Fort Worth Man May Get Post At Legion Convention
Fort Worth hosts the 31st annual American Legion convention with officers to be elected and a 1950 host city named. Memorial address by Marty Colmery of Topeka will honor 1949 top achievers. Rumors swirl of withdrawals by Traill and Broome in favor of Spurlock. Campbell and Ramey address. Campbell urges aid to Europe and defends Justice Dept. performance.
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American Legion
Hotel Texas
Marty Colmery
Topeka
Kan
National Legion
William S. Traill
Houston
George Broome
Amarillo
Joe Spurlock
Beaumont
United States
Elx Campbell
Roger M. Ramey
9Th Air Force
Campbell
Europe
Justice Department
Ramey
1903 Breath of life method debuts for resuscitation
The article notes the widely used artificial respiration method in 1903 marking a pivotal development in life saving techniques. It details the new technique and its adoption in medical practice, highlighting its significance for emergency care.
Pilot cuts lip in light plane crash near Cleburne
A light plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Cleburne airport near Ennis on Aug 6. Pilot Joe Schanewerk, 45, walked away with a cut lip. the craft broke in two after hitting a fence a mile north of the field. Civil Aeronautics inspectors from Fort Worth are investigating.
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Cleburne
Joe Schanewerk
Ennis
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Fort Worth
Schanewerk
Spanish speaking clerks rise in Miami shops
Miami merchants hire more Spanish speaking clerks as Latin American shoppers grow. A survey finds 59 of 85 downtown Miami stores employ at least one Spanish speaking clerk and several have entirely bilingual staffs.
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Miami
Fla.p
Biscuits Must Always Be Accurate Railroad Lingo
Railroad terms and nicknames reveal the lingo used by train crews. The article explains watch checks, lock stem watches, and roles like ox, hog head, ash cat, mule, and ways car, plus yard terms such as snake, car hop, mud hop, set out, pick up, and smartalec.
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Houston Harte, JR
Avalanche-Journal
D. R. Patterson
Santa Fe
American Adventurer Brown Leaves Panama After Bail
Walter Wilson Brown, an American adventurer, posted 1000 bail and flew to Dallas today while police continue the probe into an alleged plot to overthrow Panama's government. Two former presidents Harmodio and Arnulfo Arias were reportedly arrested earlier on information provided by Brown. Panama sources said Brown was allowed to depart the country.
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Panama
Walter Wilson
Brown
Dallas
Harmodio
Arnulfo Arias
Lubbock Veteran To Be Returned Here
The body of Pfc. Alfred G. White, son of Mrs. Iva White of 1622 Fifteenth, killed in France on July 8, 1944, will be returned to Lubbock Friday. Reburial services are expected Saturday with the body resting at Rix Funeral Home. White held the Purple Heart, Bronze Star with V, American Defense Medal, and American Theater Medal after enlisting July 2, 1940. He trained at Fort Sam Houston and Camp McCoy and served in the 83rd Infantry Thunderbolt Division.
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Alfred G. White
Iva White
Fifteenth
France
Lubbock
Rix Funeral Home
White
Fort Sam Houston
Camp McCoy
Wisconsin
83Rd Infantry
Thunderbolt
Frogs Blank Mobile Streets In Alabama City
Mobile residents awoke to thousands of dime sized brown frogs flooding two streets. Witnesses said the creatures swarmed yards before dawn and appeared to migrate west from a nearby water hole. Cloudy reports mention the event as a seasonal migration with no injuries or damage noted.
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Mobile
Ala
Ramsey
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