King Sidelined by War and Winds of Baseball
Old John King, legendary lefthanded batter and pitcher, reveals why lefties puzzled him, notes a wartime break, a broken leg, and a later return that kept him from major league glory. His son John King Jr., at the University of Texas studying music, is touted as opera potential.
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Lee Ballanfant
Old John
John
King
Europe
Army of Occupation
Basbball
Dizzy Dean
Color Brigade
John King, Jr
University of Texas
John, Jr
John King
Mature and Wife Go Separate Ways
Hollywood reports Vic Mature and his wife Dorothy Berry have separated again and she plans to seek divorce. Berry will return to Pasadena with her parents, ending their three year marriage begun in Yuma, Arizona. Mature’s prior marriage to Martha Stephenson Kemp ended in 1943.
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Hollywood
Victor Mature
Dorothy Berry
Pasadena
Shallow Lake Depth Never Exceeds Five Feet
Chad Lake, a vast shallow water body in northern Africa, spans about 6,000 square miles yet remains under five feet in depth, shaping local ecology and navigation.
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Chad Lake
Africa
For Export Only The Natives Sleep On Mats In Java
A brief note contrasts Java natives sleeping on mats with surrounding kapok trees producing silky cotton for American mattresses, highlighting export trade dynamics and regional fiber sources.
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Java
Milk weight in gallons differs by country
An American gallon of milk weighs about 8.6 pounds while a Canadian gallon weighs about 10.3 pounds.
Amarillo High School to Graduate 450 Tonight
Four hundred fifty students will be graduated from Amarillo High School tonight. Annual commencement exercises begin in Municipal Auditorium at 8 o'clock. Supt. Chas. M. Rogers will award the diplomas with special awards announced by R. B. Norman. Bel Canto Chorale and AHS Orchestra will provide music. Betty Lindsey and Les Ann Weksler will be valedictorian and salutatorian respectively.
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Amarillo High School
Municipal Auditorium
Chas. M. Rogers
R. B. Norman
Bel Canto Chorale
Alvis Autrey
AHS Orchestra
Charles L. Emmons
Richard Thompson
Mike Flynn
Bette Hickerson
Betty Lindsey
Les Ann Weksler
American dairy production tops one billion yearly
American dairy production totals exceed one billion dollars annually, underscoring the sector's large economic footprint and steady contribution to national agriculture.
McDonald Resigns From Appeals Court
Chief Justice Atwood McDonald of the Second Court of Civil Appeals resigns to enter private law practice. He handed Gov. Allan Shivers his resignation letter in Fort Worth during commencement exercises at Texas Christian University. The court serves 12 counties including Tarrant, Wichita, Denton, Parker, and Wise.
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Fort Worth
Atwood McDonald
Second Court of Civil Appeals
McDonald
Allan Shivers
Texas Christian University
Wichita
Clay
Montague
Wise
Tarrant
Cooke
Denton
Parker
Archer
Young
Jack
Hood
Tired of Sewing, Takes Up Carpentry
Pittsburgh report notes Mrs. Armand F Heele of Mt. Lebanon is an expert woodworker who abandoned dressmaking five years ago to use a lathe, chisel and saw. She now crafts window cornices, console tables, knock down tables and refinishes old pieces.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Armand F. Heele
Mt. Lebanon
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Tyler
Nat'l. Bank
N.E
Dange Taylor
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Gholston
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