Why Do They Let Us Run It A Primer In Government
A critical essay on the Brennan and Kelly Nash political machines in Chicago and across America. It warns that local primaries control national outcomes, urges voter education, and calls for simpler ballots, fewer elections, and honest counting to curb graft and preserve democracy.
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Brennan
Chicago
Kelly-Nash
Kansas City
Frank Hague
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Huey Long
Louisiana
Tammany
New York
Blumblu
Chine
Free French and Dutch Escapees Boost Allied Efforts
The article notes escapes from occupied Europe via sea and air, including a French airplane built from wrecked fighters and two Dutch officers arriving in a German plane. Free France claims De Gaulle forces grew from 30,000 to 70,000 with many escapees. Norwegian arrivals also number in thousands, aiding Allied morale.
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England
France
Netherlands
RAF
London
Free France
de Gaulle
Lofoten
Spitzbergen
Britain
Rrom
Norway
Belgium
North Sea
Hitler
British Isles
Strikes Cost Defense Program 2 349 600 Man Days
In the six teen months ending Oct 1 there were 123 strikes in vital industries, costing defense 2 349 600 man days of work. Five of 25 strikes this week were defense related, involving 2 200 workers in Maritime Commission contracts across sites in Kalamazoo Muskegon San Diego Mountain City.
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Washington
Defense Program
Office of Production Management
Labor Department
OPM
Maritime Commission
Anaconda Wire & Cable Company
Muskegon
Mich
Atlas Press Company
Kalamazoo
A. F. of L
San Diego Naval Base
San Diego Maritime Barracks
Mountain City Copper Company
Mountain City
Nevada
Sleep Walkers Troubling British Forces And Civilians
A London dispatch reports sleep walking causes humorous and tragic incidents in the British armed forces. One guard slept at sentry duty after dressing, while an airman reportedly bailed out of a bedroom window to his death. The piece notes similar episodes outside military life.
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London
Crackerjack Cricketer's Hallway Run Inspires Scene Fallout
The piece notes a boy playing cricket indoors unseen by parents and marching to his room after imagining runs. It also recounts Anny Ahlerss in a London play, who climbed a window to meet her lover and later died from a hotel bedroom fall.
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Anny Ahlerss
London
Texas Capitol Fire Legend From 1881 Origins
The article recalls a 1881 fire at the Texas Capitol started by a porter in the Attorney General's Department after ordered to build a first rate fire. The blaze destroyed the old building, with construction of the present Capitol beginning in 1881 and finishing in 1888.
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Austin
Texas Capitol
Attorney General's Department
Texas New Mexico Arizona farmers barred from importing Mexican laborers
Farmers in Texas New Mexico and Arizona will be prohibited this year from bringing in Mexican laborers to harvest feed crops and cotton. The rule affects crews relied on for seasonal harvests and could impact crop collection timelines across the region.
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Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Mexico
Stevenson Urges Red Cross Support For Texas Roll Call
Governor Stevenson lauds the American Red Cross on a radio talk urging Texans to join during the annual roll call. He notes Texas camps and trainees and the Red Cross relief to 22,000 people across 37 disasters in three years, pledging loyal support to the organization and its program.
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Austin
Stevenson
American Red Cross
Texas
Red Cross
Texas, Helping 22,000 People, He Stated. “In the Name of the People of Texas
Forty Cattle Sell At Jinkins Hereford Ranch Auction
Forty head from the Jinkins Hereford Ranch sold in Normangee on Monday with an overall average of 439 per head. Bulls averaged 406.50 and females 467.14. Most animals were about one year old.
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Normangee
Jinkins Hereford Ranch
Christmas Cards at Sun Want Ads
The Sun offers a large assortment of Christmas cards priced from 50 for $1.00. Order now and indicate first, second and third choices to ensure receipt. Sun Want Ads emphasize economical options.
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the Sun
Adler Ika Adverts Claim Quick Bowel Action
An old ad claims Adlerika is the only medicine the user ever relied on for 27 years and now at age 81. It touts three laxatives and five carminatives for quick relief and urges readers to get Adlerika at their drug store.
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Winter
Kirkpatrick’s
Gomer May
Whitewright Lumber Co.eighborly Ser
Cardus
Sun
Automobile
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
LaRoe’s
L. LaRoe & Co
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