Welles Outlines Postwar Plan For Global Peace
Acting Secretary of State Sumner Welles urged a postwar association of nations to guarantee disarmament and equal economic opportunity. He criticized the League of Nations and stressed two essentials: international armament control and rights to natural resources, forging a durable world order.
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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
Texas saw 843 traffic fatalities in the first six months of 1941, up 56 from the previous year. Highway deaths climbed 85 to 514, while country road deaths fell 32 to 106. Cities reduced deaths by four percent, and military personnel accounted for 10 percent of fatal crashes. Dallas tied for top safety honors last year, then ranked fourth among large cities. Fort Worth and Houston each declined by one death.
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Austin
Texas
Homer Garrison Jr
Dallas
Kansas City
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Global Call for Security and Peaceful Living
The text asserts that people worldwide demand security and freedom from fear. It frames this as the shared objective of humanity and emphasizes seeking means to achieve peaceful, secure living for all.
Burglars Caught After Van Alstyne Drug Store Break In
In Van Alstyne two men H F Hamilton and T L Gallaher aged 36 pleaded guilty to burglary before Justice Jess Wall. Nightwatchman Cleve Williams described the earlier break in at Kalmbach drug store and the men were held on $750 bond. The narcotics drawer was found empty. Gallaher said they sought narcotics after meeting Hamilton in Fort Worth. Gallaher formerly lived at Wright.
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Gallaher
Hamilton
Fort Worth
Whitewright
Boys With Bats Capture Suspect After Robbery
Four boys aged 8 to 13 used sandlot baseball bats to pursue and corner Leonard Calston, 27, after he robbed a man of $25 in Central Park. Calston halted when confronted, and the youths kept him surrounded until police arrived.
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Cincinnati
Kentucky
Leonard Calston
Central Park
Calston
Texas wildlife bills set record during 171 day session
The 47th Texas Legislature ran 171 days and introduced 141 wildlife bills, with 105 enacted into law the highest number for any Texas Legislature. Local laws dominated, many extending existing protections and shaping game rules for Possum Kingdom Lake and other areas.
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Austin
Texas
House
Senate
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Possum Kingdom
Palo Pinto
Stephens
Young
Brazos
Commission
Want Ads From Rent To Sale And Help Wanted
Classified blurbs note upstairs apartment for rent with separate meters and contact J. C. Gillespie. Lost large Grayson County road map sought by State Highway Department in Sherman with reward. Funeral flowers and cut flowers offered by Haile's Greenhouse. Money loan on automobiles from S. H. Montgomery Insurance Agency. Sun newspaper sells salesbooks by the dozen or case. Farm equipment including mare mule, horse type hay press, Fordson tractor offered by Manning and Meadow Hardware. General exhortation to place for sale signs in Want Ads.
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Grayson County
State
Sherman
McCormick
Deering
Fordson
Manning & Meadow
Auto Loans Offered by Star Credit Company Sherman
Money loan service promotes low cost automobile loans with no red tape. Bring car and title for inspection to refinance or borrow any reasonable amount. Manager F. W. Creager at 121% So Travis Sherman.
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Sherman
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Card of Thanks for a Mother's Passing
Minta Lanius Yarbrough expresses gratitude for kindness after her mother's death one week ago. She praises neighbors and friends for meals, flowers, words of comfort, and Scriptures read by the minister that recalled her mother's memory. May God bless all who offered support during this time.
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Minta Lanius Yarbrough
Whitewright Man Arrested in Liquor Case
Claude Williams of Whitewright was arrested Saturday night on charges of sale of illicit and unstamped liquor and will be turned over to federal authorities. Albert Johnson of Sherman was arrested after seizure at his home of 20 gallons of illegal beer and pleaded guilty to the charges, paying a $100 fine plus $27.20 costs.
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Sherman
Cecil Hodges
Fitzhugh Mangrum
Claude Williams
Whitewright
Albert Johnson
Jake J. Loy
O'Daniel Receives Maroon Car From 50 Friends
Governor O'Daniel is gifted a shiny maroon 12 cylinder automobile with Texas license plates No 1 as he heads to Washington as senator elect. The farewell gift comes from 50 of his friends.
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Austin
O’daniel
Washington
U. S
Texas
Porter News Social Visit Highlights Across Town
Mrs W C Anderson and J T Williams visit brother S J Williams in Clarksville. Burl Sanders and family spend Sunday with Jim Hicks parents. Burn Alexander Lee Alexander visit sister Lucille Choate at Ector. J T Robinson and guests with Hugh Hunter crowd. Lynn Cooper and Patsy visit mother Mrs Will Smith. Joe Rich family and D E McCoy Harpers visit A N McCoy in Dallas. Elmer Anderson visit Robert Morris. Leon Booker and child visit grandmother Mrs Jim Barnett near Ector. Worsham family of Enterprise dine with A E Wilkins. Dorotha Jean McCord visits Betty Marie Allen. Lois Allen of Whitewright weekends with W C Anderson. J S Williams of Sylvester visits relatives, weeks 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
Enterprise
A. E. Wilkins
Dorotha Jean McCord
Betty Marie Allen
Lois Allen
Whitewright
J. S. Williams
Sylvester
Jeff Richey
Orangeville
Warren Ross
J. M. Owenby
Klondyke
He Gives Right Leg Twice For Nation's Defense
Greenville veteran Henry Courtney, wounded in World War I, had his right leg amputated in 1929 and replaced with an aluminum limb. He visited aluminum collection headquarters with his all metal leg and said he was glad to contribute to preparedness efforts.
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Greenville
Henry Courtney
Aluminum Collection Headquarters
Sam
Courtney
35 000 a Year Jobs Open No Political Pull Necessary
Fort Worth reports Ralph Oursler offering $35 000 a year ferry pilot positions with no political pull. Aviators aged 20 to 40 with joystick experience invited for interviews at the Blackstone Hotel. Training in Albuquerque then Montreal, six month duty, $1500 monthly plus heavy bonuses, Canada tax status explained. About 200 five person crews sought for bomber ferry duty to Britain.
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Fort Worth
Blackstone
Ralph Oursler
Oursler
Britain
Eagle Nest Flight Center
Transcontinental Western Airways Inc
Albuquerque
N. M
Montreal
Canada
U. S
United States May Take Some Action Against Japanese
Washington reports indicated Japan planned to occupy French Indo China bases, tightening reach toward Singapore and the Netherlands East Indies. The move risked direct clashes with the United States and Britain and prompted likely economic measures against Tokyo including asset freezes and an oil embargo.
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United States
Washington
Indo-China
Great Britain
Singapore
Netherlands East Indies
Tokio
Far Eastern
Malaya
Vichy
Japan
Early Price Fixing Action Is Forecast
Senators Aiken of Vermont and Thomas of Oklahoma predicted early congressional approval of broad price fixing legislation. They urged fixing farm product prices on a cost plus basis, similar to defense contracts, during a Senate Agriculture Subcommittee hearing on parity prices and current administration efforts.
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Washington
Aiken
Vermont
Thomas
Oklahoma
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
Peach Weeks Declared in Texas By Governor O Daniel
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. No reason was given for leaving the intervening week unmarked.
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Austin
Texas
O’daniel Monday
First Strike Ever Staged in Texas Was on a Ranch
The first Texas strike occurred on a ranch not a mine or mill. Dr. Ruth Allen of the University of Texas—preparing a history of organized labor in Texas—details cap itol granite cutters longshoremen and lumber walkouts. She notes a high overtime burden with horse wranglers at eighty hours weekly earning about fifty dollars a month.
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Austin
Texas
Ruth Allen
University of Texas Economist
Dr. Allen
Soldier joins army with 12 missing teeth
In Indianapolis a selectee passed the local board but arrived at induction with 12 missing teeth. Officials investigated, proved the teeth were sound, and obtained a War Department dental waiver. The man thus entered service wearing a dental plate.
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Indianapolis
Army
Selective Service
State Headquarters
War Department
Uncle Sam
Battle of Atlantic not unsatisfactory for British
An authoritative British source said today the progress of the battle of the Atlantic was not unsatisfactory at present for the British. Taking all factors into consideration, he added it is not wishful thinking to regard the future with sober confidence provided everyone in the country does his part.
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Washington
United States Fish and Wildlife Service
Texas
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Austin
London
Army Wants Him He Wants Navy Court Gets Him
Edward J. Brooks, 32, refused induction claiming Navy appeal but was rejected for age. He told US Commissioner Norman J. Griffith he would not serve where he did not want to go. Brooks 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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