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A U S Forest Service warns U S lumber use threatens vast forest loss as America builds nearly a million homes yearly. Historical note traces deforestation from ancient Rome to Britain and China with emphasis on timber demand and conservation lessons.
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Gifford Pinchot
Theodore Roosevelt
US Forest Service
Pinchot
Forest Service
America
Italy
Rome
Macedonia
Apennines
Alps
Palestine
David
Greece
Homer
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Athens
Cyprus
Spain
Great Britain
Britain
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Germany
Forrestal Plans to Stay as Defense Secretary
James V. Forrestal told White House reporters after a talk with President Truman that he expects to remain in the cabinet as Secretary of Defense. He plans to submit his resignation soon as routine but believes it will not be accepted and says a message to Congress will follow in two to three weeks. In Portland Oregon a grave-digging job prompted Robert C. Bowen to steal 33 cents of cheese and 49 cents of canned meat, Bowen and his 17-year-old brother charged.
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James V. Forrestal
Truman
Forrestal
White House
Congress
Portland
Ore
Robert C. Bowen
Trial of Clyde Mullins Opens Tomorrow in Burglary Case
The 47th District Court will begin selecting a jury tomorrow for Clyde A. Mullins in a burglary trial related to the Wheeler Brothers Auto Shop break-in at 2906 West Sixth. Mullins, 26, previously defended himself and was acquitted in a separate Kohler’s Men’s Wear shop loot case on West Sixth Street.
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Mossler
Mullins
Clyde A. Mullins
47Th District Court
Dist. Att
Lloyd King
Wheeler Brothers
West Sixth
Kenneth Kohler
Rites Held For Private Robert McBride Jr Died In Belgium
Funeral services were held this afternoon at 2 in Griggs chapel for Private Robert McBride Jr who died in action in Belgium on January 14 1945. Graveside military rites were conducted by Hanson Post of the American Legion at Llano Cemetery. The 19 year old was with the 89th Division. He was born August 22 1925 in Kress and attended Amarillo High School. He entered service November 11 1943 and went overseas October 1944. Survivors include his daughter Cathye Lee his parents Mr and Mrs L L McBride of 911 North Buchanan and a sister Mrs W L Thompson of 4112 Harrison.
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Robert McBride
Griggs
W. L. Porterfield
Llano
Hanson Post
The
American Legion
McBride
Belgium
89Th Infantry Division
Kress
Amarillo High School
Cathye Lee
L. McBride
North Buchanan
W. L.thompson
Harrison
Woman Hurt In Auto Crash Involving Unlicensed Driver
Mrs Tate and Mrs Holdaway suffered head and neck injuries in a late yesterday collision near Van Buren. They were hospitalized at St Anthony's. Mrs Holdaway, 18, faces charges in corporation court for driving without a license while the other driver was 47 and lives on North Madison.
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van Buren
St. Anthony's Hospital
Propaganda Flight Used by Swedish Conservatives
In Stockholm a plane with loudspeakers broadcast political messages at about 1500 feet. The message reached several square miles and was deemed suitable mainly for rural areas. Separately, Childress issued building permits totaling 410 491 in 1948, the highest in the locality's history.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Childress
Leity
Patton’s Jeep Draws Visitors to Fort Knox Museum
Fort Knox Ky displays the four star jeep used by General George S Patton Jr in World War II. The Patton Museum preserves the jeep and a command car used across Europe and about 300 German guns and tanks captured by Patton's armored force. M/Sgt Charles Parker, a 26 year Army veteran and Patton's former North Africa aide, is custodian and guides recruits.
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Oy Mumany
Heidelberg
Germany
War Department
Fort Knox
Army
Third Army
Patton
Charles Parker
Concord
North Africa
Parker
15Th
Plan to Plant Grass at English Airport Improvements
Stanton Field city engineer outlines grass planting to repair disturbed areas in grading at English Airport. The contractor favors spring 1950 planting but may opt for fall if required. Plans for field improvements to be sent to CAA Fort Worth for approval after taxiway changes. The note ends with a fragment on soap consumption.
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Neroumutics
English
Stanton Field
Big Spring
CAA
Fort Worth
Warning on racket of two women prey on elderly men
Sheriff Paul Gaither issues a warning about a trio described in Denver as con artists targeting older men. The group includes one man and two women aged about 40 and 60 who advertise as companions and have allegedly extorted about 400 dollars in multiple cases. The scam reportedly also uses fake magazine subscriptions to pull victims.
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Paul Gaither
Gaither
Denver
Banco
Planes To Aid In Duck Census
The US Fish and Wildlife Service tested jet planes to count ducks in the San Joaquin Valley. A jet charted a 22 mile marsh strip in three minutes using a wide ribbon camera, providing an accurate aerial count unlike ground surveys or eye estimates.
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US Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal
Air Force
San Joaquin Valley
Wildlife Service
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