War End Buying Intentions Surveyed by Chamber
The U S Chamber of Commerce reports postwar buying plans showing 64 percent of U S families would purchase one or more major articles within six months if the war ended tomorrow. It lists autos refrigerators electric mixers bedroom furniture linoleum and home construction as key purchases with millions of families affected and notable percentages saving or planning improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Whitewright
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Liroleum
U. S
Want Ads Include Household Goods Cars and Mules for Sale
Want ads list sale items including a gas cook stove a GE console radio a studio couch two good mules three cows two Chevrolets and an Oldsmobile. Moved to Hill Top store east of Bonham Lem Titts worth contact 3014. Also notices auto loans from Auto Finance Company F W Creager manager 121% So Travis Sherman and butane gas eligibility for producers poultry raisers and defense workers.
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General Electric
Oldsmobile
Hill Top
Bonham
Lem Tittsworth
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
Travis, Sherman
Foster's Butane Offers Quick Approval in Denison TX
Foster's Butane in Denison Texas advertises fast approval for tanks stoves and hot water heaters with ready to install stock. Showrooms invite customers to visit and view their large inventory.
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Foster's Butane
Denison
Texas
Poison Out As Soldier Gift Abroad
New York report notes Army postal regulations forbid sending poison to service members overseas during Christmas mail month. Prohibited items include intoxicants inflammable materials matches lighter fluids and any poisons or compounds harmful to people or mail. An OWI feature suggests women stockings and American makeup as welcome gifts for soldiers in Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Army Postal Service
USO
OWI
New NYC Draft-Fraud Excuse Cited by FBI Report
FBI reports a draft delinquency claim from a youth who says he has avoided riding the subway since 1938 due to a mortal dread. He fears being taken to the induction center on a subway ride, providing a curious example of wartime evasion.
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New York
FBI
Ina
Fragmentary motto quote from a preacher
Fragment of a speech ending with a rhetorical exhortation about resilience. The readable lines reference America, a beaten people, and a call to fight, but no clear event, date, or person is identifiable.
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America
Nazis plan fog grenade to blind and shield moves
Berlin radio described a fog grenade as Germanys new weapon capable of creating a cloud with a 600 yard radius to dazzle enemies and conceal Nazi troop movements. The grenades are motorized and lighter than standard artillery, according to the Nazi Colonel.
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London
Berlin
Germany
Woman Blitz Mangles Two Police in Houston Clash
Two Houston police officers sustained injuries in a confrontation with a lone woman. Officers J. E. Adams and H. were left with battle wounds, underscoring a rare instance of female assailant violence in the city.
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Houston
J. E. Adams
Nipponese Tyranny Exposed From Hong Kong Stanley Camp
Wenzell Brown recounts life in Stanley Internment Camp Hong Kong where 2700 civilians endured cruelty. A Japanese officer and a cheng the turncoat warden exemplify oppression selling scarce food while guards humiliate prisoners. The piece urges America to remember.
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Wenzell Brown
Stanley
Hong Kong
Smith and Durrell
Japan
America
Citation for P T Short in divorce case Grayson County
State of Texas citation commands P T Short to appear and answer a petition filed September 22 1943 in Grayson County District Court Sherman Texas. Case No 49973 names Leona Short plaintiff and P T Short defendant alleging divorce on grounds cruel treatment. Issued September 22 1943.
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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
Woman Attacks Officers At Drive-In Stand
M Sullivan tried to arrest a 20 year old woman at a drive in stand. She knocked glasses from a waitress, bit Sullivan five times on his hands, ripped his belt, bit him on the leg, and chewed Adams hands. She pulled wiring from the police radio as she was put in a patrol car. Adams and Sullivan filed two charges of aggravated assault. Two policemen and two jailers finally locked the woman in a cell.
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M. Sullivan
Sullivan
Adam
Adams
How Much for Twisting a Gadget Says the Mechanic
A joke exchanges a mechanic charging ten cents for twisting the gadget and one dollar for knowing which gadget to twist. The motorist balks at the high total, questioning the bill as excessive.
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Pascal Farley
Allen T. Short
Hannah’s. Phone 100
Garland Tabletop
O. L. Henry
D. A. Ray
East Whitewright
Bath
C. T. Ferguson
Leonard
Tom Barbee
John B. Stetsons
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
By Wenzell Brown
Cheng
Christian Science Monitor
the Monitor
Christian Science Publishing Society One
Norway Street
Boston
Massachusetts
Stylesmart
Style Mart
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