Sterling Silver born to Mr and Mrs Victor Silver
Miles City Montana reports a baby boy named Sterling born to Mr. and Mrs. Victor Silver as of September 27. The bulletin also notes Washington developments on meat control with Hannegan aligning with President Truman on the shortage and Army meat purchases reduced by three million pounds weekly.
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Miles City
Mont
Victor Silver
Sterling
Hannegan
Washington
War Department
Army
Truman
Democratic National Committee
Mr. Truman
Kelly
Chicago
Democratic Party
Bonus March convoys head to Jefferson City for $400 veterans bonus
More than 1,000 Ozark veterans rally in Springfield and ride to Missouri’s capital in a 180-mile caravan led by former Marine Cpl. Muri E. Owen to demand a $400 bonus. They plan to camp on the statehouse lawn if Gov. Donnelly does not order a special legislative session.
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Springfield
U.P
Ozark Hills
Jefferson City
Cpl
Muri E. Owen
Phil M. Donnelly
Statehouse
Owen
Jeff City
Pup
Executive Mansion
Donnelly
MacArthur vents on Philippines loss and Formosa plan
General MacArthur breaks silence on the Manila air disaster and Brereton's claims. He says Philippine air forces were outmatched and hindered by incomplete fields and maintenance, denying any Formosa attack suggestion. The statement follows Brereton's diary release and defends officers amid early war setbacks. Separately, San Antonio floods claim at least 10 lives after a cloudburst, with rescuers pulling people from rooftops as the river swells through the business district.
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Russell Brines
Tokyo
General MacArthur
U. S
Manila
Philippines
MacArthur
Lewis H. Brereton
Philippine Air Force
Brereton
Richard K. Sutherland
Formosa
Clark Field
San Antonio
Texas
San Antonio Flood Continues as Texas A and M Game Goes On
San Antonio battles record flood with Alazan Creek flooding districts and Woodlawn Lake overflowing. Rescue crews save more than 20, while fatalities include Rudy Tamayo and several youths. The Texas A and M versus Texas Tech football game proceeds at high ground despite the crisis.
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Rudy Tamayo
Barnes Alley
Jose Oscar Ojeda
Olga Quinones
Jose Ojeda
Patricia Painter
la Vernia
Elza Dean Beck
Tamayo
Alazan Creek
Comal Street
Nick Olivares
Joe Morales
Woodlawn Lake
San Antonio
Falls City
Kenedy
San Jose
Roosevelt Road
C. L. Scott
Texas A. & M
Texas Tech
Parcells Improves After Emergency Operation
Dr R P Parcells, senior Amarillo School Board member, is reported to be showing steady improvement after gastric disorder with intestinal obstruction required emergency surgery at St Anthony's Hospital yesterday afternoon. His daughter Rue Paula Pugh left Chicago to visit him.
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R. P. Parcells
Parcells
St. Anthony's Hospital
Amarillo
the Elks and
The
Shriners
Rue Paula Pugh
Dr. Parcells
Chicago
Amarillo and Vicinity Weather Forecast Summary
Fair today with increasing clouds this afternoon. Partly cloudy Saturday with cooler temperatures. West Texas and New Mexico see scattered showers in pockets with cooler nights and Saturdays. Lows tonight near 0 to 50 north border to 60 70 south. highs Saturday 70 80 north and 80 90 south. Local lumber and car ads followed by Readers Digest condensed book notice.
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Amarillo
West-Texas
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
South Plains
New Mexico
South Portion
North Border Area
Trieste Statute Talks Fail After 16 Meetings
Paris Sept 27 A special peace conference subcommittee on Trieste admitted total failure in drafting a statute for the free territory after 16 meetings in 10 days. The deadlock shifts to the Big Four for a final effort to resolve governance questions.
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Paris
W.P
Trieste
Free Territory of
Big Four
All the Steaks You Can Carry Away in Brooklyn
New York reporter David Whitney describes long queues at Fort Greene Meat Market Brooklyn where Frances Schulman runs the shop selling steak and roast beef at ceiling prices to 2,500 customers. He notes lines start before dawn, meat piled high, and profits from direct sourcing with no middleman.
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David C. Whitney
New York
Frances Schulman
Brooklyn
Dodger-Cardinal
Marion Grandenie
Russo
Kaiser plant given soda ash to aid aluminum output
Civilian Production Administrator John D. Small testified before the Senate War Investigating Committee that his agency ordered the soda ash industry to supply Henry Kaiser’s Louisiana aluminum plant. The order followed a conference with soda ash producers as demand for the material soared and impact on glass and housing materials was questioned.
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Washington
John D. Small
Henry Kaiser
Ferguson
Michigan
Small
Senate War Investigating Committee
Kaiser
Louisiana
CPA
RFC
Pittsburgh power workers reject contract and strike continues
United Press reports Pittsburgh power workers reject a Duquesne Light Co. offer and resume picketing while Hollywood studio workers strike halts production at MGM and Warner Bros. CIO dockworkers threaten a nationwide walkout by Sept. 30.
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United Press
Pittsburgh Power
Hollywood
CIO
Independent Power Union
Pittsburgh
Duquesne Light Co
AFL Amalgamated Association of Street Electric Railways
Pittsburgh Motor Coach Company
MGM
Warner Bros
Warner Bros. Studios
The King Returns to Greece After Exile
King George II returned to Greece landing at Eleusis from England. He traveled by car to Salamis Bay to board a Greek destroyer, planning a formal entry into Athens on Saturday morning. It was his first time on Greek soil since 1941.
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Athens
George II
Greece
England
Eleusis
Salamis Bay
John L. Lewis Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis, age 66, had an emergency appendectomy in Washington after waking unwell. His condition was described as good, and he will miss the upcoming UMW convention in Atlantic City though spokesman K. C. Adams said the convention would proceed as planned.
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Washington
U.P
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
AFL
Escaped Darrington Prison Breakers Nabbed by Lubbock Police
Lubbock police captured two escapees Fred Harris 24 of Dallas and Jack Friday 18 of Houston who confessed they fled Darrington prison farm on September 20. Friday possessed a cap pistol reportedly stolen from a Fort Worth auto. Both had burglary convictions under five years.
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Lubbock
U.P
Fred Harris
Dallas
Jack Friday
Houston
Darrington
Friday
Fort Worth
Russell Stationery Co. introduces new check writers Neely Greenhill Lowndes
Immediate delivery on new check writers from Russell Stationery Co. Neely Greenhill Lowndes. Insurance terms not specified.
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Russell Stationery Co
Neely-Greenhill-Lowndes
Wreck Probe Slated By Union Pacific
Union Pacific officials planned a thorough investigation into the wreck of a crack transcontinental passenger train near Victorville California. Six people were killed and more than 70 injured as the westbound engine jumped the tracks on a desert grade curve. The locomotive pulled the tender and baggage car then a chain of coaches telescoped and lay in wreckage for hundreds of yards.
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Victorville
Cal
Union Pacific Railroad
California Desert
Hike Price On Restaurant Meals Containing Meat
Washington Sept 27 Reversing a policy OPA will allow increases in restaurant ceiling prices on meals and meat dishes The agency will issue new ceilings early next week until then restaurants must observe June 30 ceilings The move follows protests over the rollback and will set new maxima at the June 30 level plus planned increases
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Washington
OPA
New Mexico Girl Arrested After Champagne Smash at Houston Liquor Store
An 18 year old hitchhiker from New Mexico attacked a Houston liquor store, smashing champagne with bottles and breaking glass. Manager Brasseau and Officer Dawson intervened as the woman, silent after threats, was restrained. total damage tallied at 30 champagne bottles, seven whiskies and four plate glass windows.
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Houston
U.P
New Mexico
Carrie Nation
Jack Brasseau
Brasseau
L. V. Dawson
Dawson
Plunges to Death From 76th Floor Empire State Building
New York September 27 Douglas Wickliffe Brashear Jr 27 son of a Richmond Virginia executive of the American Tobacco Company plunged to his death today from the 76th floor of the Empire State Building.
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New York
Douglas Wickliffe Brashear, Jr
Richmond, Va
American Tobacco Company
Empire State Building
Delayed Troopship To Dock Saturday
The Sea Runner carrying 2,137 troops from Okinawa will arrive in San Francisco Bay Saturday after a delay of over 48 hours. It had been set to reach Wednesday night but weather berthing shortages and a broken radio delayed the arrival to 8:30 A M.
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South Presa Street
Charles Barrera
Alamo City
Corpus Christi
South Texas
Salado Creek
Olmos
Fort Sam Houston
Red Cross
Midwest
St. Louis
Austin
Stevenson
State Guard
San Antonio
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Southern Pacific
Houston
San Francisco
Okinawa
San Francisco Bay
Brewster
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Patterson
White House
Pho
Congress
EA. Regal Co. Real Estate and Loans
John Maynard Low Co
Bob Conley
Fillmore
Hildegarde Dolson
NEA
Henry J. Kaiser
House Merchant Marine Commission
Federal
General Accounting Office
Lewis
Union Pacific
Carrie
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