Veteran Texas Newsman Dies at 64 in Abilene
Bernard Hanks, publisher of The Abilene Reporter-News for over 35 years, died at his home of a heart attack at 64. A pioneer in Texas journalism, he helped grow the paper from a 1,000 daily circulation to a major morning and Sunday edition. Survivors include wife, daughter Mrs. Andrew B. Shelton, brother Manny Hanks, niece Mrs. Dean Austin, and two granddaughters Sharon and Cindy Shelton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Andrew B. Shelton
Manny Hanks
Breckenridge
Dean Austin
Sharon
Cindy Shelton
Reporter
Dallas
Dr. R. Hanks
First Baptist Church
Norman police chief rejects 850 pay hike
Norman Oklahoma Police Chief J W Wheeler opposes a salary increase arguing it would be unfair to other department heads. He says he is satisfied in Norman and prefers it to any other place he has lived. Nebraska ranks third in seed potato production in the United States behind Maine and Minnesota.
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President Has Inventors Seeing Pink Elephants
A Washington Post piece notes postwar science and patents shaping daily life with quirky inventions. It highlights Pete Bowling’s pocket shaving kit, Bitepoint lighter, a vented corset, a hair comb with no teeth, and a novelty pink elephant desk toy tied to polling hype and Dewey-era politics.
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Marian L. Finnman
Minneapolis
Marines Keep Up Tradition in China Evacuation
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Flag on Vet s Casket Ruled OK in Church
In Hopewell Virginia the West End Presbyterian Church session overruled Pastor William E Hill Jr rejecting a church ban on draping the American flag over a casket in a military funeral Williamson a Spanish American War veteran had the flag removed from the church vestibule before the casket was moved outside the church The church had previously voted on this issue according to a member of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post
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Bed Problem Battles Court In Hastings And More
A Hastings court debated bed sizes when a hotel billed a teacher £9 for a single bed she received instead of a double. Judge Archer ruled the four foot six inch bed not a double, but the hotel owner won the claim. A church session and other items are noted, including flags on caskets and reactions from church and veterans groups. Weeds are not likely to flourish in a good stand of established grass.
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England
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Fragmentary OCR Item Resists Clear Summary
A highly damaged text fragment provides few readable names or facts leaving only scattered letters and symbols. No coherent events, dates, places, or subjects can be identified for a proper headline and summary.
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