Kennedy Denies War Pledge and Urges FDR Re-Election
Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy says Roosevelt has no secret commitment to enter war and urges his re-election. He argues rearmament is needed to keep America out of war and praises the President’s handling, speaking on CBS with support from his wife and nine children.
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New York
Joseph P. Kennedy
Roosevelt
Kennedy
England
Columbia Broadcasting System
Great Britain
United States
London
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Football Coach Urges Players to Lead and Act
A football coach tells players that the game builds leadership initiative and individuality and commands them to go out and do as instructed.
Circumstantial Evidence Says Wife Revels In New Hat
A messy OCR fragment notes a scene with a husband unconscious in the hall holding a paper and a box nearby while the wife cheerfully remarks that her new hat has arrived. The passage implies a dramatic domestic moment.
Instructors Ready to Train if Requirements Are Met
Instructors state readiness to begin training once all specified requirements are satisfied. They emphasize clear criteria, timelines, and the need for complete applicant documentation to ensure a smooth onboarding process.
Fingerprinting Seen as Vital Tool by Local Expert
Sherman reporter notes Grayson County fingerprint expert Francis Cannon houses 9000 criminal cards and 200 free civil prints. He cites cases where prints identified victims and aided arrests, including Frank Kelly of Fort Worth and Alton Givens Coker of Krum, linking them to crimes and confirming identity.
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Sherman
Francis Cannon
Grayson County
Cannon
FBI
Washington, D.C
Dallas
Frank Kelly
Fort Worth
Desdemona
Coker
Two Democrats Seek Roosevelt Armistice Effort
Two Democratic senators Wheeler of Montana and Johnson of Colorado urged President Roosevelt to use his influence to seek an armistice in Europe. Johnson said a peace settlement is the only sure way to keep the United States out of the war.
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Washington
Wheeler
Montana
Johnson
Colorado
Roosevelt
Europe
London Churches Destroyed in German Air Raids
The bishop of London said at a diocesan conference that 32 churches have been wrecked or made unusable by German air raids. Including vicarages halls and schools the total damaged buildings estimated between 450 and 500 since the war began.
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London
G. F. Fisher
Court Orders Open Payroll Records for Perusal
The Supreme Court refused to review a Chicago Circuit decision allowing the Federal Wage Hour Administration to demand payroll records from employers even without showing a wage hour act violation. The ruling means all payroll records can be requisitioned on agency request.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Federal
Federal Circuit Court
Chicago
There’s a man who sought a political job for years
A long pursuit ends as the man finally secures a political post. No further duties or actions are described beyond his new job status.
Want Ads Bargains and Machinery Lots
FOR SALE Seven room dwelling bargain. FOR SALE Windmill power pump two water tanks and towers all for 65 J H Gosnell. RUBBER STAMPS Sun office. A BARGAIN subscription offer Whitewright Sun and Denison Daily Herald one year by mail five dollars. FOR SALE good assortment of mares and geldings Fordson tractor 45 price. 1935 Chevrolet coupe 1934 Ford pickup priced right. Large and small disc plows Sulky plows Manning Meador Hardware Farmall Tractors.
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J. H. Gosnell
Whitewright Sun
Denison Daily Herald
the Sun
Manning & Meador
Farmall
First Draft Lottery Draws 158 as Opening Number
Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson drew 158 as the first lot number. The 158 cohort included two in New York and Chicago, a Tacoma man, a Washington plumber's helper, two Cleveland reporters, a Duquesne instructor who was briefly speechless, and over 6,000 others. One 158 already enlisted in Warren, Ohio.
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Washington
Henry L. Stimson
New York
Chicago
Tacoma
Wash
Cleveland
Duquesne University
Uncle Sam
Warren
Ohio
State Supreme Court Rules for Tax on Standard Oil Stations
The Texas Supreme Court overruled a rehearing motion and upheld the state's liability to tax 20 Standard Oil of Texas filling stations. The decision confirms the chain store tax applies despite dealer agreements and company control.
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Austin
Standard Oil Company of Texas
Supreme Court
Auto Loans Offered by Sherman Finance Firms
Oldest loan company in Sherman advertises low cost automobile loans with quick approval no red tape. Bring license receipt and car for inspection to save time money and worry. Also notes thanks from local groups and events.
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Sherman
Star Credit Company
Grayson County State Bank
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager, Mgr
Cotton mattress program aids low income Alabama farms
Late in October 100 286 new cotton mattresses were produced in Alabama under the Department of Agriculture program to aid low income farm families and cut the cotton surplus. The figure was compiled in Mildred Horton’s office, vice director and state home demonstration agent of the A and M College Extension Service. Alabama had six constitutions, the last adopted in 1901.
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Department of Agriculture
Mildred Horton
A. and M. College Extension Service
Illinois man wins cornhusking title in Davenport
Irvin Baumann of Illinois captured the 1940 national cornhusking title in Davenport with a net 46.71 bushels, beating the 1935 national record by Elmer Carlson of Iowa by more than five bushels. Marion Link, 25, Amer, Iowa, finished second with 46.36 bushels and Ivyl Carlson of Madrid, Iowa, was third with 44.97 bushels.
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Davenport
Iowa
Farm Families Sleep on New Mattresses at Texas Plant
More than 100000 farm families in Texas are sleeping on new mattresses produced at a College Station plant. The article notes broad adoption among rural households as manufacturing ramps up.
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College Station
Texas
Postponement Requested Over Fearing Rope Infection
A condemned prisoner, numbered 38135-B, seeks delay citing a neck boil that could rupture under the rope with possible fatal infection. The judge asks for the reasons and weighs the request while the execution is to proceed.
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T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
Sun Office
Haile
Stafford Typewriter
Sun
Ernest Harrison
S. H. Montgomery Agency
Standard Oil
P. Janway
Palace Theatre
B. B. Bodamer
Denison
Community Public Service Company
Navy Mothers
Cavaliers’ Dance Orchestra
Bobby Leeman
Ade
Madden's Department Store
Alabama
Illinois
MAN Public Service Company
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