Inaugural Train Jam Swells Washington Traffic
United Press notes in 1949 that thousands travel to Washington for Truman's inauguration with 95 special trains and 600 railroad coaches planned. Governors, state committees and agencies coordinate rail arrivals as cadets from Missouri join the crowds. Margaret Truman and Harry Dow assist in the inaugural week amid crowded schedules and travel delays.
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United Press
Washington
Geet Truman
William Fairey
Posington
Washington Row
West T
Presi
Truman
Mis
Philadel
Wash WA
Philadelphia
W Miter
Margaret
Washington Aucher
Hiter
Harry Dow
Gran
Grass As A Cold Fighter Prompts Diet Claim
Taylor Texas January 18 U P A man who eats grass says grass tablets may be one of the most effective means in fighting the common cold Torn of Taylor is promoting the idea after living 66 days on less than 300 calories a day using dehydrated grass. He claims grass tablets aid weight loss offer relief from fever and provide natural vitamins and health properties.
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Taylor Fexas
U.P
R. Torn
Taylor
Torn
Tom
Hee
Plea insanity granted in burglary case
Judge AS Broadfoot of Sixth Street Court granted a defense motion ordering trial on insanity before the jury hears burglary charges against Mace Kinkade. The proceeding sets aside the burglary indictment and directs a formal insanity determination.
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Broadfoot
Mace Kinkade
Soil meetings draw 900 plus in Bonham region
A C Spencer of Friends of the Land led twelve meetings and a radio program across Fannin County, drawing over 900 attendees despite freezing weather. The event urged support for soil conservation districts and related agencies, outlining soil loss and health impacts, and noting widespread citizen involvement.
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A C. Spencer
Southwest
Friends of the Land
Bonham
Honey Grove
Fannin County
Red River Valley
Fannin County Soil Conservation District
United States
U. Texan
Spencer
Iafe
Mr Spencer
Kherds
Landow
Camp Fire Girls elect local council leaders in Bonham
Martin Halsell of Bonham named president of the Fannin Council of Camp Fire Girls at the annual meeting in Edwards Cafe banquet room. Officers include Dr. R. D. Van Schoick as vice president and Elizabeth Gray as secretary, with Fred Fletcher as treasurer. The council shifts from area to local, serving all of Fannin county with emphasis on trained leadership.
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Martin Halsell
Bonham
Fannin Council of Camp Fire Girls
Edwards Cafe
Halsell
G. FE. Carpenter
Leonard
R. D van Schoick
Elizabeth Gray
Fred Fletcher
Carpenter
J. B Golder
H A Baron
J D. van Sehoick
Ethelmere Adams
Fannin County
A. J. Konioth
Sherman
Konioth
J. B. Golden
Re. Henry Mood
RD _ Van Schoick
J. L. Dillon
Alwyn Golden
Russell Kelsey
Sherman Litimer
C. K Pladger
Jesse Swig
Lon B Evans
E. A Barker
Honey Grove
Texas prisons seek permission to sell goods to state institutions
A Texas Senate bill would allow penitentiaries to sell products to state institutions at or near market prices, aiming to reduce losses from past years. The measure is part of nine bills to modernize the penal system, with Sen. Neveille Colson proposing a half million emergency appropriation for the system.
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Austin
Gun
W.ppa
Texas
State Senate
Neveille Colson
Navasota
Weather update for East Texas regional period
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with warmer conditions in the east and south. Tomorrow will be partly cloudy and colder late in the day. Lows tonight near 20 in the Upper Red River Valley. Moderate, mostly westerly winds along the coast shifting to northerly later.
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East Texas
Red River Valley
Coas
Four Area Men Among WWII Bodies Being Returned
Bodies of four local men are among 2012 American servicemen set for repatriation from the Pacific aboard the Army Transport Sergeant Jack W. Pendleton. They include William R. Belcher Wolfe City. Ray H Currin Commerce. Weldon E Tyree Royse City. Richard L Williams Bogata.
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Pacific
United States Army
Jack W Pendleton
San Francisco
William R. Belcher
U. S. Marines
Elsie M Belcher
Wolfe City
Ray H Currin
U S. Army
Clarence A Currin
Commerce
Rt. 2
Pte
Weldon E. Tyree
U. S. Army
Gene Tyree
Royse City
Rt. 3
Richard L. Williams
U S. Marines
County Jury Commission Begins Petit Jury Panels
A. Jury commission met in session today to draw petit jury panels for county court. Judge Choice Moore reports the panel members as A G Woodruff Bonham Leeman Riddles Windom and Poe A Laalic Bailey.
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A. Jury Commision
Judge
Snow Closes Roads Across West Texas With Freezing Temperatures
Temperatures plunged near zero across Southwest Texas as snow sleet and freezing rain moved in. Midland logged seven degrees Wink eight Salt Flat nine. Five inches fell at Sal Flat and more snow blanketed Amuro to Dallas Fort Worth and Bryan. Four traffic deaths reported as highways became hazardous. Snow continued in Ammanja Clarendon Childress Wichita Falls and Guadalupe Pass as a new cold front approached the Panhandle. Tonight forecast 20 to 30 degrees.
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Bonham
U S
Rocky Mountain
Texas Panhandle
Texas
Gulf Coast
Caney Creek
Midland
Wink
Salt Flat
Sal Flat
Panhandle
West Texas
Amuro
Dallas-Fort Worth
Bryan
North Texas
Aman Ja
Clarendon
Childress
Wichita Falls
Guadalupe Pass
Committees Named Work On Problem
John Steelman acting chairman of the National Security Resources Board has appointed six committees to plan mobilization of the nation's transport system. Colonel J Monroe Johnson heads a general committee working with five special groups on railroads street and highway transport inland water transport pipelines and warehousing and storage.
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Washington
U.p
John Steelman
National Security Resources Board
J. Monroe Johnson
Defense Transport
Mexican Tomatoes Moving into the United States
Mexican tomatoes are entering the United States via Laredo at about one million pounds daily. Rain in Tamaulipas boosts the El Monte region crop, with over 400 railroad carloads already clearing Laredo yards and an estimated one third more moving by truck.
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Laredo
Texas
U.S
United States
el Monte
Tamaulipas
Bevin Eases Tough Palestine Policy Amid Talks
British Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin signaled a shift by proposing to release Jewish refugees of military age held in Cyprus and hinting at possible recognition of Israel. He postponed full defense of Palestine policy amid Rhodes talks that aim for a final armistice. The UN backed convoy to Egypt and renewed discussions with Israeli leaders continued as Bunche pressed for a swift Rhodes conclusion.
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London
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
House of Commons
Cyprus
Britain
Israel
Palestine
Muence
United States
Rhodes
Holy Land
Tel Aviv
Neges
Egypt
Hav
United Nations
Ralph Bunche
New York
Russia Rejects Nationalist Plea For Mediation
Moscow rejects a Nationalist bid for mediation in China and rules out foreign intervention. The USSR says it won’t accept any external peace initiative and notes the United States Britain and other Western Allies also declined. The article discusses implications for China’s seat at the UN as Communists threaten to establish control and forces maneuver near Nanking across the Yangtze.
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Russia
Soviet Union
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Ussr
Mossow
Saly
United State
Britain
Dring
Peur
Kuasia
Mumist Vietor
United Nations
Yangtze River
Nanking
Paraffin Tests In Slaying Probe For Buker Death
Florida authorities say paraffin tests were taken from the hands of three witnesses in the death of Grenville Buker New York banished heir, a bullet through the head. The impressions were sent to the FBI for analysis to identify who fired the fatal shot.
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Tallahassee
Florida
U.R
Grenville
Boxer
New York
FBI
Buker
Texas Legislature Backs Farm to Market Road Plan
Texas lawmakers push bills at a fast pace. Senator G C Morris of Isreenville introduces a 40 million dollar farm to market road measure with a distribution formula. A UN Palestine observer story notes Lt Commander Paul M Bryant, Bonham brother of Mrs. C Baker, detailing deployments and duties in the region.
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Palestine
G. C Morris
Isreenville
Neveille Colson
Navasota
United Nations
Paul M. Bryant
Am Bryant
C Baker
Nablus
Palestini
No-Mans
Jerche
Dead Sea
Al’ah Bridge
River
Jordan
Beauford Jester and Allan Shivers Inaugurated For Second Terms
Texas Governor Beauford Jester and Lieutenant Governor Allan Shivers were inaugurated for their second terms amid a weather driven ceremony move to the House chamber. About three thousand spectators attended as the formal oath was administered by Judge O E Hickman and Judge Lloyd Richardson. A schedule of receptions and dances followed despite a canceled inaugural parade.
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Allan Shivers
Lloyd Richardson
Court of Criminal Appeals
O' E Hickman
State Supreme Court
Winter Storm Impacts Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Roads
The Chicago Motor Club warns extreme hazardous driving conditions across Illinois Indiana southern Wisconsin and southern Michigan due to freezing rain and sleet. Windshield icing may hamper travel and the sleet storms are not expected to subside before tomorrow.
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Chicago Motor Club
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Minchigan
Bob Npivy Yew Manager at Allen Memorial
Unclear OCR text references Bob Npivy Yew as manager at Allen Memorial. Fragment mentions damage and a meet, with garbled phrases and unclear events or dates. Unable to extract concrete names, places, or outcomes beyond the associations.
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Bob Npivy
Yew
Allen Memorial
Suspended Sentence Given in Local Case
Fragmented OCR text appears to describe a suspended sentence in a local legal matter. Names and places are garbled, but references to a hospital and a defendant suggest a judicial proceeding with conditional release. The fragment lacks clear dates or outcomes.
An Hour to Count Gallon of Money in Fort Worth
Fort Worth Police Captain Hen B. Lewis issued gallon jars to two officers to collect funds for the March of Dimes. This morning the jars were returned with coins, and it took Captain Lewis about two hours to audit the money. The effort is tied to a charity drive.
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Fort Worth
Hen B. Lewis
Ned
Lewis
March of Dine
Salz Riches
Liquor Revenue Reported At Over 14 Million
The central board released last year's figures showing liquor revenue exceeding 14 million with allocations to the retirement system general fund and other agencies. June Bragg has joined Station AEYN as secretary and receptionist.
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Central Board
General Fund
Mias June Bragg
Station Aeyn
Market notes from livestock and hog prices
Market report lists cattle prices for canners cull cows and calves with ranges from 10.00 to 23.00. hogs show butcher hogs 25 to 40 lower than Monday with top around 20.00. sows and pigs steady. weights 150 to 286 pounds quoted. feeds for hogs 12.00 to 18.00.
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Ives
God and Choice
Good and Choice
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