White Deer Adds Elevator Expanding Wheat Storage
White Deer completes a new 150 000 bushel unit at Barnett Grain Elevator boosting local storage to about 520 000 bushels. Analysts anticipate the 1948 wheat crop will be handled. yields vary from five to fifteen bushels per acre with an average near six. Combines are arriving and cutting should be general by week’s end. The first load was delivered to Farmer's Elevator from the Fred Witter farm, five miles east, on Westar variety wheat.
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Barnett
White Deer
G. A. Bell
Fred Witter
Three American Flying Fortresses Missing Over Atlantic
Lisbon reports three American B 17 Flying Fortresses unaccounted after leaving the Azores for the continent. Lisbon and Portuguese planes search the Atlantic as distress signals indicated engine trouble on one flight returning to Santa Maria. No further word has been heard.
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Lisbon
Azores
Atlantic
Santa Maria
Portugal
Jester Seeks Disabled Care Constitutional Amendment
Gov Beauford H Jester campaigning for re election urged the legislature to pass a constitutional amendment creating care for the totally and permanently disabled He noted states run general assistance programs and Texas lacks such a statewide plan while county courts can aid indigents locally.
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Austin
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
DDT Fog Set For Dalhart Cleanup Effort
Dalhart to spray streets alleys and the municipal dump with a 5 percent DDT fog this week using a fog machine loaned by Pampa. Mayor J P Oliver said the loan supports a Panhandle wide push to curb dangerous insects and protect public health.
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Dalhart
Pampa
J. P. Oliver
Panhandle
Youth’s peach craving ends in desertion of orchard
A 17 year old Grand Prairie youth entered a north Arlington orchard after dark. The farmer fired a shotgun killing the intruder’s hunger without charges, saying he acted to protect property. The youth was treated at Parkland Hospital in fair condition and will miss chairs due to injuries.
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Dallas
Grand Prairie
Arlington
Dallas County
Parkland Hospital
Dalhart Aims Three Summer Fogging Runs
A plan is outlined to fog the city of Dalhart three times this summer as part of vector control efforts. Officials emphasize deployment timing and budget considerations for the program.
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Dalhart
Short Soldier Gets His Chance at OCS
Technical Sgt. Robert H. O Farrell at Carswell Air Force Base wins a chance to attend Officers Candidate School in San Antonio. At 4 feet 11 inches tall the 27 year old father of a four year old daughter just barely secured the appointment before aging out. He wears special shoes for his small feet and was once ejected from an Arizona cafe as a minor when he ordered beer.
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Fort Worth
Robert H. O'Farrell
Army
O'Farrell
Carswell Air Force Base
San Antonio
Arizona
Claim Abhez Is Native Kansan Spreads via Foster Relative
In Chanute Kansas Eden Abhez the composer of Nature Boy is alleged by Myrtle Nelson to be George McGrew a Chanute High School graduate adopted by Mrs W M McGrew. Nelson recalls McGrew as a musical pupil and child with remarkable talent while Abber in Hollywood reportedly maintains a private family background and denies ties to Kansas City area.
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Chanute
Kan
U.P
Eden Abhez
Hollywood
George McGrew
Myrtle Nelson
Abhez
George
McGrew
W. M. McGrew
Lawrence
Abber
Kansas City
Sugar production seen rising 10 percent in 1947-48
Agriculture Department reports world sugar production for 1947-48 now estimated 10 percent higher than 1946-47. The 1947-48 crop is put at 34,147,000 short tons raw value, up from 31,150,000 short tons in 1946-47.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Swedish American Line to start Gulf Veracruz service
The foreign office announced a new route by the Swedish American Line linking Canadian ports with Veracruz on the Gulf Coast. The first freighter with passenger facilities will begin service around June 17, carrying tropical fruits to Canada. In El Paso, Broadway actor Jose Vincent Ferrer and Uta Hagen Ferrer obtained a mutual consent divorce in Juarez civil court.
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SLATE
Mexico City
Foreign Office
Swedish American Line
Canadian
Veracruz
Gulf Coast
Canada
EL Paso
U.P
Jose Vincent Ferrer
Uta Hagen Ferrer
Juarez
Boy Ranchers Fly for First Time at Ranch Airfield
Sunday 94 Boys Ranch cowhands rode three planes at Boys Ranch Airport. Harold Bennett of Stratford organized the flights with pilots Hubert Koehler of Dalhart and Norval Davis of Conley. Families joined for a car trip and ranch picnic as the boys proved adept both on the ground and in the air.
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Boys Ranch
Harold Bennett
Stratford
Mr. Bennett
Hubert Koehler
Dalhart
Norval Davis
Conley
Eir
Abilene Adds 119 Surplus Army Buildings for Airport
Abilene Texas city officials announce 119 surplus Army buildings valued at 265000 will be added to the municipal airport property. The structures at an air field near Tye may be torn down for lumber to construct airport administration facilities. City Manager Boyd J McDonald said the War Assets Administration approved the addition and the city plans to take over later this week.
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Abilene
War Assets Administration
Boyd J. McDonald
WAA
Tye
Abilene Army Air Field
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