Enlistees Lose Theater Choice Policy Change
Washington reported Secretary Patterson banned Army enlistments from choosing theater assignments. The War Department documented that the shifting military situation prompted the action. Volumes of recruits may fall as volunteers prefer European duty, while emphasis may shift to other theaters. The regulation offering overseas assignments for three year enlistments was cited as a popular benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Patterson
War Department
Attrac
World Series fan wins tickets in Lowell lottery
Herbert Faber of Lowell won tickets in the World Series lottery after a long wait. He received a rejection slip, two World Series tickets, and his $12 money order as a refund. Faber planned to mail the money to the Red Sox and keep the tickets.
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Lowell
Mass
Herbert Faber
Faber
Red Sox
Veteran's Readjustment and GI Bill Q&A Highlights
AQ questions cover GI Bill time limits for schooling within two years after discharge or war end, service connection no deadline for claims, hospital care eligibility, and schooling medical coverage. It also notes hospital admissions rules, NSLI benefits on remarriage, pension revision by disability progress, and farm loan criteria for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Hospital
National Service
Driver in Terrell Charged With Unauthorized Vehicle Use
A Terrell man who borrowed a friend's pickup in Dallas was halted near Forney on the return trip and charged with driving a commercial vehicle without a license. Attorney General Grover Sellers ruled he did not need a commercial operator's license but did must carry the truck's license in or on his person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Terrell
Texas
Dallas
Forney
Grover Sellers
Man's Rhody Found Under Beds of His Paralyzed Wife
DUNMORE Pa A 77 year old man was found dead under the bed of his invalid wife who is paralyzed by elephantiasis for five years. The wife said he gasped I am dying and collapsed while feeding her. She lay for five days before neighbors heard her calls. The coroner said she was so weak she would have died within 24 hours and blamed heart trouble for the husband. Richard R Deupree of Proctor and Gamble is noted in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunmore
Charles Schall
War Cost Share: Nation's Debt Reaches 400.5 Billion
The Commerce Department reports total debt at end of 1945. The figure includes government and individual debt, totaling 400,500,000,000 dollars, equating to about 2860 dollars per person. Credit spending nearly doubled from 1941 to wartime levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
Parry of a Kiss Sparks Tense Exchange
A terse dialogue unfolds as a man asks for a kiss and a woman responds with sharp humor. The exchange hints at underlying tension and a clash of boundaries between two unnamed speakers.
Citation Notice for Fred Williams in Grayson County
The State of Texas commands Fred Kendall Williams to appear and answer the plaintiff's petition by 10:00 A.M. on Monday October 21, 1946, before the Honorable District Court of Grayson County at the Sherman Court House. The petition was filed September 6, 1946. File no. 54984.
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State of Texas
Fred Kendall Williams
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Divorce suit filed in Grayson County Texas
Nina Belle Williams sues Fred Kendall Williams for divorce on grounds of cruel treatment. Judgment and seal issued September 6 1946 by S V Earnest Clerk Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas with Deputy Nancy Drake on file.
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Nina Belle Williams
Fred Kendall Williams
Sherman
Texas
A. D
S. V. Earnest
Grayson County
Nancy Drake
Free melons available for pickup this year
Local grower invites neighbors to stop by and take as many melons as they want this season. The offer emphasizes abundance with no cost to recipients.
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Jackpot
B.f.goodrich
Silvertown
Blanton Home & Auto Supply
Gory Bet Eet UU
MiDwa
Vat
Willard
Richard R. Deupree
Proctor & Gamble Co
Magnolia
Jack Hansard
Joe Marsh
Bert Childers
The
Clarion
Bert
United States Brewers Foundation
Pghtego
Barbour Mills
Maddeno
Denison
Hamilton
Maddens
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