Supreme Court to Rule This Week on Democrat Electors
The Texas Supreme Court heard arguments on whether Roosevelt or anti-Roosevelt electors will appear on the November ballot. Decision expected by week end. final ballot deadline is Monday midnight. Prominent attorneys argued for both sides as the case centers on certification of electors.
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Austin
Texas
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
R. W. Calvert
Hillsboro
Woodville Rogers
San Antonio
James V. Allred
Houston
Sidney Latham
Dallas
Truman
Frank J. Knapp
Connie C. Renfro
Homemaking Girls Do Much Summer Work
Mrs Earl Blanton homemaking teacher reports 32 of 40 girls completed summer projects earning half credit toward graduation Open house showcased garments towels embroidery and canned foods with 74 attendees Girls caned 2501 quarts and made 168 garments 87 embroidery pieces totaling 207 hours child care 193 hours yard work 170 hours personal improvement 289 hours home improvement Names of 32 credit recipients listed including Norma Smith Joanne Grammer Wandadell Sanderson Polly Ann Brown and others.
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Earl Blanton
Norma Smith
Joanne Grammer
Wandadell Sanderson
Polly Ann Brown
Dale Fields
Assembly of God Church Rally Planned Monday Night
Reverend J. M. Wilson of Whitewright announces a rally at the Assembly of God Church Monday night inviting churches from Sherman Denison Bonham McKinney Plano and other areas. Two radio orchestras from Sherman and Denison will perform along with visiting ministers and singers.
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J. M. Wilson
Assembly of God Church
Whitewright
Sherman
Denison
Bonham
McKinney
Plano
Wilson
Roosevelt orders budget bureaus cut as war ends
President Roosevelt directs the Budget Bureau to start demobilizing wartime agencies and shrink the Federal payroll to a peace footing. He says planning should begin now, with execution likely after Japan's surrender, and urges readiness despite ongoing hostilities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Budget Bureau
Europe
Harold D. Smith
War Not Over Home Front Warned In Stars and Stripes
The Stars and Stripes editorial warns Americans the war remains ongoing. Aditorial illustration shows troops in a ditch under German fire and urges home readers to stay vigilant and productive until victory is achieved. It urges workers and employers to stay focused and not relax.
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Home Front
Paris
Stars and Stripes
Ernie Pyle Returns to United States After War
New York reports Ernie Pyle veteran war correspondent and Pulitzer Prize winner says Paris burning under German bombs drew him home for rest. He describes deep fatigue from 31 months overseas and plans a brief Washington stop, then Indiana and New Mexico for sunshine and peace. He traveled on a troop ship with wounded soldiers and brought home a dirt stained shovel from Tunisia.
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New York
Ernie Pyle
Scripps- Howard
Paris
Pyle
St. Lo
Patton
Washington
Indiana
New Mexico
United States
Neall Appointed Chief of Wool Branch Section
Robert W. Neall of Bronxville New York was named chief of the floor covering upholstery and pile fabric section of the wool branch in the War Production Board textile clothing and leather bureau.
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Washington
Robert W. Neall
Bronxville
N. Y
Textile, Clothing and Leather Bureau
War Production Board
Federal civilian employees gain in July numbers rise in U S
The Civil Service Commission reported 2,938,602 paid civilian employees in the continental United States at July end, up 20,315 from June. About 384,700 workers were abroad. Additionally 295,433 employees either receive no pay or one dollar annually.
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Washington
Continental
United States
Civil Service Commission
When to Mail Christmas Parcels Overseas in 1944
Wartime guidance from the War Navy and Post Office Departments sets the overseas Christmas parcel mailing window from September 15 to October 15, 1944. Packets must weigh no more than 5 pounds and measure 15 by 36 inches, with sturdy containers and six sided cushioning.
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War, Navy
Post Office
Armed Services
Dallas Man Named Trustee of Baylor
G. H. Penland of Dallas was named trustee of Baylor University to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dr. George W. Truett. The appointment was made by the executive committee of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. Penland is a nephew of Dr. Truett and serves as general counsel for the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad of Texas. He has also been president of the Baylor Alumni Association.
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Dallas
G. H. Penland
Baylor University
George W. Truett
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Penland
Whitewright Cotton Receipts See Slower Start This Year
Up to Wednesday night Whitewright gins had received 832 bales of cotton, with 440 bales in the prior week. Last year on this date receipts were 1804 bales. Harvest lags due to rains, but opening picks up with 10 to 20 bales in fields. Yield expected fair, 1/2 to 3/4 bale per acre. Buyers paid 20 percent for cotton and 57 dollars per ton for seed. seed buyers at 60 dollars per ton.
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Whitewright
Judges Propose Abolition of Ad Valorem Tax
West Texas judges at the convention proposed major tax reforms including abolition of the state ad valorem tax. McLennan County Judge H Y McDaniel urged funding a rural roads program from a quarter of the four cent gasoline tax. Judge M Scarborough cited 45 counties that have partial or full remission of the tax.
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el Paso
Texas
Bananas Noted in Ancient Chinese Literature
A historical reference notes that Chinese literature spanning three thousand years mentions bananas. The claim points to long standing awareness of the fruit in early Chinese culture, highlighting agricultural and culinary contexts across dynastic periods.
Army Navy News From Home Across War Fronts
Local families report arrivals transfers and visits of servicemen overseas and stateside. Notables include Cpl Albert L Reeves arriving in England, Lt Merriwell Vineyard earning Silver Star and DFC aboard a Pacific carrier, and Lt Joe Meador sending a captured Nazi flag and camouflaged parachute from France.
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Merriwell W. Vineyard
W. R. Vineyard
Marc A. Mitscher
U.S. Navy
Vineyard
Manning & Meador
Joe Thomas Meador
C. J. Meador
Meador
France
87Th
Allied Airborne Forces Face Encirclement as Rhine Push Advances
Allied leaders report sixty American divisions at the front with eight more slated to sail this month while General Marshall warns the war must quicken until the enemy is worn down. In Holland, Arnhem Berg pocketed airborne troops fight to break the German ring as Nijmegen bridges hold, and First Army men push toward Stolberg amid heavy resistance and tank battles.
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Chicago
Ill
George C. Marshall
Murray
American Legion
United States Army
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Marshall
Second Army
Rhine
Nijmegen
Holland
Arnhem
Waal
Nijgerien
Eindhoven
Delta
United States
First Army
Courtney H. Hodges
Gressenich
Stolberg
Germany
Normandy
Siegfried Line
Aachen
DNB
Sky
Wounded Men Describe Fighting Against Nazis
Texan Pfc. Jesse F. Phelan and Okla homan Pvt. Herbert C. Duren, among others, recount fierce combat in France after arriving at McCloskey General Hospital. Phelan, a bazooka man with the 29th Division, describes destroying tanks and pillboxes and shooting several Germans, while Duren recalls a hedgerow battle near St Lo and engagement with a German officer. Sgt. Edgar H. Foster and Sgt. James A. Marlow also share close calls and grenade exchanges, with nineteen Germans killed in their sector.
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Duren
France
St. Lo
Foster
James A. Marlow
Athens
Ala
Spurs Said to Suit Veterans in Washington Sale
Treasury surplus office offers a large stock of riding spurs described as suitable for attractive paperweights or bookends and easily converted into ash trays and souvenirs. The item is part of a New York sale push aimed at veterans.
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New York
Office of
Treasury Department
Senators Urge CCC To Buy 1944 Cotton At Parity
Southern senators urged Economic Stabilization Director Vinson to announce the CCC will take over all 1944 cotton on Aug 1 at full parity. They said the move would raise prices immediately, noting current prices are $5 to $6 below parity. They also urged quicker adjustment of textile ceilings to reflect parity for raw cotton.
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Washington
Commodity Credit Corporation
Fred M. Vinson
John H. Bankhead
Dem
Alabama
Vinson
Tom Connally
Texas
Bankhead
Office of Price Administration
Beattie Captured With U.S. Third Army in Europe
Edward W. Beattie United Press war correspondent was captured by German forces on Sept 12 near Chaumont while with the U S Third Army in Europe. Two other correspondents and an Army jeep driver were taken. one correspondent and the jeep driver were later freed and returned to the press camp. The remaining captives, including Beattie, were believed to be in Germany.
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U. S. Third Army
Europe
Edward W. Beattie
United Press
Chaumont
Germany
Beattie
Mother confesses ax killing son in bathtub incident
Mrs Goldie Steinberg aged 31 was arrested on a homicide charge after confessing she struck her 9 year old son David with an ax and held him face down in a filled bathtub. She blamed an ungovernable temper for the act.
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New York
Goldie Steinberg
Brunet
David
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Jack Barbee
Navy
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Pvt
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Utah
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Lemore
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Coast Guard
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Army
Selective Service Board
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Mark Montgomery Jr
Jack Seals
Frank Hinton
Johnnie Johnson
McChord Field
John D. Young
Pfc
J. D. Young
U.S. A
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P. H. Connelly
Kentuckytown
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Navy Hospital
Philadelphia
David Everheart
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Everheart
Muroc
Denver, Colo
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Women's Army Corps
H. T. Atterberry
Army and Navy Hospital
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Colo
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Ward Neal
Fort Leonard Wood
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Lawrence R. Owen
P. L. Owen
Ely
Balboa
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U.S. Army
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