County Attorney Dismisses Assistant After Resignation
A L McRae, longtime assistant county attorney since 1942, resigned effective April 3 1947 to join private practice. John C Farmer, county attorney, announced the decision and lauded McRae’s decades of service including earlier posts as city judge and in county and district courts.
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A L. McRae
John C Farmer
McRae
Farmer
U.S. Marines
Ti Jetle
M. John Farmer
16-Year-Old Boy Held For Murder in Missouri
A 16-year-old boy is held in Joseph Missouri on murder charges. The report notes police actions and the ongoing investigation with limited legible details. The fragment references a church, a funeral or trial context, and mentions a key witness or relative, but specifics are unclear due to damaged text.
Vandenberg Urges Truman Aid Plan as Cold War Pivot
Senate President Arthur Vandenberg urged Congress to approve President Truman's 400 million dollar aid to Greece and Turkey as a calculated risk to avert a third world war. He rejected Soviet claims the move would destroy the United Nations and called for U.S.-Soviet cooperation to ease tensions while defending the Truman Doctrine.
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Washington
Senate
Arthur HW. Vandenberg
Congress
Truman
United Nations
Vandenberr
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign
Committee Is Named to Select Jaycee Officers
The committee names Ralph Allen, B I Hogue, Duss Clark, Walter Stokes, and Judge J G Finley as members. They discussed attendance at the state meeting and noted a March event.
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Jaycee
Ao Oomu
Ithree Bunham Jaycee
Wits
Moriclas Wight
Cabudatlee
Ralph Allen Bi
Hogue Duss Clark
Walter Stokes
J. G Finley
Wurth Agri
United Service to China fund campaign in Bonham
Deroved Heads USE campaign in Bonham announces Dorough named chairman of the United Service to China fund drive. Campaign aims at $30 000 in Texas with Bonham quota of six hundred dollars and Dorough believes the goal can be reached quickly.
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Deets Dorough
United Service To China Fund
Bunda
Texas
Bonham
Dorough
Marines Ouit Peiping Area
Marines withdraw from the Peiping area under guard as they depart with dependents baggage and dead hopes for peace in China. The convoy moves through the ratway amid Communist guerrilla activity near their executive headquarters.
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Marines Ouit
Peiping
UWP
Teave Marine Guard
Tankhu
Delune
Pening
China
Guerrill
Taft Presents Labor Reform Plan to House Group
Chairman Reber Taft introduces a broad labor reforms program to outlaw the closed shop while allowing industry wide bargaining. The tentative bill aims to restore justice in labor relations and seeks swift Senate consideration, with broad GOP support expected but uncertainty on majority backing.
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Washington
Apri
Mnav
Reber. A
Russia opposes U.S. plan for Greece and Turkey aid
Lake Success NY April 8 U P dispatch says Russia attacked plans to send direct aid to Greece and Turkey and pressed UN control of any assistance. Soviet delegate Andrei Gromyko urged a UN verification commission to ensure funds reach the Greek people, challenging President Truman's proposed 250 million dollar Greece aid and 150 million for Turkey. The move aimed to curb the program and foster UN distrust.
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Gromyko
Truman
Greece
Turkey
Carr
UN Gromykche
Texas Senate Passes Labor Measures After Easter Session
The Texas Senate approved bills to curb secondary labor strikes, restrict picketing, and regulate use of materials in struck industries. The measures aim to limit employment actions during disputes and were sent to the House for consideration. Tax and trade concerns are tied to the broader labor reform package debated in Austin.
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Austin
Tex
Senate of the
Texsa
House of Representative
Negotiations Hopeful in National Telephone Strike
Federal conciliator Peter G. Maeno said progress in Washington could yield a settlement today in the nationwide phone walkout. NFTW policy leaders demanded any deal cover the general strike to end the two day drift, while AT&T backers urged a countrywide back to work accord through talks between AT&T and the American Union of Telephone Workers.
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Washington
American Union of Telephone Workers
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
National Federation of Telephone Workers
Peter G. Maeno
John J Moran
Nftws
NFTW
At&t
Special Cabinet Meeting Called For Wednesday
President Truman called a special cabinet meeting for Wednesday to hear a statement on general price conditions by Dr Edwin G Nourse, chairman of the council of economic advisers. White House press secretary Charles G Ross said the telephone strike and coal crisis did not enter into the session. The president met the cabinet council members as a preliminary to the conference.
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Washington
Truman
Edwin G Nourse
Council of Economic Adviser
White House
Charles G Ross
Ninetiang
Ross
Coomoms
US Put On Spot by Soviet Demands
Compiled garbled text references Soviet pressure on US aid to Greece and a brinked Turkish program. Mentions President Truman, Russia maneuvering the United States, and debates over control of aid and production in the United States, with unclear numeric details.
Ground Forces Commander Warns Atom Bomb Inadequate Defense
The commander argues atom bombs cannot defend the nation and predicts swift, devastating retaliation if attacked. He notes recent strikes show how to paralyze the United States, urging permanent peace and emphasizing the need for stronger defense. The address was given near the Commerce Chamber in Mexico.
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Aevastagan
United States
Stevenson Boomed For Congress In Texas Legislature
In Austin on April 8 U P, Governor Coke R Stevenson was boomed in the Texas House as a potential United States senator for 1948. He sat on the sidelines of the legislative chamber where he had previously served as speaker.
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Austin
Tex
U.P Farmer
Coke R. Stevenson
Texas House
United States
Legislative
Wreck Cause Report Mixed With Partial Details
Fragmentary copy notes a collision involving a tram or train line in New York. Descriptions suggest a derailment with several cars in a ditch and engines partly derailed. The account is unclear on fatalities or exact locations and names.
Fort Worth Livestock Prices Report
Market notes from Fort Worth show calf and cattle prices steady to higher. Medium to good cows bring 18.00 to 24.00, stocker cows 13.90 to 11.00, hogs 21.00 to 25.25, with good to choice hogs at 23.00 to 24.00 and steerage grades around 13.50 to 19.00.
Rayburn Returns Home After Easter Recess
Congressman Sam Rayburn arrived home this morning to spend a belated Easter recess at his farm near Waco. Rayburn plans several days at his residence. An earlier notice said Austin attorneys Herman Dunes and Homer Thornberry had been secured by the Veteran Students Association to represent ex servicemen in the light of concerns raised by President Glub Geden.
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Sam Raburn
Ha Farm
Rayburn
Everal
Lis Hem
Herman Dunes
Homer Thornperry
Austin
Veteran Students’ Association
Therlight
Glub Ge
Sheriff's Force Takes Man Into Custody Monday Le
A sheriff's force arrested a man Monday after a brief pursuit through the county. The suspect was taken into custody without further incident and is held pending transfer to the county jail.
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Sheriff's Force
Texas Weather Outlook Shows Scattered Showers
A fragmented weather forecast indicates mainly down today with scattered showers this afternoon and tonight as a cold front moves through the state.
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Texas
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