Midwest Archaeology Course Opens at Missouri
A two month course on Midwest archaeology opened at the University of Missouri. Carl H. Chapman said the class would travel to excavations around the state with sites including a cave near Mineola the Bull Shoals Reservoir area and the Pomme de Terre River region in the southwest.
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Columbia
MNS
University of Missouri
Carl H. Chapman
University
American Archaeology
Mineola
Bull Shoals Reservoir
Pomme de Terre
Conroe Woman Writes of Being Reds' Prisoner
Anne Katherine Davis, 22, of Conroe, employed by the Displaced Persons Bureau in Hamburg, describes in a letter to her parents being held under Russian guard after a Baltic Sea visit plan with friends. The group landed in the Russian zone and was moved between locations and questioned before a British officer and an American officer secured their return to the British zone.
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Conroe
Anne- Katherine Davis
Nat Davis
Dis- Persons Bureau
Hammany
Miss Davis
Travermunde
Baltic Sea
Tomato Crop Passes Peak in East Texas Shipment
East Texas tomato shipping season appears ended its peak with weak prospects due to limited rainfall. In Jacksonville the market ranged from 3 to 3 1/2 cents a pound down from 5 cents at opening May 24, with 928 carloads shipped citywide, 156 via Jacksonville, well below the yearly average.
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Jacksonville
East Texas
Blind chess stakes high in Chicago contest
Albert Sandrin Jr., 26, nearly blind, faced 15 chess games against Chicago’s top non blindfolded players with a $10,000 prize. He won six, lost four and drew five before the prize of $10,009 was offered by Alex Bisno. Sam Cohen of the Chess Club of Chicago said he wired the news and predicted Sandrin would be rewarded.
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Chicago
Albert Sandrin Jr
Sandrin
Herm
Alex Bisno
Sam Cohen
Chess Club of Chicago
Bisno
Dallas church and school seek FM noncommercial stations
Texas Trade School and University Park Methodist Church in Dallas asked the Communications Commission for authority on Wednesday to build new non commercial educational FM broadcasting stations.
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Washington
Texas Trade School
University Park Methodist Church
Dallas
Communications Commission Authority
Methodist Conference Announces 400000 Drive For Four Years
The Texas Methodist Conference adopted a four year 400000 goal for the advance for Christ and His Church campaign. Funds will support foreign missions 240000 and Texas work 120000 including 60000 for a new sanctuary at Texas A&M, 20000 for the Wesley Foundation UT, and 40000 to Rio Grande Conference. Rev Clyde T Wallace of Beckville circuit cited as rural preacher of the year. Dr J R McGee of New Boston named outstanding layman and attended Atlantic City AMA meeting.
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Houston
Texas Methodist Conference
Methodist Commission On
Texas A&m College
Wesley Foundation
University of Texas
Rio Grande
Clyde T. Wallace
Beckville
J. R. McGee
New Boston
Wallace
McGee
Atlantic City
N. J
American Medical Association
Mount Pleasant Votes to End Rent Controls
Mount Pleasant City Council votes unanimously to seek rent decontrol citing growing housing supply. Public hearings indicate more houses are available, prompting the action.
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Mount Pleasant
Air Base Oil Drilling Blocked Temporarily
Louisiana Representative Brooks says no final decision on Barksdale Air Force Base oil field work while consultations occur. He notes assurances from Secretary Krug and Secretary Symington, and argues gas field and air base cannot operate at the same site.
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Gad
Barksdale Air Pot Opera Center
Brooks
Louisiana
Barksdale Land
Interior Krug
Air
Symington
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Midwest
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Ady
Berlin
Alexander Kotikov
Jean General
France
G. K. Bourne
England
Frank Howley
Cee
BIG Cannon
Congress
Rose
Tut
Levine’s Department Store
East Sixth St
Ensemble Maid Cities NI
Methodists
Bow" Williams
L. H. Wand
Guadalupe Street
St. David’s Hospital
Lavaca
Chrysler
the Mutual
the Mutual Savings
Cannon
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