Plans Dusted Off For 1948 New Deal Across
The article details shifts in party margins after the election with Truman gaining a 22.6 million vote lead over Dewey and Wallace and Thurmond trailing. It notes Democratic majorities in the House and Senate, anticipated labor and housing legislation, Taft Hartley repeal talk, and potential cabinet changes involving Marshall and Forrestal. Dewey’s future as a candidate is dismissed.
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Mr. Truman
Dewey
Henry A. Wallace
Thurmond
Mertox Promises Quick Relief for Rheumatism and Tired Stomach
An advertisement touts Mertox as a quick remedy for rheumatic pain gas and bloat sour stomach and kidney bladder issues. It claims improved sleep appetite energy and blood quality with no narcotics or nausea. The copy urges Texans to ask druggists for a package and adds a quart of water yields about $4.00 in value.
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Mertox
Texas
Amazing STAZE Cream In Handy Tube For Dentures
Thousands enjoy meals with smiles as STAZE cream seals denture edges tight. The product promises to keep out food particles and mold plates longer. Available at 35 cents with a money back guarantee.
Figure Okey But Too Much Of It Judge
In Cleveland a woman won a divorce from William Childs after he forced a water diet to shrink her from 128 to 110 pounds. The pair married Oct 19 1946 and moved to a barge off Miami where he kept jobs for them. she left and hasn’t seen him since. Judge Samuel H Silbert granted the divorce for gross neglect of duty.
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Cleveland
Jean Childs
William
Miami
Samuel H. Silbert
Childs
Former Big League Star Powell Shoots Self in Police Station
Jake Powell, once a major league baseball star, killed himself in Washington police headquarters while being questioned on bad check charges. A woman named Josephine Amber accompanied him. Powell's wife Mrs. Elizabeth Powell denied any separation and said they were still married.
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Washington
Jake Powell
Josephine Amber
Deland
Fla
Powell
Elizabeth Powell
AMA says murderers escape notice in thousands yearly
The American Medical Association calls coroner offices often fail to recognize murder victims, noting about 13 000 murders are officially recorded while many unrecognized deaths occur due to incompetent medico legal procedures. Coroner A L Brodie defends Chicago with a challenge to prove overlooked cases and cites need for qualified medical examiner systems.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Journal of the Ama
A. L. Brodie
National Association of Coroners
United States
Brodie
Investigation into Tyler horsemeat sales widens
A grand jury in Tyler and Smith County begins probe into alleged horse meat sales and use of sulphite preservative. The inquiry could involve up to eight East Texas counties, aided by five State Health Department agents. Trials of two men in Houston for horsemeat cases postponed until January at the district attorney's request.
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Tyler
Smith County
East Texas
State Health Department
WR. Ross
Tyler-Smith County
Houston
A. C. Winborn
Winborn
Antelope speed record noted in pursuit by cars
The report describes American antelope being driven and paced by automobiles at seventy miles per hour, highlighting their extreme swiftness and the use of vehicles to measure their pace.
Obituary notices from various Texas communities
Funeral services and burials are listed for Frances Cocke Emily Maschmeyer Violet Kelley Annie Turner Margie Meredith Tully Witter Lora Ellis Minnie Kulms Kraatz and Harris Duncan.services conducted at Methodist and Wilke Funeral Homes Salem Cemetery Memorial Park Oakwood Cemetery and IOOF Cemetery with multiple pallbearers and clergy providing rites in Liberty Hill Dripping Springs Austin Lockhart Dale Rockdale Burnet and surrounding areas.
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Frances Cocke
Methodist Church
Liberty Hill
Cook Funeral Home
Louis Sheffield
Marvin Cox
Walter Witcher
Marvin Parker
Otto Rosenbush
Raymond Hefner
Emily Louise Maschmeyer
Salem Luthern Church
H. W. F. Roitsch
Paul Kieke
Arthur Dube
Fred Tetens
Max Kretschmar
Erwin Schneider
Oscar Schneider
John C. Ross
Oswald Olle
Otto Kieke
William Kasper
Frank Schreiber
Paul Schneider
Salem Cemetery
Violet Lee Kelley
Lawton
Okla
Ray Kelley
June Kingall
Edward Kelley
Aberdeen Proving Grounds
James Kelley
Dripping Springs
Church of Christ In
Maxwell
Annie B. Turner
Annie Beall Turner
Wilke
Joseph Harte
All Saints Church
Memorial Park
A. C. Bull
L. W. Carroll
Brown Robbins
George Templin
G. L. Huckaby
P. J. Anthony
Margie A. Meridith
Margie Alene Meredith
Willie Herman Meredith
Jack Taylor
Jack Clough
Sam Clough
Austin
Wilke Funeral
Paul A. Anson
Claude Godwin
L. O. Godwin
Dick Jones
Tom Weeks
Gilbert Weise
Lloyd Hight
Tully Lee Witter
Ermine Wright Witter
Evelyn McCullough
Hazel Ray
Allene Hubbard
Nolan Witter
Ida Smith
Julia B. Witter
Lockhart
Rozel Witter
O. F. Dingler
C. R. Tidwell
Alden Davis
Edward Witter
F. C. Hill
William Platt Jr
Arthur Stewart
Oakwood Cemetery
Minnie C. Kulms
Dale
McCurdy
Fred W. Kulms Sr
Fred W. Kulms Jr
Jesse Kulms
Lloyd Castleberry
New Braunfels
Olan Smith
Carl Marks
Beulah Cates
Luling
Estella Riddle
Otto Kraatz
Rockdale
Phillips and Luckey Chapel
F. T. Sager
Ioof
Kraatz
Bavaria
Germany
America
Houston
Louis Hancock
Deihl Conservatory of Music
R. H. Floyd
Louis Kraatz
Otto Lengert
Hartley Says Taft-Hartley Law Safe Despite Election
Representative Fred A. Hartley Jr. of New Jersey states no repeal of the Taft Hartley Act is likely as the 81st Congress convenes. He notes a large majority of returning members voted for the law and predicts no drastic changes though some may seek modifications.
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Charlotte
N. C
Fred A. Hartley Jr
Labor
House
Hartley
Congress
Dewey
Or an extra levy on seer sucker
Kansas City on November 4 carries a front page reader note from The Star in which the writer says he favors an excess prophets tax, following recent events. The headline frames the joke as Or an extra levy on seer sucker.
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Kansas City
Niagara Falls Deluges 90 Million Gallons Each Minute
A Niagara Falls report notes about 90,000,000 gallons of water plunge over the 168 foot drop every minute. The figure highlights the falls’ immense power and enduring tourist attention.
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Niagara Falls
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