Mann Attacks Source of Aid to Johnson
Texas voter mobilization heats up as Gerald C. Mann denounces a Washington driven bid to push Lyndon Johnson into the Senate. Mann asserts federal backing and a bought plaque, urging Texans to defend state autonomy and American democracy.
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Miller Memorial Park
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Roosevelt
United States
White House
Alvin Wirtz
Interior
Harold Young
Welly K. Hopkins
John L. Lewis
CIO
United Mine Workers Union
Attorney General's Office
Weather Note: Clear Today Warns of Speeding Risks
Accident analysts report that 86 percent of fatal motor crashes in 1940 occurred in clear weather as published in The Travelers Insurance Company analysis. The booklet notes clear conditions encourage speeding, with fewer fatalities in snow rain or fog due to reduced visibility.
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Wise Couple Quip Ends With Coroner Notice
A witty exchange between Robert and Marie ends with Marie recounting a past incident where a bold young man rocked the boat, he was swayed by the reply, and Marie swam ashore to inform the coroner.
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Robert
Marie
Radio-Locator Key to Britain's Air Raid Defense
London reports Sir Philip Joubert describing Britain's secret radio locator device that detects incoming raiders through darkness and fog and guides fighters. The system, kept secret, aided the Battle of Britain and is credited with boosting observer corps efficiency and future peacetime safety for flying.
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London
Philip Joubert
Air Ministry
Sir Philip
Philip
Germany
Observer Corps
Lord Beaverbrook
United States
Clement R. Attlee
House of Commons
British detectors roll out across Britain
The Air Ministry stated hundreds of radiation detectors are installed nationwide. It also emphasized the need for skilled technicians to operate and maintain the devices effectively.
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Air Ministry
Britain
Tips on What To Send to Draftees From Army Camps
Chaplain W V Morgan of Thirteenth Engineers offers guidance for relatives of draftees. He urges weekly letters, simple laundry items, wrapped candy, stamps, hometown papers, and a package-a-week plan. Practical items include tobacco razor blades camphor ice and similar small comforts. Principal export of St Vincent is arrowroot.
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W. V. Morgan
Thirteenth Engineers
Governor O'Daniel Vetoes Tax Remission Bill
Governor W Lee O Daniel vetoed a measure remitting half of state ad valorem taxes to counties for ten years. The bill would have shifted about 4 500 000 annually in state revenue to counties. A prior similar act was ruled unconstitutional by the State Supreme Court. The attorney general had deemed the earlier law invalid.
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W. Lee O’daniel Monday
State Supreme Court
Gerald C. Mann
Senate
Auto safety tips from M D Ator featured in Boy's Life
Pilot Ator shares a seven point driving code with Tom Harmon. The advice covers speed control signals alertness and courtesy, vehicle condition and self assessment to prevent trouble, reflecting aviation experience applied to road use.
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M. D. Ator
Tom Harmon
Christmas Baby Gifted by Angels and Shared
In a family scene, a mother calls the baby a Christmas gift from angels. Jack suggests laying the baby away and gifting him to someone else next Christmas.
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