Puzzled Dallas Reservist Faces Dual Service Race
Obie D. Boyd, a 25 year old World War II Navy veteran, is ordered to active duty in both the Navy and Marine Corps. Navy orders mailman third class by Aug 31, Marine Corps appoints him sergeant by Sept 6. Boyd says recruiters promised a discharge from Navy reserve if he joined the Marines. He awaits higher authority judgment on his status.
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Obie D. Boyd
Fort Worth
Navy
Dallas Naval Air Station
Fighth Naval District
New Orleans
Marines
Navy Reserve
Marine Office
Boyd
Rio Grande Valley Cotton Sends Gift to Edinburg Princess
A bale of Rio Grande Valley cotton wrapped in Scotch plaid was mailed from Edinburg Texas to Edinburg Scotland as a gift for the newborn Edinburg princess. Citizens donated good middling cotton to dress the princess, with ceremonies planned upon arrival.
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Edinburg
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Scotland
Felix L. McDonald
West Texan Receives Bronze Star in Korea
Master Sergeant William D. Goodlett of Abilene Texas was among 25 officers and men awarded the Bronze Star and One Oak Leaf Cluster by US First Cavalry, 2nd and 25th divisions at Eighth Army headquarters Korea on August 22.
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Eighth Army
Korea
Texas
William D. Goodlett
Abilene
US First Cavalry
Alleged Gangmen Billed in Dallas Home Robberies
Four members of an alleged gang of tie up bandits were indicted by the grand jury in 15 Dallas County robberies involving five homes. W Franklin Strong Leroy Goss Fleming Van Derrick and Joe Earl Knowles face multiple counts with armed robberies and valued losses totaling 3015 in cash and 34000 in jewelry.
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Dallas
W. Franklin Strong
Leroy Goss
Fleming van Derrick
Joe Earl Knowles
Jettie Bass
Lois Green
Walter Collie
King
Strong
Goss
Derrick
Knowles
Texas
Ray Hubbard
L. B. Billingsley
E. R. Brann
W. C. Grinnell
Johnson Grass
Antimony Output Falls in 1949 Across U S
The Bureau of Mines reports antimony production for 1949 at 30 008 tons down from 46 744 tons in 1948. Estimated consumption in 1949 is 31 515 tons vs 40 268 tons in 1948. End-year 1949 stocks total 6 073 tons, down 3 346 tons from 1948.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Missing jet hoax ends search over Ellington field
Ellington Field halted a search for a missing jet after officials called the distress report a hoax. No aircraft, pilot, or crash site was found despite a noon signal that a parachute arrival occurred. Authorities aim to identify who staged the incident and ensure punishment.
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Houston
Ellington Field
Ellington
Porters
Montgomery County
Joseph Gage
Ellington Public Information
Huffman
Gage
Scrapping Denied On Dallas Bell Plan
Southwestern Bell says it has not scrapped Dallas expansion but cut scope. Clyde Stewart reports work in progress is closing and a plan to add more than 10 million dollars of plant is planned for the year ending June 30, 1951. Earlier, the company said it would scrap a 17.5 million expansion as Dallas council approved only about half the proposed rate increases.
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Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Clyde Stewart
Southwestern Bell
J. W. Monk
Dutch strike ends in Rotterdam workers return
A dock workers' strike in Rotterdam involving about 10,000 men ended Tuesday. All workers resumed duties at pre strike wage and conditions.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
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Dallas Reserve
Marine Corps
Mathes
Americo
America
Rth and
Brazos
West Texan
Dallas Bell
Chiropractic
Baytown
Elizabeth Cuthbirth
Miriam
Parker Chiropractic Care
Parker Clinic
Mrs. Pennington
Waco
Stella Pennington
River Street
Parker Chiropractic
The
Parker Chiropractic Clinic
Chiropractic Clinic
West
Luther M. Boyd
Congress
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