Whitewright Youth Among the Unsung Ground Crews in England
Master Sgt. Leon Tribby and a 350-man sheet metal crew at a U S fortress in England repair battle damaged bombers during a six raids in seven days blitz on Germany. Pvt. Glen Fleming of Whitewright Texas serves among a unit famed for patching flak and shell holes and keeping forts in flying shape.
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U.S
England
Leon Tribby
Germany
Tribby
Pvt
Glen Fleming
Whitewright
Texas
Eighth Air Force
Antipoll Tax Bill Slated for Senate Hearing
Senator Frederick Van Nuys of Indiana said the Senate judiciary committee will hear the House approved antipoll tax bill. The measure would end the requirement to pay a poll tax to vote for federal officials, including senators representatives and presidential electors, with the committee expected to report it favorably.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
National
House of Representatives
Frederick van Nuys
Indiana
Shaw's Omnibus Reply to Death of Wife
George Bernard Shaw 87 sent a London Times personal column note saying he cannot answer every letter of condolence. He asks friends to accept an omnibus reply as he awaits his own turn with serenity. The message follows the death of his wife on September 12. A draftee’s attempt to pay a draft board a percentage for job help is also noted.
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London
George Bernard Shaw
London Times
Bernard Shaw
Welfare Dept Chooses Essentials in New Rule Book
Texas Welfare Director Johnny Winters unveils a 65 page rule book to reorganize Old Age Assistance Aid to Blind and Aid to Dependent Children. The plan cuts nonessential items and shifts money to neediest cases with full rollout over about a year.
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Austin
Johnny Winters
State Department of Public Welfare
Texas
Social Security Board
Winters
Welfare Department
Quiet Title Suit Against Beedie Chinn in Sherman Texas
Citation to Beedie Chinn and unknown heirs of J Knox Chinn to appear by Oct 18 1943 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Plaintiff A W Chinn Sr seeks to quiet title to Lot 10 Block 2 Hall and Jones Addition. Judge may decide clouds on title from alleged parol gift made in 1921. Court issued Sept 4 1943.
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State OF
Texas
Beedie Chinn
J. Knox Chinn
A. D
District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
A. W. Chinn
Hall and Jones
S. V. Earnest
R. C Steed
Governors urged to recruit women for All States Training Division
Washington report says Gen. George C. Marshall asked governors to form an All States Training Division of the Women's Army Corps within their borders to swap non combatant soldiers. Women volunteers will be accepted from September 27 to December 7, marking the division's second anniversary.
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Washington
Army
George C. Marshall
All-States Training Division
Women's Army Corps
War Department
All- States
Governors urged to recruit women volunteers for war jobs
General Marshall wrote to state Governors asking them to recruit women volunteers to fill Army jobs now done by soldiers. He proposed matching the total battle casualties to date, calling for a broad mobilization as the nation marks the Pearl Harbor anniversary and entry into the war.
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Pearl Harbor
Marshall
Texas to Pay Off Its Bread Bonds Oct 15
Texas will retire the $20 million bread bonds with a final payment of $1,145,000 on October 15, 1943. The issue, issued to aid the needy, cost the state about $4.06 million in interest, contributing to a recent general revenue fund deficit of $22,176,695.
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Texas
Austin
Bible Verse Quoted About Deliverance in Fiscal Chronicle
Fragmentary OCR cites a religious verse about oppression and a savior from Isaiah 19:20 amid a fiscal year ending September 1, 1936. The line mentions crying to the Lord and being delivered by a great savior.
Notice to creditors in Darnell estate finalized in Grayson County
The Sheriff is ordered to publish a notice in a Grayson County newspaper for ten days calling all interested in the L. D. Darnell estate to appear. Frank L. Darnell as administrator has filed a final report in Grayson County Court. The hearing is set for the fourth Monday in September 1943 at Sherman Court House, with proof of publication filed.
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State OF
Texas
Grayson County
Grayson
L. D. Darnell
Frank L. Darnell
Court House
City of
Sherman
H. Grady Thompson
A. D
Iva Medlin
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