Sister Kenny to Lead Polio Drive in Texas
Sister Elizabeth Kenny will intensify her polio fight in Texas next year with a $250000 state campaign. Texas headquarters stand at the Driskill Hotel, Austin, led by George C Francisco Jr of Houston. Governor Stevenson designates December 5 as Sister Kenny Day in Texas.
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Elizabeth Kenny
Texas
Driskill Hotel
Austin
George C. Francisco, Jr
Houston
Coke R. Stevenson
Sister Kenny
Taylor Ducks Win Big Over Lampasas Badgers 33 to 7
The Taylor Ducks defeated Lampasas 33 to 7 as Sanders tallied five touchdowns, with two nullified. Lampasas added one score on a double reverse that broke Taylor’s tie in the first quarter. Taylor advances to face the Gatesville Mexic bi district winner for the regional title.
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Taylor Ducks
Taylor
Lampasas Badgers
Sanders
Lancaster
Private Owes His Life to K-Rations
Pvt. Gerald B. Ashburn of Texas credits K-rations with saving his life on Luzon after a Japanese shell exploded five feet away. A large pack on his back partly absorbed the blast and shielded him from the fragments.
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Long Beach
Calif
Gerald B. Ashburn
Texas
Luzon
Navy saves life of 18 year old fireman in gale
John Peter van Roon 18, a fireman first class from Washington, returned to sea duty after an emergency appendectomy on an Atlantic destroyer escort during a gale. Lt Joshua Cambles and Chief Pharmacist Mate John Cake led the operation as the ship rolled and power concerns arose. The patient rode out a week to port, consuming penicillin and IV fluids during recovery.
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Washington
John Peter van Roon
Navy
Atlantic
van Roon
Sick Bay
Joshua B. Cambles
Medical Corps
Asheville
N. C
John Cake
Milam County Cotton Ginning Falls From 1944 to 1945
Census data from the Commerce Department shows Milam county ginned 15 694 bales of cotton for the 1945 crop by November 14, vs 16 271 bales for 1944.
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Department of Commerce
Bureau of the Census
Washington
Milam County
Pyramid view of German society by Emil Ludwig
The quote compares German society to a pyramid where an individual is a brick supporting and pressed upon by others. It notes pleasure in bowing to higher strata and in issuing orders to those beneath, reflecting social and hierarchical dynamics.
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Emil Ludwig
Carols Replace Heathen Songs in English Christmas Tradition
The article notes early English carols introduced by clergy from Italy after the Norman conquest to replace pagan Yale and Wassail songs. It explains carols began in dance measure and that the word carol derives from carolli meaning a ring dance.
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England
Italy
Management's Mistake and Silence as Virtue
In a Cameron Herald note from December 6, 1945, editors critique management for omitting communication. The piece frames the era of economic soothsayers and urges leadership to speak up. It also references Ira Mosher and quotes Edward R. Stettinius on inter-American system strength and a world body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ira Mosher
United States
World Organization
Edward R. Stettinius
Blind Lead Blind Eye Dog Guides Sightless Pair
In Coral Gables Florida Joe Yates a blind former city council member works with Pedro a German police dog trained as a seeing eye guide. Pedro, now sightless from thick cataracts, still leads Yates using keen senses as a veterinary confirms the dog's long blindness but effective guiding ability.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Joe Yates
Yates
Pedro
Seeing Eye Inc
Morristown
N. J
Stealing Airplane Leads to Forced Landing Near Jewell Iowa
Two 15 year old boys surrendered to police in Fairmont Minnesota admitting they stole a three place Stinson airplane once owned by Gen George S Patton. They wrecked it when they ran out of gas and made a forced landing near Jewell Iowa about 75 miles north of Des Moines. The aircraft valued at 3500 and missing from a local airport was flown by a boy with seven hours flight training. Police said the youths would be released to their parents.
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Fairmont
Minn
Jewell
Iowa
Des Moines
George S. Patton
3Rd Army
Fort Benning
Arthur Stade
Stinson
Vandals damage Louisville church interior
Dr. Oscar R. Keller, pastor of the West End Christian Church, reports vandals caused thousands in damage. The cross and a Christ image were torn from walls, the organ damaged, pulpit and pews overturned, and light fixtures smashed with switches torn.
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Louisville
Oscar R. Keller
West End Christian Church
Christ
Imperiled Family Saved When Marbles Turn Loose
Fire started by a short circuit threatened the Oscar Steiger home in Coleax Washington. Flames reached a cotton bag of marbles which burned and rolled downstairs waking the sleeping family. They extinguished the blaze and returned to bed unharmed.
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Coleax
Wash
Oscar Steiger
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Grosehick
Tonie Vogelsang
Burlington
Cameron
Sister Elizabeth Kenny
Lampassas
Ray O'Neill
Milam
Great Southern Life Ins. Co
Rider
Bill
TOY Books
Wallace
Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
Cameron, Texas
Robert Titsworth
AAA
THE
Cameron Herald
Marek Burns
Apotinn
Amar SY
Tirer
Texas Power & Light CO
Igi PA
Senor
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