Texas Major Flood Danger Based on North Texas Rain
Widespread flooding risk eased by a rare all day break in downpours after a 3 inch rain raised the Upper Trinity and tributaries above flood stage. Dallas saw seven feet plus levels with crest near 38 feet. Fort Worth recorded February’s 3.08 inch 24 hour rain. Flooding damaged homes and levees held, while a Houston man drowned in the Trinity.
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Texas
Trinity
US Weather Bureau
Dallas
Weather Bureau
Fort Worth
Houston U Enrollment Hits 11,874 Record
University of Houston officials reported spring term enrollment at 11,874, a new record, compared with 11,378 in the fall term.
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Houston U
Houston
University of Houston
Report Ready On City Dump
The county health officer is prepared to present a report on conditions at the city dump on Bee Caves Road after resident complaints of unsanitary and fly breeding conditions. Dr. Robert J. Jaehne will report to the Commissioners Court on Saturday if the court desires.
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Perry Jones
Robert J. Jaehne
Commissioners Court
Jaehne
Bee Caves Road
Jones
Scout Cub Pack 16 Plans Annual Blue and Gold Banquet
Scout Cub Pack 16 will hold its annual Blue and Gold Banquet Friday at 7 30 p.m. at Palm School. Palm PTA sponsors the pack and invites all parents of Cubs. Pack cubmaster is Floyd A Boyce with Carroll F Collins as assistant.
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Palm School
Palm Pta
Floyd A. Boyce
Carroll F. Collins
Dem
Joe A. Stephens
Ione Hickey
Lee H. Coker
Hazel Clark
Johnnie Collins
Nebraska Farms Wealth Ranks Second in Nation
Nebraska places second nationally in farm wealth as state farms show strong value gains. Analysts credit expanding land values and crop yields for the top tier ranking ahead of other states.
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Nebraska
British diplomatic manners book sparks government probe
Whitehall ordered an immediate investigation into who leaked details of a confidential British Foreign Office handbook for young diplomats. The guide advised on funeral etiquette and engaging with bores, with Marcus Cheke named as Emily Post of the Foreign Office.
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London
Whitehall
Washington
Emily Post
Foreign Office
Marcus Cheke
Hamburg
Cheke
His Majesty's Foreign Service
John Bull
Iis
Mauretania
Henry
San Antonio Gets First TV Transmitter Planned
Ground for a new television transmitter site in San Antonio has been broken by radio station WAOI. The station plans a $100,000 expenditure to build the first TV transmitter in the city.
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San Antonio
WAOI
US Judge Slams Rent Controls in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth on February 24, Judge T Whitfield Davidson sharply criticized rent control laws. He accused Congressmen of repealing such laws if they sat to hear these cases and quarreled with OPA attorneys for targeting widows with multiple houses. He asserted two thirds of petitioners are widows and elderly owners.
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Fort Worth
T. Whitfield Davidson
Davidson
OPA
Office of the Hous
Ing
Lowell D. Gibbons
Dallas
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Rath
Black Hawk
Iowa
the Rath Packing Company
Waterloo, Iowa
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the Greeting Card Center
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WAL
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Zale
Austin
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Austin, Texas
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