Week End Arrests Highlight 1940 Sherman Disorder
Sherman reports show weekend disorders with twenty in a tavern fight south of the city leaving injuries from bottles and fists. Constable Mooty jailed two men from Ata Bells tavern while Deputy Mangrum took five drunks and Sherman police rounded up fifteen more from streets and taverns. A drunken driver fled after crashing into a creek on the 80 foot road, escaping on foot into the brush.
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Sherman
Fred Mooty
Ata Bells Beer Tavern
F. O. Mangrum
Joe Hall
Checking account cost too cheap asserts banker
Atlantic City N J The American Bankers Association began its sixty sixth annual convention Monday and heard a complaint that users of checking accounts weren't being charged enough for the service they get George M Starling secretary of the South Dakota Bankers Association said in a prepared address that checking account customers were getting service below cost and banks had to make up for this loss by charging high interest rates on loans or foregoing dividends to stockholders
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Atlantic City
N. J
American Bankers Association
George M. Starling
South Dakota Bankers’ Association
West Texas Bills Day to Be Observed
Balls will sponsor West Texas Bills Day a unique celebration on Oct 8. The idea of a Bills Club for Bills Billy William and similar names began four years ago. The last celebration was held in November 1939 with thousands attending. this year’s event is expected to be even larger.
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Bills Club
Bill
Billy
William
Model Driver Definition by Maryland Official
Baltimore automobile commissioner W Lee Elgin outlines the model driver as someone who stays focused on driving, maintains lane discipline, anticipates others, watches pedestrians, slows near schools and crossings, signals turns, keeps control, obeys signals, and ensures regular vehicle inspection. He adds that a true driver avoids mixing alcohol with gasoline, never passes on curves or hills, and does not place legal rights above public safety.
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W. Lee Elgin
Baltimore
Trenton
N. J
I Give You Texas Roundtable of small town humor snippets
A columnist shares wry vignettes from Ranger and nearby towns. Jokes about motorists and pedestrians, a banker, a theater manager Brann Garner, and a city man’s kitty incident appear alongside a humor contest quip about King and Canada. Notes on Mrs. Mayes and local curb service close the fragment.
Why Wilt with Willkie, asks Frank Harrison editor
Corpus Christi Press editor Frank Harrison questions why the public would oppose Willkie in the 1940 election. Burkburnett Star slogan is cited as liked by many, cussed by some, read by everybody.
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Willkie
Hardhitting
Frank Harrison
Corpus Christi Press
Burkburnett Star
Population of United States grows seven percent in decade
The Census Bureau reported on April 1 a U S population of 131,409,881, up 7 percent since 1930, the smallest decade gain in U S history. California led in numeric gain, Florida posted the fastest percentage rise, while South Dakota fell. The District of Columbia surged 36.2 percent and immigration was nearly halted, with birth rates declining nationwide.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
District of Columbia
Florida
South Dakota
California
Kansas
William L. Austin
Austin
Pacific
Census Shifts Threaten House Seats After 1940 Census
Coast States accounted for two thirds of the increase and several Southern and Western states rose in rank while others fell. New York remains the most populous at 13,397,622. Vermont alone dropped. Nevada gained about 20,000 to 110,014. Final apportionment depends on Census Bureau figures and Congressional action, with seats decided for the 1942 elections.
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New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Middle West
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Oklahoma
Vermont
Illinois
Ohio
California
Texas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Virginia
Louisiana
Arkansas
South Carolina
West Virginia
Florida
Rhode Island
District of Columbia
New Mexico
Alabama
Iowa
Connecticut
North Dakota
Montana
Utah
New Hampshire
Nevada
House of Representatives
Congress
Census Bureau
Roosevelt
House
Calvert L. Dedrick
Bureau
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Dick Brown
Pioneer
Eastland County
Jack Scott
Cross Plains Review
Our Nation
New Shipment
Sanforized
Little Brother
T. W. Ayres & Son Gossard
Red River Valley Fair
Fairly & Little Shows
U.S
Joe Johnson
Sun Office
Sun
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S. H. Montgomery Agency
Tom Barbee
Star Credit Company
Grayson County
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager, Mgr
Johnny
Doggie
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Houston
Hillburn Motor Co
Ford
Lincoln-Zephyr
Mercury
Travis & Jones
Whitewright
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