From Here and There Personal Notes Flashbacks and Local News
Fred Hartman shares collation of local recollections and gossip on Mont Belvieu families, Carrollton ties, a new Robert E Lee teacher Mittie Lou Wooldridge, and public figures. He recalls Jimbo Kraft and Roscoe Minton links, Roosevelt anecdotes, and a safety push by General Tire led by L A McQueen urging motorists to slow for children as school resumes.
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Pearce
Ashbel
Robert E. Lee
Antte Lou Wooldridge
Jimbo
Mont Belvien
Chambers County
Mittie Lou
Mont Belvier
Ralph AfcCamy
Ralph
Fort Worth
Hroscoe Minton
Texas
Indiana
US Supreme Court
Sherman Minton
Hoosier State
King Roscoe
Mintons
England
Roosevelts
FDR
White House
PDA
Roosevelt Hyde Park
Pdr
A. C. Kraft
Glanders
Laikin
Jack Kraft
Jack
Lufkin
Port Arthur
Connie
Kraft
Charles Kraft
Baytown Junior High
Charles
Fe General Tire and Rubber Company
L. A. McQueen
Bible Verse On Moderation From Philippians 4 5
A brief verse note urges moderation be known to all for the Lord is near, citing Philippians chapter four verse five. The message emphasizes tempered conduct and spiritual readiness in daily life.
British socialism and the American system compared
A discussion argues that the United States employs socialist procedures in many core services such as postal schools police waterworks and fire departments. It contrasts these with British style socialism where nationalized industries are run by private executives under government oversight.
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Great Britain
United States
Postal
Savdues
Annessee Valley
Smarger Post
Lke
Miners Fund Deadlock Looms Over resignations
Washington insiders warn the United Mine Workers Welfare Fund faces a new stalemate as potential resignations threaten to halt its administration. Senator Styles Bridges and Ezra Van Horn may quit, leaving John L. Lewis and an industry trustee to clash over a neutral member, risking a two of three majority deadlock.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Board of Trustees
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Atral
Bridges
Ezra van Bom
van Hom
John L. Lewis
UMW
Lewis
van‘ Horn
van Horn
Lewis Shed
Home Town Pride Elevates Gene Tierney As Local Hero
Erich Brandeis notes Gene Tierney, widely known actress, is honored as honorary chair of the 1949 DAV Forget-Me-Not campaign by General Jonathan Weinright. The piece contrasts national recognition with Brookfield Center's view of him as a local relative, underscoring hometown pride as the final seasoning of success.
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Gene Tierney
Hollywood
New York
Chicago
London
Shanghai
Jonathan Weinright
DAV
Weinright
Brookfield Center
Connecticut
First Selectman
Backwoodsman Loan Application and Courtin Lantern Joke
A humorous Texas scene describes a backwoodsman filling a government loan form with parents listed as Man and Paw. Young workers leave after work to visit a neighbor girl. One man carries a lantern for the dark return, prompting the employer’s query about the lantern and a witty exchange about courting.
Unclear fragmentary Baytown notice from local press
Fragmented OCR text mentions Sim Company, Rahbel, and an absent day or manager role. Details incomplete. reads as a partial publication from Baytown paper with office context but lacks coherent actions, dates, or fuller names.
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the Daily
Sim Company Strgetee
Rahbel
Absentdag Stanever
Ald
Nedocom
Romanian Race Sparks Controversy in Ri Ri Article
The piece cites English statistics claiming over 2,300 private detectives, framing them as almost public figures. It notes nationalist tensions and mentions the term private eye amid a reflection on patriotism and media commentary.
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Aminat
Josers
England
Golly
Mama Hippos Birth Chaos At National Zoo
At the Washington National Zoo a newborn hippo died after a rough birth when keeper Frank Lowe aided a weak calf. Pinky the mother and Bongo the father weighed about eight tons together, but she showed little care as the calf struggled and perished. The incident sparked notes from Dr. Mann and staff on maternal instincts.
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Pinky
Wiliam Mann
National Zoological Society
Washington Zoo
Bonga
Frank Lowe
Frank
Marz
Hannah
Mean
Susan
Malcolm Davis
Dr Menn
Gable and Ball recall early Hollywood road to fame
Clark Gable once starred in a film shot at an old Army flying field in Texas where he questioned dangerous dialogue as Lucille Ball recounts her rough start in Hollywood. Ball praises her early tough girl roles tracing her rise from chorus girl to Stooges helper before they fired her. Rat Wins Case reports Norwich fines two men ten shillings each for tying a rat to a fence in a sharp UK mis treatment note.
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Clark Gable
Texas
Gable
Lucille Ball
Hollwood
Three Stooges
The
Stooges
Norwich
Eng
Five-Years-Ago Headlines From the Day’s War News
The report recalls massed Soviet artillery firing point-blank into Warsaw as Yank AR mor roars on Cologne. It notes Private Bernon Treybig of Baytown was found drowned during Arkansas maneuvers. Gene Wells returns home after hospital treatment for summer bus crash injuries. Eugene Slagle Jr. recovers from an on-site collapse during football practice. Texas Democratic presidential electors dispute heads to the state supreme court over 23 electors, 18 not voting for Roosevelt and Tramaa.
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Cologne
Warsaw
Bernon Treybig
Baytown
Arkansas
Gene Wells
W. J. Wells
San Antonio Hospital
Eugene Slagle
Euggene, Sr
Texas
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Tramaa
Coast Guard Hunts Missing Italian Fliers
The coast guard launched a search for two Italian aviators attempting a 2060 mile flight from the Azores to New York at the Italian government's request. John Brondello age 36 and co-pilot Camitlo Bargole failed to report for over four hours, last heard saying favorable winds and an arrival near LaGuardia by 11 p.m. CST, but static obscured further communication.
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New York
Coast Guard
Azore Islands
Italien
Carlo Perroie
John Brondello
Camitlo Bargole
Perrone
Brondelle
la Guardia
Fivid
Atlantic
Truman Buddy To Become Amarillo's Postmaster
AMARILLO September 17 021 Gordon Jordan World War I buddy of President Truman will be sworn in September 30 as Amarillo postmaster by Charles Ellis post office inspector Jordan was confirmed by the Senate Thursday night James C Bly acting postmaster since July 1 1948 will return to his position of assistant postmaster Clarence S Dean was fined 50 for drunken driving after he forced another car off the road The other automobile held two state troopers
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Amarillo
Gordon Jordan
Truman
Charles Ellis
Jordan
Senate
James C. “Bly
Fitchburg
Mass
Clarence S. Dean
16 Million Ex GI's to Get Insurance Pay
The Veterans Administration announced almost 16 million World War II ex service members will receive life insurance dividends. Payouts range from 68 cents to 3.76 dollars monthly per thousand of policy value, depending on age at application and duration. Checks begin January, funded by excess premiums from National Service Life Insurance.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
National Service Life
Helder
Tokyo Rose Rebuttal Witnesses To Testify
In San Francisco on September 17 the government planned to call three rebuttal witnesses as Tokyo Rose trial resumes after a weekend recess. Defense attorney Wayne Collins defended wartime radio figure Mrs Iva Toguri D Aquino yesterday but a jury verdict was not expected for at least another week.
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San Francisco
Tokyo Rose
Wayne Collins
Radio Tokyo
Iva Toguri D'Aquino
Michael J. Roche
Wife’s allergy ends marriage in San Francisco annulment
Joyce Holdridge, once wed to Nolan Bayridge, sought and won an annulment citing severe allergic reactions to her husband. Doctors linked dermatitis to proximity, with testimony detailing repeated hospital visits and a judge granting the annulment on physical incompatibility grounds.
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Los Angeles
Joyce Holdridge
Wac
San Francisco
Nolan Bayridge
Holdridge
Gordon ‘ Dayton
Artadia
California
Veerans
Busta
Abs
Ray Brockman
Teamwork in defense key to taking tricks in bridge
In this bridge lesson, Barclay notes defensive teamwork outweighs skill alone. The South declarer misplayed diamonds and hearts, while better signaling and card-reading by East and West could have crushed the contract. Readers are urged to consider planning before executing a chosen line.
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Ae Hearke
West
East
South
Heart
Eitha
Edible tuber and clues from a daily crossword
A compact crossword item lists entries such as Edible tuber and Past with crossing clues including Eyeglasses and Remains. It enumerates 49 across and down clues with various wordplay hints, aiming to fill a themed puzzle. The page lists multiple definitions like Chum slang God of love and Sugar paste it while noting ancient city and town references and a mix of personal names.
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Sweden
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By Fred Hartman
Central Press
By Erich Brandeis
Westporter Herald
Greens Farms
Westport
E& Section
Phineas Barnum
Hokum
Bridgeport
Barnum
Boyce House
Baytown San
William Ri
North Pole
Hale Owl II of
Hao
Babes IN
Toxland
Harman
Wichols
Hippo
Henry Hudson
Wiliam Carlos Williams
Merthe Gstense
Greta Garbe
Sidney Kingsley
Helena Vinson
Circle
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Mike
Tommy Burns
Porky Firnr
Jim Flynn
Philadelphia
Jack O'Brien
Gunbeat Smith
Joe Jeanstte
Honey Melody
Jimmy Gardner
Jack Dillon
Jimmy Clabby
Dixie
Nick
Bostor
Chile
Madeleine Seudjate
Manuel Quezon
Philippines
Robert P. Patterson
Henry L. Stimson
John Scott Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
Australia
By Bennett Cerf
Daily Sun
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Bast
Shephard Barclay
Daily Crossword
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Mandate
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