Military Burial for Captain Colin Kelly Slated Today
In Madison Illinois on October 12 a full military funeral will honor Captain Colin Kelly who died when his plane crashed after a bombing mission against the Japanese battleship Haruna near Manila. His body will lie in state with a guard of honor until the service on Wednesday. Kelly was killed in the crash returning from the operation.
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Fila
Colin Kelly
Kelly
Haruna
Manila
Pearl Harbor
Carpenters End Fishing Trip Return to Work at Fort Worth
About 1,200 union carpenters abandoned an 11 day fishing trip and returned to their jobs Tuesday. They secured a 12 1/2 cent hourly wage increase as part of the settlement. The action ended after the carpenters resumed work with higher pay awaiting them.
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Fort Worte
Truman lays out 4 point farm program emphasis
President Truman outlines a four point plan for farmers including permanent price supports, soil conservation, expanded consumption via research and world trade, and rural electrification with better housing and roads. He criticizes the GOP and links Lincoln to current party shifts while touring Indiana and Illinois.
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Truman
Republican
Lincoln
Indiana
Illinois
Dewey
Justice Vinson
Berlin
Paris
Greenfield
Ind
Farm Ae
Stevenson Bolts Party To Back GOP's Porter
Governor Stevenson said he would not pursue a write in campaign for US Senate, citing memory and voting machine concerns. He noted Lyndon Johnson’s ballot position and described party and court disputes over the close runoff with Johnson leading Stevenson by 87 votes in the official count. Porter praised Stevenson’s endorsement as a strong sign of cross party support.
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Gop
Porter
Hugo Black
Lyndon Johnson
Democratic Party of Texas
United States
Johnson
Democratic Executive Committee
Righter
US Senate
John T. Spann
San Antonio
W. Lee O’daniel
Texas
Corpus Christi
Jack Porter
Lyndon B. Johnson
E R Stevenson
Georgetown Legion Seeks Armory for Organized Reserves
Georgetown Legion members heard Captain K J Miller Jr outline the local Organized Reserves program, noting two Georgetown units need an armory and training building. Adjutant W Rae said the post will assist to promote reserves preparedness as soon as a facility is located.
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Spl
Abe Harrison American Legion Post
K. J. Miller Jr
Organized Reserves
Austin
Organized Reserve
Legion Post
ORC
W. Rae
Kerr Chest Drive To Start Oct 26
Kerrville officials announce Kerr County Community Chest will launch its fund raising campaign October 26 with a $9,400 goal shared by six agencies. Campaign leaders include J. F. Stallings Raymond Mickle and Dr E Galbraith as general chairmen.
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Kerrville
Kerr County Community Chest
J. F. Stallings
Raymond Mickle
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
National Cancer Association
Leslie Ottinger
E. B. Carruth Jr
W. Scott Schreiner
L. T. Davis
Tom Brabham
Ben Breihan
W. A. Fawcett
Campaign Cochairmen
Kerrville Paving Contract Awarded on Highway 27
Dailey and Holifield of San Antonio win the Kerrville paving contract for 1.22 miles of grading and flexible base from downtown to the western city limits on Highway 27. Work includes replacing old paving, extending pavement curb to curb, and widening Town Creek bridge to 54 feet with two four foot walks.
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Kerrville
Sag Ood, Dailey and Holifield
San Antonio
Town Creek
Houston Chronicle Endorses Jack Porter for Senate
The Houston Chronicle endorsed Jack Porter, the Republican Senate nominee, in a statement from Houston. The paper, edited by Jesse Jones, previously backed the Dewey-Warren ticket in the presidential race and Coke Stevenson in the Democratic primary for the U S Senate.
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Houston
Houston Chronicle
Jack Porter
Jesse Jones
Secretary of Commerce
Roosevelt
Chronicle
Coke Stevenson
Jews Arabs Exchange Shell Fire at Holy City
Arab forces shelled Jerusalem outskirts Monday night and Jewish artillery replied in kind, targeting enemy gun emplacements and troop concentrations. The city also reported its first heavy rain of the season.
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Holy City
Jerusalem
West Texas Methodist Conference Opens Its 74th Session
SAN ANTONIO October 12 The West Texas Conference of the Methodist Church opened its 74th annual session with representatives from 175 churches and 125 ministerial delegates expected to attend. The conference runs through Sunday.
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San Antonio
West Texas
China Forces Seek New Corridor to Sea
Nationalist advances on the Manchurian front near Mukden and on the Liaotung Peninsula show the government aims to carve a new route from Mukden to the coast.
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Nanking
Manchurian
Mukden
Liaotung
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