Town and Farm in Wartime Reminders and Reports
Wartime guidance from the Office of War Information covers stamps for food and fuel, and advice on egg storage and beefing up wartime labor. Reports from Carroll County Georgia and Gregory County South Dakota show quota progress while 20,000 dealer workers join the Fifth War Loan drive.
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Office OF War Information
United States
Agriculture Section
War Finance Division
Treasury Department
Carroll County
Alabama
Gregory County
South Dakota
U. S
Elm Street Dallas Scene Shows Silent Walker Aided
Mid afternoon on Elm Street Dallas a lone sightless man stands immovable in the crowd until a shabby boy helps him cross to the curb and they part with a firm handclasp. The scene evokes a compassionate moment among busy pedestrians and mirrors a broader note on small town life and wartime poems.
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Elm Street
Dallas
The Final Message From a Stranger in Texas
A reflection on fear and farewell ends with a haunting sense of duty and faith. The speaker addresses God, speaks of a looming hour, and notes a resolve to face death while acknowledging a personal struggle to seek help. The closing line links a family history to self reliance.
Best Part Proud Mother Pianist Joke
A humorous exchange features a mother praising her son Willie’s piano progress and a music teacher quipping that he’s adept at closing the lid. The brief joke centers on a light, domestic piano gag.
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Willie
Warned To Make Sure Of Drinking Water
Austin report stresses safe water for vacationers as contamination causes sickness. Dr. Geo W Cox urges using municipal supplies when possible and boiling or chlorine treatment for safety. For private wells, protect the site from flooding, ensure a concrete pump platform, secure mounting, proper packing, and a turned down spout.
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Austin
Geo. W. Cox
Texas
Cox
Wood Platform Pumps with Pits and Priming Openings
The text describes open wood platforms, pits under the pump, and openings where the pump rod enters the pump, alongside pumps that require priming to operate.
Nothing Hidden Waiter Cat Adds to Dining Experience
A patron questions the necessity of a stray cat prowling tables in a city restaurant. The waiter explains the cat’s presence is believed to enhance the dining experience when rabbit stew is on the menu, as urged by the manager.
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James J. Walker
James Day
New York City
Divorce Petition Summons in Grayson County Texas
Citation issued May 30 1944 commands Eva Varley Garvin to appear by 10 am on Monday July 17 1944 in Sherman Texas before Judge for Christie Clark Garvin's divorce petition filed May 30 1944 in District Court Granting grounds of three years abandonment. Court clerk S V Earnest. Deputy Nancy Drake. 4T-Ju 29.
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State OF Texas
Eva Varley Garvin
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Palintiff
Christie Clark Garvin
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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WFA
Washington
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Federal Works Agency
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War Production Board
National Headquarters of
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Army
Navy
OPA
South America
U. S. Public Health Service
Pascal Farley
Bond
Kingston Drug Store
Denison
Rexall
Joe Smith Dyer
Dorothy Sparks
Illinois
Miss Sparks
Mark J. Gayn
Roosevelt
Piscove
Palace Theatre
Arta
AMDS
Ruth Terry Waite Corder
Goiun
Big Boy
William AS
Onslow Stevens
Mary Treen
Wiere Bros
Bob Nolan
Eosie
Sons OF the Pioneers
A Republic
Edgar Kennedy
Paul Harvey
Don Wilson
Argaret O'Brien
Margaret
James Craig - Marsha Hunt
Philip Merivale
Henry O'Neill
Donald Meek
Pathe News
Morus
Northland
Uwe
Helmut Dante John
Gene Lockhart
Madam Curie
Morgan Creek
Henry Aldrich
Boy Scout
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