Communist infiltration alleged by ex leader at Dies hearings
John L. Leech, a former California Communist organizer, testified behind closed doors about alleged party tactics to weaken U S defense. He claimed infiltration into the California National Guard, use of Young Communist League women to lure sailors and soldiers, and aims to control West Coast shipping and war policy through unions and plant work.
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Beaumont
Dies Committee
John L. Leech
Portland
Ore
California
Communist Party
United States
Great West Coast
Martin Dies
House Committee On un-American Activities
Leech
Supreme Command
California National Guard
Young Communist League
Soviet Russia
Commission of Public Docks
Los Angeles
California State Assembly
Congress
Military Enrollees Rise as Dallas Reaches Enlistment Records
Dallas recruiting officers report peacetime enlistments at new highs for the Army Navy and Marine Corps. Through June the Navy counted 1 089 new sailors up from 308 a year earlier and July quotas of 250 look likely to be met. The Marine Corps logged 330 new enlistees in the first half of the year versus 150 last year. The Army surpassed 2 000 year to date with 367 added in the first 13 days of July.
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Dallas
United States Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Army
112000 Borrowers Pay Off Farm Loans
The farm security administration reported that 112000 of over 800000 borrowers have paid loans in full. Administrator C. B. Baldwin noted that although many loans will not mature for years, more than 130000000 has already been repaid.
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Washington
Farm Security Administration
C. B. Baldwin
Local Rear-Visits Highlight Porter Community News
Gladys Mae Hicks and relatives from Ector and Whitewright share time with cousins and grandparents. Melvin Colleen Allen visits her mother Lois Allen in Whitewright. Families including the Hunters Hicks and Gunter clans spend weekends with relatives across Ector Kerr and Kerr County locations.
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Gladys Mae Hicks
Ector
Ina Lee
Sara Hicks
Dorotha Jean McCord
Melvin Colleen Allen
Lois Allen
Whitewright
Doris June
Willa Jean Hunter
G. D. Bennett
M. L. Williams
J. W. Gunter
Betty Marie Allen
Johnnie Mack
Harold Dwaine
Adelia Ann Anderson
Hugh Hunter
Georgann
Claude McCord
Lynn Cooper
M. M. Cooper
Murl Wilkinson
Peggy Ann
A. E. Wilkinson
Varnell
Cleve Anderson
Jim Hicks
Ewin Waite
Maggie Whitworth
Kerr
Mattie McCord
Etta Hicks
A Hundred Tons Of Food In Life Averages And Vulture Speed
A historical note outlines the enormous quantities of food a person consumes in a lifetime, listing thousands of pounds of bread meat fish vegetables fruit and dairy along with other staples. It also mentions a vulture claim that it can fly over 100 miles per hour in a separate fact.
Collier Yeary Seeks Reelect as Grayson County Tax Assessor
Collier Yeary appeals to Grayson County voters to reelect him as tax assessor collector. He highlights rising collection percentages from 1937 to 1939, tax rate reductions from 85 to 60 cents, and substantial tax relief for residents. He vows fair assessments, equal treatment of large and small taxpayers, and continued diligence.
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Grayson County
Mint runs 768 million coins in year as demand soars
The United States Mint produced 768,093,000 coins in the fiscal year ending June 30, a record that more than doubled the prior year. To meet demand, Philadelphia and Denver units operate 24 hours, San Francisco 16 hours, as coin stocks run low. Director Nellie Tayloe Ross notes unprecedented clamor for coins tied to better business and more slot machines.
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United States
Philadelphia
Denver
San Francisco
The
Mint
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Rest in Peace Dying Man and Lawyer Quip
A brief, comic dialogue features a dying man asking about his estate and a lawyer joking that he will handle everything. The exchange centers on the fate of the man's possessions and the lawyer's quick, wry response.
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary 1940
The Sun prints candidate announcements for the July 27 Democratic primary including SAM RAYBURN for Congress fourth district C H Shorty Barrett for County Clerk M E Talley for Tax Assessor-Collector J H Jim Waggoner for Representative Place 1 and C A Shock for Flatorial Representative.
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The
Sun
C. H. (Shorty) Barrett
M. E. Talley
Texas Game Restoration Accelerates Under Pittman Robertson Aid
Texas leads in game restoration with multiple federal aided projects under the Pittman Robertson act. The Texas Game Commission reports six big projects funded partly by federal money, plus several awaiting approval. The program includes habitat improvement, quail efforts, animal trapping and transplants, and a statewide game survey. Illegal catch is donated to charities after forfeiture.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Game Commission
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal Bureau
Game Department
Pittman-Robinson
Turkey
Campaign Against Illegal Trotlines in Texas
Game wardens across Texas are actively destroying illegal trotlines reported at 500 to 1,000 feet long with illegal hooks. These lines threaten fish populations including game fish and catfish. One operation uncovered an outfit with 2,000 expendable hooks.
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Texas
Defense taxes drive coin demand across the United States
The article notes a surge in coin requests as a result of the July 1st defense taxes. The U.S. Mint is expected to surpass last year's production totals, which included 13,678,000 half dollars, 40,967,000 quarters, 97,276,000 dimes, 175,632,000 nickels, and 440,540,000 pennies, due to the new taxes on common purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
State declares fish sanctuaries closed to fishing
The State Game Department announces that waters designated as fish sanctuaries are closed to all fishing activities. It is illegal to seine for minnows in sanctuaries and to fish with nets trot lines seines hooks or artificial bait. Violators face fines from 25 to 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Game Department
Department
How to Succeed by Edgar A. Guest Poem Card
A brief poem urging cheerful living and alert effort. It encourages smiling, staying lively, paying attention, and completing duties with energy. The voice promotes optimism and practical diligence as keys to success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar A. Guest
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Andy
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15Th District Court
R. C
Bob) Slagle JR
R. M. Carter
Ralph Elliott
Roy G. Baker
Collier Yeary
J. H
Jim) Waggoner
C. A. Shock
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Ben) Ball
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J. E
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J. E. (Hutch
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T. E. Barbee
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