May Asked to Testify Publicly in Munition Inquiry
The Senate War Investigating Committee formally invited Representative May of Kentucky to testify publicly on June 4 in its munitions inquiry. May declined to commit, saying he would answer in due course, while Garsson urged full testimony.
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Washington
Senate
May
Kentucky
Illinois
Mead
New York
Combine
Henry Garsson
Internal Revenue
Ferguson
Michigan
House Military Committee
Garsson
Rainey challenges radio time limits in Texas Q Network case
Rainey contends the Texas Quality Network and its four stations allotted insufficient time for his political messages. He cites 30 minutes per candidate between July 11 and 13 and indefinite future air time, plus a single-broadcast requirement. Evidence includes editorials from major Dallas papers and a May speech by W Lee O Daniel. opponents say editorials mocked him and Segal notes some material was non political.
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Rainey
Texas Quality Network
Texas
Farlier
Sellers
Jester
March
Fort Worth
Cunningham
Alfred
O’daniel News. It Was the Text of A Speech Sen. W. Lee O’daniel
Allred
Segal
O'Daniel
O’daniel
WBAP
TQN
D Daniel
University of Texas
Modern Matrons Luncheon Held at Mrs Daugherty Home
Modern Matrons Club members attended a luncheon yesterday at Mrs. Bill Daugherty 2700 Polk. Attendees included Mesdames Morgan Orsburn Watkins Files Beck Morgan and Hensley. The next regular session is set for July 25 at 2 PM in Mrs. Bailey’s home 3710 Tyler.
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Bill Daugherty
Polk
A B. Morgan
Ralph Orsburn
Jack Watkins
Bill Files
Ben R. Beck
Lawson Morgan
O. E. Hensley
R. T. Bailey
Tyler
Weather Forecaster's Prediction Sparks Thunderbolt
Memphis Tennessee July 12 Robert J Doverspike of Kittanning Pennsylvania weather forecaster for the Fourth Ferrying Group officially predicted considerable thunderstorm activity Thursday afternoon with lightning The forecast proved true and a lightning strike hit the Weather office during the shower The forecaster said he was tapped on the back by the bolt but escaped hospitalization.
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Memphis
Tenn
Robert J. Doverspike
Kittanning
Doverspike
Reckless Riding Arrest in Logan On Horseback
Logan Utah July 12 city judge Jesse P. Rich sentenced a defendant to 90 days in jail for drunken driving on a horse. The court noted a city ordinance bans intoxicated persons from riding horses and the arrest occurred while the rider was on the main street sidewalk.
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Logan
Utah
Jesse P. Rich
Rich
Army Faces Labor Shortage Unloading German Gas Bombs
Mobile, July 12. Stevedoring jobs paying 40.95 a night for unloading German aerial gas bombs were going begging today. At Theodore naval ammunition depot officers said 64 workers were treated for mustard gas burns, and about 750 tons remain to be unloaded from a ship.
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Mobile
Ala
Theodore Naval Ammunition Depot
Perfect Physical Specimen Faces Disadvantages
Chicago report on Alan Stephan 22 who won Mr. America in a contest by the Amateur Athletic Union. He cites beach embarrassment as women scream whistle and rush to touch his bulging muscles.
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Chicago
Alan Stephan
Amateur Athletic Union
Stephan
Aleman Leads Padilla in Mexican Election Returns
Miguel Aleman leads Ezequiel Padilla 123 798 to 84 441 in Mexico City with official returns from 11 of 148 districts and incomplete results from a twelfth district.
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Miguel Aleman
Padilla
Mexico City
Ezequiel Padilla
Mexico
Three Hurt as Car Overturns Near Eng lish Field
A two-vehicle crash on U S Highway 60 at the Eng lish Field entrance left three people with minor injuries. Mr and Mrs J M Warren of Amarillo Hotel and their daughter Carollea were treated at St Anthony's Hospital. the Warren car overturned after hitting a second car. The other driver was uninjured and the investigation had not yet been reported.
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English Field
U. S. Highway 60
J. M. Warren
Amarillo Hotel
Carrolea
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Warren
Mr. Warren
Brandy Distillery Fire Damages Stockton Plant
Fire destroyed the Schenley Coronet brandy distillery complex near Stockton after an explosion ignited thousands of gallons of brandy and alcohol. Official damage was estimated at 1.5 million dollars. Two men were injured.
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Stockton
Cal
Schenley- Coronet
Here
Sudan-bound visitors return from Polk Street visit
Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Walker and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Johnson returned to Sudan after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Boss Johnson at 1119 Polk.
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Melvin Walker
Hugh Johnson
Sudan
Boss Johnson
Polk
Retu rns to Arkansas Warrant Officer J P English
Warrant Officer J P English has returned to Little Rock Arkansas after visiting his mother Mrs R C English at 406 North Buchanan.
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Arkansas
J. P. English
Little Rock, Ark
R. C. English
North Buchanan
New Mexico visit for Mrs. H. I. Conkling and Miss Sims
Mrs. H. I. Conkling at 1019 West Fifteenth and Miss Geraldine Sims of 315 Florida are spending two weeks with relatives in Deming and Las Cruces New Mexico.
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H. I. Conkling
West Fifteenth
Geraldine Sims
Florida
Deming and
Las Cruces
N. M
Woman Loses Black Purse En Route to Lubbock Globe News
Virginia Bowman of Lubbock reports a lost black plastic purse between 600 Lincoln and the Santa Fe depot. Contents included a flashlight pen and pencil set a bill fold and several ID cards. She asks the finder to return it to the Globe News office or contact her at 2315 Fourteenth Street.
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Lincoln
Santa Fe
Fourteenth Street
Lubbock
Globe News
Virginia Bowman
Sturkie Couple Visiting Wagener Parents
In South Carolina Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Sturkie of 1701-A Lipscomb visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. D. Z. Sturkie in Wagener. They plan to be away about a month.
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South Carolina
P. L. Sturkie
A Lipscomb
D. Z. Sturkie
Wagener
S. C
Nylon hose lost in town on July 3
Mrs Henry Cusick reports losing a package of nylon hose in town on July 3 while having them mended. She asks the finder to call 26175.
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Henry Cusick
Lost Plastic Purse With Social Security Card
Widow Mrs Lillian Key reports a lost white plastic purse two weeks ago between 1726 East Eighth and 1701 East Tenth. It held $12, her weekly pay, a social security card, and other personal papers. Contact 20142 or cabin 3 Texas Courts.
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East Eighth
1701
East Tenth
Cabin 3
Texas
Lillian Key
Reward for Lost Clothes of a Little Girl
A reader seeks return of a little girl's clothes sizes five and six lost on a McMasters bus on Saturday June 27. Contact Mrs C W Houston at 3016 West Second or 9006 for a small reward. A separate notice seeks canning help at Apartment 283 Pantex Village. Another reader offers washing and ironing at 1100 North West Sixteenth. phone 2-3395.
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McMasters
West Second
C. W. Houston
Pantex Village
Tack
1100 North West Sixteenth
Care for Children Offer From Two Young Girls
Two girls aged 12 and 13 seek child care work offering several years of experience. They list their home at 506 1 2 East Tenth Apt 3 and sign as Laurel and Valta.
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East Tenth
Apt
Laurel and Valta
Cocker Spaniel Penny Missing After July 3
Mrs. W. G. Prince reports a buff colored male cocker spaniel named Penny missing since July 3. The dog wears tag 598 and 313 and offers a reward for return. contact 4023 with any sightings.
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Penny
W. G. Prince
Black Billfold Lost Near 1744 North Williams
Lost black billfold with identification cards social security cards money order receipts and six dollars. Reward offered. Contact 4375 or visit 1744 North Williams to reclaim. Please return the articles, the money may be kept.
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1744
North Williams
Readers at Bubble Gum Level Warned by Pitt Professor
University of Pittsburgh education professor Dr. Gerald Yoakum says most books and magazines are written at or below a sixth grade level. He notes WWII Army instructions were kept at fourth grade to ensure comprehension and urges raising national reading level to a 14 year old to better grasp social and economic issues.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Gerald A. Yoakum
University of Pittsburgh
America
Yoakum
Eisenhower Plans 19 Day Brazil and Mexico Trip
General Dwight D. Eisenhower announces an official 19 day journey from Washington starting August 1 to Brazil and MexicoHe will inspect installations in Panama and the Caribbean defense command and visit Mexico City August 16 and 17 for regional military duties.
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Washington
U.P
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Brazil
Mexico
Panama
Caribbean Defense Command
Mexico City
Harvard astronomers measure upper air heat from falling meteors
Researchers at Harvard use dual camera observations of meteors to determine the temperature of the air 38 miles up. By timing photographic trail breaks and meteor velocity, they infer upper atmospheric density and the rate at which meteors slow, linking it to temperature.
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Schenectady
N. Y
U.P
Harvard University
Fred L. Whipple
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Whipple
Missionary Uses Magic to Raise Funds in St Louis
In St Louis the Rev. Paul Lloyd C M director of the Vin centian Foreign Mission Society uses magic acts to solicit money for rebuilding projects. His performances aim to attract donations from local supporters and churches.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Paul Lloyd
C. M
Vincentian Foreign Mission Society
Chaplain of Magicians Fundraiser Plans Return to China War
The chaplain of the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Ring No. 1, hosts annual magic shows to fund his society. He served nine years in China before the war and longs to return, saying he likes the Chinese despite mistrust.
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International Brotherhood of Magicians
Ring No
China
Atoms May Solve Mystery for Science
Dr. Frank Spedding of Iowa State College atomic energy project says tagged minerals in soils could reveal why plants grow differently on seemingly identical soils. By tracing mineral uptake, scientists may determine plant utilization and growth patterns.
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Ames
U.P
Atomic Research
Frank Spedding
Iowa State College Atomic Energy Project
Visit from Shreveport Hosts Visited Local Homes
Mrs. G. A. Williams and her sons Roy Allen and Gary of Shreveport Louisiana were guests at the J. C. Christopher residence 2108 Hayden and the Boss Johnson home 1119 Polk.
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Shreveport
Sulky Maker Finds Business Is Good
In Marion Ohio the Houghton Sulky Co founded in 1904 by W H Houghton reports a boom with 90 percent of American harness track sulkies and many show carriages produced there. The firm’s sulkies appear in films and circus productions with the Houghton mark recognized worldwide.
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Marion
U.2
W. H
Bill) Houghton
Houghton Sulky Co
Houghton
America
Indiana
David Harum
Ringling Bros
Barnum & Bailey
Howard Hughes Improves After Plane Crash
Relatives report from Dallas say Howard Hughes, famed plane designer, is improving after a Los Angeles crash. Telephoned updates indicate he will probably recover from critical injuries.
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Howard Hughes
Dallas
Los Angeles
Hughes
Pinkley Brothers Reunite After Three Week Visit
Royce Pinkley of 603 Prospect returns from Keelene where he spent three weeks with his brother Pfc. James Pinkley.
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Royce Pinkley
Keelene
Pfc
James Pinkley
Beatrice Martin Suffering Shock After Arrest
Beatrice Martin an expectant mother was arrested on charges of swindling by check and is hospitalized at Northwest Texas Hospital. She was moved from the county jail after transfer from the city jail. An Arizona officer has issued a hold order with a felony warrant pending.
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Beatrice Martin
Northwest
Texas
Guy Martin
George Pulley
Maddox Western Leather Craft
Bisbee
Ariz
Arizona
Miss Wallace Returns from Fort Worth Visit
Carolyn Wallace 87 Florida returns from Fort Worth after visiting her aunt Mrs. Clyde W. Harris.
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Miss Wallace
Carolyn Wallace
Florida
Fort Worth
Clyde W. Harris
Regal Family Takes Two Week Vacation
Mr and Mrs E A Regal of 3608 Van Buren are vacationing in Kansas City Tulsa and Minnesota for two weeks leaving business affairs unattended during their trip.
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Regals
Mgrs. E. A. Regal
van Buren
Kansas City
Tulsa
Minnesota
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