Pentagon Embraces Peak War Era Staffing for 1945 Benchmark
Washington dispatch reports the Pentagon now staffs 27,500 daytime workers, surpassing the April 1945 wartime peak by 500. Distribution plans include 1,600 additional parking spaces near the defense center across the Potomac in Virginia, with a 46-acre lot already housing 6,700 cars.
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Short Cuts Gadgets Highlight Firemen Instructors Conference
The third annual Fire men Instructors Conference at Calcasieu Auditorium runs through Thursday noon under the State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association. About 40 Texas drill masters attend as demonstrations and talks cover smoke damage emergency comms and disaster operations.
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State Firemen’s and Fire Marshals’ Association
Austin Fire Department
R. Otis Muenster
State Firemen’s Training School
D. C. Musick
Abilene
Homer Garrison Jr
Texas Department of Public Safety
R. Roy Simmons
Dallas Fire Department
W. L. Heaton
Austin
A. J
Joe) Fogaley
Texas
W. E. Twitty
Lubbock Fire Department
Paramount Showtimes and Featured Films Listings
Through Thursday the tie Tower presents Glenn Ford in The Terror Tower. Night and the City stars Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney. Rio Grande features John Wayne and Maureen O Hara. Stars in My Crown with Joel Moore4 and Ellen Drew. The Black Rose stars Tyrone Power and Orson Welles. Hamlet with Olivier and Jean Simmons. Sierra with Audie Murphy. Trail of the Lonely? with Henry Owens. Roseanna McCoy with Marian Granger. Beek to Beaten? with John Wayne. The Sannipis Jungle with Sterling Hayden and Calhern. Ben Leal with Cooper. In a Busy Week: In the Last Day titles vary by theater.
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Joel
Rail sections weigh over two tons each at 39 feet
Two ton plus weight marks the standard railroad track rail sections at 39 feet in length. Heavier sections were common in early railway construction, reflecting the era's steel production and rail sizing.
Levens Re elected Texas Motor Bus Association President
Jess C. Levens of Lubbock was re elected president at a two day Texas Motor Bus Association convention in Texas with Henry Matthews and J Manley Head in officer roles. Head said attendance was the largest ever for the group and the association backs legislation to raise bus length from 35 to 40 feet. Secretary of State Ben Shepperd traced industry progress since 1912 and urged bus operators to aid federal reform efforts.
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Lubbock
Texas Motor Bus Association
Henry Matthews
Austin
J. Manley Head
Texas
Ben Shepperd
G. J
Josh) Merritt
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