Texas crops to rise five percent in 1943 outlook
The U S Department of Agriculture reports Texas crops show about a five percent gain by July 1 with favorable weather and labor limits. Cotton acreage remains smallest since 1905 while corn, wheat, rice, oats, sorghum, and potatoes show increased yields and expanded acreage, peaches and citrus conditions vary across the state.
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Austin
Texas
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Protests Move to Stop Tax Free Cigarette Sales to Civilians
Attorney General urged legal action to halt tax free cigarette sales to about 150 000 civilian employees at post exchanges. Comptroller George Sheppard said Texas loses over 1 million dollars annually in stamp taxes and May sales would have taxed about 450 000 dollars if taxable. He noted federal law lacks authority to ban post exchange civilian sales, though cooperation from the Eighth Service Command exists.
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Austin
Attorney General’s Department
George Sheppard
Sheppard
Eighth Service Command
Checking Up Dialogue Reflects Family Strain
In a domestic scene a child asks a parent if affection would endure if the father lost his money. The parent reassures the child, while the exchange hints at concern and loyalty within a family dynamic.
State Health Officer Warns Against Sun On Head and Neck
State Health Officer Dr. George W. Cox warns that sun stroke often results from direct sun exposure to the back of the head and neck and advises protecting these areas. He notes sun exposure can kill germs on skin and aid vitamin D production, but warns ultraviolet rays cause skin burns and dangerous damage if overexposed. He recommends gradual tanning starting with small skin areas before increasing exposure.
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George W. Cox
Cox
Stoves of Mud Move Toward Public Production
Washington report says the War Production Board has greenlit clay stove and room heater production after successful experiments. Ceramic stove designs, developed by Ohio State University Research Foundation under WPB contract, will be discussed at a July 23 conference in Columbus, Ohio for clay product makers.
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Washington
WPB
Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State University Research Foundation
Office of Production Research and Development
New Effort to Aid Japanese Prisoners Aimed in Far East
The State Department said it plans to ship medicines and relief through Soviet Russia to American prisoners and internees in the Far East, with Soviet approval and Japanese cooperation. The plan includes Americans in the Philippines and is being worked out with all governments concerned.
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Washington
State Department
Soviet Russia
Far East
Japan
United States
Philippines
Preacher Legislator Sparks Alabama Liquor Debate
In Montgomery Alabama a split over prohibition surfaces as hearings unfold in a joint temperance committee. A preacher legislator brands a proposed ban as driven by radicals including politicians bootleggers and religious fanatics.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
The Spice of Life Funny Streetcar Chats
A crowded streetcar scene yields quips about paying fares, unbuttoned suspenders, and a range finder joke. A misadventure with Stubbs near a coal scuttle leads to a naval safety quip. A running gag about an airplane haystack and a pitchfork frames the wry humor.
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Stubbs
John
Mr. Stubbs
Reporters Faulkner Riggs and poet Hamilton Unearth Big Prize
James W Faulkner Eddie Riggs and Ned Hamilton were found spending freely after claiming they won five thousand dollars. They said they earned the money by entering a contest for the best suggestion to make automobiles safer, though the prize money had not yet been paid.
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Hamilton
James W. Faulkner
Eddie Riggs
Ned Hamilton
Faulkner
Illustrative Anecdote on Justice Holmes Citing Agreement
A historical remark attributes Justice Holmes with the idea that humans can reach agreement if they persist long enough, citing his statement as an example of patient deliberation.
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Justice Holmes
Minnesota Farmers Joke Strip
Conversation between two Minnesota farmers who reconnect after long separation. One reveals hospital stay and marriage to a nurse with nine children, a large house, and a fire that led to insurance payout. The exchange pivots on luck and wit as a clerk and traveler comment on rooms and timing.
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Minnesota
Aleck
Coffee Or Tea Harsh Taste Tests And A Georgia Candidate
A diner mocks a waiter asking if the dish is coffee or tea and the waiter replies the tea tastes like turpentine. At a U S military camp officers test candidates for officers training with a question on secession, a Georgia man responds that the war must be finished first.
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U. S
Union
Georgia
Early Bulletin columnist links old jokes to Irish marine tale
Tom Daly of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin recalls how current humor traces to a long ago vignette. Daly favored monologues and included a story of an Irish marine who spots a wounded comrade on a beachhead and asks about his injury before reacting to the blast.
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Tom Daly
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Daly
Head mistaken corpse causes battlefield confusion
A marine carries a man toward a field hospital, a cannon shot severs the head. A sergeant rebukes him for wasting time with the body, the marine insisting it was only the head, while the soldier had mistaken the injury for a leg.
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Pal
Irishmen argue over World War neutrality joke
Two Irishmen debate the war. One lists nations at war and notes Ireland is neutral, then asks who Ireland is neutral against, leaving the punch line in doubt. The humor hinges on misheard phrases and political neutrality.
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Ireland
Oshkosh Train Stop Sparks Surprise
Grandma Jackson and her grandson travel by train when a sudden sneeze from the conductor leads to a mistaken arrival. The pair scramble to gather belongings and exclaim they have reached Oshkosh, turning a routine trip into a comic moment.
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Grandma Jackson
Grandma
Oshkosh
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