Catholic Parents Abandon School Injunction Over Ritte r Excommunication Threat
In St Louis 700 Catholic parents drop a civil injunction to bar Negro students from parochial schools after Archbishop Ritter threatens excommunication. They will appeal to the apostolic delegate while letting parents decide whether to enroll children with Black students.
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ST. Louis
Joseph E. Ritter
Apostolic Delegate
Washington
Catholic Church
Ritter
John O. Barrett
Catholic Parents Association of
St. Louis County
Holy See
Barrett
Our Army Is Still Shrinking
Washington reports that US armed forces have shrunk to about one eighth of wartime peak two years after V J Day. Conscription ended, voluntary enlistment only. all branches fall short of peacetime strength. Estimated strengths: Army 640,000. Navy 477,000. Air Force 325,000. Marines 92,000 with looming losses.
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Washington
Japan
Germany
Congress
Navy
Air Force
Marines
Army
National Guard
Organized Reserve
Guard
UMIT
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Corps
Miss Bennett Attends Sarah Lawrence College
Betty Lee Bennett daughter of Mrs. Alvin Hill of 2106 Tyler attends Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville New York. The college opens September 23 with an enrollment of 348 students.
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Miss Bennett
Sarah Lawrence College
Betty Lee Bennett
Alvin Hill
Tyler
Bronxville, NY
Mrs J S Huckabee Dies at Georgetown
Rev. P H Gates reports the death of Mrs J S Huckabee at Georgetown after a prior operation. She was wife of Amarillo minister Rev J S Huckabee, who served Buchanan Street Methodist Church from 1932 to 1935. Funeral services were set for 4 30 this afternoon.
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P. H. Gates
Buchanan Street Methodist Church
J. S. Huckabee
Georgetown
Huckabee
J. S Huckabee
Amarillo
Longview Wreck Victims Will Be Buried Today
Funeral services were planned today for Joe M Bailey Jr 21 and William Leroy Hein 21 both of Longview killed in a head on collision three miles east of Longview on Highway 80. Raymond P Minor 21 was injured while John Ambrose of Shreveport Louisiana the other driver escaped uninjured.
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Longview
Joe M. Bailey, Jr
William Leroy Hein
Here
Raymond P. Minor
John Ambrose
Shreveport
Bailey
Hein
University of Texas opens with record 17 240 students enrolled
By Dick Wingert reports the University of Texas begins the 1947-48 term with a new enrollment record of 17 240 students. Officials had expected as many as 18 000, while the previous high was 17 004 registered last spring.
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Dick Wingert
Austin
Art Exhibit Expands Across Taos Fair Grounds and Herring Hotel
Manuel Berg, director of the Taos gallery, reports 67 works on display in the Arts Building at the Fair Grounds and more than 100 pieces planned for the mezzanine of the Herring Hotel. He calls the Herring show an extension to the Tri-State Fair exhibit.
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Manuel Berg
Taos
Matches Strike Across United States In Heavy Use
The article notes that nearly 600000 matches are struck every minute across the United States, highlighting widespread daily activity and demand for match lighting in homes and businesses nationwide.
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United States
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Hubert
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Blue Door Art Gallery of
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Adams
Kentucky
Hammermills
Fairbanks-Morse
W. Sixth ST
Walt Murray
Tex McDonald
Laurence J. Ackerman
School of Business Administration
University of Connecticut
Laurence Ackerman
Walt
Tex
G.I
Institute OF Life Insurance
East 42Nd Street
New York
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