Navy backs new super aircraft carriers for long run
Admiral Forrest Sherman told the House armed services committee that the Navy will need giant 65,000 ton carriers to handle jet fighters and bombers. He acknowledged the program is very large and costly but urged construction when funds allow, opposing Secretary Johnson who halted the project last year.
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Forrest Sherman
House
Armed Services Committee
Chief of Naval Operations
Navy
Sherman
Johnson
United States
Congress
John L. Sullivan
House Appropriations Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Salesman from Dallas Dies After Stroke in San Angelo
Walter M. Brin, 67, a Dallas based salesman for a St. Louis shoe firm, died in San Angelo after a heart attack on Thursday. The body was sent back to Dallas Thursday afternoon.
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San Angelo
Walter M. Brin
Dallas
St. Louis
Services Held For Pioneer Llano Citizen
Llano April 27 Fu neral services for Mrs Bertha Phevan Beyer 85 a Llano pioneer who died Tuesday from injuries in an automobile crash were held at Battery Funeral Home. Her daughter Mrs Selma Harrison remains in critical condition at Shepperd Clinic while she was the car driver four miles north of Llano. granddaughter Mrs L D Trammell was unhurt. Burial followed in Llano Cemetery. Mrs Beyer a native of Austria widow of August Beyer pioneer Llano County ranchman survives two sons Frank Beyer of Brown County and Hillman W Beyer of Llano.
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Llano
ANS
Bertha Phevan Beyer
Battery
Loan
Shepperd Clinic
Selma Harrison
Harrison
Beyer
Austria
United States
August Beyer
Llano County
Frank Beyer
Brown County
Hillman W. Beyer
State CROP Group Elects Officers and Hears Reports
The State CROP Committee elected officers at the Driskill Hotel with Dan Russell of College Station as chairman and Rev. A J Schmidtzinsky Pleasanton Rev A J Mohr Bellville Rev R F Kuretsch Seguin as vice chairmen Otis Miller College Station Alfred Weidenbaum Taylor and Elmore Torn Taylor named to key posts Delegates from across Texas heard reports and the group commended leaders for their work in the 1950 CROP overseas program The meeting also discussed future plans and potential use of surplus government foods in expanding CROP operations statewide.
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Christian Rural Overseas Program
Texas
Driskill Hotel
Dan Russell
College Station
A. J. Schmidtzinsky
Pleasanton
A. J. Mohr
Bellville
R. F. Kuretsch
Seguin
Otis Miller
Alfred Weidenbaum
Taylor
Elmore Torn
Parr
Church World Service
Catholic World Relief
Lutheran World Relief
Kuretsch
Geronimo
Drickill
J. D. Prewitt
Texas A&m Extension Service
Russell
Farmer
John Geiser
Waco
Roesener
Robert Lange
Marble Sized Hail Strikes Beaumont in Heavy Shower
In Beaumont on Thursday afternoon hail the size of marbles pelted the city for 15 minutes amid rain totaling 1.92 inches in 90 minutes. Some witnesses reported hail up to hen egg size, an unusual event for the Gulf Coast city.
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Beaumont
Gulf Coast
Florists Urge Flowers for Women in Uniform
Albany April 27. Women in the armed forces should be allowed to wear flowers in uniform the eastern zone Florists Telegraph Delivery Association urged at its convention. Delegates presented the epaulet corsage as an option for wear with the uniform.
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Albany
N. Y
Florists Telegraph Delivery Association
Toscanini Opens Houston Concert With Kiss From Son
Arturo Toscanini walked from the wings to thunderous applause at City Auditorium Houston, where 4000 packed the hall. His son Walter kissed him on stage after a brief moment in the wings, and the maestro then raised his baton for Rossini’s Cenerentola.
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Houston
Arturo Toscanini
City Auditorium
Toscanini
Texas
Walfreds
Walter
Arturo
NBC
Walfredo
Royal
Jimmy Dolan
Dolan
Dolian
Walter Toscanini
Rossini
Centerentola
Public Housing Debate Shapes Austin Policy
Austin City Council debated federal housing aid amid opposition from former senator Joe Hill and banker Frank Morse. Critics warned government housing could spark socialism and hurt the local building industry. A policy statement favorable to slum clearance and a city bond issue for ten years was adopted after a three hour closed session.
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Drake
Joe Hill
Frank Morse
Austin
Fred Adams
Austin Housing Authority
Adams
Record Heat Streak At Columbia 1901
In Columbia Missouri during 1901 a blistering stretch saw temperatures of 100 degrees or higher on 34 consecutive days marking a historic heat wave for the period.
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Columbia, Mo
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