Post Office Warns Against Chain Letters and Postal Cards
Postmaster Lilley disseminates a national notice warning that sending endless chain letters and related postal cards through the mails violates postal fraud and lottery laws. The post office may issue fraud orders against participants and block delivery to those named. The notice, published locally to warn patrons, aims to curb such mailings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. J. Lilley
Post Office Department
Lilley
U S Revenue Bill Faces Tax Rise and Inflation Debate
Hearings before the House Ways and Means Committee highlight a sweeping revenue bill aiming to raise about 3.5 billion dollars to fund defense. The plan would trim purchasing power, shift tax burdens, and influence prices, with debate over income versus consumption taxes and the balance of guns and butter. Treasury officials warn inflation risks if defense output lags, urging faster mobilization of idle resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury
Morgenthau
Civil Service Plans Stenographer Exams
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for junior typist at 1260 dollars and junior stenographer at 1440 dollars. Open to men and women 18 to 53. Applications due May 21. Exams to fill vacancies in the Tenth Civil Service District Texas and Louisiana. Information at post offices or by writing the district in New Orleans. Exams held in Denison for local applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Federal Service
Tenth Civil Service District
Texas
Louisiana
Civil Service District
New Orleans
Denison
Debark Procedure Demonstrated at Missouri Vet Meet
A dog vocal cord debarking operation was performed as part of the Southeast Missouri Veterinarian Association meeting in Hayti Missouri on Friday. The demonstration aimed to show a method of reducing barking and improving quiet conditions in dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayti
Southeast Missouri Veterinarian Association
Hayti, Mo
Want Ad Seeks Quick Results
A concise want ad promises prompt responses for classified inquiries and job or item requests. It invites readers to place simple notices and contact details for fast results.
White Flag Publicity Spreads From Whitewright Water Bill Mark
Mayor F. M. Echols reports clippings from across the United States about Whitewrights white flag warning for final water bill payment dates. The feature appears in The American City magazine with the warning line Watch the white flag you water bill is due. The flag marks the final date to avoid losing the discount, an innovation highlighted by the Texas League of Municipalities weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Echols
United States
Whitewright
New York City
Texas League of Municipalities
Higher Crop Loans Voted by Senate
The Senate approved a bill raising Government loan rates on wheat cotton corn tobacco and rice to 85 percent of parity in a 75 to 2 vote after a conference report with the House. Senator Bankhead led the measure with support from the farm bloc. Senators Dana per and Gerry opposed. The House had already adopted the report. Some feared a Roosevelt veto due to unbudgeted outlays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
White House
Bankhead
Alabama
Congressional
House
Danaher
Connecticut
Gerry
Rhode Island
Roosevelt
Registrants Urged to Report Address Changes to Draft Board
In Austin General J Watt Page warns selective service registrants to notify local draft boards of address or status changes. He says failure to comply risks punishment up to five years imprisonment or a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars, or both.
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Austin
Selective Service
Gen
J. Watt Page
General Page
Hatch Amendment Drafted to Tighten Politics Law
Senator Hatch of New Mexico announced a drafted amendment to his clean politics law. It would require reporting all funds received or disbursed for political purposes on income tax returns using a special form with tax blanks each year. Fines and jail terms for noncompliance would match those for income tax evaders.
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John Doe
Doe
Washington
Hatch
New Mexico
Baccalaureate Services at M. E. Church This Sunday
White Wright High School holds baccalaureate exercises at 7 45 p m Sunday at the Methodist Church announced by superintendent H W Key. Grammar school graduation follows May 22 and May 23 at the gym. Senior class and grammar school rolls listed with speakers and honors.
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M. E. Church
Whitewright High School
H. W. Key
Alan Harvey- Brooks
A. M. Bryant
E. P. Wootten
Marinkovich
B. Wrenn Webb
Warren
Alan Harvey-Brooks
Dallas
L. B. Morris
Hamilton
Mary Alice Andrew
Loretta Alexander
Ruby Anderson
Mattie Zerue Ashinhurst
Dorothea Auten
Marie Badgett
Marjorie Burchfield
Mary Edna Cox
Dorth
Jackie Braden
Pascal Connelly
J. W. Chaney
Billy Ray Conner
Carl Douglas Dixon
Morris F. Gillett
J. H. Gosnell
Billy Jack Harper
Gene Hargett
Joe Hicks
Jarvis D. Maddux
Wilton McFarland
Lynal J. Moore
Ardell Penny
Rudolph Phillips
Birt Russell
Wandell Riddle
Othel Stapleton
Albert Thornton
Jackie Thompson
Lewis Vestal
Eugene Anderson
Joe Yates
Otto Russell
J. B. Smith
Ben Roberts Jr Honored at Texas A and M Cotton Ball
The Sweetwater Reporter notes Ben Roberts Jr senior in the Texas A and M petroleum department chosen to represent the college at the Cotton Ball as duke He wore formal white dress and escorted Virginia Kelly with Nancy Fortner as guest He authored an article in the Texas A and M Engineer titled Diesel Engines vs Gas Engines noting it counted as his petroleum thesis
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Sweetwater
Mell Roberts
Whitewright
Ben Roberts Jr
Texas A
M. College
Petroleum
Ben
Virginia Kelly
Mary Hardin- Baylor College
Belton
Nancy Fortner
University of Texas
Texas A. and
M. Engineer
His Aim Teacher Quote About Robert Growing Up
A humorous exchange has Robert predicting his future as a grandfather who reminisces about colder winters in his youth. The remark frames a lighthearted contrast between childlike ambition and nostalgic aging.
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Robert
Change in Draft Age Draws Fire of Military Chairman
Washington reports show Chairman May of the House military committee urging a thorough study of a draft act change proposal. He calls for a slow approach and investigation of operation and administration before any change is approved. Brig. Gen. Hershey asks Congress to permit deferment of older men by age group and to exempt them from the draft.
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Washington
Selective Service
May
D.ky
House Military Committee
Lewis B. Hershey
Congress
House
General Hershey
Hershey
Tam
Relief Offices in Sherman Denison to Close This Month
Edger T. Davis of the State Department of Public Welfare says Grayson county offices will close for the rest of the month due to preparations for the food stamp program set to begin around June 1. Emergency cases will be handled. CCC and WPA interview appointments are canceled. Old age assistance intake remains as scheduled in Sherman and Denison on specified days.
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the Sun
Edger T. Davis
State Department of Public Welfare
Grayson County
Denison and
Sherman
Denison
Legislature Passes 120th Day of Session in Texas
On Tuesday the 120th day of the session ends the $10 daily pay for members and from Wednesday the stipend drops to $5. The current session may adjourn early or extend through summer as lawmakers await the governor’s action on major appropriation bills. The governor has ten days to act on bills arriving before the final ten days, excluding Sundays.
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Austin
Many Seek Texas Senate Seat In 1940 Race
Governor O Daniels fate looms as 18 candidates file with the Secretary of State. Democrats include Lyndon Johnson and Martin Dies. Republicans are Enoch Fletcher and Politte Elvins. Notable entrants include Sam Morris of Del Rio, John C Williams, Edwin Waller III, and Dr. John R. Brinkley announcing for the vacant U S Senate seat.
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Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
U. S
Secretary of State
Sam Morris
del Rio
Voice of Temperance
Enoch Fletcher
Grand Saline
Politte Elvins
Pharr
Hidalgo County
John C. Williams
Rockport
United States
Edwin Waller III
San Marcos
Gerald C. Mann
Texas
Lyndon Johnson
O. F., Heath Sr
Dallas
Robert Grammer Head
Fort Worth
Commodore Bazil Muse Hatfield
A. E. Harding
W. E. Gilliland
Guy B. Fisher
San Augustine
Roosevelt Bolter
Martin Dies
Congressional Committee
Arlen Barton Cyclone Davis
Virgil E. Arnold
Houston
Hal Collins
Mineral Wells
John R. Brinkley
Kansas
Loss Shown in Fannin County Scholastics
Bonham reports a scholastic census for 1941-42 showing about 150 fewer students. Preliminary counts list 10,357 total, with 5,436 in common school districts and 4,921 in independent districts, per county superintendent L. R. Burkett.
Hess Flight To Scotland Aimed At Duke Of Hamilton
Rudolf Hess flew from Germany to Scotland by plane and parachute seeking a secret meeting with the Duke of Hamilton to pursue peace negotiations. He met the duke after hospital confinement in Glasgow and carried a map showing his route to Dungavel. a farmer captured Hess and handed him to authorities.
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Hess
Scotland
Duke of Hamilton
London
Rudolf Hess
Germany
Fuehrer
British Press Association
Duke
Glasgow
Messerschmitt
Augsburg
Bavaria
Dungavel
Newton Mearns
Knox Says United States Must Fight Full Battle
Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox said convoys may not solve the British aid issue and that the U S must devise a new defense to ensure manufactured goods reach Britain. He urged forthright action, stating America cannot half fight this battle and is waiting for the word to proceed.
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Washington
Frank Knox
United States
Atlantic
Knox
United States Navy
Britain
American Society of Military Engineers
Adolf Hitler
America
Navy
Wickard Urges Cattlemen to Expand Beef Sales
Secretary Wickard urged cattlemen to boost marketing of beef cattle to meet rising meat demand in the United States and for shipment to Great Britain under lend-lease. He said increased beef slaughter serves immediate defense needs and long term interests of cattlemen amid higher employment and national income from defense spending.
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Washington
Wickard
Great Britain
True old Instinct Nurse Jokes End in Hall Laughs
A stage quip from a vintage humor piece follows an orderly asking who is being operated on today. The reply mentions a golfer who had a golf ball knocked down his throat at the links and a man waiting in the hall as a relative, revealing the golfer himself is waiting for his ball.
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U.S
Civil Service
Ernest C. Butler
Butler
Lancaster Public Schools
Grammar School
Guy Hamilton
Henrietta Jackson
Janis Jane Horton
Wagner
Margaret Ann Burnham
Polly Ann Brown
Edyth Biggerstaff
Katie Kincaid
Bettye Nell Yeager
Eugene Reeves
Sarah Kilgroe
Seals
Kilgroe
L. E. Ricketts
American Legion
J. P. Darwin
Ricketts
Billy Christian
Emory Christian
Lanius Kincaid
Don Newman
Curtis Alexander
Fred Ray Garner
Billy Gladden
Tom Layman
Patrick Murphy
Billy Joe Norris
John Reynolds
Ernest Sanders
Carl Simmons
James Sloan
Roy Taylor
L. A. Watkins
Charles Turner
Lucy Burchfield
Mary Frances Decker
Betty Lou England
Nancy Sue England
Mary Dale Fields
Ima Sue Garner
Geneva Gladden
Mary Lee Hughes
Daisy Johnson
Virginia Lee Jones
Ruth Maddux
Jimmie Lou McCorstin
Pauline Owen
Aurelia Penny
Betty Jo Pierce
Virginia Pierson
Bessie Jo Russell
Peggy Thornhill
Ida Pearl Thrasher
Margie Turner
Quica Wilson
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Fannin County
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