Weather brings varied moisture across the United States
A mix of rain drizzle and snow dampened scattered regions while the West and Atlantic coast stayed fair. Tornado warnings hit west Texas as a cold front moved in. snow flurries blanketed parts of New England and the plains. Heavy hail slowed travel near Grand Prairie Texas as a Pacific coast rain belt persisted from California to Washington.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Gulf States
Arkansas
Tennessee
Kentucky
Carolinas
Texas
Wink Tex
Monahans
Tex
New England
Las Vegas
Sydney
Burwell
Neb
Sioux Cin Tawa
Kansas
Iowa
Dakotas
Grand Prairie
Dallas
Pacific Coast
San Francisco Bay
Washington
Oregon
Golfers Waiting on Rain at New Orleans Open
In New Orleans a field of 150 golfers awaited the opening round of the $20.00 New Orleans Open. Rain forced a second postponement as heavy showers soaked the city park course. Sunshine later returned but two inches of water remained on some fairways.
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New Orleans
City Park
State Aid Distribution To Be Finished by 15th
State aid of 17 million dollars for elementary schools will be completed by March 15. The final distribution includes the last half payment and a deficiency in the first half allocation made in December. The December payment was about three million dollars short due to shortfall in sales tax revenue.
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Topera
Tongy Students Enter Rebekah Contest Again
Ten Tongy High School students submitted essays for the Rebekah Tavdge contest sponsored by UNO with sophomore and junior entrants limited. Kansas University professors judge the entries on style, citizenship, leadership, and scholarship. The winner earns a July chartered bus trip to UN Headquarters, New York, and Washington, D C, with stops at points of interest en route.
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Tomzinose
Ward Pearce
UNO
Lodge
Billie McGee
Kansas University
New York
Washington, D. C
One Time Office Boy Chosen Cohn Successor
Abe Schneider aged 52 was elected president of Columbia Pictures Corp succeeding the late Harry Cohn. Cohn died February 27 in Phoenix aged 66 from a heart attack. Cohn’s will filed in Los Angeles probate, leaving his widow Joan Perry Cohn half the estate and Beverly Hills home plus $75,000 yearly after taxes. principal asset was 225,000 Columbia stock shares valued at $16 each. Also noted, the B-20 Enola Gay presented to the Smithsonian in Washington July 3, 1949.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood Mh
Abe Schneider
Columbia Pictures Corp
Harry Cohn
Cohn
Los Angeles Superior Court
Studio
Joan Perry Cohn
Phoenix
Ariz
Columbia Stock
Beverly Hills
Editorials Change the Game for Miami Station
John Crosby notes WTVJ in Miami airs a daily editorial at dusk led by Ralph Renick. Renick limits to local state issues, defends noncontroversy while condemning injustice, and insists on thorough fact checking. The format boosts ratings and viewer engagement, with editorial labels clearly identified.
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CBS
Leason
Miami
WTVJ
Ralph Renick
Renick
Algeria
Florida
Supreme Court
Nyo
Frontier Justice
South
Lone Station
Iid
Diesel Locomotive Dives Into Lake Michigan in Manitowoc
North Western Railway plans a fishing expedition to recover a diesel locomotive lying 30 feet deep in Lake Michigan after it plunged from a seven mile route through Manitowoc and Two Rivers. The $200000 engine and nine cars disappeared after slipping off the bank during a 1:50 am incident. Investigations focus on possible mechanical failure or operator involvement. A diver located the diesel. officials expect a recovery effort to restart Monday. Local residents reported the event, prompting FBI and interstate commerce theft investigations.
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CWO Rivers
Wis
North Western Railway
Lake Michigan
Manilavac
Rivers
Manttowne
Crewo O
Harbor Area
Fiamilton
North Western
Manitowoco
R. O. Colver
Manitowoce
Two Rivers Police Department
FBI
Jearth
Wrerk Stanite
Ray Soesek
Two Rivers
De Soto area notes reflect visits and obituaries
Mrs Ina Martin of Los Angeles and Mr and Mrs QO Wright of Lebanon Missouri visited Wright’s father in De Soto. Many relatives and friends, including the John Whitela ws and Mrs Montana Kaegi, joined in visits before Mrs Martin’s return to Lebanon. Funeral services for Wirt French, 98, of Cleveland were held in De Soto Methodist Church after living years in town. Jack Linden, recently on furlough from Tripoli, Africa, visited family with Lois Kuhn of Long Island N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ina Martin
Los Angeles
QO. R. Wright
Lebanon
Taylor Martin
Kansas City
Kas
Norbert Mize
Frank
Joan Wertenberger
Montgomery
Fred Wertenberger
Harbor City
Calif
A. ‘Ef. Meinke
Jamies
TL West
Topeka
Lyndon
Donald J. Butterfield
Butterfield
DeSpin
Princip
Floyd Talley
Charles McGann
Lawrence Warsop
DeSoto-Sunflower
Corliss
Guy W. Longstreth
Floss Gilmore
W. L. Blay- Nock
Bonner Springs
Blayieck
R. M. Forbes
Salina
Robert Wertenberger
Gical
Samuel F. Dutton
Dutton
Marita Button
Wirt French
Cleveland
Ohio
Methodist Church
DeSota
French
Mary French
Farr White
Goldie Bradley
Castner Murphy
Lawrence
Mildred Keys
Charles French DeSoto
Nieee
Raymond Tripkos
DeSoto
Samuel Fdutton
W. L. Blaylock
James Midgett
Kenneth Midgett
Jack Linden
U.S
Tripoli
Africa
Herbert Linden
Jack
Lois Kuhn
Long Island, N
Golden wedding celebration near Eudora noted
Mr Neal Sunday traveling to Eudora for the golden wedding of Mrs Heary's parents, Mr and Mrs Bert Dowding. Mrs Lois Brown, recently hospitalized at Lawrence, has returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Neal
Eudora
Mrs.Heary
Bert Dowding
Lois Brown
Lawrence
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Seaboard
Montana
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Tongy
Rebekah
Hiroshima
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
John Crosby
New Twist
Burdick
Jean
Arlington
Lindens
Denver
Leonard Baker
Baker
Fred O. Blaylock
A. W. Blaylock Sr
A. W. Blaylock Jr
Mae Blaylock
Katie Plummer
Reese Hospital
Gardner
Winston Lanning
Salos
Methodist
the Holy City
Jesse Lucas
Eldon
Jerry Lucas
Emporia State Teachers College
Delbert Gardner
Navy
San Diego
MYF
Maxine Coker
Sunflower
Miss Purr
Shawnee
John Parker
Boulder
Cole
Hambleton
Olathe
Neal Hambleton
Harold Heary
Heary
Harry Neal
DE Soto
N.Y
God
Brigitte Bardot
Rankin Drug Co
Hollywood
Prrly
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