Luxuries Vanish in Europe
A Commerce Department survey details wartime hardships as Britain reduces rations for dogs and people to limited meat, coffee and bacon. Italians face tiny monthly coffee allotments while Greece imposes meatless and no bath days. Germany requires long lasting shaving sticks and doctors’ notes for coffee, with France enforcing meatless days and stricter controls as ships haul war cargo.
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Washington
Greece
Commerce Department
France
Germany
England
Woman's Prediction In Will Sows Aftermath In Court
In New York Surrogate's Court a claim was filed by John Muhall who says he is the late Mrs. Isabel McHie's father. The 89 year old San Antonio man seeks a share of her 400000 dollar estate left to Seeing Eye Inc Morristown New Jersey which trains police dogs for the blind.
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New York
Isabel McHie
John Muhall
San Antonio
Texas
New Foreman Meets Echoing Claim On First Morning
Mr. Ducken, newly appointed foreman, encounters John idling by crates and introduces himself. John responds that he is the new boss as well.
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Mr. Ducken
John
Ducken
Compensation Bill Illegal, Says Mann
Texas Attorney General ruled a Trinity County local bill granting a superintendent $600 yearly travel allowance unconstitutional. The opinion extends to similar local acts, noting such bills apply only to a single county within a narrow population bracket.
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Austin
Texas
Mann
Trinity County
Beauty should not be worn to dentist visits
Dr. Walter S. Thompson warned in Baltimore that women should avoid cosmetics before X rays. He explained heavy elements like lead and mercury absorb Roentgen rays, forming a skin layer that burns more easily during dental X ray exposure.
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Baltimore
Walter S. Thompson
Los Angeles
Roentgenology
American Dental Association
Son
Mae West Cleared in Plagiarism Suit Over Radio Script
Federal Judge Harry Hollzer ruled Mae West and NBC not liable for $1,000,000 to Joan Storm. The court found insufficient similarity between Storm’s Love and Applesauce and West’s Adam and Eve radio skit, and concluded the claim did not prove infringement.
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Mae West
Los Angeles
Calif
Joan Storm
Harry Hollzer
Miss West
National Broadcasting Company
Holizer
Natick to Install Street Bumps for Safety
Natick Massachusetts allocates 50 to alter West Street a road leading to the Dug Pond bathing beach with speed reducing bumps. Proponents say the bumps slow cars protecting children while opponents question liability for auto damage from the artificial hazards.
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Natick
Mass
West Street
Dug Pond
Veteran lawyer ends case by submitting without argument
A young attorney addressed the jury for nearly two hours until the opposing lawyer, a seasoned veteran, rose and confidently told the court he would follow the example set and submit the case without further argument, resulting in a not guilty verdict.
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Rose
Gunter Children Return to School After Illness
Porter News notes the Gunter children returning to class following a siege of scarlet fever and diphtheria. The item lists multiple visits among local families, including Howell lamberts, Harrisons and Hunters, with weekends spent in Whitewright Klondike Bethel Sherman and Trenton communities.
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Gunter
Harlie Howell
Charlie Lambert
Ector
Doris June Hunter
G. D. Bennett
Whitewright
Ina Lee Hicks
Mary Lee Fincher
Klondike
Dorotha Jean McCord
Willa Jean Hunter
Elmer Anderson
M. L. Williams
Charlene Fincher
Sara Hicks
C. E. McCord
Dorotha Jean
Odus Hicks
Bethel
Lois Allen
Sherman
W. C. Anderson
R. L. Cooper
Patsy Ruth
M. M. Cooper
Claude McCord
Harvey Gunter
Mattie McCord
E. O. Young
Pilot Grove
Hugh Hunter
Lora
C. C. Morgan
Trenton
Joe Laughlin
Bonham
Jim Laughlin
Mind His Own Business VNA Storekeeper Stays Put 25 Years
Gilbert Wilson operator of the General Store at VNA Illinois has not taken a vacation in 25 years nor seen a talking picture or gone fishing for an afternoon. He has opened or locked up the store every day throughout a quarter century of business.
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VNA
Ill
Gilbert Wilson
Wilson
Sun Announces Democratic Primary Candidates 1940
The Sun lists candidates for the Democratic primary on July 27 1940. For Public Weigher Pot 3 Bennie Ben Ball is named. For District Clerk J E Hutch Leatherwood is named.
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The
Sun
Bennie
Ben) Ball
J. E. (Hutch
Leatherwood
Pebble Sailor and Sweetie Bond Over Lounging Comment
A playful exchange has Big Pebble Sailor remarking he is a mere pebble in Sweetie's life. She retorts that he should become a boulder if he feels that way, suggesting a humorous shift in their metaphorical banter.
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Sailor
Whitewright to Elect Mayor on April First Tuesday 1940
Notice of a city election in Whitewright Grayson County Texas for a two year mayoral term. Polls open 8 a m to 7 p m at City Hall election room. Officers appointed include Horton presiding judge Wright assistant judge Dillon and Mrs Allen T Short clerks. By order of the City Commission February 5 1940.
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Texas
County of
Grayson
Whitewright
W. H. Horton
J. M. Wright
C. C. Dillon
Allen T. Short
F. M. Echols
Mentho Mulsion Endorsed Remedy From University Dean
The dean of pharmacy at a large mid western university perfects Mentho-Mulsion a cold cough remedy. It contains nine ingredients including vitamins A and D seven soothing oils creosote and fig syrup base. George Morehouse testifies to relief after two campaigns. product is guaranteed by Childress Pharmacy.
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Mid-Western
Childress Pharmacy
Census to Ask Marital Status Only for Ages Ten and Up
The Census Bureau announced that marital status questions will be asked only of persons aged ten years or older in the forthcoming census questionnaires. A separate note mentions a 46 foot tide at the Gallegos River mouth in Patagonia.
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Washington
Census_ Bureau
Gallegos River
Patagonia
Teacher With Oomph Brightens Des Moines Schools
Iowa boards urged to hire teachers with oomph combining attractiveness and zeal. Public instruction bulletin says children have no choice about school, so boards should provide teachers who are attractive energetic and love their work to make school life happy.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Public Instruction
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Father Files
R. P. Childress
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
Confucius
Porter News
Grayson County
15Th District Court
R. C
Bob) Slagle JR
C. H. (Shorty) Barrett
M. E. Talley
J. H
Jim) Waggoner
Fannin County
Magnolia Square
Farley
Jesse Wallace
Eos
Dean of Pharmacy
Johnnie James
Joe Johnson
Haile
A. L. Biggerstaff
Stephens & Bryant
H. A. James
Ramsey
East
Houston Street
Sherman, Texas
J. G. Muirhead
Orangeville
Whitewright Hatchery
G. W. Ford
T. E. Barbee
Manning & Meadow
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
S. Travis St
Johnny Bright Boy
Hedge Shears
Manning & Meador
IHC
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