Woodward Oklahoma Begins Sad Task Of Burying Dead
After the Texas Panhandle tornado, Woodward Oklahoma started funeral processions for the dead. Federal Employment Services planned to recruit laborers with out-of-town workers housed at Woodward Army Air Field. Officials listed 43 killed in Higgins Texas 23 in Glazier Oklahoma and 1 unidentified death in Oklahoma City. Over 600 injured, 29 blocks damaged, and 10 hospitals checked for missing persons. Rebuilding plans included zoning repeal to speed construction and restoration of water electric and telephone services.
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Bayse R. A. Bosch
Ig Te
Federal
Woodwall Army Air Field
Sefpetcmen
Higgins
Tex
Glazier
Henry C
Roy Lee
Woodward
Inter
Bosch
Highway Patrol
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma
Hickns
Oklahoma City
North Canadian River
Senate and House duel over labor bill and strikes
The Senate labor committee aims to finish its industry wide bargaining provisions by Monday while the House plan would reduce large unions to single employer units and impose penalties on the United Mine Workers for strikes. Both bills authorize court orders to halt strikes for about 75 days with mediation, and House rules require a majority vote by all employees to strike while the Senate has no such limit. The Senate adds worker protections. the House contains tougher controls.
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Senate Labor Committee
House
Hartley
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Senate
Prophecy and doom surround Chiang birth tale
In a dated omen, eight ters spell Chiang Kai shek birth year month day hour while sign circles for five elements fire water earth wood metal align. Onlookers claim the omen predicts death and Chiang’s health appears wan and worried observers sense impending doom.
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Chiang
Caiang
Day trip plans mentioned for nine malls en route
Clendinan stated the WAA likely holds the application and a favorable decision is expected. He noted Sunday church services at the chapel at 2:20 PM, open to all. The Tong list oddly includes synthetic car tires as edible to some. Mosquitoes remain the chief danger in Inelia.
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Clendinan
WAA
Clendinen
Porcupiner
Memorial service held at Warm Springs for Roosevelt
At Warm Springs Georgia a memorial service marked the second anniversary of Franklin D Roosevelt's death. Basil O Connor spoke of his belief in permanent world peace and the late president's faith in humanity. A choir of 25 patients in wheelchairs sang Ave Maria and two hymns as flags flew at half staff.
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Warm Springs
Warm Springs Foundation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Little White House
Basil O'Connor
Small
J.D.C. Wilson
Foley
Ala
O'Connor
Communist Purge May Cost Fifty Million Dollars
Washington AP reports President Truman's order to purge communists and disloyal employees from the executive branch may cost near 50 million dollars. A Justice Department official gave the estimate. earlier figures ranged up to 25 million. The Budget Bureau study to set the amount for Congress was ordered three weeks ago yesterday.
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Washington
Truman
Justice Department
Budget Bureau
President Resting At Missouri Home
GRANDVIEW Mo AP a troubled president found respite on the second anniversary of his succession visiting his mother and boy hood friends He flew from Washington in The Sacred Cow landing at Grandview airport at 1 08 p m CST His daughter Margaret met him and he said his health is as good as when he took over two years ago He will be 63 May 8 He noted crises confronting him as they did two years ago and have continued during his White House tenure.
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Grandview
Washington
Washinton
Margaret
Independence
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Want A Good Job State Needs Tax Man
MONTGOMERY AP The State Personnel Department seeks a qualified tax liability analyst with a monthly salary of 300 to 400 dollars. W M English supervisor of merit system examinations disclosed bids closed April and reopened due to few applicants. Applications will be accepted on or before May 1.
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Montgomery
State Personnel Department
W. M. English
Merit Systems Examinations
Tung Tree Expert Dies At Fairhope
George Martin Bahrt aged 61, a Tung Tree expert and U S soil technologist with the Gulf Coast Experimental sub station at Fairhope, died of heart disease at his Fairhope home. A native of Tamaqua Pennsylvania, he moved here six years ago from Tampa where he worked in soil chemistry for the citrus industry. He is survived by his wife, a brother and five sisters.
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Fairhope
Ala
George Martin Bahrt
Bahrt
U.S. Field Laboratory
Gulf Coast
Tamaqua
Pontna
Tampa
Mas
Bombshell Begins Atlantic Crossing On Global Journey
Millionaire Milton Reynolds started from Gander Newfoundland in his A-26 bomber on a 20 000 mile world flight aiming to Paris non stop then onward to Cairo Karachi Calcutta Tokyo Anchorage with possible Shanghai stop. He hoped to reach Shannon Ireland if weather or fuel forced a divert. The clocked departure was 9 51 p m EST and flight reached Gander after a 3 hour leg from New York. Reynolds seeks to beat Howard Hughes 1938 world flight record of 91 hours 12 minutes.
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Gander
Newfoundland
Milton Reynolds
Paris
Reynolds
Atlantic
Shannon
Ireland
Chicago
New York
Globe
Howard Hughes
Cairo
Karachi
Calcutta
Tokyo
Anchorage
Alaska
Shanghai
Auburn Varsity Wires Up Intra squad with 33 to 0 victory
In the Auburn A day feature the Orange squad won 33 to 0 as Ray Pelfrey scored four touchdowns. Newcomers and holdovers impressed with improved line play and several players switching positions including Russell Inman to blocking back and Coker Barton to center.
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Leroy Simms
Auburn
Auburn Tigers
Orange
Russell Inman
Coker Barton
Travis Tidwell
Pelfrey
Jocko Norton
Hull Cochran
Bones Kalsnic
McKeesport
Harold Lannern
Max Autrey
Bob Cannon
John Adcock
Dick Haynes
Baldwin Potatoes Later Than Usual
Baldwin County's 13,500 acre Irish potato crop will begin moving to market around May 1, two weeks late. General crop condition has improved recently though vines are not as large as last year. Inclement weather damaged the crop with rains reducing yield slightly but blight was practically non existent. About 55 percent of the crop is Bliss Triumph and 45 percent Sebagos.
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Bay Minette
Ala
Baldwin County
Frank C. Turner
Turner
Truman calls Wallace unfit ally in foreign policy clash
Senator Moore condemns Wallace as siding with communists and refusing to support American aims. Senator George rails against Wallace's attitude as harmful to the nation. Senator Vandenberg says it is shocking for an American to speak against his government abroad. Truman, who ousted Wallace from his cabinet, says Wallace remains in the Democratic fold.
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Moore
R-Okla
Truman
Wallace
Sencor George
D-Ga
Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenboerg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Luciano Arrested Upon His Arrival In Genoa Italy
GENOA Italy AP Charles Ticky Luciano nicknamed The Boomerang for a second enforced return to his homeland was taken off the deportation ship Bakir by 10 policemen and jailed in Marassi Prison. He may be sent to Palermo Sicily for an inquiry into his clandestine departure that led to a Cuba bound trip. Luciano, once a New York brothel owner convicted of pandering in 1936 and paroled, was deported after nine to twelve years but spent seven months in Italy before Cuba refused narcotics shipments citing his presence could prompt diversions.
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Genoa
Italy
Charles
Ticky" Luciano
New York
Sing Sing
Cuba
U.S. Bureau of Narcotics
Luciano
Children Deaths Fall Sixty Percent Since 1930
A large life insurance company said New York report shows deaths among ages one to fourteen dropped 60 percent since 1930. It notes that declines from disease surpassed those from accidents, though accidents remain a high toll.
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New York
A.T. and T. final offer in long lines dispute rejected
The A T and T made a final offer to the Jong lines union proposing arbitration on six of ten issues including wages but the NFTIW policy committee rejected it because it covered only long distance workers. White House involvement remained unclear as federal officials warned of possible next steps amid a six day strike and mixed service reports.
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Jong Lines Union
NFTIW
Long Nnes
White House
Eben Avery
John W. Gibson
Conciliation Service
Edgar L. Warren
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Bell
Long Lines
NFTW
Bell Systems
Roosevelt a model for world peace says Wallace
Wallace, addressing a crowd, criticizes Congress and Life Magazine for imperialism and warns Americans will not bear the costs of such policies. He recalls Roosevelt’s spirit and outlines a postwar economic bill of rights, arguing true peace relies on cooperation with Russia and a progressive, worldwide outlook.
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Congress
United Nations
Life Magazine
Wallace
America
President Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
United States
Churchill
Stalin
Russia
Georgia cattle show to feature university judge and Folsom remarks
The fourth fessor of animal husbandry at the University of Georgia will judge the cattle. Gov. James E. Folsom is scheduled to attend and speak at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Invitations go to State Legislature members from participating counties. Auctioneers R A Roberts of Albany and Russell Cardwell of Montgomery will sell the cattle. An entertainment program includes a hill billy jamboree at the city auditorium Tuesday night. Meal tickets good in any Dothan restaurant will be given to the young farmers Tuesday morning. The show is expected to be the greatest in quality and quantity, with about 15 000 people expected over two days.
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Fessor
University of Georgia
James E. Folsom
Johnson
R. A. Roberts
Albany
Russell Cardwell
Montgomery
City Auditorium
Dothan
Tide Beats Ole Miss In Opening Conference Dual Meet
Alabama defeated Ole Miss 74 to 67 in a season opening track dual as Tide claimed a strong finish in the final four events and built a wide margin in place and show points.
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TIDE
OLD Miss University
Ala
Alabama
Ole Miss
Coal reserves in U S fields exceed two trillion tons
The article notes that more than two trillion tons of accessible coal remain in principal U S fields, highlighting vast energy reserves. It also mentions the sweet pea as a native plant of Sichly, though details on this seem incidental to the coal discussion.
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United States
Sichly
Two Alabama Rivers Rise After Heavy Rain
Swollen Tombigbee and Black Warrior rivers surged after a rainstorm across Northwest Alabama and Southeast Mississippi. The Tombigbee exceeded flood stage at Aberdeen and was predicted to rise past flood levels at Columbus and Demopolis. The Black Warrior climbed 19.4 feet at Tuscaloosa and was nearing the 47 foot flood mark, with engineers warning damage would follow only if rains persisted.
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Mobile
Alabama
Mississippi
Aberdeen
Miss
Columbus
Demopolis
Ala
Tuscaloosa
Weather Bureau
District Corps of Engineers
Mississippi Flood Briefing Lifts After Heavy Rain
Temporary improvement reported in Mississippi high water as Pearl River in Jackson stands at 25.7 feet above flood stage. Crest expected late next week after heavy rain in the Upper Delta. About 25 families in Leflore County returned home after creeks broke, causing a night of rain and highway disruptions. Chickens drowned in the area, and rail service on the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley line was halted between Greenwood and Carrollton due to a bridge washout.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Pearl River
Weather Bureau
Delta
Greenwood
Leflore
Carroll County
Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Road
Carrollton
Wool auction in 1946 nets over 3.25 million dollars
During September 1946 auctions wool sales in Australia totaled more than 3.25 million dollars. Oklahoma reports its highest point at 4 78 feet above sea level in the panhandle, indicating topographic data for the state.
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Oklahoma
Panhandle
State program debates tax and spending limits after war
A state committee discusses Postwar funding for public schools and education as it weighs a minimum nine month term, salary raises, and restoration of exemptions in the sales tax. It considers earmarks, income tax prospects, and potential revenue to meet a budget over $50 million while noting tax revenue tied to business cycles.
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Folsom
Divisio
State Revenue Department
Nance
Lowell Institute Course Fees in Wheat Terms
A historical note records that at Lowell Institute in Boston Massachusetts the price for advanced courses was two bushels of wheat per term. This reflects period pricing linking education to agricultural produce and local markets.
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Lowell Instate
Boston
Mass
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