24 Inch Gas Main Breaks at Centralia
A 24 inch Panhandle Eastern main ruptured at 4 45 a m four miles west of Centralia Missouri cutting eastern supplies to Michigan Ohio Indiana Illinois and Missouri The main fed by Hugoton field gas suffered a 515 psi fire damaging cooling towers and a warehouse Emergency crews began bypass work to restore movement at reduced pressure without injury to nine workers and with centralia left without gas service as reserves are drawn to cover demand
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Centralia
Here
O. W. Morton
Michigan Consolidated Gas Company
Panhandle
Michigan
Consumers Power Co
Decatur
Ill
Illinois Wat Company
Central Illinois Light Company
Springfield
Morton
Billy Burdine Missed No School Days in 15 Years
STARKVILLE Mississippi Billy Burdine has not missed a day of school in 15 years across elementary, high school and college. His strict attendance helped his grades rise to 96 percent early. The closest he came to missing school was in second grade when his feet got cold in the snow and his mother carried him to school on her back.
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Starkville
Miss
Billy Burdine
Burdine
Mathiston
Deaths of Robert Weaver and Dr Marie Mason noted
Robert 8 Weaver, 65, former president of the National Amateur Athletic Union and fixture in track and field for four decades, dies in Los Angeles. Born in Virginia, he influenced amateur athletics nationwide. In Columbus, Dr Marie Katherine Mason, a leading authority on using motion pictures to teach the deaf, dies. she served as an instructor in Ohio State University's speech department.
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Los Angeles
Robert 8. Weaver
National Amateur Athletic Union
Virginia
Columbus, O
Marie Katherine Mason
Ohio State University
Sunday Services In Rural Churches Mindoro North Bend Presbyterian
Dr. E. W. Griffith, pastor. 9 30 a m sermon The Word of God Mindoro. Congregation and corporate meeting after worship. 10 15 a m Sunday school North Bend. 10 45 a m Sunday school Mindoro. 11 a m sermon The Family Bible North Bend.
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Mindoro-North Bend
E. W. Griffith
Word of God
Mindoro
North Bend
Sunday Services and Sunday School Schedules
J L Ranum pest at 9 30 a m attends worship at Mindoro Lutheran. Sunday school at 9 30 a m at Our Savior s Lutheran West Salem. Worship at 11 a m and Sunday school at 10 30 a m at Our Savior s.
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J. L. Ranum
Pest
Worsh Mindoro Lutheran
Our Savior’s Lutheran
West Salem
Mindoro
Our Savior’s
Wisner Family Service Schedule at Local Church
Pastor H. A. Wisner leads 9:30 a m worship with 10:30 a m Sunday school following. The brief notice outlines the morning timetable for worship and instruction.
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H. A. Wisner
Sunday Services and Bible Reading Planned in Ettrick Area
K M Urberg will lead a 10 a m Sunday school in Ettrick followed by an 11 a m Bible reading service. A 1 p m service is scheduled at Fagerness Lutheran. The events reflect local religious activities for the day in Ettrick and surrounding communities.
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K. M. Urberg
Ettrick
Fagerness Lutheran
Church Activities Calendar for Tamarack and Surrounding Lutherans
George C. Strum presides over a series of Lutheran church events across Tamarack French Creek and South Beaver Creek. Confirmations, Sunday school rehearsals for Christmas, services, and an annual Luther league meeting are scheduled from Saturday through Tuesday with Oyster stew served after the South Beaver Creek congregation meeting.
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George C. Strum
Tamarack Lutheran
French Creek
South Beaver Creek
Luther League
Tamarack
Milford Hendrickson Leads Holmen Services Schedule
Interim pastor Milford Hendrickson leads Holmen church activities with Sunday school at 9 a.m. and worship at 9:30 a.m. at Lewis Valley, another worship at 11 a.m. Wednesday 2 p.m. Ladies Aid Christmas meeting at Lewis Valley hosted by Mmes. Willie Severson Arthur McBain and Julia Mahlum. Thursday 2:15 p.m. Ladies meeting.
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Milford Hendrickson
Holmen
Lewis Valley
Ladies Aid
Mmes
Willie Severson
Arthur McBain
Julia Mahlum
Penetro Nose Drops Advertised
Penetro Nose Drops claim two drops in a nostril ease watery eyes and soothe raw membranes. Advertisement emphasizes a quick two drop method and general relief.
Aid Christmas Meeting In Holmen
Hostesses include Mrs S A Gilbert Lewis Chalsma Julia Holter and Smith Steen. The group meets Saturday at 9 30 a m in Holmen for confirmation instruction.
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Holmen
Mmes. S. A. Gilbertson
Lewis Chalsma
Julia Holter
Smith Steen
Pastor John A. Hentz Leads Sunday Services and Rehearsals
John A. Hentz conducts a 9 15 a m class rehearsal directed by Mrs Baltza and Miss Shirley Hentz. Sunday school at 10 a m for all classes. Morning worship at 11 a m on The Mother of Jesus. Evening service at 8 p m Prophecy of Daniel. Wednesday prayer meeting and choir practice at the parsonage. Saturday 9 a m Rev Hentz class rehearse at the parsonage.
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John A. Hentz
Baltza
Shirley Hentz
Mother of Jesus
Daniel
Bethlehem Road Trip Inspires Church Activities
Alfred E. Atwood leads a church service schedule with 8 45 a m church school and 9 45 a m worship featuring Roads to Bethlehem. An 8 p m family gathering follows under Youth Fellowship leadership with song and travel. Mr Dance of Galesville will describe a Mexican film strip. Thursday sewing circle meets.
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Alfred E. Atwood
Bethlehem
Youth Fellowship
Galesville
Sewing Circle
Roads to Bethlehem church program invites Trempealeau trip
A church schedule lists 10 a m church school 11 a m divine worship with Roads to Bethlehem and 7 p m youth fellowship. Congregants are urged to arrive early for the trip to Trempealeau.
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Bethlehem
Trempealeau
Lutheran parish announces weekly services and activities
Pastor Kvamme leads Bible study and confirmations at the upper church with worship and Norwegian services. Luther league elections, Sunday school, and welfare offering follow. Choirs meet, Ladies Aid groups gather for annual meetings and officer elections with planned lunches and refreshments.
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A. I. Kvamme
Luther League
Upper Parish
Messrs. and Mines
J. R. Larsen
Ray Ringstad
Einar Anderson
A. C. Koula
South Ridge Ladies Aid
Albert Swenson
Coon Valley Ladies Aid
Christmas chilling tragedy claims two in Milwaukee home
Ferdin and Ehlinger, 52, enters his second floor flat with a large Christmas tree in a Yule tide mood and collapses. His wife Mary and mother in law Stella Roper, 67, call for help before both die at Johnston emergency hospital from heart attacks.
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Milwaukee
Ferdinand Ehlinger
Mary
Stella Roper
Coffee Price Hike Blamed On Housewife Hoarding Says Coffee Aide
The piece cites claims by some in the coffee association that housewives hoard coffee when prices rise, driving prices higher. It notes Brazilian crop worries, sugar futures gains, and cautious government assurances of enough supply next year amid drought and demand growth in the United States and Europe.
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New York
Boca Raton
Fla
National Coffee
Washington
Coffee Association
Drouth
U. S
United States
Europe
Secretary of Agriculture
Magnifying Glass Aids German In Tiny Book Creation
In Munich Valentin Kaufmann uses a magnifying glass a cut pen and careful time to craft cherry stone sized books claimed as the world’s smallest. His latest volume records Munich history in 8000 words and a soft leather binding with golden print and a tiny buckle completes the work.
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Munich
Germany
Valentin Kaufmann
Apple Juice Becomes Base For New Ice Cream Flavor
In Geneva New York scientists at the state agricultural experiment station say a new type apple juice and concentrate can flavor ice cream. A step adds vitamin C to apples before grinding and pressing for juice to give natural flavor and color. Professor J C Hening notes the juice could yield a popular flavor.
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Geneva
N.Y
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station
J. C. Hening
Truman Hosts Fake News Conference As Reporter
In Key West a gay President Truman attended a news conference posing as a Federal Register reporter. He questioned colleagues about their bedtimes and letters home before concluding with thanks to Ross. Earlier aides said he would meet Chief Justice Vinson before finalizing the state of the union draft.
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Key West
Fla
Truman
Federal Register
Charles G. Ross
Ross
Vinson
Congress
High Energy X Rays Sterilize Medicines in MIT Study
In Cambridge, tests by Dr. John G. Trump show high energy X rays sterilize medicines and materials after sealing without reducing potency. Penicillin, streptomycin, sutures, anticoagulants and other items were treated using an electrostatic generator.
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Cambridge
Mass
John G. Trump
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Canadian Uranium Shipped to Russia in May 1943
Trade Minister C. D. Howe told the House of Commons that a May shipment of Canadian uranium oxide and uranium nitrate valued at $2,445 went to Russia via Eldorado Gold Mines Ltd. The firm sold its uranium property to the government in 1944 and the item was handled through normal commercial channels.
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Ottawa
C. D. Howe
Russia
House of Commons
Howe
Eldorado Gold Mines, Ltd
Policy Aimed War Aid Through 1943 Russia Transfers
Howe stated the 1943 policy directed all signatory actions toward sending aid to wartime ally Russia, reflecting wartime priorities and coordination across agencies.
Indian Heiress Wins Right To Ancestral Land
In Madison, Wisconsin federal Judge Patrick T. Stone ruled that Lester Walker of Dubuque had no claim to 80 acres of Crawford county land. The U.S. government held the land in trust when a mortgage was issued, linked to a used car sale to Mrs William Holt, formerly Emma Beaver. Holt, a ward of the federal government, said she held a land patent conditioned against alienation or encumbrance.
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Madison
Wis
Patrick T. Stone
Lester Walker
Dubuque
Crawford County
U. S
Walker
William A. Holt
Emma Beaver
Holt
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