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Front line rifleman of the 34th Division in Cassino speaks of attrition and fear. He recalls 75 days of constant fighting in Tunisia and Italy, mourning lost buddies, questioning the Army’s strength, and longing to see Iowa and family again while preparing for the next push.
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London
Cassino
Mediterranean
British Isles
Tunisia
Sidi Bouzid
Italy
Bill
Chuck
France
Meemies
Iowa
Hell
Why a Farmer Should Buy and Keep War Bonds
An instruction urging farmers to invest earnings in War Bonds to support the war effort and postwar prosperity. It argues debt relief, prudent farming, inflation control, and financing homes, equipment, and education, while discouraging speculative land and real estate sales.
Resignation of Dr Truett Declined By Dallas Church
In Dallas First Baptist Church members unanimously refused to accept the resignation of Pastor Dr George W Truett aged 87. They voted to aid him with an associate pastor after he tendered resignation due to ill health. Truett has served 47 years and fell ill last August leading to a six month leave in January.
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Dallas
First Baptist Church
George W. Truett
Truett
Robert H. Coleman
Dr. Truett
Replace your drafted office staff with marriageable girls
The article argues replacing drafted women clerks with marriageable girls will keep soldiers from losing jobs. It suggests once soldiers return they will marry the girls, form households, and reclaim employment, purportedly avoiding layoffs.
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William Feather Magazine
Denison Reservoir Seen As Duck Hunters Paradise
Denison Dam reservoir sits on the central duck flyway with optimistic forecasts for good duck shooting this fall from Texas Game Commission secretary William J. Tucker and Oklahoma Game Commission chair Jeff Kendall. Local hunters seek a unified season to avoid crossing state lines. fishing is barred until next year with 8 million fingerling fish to be stocked by year end.
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Denison Reservoir
Denison
Denison Dam
Canada
Gulf Coast
William J. Tucker
Texas Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Jeff Kendall
Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Game Commission
Oklahoma
Red River
Texas
Supreme Court
Scotsmen and the newspaper jokes about money
A pair of New York acquaintances trade quips about jokes depicting Scotsmen as tightwads. One suggests calling the editor to ask about the humor, the other jokes no one would pay for the call.
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Sandy
Public Notice of Estate Final Report Hearing 1944
Citation commands the sheriff to publish for 21 days in Grayson County a notice of B. F. Spindle’s final report on the estate of Joe E. Dugan non compos mentis. The probate hearing is set for the first Monday after 21 days service, at the Sherman county court, on the fourth Monday in June 1944, with interested parties allowed to contest.
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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
Vatican City Endures Bombing Unscathed Says U S Envoy
U S envoy Harold Tittmann reports Vatican City has not suffered damage from Allied bombing of Rome rail yards. He says Germans and Japanese ambassadors plan to stay, with the Pope maintaining strict neutrality toward Allied forces and avoiding special actions.
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Vatican City
Rome
Harold Tittmann
U. S
Vatican
Tittmann
Holy See
Mussolini Appeals Romans to Hamper Allied Invasion
In Rome on Monday the fallen duce Benito Mussolini urged Italians to resist the Allied advance. He called on citizens to make life as hard as possible for the invaders and vowed Italians would continue to fight alongside the Axis.
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London
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Mussolini
Germany
Quote on Effort Dismissed as Motivational Adage
The phrase asserts that only maximum effort yields meaningful results and rejects half measures as inadequate. It emphasizes high personal standards and perseverance as essential for success across endeavors.
Citation notice summons Eva Varley Garvin 1944
You are commanded to appear and answer the plaintiff petition before 10 00 A M on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance the date of this citation Monday July 17 1944 before the Honorable District Court of Grayson County at the Court House in Sherman Texas
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State OF
Texas
Eva Varley Garvin
A. D
District Court
Grayson County
Sher
Garvin divorce petition filed in Grayson County Texas
Christie Clark Garvin files for divorce from Eva Varley Garvin on grounds of three years abandonment. Petition filed May 30 1944 in Sherman office. Clerk S V Earnest captions the case number 52783 with deputy Nancy Drake. four ta sd Ju 29.
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Man
Texas
Palintiff
Christie Clark Garvin
Eva Varley Garvin
S. V. Earnest
Grayson County
Nancy Drake
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Hal Boyle
Sambo
Whitewright Lumber Co
Paul A. Eke
Agricultural Economist College of
Moscow, Idaho
Sam
U. S. Treasury Department
Dallas Church
Mer
Lone Star Te A Gas Company
Cardui
IL Duce
Romans
Mercury
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
P. C
Draughon’s Business College
Dallas, Texas
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Sewalls
L. LaRoe & Company
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