Arms shipments to Allies include bazookas and recoilless rifles
Defense officials said the United States will send arms including bazookas rocket launchers and recoilless rifles to friendly nations led by France. The aid program covers medium tanks and weapons for defense against tanks noting WWII era hardware modernized by the Army. Details of specific models remain secret though ranges of the 57 and 75 millimeter rifles are cited.
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Washington
United States
France
Iise
Ace
West Point
Vannevar Bush
US Research and Development
Second Action Eas Shake on Mexaana
In 2 seconds medication begins skin contact to provide fast soothing relief. Notes describe a 44 year old favorite product with quick action and minimal sting.
Dan Shelton Heads Knights of Pythias
Dan R. Shelton was elected chancellor commander of Austin Lodge No. 34 Knights of Pythias on Wednesday night. He succeeds Joe Manor and will be installed at the first July meeting. Colonel Royal G. Phillips was chosen installing officer with officers named including Arthur F. Seward Norwood K. Waerner John L. Martin Charles W. Patek Joe A. Atkinson Jr. Ernest L. Grover Robert B. Connelly Quinton Erickson J. D. Middleton was elected grand deputy by Grand Chancellor Clive Pierce.
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Dan R. Shelton
Austin Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
Joe Manor
Shelton
Royal G. Phillips
Arthur F. Seward
Norwood K. Waerner
John L. Martin
Charles W. Patek
Joe A. Atkinson Jr
Ernest L. Grover
Robert B. Connelly
Quinton Erickson
J. D. Middleton
Clive Pierce
Eleven Commie Front Members Begin Prison Terms
Washington reports that Dr Edward K Barsky and ten other anti Fascist Refugee Committee officials were jailed for contempt of Congress amid protests they are victims of a US war program. Screenwriters Lawson and Trumbo face similar outcomes after being convicted for refusing to reveal committee records.
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Washington
Edward K. Barsky
Joint
Congress
John Howard Lawson
Dalton Trumbo
Refugee Committee
House Committee On UN
UN- American Activities Committee
Justice Department
Barsky
New York
Howard Fast
Jacob Auslander
Louis Miller
Lyman R. Bradley
Marjorie Chodorov
Richmond B. Keech
Spain
Keech
Rogge
un-American Activities Committee
State Department
FBI
Army and Navy
Communist Party Executive Committee
Lawson
Trumbo
Hollywood
Supreme Court
Printing Office Bets On Atomic Weapons Book
The Government Printing Office announces The Effects of Atomia Weapons prepared by the Atomic Energy Commission with over 100 scientists. Advance orders begin at $1.25. due Aug 1. Eastin cites Smythe report sales of 27,984 while infant care titles surpass millions.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
U. S
Roy B. Eastin Jr
Smythe
Children’s Bureau
Children's Bureau
Eastin
Decision Affirms Death for Negro in Galveston Case
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed an earlier ruling to uphold Herman Lee Ross’s death sentence for fatally shooting a Galveston liquor store operator. The court found due process was satisfied despite the absence of a Negro on the grand jury, and a rehearing motion seeks a U S Supreme Court ruling on whether Negro exclusion from grand juries violates the 14th Amendment in felony prosecutions.
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Court of Criminal Appeals
Herman Lee Ross
Galveston
United States Supreme Court
Ross
Harry N. Graves
Frank L. Hawkins
Rayme McGee
Galveston County
McGee
Texas
Eighteen Boys Advance At Troop 16 Court
Eighteen scouts were advanced in rank at a Court of Honor by Boy Scout Troop 16 at the Salvation Army Youth Center. Tenderfoot investitures went to Felix Rodriguez Jerry Brauer and Sherrod Wells. Second class badges were earned by Robert Hamilton Kenneth Hickton Jerry Brauer Johnny Lucio Marerun Delton Howard Pitts Ygnacio Resendez Pete Rivera Joe Rodriguez Ernest Smith Frank Smith Howard Smith Don Watson Isidro Gonzales and Johnny Sharp. Floyd E Davis district scout executive spoke on the summer encampment at Camp Wooten for six weeks. Assistant scout master badges were awarded to Lawrence Carter and Carlos Watt.
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Salvation Army Youth Center
Lawrence Carter
Carlos Watt
Bobby Hamilton
Howard Pitts
Floyd E. Davis
Travis
Camp Wooten
Here
Ware
William H. Kyles
Salvation Army
Tenderfoot
Felix Rodriguez
Jerry Brauer
Sherrod Wells
Robert Hamilton
Kenneth Hickton
Johnny Lucio
Marerun Delton
Ygnacio Resendez
Pete Rivera
Joe Rodriguez
Ernest Smith
Frank Smith
Howard Smith
Don Watson
Isidro Gonzales
Johnny Sharp
Two Men Survive Rice Stadium Ditch Collapse
At the Rice Institute stadium project in Houston two workers faced a cave in that buried Charles Sudduth, 60, up to his waist for 45 minutes while rescue teams freed him. James Wilson Jr., 35, was struck by a beam as he jumped to safety and suffered a possible skull fracture.
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Houston
Rice Institute Stadium
Charlies Sudduth
Harris County
Sudduth
James Wilson Jr
Wilson
Mrs Martha Perlitz Succumbs in Houston
Mrs Martha Perlitz, mother of Warner J Perlitz of Austin, died Wednesday afternoon in Houston. She was a daughter of the late John Schumacher, founder of the Schumacher Company in Austin. Funeral services will be held in Grange, probably Friday. Survivors include another son Will Perlitz of Gillespie County and Jake Hamblen of Houston.
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Martha Perlitz
Warner J. Perlitz
Austin
Houston
John Schumacher
Schumacher Company
Is Grange
Will Perlitz
Gillespie County
Jake Hamblen
Hous
Methodist Parley Elects Officials in Central Texas
The eighth annual Central Texas Methodist Conference opened in Fort Worth with election of conference secretaries. Elected were Rev. Wilson Canafax Birdville editor, Rev. W. V. Bane Breckenridge statistician, Rev. J. D. F. Williams Belton journal secretary, Rev. H. N. Hopkins Fort Worth minutes, Rev. Fred Benick Ferris reports, Rev. Roy Felder Blooming Grove roll, Rev. W. L. Hanxla Stephenville press. Rev. W. W. Ward Fort Worth retained conference secretary for the quadrennium. Assistant statisticians named: Rev. Milton Slayden Dawson, Rev. R. E. Briggs Clifton, Rev. Horace Poteet Troy, Rev. S. A. Baker Waco, Rev. Glenn Bowman Mineral Wells, Rev. J. T. Gardner Hubbar, Rev. Ernest Piatt Itasca. Bishop William C. Smith of Dallas addressed the session.
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Fort Worth
Central Texas Methodist Conference
Wilson Canafax
Birdville
W. V. Bane
Breckenridge
J. D. F. Williams
Belton
H. N. Hopkins
Fred Benick
Ferris
Roy Felder
Blooming Grove
W. L. Hanxla
Stephenville
W. W. Ward
Milton Slayden
Dawson
R. E. Briggs
Clifton
Horace Poteet
Troy
S. A. Baker
Waco
Glenn Bowman
Mineral Wells
J. T. Gardner
Hubbard
Ernest Piatt
Itasca
William C. Smith
Dallas
Fort Worth-Dallas
Midwest Bookie Operations Under Senators Study
Senate crime investigation probes bookmaking in St Louis and Midwest cities. Holland seeks Florida bolita and cuba gambling links. Kefauver to hear Molasky testimony on racing news networks. Western Union implicated. Narcotics inquiry expands to a 500-person ring with ties to New York Florida and California.
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Washington
St. Louis
Midwest
Senate
Holland
Dfla
Cuba
Florida
Kefauver
D-Tenn
William Molasky
Molasky
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Post-Dispatch
Western Union
Pioneer News Company
Pioneer News Service
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Taylor
Missouri
Pioneer
St. Louis-Illinois
New York
Western Union Telegraph Company
United States
Sen. Holland
Bolita
Havana
Founder of Musical Army Drill Passes
Brigadier General Edmund J L Butts, 81, world war veteran and designer of the Army rifle drill, died Tuesday in Letterman Hospital after a heart ailment. West Point graduate 1890, he served in the Sioux Indian War, Spanish American War, and the Philippines Insurrection. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross and Croix de Guerre for the Second Battle of the Marne.
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San Francisco
Edmund J L. Butts
30Th
Paris
Letterman Hospital
General Butts
West Point
Indiana
Philippines
Marne
Weary Atlantic crash survivors land in US
Thirty seven survivors of a C46 plane crash in the Atlantic arrived in Charleston aboard the USS Saufley. Among them were 35 Puerto Rican migrant workers and the co pilot William Holleran. Eight Puerto Rican workers are dead and 20 are missing. Survivors faced choices between returning home or heading to Michigan for sugar beet work.
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Atlantic
Charleston
D. C
Saufley
Miami
Hector Medina
San Juan
Joseph Halsey
Seattle
Wash
Halsey
Medina
William Holleran
Rutherford
N. J
Lyle L. Lechleitner
Westair
Red Cross
Michigan
Navy
Daughter Wins Round in Court Over Family Estate
The Third Civil Appeals Court reversed a Travis County ruling and sent back for retrial the suits of Annie Laurie Barrow Davis and others over the heirship of the late George Ann Barrow. Davis claimed she was Barrow’s sole surviving daughter and heir. Evidence showed Barrow treated her as a daughter, with insurance naming her as such, which the court found persuasive and enduring.
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Capitol
Travis County
Travis County Court
Jack Roberts
Annie Laurie Barrow Davis
Louis M. Cavanaugh
Rosa E. Stewart
George Ann Barrow
Annie Laurie Davis
Lindsay
Lou Harvey
Couple Suffer Minor Injuries In 2 Car Crash
A two car collision at 43rd Street and Avenue A at about 6 50 p m Wednesday left Mr George W Walling Jr and his wife with abrasions and possible fracture of his left arm. They were hospitalized at Seton. The other driver Paul M Goertz was not hurt. Patrolmen Dipprey and Rountree investigated.
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43Rd Street
Avenue A
George W. Walling Jr
North Loop
Walling
Seton Hospital
C. Dipprey
Roger Rountree
Paul M. Goertz
Goertz
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