Ruling Limits Truck Stop Authority for Local Officers
Atty. Gen. Gerald C. Mann ruled that constables deputies and city peace officers cannot halt trucks to check registration or overload without a warrant. Only highway patrolmen sheriffs deputies and DPS weight inspectors may enforce those checks. Local officers may stop for driver licenses but not issue future court tickets. arrests must be taken to court and witness fees are not authorized.
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Austin
Atty
Gerald C. Mann
Department of Public Safety
British War Limits Ban Christmas Cards and Posters
The Ministry of Supply announced strict paper restrictions to aid munitions and essential needs. Calendars programs directories and local guide books will be slashed. shop wrapping of nonfood items banned. posters for films halved. no new stores opening after January 1 except food outlets.
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London
Ministry of Supply
Board of Trade
Britain
Not Finished
A dialogue fragment depicts tension around an unnamed wife described as a singer. Neighbors were close to causing trouble last night, signaling a volatile situation without detailing actions or outcomes.
Treasury ideas push new taxes to curb inflation
Treasury experts urge Congress to raise between 4 and 5 billion dollars in new taxes next year. A 15 percent tax on salaries and wages is proposed to mop up spare money before spending, aiming to prevent inflation while defense drives higher incomes.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
And the Bill
A light exchange between husband and wife contrasts desire and restraint. The wife laments wishing to be a man to buy a hat for her wife, highlighting social expectations and consumer commentary.
Counties Urged to Economize Amid War Debt Fears
State Comptroller George H. Sheppard spoke at the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas convention at the Gunter Hotel urging officials to cut public spending. He warned the national debt and higher taxes, predicted postwar economic setbacks, and urged immediate moves toward greater government economy, starting locally.
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San Antonio
George H. Sheppard
County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas
Gunter Hotel
Sheppard
United States
Spitz Dog Must Pay Inheritance Tax on $2000
The Spitz dog of the late Mrs. Annie Kimball of Saugus must pay 6 percent state inheritance tax on the $2000 left to him. Henry F. Long, commissioner of corporations and taxation, ruled Monday. The dog is covered by Class D of the inheritance statutes for non closely related inheritors. When the dog dies the remainder of the legacy goes to a hospital.
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Boston
Spitz
Annie Kimball
Saugus
Henry F. Long
Corporations and Taxation
Old Law of Supply and Demand Breaks at Baby Mart
Atlanta story about four year old Leon Carson Jr who, after visiting a neighbor daily, offered to buy the baby. The mother jokingly set a dollar price and the boy saved up. He kept the neighbor informed until he announced he no longer needed the baby after his family grew with twins.
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OLD Law OF Supply
Atlanta Baby Mart
Atlanta
Leon Carson Jr
Leon
Junior
Long Lines Telephone Strike Set for Friday Midnight
John J. Moran announces a strike by 15 000 long distance workers in 42 states to begin Friday midnight. The walkout follows a November 3 decision and talks with the U S Conciliation Service and AT&T. Demands include a 4 percent raise and reduced geographic pay differences.
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New York
John J. Moran
Federation of Long Lines Telephone Workers
United States Conciliation Service
American Telephone & Telegraph Company
Moran
Finns Reject U.S. Plea to Quit War Against Russia
Helsinki announced the Finnish Government rejected the United States warning to stop fighting Russia. The note said Finland would not end its operations before its vital security demands were met and that no third party can guarantee its security.
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U.S
Russia
Helsinki
Finland
United States
Washington
Cordell Hull
Arthur Schoenfeld
Vaino Tanner
Tanner
Broadminded Wife Joke Sparks Quiet Laughs
A jocular exchange riffs on a wife’s supposed breadth of view, noting there are two sides to every question: her own and her mother’s, prompting a lighthearted reaction.
Wary Exchange Over Rising Living Costs
Mrs Dolechin asks if husbands worry about rising living costs and grocery bills. Mrs Pometto replies that husbands should not worry along with grocers, saying there is no use in both worrying over the same bills.
Oldest Sherman loan firm advertises low cost car loans
Money borrow at low cost no red tape invites drivers to bring car and papers to STAR CREDIT COMPANY beside Grayson County State Bank to save time money and worry in Sherman advertising copy from a local newspaper public notice or classified section.
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Sherman
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Auto Finance Company offers quick car loan refinances
If you need money or want to refinance car payments to smaller amounts, we will loan any reasonable amount or term with no delay. Bring title papers and the car for inspection. F. W. Creager, Manager, 121% So. Travis, Sherman.
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Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Card of Thanks for Kindness After Loss
Card thanking neighbors for kindness and flowers after the passing of a loved one. Signed by Mrs. Walter Brown and children and Mrs. S G Brown and family.
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Walter Brown
S G. Brown
Sailor claims submarines sunk after Reuben James attack
D W Lacobee Jr of Stonewall Louisiana writes from shipboard to relatives in Shreveport that the submarines torpedoing the destroyers Reuben James and Kearny were sunk by gunfire. He says one sub surfaced bottom up and was destroyed after a long convoy defense mission near Newfoundland and port calls.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
United States
Reuben James
Kearny
D. W. Lacobee Jr
Stonewall
L. G. Powell
Young Lacobee
President Roosevelt invites steel leaders to avert coal strike
President Roosevelt invited steel executives and United Mine Workers leaders to meet Friday to avert a threatened strike by 53,000 workers in captive coal mines. He intervened after the National Defense Mediation Board rejected the miners demand for a union shop, risking defense labor conciliation efforts.
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Washington
Roosevelt
United Mine Workers of America
National Defense Mediation Board
Little Things Lead To Big Accidents
Sacramento columnist notes small missteps trigger serious crashes. Alarm clocks, misplaced matches, and rushed routines can set off chain reactions, showing how minor daily oversights escalate into deadly vehicle incidents.
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Sacramento
Calif
Accident Blame Plays Out In Late Reports
Reporting after a collision focuses on attributing fault to the other driver. Early details are blurred as parties seek to shift responsibility.
Gipsy Smith Returns to America for 35th Visit
Evangelist Gipsy Smith aged 81 travels to Washington with wife for a demanding speaking tour in the United States. Born Rodney Smith in 1860, he recalls wartime Red Cross work and Liberty Loan drives and says he has no thought of retirement.
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Britain
America
Gipsy Smith
United States
Washington
Red Cross
Rev. Smith
Rodney Smith
England
Pathfinder
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Yeager
Sinclair Station
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
Bill
Grant
Defense
Pecans
Alyne Felker
Sun Office
Haile
Stafford Typewriter
Sun
Sherman Soap Works
Jersey
O. C. Anderson
Whitewright
B. L. Janway
Fred Henninger
Pilot Grove
Tom Barbee
S. H. Montgomery Insurance Agency
W. E. Stephens
Airport
Drug Service
Mobileil
G. C. Stateville
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