Fishing Illegal at Denison Lake Says Texas Official
William J. Tucker of the Texas game fish and oyster commission says Denison Dam reservoir is not open to fishing and no regulations will be issued until early next year due to ongoing stocking. Oklahoma also prohibits fishing on its side until similar regulations are adopted. Texas has stocked about 2,000,000 fish and expects 3,800,000 by year end. a special boat is used to plant fry to fingerlings.
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Denison Herald
Denison Dam
William J. Tucker
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Texas
Oklahoma
Tucker
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
The
Game Commission
Oklahoma Commission
Game Department
Southwest
Gum Use For Armed Services Debates Ration Output
The War Department announced that for the remainder of the year about two thirds of the nation's chewing gum output will supply U S armed services for combat rations and ration accessory packs. It will also be resold in post exchanges at home and abroad.
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U. S
Armed Services
War Department
Lobbyists Seek Higher OPA Prices Says Bowles
Price Administrator Chester Bowles told Washington on Tuesday night that hundreds of lobbyists aim to gain special advantages for pressure groups through changes in the price-control act. He cited 125 proposed amendments, only two he deemed helpful, while the rest could push prices higher. He warned many groups seek personal profits during the war.
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Washington
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Congress
OPA
Bonham State Park Seeks Paved Lake Road
Bonham Chamber highway committee aims to build a black top road around Bonham State Park lake. Chairman S McGlasson and district highway engineer James E Pirie discussed WPB postwar restrictions and state highway support, urging the highway commission to request lifting limits so construction can proceed.
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Bonham
State Highway Commission
WPB
Highway Department
Shirts Reveal Hidden War Bond Windfall
Albert Bittner bought a bundle of shirts at an auction for 50 cents but could not wear them due to missing collars. While sorting, Mrs. Bittner found $500 in a white paper bag in a shirt pocket. The couple plans to invest the windfall in one big War Bond.
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Chicago
Albert Bittner
New Red River Study Planned, Rayburn Says
Speaker Sam Rayburn said the House Rivers and Harbors Committee asked the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors to review prior studies on creating a navigable Red River channel from Denison to Fulton Arkansas. Previous attempts failed due to river flow, now partially managed by the Denison Dam.
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Denison
Sam Rayburn
Texas
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Red River
Fulton
Ark
Arkansas farmer's kind gesture to hungry soldiers
A convoy of the 264th Infantry Regiment moves north from a muddy crossroads in Arkansas after a winter night halt. A farmer stops, offers bread and eggs, praises the generosity of locals, and contrasts two sellers who charged $4 for a cold chicken and biscuits.
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Arkansas
264Th
66Th
Panther
Conway
GI Did His Best but Lost Telegram Wastes Furlough
Moody Field Georgia where Army Bombardier Navigation School Pvt Koskot radios a cheerful furlough report Nobody dead Nobody dying Having wonderful time He asks a 3 day extension Captain Darden replies You tried hard But didn't succeed Back to camp You must proceed immediately The text also notes John Randolph a descendant of Pocahontas.
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Moody Field
Charles R. Koskot
Army Bombardier Navigation School
W. B. Darden
Political announcements and a Grayson County probate citation
The column presents Democratic primary candidates for federal and local offices in 1944 Grayson County. A separate citation alerts to B F Spindle’s final report on Joe E Dugan estate with a June 1944 probate hearing at Sherman Court House and publication requirements.
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State OF
Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
Joe E. Dugan
B. F. Spindle
City of
Sherman
A. D
H. Grady Thompson
Maud Haddick
Lest We Forget A Call To Steady Postwar Transition
A wartime audience urges vigilance in reconverting the nation from war to peace. It warns against exploiting the transition as in past eras and recalls shifts from Wilson to Harding and Republican control of government. The speaker stresses protecting the public from favoritism during demobilization and naval policy excess.
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United States
Woodrow Wilson
Warren G. Harding
Republican Party
Automobile Loans Offer Quick, Flexible Financing
Auto Finance Company advertises loans for any need or refi options with or without delay. Bring title papers and car for inspection. Manager F W Creager at 121% So Travis Sherman promises to save you money. Card of Thanks expresses gratitude to neighbors and Dr Johnson Rev Wootten and Glen Earnheart for kindness during daughter Mary Jo Cobb illness.
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Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
C. P. Johnson
Rev
E. P. Wootten
Glen Earnheart
Mary Jo Cobb
H. D. Cobb
Questioning the Nation's Decline in a Democratic Leader's Address
Robert FE. Hannegan, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, laments the nation’s decline. He asks whether it is normal to weaken the navy and army, centralize wealth, and cause widespread unemployment, foreclosures, and bank failures.
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Robert FE. Hannegan
Democratic National Committee
Federal Job Holders To Be Wweeded Out
Chairman Ramspeck of the House Civil Service Committee announced a nationwide probe into overstaffing in federal offices. The panel, boosted by a $50 000 allocation, will dispatch investigators to cities with concentrated government offices to verify reports of wasted manpower. He urged cutting federal payrolls to a minimum to save taxpayers money and optimize limited manpower.
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Washington
Ramspeck
House Civil Service Committee
Bomb timed to burst inside plants in Europe
The Air Service Command disclosed a new bomb used by American airmen that explodes nine ten thousandths of a second after impact. It can be timed to detonate inside a factory after penetration of the roof, targeting machinery with precision.
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London
Air Service Command
Unspecified Event Buries Itself in Ground
A fragment notes something moving through a building and then burying itself in the ground, leaving unclear specifics about location, actors, or consequences. The text lacks named entities or dates, but suggests a sudden subterranean impact or collapse with unknown causes. Further readable details are unavailable.
Water immersion experiment sparks student quip
A science class moment captures a professor asking what happens when a body is immersed in water and a witty coed replies that the telephone rings. The exchange highlights classroom humor in a lighthearted science lecture.
Notice to Creditors of Hardy S. Morris Estate
Letters testamentary were granted May 30 1944 by Grayson County Court to Dorothy Barrett Morris independent executrix. All claims against the estate must be presented within the legally prescribed period. Residence address: 321 W Mc Gee Street Sherman Texas.
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Hardy SS. Morris
Grayson County
W. McGee Street
Sherman
Texas
Dorothy Barrett Morris
Hardy S. Morris
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