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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1946
Page
5
Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt was recommended as keynoter and temporary chairman of the Democratic state convention in New York. She stated she will not run for any political office, rejecting reports she was being urged for the U S Senate.
State Democratic Chairman Paul F. Fitzpatrick announced that Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt is recommended as keynote at the Albany convention on September 3 and 4, the first time a woman has been proposed for the position. Mayor William O Dwyer is named permanent chairman. delegates will vote on recommendations at the opening.
In Jackson Mississippi John Bell Williams a one armed war veteran defeated six term congressman Dan R McGehee in the Democratic primary runoff Williams 18987 votes to 13556 amid charges McGehees negro PAC issue was a smoke screen Williams a former war plane pilot lost an arm in combat and carried the district to a decisive victory across 263 of 316 precincts.
Odelle S. Harris, son of Mr and Mrs Odelle C Harris of 1504 Travis, received the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with two gold stars. The citation, signed by Vice Admiral Montgomery, commends extraordinary achievement in aerial combat. Harris enlisted in 1943, served twelve months overseas, fought in the Philippines liberation and Iwo Jima invasion, was shot down over Iwo Jima, and earned the Purple Heart. He is Amarillo High School class and is studying GI flying in Texas after discharge in March.
Secretary of the Interior King proposed admitting Hawaii and Alaska together as the 49th and 50th states. He urged Congress to begin the machinery in January and to consider a Puerto Rico vote on independence statehood or dominion status. Krug, back from Alaska, said sentiment favored statehood.
Seattle reports four American climbers returning from Mt. St. Elias after a two month ascent reveal their most enjoyed meal was four apple pies sent by airplane. The pies were packed in sawdust in wooden boxes and included a note from Yakutat carpentry shop. Cornelius Mole naar and brother Dee Mole naar, both of Los Angeles, were among the returnees with two others remaining in Alaska.
In San Angelo three senior workers aged 89, 85, and 73 prove age is just a number. Edward McIntovn, a 89 year old bricklayer of Scottish descent, stays active. His assistant R. F. Bob Sullivan, 85, handles mud mixing. Enoch Smith, 73, works as a union painter.
The will of Supreme Court Justice James Clark McReynolds revealed cash bequests of 190000 dollars with gifts totaling 35000 dollars to four colleges. The will was filed for probate in district court and did not state the total value of the estate.
Former Supreme Court justice James McReynolds, a leading conservative among the nine old men, died Saturday after several weeks of illness at age 84. He left a fortune of 17 cash bequests to individuals including Mrs. Camila Hare Lippincott of Santa Fe New Mexico who received 10000 dollars and first choice of household furnishings.
Passersby shattered a window and fought the fire with a garden hose. The fire department arrived with sirens and finished the job, then firemen checked the house to ensure the blaze was out. Willard Strain awoke and asked what was happening.
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