National Nutrition Week observances reported across Texas counties
Texas farm families discuss the national food and feed for defense program during county and community land use planning meetings. Extension Service reports highlight home grinding of whole grains, 15 cent meals, dental checks, and Bangs disease eradication efforts across 214 counties led by District Agent J A Scofield.
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College Station
Texas
A. and M. College Extension Service
Texas State Land Use Planning Committee
Extension Service
J. A. Scofield
Dallas County
Amherst
Wichita Falls
Extension Service District 5
Coleman County
Food and Feed Committee
West Texas
Bang
Scofield
Honest Tom at Farmers Market Earns Praise for Honesty
A feature on Honest Tom at a famed Farmers Market stall selling citrus. A customer asks if fruit is sweet and a nearby woman confirms, prompting Tom to praise honesty over money. The stand now runs with Tom, his son, a man, and a girl, all keeping it busy.
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Honest Tom
Christian Science Monitor
Quotable Exchange on Women and Imitation
A brief dialogue presents a quip about women copying men and becoming fools, followed by Mrs. agreeing with a concise response. The exchange showcases gender stereotypes in a witty, elevated tone.
The Strange Prison of Diabetes and Its Toll
Diabetes restricts daily life for millions as doctors warn of rising deaths. The disease binds patients like a lifetime sentence, demanding constant balance of sugar and insulin amid exertion and emotion. Statistics show 30 million carriers in the United States and about 2,000 deaths annually, with diet and insulin as the main weapons.
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John
United States
Uncle Andy's Conclusions on Hap Pier Marriage
An old Black man known as Uncle Andy speculates on happiness of married versus unmarried people. He offers a wry, paradoxical view saying he cannot tell which group is happier and notes the idea that the counts of those who are and are not married may balance out.
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Andy
Hoover opposes convoy use for Britain in war speech
Former President Herbert Hoover in a national broadcast opposed using the American Navy to convoy ships to Britain. He warned convoys would pull the United States into the conflict, urged faster bomber deliveries and potential transfer of minor naval warships to Britain while asserting US defense remains independent.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Britain
America
Royal Navy
United States
More Draftees Rejected Than In World War Era
Chicago, Ill. Col. Leonard Rowntree, director of the medical division of selective service national headquarters, said health officers are rejecting 40 to 45 percent of men examined for military training under the selective service act. He cited rigid Army standards and blamed automobile use for weaker muscles, noting depression and poor nutrition contribute to mental disorders and urging preventive medicine.
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Chicago
Ill
Leonard Rowntree
Medical Division
Selective Service National Headquarters
Iia
Caraway Seed Shortage Hits Rye Bread In War
New York reports a rye bread crisis as caraway seed vanishes from markets. Prices jumped 500 percent after Central European sources fell to Nazi control, with dill suggested as a substitute. Poppyseed may also dwindle due to Turkish supply threats and scarce shipping. Death Valley notes 276 feet below sea level.
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New York
Death Valley
America
Juror Excused and One Willing to Serve in Punishment Case
A juror sparked humor when asked why she wished to be excused from a case about a wife suing her husband for an account over $400 for a fur coat. She opposed capital punishment but ultimately offered to serve, saying she might be wrong about it.
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Lator
Nails and Granny’s Advice in a Humorous Sketch
A fair patient asks how to drive nails without finger injuries and the doctor suggests swinging the hammer while someone else holds the nails. A placid old lady knits in the drawing room as her fifteen year old granddaughter rushes in.
Father Falls From Roof in Grim Window Sight
A girl narrates a distressing moment as an elderly woman calmly confirms seeing a father fall past a window. The brief dialogue conveys shock and acceptance without graphic detail.
West Texas real estate pitch sparks wisecrack
A West Texas salesman extols the region as a garden spot needing only good people and water. An East Texan retorts that that's all Hell needs.
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West Texas
West
Texas
Hell
Texas liquor raid ends with humorous exchange
A Texas state liquor agent discovers a man at a fire under a still and exchanges quips about legality and church. The scene contrasts the agent’s authority with the rhetoric of the worker as they debate the venture and the fate of the liquor.
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Texas
Landee
Draftee Dance Partner Jokes and Squirrel Riddle
A humorous exchange features Tomkinson answering a joke about a ground squirrel digging from the bottom to exit the top and a witty quip about stepping on a foot versus an elephant. Also included is a Draftee and a dance partner banter with a sharp comeback.
Curious Birds Followed Ship In Odd Exchange
On a voyage a woman asks about the strange birds tailing the ship at dinner. The captain turns to the first officer who bluntly replies, Eggs, sir, implying the birds hatched from eggs rather than following the ship by chance.
First Day at School and Bright Bantam Bachelors
On the first day of school Tommy reports he learned nothing and did nothing. A woman asks how to spell dog and he explains. In a separate aside two bachelors joke about a bride’s blush as the first flush of victory.
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Tommy
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Waco
Texas Cotton Association
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East Texas Chamber of Commerce
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Dallas
O'Daniel
Burris C. Jackson
Hillsboro
A. M. Goldstein
Texas Retail Merchants Association
Will Bond
Texas Junior Chamber of Commerce
Pym
United States Defense
First National Bank
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Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Hoover
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Foster's Butane
Denison
A. Y. Creager Co
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