Tornado strikes Texas village injuring five and damaging schools
White Deer Texas reports a tornado from the northwest flattening about 15 houses and both schools in the 590 resident panhandle town. Five people were reported injured as rescuers aided by nearby towns set up generators, with looting guards posted and residents sheltered in storm cellars or shelters.
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White Deer
Panhandle
Highway Patrol
Hoog
Jack Chrisman
Borger
Pampa
Wayne Jordan
Dolly Fleming
Bob Fleming
Fleming
Amarillo
Higgs Tex
Woodward
Okla
Two More St Louis Streetcar Lines Dropped
ST. LOUIS June 7 AP Two more streetcar lines the Park and Southhampton ended operations just after midnight. A new bus line replaced the Park route and western Southhampton while two other buses were rerouted to serve the rest of Southhampton. Seven streetcar lines remain from the previous 38. The shift to buses began in the 1930s and accelerated after World War II.
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ST. Louis
Iito
Park and Southhampton
South St. Louis
Park
Southhampton
Easterner Loses Bet He Made Millionaire Claim
Ray Restione of Wood-Ridge New Jersey bet Ted Weber of Drake University he would be a millionaire before age 30. Ten years later Weber, Tulsa oilman, claimed the million mark, and Restione learned the wager had been settled. Restione, 29, works in the personnel office of New Jersey Bell in Newark.
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Wood-Ridge
N. J
Ray Restione
Ted Weber
Drake University
Restione
Weber
Tulsa
Okla
Robert Riley
Des Moines
Ray
Riley
Poe
Restion
Ridgewood
New Jersey Hell Telephone Company
Newark
Secretry Acheson Resignation Rumor Sparks Debate
Washington June 7 AP Amid MacArthur inquiry testimony Secretary Acheson is seen by Brewster as laying groundwork for leaving the cabinet while Sen. Smith disagrees. Both say Truman and Acheson deny any imminent departure as investigations continue.
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Washington
Acheson
MacArthur
Ater
Brewster
H. Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Smith
Inquinas
Truman
Douglas MacArthur
Radio Quizmaster Visit At Kroger Store Event
Radio quizmaster Tom Moore was scheduled to appear at Kroger Grocery, 330 West McCarty Street, for a 15 minute meet and greet with store staff at 2 pm today. Moore hosts Share the Wealth on CBS and will lead a program at Columbia's Hickman High School auditorium in Geelock tonight. Kroger is among Aloare’s sponsors.
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Kroger
City
Tom Moore
West McCarty Street
Columbia Broadcasting System
Moore
Columbia
Hickman
Geelock
Kroger Company
Aloare
Ford Agrees to Pay 113000 Employees Four Cent Raise
Ford Motor Co to pay four cents an hour raise to 113000 hourly workers in line with wage stabilization ruling. GM had already granted the boost, affecting about 250000 CIO auto workers. UAW oversees possible follow‑through, with Reuther praising the board action and noting broader impact.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Ford
CIO Auto
WSB
Aryster Corp
UAW
Walter Reuther
Ford Motor Company
Rouge
Reuther
Union i
Texans Fete State Girl For Calling Them Liars
Miss Evalene Dampier of Tun TAS Mo winning the contest sponsored by the Madisonville sidewalk cattlemen association toured Texas. She wrote Why I Think Texans Are Liars and said a Texas pipeline executive promised romance and a good job but did not deliver. Buddy Wakefield of Madisonville welcomed her with a hug.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Missouri
Lone Star State
Evalene Dampier
Tun[as
Madisonville, Tex
Sidewalk Cattlemen’s Association
Texans Are Liars.” Miss Dampier
Buddy Wakefield
Madisonville
Pipeline
Texas
Local Woman Preserves WW2 Newspaper Editions
Mrs Catherine Hutton of 922 Jefferson kept WW2 era issues from sources like the Kansas City Star and Times and the St Louis Globe-Democrat. From Pearl Harbor Dec 7 1941 to war end she saved the news only sections, except for a printer strike Sunday. The collection fills a small trunk and a box.
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Catherine Hutton
Jefferson
Kansas City
Deadline Near For WWII Veterans Direct Home Loans
World War II veterans must apply by June 30 for direct VA home and farm loans, as the direct loan program ends by law on that date. Jefferson City VA staff warn applications received after June 13 may not be processed in time. the St Louis region covers several counties including Cole Audrain Boone Callaway Cooper Maries Moniteau and Osage. Regular GI loan programs continue until July 25, 1957.
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Veterans Administration
Vaterday
Ing Prior
Jefferson City
Veterans Administration Office
St. Louis
Cole County
Audrain County
Mexico
Boone County
Columbia
Callaway County
Fulton
Cooper County
Maries County
Muller County
Monigeau County
Osage County
Farouk and Warrimen Begin Honeymoon in Sicily
King Farouk of Egypt and his 11 year old bride Warrimen arrive in Taormina Sicily for their honeymoon. The party includes about fifty people.
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Farouk
Catania
Sicily
Egypt
Warrimen
Taormina
Europe
Lobby Investigative Group Receives 5000 For Hearings
The house set aside 5000 for a special lobby investigation committee to hire investigators and pay witness fees, start hearings June 22. Leaders from both parties defended the funding, while critics warned of a possible whitewash if funds were limited. Truck lobbyists watched from the gallery as the measure passed 125 to 68.
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House
Delton L. Houtchens
Henry County
W.D. Cruce
Cadaps County
Olliver W. Nolen Dy
Monroe County
Singer Jolson Widow to Receive 3333 Monthly
In Los Angeles the widow Erle Galbraith Jolson, 25, will get a family allowance of 3333.33 dollars per month from Al Jolson estate pending final distribution. The Superior Court granted the allowance due to a dispute delaying insurance payments. Insurers contend Jolson paid insufficient premiums and that he was 10 years younger than believed. Jolson died last October 23 and left a show worth 2 million and two adopted children.
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Los Angeles
al Jolson
Erle Galbraith Jolson
Jolson
Doan's Pills Promise Kidney Relief From Backache
Advertises Doan's Pills as a cure for backache and urinary discomfort caused by slowed kidney function. Claims stress and poor diet irritate kidneys, producing waking at night and frequent urination. Endorses the product as a mild diuretic used for over 50 years by millions seeking relief.
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Daan
Doan
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