Divorces Rise 60 Percent During War Years in Texas
A Texas Civil Judicial Council report shows 56,771 divorce cases filed in 1944, part of a 153,485 total from 1942 to 1944, a 60 percent rise over 1939–41. The count excludes several counties whose clerks did not provide data.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Civil Judicial Council Committee
Judicial Statistics Committee
Max M. Rogers
Huntsville
Council
Calhoun
Culberson
Garza
Hopkins, Hunt, Lipscomb
Tom Green
Bust or Burglary? Proofreader flags misprint in notice
A Kansas local page misspells a social item noting Jocelyn Mayberry as hostess at a yawn party at her home Monday afternoon, prompting scrutiny by a Tri-State News proofreader in Elkhart.
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Elkhart
Kan
Tri-State
Jocelyn Mayberry
Uncle Henpeck Exchange Sparks Quiet Family Banter
A brief comic exchange shows Uncle Henpeck chastising modern youths for asking for too much money while recalling his own marriage earnings, and a nephew skeptical of his father figure's prior income.
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Henpeck
Government vs Private Management Dilemma Highlighted
In 1942 the government backed penicillin production and Arctic oil ventures, with costly results and lessons on efficiency. The piece argues private management outperforms government in big industries, citing penicillin success and the failed Canal oil project as evidence. It notes mass production lowered penicillin cost per bottle while canal ventures wasted taxpayer money.
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Alexander Fleming
Mackenzie River
White Horse
Fairbanks
Alaska
Wisdom of a Lifetime From a Texan Grandfather
A column of aphorisms and observations draws from Texas lore, noting practical maxims on honesty, manners, and revenge. It hints at a gubernatorial race starting early, mentioning a candidate holding another state office and financing ads in major city papers.
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Mys
Political mischief and radio funds mix in old city chatter
A report cites a rough crew of so called little business men and a State official building a campaign fund. A kind neighbor consoles a boy with a black eye and the boy fires back with a sharp retort about the neighbor’s two little men.
Property dispute over unlawful eviction and title cloud
Plaintiff claims unlawful entry and ejection from premises, withholdings of possession causing $1000 damage and an annual land value of $300. She states the property was bought with separate funds, constituting her separate estate, and defendants’ claim clouds her title. Clerk S V Earnest issues the district court notice dated September 17.
Property suit involving Thompson and Mullins in Sherman Texas
No. 53895 to Earl Lange dated November 5 1945 outlines a suit filed by Sarah Thompson against Ann Mullins Nancy Painter J J Painter George Thompson and Earl Lange. It describes ownership of Lot Four and south twenty five feet of Lot Three Block Two in W D Fitch addition Sherman Texas and alleged actions on January 1 1945.
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State of Texas
Carl Robert Bond
A. D
District Court of
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
I. V. Earnest
Nancy Drake
Earl Lange
Sarah Thompson
Ann Mullins
Nancy Painter
J. J. Painter
George Thompson
W. D. Fitch
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Proofreader
Mail Overseas
Kingston Drug Store
Denison
Rexall
Quaker Oats Co
Lamar Street
The
Sherman, Texas
Whitewright Lumber Co
George
Benson
Searcy
Arkansas
Yukon
Boyce House
West Side
Chas Hagler
West Side Square
James D. Buster
S. V. Earnest
Electrical and
Griffin & Kent
LaRoe’s
L. LaRoe & Co
J. W
Johnny” Weaver Tire Company
S. Crockett
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