War Dads Fight For Sons Rights In GI Bill Critique
Arch Stafford national secretary of the American War Dads accuses Texas universities of charging veterans up to 25 percent more than standard students. He blasts veterans hospitals as deplorable with neglect and deaths due to poor treatment and misused specialists. C W Hudson Dallas War Dads president adds loan sharks profit from GI Bill loans.
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Arch Stafford
Stafford
Texas
C. W. Hudson
War Dads
Hudson
Orient Pearls At Random Strung
Dickens critiques a young poet’s lengthy manuscript calling it too stringy and overcharged with words. The editor’s sharp remark highlights economy over excess in prose.
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Charles Dickens
Local Shopper Discovers Hidden Points Surprise
While awaiting customers one busy day, Mrs Jones exclaimed she found 20 extra points, causing startled amusement among shoppers at Rays of Sunshine.
Theatre and Baseball Parallels Sparked in Quip
A couple quips about theatre audience tears and a man sliding into second base humorously compare dramatic sympathy with sports enthusiasm. The exchange plays on public sentiment toward strangers and shared entertainment.
Young Telegraphist Outsmarts prank in Clifton Forge
Jim Brown, a new telegraph clerk for C&O, falls for a slow received wire prank staged in Clifton Forge relay office. He reads the message carefully then pauses, astonished by the content before delivering it to the agent.
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Jim Brown
Clifton Forge
Jim
Brown
Feathers on Flat Cars Prompt False Alarm Readback
A phony message was read to an agent claiming shipments of loose feathers on flat cars should stop as the last load blew away. The note prompted caution but appears to be deceptive or mischievous rather than a real threat to rail operations.
Brief Railway Encounter Sparks Humble Acknowledgment
A man concedes he was wrong and praises his companion’s view before hurrying to catch a train. She privately remarks on his civility and then contemplates the moment.
Child’s keen eye on clothes reveals family tale
Four year old Beulah admires Uncle Henry’s new suit and notes his face, then the neighbor asks about summer plans. The tired man’s wife answers that they will travel under sealed orders so relatives cannot find them.
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Beulah
Henry
Tax suit notices and constitutional salary amendment text
Delinquent land in Grayson County in Sherman is named for tax collection with June 25 1945 court date. The document also includes a House Joint Resolution proposing a Texas constitutional amendment for a ten dollar per diem for legislators plus mileage.
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State OF
Texas
Grayson
L. Fillehsmidt
Commissioners Court
District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
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For Further Reference Visitor and Artist Paint Box Quip
A playful exchange unfolds as a visitor admires a painting and longs to take its colors home. The artist cheekily replies that the visitor is already sitting on the paint box, implying access or passage.
More Uses Than One Woman
A Maine logger jokes about pajamas in a baggage shop asking what they are for and resisting buying them. A separate brief gag has a woman visiting a butcher seeking pork products and all he has is nothing to give, a pun on nutton.
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Maine
Preferred a Tree
An American convoy sails toward Ireland across the stormy North Atlantic. A soldier calls to his buddy to come up as they pass an American battleship. The buddy groans and asks to be called when they pass a tree rather than a ship.
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Ireland
North Atlantic
Jeep
Texas Constitutional Amendment on Legislature Salary Per Diem
The document outlines voting on a constitutional amendment allowing continuous salary per diem for all Legislature members during their tenure. It details voter ballot marking, governor proclamation requirements, publication rules, and self enacting provisions upon majority approval.
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State of
Texas
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