Texan Shorts Mark Target For Artillery
Private First Class Bewis Hoynes of Seminole Texas won a chance at mortality when the 48th Field Artillery needed a marker for a valley combat. The Spot was a bare pole made visible by a white cloth marker tied to it. Sergeant Donald Stevenson of Newark New Jersey recorded the rotation noting Hughes controlled a point on the mountain north of Benchmark 32 marked with the marker.
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Texas
Rey
48Th Hield Artillery
Hughes
Thake
Donald Stevenson
Newark
New Jersey
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Government Hopes Youll Eat Turkey This Thanksgiving
Agriculture Department experts aim to prevent price drops by a standby turkey purchase program. If farmers reduce prices, the department will buy turkeys to stabilize the market during the holiday rush. The program was announced October 11 amid fears of a record turkey crop price decline. officials now wait to see if purchases will be needed.
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Washenston
Agriculture Department
Summers Bond Issue Approved for City Projects
Voters approved a 32 005 000 bond issue as city departments plan to answer citizen questions. Public works crews completed paving to improve drainage along South Main near the Precinct Jail while heavy trucks caused potholes. Ditch cleaning along the Southern Pacific tracks north of Horace Mann Junior High was underway, with material from a cement plant blocking flow west of South Pruett.
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Ecun
Middleter
South Main
Southern Pacific
Horace Mann Junior High School
South Pruett
Herding and
Pruett
Public Works
C. W. Grantham
Gifts Should Be Mailed Early For Christmas Servicemen
A news note urges sending Christmas packages now with canned soups, chili, and hard candy as popular wartime staples. Postmaster Ballard warns a package arriving after Christmas disappoints, with November 15 as the deadline for safety. Also, a Indianapolis report says teacher Katherine Hatton grabbed and shook an 11 year old to save him from choking on a ring.
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Koreal
Ballard
Indianapolis
UPI
Katherine Hatton
Sammy Carlton
Sammy
Samparenis
Longstoremen Defy Leader Strikers Halt A Bomb Work
Longshoremen defied a union leader as AFL carpenters crossed wildcat picket lines at an Atomic Energy Commission plant. The K-31 uranium235 facility was shut down for the morning due to staffing issues, with plumbers opposing the carpenters and threatening a broader work stoppage unless a settlement is reached.
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AFL
Atomic Energy Commission
Joe R. Keith
Carpenters
Car
Wildcat
Plumers
Keith
Livestock prices at Fort Worth market USDA report
Fort Worth cattle and calves show steady to strong demand with good and choice slaughter steers 32 to 36, yearlings 32 to 36, cows 22 to 28, cutters to 22, stockers 21 to 33, calves 30 to 34, stocker calves 30 to 37. Hogs 900 head steady to 25 higher. choice 180 to 280 pounds 49 to 19.25, 290 to 390 pounds 17.75 to 18.50, sows and feeders 15.
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Fort Worth
USDA
Bridge Experts Probe A Central Press Feature On Squeezes
Shepard Barclay analyzes a complex bridge hand featuring a pseudo squeeze. The article explains how defenders guess discards under pressure as the declarer runs a long suit, detailing a sequence where West misplays by discarding clubs and the final tricks hinge on accurate timing and suit management.
Stock Quotes Special To The Baytown Sun
Commodity and stock listings highlight a range of firms including Armco Steel Western Union American Total, Dow, Du Pont, General Motors, Goodyear, Humble Oil, Texaco, and Gulf Oil with price indications and market movement. The Baytown Sun presents a snapshot of sector leaders and active names across steel, chemicals, energy, and manufacturing with note of a cotton uptick of 40 points.
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Allez Lud Steel Ahis Chal
Amerad Pet
Armco Steel
A-T
Amer Woolens
AT and SF
Anaconda Gap Beith Steel
Buds Co
Calumet and Hec
Celanese Corp
Chrysler Corp
Con Edison
Creole Pet
Davison Chem
Dow
du Pont
Eastman Kodak
Freeport Sulphur Gen Electric
Gen Motors
Goodyear Tire
Greyhound Bus
Gillette Set
Gulf of Gulf Stet
Hl and P Co
Humble Oil
Hous OV
Nickel
Interlake Iron
J and L Steel
Louisiane Land
Kirby
Libby
Liggett and Myers Mont-Dak
Mack Trucks
Mid Con
Wat Dain Prod
Nat Steel
Ohio Oil
Penney's
Packard Motors
Repub
Sears
St. Regis Paper
Sunray Oil
Tex Gulf
Fideweter Corp
Wentworth Inc
N. O. Cotton
Texas Co
Timken Bea
G. &, Steel
Texas Counties To Get Disaster Aid Designations Expected
DALLAS GM A majority of Texas 253 counties likely will be designated drought disaster areas by the Department of Agriculture this year. The drought now in its 16th week has put 23 counties on the disaster list with FHA farm production loan eligibility. The Texas FHA head says 21 more counties are recommended and most of Texas could join the disaster area within 3 to 6 weeks. Counties named include Donely Hall Collingsworth Childress Dickens Kent Lynn Garza Dayton Borden Scurry Fisher Martin Howard Glasscock Mitchell Nolan Taylor Callahan Finstland and Edwards.
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Dallas
Texas
Department of Agriculture
Farmers Home Adiinistration
FHA
L. J. Cappleman
Cappleman
Cappiemen
Donely
Hall
Collingsworth
Childress
Dickens
Kent
Lynn
Garza
Datyson
Borden
Scurry
Fisher
Martin
Howard
Glasscock
Mitchell
Nolan
Co-ops Lose Tax Exemption Under New Law
Washington reports farmers cooperatives mutual savings banks and building and loan associations will pay corporate taxes on retained earnings starting January 1. The law raises personal and corporate rates with the first 25009 taxed at 20 percent and earnings over 25000 at 52 percent. Hitherto farm co-ops did not tax undistributed earnings.
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Washington —P!— Farmers’ Co-operatives
Building and Loan Associations
Accused Racketeer Now Studies Ethics
James J. Moran, a former city official charged with directing a half‑million dollar fire department shakedown racket, has enrolled in two night classes at St. John’s University downtown Brooklyn. He takes Principles of Ethics and Introduction to Christian Theology.
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New York
James J. Moran
Moran
Brooklyn
St. John's University
US Tax May Spell Doom For Bookies
A collection of bookmaker opinions across Cleveland Columbus Reno and St Louis on a proposed 10 percent tax starting November 1. Bookies fear higher consumer cost lower profits and shifts to undercover betting. Nevada operators note typical yields of seven to eight percent yearly. The tax could drive many bettors and bookies out of business.
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Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio
Joe Hornstein
Nevada Turf Club
Reno
Nevada
Hornstein
Whiskers
St. Louis
Nudist Convention Draws About 200 Attendees
A scrambled report describes a London nudist convention with around 200 participants. Attendees reportedly discarded their clothes and discussed a five year plan to reduce attire at events while men and women reportedly explored more modest arrangements.
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London
Cpa
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