Norther brings heavy cold and frost to Texas towns
A strong norther swept across South and East Texas bringing thunderstorms freezing rain sleet and cold. Temperatures plummeted from the upper 70s to the 30s and 20s in many areas with some towns reporting single digits while others reached the low 30s. Winds gusted up to 80 mph in Dallas and rainfall totals varied from light to over two inches, threatening early budding fruit and flowering trees as spring nears.
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Texas
Tspan
Baytown
Zexo Et Dalhart
San Antonio
Bryan
Lufkin
Gulf of Mexico
Palestine
Old switchboard lonely spot as dials take over
Normal bugs in new phone system emerge as old switchboard sits unused. Baytown locals watched the transition with curiosity Saturday night as the new plant underwent a rigorous weekend test. About 200 guests toured the facility while operators demonstrated the automated system. The plant, designed to run on batteries for four hours if city power fails, will still require 56 operators.
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Woole Bay
Francis Rogers
Novele Railton
Ray F. Red
Associated Telephone
Baytown
Meyer J. A. Ward
W. W. Hunt
Rogers
Meyer Ward
Austin
Mass Ellen Ward
University of Texas
Don’t Dial Fire Dept Phone For Pranks or Questions
Fire Chief Lintelman urged residents to stop using the emergency fire line as a prank or general inquiry line. Dispatchers said every siren trigger led to dozens of calls from children and others. He warned that noisy, improper calls could delay actual emergencies and listed correct numbers for police 5372 and fire 2001.
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Art Lintelman
Linterman
Lintelman
Navajos oppose federal aid plan harming Indian Bureau control
Navajo leaders scoff at an $80 million aid bill proposed to fund schools roads irrigation and soil work arguing it would expand Indian Bureau power and threaten tribal self rule. They warn the bill could mire Indians in paternalistic oversight while money kept in trust at Window Rock limits individual access and decision making.
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Indian Bureau
Congress
House of Representatives
Air Force
Sem Abkezh
Tribs Council
Indian ‘Bureau
Window Rock
Around Town Notes From A Weekend In Texas
A jumble of informal items mentions Ske and Joe Clayton heading into Texas for a weekend, mutual acquaintances sharing updates on house projects, volunteer information, and casual chatter about neighborhood events. Names include Charles Seligman, Nora War II, Olive, Helen Bradberry, Kyle Alexander, Berry, Albert, Percy Clark, Webster Brinkley, Leonard Perkins, and Cucato Colum.
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Joe Clayton
Texas
Charles Seligman
Dexwer Radio
Mra Olive
Helen “Bradberry
Grote
Kyle Alexander
Ptt Berry
Albert Fiver
Cerit Honge
Percy
Clark
Webster Brinkley
Lew
Leonard
Perkins
Cucato
Colum
Trustees To Study School Building Bids
Bids on three Baytown school building projects will be studied at a board of trustees meeting in the district administration building at 7:30 p.m. The projects include a four classroom addition at Lamar Helmen High School a vocational shop for Horace Mann Junior High and a fine arts building at Baytown Junior High. Bids were to be opened and tabulated this afternoon and Houston architect Herbert Voelcker or his representative is scheduled to present recommendations to the board tonight.
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Baytown
Board of Trustees
Lamar Hlemen
Horace Mann
Herbert Voelcker
Houston
Utah To Build Hospital For Disabled Miners
Washington reports the Interior Department has turned over 449 acres of public lands to Utah to construct a hospital for disabled miners. The grant advances a 1929 act for 60,000 acres for such facilities, with Utah now holding about 26,901 acres in Kane and San Pete Counties. The federal government reserves right of way over the land for routes and utilities.
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Washington
Interior Department
Utah
Sap Pete
The
Interior
Federal
Ditetes
Refinery Tops Quota in Red Cross Drive
Baytown Humble Oil and Refining Company boosted Harris County Red Cross fundraising by presenting a $6,000 check, pushing the refinery’s total to $17,700 for the county outside Houston. The drive runs through March 23 with 22 departments finished and 33 still reporting, as coordinators note lagging activity downtown.
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Baytown
Red Cross
Harris County
Houston
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Humble
E. H. Busby
Harry F. Hartman
Baytown Aes
Gordon L. Farned
Busby
General Refinery Administration
Medical Department
Sheet Metal
State Department Official Hanson Called Pro Communist by McCarthy
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy told a Senate subcommittee that Haldore Hanson of the State Department has pro Communist proclivities and a mission to Communize the world. Hanson joined in 1942 and would head a staff for President Truman’s Point Four program, but State Department spokesmen said he has been thoroughly investigated and cleared for loyalty.
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Macth
Joseph R. McCarthy
State Department
Haldore Hanson
Wisconsin Republican
Hanson
Truman
Michael J. McDermott
Department
United States
McDermott
McCarthy
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Red Army
Interior Department
Congress
Wisconsin
Senate Foreign Relations
House
Trumen
FBI Finds Bank Short $200000
FBI El Paso chief D K Brown reports First National Bank of Alpine shortages exceed $200,000 with audit ongoing after cashier John Clanton’s death. He cautions totals may rise or fall as investigators assess unconfirmed rumors of higher losses.
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FBI
EL Paso
First National Bank of Alpine
D. K. Brown
John Clanton
Brown
Motor Failure Blamed In Crash History's Worst Air Disaster Kills 80
Eyewitnesses blamed a power failure for the Tudor airliner crash near Llandow Wales that killed 80 people and wounded three, the worst air disaster in history. The plane, carrying 78 passengers and five crew, plummeted into a field while attempting a second landing after a Dublin charter flight.
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Llandow
Wales
Llandaw
Dublin
Ireland
Siggingstone
Llandew
Tivo
Belgians Approve Leopold Return by Slim Majority
King Leopold wins a 57.62 percent popular vote return, prompt ing a Belgian government crisis as a cabinet split over whether the mandate supports his return. Results show 2,933,382 for and 2,141,851 against with 152,477 blanks. abdication planned if under 54 percent.
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Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Gaston Eyskens
Prince Badouin
Het
Germany
Dallas Milk Price Drops to 48 45 Cents Per Quart
Dallas reports a third wave of milk price cuts within a week. Pasteurized milk now costs 48 45 cents per quart, down from 21 cents a week ago, as Dallas dairies order liberal price reductions. Other Texas towns also cut prices, while San Antonio dairymen note a milk surplus and plan to wait.
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Dallas
Texas
Dallas Dairies
San Antonio
Soviet Elections Draw Ninety Nine Percent of Russian Voters
Official reports indicate about 99 percent of Russia’s over 200 million eligible voters cast ballots in the first Soviet Parliament election since 1946. Premier Stalin voted early near the Kremlin as turnout extended across European Russia and remote Arctic regions. results and names of elected members will be announced soon.
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Russia
Josef Stalin
Himsel
Politburo
Communist Party Central Committee
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Far
Siberia
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Aioscow
Stalin
Council of the Union
Council of Nationalities
Bill to Spur Exploration for Ores and Subsidies
Washington March 33 CH An administration bill proposing an 80 million dollar annual subsidy to foster ore exploration and conservation is set for final House consideration. The Senate passed it earlier. under 21 day rule it aims to extend federal aid to locate or maintain mines for national security and to offer minerals to the munitions stockpile.
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Washington
House
Senate
Rules
Benefit Show With 11 Acts For Lee Band
The Business and Professional Women's Club3stages an It’s a Date musical at Robert E. Lee High School Auditorium on Wednesday and Thursday. Curtain time is 8 02. Tickets are available from club members. Proceeds go to the Robert E. Lee Band and Lee Brigadiers. Baytown residents including C Jackson R72 Stephenson Harry Boswell Paul Shannan Dr W T Bridges K Rugel EH Grigg Leon Paine Bob Nolan Julia Farned Louise Faulkner and others are featured. Horton, club president, notes all money after expenses will aid the Lee groups and anticipates sell-outs both nights.
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Robert E. Lee High School
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Baytonians
Jackson
Plan for Broad Reorganization Draws From Hoover Pattern
President Truman lays out 21 proposals aimed at streamlining the executive branch and weakening independent counsels. The plan would shift functions to department heads, empower chairmen of regulatory bodies, and push for economy, effective governance, and rapid action within 80 days unless Congress acts.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Department of Mg
National Labor Relations Board
Labor Department
Bipartisan “Commission
Herbert Hodover
Cith
House of Congress
Sury
Justice
Interior
Fure
Commerce
Cebor
Tramen
Huggins Lumber Reworks Old Icehouse Into Office
Huggins Lumber announces remodeling of the old icehouse on Market Street into a new office and show room for hardware and paint. Ethel Huggins owns the building with Maxwell Construction Co as contractor and Lowell Lammers as architect. Work underway. walls to remain, new doors roofs, a glass front show room, three private offices, plaster and veneer interiors, central heating and air, with parking on three sides.
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Baye
Joe Huggins
Ethel Huggins
An Macfarlan, Jr
Maxwell
Lowell Lammers
Lammers
Fifteen Fliers Escape Burning Bomber in Tampa
In Tampa Florida a bomber attack forced fifteen crew members to flee a burning craft. The incident wounded several and prompted urgent firefighting response. Details remain unclear as officials investigate cause and sequence of events.
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Luntech
Childress
Sherman My
Texarkana
Alice
Galveston
Beaumont
Victoria
J. A. Ward
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Irs
Frances Rogers
S. A. Scott
Fire Department
Hi Nabor
Olin Miller
Leomuard Scheele
Public Health Service
Dn EE
Fuchs
Congressional Atomic Committee
Britain
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Clarence Cannon
Missouri
House Labor Committee
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Baytown Stars
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