WPA Recreation Supervisors Set Five Day District Conference
Four districts join in West Texas for a five day WPA recreation projects gathering commencing Monday in Lubbock. Evelyn Poehter announces the session with leaders including Herston Crump and Miss France Fo Fey as they map programs and coastal field activities for county and town projects.
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Stirmineat
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Herston Crump
Totak
Deanna Escapes Wedding Reception To Start Honeymoon
Young bride Deanna slips from a wedding reception amid a rice shower and begins her honeymoon. The bride and groom, Constance Tage Pierce and others, received best wishes as the escape unfolded at a city hotel reception.
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Deanna
Constance Tage
Ete Pierce
Pepe
Pevere Lehere
Ilestinabach
London’s Defense Tabbed For Probe On Foiled Plot
Fragmentary copy shows references to a defense topic in London with mentions of officials and a possible investigation. Names and places are unreadable in parts but hint at political figures and security concerns.
Civilian Defense Update From Page Circulation Notes
Fragmentary OCR notes mention civilian defense topics and a vote and refer to page circulation. The legible parts include references to Otis, Aceh, Geeta, and Popes, with unclear context and broken phrases.
Floods and Storms Hit Towns Across The Region
Fragmented OCR details describe widespread flooding and storms causing damage in multiple areas. Mentions disrupted travel, damaged property, and urgent weather advisories issued for affected communities.
After 24 Years Man Coughs Lip Bullet
A fragmented clipping recounts a man who coughs up a lip bullet after twenty four years. The report mentions Dr. Caine and a teat 315 notation, with little corroborating detail.
Plainview man heads to California for training in aviation field
Jack F. Jackson of Plainview plans a trip for training in aviation discipline, leaving Tuesday or Friday for California. He attended Texas Technological College for a year and a half and has been in San Antonio for three months. The article notes other local events including Rev. Albert F. Laing speaking at Cliff Dye mission and the final artist course presented in Mayo Avenue activities.
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JT. R Walker
Twenty
First Street
Tusday
Luiebergn Fed
San Teepe
Cali
Texas Tecnnelegion’ College
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San Autorca
Albert F. Laing
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T He Spreeker
Cliff Dyve Mission
East Broadway
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Saday Reed Hepgans
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Enogs
Erosion Loss Figures Cited By Purdue Experts
Purdue University scientists report Indiana farmers lost 25 percent of tip tap crops acres to erosion with about 50 percent ruined. Farmers counter with contour cultivation, soil practices, and better fertilization to preserve fertility and reduce further damage.
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Cele
Inediana Ahone
Indiana
Roosevelt and Canadian Ministers Plan Talks
The report notes a planned meeting between President Roosevelt and Canadian Minister as a possible step toward broader cooperation. Potential topics include defense financing, convoy policy, and wartime alliance options.
Persistence Wins For Doctor in City Row
A garbled report notes a doctor and a sequence of names and places, mentioning persistence paying off and a public setting. The fragment references a sixth tome, a telephone operator, and local figures including Hom, Ra Ste and Par BLOM in a blurred city scene.
British forces clash with Axis convoy near Salam in Africa
British mobile units supported by the RAF attacked an Axis convoy near Salam on the Egyptian frontier. Vehicles including an armored car were damaged and retreating units fled at full speed during the engagement. Reports from North Africa say no renewed German push east of Tobruk was detected.
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Vanhammnerd
CBS
New York
North Africa
Ger
Toprus
Spurgeon Bell Named New State's Attorney
Spurgeon Bell of Houston was named the state's attorney on the Court of Criminal Appeal. The 33 year old former assistant district attorney and first assistant city attorney in Houston succeeds Lloyd Davidson in a cabinet shakeup announced by Justice Fort Hawkins.
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Spurgeon Bell
Hlouster
Court of Criminal Appeal
FT. Havwkine
Lfoyd Davidson
Corminscgeaner
Pella
Nation of
Coate-cille En Ferries
Adlon
Pesarrara
Schael
Ane
Houston
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Horse Owners Loane Corporation
Harris County
City of
Champion Grandfather Title Is Disputed in Opеlika
In Opelika Alabama April 196F, Pester R40 of Celorada Brorings claims a large family line with 65 descendants from a first marriage and 42 from a second. He asserts his line holds the title of champion grandfather with 10 children, 56 grandchildren, and 29 great grandchildren. The claim centers on lineage and dates are unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Opelika
Celorada
Joe
Woop Bene
Crotaren
Becuz
Division Missing Cairo Report Sparks Balkan Speculation
British reports reference a missing division near Cairo and the Balkan situation. Officials note no sign of the heavy forces created by the unit five days earlier, with scarce details from British sources amid ongoing regional tension.
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Aeotion
Germans Press South in Balkan Front Drive
Front reports describe German forces pressing toward southern Greece as heavy combat looms on the northern front. Allied defenses conflict with German infantry pushes and air raids as fascist units seek to seize strategic passes and hills.
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Anformvaret
Regional Meet Continued Prom Page One
Regional meet coverage notes contestants from Lamesa and Seaton Plains with awards and placings. Jamey Bottte of Lamesa earns a first place in overall declamation while Hewarth of Lameeca and Sotapda Bamiares of Prot gain top or high placements.
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Pupper
Lubbock songwriter's works grow in popularity with radio licensing
Morris Scrogin, Santa Fe railway operator in Lubbock, learns American Music Inc of Portland licensed three recently published songs for widespread radio use. Sylvester Cross confirms Pals of the Golden West air twice weekly on many stations and coast to coast network repackaging. Scrogin, who drafts ideas and refines versions at home, releases songs including Rock Me to Sleep Lazy Valleys and The Condemned Cowboy with royalties noted in fall and January.
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Santa Fe Railway
Lubbock
American Shusic, Inc
Portland
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TOC
Sylvester I. Cross
Scrogin
Pals
Golden West
Eighteenth Street
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Sears
Enis
Washington Sees Early Heat Records For April Day
The capital logged its first two high temperature readings of the year marking a record April day. Officials note unprecedented warmth as citizens report unusual heat for the month.
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Washington
Dr M E Sadler Named New TCU President
Dr M E Sadler, pastor of Central Christian Church in Austin, Tex, was named president of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. The 44 year old former Texas Public Welfare board chair will succeed Dr BF M Wants, who retires but remains president emeritus. Sadler accepted after confirming with trustees en route to Enid Okla. Trustees announced expansion plans costing 638000 for a girls dormitory fed house power plant and modernization with total up to 1500000.
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Central Christian Church
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Tex
Texas Christian University
Texas Public Welfare Board
BF. M. Wants
Texas Christian
Enid
Okla
Philips University
New Tax Measures Explored by House Committee
Lawmakers discussed potential tax measures and federal spending cuts. The debate touched on highway funds, postal subsidies, and reductions at agencies like the National Youth Administration as possible paths to curb federal outlays.
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Tobacen
Antemperiie
Faye
Mays
Docnovi
Yev
Woodruff &Shehe
Disney
Congress
National Youth Administration
ETCC Moves Convention Site in Patched Notice
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce annual convention moves from Reden Arena to the high school auditorium due to rain forecasts. Congressman Luther A. Johnson of Corsicana will speak at session one while Denton’s North Texas State Teachers College choir performs a sacred concert.
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East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Luther A. Johnseniof Cornacana
North Texas State Teachers Ccollege A Cappella
Denton
John D. Rogers
Navasota
Texa Barace
Republicans Are Left Out In Louisiana
In Baton Rouge reports discuss Republicans being excluded from a Louisiana political moment. The piece references Representative Charles Weiverten and questions why Republicans are absent while noting ongoing party dynamics and public attention.
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Louisiana
Smuts Outlines War Speech in Capetown Address
Premier General Jan Smuts spoke in Capetown on April 10, outlining wartime strategy amid a tense domestic climate. The incomplete text notes emphasize mobilization and readiness as Allied goals.
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Ullen
South
Asiece
Gieneral Jan Smuts
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