Change in Precinct Boundaries Starts Kleberg County Wrangle
Hearing resumed on a temporal function against a court order changing two precinct boundaries in Kleberg County. The hearing before the 26th District Court followed witnesses who testified the precinct lines were altered at the request of Robert J. Kleberg Jr, president of King Ranch Inc. Also noted is the death of Rev J M Rosenberg, 74, longtime secretary of Congregation Agudath Jacob in Waco.
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Kleberg
Kingsville
Com
Kieberg
Distr
Aries
Robert J. Kleberg, Jr
King Ranch, Inc
Waco
J. M. Rosenberg
Agudath Jacob
Federal Aid Delays Northwest Texas Hospital Plans
Planning for a 100 bed addition and related facilities at Northwest Texas Hospital is halted while officials await federal aid requirements. Committee chair Harry Daily cites fear of federal control and notes proposed funding of 375 000 from the Texas Health Department with 750 000 total grant discussed. formal confirmation pending.
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Northwest Texas Hospital
Harry Daily
Guy Carlander
Texas Health Department
Health Department
Potter County
Temperance Split Clouds Rockford Tavern Issue
Community tension centers on a tavern license in Rockford with strong voices for and against. Debate highlights temperance sentiments and economic considerations linked to inflows from dancing events and gasoline sales.
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Rockford, Ill
Independents Gain In Voting Strength in Gallup Poll
A Gallup Institute report from Princeton notes independents now make up 29 percent of voters, up from 20 percent in 1940 and 1944. The shift spans education levels, ages, occupations, and regions, with Wallace supporters counted among independents and implications for party bids in 1948. The study analyzes education, occupation, and regional distribution of independent voters.
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Gallup
Eetor
American Institute of Public Opin
Princeton
Intute
South
East Central
Ohio
Indiana
Michigan
Illinois
Wallace
Henry A. Wallace
Education College
Ace
Annes
N. Eng
M. Ath
E. Cent
Ee Ae W
Ee Ae
Rocky Mtn. & Pac
Sunspot Visible To Naked Eye Disrupts Radio Signals
Washington reports a large sunspot visible at the sun’s center may disrupt shortwave radio signals today and through the weekend. Observers are advised to use smoked glass or developed film to search for it and never look directly at the sun. The sunspot group resembles the letter N in four parts, with another large spot approaching the eastern limb.
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Washington
US Naval Observatory
Wanderer Wanderer Steamboat Grounded on Red River Sandbar
The 93 foot sternwheeler Wanderer, en route from Rock Island Illinois to Lake Texhoma Texas, ran aground on a Red River sandbar six miles south of Shreveport. Owned by Denison brothers J H, J P, and L G Wilburn, it was hauled upriver with help from a Mississippi River crew as an excursion vessel.
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Cheeveport
Rock Island, Ill
Lake Texhoma
Texas
Red River
Here
J. H
J. P
LG. Wilburn
Denison
Putton
Ark
Wilburn Brothers
Mississippi
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Mary Baker Eddy
Wien
Ana” Fie Edoms
Curtis Bi
Colonia
Clarks Blind & Sioletin G
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ZALE
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Diamond Importers
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the People's Choice
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