Freeman Says He Sought Help From Rep May Six Or Eight Times
Joseph Freeman a Washington agent for a munitions maker testified before the War Investigating Committee that he asked Representative May Kentucky Democrat for business help six or eight times. Freeman said he did not know if May visited his office and that contracts to the Illinois munitions combine totaled over 78 million dollars. The committee is examining whether May interceded with the War Department to aid the firms Erie Basin and Batavia Metal Products.
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Washington
Joseph Freeman
Gay
Representative May
Kentucky
Freeman
Senate War Investigating Committee
May
Mead
New York Democrat
Erie Basin
Batavia Metal Products Companies
Combine
Congressman May
Shortage of Trained Engineers Promises Years Without Enough
Lincoln Nebraska U P report quotes Dean Roy Green of the University of Nebraska engineering college predicting a decade or more will pass before demand for trained engineers is met. Current openings exceed graduates with 10 openings per graduate based on prewar output. Agencies and firms seek thousands of engineers, including 2,700 for Air Forces Materiel, 2,500 for Reclamation Bureau, 2,000 for Army Engineering Corps, plus 1,800 for a single oil company. The university will graduate 14 engineers this spring, four in August and 16 next January.
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Lincoln
Neb
U.P
Roy M. Green
University of Nebraska Engineering College
Green
Air Forces
U. S. Reclamation Bureau
U. S. Army Engineering Corps
Vel Makes Good To Inspire Thousands
Boston reports the story of Norman H. Comeau a Haverhill veteran whose courage inspired thousands of World War II veterans. He fell from a 40 foot wall in Army guard duty dislocating his neck leaving paralysis from the neck down on the left side. After hospital therapy he slowly regained health walking with a cane then unaided. He was discharged and is now healthy and active.
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Boston
Norman H. Comeau
Haverhill
Comeau
West Roxury Veterans’ Hospital
Decemb
War Born Ideas Battle Parasites
War born research helps livestock producers fight parasites more effectively. Government scientists endorse the new treatments and veterinarians are rapidly applying them, with implications for the world food supply.
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Chicago
American Veterinary Medical Assn
Grand Jury Session In Randall County
Officers of 47th District Court in Canyon hold a Randall County grand jury session. Participants include Judge Henry Bishop District Attorney Jim Lumpkin secretary Eva Cunningham and court reporter W R Frazee. Mr and Mrs J C Heyser of Houston visit L D Heyser for his birthday.
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47Th District Court
Canyon
Randall County Grand Jury
Henry Bishop
Jim Lumpkin
Eva Cunningham
W. R. Frazee
L. D. Heyser
J. C. Heyser
Houston
Allow Cult To Continue Despite Death
The Melville county sheriff's office will not stop snake handling religious services despite a death from a four foot rattler. Joe Jackson, 51, of Ooltewah died after being bitten on the left hand during a weekend service. About 25 cult members gathered at a friend’s home for prayers as poison spread through his veins.
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Tenn
Melville County Sheriff's Office
Joe Jackson
Ooltewah
Jackson
City Dwellers Safer in Summer Storms Says Expert
Dr. G. D. McCann of Westinghouse Electric explains city residents face lower lightning risk because of shelter access and tall buildings with steel frames. He notes rural areas have higher casualties and that research aims to improve circuit breakers and arresters for safer power systems.
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Pittsburgh
G. D. McCann
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Dr. McCann
McCann
Westinghouse
Mexsana Medicated Powder Promises Cooling Relief
The advertisement touts Mexsana medicated powder as soothing for diaper rash, skin chafe, girdle rash, and other minor irritations. It highlights low cost and savings on larger sizes for the whole family.
Tatara Held For Riding Bicycle While Intoxicated
Elyria Ohio reports John Tatara arrested by state patrol for riding a bicycle down a country road while drunk. The law sets a $200 fine for operating while intoxicated but Judge Lord indicated vehicle type would influence the penalty.
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Elyria
O. UP
John Tatara
Tatara
Co. C. Lord
Rose Franken Finishes Another Language in Three Days
The writer Rose Franken completed her work titled Another Language in just three days, signaling rapid drafting. No additional details about publication or reception are provided.
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Rose Franken
Driver Missing After 1941 International Truck Trip
L E Yocham doubts an employee reached Amarillo after a Saturday drive from the Yocham farm near Hereford in a 1941 International truck. Police report neither the man nor the truck has arrived. The vehicle carried 55 gallon drums of gasoline and 5 gallons of oil. Officers also seek a stolen 1940 Chevrolet carnival truck with the number 17 painted on both sides from Tidwell shows in Amarillo.
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L. E. Yocham
Hereford
Amarillo
Moon Eclipses Nighttime Phenomenon
Eclipses of the moon occur at night when the sun and moon lie on opposite sides of the earth, allowing the moon to enter the earth's shadow.
Mrs. Frank Coan Funeral Tomorrow
Amarillo widow Mrs. Frank Coan dies at 55 after a brief illness at Northwest Texas Hospital. A longtime host to servicemen during the war, she kept up wartime correspondence and supported troops overseas. Survived by husband Frank Coan three daughters Gene and a sister and three grandchildren. Funeral 3 p.m. tomorrow at Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel with burial at Llano Cemetery.
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Amarito
Frank Coan
Northwest Texas Hospital
Coan
Wanda Long
Dorothy Watkins
Ruth Warren
Amarillo
Gene
Las Vegas
N. M
L. H. Schantel
First Christian Church
Blackburn-Shaw Memorial Chapel
R. C. Snoderass
Fire Hits Harvester Plant in Fort Worth Damaging $125000
A three alarm blaze at the International Harvester Company plant in Fort Worth caused about $125,000 in damage Saturday night. The fire destroyed a large one story brick office and warehouse and slightly damaged an adjacent trailer plant.
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Fort Worth
International Harvester Company
Grass Fire Calls Firemen From Bed at 1000 Milam
Firemen were awakened at 1 25 AM to fight a grass fire at 1000 Milam losing about ten minutes of sleep. A grass fire also burned yesterday afternoon at 2 27 PM at 602 Jefferson.
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Jefferson
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Howard Strickland
L. C. Moreman
Harvester Company
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Cretney Drug CO
Texaco
Texaco Fire Chief
TOM Mott
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Needlecraft Dept
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Needlecraft
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Riversides
Joie Chitwood
AAA
Ward
America
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10Th Ave
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Dial
Bert Arnold
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