Enlistment Halted in Ambulance Corps
New York reports no new applications for the American Volunteer Ambulance Corps or the American Field Service as both wait on France to decide next steps. About a hundred accepted drivers remain in limbo, with ambulances ready in New York and donations accepted on a provisional basis.
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New York
American Volunteer Ambulance Corps
American Field Service
France
England
AVAC
AFS
American saved famed Armistice car from weather
Arthur H. Fleming of Pasadena, California, a retired lumberman, saved the World War Armistice car that served as Marshal Foch's field headquarters from the elements. He offered $10,000 to the French government to build a memorial structure, and a Compiegne building was erected to house the car.
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Adolf Hitler
Arthur H. Fleming
Pasadena
Calif
Marshal Ferdinand Foch
the Invalides
Paris
Fleming
Compiegne
Why America Has a Farm Problem
The analysis notes farmers cannot exchange their products for as much as before and remain below parity. It cites 1910-14 parity, 1932 at 61 percent, and 1939 at 77 percent, with 1939 showing one quarter more goods than 1932. The parity question focuses on farm income in terms of buying power rather than commodity prices.
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Ucts
East Texas farmer turns luck with old mule into big harvest
Willie Holly of Kirbyville, starting with nothing but a sick wife, a 50 year old mule, and a small loan, built a farm from cut over timberland. He dug stumps, fenced land, and sold pine knots to raise bacon and flour. By year two he clears over 100 dollars per acre from green beans and has expanded his holdings.
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Kirbyville
Willie Holly
Holly
T. G
Thorny
Hicks
Ridbyville
East Texas
Ford Won't Make Motors For England
Washington says negotiations with Henry Ford to mass produce airplane engines collapsed. Ford refused to build engines for Great Britain, ending plans to produce Rolls Royce motors. the U.S. would buy engines for itself while seeking other suppliers for Britain.
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Washington, D. C
Henry Ford
William S. Knudsen
National Defense Commission
Ford
Great Britain
Rolls Royce Motors
Ford Company
National Defense Advisory Commission
Commission
United States
Congress
Defense Commission
Knudsen
Detroit
Aeronautical
Motors
United States War Department
Edsel Ford
Rolls Royce
Britain
CCC Drops Requirement That Enrollees Come From Relief Families
Washington The civilian conservation corps will enroll sons of parents not on relief if the boys are unemployed and need jobs. Improved employment conditions reduced CCC applications, so the rule that enrollees come from relief families is dropped.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Automobile Loans Offered By Local Finance Firm
Want Ads describe quick automobile loans and refinances for any reason with no delay. Bring license, receipt, and car for inspection to save money. F. W. Creager, Manager at Auto Finance Company.
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Sherman
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager, Mgr
Colorado Senator Demands Hearing on Cabinet Shakeup
Senator Ed Johnson plans a public hearing to question Harry Woodring about his resignation from the War Department. Johnson argues Knox and Stimson signal a move toward war and seeks to reveal if Woodring was ousted for opposing aiding Britain and France. He will push the Senate Military Affairs Committee to hear Woodring.
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Washington
Harry Woodring
Great Britain
France
Ed Johnson
Colorado
Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Henry L. Stimson
Navy
War Department
Woodring
Johnson
Knox
Stimson
Kansas
U.S
Britain
Jackson
Senate Military Affairs Committee
U S Mobilizes Jobs to Meet Defense Needs
The United States Employment Service plans the nation’s largest mobilization of labor for defense. Surveys show 23 000 technicians 657 000 skilled craftsmen and 858 000 semi skilled production workers available now. States to discuss rapid deployment of skilled labor to aircraft and other defense industries.
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Washington, D. C
United States Employment Service
Oscar M. Powell
Social Security Board
Powell
Government plans to aid workers by transport cost payments
Government moves to cover transportation costs for workers to jobs they cannot afford. Employed workers seeking better positions and the unemployed are urged to register with the United States employment service in their home towns.
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United States Employment Service Office
Dog licenses cost more than marriage fees in Pennsylvania counties
In many Pennsylvania counties a dog license costs more than a marriage license, state health authorities reveal. Licenses for dogs fishing hunting and operation of automobiles have a fixed price of two dollars, while marriage license fees range from fifty cents upward by county. The 1939 legislature requiring a three day waiting period has reduced weddings by about ten thousand annually.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Two Ways to Look at It Attitude and Blessings
Two pitchers discuss leaving or returning to the well and the idea of mindset transforming emptiness into fullness. The note frames attitude as key to fortune. It also notes Moorish custom of wearing orange blossoms by brides.
Political Announcements for Democratic Primary July 27 1940
The Sun announces candidates subject to the Democratic primary on July 27 1940. The notice lists forthcoming contenders and outlines primary eligibility requirements for participation.
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The
Sun
Fannin County Political Candidates Listed For Local Offices
For Congress 4th District SAM RAYBURN and 15th District Judge R C SLAGLE JR are named along with candidates for District Attorney Ralph ELLIOTT Roy G. BAKER county clerk C H Shorty BARRETT M E TALLEY tax assessor collector COLLIER YEARY and local reps J H Jim WAGGONER and JOHN W CONNELLY Fannin County officials include Public Weigher Bennie Ball for Pot 3 Sheriff J E Ed WHITLEY District Clerk J E Hutch LEATHERWOOD and Representative District 41 JOHN W CONNELLY.
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T. W. Ayres & Son
Carter
America
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the Sun
Sun Office
Haile
Pilot Grove
C. M. Howard
Route 1
Ramsey
East
Houston Street
Sherman, Texas
T. E. Barbee
William Lanius Kincaid
W. L. Kincaid
Billy Kincaid
Katie Kincaid
Kate L. Kincaid
Olivia M. Whedbee
Dem
U. S
Sam Rayburn
15Th District Court
R. C
Bob) Slagle JR
R. M. Carter
Ralph Elliott
Roy G. Baker
C. H. (Shorty) Barrett
M. E. Talley
Collier Yeary
J. H
Jim) Waggoner
Bennie
Ben) Ball
Fannin County
J. E
Whitley
J. E. (Hutch
Leatherwood
John W. Connelly
Whitewright
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