Army Lingo Adds Some New Words To the Language
Fort Bliss report outlines military slang used by draftees including wire city jail foul ball under the gun ruckus juice whisky and cracker box mechanized vehicle puddle jumper with terms for officers cooks and recruits. The piece notes slang like shave-tail K P PX chow and GI and explains miss called maggie's pants on the range.
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Fort Bliss
Wire City
K. P
P. X
G. I
Maggie
Army Slang and Rations Mix in World War II Echoes
Soldiers describe weapon slang and chow terms with humor noting how the gunner is “Santa-claused” and a machine gun as a “bean-shooter” while many arms are just “pieces.” They say insults to cooks are off limits, even flapjacks called “saddle blankets.”
Texas Aggie football to number players by position
Texas A g g i coach Homer Norton announces a new system mapping players to positions and numbers. Wingback to tailback backs will wear 10 to 49, centers 50s, guards 60s, tackles 70s, ends 80s, with even numbers on the right and odd on the left.
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College Station
Texas Aggie
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Homer Norton
Derace Moser
Jim Thomason
John Kimbrough
Marion Pugh
John Fan
The Worst of It
Mose tells a tale of a big sum won last night with a twist the cash included fourteen cents. The dialogue features a sailor and Mose debating the amount and the meaning of paying with cash. The exchange ends with a quip about sting power.
Homer Leonard and a Texas House Involved
A profile notes Homer Leonard a McAllen publisher and printer owner serving as Speaker of the Texas House with impartial duties. It also mentions William Dee Moore and his prized possum dog from the Lometa Reporter, then briefly recounts the dog’s disappearance and distress of its owner.
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Homer Leonard
McAllen
Leonard
House of Representatives
Magic Valley
Texas
William Dee Moore
E. C. Lowe
Lometa Reporter
Moore
William D
New Braunfels Plans Centennial Celebration Rich Heritage
New Braunfels founded in 1845 by Price Solms of Braunfels plans a centennial celebration. The city boasts colorwide streets stone houses central park with Confederate monument a historic bell tower and a museum housing documents lace and paintings recording nearly 100 years of history. It features the first tax-supported public school in Texas and is known as the city of metal roofs after 1893 fire insurance rate relief.
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New Braunfels
Price Solms
Braunfels
Texas
For Sale Jersey Milch Cow with White Face Heifer Calf
For sale by Dr C P Johnson a Jersey milch cow is offered along with a young White Face heifer calf. The listing notes contact for inquiry and price.
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Jersey
C. P. Johnson
Constable Resigns Over Farm Eviction in St. Charles
St. Charles Missouri constable Edward Giesemenn resigned Tuesday to avoid evicting a farm family behind on $75 rent. He said the family has no place to go after being directed by a justice of the peace to enforce the eviction.
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ST. Charles
Edward Giesemenn
Texas Leads In Enlistments In Early War Year
Texas supplied 18,752 of 196,560 men who enlisted in the regular Army for three year terms from July 1, 1940, to Jan 1, 1941. Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois and Kentucky followed with 14,567 13,860 9,972 and 7,563 men respectively. Total Army strength stood at about 1 003 500. Other states listed include Louisiana Arkansas New Mexico and Oklahoma with 4288 3574 1172 and 6657 enlistments.
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Texas
Washington
Pennsylvania
New York
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Pass Word Confusion Reveals Irish Soldier’s Reply
A sergeant tests an Irish soldier with a cryptic password. The phrase references Saxe and a marshal, prompting Pat to recall his family trades. When challenged later, the Irishman simply answers with “Bags.”
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Pat
Saxe
Mrashal Saxe
Shure
Pencil Sharpening Sparks Construction Banter
A foreman scolds a bricklayer for sharpening a pencil, joking that only a carpenter should do it. The light exchange hints at on site roles and camaraderie amid daily trades.
Bill to Lower Draft Age To 18 Introduced in House
A bill introduced by Representative Young of Ohio seeks to lower the draft minimum from 21 to 18 and expand selective service to register and call men aged 18 to 35. The proposal would amend the existing service age range and broaden eligibility for registration and service.
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Washington
Representative Young
Ohio
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