Welles Outlines Postwar Plan For Global Peace
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles proposed a postwar association of nations to guarantee disarmament and equal economic opportunities as a basis for lasting peace. He cited the League of Nations failings and urged a new mechanism with strict international supervision to remove offensive arms and secure universal natural rights and security.
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Washington
Sumner Welles
Association of Nations
Legation
Welles
League of Nations
Wilson
United States
United States Senate
League
Texas Traffic Deaths Rise in First Half of 1941
State Police statistics show 843 Texas traffic fatalities in January through June 1941, up 56 from 1940. Highway deaths climbed 85 to 514 while country roads fell 32 to 106, cities dropped slightly to 174, and military personnel accounted for 10 percent of total crashes. Dallas tied Kansas City for top safety honors last year and Fort Worth and Houston each lost one life.
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Austin
Texas
Homer Garrison Jr
Dallas
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Global demand for security and peace remains the aim
The passage asserts that people worldwide seek security and freedom from fear as a universal right. It emphasizes the shared objective of finding means to ensure peaceful living for all.
Burglars Plead Guilty In Van Alstyne Drug Store Case
Two men, H. F. Hamilton and T. L. Gallaher, 36, pleaded guilty to burglary in Van Alstyne after nightwatchman Cleve Williams spotted them leaving the Kalmbach drug store. Bond set at 750 dollars. narcotics drawer found empty. Gallaher says they broke in seeking drugs. owner Melvin Kalmbach reported nothing stolen.
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Gallaher
Hamilton
Fort Worth
Whitewright
Boys Use Ball Bats to Capture Bandit in Cincinnati
Four boys aged 8 to 13 used their sandlot bats to trap Leonard Calston, 27, after he robbed a man of $25 in Central Park. Calston threatened the youths, who chased him until police arrived and secured the suspect.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
Leonard Calston
Central Park
Calston
Texas wildlife laws set record as 47th Legislature ends
The 47th Texas Legislature ran 171 days and introduced 141 wildlife bills, 105 enacted. Laws cover Possum Kingdom Lake fish management, muskrat protection, added prairie chicken safeguards, deer storage removal by June 5, and a state wide dove bill pending federal details. Sports and commercial fishing licenses rules adjusted, shrimp seasons and sizes set, and eagle killing broadened.
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Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Possum Kingdom
Palo Pinto
Stephens
Young
Brazos
Commission
Washington
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Want Ads Snapshot from Local Paper
Classified notices include for rent, loan, and sale items. Up stairs apartment space, loans on autos, insurance, and several sale offers with farm equipment and books. Public service reminder encourages using want ads to reach buyers.
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S. H. Montgomery Insurance Agency
Automobile Loans and Forgiving Terms Offer
Advertisement for auto finance promises quick approval for any amount and term with title inspection. Manager F W Creager, 121% So Travis, Sherman. Card of Thanks notes deep gratitude for sympathy after mother’s death, praising neighbors’ meals, flowers, and comforting words and Scripture.
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Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Minta Lanius Yarbrough
Whitewright Man Arrested In Illicit Liquor Case
Two arrests followed raids led by state liquor inspector Cecil Hodges and deputy Fitzhugh Mangrum. Claude Williams of Whitewright was jailed Saturday for selling illicit stamped liquor and to be turned over to federal authorities. Albert Johnson of Sherman pleaded guilty to illegal beer possession and paid a $127.20 total fine.
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Sherman
Cecil Hodges
Fitzhugh Mangrum
Claude Williams
Whitewright
Albert Johnson
Jake J. Loy
O'Daniel to Drive to Washington in Gift Car
Governor O'Daniel will travel to Washington as senator elect in a maroon 12 cylinder car. Texas license plates No 1 are being issued for the auto. The gift comes from 50 friends of the Governor as a farewell present.
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Austin
O'Daniel
Washington
U. S
Texas
Porter News Social visits across Clarksville and area
Mrs W C Anderson and J T Williams visit brother S J Williams in Clarksville. Burl Sanders and family visit Hicks parents. Burn Alexander Lee Alexander visit sister Lucille Choate at Ector. J T Robinson guests of Hugh Hunter. Lynn Cooper and Patsy visit mother. Joe Rich and daughters with D E McCoy and Harper family visit A N McCoy in Dallas. Elmer Anderson visits Robert Morris. Leon Booker visits grandmother Mrs Jim Barnett and Minnie Barnett near Ector. Worsham family dinner with A E Wilkinson. Dorotha Jean McCord visits Betty Marie Allen. Lois Allen of Whitewright weekend with W C Anderson. J I Williams of Sylvester visits J T Robinson and Mrs Jeff Richey in Orangeville. Warren Ross visits near Klondyke.
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W. C. Anderson
J. T. Williams
S. J. Williams
Clarksville
Burl Sanders
Jim Hicks
Burn Alexander
Lee Alexander
Lucille Choate
Ector
J. T. Robinson
Hugh Hunter
Lynn Cooper
Patsy
Will Smith
Joe Rich
D. E. McCoy
Alonzo Harper
Dallas
A. N. McCoy
Elmer Anderson
Robert Morris
Leon Booker
Jim Barnett
Minnie Barnett
Worsham
Children
Enterprise
A. E. Wilkinson
Dorotha Jean McCord
Betty Marie Allen
Lois Allen
Whitewright
J. I. Williams
Sylvester
Jeff Richey
Orangeville
Warren Ross
J. M. Owenby
Klondyke
He Gives Right Leg Twice For Nation's Defense
Greenville resident Henry Courtney, wounded in World War I, had his right leg amputated in 1929 and replaced with an aluminum limb. He brought his full metal leg to aluminum collection headquarters, saying he donated one leg to Uncle Sam in the war and is glad to support preparedness now.
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Greenville
Henry Courtney
Aluminum Collection Headquarters
Sam
Courtney
35 000 a Year Jobs Open No Political Pull Necessary
In Fort Worth at the Blackstone Hotel Ralph Oursler of Eagle Nest Flight Center seeks pilots aged 20 to 40 with joystick experience for bomber ferry service to Britain. Training in Albuquerque then Montreal with six month duty. pay starts at 1500 dollars monthly plus large bonuses per trip, with tax arrangements favorable for Canada and Britain. About 200 five person crews needed.
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Fort Worth
Blackstone
Ralph Oursler
Oursler
Britain
Eagle Nest Flight Center
Transcontinental Western Airways Inc
Albuquerque, N. M
Canada
Montreal
U. S
United States May Take Some Action Against Japanese
Washington faced a potential clash with Japan as French Indo China seemed to fall under Tokyo's influence. The move would improve Japanese positions for attacks on Singapore and the Netherlands East Indies, prompting anticipated U.S. economic measures such as asset freezes and an oil embargo.
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Washington
Indo-China
United States
Great Britain
Singapore
Netherlands East Indies
Tokio
Far Eastern
Malaya
Vichy
Japan
Senators Predict Early Pass of Price-Fixing Bill
Washington Senators Aiken of Vermont and Thomas of Oklahoma forecast early congressional approval of broad price fixing legislation. They urged fixing farm product prices on a cost plus basis, akin to defense contracts, during a Senate Agriculture Sub committee hearing on parity prices and administration efforts.
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Washington
Aiken
Vermont
Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Peach Proclamation Declares Two Texas Peach Weeks
Governor O'Daniel issued two proclamations designating July 24 to 30 as Peach Week Number One in Texas and August 7 to 14 as Peach Week Number Two in Texas. The notice gives no reason for the gap and ends with a tepid nudge to spend money in Whitewright.
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Austin
Texas
O'Daniel Monday
First Strike Ever Staged in Texas Was on a Ranch
Austin reports that the first Texas strike occurred on a ranch as cowpunchers walked out in the 1880s. Dr. Ruth Allen of the University of Texas notes ranch conditions were harsh with horse-wranglers laboring 80 hours weekly for about $50 monthly. The history covers capitol granite cutters, longshoremen, and lumber strikes shaping state labor.
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Austin
Texas
Ruth Allen
University of Texas Economist
Dr. Allen
Soldier joins army with 12 missing teeth
An Indianapolis selectee arrived at induction with 12 missing teeth and a dental plate. Officials investigated found the teeth were sound, and statewide headquarters secured a War Department waiver, enlisting the man anyway.
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Indianapolis
Army
Selective Service
State Headquarters
War Department
Uncle Sam
British Battle of Atlantic Not Unsatisfactory at Present
An authoritative British source said the progress of the Battle of the Atlantic is not unsatisfactory at present. He added that considering all factors it is not wishful thinking to view the future with sober confidence if everyone in the country does his part.
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London
Army Wants Him He Wants Navy Court Gets Him
Edward J. Brooks, 32, refused induction into the Army to join the Navy but was rejected due to age. At a hearing Commissioner Norman J. Griffith urged compliance while Brooks argued the government should want willing service. He was held on $1,500 bail on selective service violations.
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Philadelphia
Edward J. Brooks
Army
Navy
United States
Norman J. Griffith
Brooks
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