Former Grayson Boy Propels Texas Tax Bill Victory
G C Morris of Greenville is credited with driving House Bill 8 to passage funding social security obligations. The article notes Morris led opposition to a sales tax and helped Texas avoid a general levy, while highlighting his rise from Grayson County roots to a major legislative figure.
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Texas
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Hunt County
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Wesley Junior College
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Admiralty Reveals Rescue Of 45000 Troops From Greece
The Royal Navy and Merchant Marine spent a week rescuing about 45000 imperial troops and many refugees from Greece amid German air and sea attacks. Two destroyers and four transports were lost. 700 survivors from one transport were feared dead after a destroyer torpedoed it, and both destroyers Diamond and Wryneck were sunk the next day.
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London
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Greece
Admiralty
A. V. Alexander
Peloponnesus
Diamond
Wryneck
High Command
Kalamai
Kalamata
South
Navplion
Napplion
Fishing Weather Its Effect On Anglers And Fish
Fort Worth readers weigh in on what makes good fishing weather as barometers, winds, and rainfall divide fishermen. Camp operator Guy Gettings says weather affects anglers more than fish, while Dr. R B Anderson and others argue bites favor clear days and light southwest wind, with varied experiences across bass and lake fishing.
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R. B. Anderson
Fort Worth
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Frank Sheddan
Lake Worth
Kermit Roosevelt Resigns as Major in British Army
Kermit Roosevelt resigns his commission as a major in the British army on Tuesday night due to ill health. Son of Theodore Roosevelt he joined as a machine gun expert, became ill in November 1939, and again in Egypt last September. He was reported April 14 to be considering Canada assignment to enlist volunteers for the Greek campaign.
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London
Kermit Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Egypt
Canada
54 200 Pennies Tracked For Bond Purchase
Paris woman recounts Dick Hopper’s plan to buy defense bonds with 542 dollars in pennies weighing 310 pounds. The coins, saved over two years, would stretch more than three-fifths of a mile if laid end to end. Hopper quips about remembering he can swim after nearly drowning.
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T. W. Russell
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