Moving Wheat Crop To Be Major Problem
Col. J. Monroe Johnson warned that transporting the record wheat crop would be a major problem. He cited Kansas Oklahoma and Texas expected to exceed 300 million bushels and noted weather has the crop maturing simultaneously. He said efforts are underway to move empty cars into wheat regions but unloading capacity may be overwhelmed.
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Washington
Col. J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Johnson
Yankees Sweep Twin Bill From A's and Browns Win Pair
New York moved to third place after sweeping both games of a doubleheader with the Philadelphia Athletics. Hank Borowy earned his 10th win in the opener, 4-3, with four first inning runs supporting him. The Cubs, Dodgers, Browns, and others posted wins as the pennant race heated up across the league.
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New York
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Fordham Hank Borowy
Fritje Bonham
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Bill Dietrich
Tribe
Sox
Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Gene Moore
Milt Byrnes
Browns
Tex Shirley
al Hollingsworth
Brownies
Washington
Boston
Senators
Prockie Clem Hausmann
Tex Hughson
Bo-Sox
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Philles
Chicago Cubs
Curt Davis
Phillies
Dodgers
Ed Stanky
French Bradgary
Rube Meton
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pennsylvania
Sunday Law
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Walters
Innning
Claud Passeau
Cubs
Charley
Red) Barrett
Harry Feldman
Bill Vaiselle
John Waugh Dies At Bastrop
John Waugh died at Bastrop after illness noted in Sundays Favorite. Funeral services are set for 7 p m Bastrop with burial there. He worked with the Katy railroad in an offeral capacity. Survived by wife and one son Alex Waugh and one daughter Mrs George Leatherwood. Leatherwood and family went to Bastrop before his death. Australia Europe are contrasted in a stray note about continents.
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John Waugh
Bastrop
Waugh
Katy
Mr Waugh
Alex Waugh
George Leatherwood
Ely
Leatherwood
Familly
FHA Program Aids 57 400 Northeast Texas Families
R E Shepherd announces FHA ten year impact in Northeast Texas District since 1934. Loans insured total 38 600 for 10 100 000 in alterations and improvements and 19 150 for 72 850 000 toward buying or building homes or rental projects. Nationwide FHA insured nearly 6 000 000 families through 1944.
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Dallas
Texas
Federal Housing Administration
FHA
R. E. Shepherd
Shepherd
PHA
Robert E Duckworth services held at Carson cemetery
Funeral services for Robert E Duckworth 75 native of Fannin County were held Monday at 4 pm at Carson cemetery with Guss Palmer minister officiating. Burial followed in Carson cemetery with Mikel Brown in charge. He was born September 19 1868 and resided in the county. Survivors include his widow two sons a daughter two brothers a sister and several grandchildren. Fallbearers were named Earnest Burnett Lloyd Burnett Walter Fup Perrell Dockery William Summers and Olen Duckworth.
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Robert E Duckworth
Fannin County
Ector
Carson Cemetery
Guss Palmer
Church of Christ
Mikel Brown
Duckwoth
Liza Duckworth
Luther Duckworth
Loving
O. L. Duckworth Penton
Sam Dockery
Celeste
Matie Duckworth
Duncan
Okland Duckworth
Ladonia
Albert Johnson
Sherman
Earnest Burnett
Lloyd Burnett
Walter Fup
Perrell Dockery
William Summers
Olen Duckworth
Attack Transports Under Construction for U S Offensives
Washington reports a large fleet of new attack transports capable of landing 1,000 men with tanks and heavy guns is under construction in American shipyards. Vice Admiral Vickery declines specifics but says the vessels will play a major role in defeating Japan. He predicts Japan will be knocked out of the war in 1945.
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Washington
Wit Ne
Witham B. Vickery
The
Marine Commission
Japan
Final Rites For Mrs May H Rucker Slated Today
Mrs May H Rucker, born August 2 1960 in Denton, dies in Dallas. Services at Trinity Episcopal Church officiated by Rev Morgan with burial at Willow Wild Wise in charge. Survived by two sons Ben and Wallace, a brother John Hoy, a sister M V Gray, a grandson Lt William W Rucker, and granddaughter Mary Carolyn Rucker. Pallbearers named. Nearby bird nests in a Whitewright oil house noted in a brief oddity segment.
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May H. Ruck
Dallas
Trinity Episcopal Church
Richard Morgan
Willow Wild
Wise
Rucker
Denton
Benham
Ben
Oklahoma City
Okla
Walace
Round Rock
Texas
John B Hoy
Tuxarkana
Ark
M. V Gray
Lubbock
William W Rucker
U. S Army
Mary Carolyn Rucker
John Bacon Saunders
Joe Denton
Charlie Watson
Martin Hussell
Olvis Gross
Dick Saunders
Nip Island Air Bases Blasted By Liberators
Allied headquarters in the Southwest Pacific reports American Liberator bombers struck Japanese air bases on Yap Truk and Palau in support of the Marianas invasion. Ground forces killed 845 enemy troops during mop up of Blak Island. General Douglas MacArthur leads the operation.
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Arthur
Billy Mtchel
Suthwest Pacific
Marianas
Yap
Truk
Palau
Blak Island
Douglas Mac
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Betty Reynolds
Brooklyn
Fedugug
We-Ee Gaunders
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St. Louis
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FIA
Bonham
Robert Duckworth
Jonas
Hubby
Weather Bureau
U. S
May H. Rucker
Whitewright
Ivanoe Bonomi
Mussolini
Allied Control Commission
Nip Island
Biak Island
Allied Headquarters
Sam Rayburn
James D. Buster
KRRY
Eve Downer
Bouth
White
Bonham Theatres
Andy Hardy
Mickey Rooney
Lewis Stone
L. Barrymore Johnson
Rita Hayworth
Gene Kel
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