War Casualties Detail Lubbock Hero and Army Man
The report mentions Captain Robertson born in Lubbock who volunteered in 1942, earned wings in 1943, served as test pilot in India and was promoted to captain in 1944. His wife Fay Ferguson and their son Fred reside in Dallas. Also noted is Pfc. Delan E. Henley, 20, killed in action in Germany on April 4, a Roosevelt High School graduate, with family in Route 1 California and Navy instructor brother in San Diego.
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Fourteenth Street
Tuesay
Robertson
Lubbock
Dallas
Phoenix
Ariz
Randolph Field
San Antonio
IA Hee
India
War Department
Fay Ferguson
Pfe
Delan E. Henley
Germany
War Dpartment
E. F. Henley
Route 1
Roosevelt High School
Pfc. Henley
Army
Camp Roberts
Calif
14Th Armored Division
Ger- Henley
Robert E. Henley
Navy
San Diego
Geneva Burleson
Lenora May
Leola Fay Henley
Coal's Ancient Sunlight Fueled Power and Heat
Ancient plants captured sunlight and, over millennia, transformed it into coal used today for power and heating.
Senate Confirms Many Appointees in Texas
The Texas Senate approved over twenty appointees by Gov. Coke Stevenson in an executive session. Names include Henry Reese for Texas A&M Board of Directors, several doctors for the state board of medical examiners, veterinary examiners appointees, presiding judges of judicial administrative districts, and members to the national conference on uniform state laws along with the state finance commission.
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State Board of Medical Examiners
A. C. Barney
Cleburne
J. K. Nordway
Kingsville
C. W. Neal
San Antonio
N. A. Cox
Lubbock
Charles Koberg
San Angelo
H. K. Maier
Beaumont
J. W. Barton
Temple
Board of Veterinary Examiners
Max Rogers
Huntsville
Roy C. Archer
Austin
L. Broeter
Alice
Ballard Caldwell
el Paso
O. L. Parrish
Ballinger
George L. Davenport
Eastland
Hamilton Lowe
Edinburg
National Conference of Commissioners On
M. M. Galloway
West Columbia
State Finance Commission
Chaplin Named Father of Joan Berry’s Baby
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury ruled Charlie Chaplin the father of Joan Berry’s child, Carol Ann, after a lengthy second trial. The 11 women and 1 man delivered verdict at 2:20 p m Pacific war time, concluding a case that followed a mistrial last January.
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Los Angeles
Charlie Chaplin
Joan Berry
Carol Ann
Chaplin
Funeral Held For Sweetwater Cowman
Burial services were held today for J. L. Turner 27 a Sweetwater cattleman and 1940 Golden Gloves heavyweight champ who died in Mineral Wells after heart illness. Survived by two children parents a sister and two brothers including Clyde Turner star center for the Chicago Bears.
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Sweetwater
J. L
Jay) Turner
Golden Gloves
Mineral Wells
Turner
Clyde
Bulldog) Turner
Chicago Ears
Newsprint Control Tightened by WPB
The War Production Board tightens newsprint controls under general order M 241 requiring a certification with every purchase. The form must show its use under newspaper order L 24 or other limits and include a tonnage breakdown by delivery order. Manufacturers and merchants must provide the information to mills.
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Washington
War Production Board
General Conservation
WPB
Garners Refuse Comment On Roosevelt Death
In Uvalde on April 17 Mrs. John N. Garner said Ex-Vice President Garner would not comment on President Roosevelt's death. She added both she and Mr. Garner would stay silent. Efforts to obtain a statement had been unsuccessful. The ex vp, 76, was Roosevelt's first running mate and served as vice president during the first two terms.
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Mabray
Miss Jameson
Charley Jameson
A& Dumas
Arts and Advices
Keeton
Bumpass
M. A. Brothers
L. W. Fristoe
Pardue
J. E. Vickers
W. W. Campbell
Vickers
Meade’ Teldent
Eeeton
Nancy Green
Uvalde
John N. Garner
Garner
Roosevelt
Garners
Associated Press
Mr. Roosevelt
Rumored death by own action of German general Dittmar
The Evening Standard reported a German radio broadcast claiming Lt. Gen. Kurt Dittmar, a key German military commentator, committed death by own action. Other London monitors did not hear the broadcast, leaving the report unconfirmed.
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London
The
Evening Standard
Kurt Dittmar
Peanut Promotion Program Advocated Worth War-Time Plan
Walter A. Richards of the National Peanut Council urged a million-dollar-a-year three year program to keep peanuts prominent after the war. He cited a 50 percent crop rise due to military demand and urged advertising promotion and research to sustain peanut profits for civilians.
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Fort Worth
U. A
Walter A. Richards
Columbus
National Peanut Council
Richards
Anemone Myth Tied to Venus Weeping Over Adonis
Ancient Greek myth ties the anemone to Venus's tears shed for Adonis. The tale links passion and tragedy, naming the flower as a symbol of lost youth and love.
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Venus
Adonis
President Truman Plans 8 A.M. Start For Work
Washington dispatch reports President Truman will begin daily duties at 8 a.m. at the latest. Col. Harry Vaughan, the president’s aide, noted this applies to days when the schedule allows.
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Washington
Truman
Harry Vaughan
Parity Price Proposal for All Farm Products
Senate food investigators heard a recommendation to enact true parity prices for all farm products. State agriculture commissioners advocate a simple formula including labor costs to restore farmers purchasing power to the 1909–14 level, amid figures that civilian meat supplies for spring quarter may drop about 35 percent from last year.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
State Commissioners of Agriculture
Swift and Company
House Food Inquiry
Agriculture Commissioners
Butter Shortage Hits House Restaurant After Rationing
Washington April 17 the House of Representatives restaurant ran out of butter for the first time since rationing began. Management blamed the shortage with a terse no points explanation.
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Washington
House of Representatives
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