Farmers Federal Insurance Forum on Bill Collins Case
Last week's discussion explained how Bill Collins and his family qualified for low cost federal retirement insurance. The plan provides Bill and two underage children $85 monthly for ten years, Maud waits until 65, and later family totals adjust to $64.80. If Maud survives, her widow payments rise. Congress may extend this protection to farmers. Social Security Board urged such coverage. Next week will cover lump sum payments.
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Bill Collins
Maud
Bill
Congress
Social Security Board
Human Foot Marvels Courts Engineers Praise
Elsie McCormick, in Colliers, extols the human foot as a marvel with 26 bones and a complex arch. It bears, balances, and oils joints through ligaments tendons and bursae. Across a mile of walking it can endure about 250 tons of load.
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Elsie McCormick
Colliers
Brooklyn Bridge
The Spice of Life and a Waiting Engagement
A lighthearted tale notes Nora the cook refuses to marry Mike while he drinks and she remains sober. The editor uses the anecdote to illustrate stalled nuptials and the couple’s stubborn stances amid everyday wage concerns and sympathy requests.
Reunion Surprise Tangles Tennis Club Memories
Two long separated women unexpectedly meet and reminisce about a red-haired boy at the tennis club. The conversation reveals he threatened marriage to one of them. The twist: the speaker reveals that the other woman is now his wife.
Bragging GI Provokes Train Room tale
On a troop train some soldiers grew tired of a boastful peer who bragged about hometown, dog, and girl. A GI from the Middle West recounts his two day ride, then reveals his route passed through the boastful man’s town, noting a box car on a side track.
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G. I
Middle West
The Librarian and the Middle of a Novel Joke
A librarian notes a reader who starts in the middle of a book provoking a joke about endings. A dialogue features two Black men, Sam in the sky and Rastus below, discussing life after death and coal shoveling to keep light. The humor rests on racial stereotypes of the era.
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Sam
Rastus
Drug chain in Chicago admits service slump due to labor
A Chicago based drug store chain has disclosed in local newspaper advertising that service levels have deteriorated because of labor shortages. The notices acknowledge slower checkout lines and reduced staffing affecting customer experience.
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Chicago
Scottsboro Soda Fountains Create Awe for Hill Family Visit
A roughhewn hill mother from Sand Mountain and her ten year old son visit a Scottsboro drug store and witness a soda fountain spectacle. The friendly proprietor offers to treat them to vanilla sodas as the pair watch with a mix of wonder and fear while the drink is prepared with frothy precision.
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Sand Mountain
Scottsboro
Ala
Boy Drinks Foam and Declares It Sweet Wind
A youth samples foam from a glass and declares it harmless with a cheerful smile. The moment captures playful curiosity and a carefree attitude toward small experiments. The remark reflects a lighthearted, rustic tone reminiscent of a daily life vignette from a bygone era.
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Wall Street Journal
Boy Camp Mischief Ends In A Smile
A farmer chased a boy crossing his land but the youth waited with a smile. The boy said he came from a boys' camp and asked where he was staying, revealing a playful exchange rather than conflict.
Can Luck Or Pot Luck Stir Family Dinner Plans
A husband invites a friend to stay and share a pot luck meal while the wife clarifies the term as can luck in a whispered correction. The exchange hints at household humor and wordplay in a domestic setting.
Australians and Japanese in jungle fighting lore
A war correspondent recalls a Japanese prisoner naming Australians as top jungle fighters and denying Americans prowess noting they remove jungle. The scene shifts to a frantic insurance call as a house on fire prompts a dispatcher to send a man, not take over the phone.
Citation Notice in Grayson County Texas 1945
The State of Texas commands Mrs. M. C. Huffman to appear and answer the plaintiff Emmett Huffman in suit No. 53577 filed May 19 1945. Appearance required by 10 a.m. on Monday July 2 1945 before the district court in Sherman Texas.
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State OF Texas
M. C. Huffman
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Emmett Huffman
Divorce Granted On Grounds Of Cruel Treatment
A divorce suit filed in Grayson County Texas cites cruel treatment as the main reason. Proceedings note the case issued May 19 1945 with Clerk S W Earnest and Deputy Nancy Drake recording in Sherman Texas.
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Sherman
Texas
A. D
S. W. Earnest
Grayson County
Nancy Drake
Citation Notice in Grayson County Texas 1945
Court clerk issues citation to Roy Daniel Bubblitz for appearance by May 21, 1945 with Frances Bubblitz as plaintiff. Document dated May 21 1945 notes service due by 10 a.m. Monday July 9 1945. Deputy clerk Nancy Drake signs.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Farmers Federal Insurance Forum
Ernest L. Tutt
Mart
Gotham
Stephens & Bryant Insurance — Real Estate
War Department
Whitewright Lumber Co
Mike
Zephyr
Japan
Hardwicke-Etter Co
Sherman, Texas
Hirohito
U. S. Employment Service
East
Houston Street
Frank
Roy Daniel Bubblitz
Frances Bubblitz
S. V. Earnest
Griffin & Kent
du Pont House
du Pont
L. LaRoe & Co
Bell Telephone
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