fruit to teach units and denomination in subtraction. A student challenges with apples from trees. A follow up quip notes a psychiatrist going nuts after a question about a wife’s mental condition.
Close Enough Farmer and Hired Man Near Lightning Strike
A farm scene records a scare as lightning struck a tree sheltering a hired man. The man quivered and confessed the bolt nearly struck him, joking that it lit his pipe instead.
Sermon Warns of Hell Fire in Bluesy Southern Dialect
A black preacher warns his congregation of hell's terrors using a Birmingham steel mill as a vivid analogy. He describes molten red hot metal dipping and wringing sinners, leaving them to sizzle forever to emphasize divine wrath.
Man of peace quells street fight aribtrated stalemate
A man urges two youths to settle their dispute by arbitration selecting twelve arbitrators. He returns to find street fighting again as the arbitrators quarrel among themselves. A string of light anecdotes follow including spankings and a bank signature mix up.
Proverbial Wisdom on Love, Government, and Virtue
A collection of aphorisms and maxims from various authors spanning love freedom vision courage and honesty. Notable figures include Ara bian White Pope Horace Ovid and Franklin. The quotes explore human nature governance ethics and resilience.
Prison Visitor Prompts Reflection on Life Sentence
A brief, sharp exchange inside a prison features a cheerful visitor asking a convict if he will feel happy once his sentence ends and the inmate replying with grim certainty that he is serving a life term. The contrast highlights the era's stark mood and the human cost of lengthy imprisonment.
Hidden Faith Lifts Young Runner to Victory
A brief foot race story highlights a young African American competitor who trailed early but began whispering a prayer to himself and then surged to win. He explained he was talking to the Lord repeating the line Land, You pick 'em up, an' I'll put 'em down.
Doctor Patient Weight Exchange Cartoon
A humorous dialogue where a doctor asks about the highest and lowest weights the patient has carried. The patient replies 154 pounds for the heaviest and 8%4 pounds for the lightest, creating an absurd punchline.
First Mushroom Taste Tests Expend Your Taste
A lady asks her colored cook how he likes a mushroom dish. He replies cautiously that he cannot say he likes it, but it surely tastes expensive.
Census Scene With Lounging Negro Dandy
A census enumerator approached a lounging black man, asked his name, age, and place of residence as part of a census inquiry. The encounter highlights routine data collection in a segregated era with emphasis on individual identifiers.
Making It Authentic Portrait Lines Stir Sly Exchange
In a sharp exchange a husband asks about his wife with a sly comment on her expression. She replies that she is striving to resemble her most recent photograph highlighting fashion and self-image in a playful domestic moment.
Hat sparks blunt remark about a woman's face
A woman wearing a newly bought off the face hat asks her Negro cook for an opinion. The cook replies with plain honesty that the hat is pretty but makes the woman’s face show prominently.
Boy counts 50 to cool anger before acting
A mother questions her son Bobbie about anger management. He explains he counted to fifty twice but remained upset before deciding his next step. The exchange captures a domestic moment illustrating coping attempts.
Local Quip Sparks Laughs at Odd Exchange
A terse exchange unfolds as a man declares owning a hand laundry in a bold, comical assertion. The scene shifts with a sharp retort about sleep and timing, highlighting a quirky street encounter.
Moving pictures advance but the smell betrays
Two acquaintances leave a gaudy third rate cinema midway through a film. A comic exchange follows about how cinema has progressed from silent to sound, ending with a joke that the latest showing smells.
The Light of the Wicked and a Silent Prayer
A minister cites a prophecy about light going out and the church enters darkness. He then suggests a moment of silent prayer for the electric light company as the shenanigans unfold. A housekeeper, listening from the stairs, finds the painter silent and non hammering, revealing quiet work progress.
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