Babson Discusses Freedom From Worry
Roger W Babson argues that true security derives from land ownership and family growth. He notes 70 percent of readers want to buy land, mainly in the South and West, with Texas cited as the strongest buyer interest due to climate soil oil and coast. A Texas majority in the U S House within 75 years is speculated.
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Roger W. Babson
New York
Wallace
Texas
U. S
House of Representatives
Unknown Marine Debunked by Marine Corps General
A delegation of society women petitioned the Marine Corps to honor an Unknown Marine. The chairman stated they had investigated and found no Unknown Marine, arguing for recognition. The general replied with pride that there is no unknown marine.
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Marine Corps
Christmas Gift Parcels Sent to Soldiers Overseas
Government designates September 15 to October 15 as Christmas mail month for parcels to American troops abroad. Packages must be under five pounds, 15 inches long and 36 inches in length and girth, indorsed Christmas Gift Parcel, prepaid, nonperishable, with full recipient details and routing APO.
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Army
The Spice of Life: A Traveling Go-Getter and Indian Chief
A touring American pressuring an Indian chief to take factory work, save for a bank, and retire, meets persistent refusals. A sergeant then directs roles at a show of graduation outcomes, assigning tasks to college, high school, and others as the grads demonstrate.
Albert and the Congo chief humor amid palace music
World War I era King Albert of Belgium noted for humor and tact. A Congo tribal chief visiting the palace asked what music he liked best and, after dinner, listened as the orchestra tuned, the chief declaring that was the music.
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Albert
Belgian Congo
Cool as a cucumber during air raid miscommunication
A squadron observer told his commander he remained calm under attack, but his report of 27,000 bombers at 18 feet drew laughter as the CO noted he might have been rattled. In a separate street exchange, a boastful driver claimed family status shielded him from arrest, only to be reminded otherwise.
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Camp Callan
Calif
Why He Was Cold Grave Digger Joke
A grave digger works late and digs so deep he cannot escape. Night falls and the cold grows worse until a drunk notices the trapped man and quips that he is cold because there is no dirt on him. The line delivers a grim humor punch at the digger’s expense.
Quick Change at the Butcher Shop
A clever customer asks for a soup bone, initially for the family. The butcher notes ration points and jokes about a dog bone. The customer then insists on a bone for the dog, prompting the butcher to comply.
Grindstone power and a joke at the store
A visitor explains a grindstone machine using a pedal fulcrum lever and a huge vertical disc turning to shape steel by impact. A passing man asks for shorts for his pigs and a clerk teases him about brassieres for cows, reflecting local shop banter.
Military Term Definitions Wept From Trinidad News Tips
Definitions of very technical military terms listed with pirate style spellings and English glosses. The source, Trinidad News Tips, presents quirky phrases like Hut-One Harch-March Harms-Arms and Toon-Platoon along with a numerically evocative tally phrase Awplecowfa All present and accounted for.
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Harch
Hrreuh
Talion
Toon
Trinidad
Belonged Soldier Recalls Belmont Park Prank Anecdote
Private Commins recalls a raceday mishap at Belmont Park after a inspection incident. He claims a near sighted jockey swapped his saddle just before the fourth race, leaving him finishing third.
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Commins
Belmont Park
Divorce Petition Issued In Grayson County Texas
The state issues a citation to P T Short to appear and answer Leona Short s petition for divorce on grounds of cruelty in Grayson County at the Sherman court house. The petition was filed September 22 1943 and the case number is 49973. Issued September 22 1943 by Clerk S V Earnest with Deputy Nancy Drake.
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State OF Texas
P. T. Short
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Leona Short
S. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Doctor Suggests Running to Death as Escape
A desperate man visits psychologist Dr Henry C Link who endorses death by his own action as a way out. He is told to tell his family he will walk and then run hard after supper. The plan ends with the man exhausted after three miles and falling asleep, then returning home.
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Henry C. Link
Link
Sleep Return Sparks Wish to Live Forever
The narrative describes a man who slept soundly for two nights after months of restless sleep and, by the third night, felt so well he wished to live forever. The tone suggests a pacing of gradual improvement and a near-miraculous relief.
Parrot in Multilingual Silence Wows the Shop
A customer seeks a mute parrot and is shown one that speaks French and silences on command. The shopkeeper then reveals a more remarkable bird that can keep its mouth shut in six languages, sparking the shopper’s disbelief.
Bystander Mistakes War Worker for a Male Relative
A bystander questions a cropped haired youth in trousers. The war worker corrects him saying the youth is a girl. The bystander apologizes, learning the worker is the girl's mother not father.
Woman Fights for Separation After Two Decades
A man pleads for a separation order claiming his wife has become a danger at home. The magistrate questions the timing after twenty years of marriage as the petitioner describes escalating incidents and threats.
Sugar planter and visitor at volcanic crater claim age
A sugar planter in Hawaii and a U.S. friend reach a volcanic crater. The planter boasts the crater is 70 004 years old and begins to explain how the age is determined.
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Hawaii
United States
Island scientist recalls crater age before arrival
A quoted dialogue places a scientist in the islands noting a crater was 70 000 years old when he arrived, remarking on the challenge of calculating the four. The exchange highlights longtime presence and a large timescale in a remote setting.
Landlord Says He Rented To The Man Who Drowned Tenant
A prospective tenant saw a man drowning while passing a river in a defense area with high rent pressure. After learning the drowning man lived at 207 Cleveland Avenue, the observer sought the landlord. The landlord revealed he had just rented the house to the man who pushed the victim in.
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Cleveland Avenue
Mosquito myths and a humorous classroom moment
Guests discuss the captain's immunity to bites while a colored servant explains it humorously. In class, Johnny misuses diadem in a sentence about drivers near railroad tracks.
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Skeeters
Johnny
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Royal Tad
Virginia
Glen Earnheart
Whitewright, Texas
Sherman Farms
A. Y. Creager Company
M. & P. Bank Bldg
Sherman, Texas
S. H. Montgomery
Mveesar T
Ature
Bull’s
United War Chest of Texas
National War Fund
President’s War Relief Control Board
United Nations Front
Roosevelt
United Seamen's Service
Belgian War Relief Society
British War Relief Society
Dutch Relief Fund
Queen Wilhelmina Fund
French Relief Fund
Friends of Luxembourg
Greek War Relief Association
Russian War Relief
United China Relief
United Czechoslovak Relief Fund
United Yugoslav Relief Fund
United States Committee
Onal
AR Fund
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