Memorial Turf Tonight Sees Unbeaten Risks in District Clash
Jena Park hosts an unbeaten Memorial at Oriat Stadium at 7:30 p.m. in a District 12-AA showdown. Parker High School brings a 5-2 record as they face Ganders led by a strong defense and a potent aerial attack led by Jim Dick.
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Robert H. Lee
Oriat Stadium
Ganas
Pasadenaes
Dan Stallworth
Parkers
Mam
Texas City
Pasadena
Piene Park
F. Austin
Conroé
Broymsase
Bowie
Port
Lewis Extends His Separate Peace Bid To Illinois Mines
Lewis extends his separate peace bid to strike bound Illinois coal mines as government plans final mediation before broader action in the 46 day soft coal walkout. Cyrus Ching to press for another Washington meeting while Lewis offers separate talks with Illinois operators or a joint Illinois Indiana pact through Governor Stevenson. Steel union signals using pension and welfare settlements as leverage for fabricators, rejecting Timken Roller Bearing offer as Bit urgent push to win settlements with major steel firms.
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Lewis
Illinois
Unefed
John L. Lewis
Bethlehem
Cyrus Ching
Washington
United Mine Workers
Indiana
F. Schricker
Ilinois
Overnor
Stevenson
Tllinois
William Donovan
Sistriet
Ofq
United Steel Workers
Cleveland
Timken Roiler Bearing Company
Bethlehem Steel Company
Clevelang
Weather Calm Across Texas With Mild Overnight Temps
United Press reports skies and mild temperatures across the state, with no rain forecast. Laredo reached the state low with 53 degrees, while various East and Southwest Texas cities logged lows in the 30s to 50s and mid 40s.
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United Press
Westhan
Laredo
Fexarkane
Everal
Round Town Rundown and Local Notices
Round Town features Gander fan Rey Grube and Edith Zierlein thanking fans. Edits note upcoming Houston Helice show, travel to Dallas, birthday greetings, Halloween notes, and a Texas TCU game ticket offer. Miscellany includes people, trips, and brief community chatter.
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Rey Grube
Edith Zierlein
Houston
Ette Costley
Molly “McElroy
Hollywyood
Charlene Kelley
Dallas
Soy Dunkerly
Jean Gelber
Mother
Edward Stallinecht
Allen
Elizabeth Hartman
Jackson
Susie
Amns
Hallowe'en
Berry
Texas‘tcu
Austin
Jim
Nelson
Win or Lose Chest Drive Ends Saturday
Community chest drive totals reach $50,595 with $9,500 still needed to meet $59,598 goal to support Hed Feather agencies in the East Barris area. Campaign Chairman J. E. Rutter says the drive ends tomorrow regardless of victory or defeat and notes the campaign has been extended twice.
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J. E. Rutter
Hed Feather
Barris
Rutter
Baytown Building Slows as 1948 Figures Lag Behind
Baytown builders face a long road to top the 1938 construction record of 650000. September permits totaled 187200 with October bringing the year to date cost 2653600. Home builders led the month with 187050 in permits, sixteen dwelling permits issued, and additional permits for garages additions and repairs. City collected 33865 in permit and inspection fees. Public records show a continuing building slump in the area.
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Baytown
E. Hanratty
Hennethy
J. T. Peacock
Baby Found Asleep In Arms Of Dead Mother
Hereford reports Mrs. Lindsay Shields a 20 year old farmer's wife died suddenly while feeding her one year old daughter in a kitchen. Neighbors found the mother dead in a pasture four miles north of Black community with an unfinished note on the table reading Tam fil Am going to. The baby was found asleep in the mother’s arms.
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Hereford
Lindsay Shields
Hinabor Olix Milter Sparks Aid Debate
A local debate questions aid to the needy, arguing the poor lack valuable materials and military strength. The speaker claims there is no plan to help Eski mos, asserting insufficient resources and strategic value to justify action.
World Plane Crash Toll Within Week Mounts To 126
A week of major air disasters left total deaths at 126 as several military and civil crashes occurred worldwide. A U S Air Force B-52 crashed near Bermuda killing 10 crew, while a Linsetl bomber and Mosquito fighter collided near the Isle of Wight killing British fliers. A French Sunderland crashed at Toplou ss injuring 11, and a Bolivian P-38 hit an Eastern DC-4 at Washington National Airport killing 55. An Air France Constellation also crashed in the Azores with 48 aboard.
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United Press
U. S. Air Force
Kindley Field
Bermuda
Isjosing
Anemakers
Thorities
Sraast
London
Royal Ai Force
English Channel
Isle of Wight
Toplouss
France
Eastern Airlines
National
Washington, D. C
Air France
Azores
Wriday
Cleo MeVicker
Cincinnati
Vallone Murder Plot Leader Held in Houston
Houston reports that Sheriff Kern announced the Mafia Society orchestrated the murder of restaurateur Vincent Vallone. Governor Shivers and Public Safety Director Garrison allegedly agreed to the plan, with Houston grocers Diego Carlino and Louis J. Matino charged alongside. Vallone’s body was found in his car.
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Houston
The
Dread Mafia Society
Vincent Vallone
Sherif C. V
Buster Kern
Sheriffs
Kern
Allan “Shivers
State’ Public Safety
Homer Garrison
Pennsylvania Werde Board
Diego Carlino
Louis J. Matino
Houston Grocers
Vallone
Dead Atheist Raps Religion From Grave
In Denver a 49 year old former newspaper man Oscar O Whitenack requested a rational funeral. His recorded voice in the coffin denounced religion and clergy saying he had been an atheist for many years. Mortuary officials called the service unusual and carefully planned by Whitenack before his death.
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Denver
Colo
Oscar O. Whitenack
Whitemand
Fort Worth man offers 5 million endowment tale grows
In Fort Worth on November 4, Judge George Armstrong of Fort Worth and Natchez Mississippi drew national notice with a conditional endowment offer to Jefferson Military Academy. The 4 year old fortune, estimated around 51 million, has generated over 700 letters. The letters show varied requests including a widow seeking 1000000 to fund her sons and a doctor’s gift note in German.
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George’ Armstrong
Fort Worth
Natchez
Mississippi
Jefferson Miliary Academy
Armstrong
Stores Open Until 8 P.M Each Tuesday during Christmas
Baytown merchants voted to keep stores open until 8 p.m every Tuesday through the Christmas shopping season with 42 days left until Christmas. The extension is to help Yule shoppers as 22 local firms supported the plan at a Baytown Chamber of Commerce meeting chaired by Lloyd Jones. In Fresno California migrant workers were warned by officials to stay out of the San Joaquin Valley due to limited work.
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Baytown
Retail Merchants Committee
Baytown Chamber of Commerce
Lloyd Jones
Fresno
Cal
San’ Joaquin
Houston Counts Two Traffic Fatalities
Houston records two traffic fatalities in the last 36 hours involving school children. The latest victim is a 2-year-old boy who died after being struck by a car while a grocery store errand was being run. An 86-year-old man was fatally hurt while sitting on a curb waiting for a bus.
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Houston
Raynold
George
Ward
Baytown Fair Parade Float Entry Deadline Announced
Parade chair 1B Greger Edge announced float entries must register by tomorrow with Baytown Chamber of Commerce. The parade will begin at 1 30 p m Thursday from Oldionk tree in West Texas and move to fair grounds at East Texas and Biwi. The Rab ert Lee band will lead the procession with 400 soldiers from Camp Hood marching. This marks the first time regular army units parade in Baytown.
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Baytown
Greger Edge
Tony
Chamber of Commerce
Edge
Oldionk
West Texas
East Texas
Biwi
E. Lee
Camp Hood
Regular
Chicago Mayor Snubs Truman On Minnesota Trip
On a presidential train to Washington, President Truman met Illinois Democrats including Senator Douglas and Jacob Arvey, while Chicago Mayor Martin Kennelly did not greet him. The absence fueled talk of party rifts as Kennelly weighed backing rival Benjamin Adamowski for U.S. Senate. Arvey noted Lucas’s prospects and Truman hinted at possible campaign stops to bolster the Democratic majority.
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TC Washington
U.P
Truman
Atos
Bigwig Mlindis
Chicago
Prairie
Washington
St. Paul
Minnesota
Paul Douglas
Llinois
Cook County
Jacob Arvey
George Kelis
Bernard J. Telly
Martin “Kennelly
Kennelly
Reform
Kelly- Arvey
Chicago’ Corporation
Benjamin Adamowski
Usv
Scott Lucas
Ilinois
Kennedy
Arvey
Lucas
Congress
Trimen
St. St Paul
43 Vie For Votes Tuesday To Fill 21 Education Places
A general election on Tuesday will choose members for a new state education board. Forty three candidates compete for twenty one seats, with the secretary of education overseeing the process. The contest centers on governance of education policy and school administration at the state level.
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Leary
Allies Hope to Strengthen West Germany Pact
London reports that American British and French foreign ministers will meet in Paris next week to discuss bolstering the Western alliance against Germany and to consider recognizing Communist China. Acheson Bevin and Monnet are expected to exchange views on China while focusing on bolstering West German prestige and unity.
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London
Paris
Germany
China
Auarxters
Dean ‘Acheson
United States
Ernnest ‘Bevin
Britain
Robert Iman
France
A. Gemereh Stidiy
P-38 Seen Key To Crash Fighter Plane Lifted From Potomac
Investigators hoped a water soaked P-38 fighter plane raised from the Potomac would shed light on the cause of the civil aviation disaster near Washington. The Eastern Airlines transport also crashed Tuesday half a mile south of the capital. The Bolivian pilot was reported in fair condition at a hospital but still in danger.
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Washington
Scout Parade Preview Of Circus In Boytown Texas Avenue
A Boy Scout Circus preview parade will march along Texas Avenue tomorrow morning near the Texas Hardware Co to show the public what the event will be like. The main circus program, held at East today, features eight big acts and a ceremonial setup as part of the yearly event. Investigations into a recent air crash continue with Civil Aeronautics Board officials examining wreckage to reconstruct the flight path and determine how the planes collided. The Bolivian aviation director, recovering from injuries, endured a near fatal moment but is now improving as the inquiry proceeds with hearings planned next week.
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Boytown
Boy Scout Circus
Texas Avenue
Texas Hardware Company
Oier Park
Rios
Civil Aeronautics’ Board
Rtes
William Smythe
Roslyn Estates
Faster Service Push After Houston Bus Strike Ends
Houston Transit Company plans faster service with fewer bus lines after settlement. Vice president Coates Jr will ask city government to join in a detailed study of transportation to supplement the joint plan.
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Houston, New
Houston Transit Company
Mt Coates, Jr
Houston
Oe Z
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