Defense measures and wartime logistics outlined in brief
Acting Secretary Welles warns Japanese moves threaten peace and essential materials. Roosevelt cites oil policy and rising public awareness of global danger. Stimson notes dramatic gains in item production. Lawmakers approve defense highways and pipelines funding. Ickes urges fuel cuts and oil tanker expansion. Knudsen HIllman Henderson coordinate labor, industry shifts for defense. Navy Knox honors top contractors as shipbuilding races ahead.
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Welles
Indo-China
Pacific
United States
Philippine Islands
Japan
South Pacific
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Far East
West
Army
Stimson
War Department
Selective Service Headquarters
Congress
Britain
Jones
RFC
United Kingdom of
Northern Ireland
Navy
Knox
Naval Ordnance
Defense
Maritime Commission
Government Proposes Uniform Delayed Birth Certificates Nationwide
The U S government urged states to issue a new uniform delayed birth certificate using hospital records family Bible and insurance policies to prove citizenship for defense jobs Officials from the War Navy and Commerce departments cited about 60 million Americans lacking documentary proof and said the plan would ease Census Bureau workload while preserving existing birth certificates
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Washington
War, Navy and Commerce Departments
Vital Statistics Departments
Census Bureau
Robert P. Patterson
War Department
James V. Forrestal
Navy
Wayne C. Taylor
Commerce
United States
Texas Fish Costs Fall Sharply At Hatcheries
The Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission reports dramatic drops in fingerling costs from 47 cents fourteen years ago to about a half cent this year. Improved fertilization, feeding, and handling cut production costs. 12,000,000 fish are planned for planting, enabling anglers to benefit from increased stock though budget limits constrain further expansion.
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Austin
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Commission
Department
Texas Department
Deer and Sheep Seen Together on Bighorn Mountain
A seven point deer and a young ewe bighorn sheep were spotted together on Bighorn Mountain. A Game Department biologist found the pair bedded close, and the buck bounded away with the sheep in pursuit.
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Game Department
Fish sanctuaries aid spawning, survive on public need
Texas Game Department and county boards set sanctuaries on lakes and streams to protect spawning fish. They restrict fishing or seining in targeted areas, aiming to boost fish numbers and increase later angling sport. Some sanctuaries are abandoned after serving their purpose, as shown by removal from Roy Inks Lake on the Colorado River above Austin.
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Texas Game Department
Game Department
Board of County Commissioners
Roy Inks Lake
Colorado
Austin
Strange friendship blooms in West Texas mountains near Van Horn
A fragment describes a curious bond formed among unlikely companions in the Van Horn area. The rugged West Texas landscape frames the unusual alliance, highlighting resilience and unexpected partnerships amid harsh terrain.
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West
Texas
van Horn
Timber wolves still inhabit Texas after state efforts
Despite work by several state departments including the Game Department, timber wolves remain in the state. Four animals were dug out of a den near Crockett in East Texas.
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Game Department
Texas
Crockett
East
Tex
Texas wildlife notes two cubs in Beaumont Zoo
A Texas wildlife note reports two cubs from a mother trapped and killed by dogs ending up in Beaumont zoo. A Panhandle game warden killed nine large rattlesnakes in six weeks, the biggest 6 feet 2 inches long with 12 inch girth. Four more rattlers exceeded five feet.
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Beaumont
Texas
Panhandle
Texas Bird in East Thrives on Blackbeard Island
Chachalacas native to Texas are thriving on Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge off Georgia. Introduced about fifteen years ago on Blackbeard Island and Sapelo, at least twenty five birds are known there. The gallinaceous bird, related to pheasants quail and turkey, is dusky olive and about half the size of a Leghorn hen. The species is noisy and chiefly found in southwest Texas.
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Texas
United States
Blackbeard Island
Georgia
Texas Game Department
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Sapeloe
Turkey
Disgusted by Lawyer Troubles Over Property
A character vents frustration over legal wrangles following a spouse's death, expressing weariness with lawyers and the burden of property disputes. The remark underscores tension in a domestic or inheritance context.
Nell and Belle Exchange Quick Witty Retort
In a playful exchange Belle jokes that a man is married because he is a good listener, highlighting a light humorous moment between Nell and Belle.
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Nell
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Ickes
Atlantic Coast
East Texas
Henderson
OPM
Knudsen
Labor
Office of Production Management
CIO
AFL
Hillman
Mr. Hillman
Chicago
Hart
Agriculture Opm
Junior
Esources
A.J. Levinson
Optometrist
Gray's Credit Jewelers
W. Main
Denison
A. Y. Creager Co. M. & P. Bank Builderman
Timber Wolf
G.C. Stateville
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