Shortage of Doctors for Civilians Soon
The article warns that within a year about one third of the 180000 physicians in the United States will join military service leaving fewer doctors for civilians. It urges prudent use of doctors, home care by telephone where possible, and public health measures to maintain health amid war service. It also lists diet rest and exercise as guidelines to reduce medical demand.
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Austin
United States
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Geo. W. Cox
Conserving Baling Wire Warns Texas Farmers For 1943
B F Vance chairman of the Texas USDA War Board warns that 1943 baling wire may be scarce. He says only a fraction of normal supply will be produced and urges farmers to conserve by cutting close to ties and reusing straightened wire, noting hay shortages in key areas and large consumers like stockyards and Army remount stations.
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Vance
Stevensville farmer nets large eleven month dairy poultry profit
Sulphur Springs report highlights Wilburn S Koon of Brashear near Sulphur Springs netting 2612.54 from 727 White Leghorn chickens and 1460 from fourteen registered cows. He supplies Grade A milk to Camp Maxey and expanded his 398 acre farm with diverse crops and cattle.
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Sulphur Springs
Wilburn S
Koon
Route 1
Brashear
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Camp Maxey
Paris
Work or Fight Edict Enforced by Sheriff
Paris and Lamar County officers push a work or fight policy to curb loafing amid wartime needs. Sheriff Reb Burks says workers are badly needed on local farms and for national war effort, with jail inmates loading Paris scrap collection onto trucks. Vagrants in the future may face similar job assignments related to the war.
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Paris
Lamar
Reb Burks
Sausage Exemption From Meat Allowance Noted
Washington announces weekly meat allotments under a voluntary program for children and states sausages are not included in the adult limit. Children under six receive 4 pounds weekly of beef pork veal lamb or mutton while those six to 12 get 1 1/2 pounds. The list excludes poultry liver tongue sweetbread kidneys brains tripe hearts knuckles and fish.
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Washington
Playful Bits on Smoking and Texas Campaign Trails
H. L. Mencken’s anthology notes 33 000 witty sayings and departs from clichés. The column pivots to smoking quips from Bulwer Lytton to Kingsley and Field, then shifts to a political anecdote about running for state office with memories from Brown to Lometa and San Saba, highlighting supportive majorities and local ties.
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H. L. Mencken
Bulwer-Lytton
Chas. Kingssley
Poet Laughs In Grocery Tale From Dallas News Editor
Hilton R. Greer, Dallas News literary editor, recalls a joke at a grocery store where an acquaintance asks what a poet eats. Greer quips canary seed, while a friend disputes it claiming no canaries sprouted from seed and later complains about moth balls.
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Hilton R. Greer
Dallas News
Greer
Safety First and School Bus Usage Statistics
Unsettled remarks show a child cuts with a safety razor and burns from a match while reading a Safety First notice. The article notes about four million nation’s children ride to school by bus, with roughly 93,000 school buses in daily service.
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Jim
Bill
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