Delegates Notebook Prepared By Classmate For National DE Contest
Joy Blankenship and Allene Todd, both Robert E Lee Distributive Education Club members, will travel from San An to Asheville North Carolina for a national competition. The notebook on floristry covers flower arranging display gifts and wedding and funeral flowers. Todd serves as club historian. The girls are daughters of local Park Street residents. The event marks one of seven Texas delegates chosen at a state DE convention.
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Joy
Robert E. Lee Distributive Education Club
Miss Todd
Miss Blankenship
Neal Blankenship
Park
Mise Todd
I. I. Todd
Dean Rundell Proud Of Lee College Graduates
Dean Walter Rundell of Lee College shows pride as 21 former students now at the University of Texas, with three ranking in the top three percent. Walter Jr. is among the top trio. Truitt W. Lively and Johnnie Secaris are the other high-ranked graduates.
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Walter Rundell
Lee College
University of Texas
Welter, Jr
Dean Rundell
Lee
Truitt VY. Lively
Colege of Business Administration
Johnnie Secaris
College of Pharmacy
Walter, Jr
East Texas Theaters Schedule Fragment Noise
Fragmentary OCR lists show a Noon to 2:30 pm slate from East Texas Theaters with scattered show titles and times including World of Song and Billslear Tartery Show. Shows are inconsistently legible, with many garbled names and numbers, indicating a local theater line-up snapshot.
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Shanehen Dist
Texas
Baytown
Siasei
Tanso Time 2:30—Hacienda Rel B.06—Old Chisholm Trail
Tedar’s Sparis— Gray Summer Co
Searta Breet —Siassi Distr. Co
HREL
Hollywood reacts to senator’s probe on stars
Sin Hunt sparks mixed industry mood as Celeste Helm and others call Jackson’s dirt digging childish. Eric Johnston watchdog skeptically asks what the probe seeks. Mocambo and Ciro’s report customers returning, with owner Charlie Morrison noting the senator’s influence boosts business and pays well.
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Senator Johnson
Jackson
Mocambo
Ciro
Sid
Chief McKee Cuts Sheriff’s Radio Contact Dispute
Chief McKee cites loud radio calls as deputies are alerted for court papers and warrants. He argues county funding should share radio station and jail costs to ensure countywide benefits. Local residents from Highlands to Crosby rely on the Bay town station for deputy coordination.
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Justice of the Peace
Highlands
Crosby
Baytown
McKee
Channelview Child Buried A Salem
Robert Eugene Tate one day old son of Mr and Mrs Wayne D Tate of Channelview died early Tuesday. The body was sent to Salem by Paul Uh Lee Funeral home for burial. Survivors include the parents a brother Dennis Wayne and sister Cynthia Kate Tate of Channelview. Grandparents are Mr and Mrs R Tate and Mrs Mae Dove of Yoakum.
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Robert Eugene Tate
Wayne D. Tate
Channelview
Salem
Paul Uh. Lee
Tate Puesday
Buriel
Dennis Wayne
Cynthia Kate Tate
R. Tate
Mae Dove
Yoakum
Miracle appearance traced to searchlight beam in Granby
In GRANBY Quebec a reported apparition of the Virgin Mary on a mountainside was declared an optical illusion created by a searchlight. Two boys led hundreds of Catholics to the elm tree site as Rev Edouard Desilets of St Eugene Parish explained an unidentified man tested the beam against the mountain, producing the miracle.
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Granby
Que
Edouara Desilets
St Eugene
Reward Offered For Flying Disc By Texas State Fair
A $50,000 reward is offered for confirmation that the flying disc is a genuine interplanetary vehicle or manifestation. A committee of Texas university scientists selected by the State Fair of Texas must certify authenticity. their decision is final and appeal is not allowed. The offer expires October 1, 1950.
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Texas
State of Texas
Livestock market report from Fort Worth shows mixed cattle prices
Livestock Fort Worth notes active trading with steers and yearlings firm to higher, other classes strong. Medium and good slaughter steers and yearlings 22.00 to 26.00. load 1019 lb steers at 26.60. yearlings 27.50. few lighter lots 2100 down. Beef sows 16.50 to 29.00. cutters and shelly canners under 12.00. many prices 16.50 to 22.00 for cutters. Feeder pigs 10.90 to 13.00.
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Fort Worth
USDA
Hoss
Boy Hangs Himself To Spite His Mother
Detroit police say nine year old Harold Gorton hanged himself after his mother refused to let him hike. A family member found the body in the basement, the boy believed to have tied the rope to frighten his mother following an argument over a bike.
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Detroit
Harold Gorton
Gorton
Harold
Search Planes Probe Baltic For Missing Privateer
US and Danish forces search the Baltic for a missing Privateer. Air and surface craft circle Bornholm Island area where an overturned life raft was sighted. A U S Naval Catalina and several planes push to confirm survivors or debris amid WWII era tensions.
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Skymaster
Kastrup
Latvia
Baltic
Wisebaden
Germany
Copenhagen
Air Force
Nrvateer
U.S. Air Force
Banta M. York
Bornholm
York
Bork
Tepeys
Russie
Truman Welcomes Chilean President on Latin Ties
President Truman hosts Chilean President Manuel Gonzales during a high profile visit highlighting strong U S Chile relations. Officials noted mutual warmth and no expected concessions as flags flutter over TVA projects Texas oil refineries and New Orleans. Gonzales praised democracy while hints of a future tour circulated amid ceremonial events.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
Texas Oil Refineries
New Orleans
Chile
United States
Truman
Gonzales
Claude Bowers
Mr. Truman
Calle
Latin
America
Ywon
Geese Stop Census at New Orleans Doorstep
Census Enumerator Margaret Smith faced five geese that blocked visits at a New Orleans home. On the first call the birds chased her away, on the second she brought her husband, and on the third she returned with a crew leader to keep the geese occupied while ringing the bell. No one was home and the forms were left on the doorstep.
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New Orleans
Margaret Smith
City issues Permit For Sears Building
City issues a building permit for Sears project with an estimated cost of 550000. The plan includes a 261 feet long structure with a paved customer parking lot and plumbing work. Officials had debated permit details amid contract concerns.
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Sears
Texas and Decker Driems
Oyly
City Ball
Lee Svith
Fea Og
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Tulsa
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It Bud Co
Celanese Corp
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Con Edison Creole
Davison
Baytown Sun
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Humble
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Interlake Iron Dé
J and L Steet
Liggett and Myers
Mid Con Pet Nat Dairy
Ohio Cit
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Packard Motors
Repab Steel
St. Regis Paper
Pacié
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River Lady
Shamrock Hill
Decker Drive
Market ST
Ronald Reagan
Virgenia Maxeg “Girl
Jones Beace
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Xygur Family Theatre
Thursdat Academy
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Coleen Gray
Charles Bickford
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Ray
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Popeye the Sailor
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