Jester Advisers Urge State Guard Mobilization Plan
The Texas State Guard Advisory Board at the Capitol endorsed broadening eligibility to any Texas citizen capable of service and backing up a plan to mobilize and equip the Guard when the National Guard is federalized. They urged radio frequency study and proposed a $25,000 annual budget for headquarters operations.
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Texas State Guard
National Guard
Governor's State Guard Advisory Board
Capitol
K. L. Berry
Texas State Guard Association
Texas
State Guard
Adj
Berry
TSG
Beauford Jester
State Association
Ickes urges tidelands fund to educate children
Former Secretary Harold Ickes proposed a federal trust funded by tidelands oil to educate children. He cited Texas Louisiana coast estimates of 10.5 million barrels at 2.62 a barrel and argued oil profits could fund education without new taxes. He likened the fund to a powerful Rockefeller model and spoke to 2500 UAW delegates in Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee
Secretary of the Interior
Harold L. Ickes
CIO
United Auto Workers, International Education
Ickes
Texas
Louisiana
California
Mississippi
Florida
Federal Trust
Rockefeller Foundation
Tidelands
Truman
US Supreme Court
UAW
Largest animal the blue rorqual exceeds 100 feet
The blue rorqual whale is probably the largest animal ever, with whalers reporting specimens over 100 feet long.
Helena Duel and the Rise and Fall of a Texas Trail Town
The 1852 renaming to Helena marked a rough era on the Chihuahua Trail. John Wesley Hardin began his criminal career here while Sandeben carried $350,000 in Mexican silver toward Indianola. The town faded after the railroads bypassed it, leaving a quiet cluster of old houses.
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Helena
Texas
Chihuahua
Karnes City
State
John Wesley Hardin
Sandeben
Indianola
UAW Calls Off Strike Threat At Studebaker
In South Bend Indiana the United Automobile Workers Union called off a planned strike vote at Studebaker and will return to work Monday. Harold S. Vance ordered reinstatement of 43 discharged workers. A four member union and four member company negotiating committee will meet Tuesday to revise piecework standards and decide seat materials until an agreement is reached.
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South Bend
Ind
Studebaker Corporation
United Automobile Workers Union
Harold S. Vance
Studebaker
Vance
Czech Leader Not Shot In Assassination Rumor
Prague Czechoslovakia January 23 officials deny a Berlin Tagesspiegel story that President Klement Gottwald was shot and wounded. The Ministry of Information foreign press section distributed the denial.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Tagesspiegel
Klement Gottwald
Ministry of Information
Life Insurance Supports Families and Nation in 1948
The text praises life insurance as providing protection peace of mind and empowerment for Americans in 1948. It notes 201 billion dollars in coverage and 1 430 million paid to beneficiaries, highlighting agents guiding plans and the DIY spirit that sustains homes and the country.
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America
Greek Army reports rebels routed near Leonidi and Karpenisi
The general staff said two commando groups wiped out the guerrilla battalion that attacked Leonidi on the Peloponnesus coast 75 miles southwest of Athens, with 120 rebels killed and 65 captured. North of Athens an Army relief column took several heights near Karpenisi amid conflicting reports of Rebel control and casualties.
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Athens
Leonids
Peloponnesus
Aghios Vassilias
Leonidi
Karpenisi
London
Tanjug
Death Benefit Payouts Total $1.43 Billion
The report shows $1,430 million paid in death benefits with $1,740 million representing more than half of all payments over the policy owner's lifetime.
Life Insurance Companies and Their Agents
A report explains how 549 legal reserve life insurers operate and compete, noting their policies benefits and investments shape national life. The Institute of Life Insurance based in New York outlines the importance of competition to stabilize markets and serve national interests.
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America
Institute OF Life Insurance
East 42Nd Street
New York
N.Y
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