Costs to Maintain Expanded U S Defense Network Forecast
Washington reports that the 15 billion defense fund approved this year marks only the start of long term outlays. Army and Navy officials note operating costs will rise as fleets grow to 450,000 sailors and 330 ships join the battle line, with pay raises, obsolete stock, and draft provisions adding to annual expenses.
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Washington
Defense Fund
Army
Navy
War Department
Congress
Veterans Administration
Texas May Have 40 000 Trench Silos By End of This Year
Dairyman E R Eudaly of the Texas A and M Extension Service projects 40 000 trench silos in Texas by year end 1940. Growth since 1931 shows rapid expansion from 18 silos to 28 831 in 1939, with weather a key variable. Frostbitten seed may prove useful for silage. early freezes could hurt sorghum acreage.
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Texas
College Station
E. R. Eudaly
Texas A
M. Extension Service
Eudaly
Cancer Warning Signs and Early Detection Advice
A health column notes about 5,000 Texas deaths last year were cancer linked. Early signs include lumps, persistent sores, unusual discharge, or chronic indigestion. Prompt medical evaluation and annual exams can detect cancers early, while fear may hinder care. Three quarters of suspected cases are not cancer.
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Texas
Whitesboro Times Announces First Issue
Whitesboro will publish a new weekly newspaper the Whitesboro Times this week with distribution Friday morning. Ernest E Hayley editor says the eight page tabloid will serve the community. Hayley, an experienced journalist, and his wife Mr and Mrs Hayley have lived in Whitesboro since early spring.
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Whitesboro
Whitesboro Times
Ernest E. Hayley
Hayley
The
Whitesboro News- Record
Nine Day Queen Lady Jane Grey 1553 England
A note on Lady Jane Grey who reigned as England's queen for nine days during 1553, marking a brief but historically notable episode in the Tudor era.
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Jane Grey
England
Brass Buttons for the Ladies at College Station
Mrs. Dora R. Barnes of the A and M College Extension Service outlines patriotic fall fashions. Colors include patriot red and yankee doodle, with woodsy tones, as dresses move to straight silhouettes and new details like godet pleats and side-buttoned drapes.
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College Station
Dora R. Barnes
A. and M. College Extension Service
God Bless America
Texas
J. Frank Dobie
Housewife Buys Her Own Doormat
A Bryan or nearby town report tells of a housewife who purchased a door mat from a traveling salesman at her side door. After the sale she discovered the mat matched her own front door mat, prompting a warning to buy from honest, established merchants whose mistakes can be corrected. Newly hatched spiders can't eat.
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Bryan
Bryan Eagle
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