Eight-State river plan begun in Baton Rouge
A cooperative program to develop the Kansas White and Red River basins across eight states began in Baton Rouge with the Arkansas White Red Basins Inter-Agency Committee. The plan assigns six federal agencies to study land and water resources while public hearings set for Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Colorado, and New Mexico.
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Baton Rouge
Tals
Truman
Congress
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Louisiana House of Representatives
Louis W. Frentiss
Southwest Division
US Army Engineers
Dallas
Inter-Agency
W. J. Ware
AWR
Tulsa
Oklo
Col. Prentiss
Army Engineers
Department of Interior
Federal Power Commission
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Federal Security Agency
Commerce Department
Oklahoma City
Okla
Austin
Ware
Canadian
J. Lester White
Department of Public Works
D. D. Terry
Clarence Burch
E. V. Spence
Black and White Ointment and Soap Ad Claims Cure
An old advertisement touts Black and White Ointment as a cure for eczema itching and burning with a money back guarantee. It promotes Black and White Soap as a cleansing product and lists prices of 25c and 60c. The copy emphasizes oldest and infection clearing qualities.
Texas County Gets Electrification Loan
The Rural Electrification Administration approved loans totaling 3,160,000 dollars to ten borrowers. Denton County Cooperative in Denton received 160 thousand dollars as part of the rural power expansion program.
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Texas County
Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Denton County — Cooperative
Denton
Texas Can Pay For Its Defense Shivers Reports
Governor Allen Shivers said Texas can finance civil defense costs and asked who will coordinate civil defense and how the federal government will fit in. Southern governors discussed federal role and atomic danger while forming a committee to urge civil defense legislation.
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Charleston
S. C
Allen Shivers
Texas
South Carolina
Maryland
South
Fuller Warren
Florida
John S. Battle
Virginia
Theodore R. McKeldin
Deaths and Funerals Notices from Topeka and Elsewhere
Final rites for Mrs. Sarah E Fulton planned in Topeka burial at Mount Hope Cemetery She died Monday at her daughter's home in Topeka Survived by daughter Mrs Clark Cramer and son W R Fulton Funeral services for Mrs Zelma Shinn set for Tuesday at Cook Funeral Home Burial in Lockhart Cemetery Pallbearers named from Lockhart and Austin Mrs Inez Theresa Taylor 51 of Corpus Christi to be buried Bear Creek Cemetery Bertram Funeral at Edgar Funeral Home in Burnet Survivors include husband A B Taylor and several relatives Frank G Gibson 61 funeral at Weed Corley Burial in Memorial Park Commander D J Friedell cremated in San Antonio Norman A Nix 65 to be buried Dale Cemetery Services at Field Funeral Home in Lockhart Survivors include widow two daughters and four sons with burial in Dale Cemetery
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Sarah FE. Fulton
Sarah E. Fulton
Wall Diffenderfer
Topeka
Kansas
Mount Hope Cemetery
Zelma Shinn
Cook Funeral Home
Edmund Heinsohn
Lockhart
Jack Stubbs
Ted Fehr
Edward Connelly
Williams Clark
A. T. Atkinson
Bill Fehr
Sam Plyer
Austin
Inez Taylor Burnet
ANS
Inez Theresa Taylor
Corpus Christi
Edgar Funeral Home
Ralph Seller
Bear Creek
Bertram
Taylor
Burnet
Corpus Christi Hospital
A. B. Taylor
S. J. Williams
Joe C. Ashley
Fort Worth
Bryce Taylor
Barnet
O. C. Shaffer
Hamilton
Locksley Baird
Lana Monica
Calif
Frank G. Gibson
Weed-Corley
Charles Sumners
D. J. Friedell
Joseph Harte
San Antonio
Norman A.nix Lockhart
Norman A. Nix
Field Funeral Home
Rev
C. W. Ferguson
First Christian Church
Dale
Bruce Robert
Oren Nix
Houston
Donald Nix
L. E. Nix
Freer
Ed Nix
Lytton Springs
A. M. Nix
Lillian Ward
Mary Stubbs
Dale Cemetery
Car Prowler Steals Coat From Residence Vehicle
A car prowler Sunday afternoon took a coat from H. M. Riley at 1312 Payne Street while his car was parked near South Lamar Boulevard. Riley said the coat contained a pen and pencil set, a pair of glasses and a $13 check.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. M. Riley
Payne Street
Riley
South Lamar Boulevard
Austin Couple Injured in Minor Car Collision
An Austin couple received minor injuries Monday in a collision at Sixth and Rio Grande Streets. William H. Allen, 23, suffered a head laceration and minor bruises, while Mrs. Allen was treated for minor injuries. Calvn Chance, 909 West 20th Street, drove the other car involved.
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Austin
Sixth
Rio Grande
William H. Allen
Brackenridge Apartments
Burglary Report Hits Ballard Grocery and Gulf Service Station
Detectives investigated burglaries at Ballard Grocery on 1916 Manor Road and Gulf Service Station at 329 South Congress. Ballard said cigarettes were taken after a window pane was broken. Gulf station entry via east wall window, wrenches and tires reported missing.
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Ballard
Manor Road
South
Congress
W. A. Butler
Dozen Barges Lost in Storm in Bering Sea
ANCHORAGE Alaska Nov 27 A dozen or more barges carrying millions of dollars in cargo for the Military Sea Transport Service were sunk or lost in the Bering Sea as severe storms raged The heaviest damage came Nov 10 with gusts up to 85 mph and one vessel is believed to have fallen into Russian hands Native crews work to repair hulls and salvage the cargo from a damaged 18000 ton barge driven aground near Nome
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Anchorage
Alaska
Military Sea Transport Service
Bering Sea
Arctic
Nome
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Irving Fox
Uni States
O Eee Clinic
East Sixth ST
Midland - Odessa
Aes Lala
Pioneer On Lines
Berle
Pioneer Air Lines
Shivers
Edwards
Safeway
Jack Banner
T. G. Cole
R. Leo Pollard
J. J. Warminski
F. ©. Lehman
C. D. Littleton
Bam
Treadwell
Optometrists
Wymbol
Hinest Service
Jin
Guadalupe
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