Victory Garden Week Observed in Texas March 11 17
Texas marks Victory Garden Week March 11 to 17 alongside A and M College short course on Victory gardening. Horticuluturist J F Rosborough urges gardeners to select local seed, start plant beds, and set aside fertilizers and inoculants while noting progress from recent plantings and the goal of one million gardens.
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College Station
Texas
Texas A
Victory
J. F. Rosborough
A. and
M. College Extension Service
Victory Gardens
Rosborough
Texas Victory
Man at London Labour Exchange Chooses Martha
An old countryman visits a Labor Exchange in London and asks if he has found the Women's Exchange. The woman clerk confirms, and he replies he will stick to Martha, preferring the clerk known to him.
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London
Women's Exchange
Martha
Wolfe's Rossberry Free Catalogue Offer
Wolfe's Berry Catalogue from Wolfe Nursery of Stephenville Texas offers color pictures and prices for Rossberry a new berry by Ross R Wolfe Texas horticulturist. The Rossberry created by Luther Burbank promises large 2 by 1 inch wine colored berries with raspberry Roysenberry flavor notes, suited to home yards and adaptable to growing conditions. Order by writing to Wolfe Nursery Dept W Stephenville Texas for immediate mailing and be among early buyers.
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Wolfe
Ross R. Wolfe
Texas Horticulturist
Luther Burbank
Wolfe Nursery
Dept. W
Stephenville
Texas
Massacre of 150 American prisoners reported at Palawan
General MacArthur announced that 150 U S war prisoners were burned at Puerto Princessa Palawan by Japanese forces. Cpl. Elmo D Deal described guards gasing shelters and firing with machine guns as prisoners tried to flee.
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Richard Bergholz
MacArthur
Luzon
Puerto Princessa
Palawan Island
41St Infantry Division
Cpl
Elmo D. Deal
Yuba City
Calif
Bataan
Palawan
Mindoro Island
Free meals and letters from Dallas cafe hero Charlie Mitchell
Charlie Mitchell runs the Underpass Cafe near Union Terminal in Dallas, giving free meals and cigarets to transient servicemen since the war began. He has fed over 175,000 military personnel and handed out about 11,000 New Testaments, with 15,000 letters from service members as keepsakes. Christmas dinners and turkey were shared, while he attributes the acts to faith and says he can pay the bills and stay in business.
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Dallas
Charlie Mitchell
Charlie
Dallas’ Union Terminal
Mitchell
The Spice of Life and War Era Jokes Collide
A collection of wartime humor and vignette gags. A narrator recalls a relief job in wartime Paris and a French millionaire lamenting a Wright monument. Other bits include an alarm clock parrot trick and a diner’s rubber tire hash joke.
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Paris
Wilbur Wright
Husband Shot by Wife Cited as Close Range Force
Transcript notes discuss a man being shot by his wife at close range with reference to powder marks on the body, and confirmation that she fired the shot. The exchange implies motive linked to the evidence described.
Insurance Agent and Farmer Echo Rural Finances
A light quip contrasts farming past and present as an insurance agent asks about farming troubles and a farmer replies that 60 acres meant corn, not loans. The exchange highlights shifts in agricultural finance and rural economies.
Shaving Dilemma In Upscale Restaurant
A diner at a smart restaurant tied napkin around his neck and a manager whispered to the waiter to avoid offending him. The waiter offered a gentle alternative asking, Shave, sir, or haircut.
Raggs Wife Recalls Husband’s City Trouble
In a conversational exchange a woman recalls her husband failed to find a room in Washington and instead moved to a nearby hotel where he found work as a bell hop. The anecdote highlights improvisation amid travel discomfort.
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Washington
Strange town names prompt a witty exchange
An Englishman remarks on peculiar American town names. A bemused American asks if he lives in London, and the Briton explains he splits time between Chipping Norton and Pokestogg-on-the-Hike, highlighting amusing place names.
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Weehawken
Hoboken
Poughkeepsie
London
Chipping Norton
Pokestogg-on
Escaped Italian POW Sends Home Plea for Welcome
A young officer who escaped from an Italian prisoner-of-war camp to Switzerland cables his father promising imminent return and asking to bring whatever he wishes. The father replies with a warm request to prepare a fatted calf for the homecoming.
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Switzerland
Quotable Quick Wit Exchanges Between Jasper and Joan
The pair trade wry banter about identity and impulse. One quip notes that some people never stop to think while others never stop to think to stop, hinting at playful social observation.
Parrot Helps Cured McTavish Change Habits
The foreman scolds Cured McTavish for lateness but later praises a noted improvement. He replies that a parrot now accompanies him, implying the bird reinforces punctuality and discipline in a humorous exchange.
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McTavish
Mac
Roger Rank and the Roger Dodger Radio Gaffe
A Golden Gate Guardian tale notes Rank privileges as a pilot radio exchange with a major from an aircraft warning unit. the pilot repeatedly says Roger dodger despite the major's instruction that Roger will suffice. The humor contrasts a bright family from Jimmie Wilson with Betty’s school day quip.
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Betty
Jimmie Wilson
Jimmie
Roger Rank
Golden Gate Guardian
Fourth Air Force
Roger Dodger
Roger
Major and Voltaire Jibe at Theaters Echoing Lines
A Major claims Roger would suffice and the airplane replies with a playful roger dodger. Voltaire during rehearsal wakes a sleeping actor, humorously asking if he is in the audience.
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Nally
Maj. Lane
Roger
Roger Dodger
Tax delinquency notice for Grayson County lands in Van Alstyne
State and county proceed to collect taxes on Lots 1 and 2, Carter's Addition, Van Alstyne, Grayson County. Delinquent amounts are 68.18 state tax and 59.71 county tax. Suit brought. defendants must appear at the April term of the Grayson County District Court in Sherman on the first Monday in April 1945 to defend and show cause why judgment and foreclosure should not be entered.
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State OF
Texas
Grayson
Clerk Johnson
Commissioners Court
District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Notice to William A. Buchanan in Grayson County suit
The state of Texas commands William A. Buchanan to appear and answer the plaintiff Effie Buchanan in District Court of Grayson County Sherman at 10 a.m. on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, with the case filed February 14, 1945 in file No. 53372.
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State OF
Texas
William A. Buchanan
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Effie Buchanan
Divorce suit filed for cruel treatment in 1945 case
The document cites a divorce action against William A. Buchanan and a defendant, with grounds cruelty. The suit was issued February 14, 1945, with S. V. Earnest as Clerk and Nancy Drake as Deputy.
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William A. Buchanan
S. V. Earnest
Grayson County
Texas
Nancy Drake
Whitewright Election Notice For City Commissioners 1945
City of Whitewright Texas sets election for April 3 1945 to elect two city commissioners for two year terms. Polls open 8 AM to 7 PM at City Hall with officers L E Alexander presiding judge R C Vestal assistant judge and clerks Mrs O L Jones and Mrs A T Short. Mayor F M Echols signs notice March 5 1945.
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Whitewright
City of
Texas
L. E. Alexander
R. C. Vestal
O. L. Jones
A. T. Short
F. M. Echols
Harold Doss
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Gladiola Flour Fant Milling Company
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Whitewright Lumber Co
Jasper
Joan
Pascal Farley
Voltaire
Dain
New England
L. LaRoe & Co
Mercury
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
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