Tsunami Disaster Ravages Wakayama and Shikoku Coasts
Reports from Kyodo describe widespread destruction across Osaka, Wakayama, and Shikoku as a powerful quake and accompanying sea waves cause deaths and flooding. Observers note an epicenter beneath the sea and casualties rising as communications fail. U S relief shipments move in despite broken rail lines and telegraph services.
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Japan
Yokoohama
Observatory
the Kyodo
Kyodo
U. S
Japanese Welfare Ministry
Osaka
Tokyo
Hiroshima
Wakayama
Kushimoto
Peninsu
Shimoda
Honshu
Shikoku
Prone
Hokkaido
Talmadge’s Tumultuous Political Climb Through Georgia
Forsyth North Carolina 1884 era notes recount James M. Talmadge’s rise from agriculture official to governor. He pursued U S Senate seats during 1936 and 1938 purges, won a third term in 1940, was defeated by Arnall in 1942, and in 1946 sought a fourth term amid a famed comeback. He remained active at nearly 62 and vowed to die with his political boots on.
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E Nough
Talmadge
Forsyth
State ‘Office
United States Senate
Richard B. Russell
Walter E.george
Arnall
Gene
Alough F
James V. Carmiine
Christmas drive volunteers sought for Goodfellow campaign
A local appeal calls for volunteers to help pack and deliver Christmas packages on Christmas morning at 7 o clock. Reporters should report at the packaging site, drive west on Main Street, load through the front door, and contribute quickly as funds rise to 1631.23 with total donations listed as 2644.28 including multiple donors.
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Main Street
Borden Company
Susanne, Marilee
Dan Sad Filey
Rebecca Hard
New York Beef and Grain Market Report Summary
Market notes show feeder steers and heifers down 25 to 50 cents with calves steady. Good fed cattle, bulls and sows mixed with lambs commanding 16 to 18 dollars for feeding stock. Corn and oats futures slip while December grain quotes end slightly under prior close. wheat and oats prices cited with regional produce figures and seasonal demand hints.
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Chers
Stock market snapshot from New York trading session
Irregular sentiment in selected industrials with mixed activity across groups. Industrials uneven, general market steady, Topacs seeking demand. Cotton declines on hedging, corn supported by commission houses, oats sharply lower for December. Cattle remains nominally steady at about 22 dollars top.
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New York
Pune
Commission House
Roosevelt Sees Stalin. Russia Visit Highlighted
The report notes President Roosevelt meeting with Stalin and expressing interest in returning to Russia. The dialogue reflects a positive assessment of the visit and its international implications, with emphasis on U.S.-Soviet relations.
Montana school case of law violation defendants plead
Defendants at a Montana school case pleaded not guilty to the charges alleging civil rights or educational law violations. Proceedings referenced doctor’s involvement and local system concerns regarding the school and Negroes.
Combined choirs unite for opening evening festival
The SPEBSQSA chorus and Jack Hall prepare a joint opening festival. The arrangement will feature choir harmonies and a cantique. Participation includes choirs and voices contributing to a collaborative performance.
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Jack Hall
Peninsula Deaths Attributed Elsewhere In Report
A fragment notes that certain deaths had been counted elsewhere on the peninsula, with unclear details about locations or sources. The terse line suggests misattribution or cataloging confusion in a regional tally.
Veterans advisory committee approves change to surplus sale order
The Veterans Advisory Committee and city officials adopted a change at a special meeting following a December 16 surplus sale in Texarkana where confusion arose over the order of veteran purchases.
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Dallas
Holdit
Texarkana
Aycock Golden Wedding Anniversary Open House
Mr and Mrs W D Aycock celebrate their golden anniversary with an open house at their home 1613 Eighteenth this afternoon from 2 to 6. W C Rylander and Mrs Rylander will stand in the receiving line. Accordion music by granddaughter Jacklyn Sciba. Married in the First Methodist Church of Temple, they lived in Lorenzo until 1916 and have resided in Lubbock for the past 17 years.
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W.D. Aycock
San Angelo Man Found Dead in Lubbock Hotel
San Angelo authorities requested help from Lubbock police to locate the relatives of Alexander, who was found dead in a Hilton Hotel room. Autopsy in San Angelo attributed the death to a heart attack. The deceased’s son and daughter live in Dallas.
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Lubbocks
San Angelo
Lubbock
San ‘Angelo
Hilton Hotel
L Be
Verde
Dallas
San’ Angelo
Alexander
Local Record Fragments Signal Police Action
In a fragmented note, Saturday reports resemble a sheriff department movement. A reference to a Chevrolet and a possible ban on a stolen auto hints at a 1936 event connected to 2011-8 and the Davidson area.
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Sheriff’s Department
Chevrolet
Message to Yonkers for peace broadcast via W5KGX
Texas Tech student Robert Lowery operated W5KGX to relay Col J Troster's Yonkers tercentennial peace message. The note from Yonkers asks all cities and nations to join in praying for lasting peace as Yonkers marks its 300th anniversary.
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Lubbock
Yonkers
Robert: Lowery
Texas
Tech
T. Lowery
Col
Oliver
Wange
Muleshoe Resident N. N. Ross Dies at 85
N N Ross 85 a longtime South Plains resident died 8 15 p m Saturday at Green Hospital and Clinic Muleshoe Funeral arrangements were pending per Rix Funeral Home Survivors include wife five sons Georgia Ross Boise Idaho Charles Glendale Ariz Jess Akins Dewey Muleshoe J D Hart three daughters Mae James Lubbock Edna Lee Flamet Polly Anders Portales N M two brothers Elmer Ross Eldorado Kan Finn Ross Kansas and 28 grandchildren
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N. N.ross
Muleshoe
South Plains
Green Hospital
Rix Funeral Home
Georgia Ross
Boise
Ida
Charles
Glendale
Ariz
Jess
Akins
Dewey
J. D
Hart
Mae James
Lubbock
Edna Lee
Flamet
Polly Anders
Portales
N. M
Elmer Ross
Eldorado
Kan
Finn Ross
Kansas
Building permits slide across Texas cities last week
The Associated Press reports a decline in building permits in major Texas cities last week from year-ago levels. Houston issued 216 000 dollars in permits versus 2 433 770 the prior year while San Antonio 275 318 against 2 847 801. El Paso set a year-to-date peak record at 4 411 808, surpassing the 1929 high of 4 378 835.
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Associated Press
Texas
Houston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Daliis
Beaumont
el Paso
Eereat
Former Wyatt Aide Resigns Housing Post
Washington dispatch reports Deputy Housing Expeditor Neil Dalton resigns to return to duty as assistant. Dalton says former expeditor Wilson Wyatt laid the foundation for substantial building next spring, but government financing is needed for modest low cost housing to relieve hardship years. The American Institute of Architects predicts relaxed controls will speed construction and reduce costs.
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Washington
Neil Dalton
the Press
Louisville
Dalton: Dent
Ouher- Journal
Wilson Wyatt
Truman
Dalton
Wyatt
American ‘Institute of Architects
108 Oil Wells Are Completed In Texas
Texas reports 4 505 oil wells completed during the week of December 16 to 21 bringing the year total to 4 505. Gas wells reached 666 for the period with 14 new gas wells. Wildcat oil wells numbered four and one wildcat gas well were added for a total of 154 oil wildcats and 1 gas wildcat. The daily crude oil allowable rose by 10 052 barrels to 2 159 560.
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Austin
Railroad ‘Commission
Texas
Wildcat
Federal official quits in Washington reshuffles oil division
Secretary of the Interior announced the resignation of acting oil and gas division chief Ralph K. Davies and named Max W. Ball of Denver to succeed him, effective immediately.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
King
Ralph K. Davies
Oil and Gas
Department
Max W. Ball
Denver
Regents plan reopenments ease veterans college issues
Regents state no disciplinary action yet as they decide to reopen the West Texas State Teachers College to save veterans subsistence payments. R L Thomas defends housing efforts amid student protests over inadequate housing and veterans affairs. He warns of funding delays from the federal government and urges a constructive meeting with VA officials.
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M.C. Eidson
R. L. Thomas
Dalla
Watson
To. Co
West Texas State ‘Teachers College
Emporia
Kans
Virgil Henson
Hills
Henson
Hill
Dallas
Veterans Administration
West Texas State Teachers College
Robert Sisson
Lubbock
Eldon W. Fuller
Carl Clefft
Thomas
Canyon
Sam Houston State Teachers College
Huntsville
North Texas State Teachers College
Local Libbock and Syracuse residents named in official records
Official records list numerous individuals from Lubbock Syracuse Garden City Beaumont Slaton and other towns. Entries include marriages ages and home towns with several court actions such as trespass restitution and damages. Also noted are temporary administration applications and deeds for commercial properties and residences with projected costs.
Trans-Continental seeks 130 million dollar gas pipeline
The Trans-Continental Gas Pipe Line Co Inc petitioned the Federal Power Commission for authorization to build a 1 380 mile 26 inch natural gas pipeline from Hemphill Texas to the eastern seaboard serving New York Pennsylvania New Jersey Delaware and Maryland The company with headquarters in Longview Texas says it has negotiated contracts with major utilities including Consolidated Edison Brooklyn Union Gas Public Service Corp Philadelphia Gas Works Philadelphia Electric Co and others and recently leased the Big Inch pipelines to Tennessee Gas and Transmission Co while seeking ownership.
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Washington
Trans-Continental Gas Pipe Line Co., Inc
Federal Power Commission
Te Texas
Eastern Seaboard
Trans-Continental
Texas
New York
Tennessee Gas and Transmission Co
Trans- Continental
Longview
Tex
Hemphill
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Transcontinental
FPC
Consolidated Edison Co
New York City
Brooklyn Union Gas Co
Brooklyn
Public Service Corp
Newark
Philadelphia Gas Works
Philadelphia_ Electric Co
Philadelphia
Consolidated Gas, Electric and Power Co
Gas Allocation Ruling Names Major Gas Buyers
The Federal Power Commission allocated the bulk of Eastbound natural gas to Columbia Gas and Electric Corp Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line and Consolidated Natural Gas Co The National Fuel and Gas Co and Equitable Gas Co also received portions And the commission allowed 5 000 000 cubic feet daily to be sold to unnamed buyers The war built pipelines from Texas to the industrial East were leased to Tennessee Gas and Transmission Co to ease shortages The commission holds authority to designate gas recipients
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
Columbia Gas and Electric Corp
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line, Co
Consolidated Natural Gas Company
Little Big Inch
National Fuel & Gas Co
Equitable Gas Company
Texas
Tennessee Gas and Transmission Company
Power Commission
Bavarian Homes Not To Be Requisitioned
General McNarney halted requisitioning of German homes in Munich until after Christmas amid growing resentment over dispossession for American dependents after widespread bombing.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Joseph T. McNarney
Munich
Board Meeting Attendance Details With W A Collins Absence
W A Collins of Livingston Texas chairman of the board sent word he could not attend. Attending members included Thomas Dr M C Eidson Baptist minister of Luling Texas Newton S Harrell of Claude Texas S A Kerr Jr of Jacksonville Texas and Judge William L Kerr of Midland.
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W. A. Collins
Livingston
Tex
Thomas
M. C. Eidson
Luling
Newton S. Harrell
Claude, Tex
S. A. Kerr, Jr
Jacksonville
William L. Kerr
Midland
United States proposes surplus food aid plan for undernourished nations
The preparatory commission studied a U S proposal to provide surplus food at bargain rates to chronically undernourished countries. The program links aid to building local economies and may involve deficits reserves and, where needed, free relief or loans from international agencies to supply reduced price commodities.
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Washington
Unitedrealization
S and Agriculte
On’s Preparatory Commission
United States
Congress
Dodd
Lee Ace
John Orr
Suit Filed Against Music Corporation of America
A federal action in Los Angeles accuses Music Corporation of America and executive Jules Stein of giving exclusive booking rights to rival bands. The case names two MCA agents, Bishop and Lawrence, and cites an earlier $57,000 jury award against Joe Finley later set aside for lack of evidence.
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Music Corporation
Los. Angeles
Music Diego Ballroom
Corporation of America
Bat
MCA
Jules Stein
No Bishop
Lawrence
Barnett
Joe Finley
Paul J. McCormick
Bavarian solons elect and fail jurist in partitioned race
Dr Joseph Mueller, CSA leader, failed to win Bavaria's minister president post. He strode out with 28 followers after the defeat amid denazification court scrutiny. Hans year old jurist once helped prosecute Hitler, associated with last minute CSA push. United States military government had deemed Mueller eligible despite denazification concerns.
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Munich
Joseph Mueller
Christian Social Union Party
Bavaria
Adolf Hitler
Erhard
CSA
Mussler
U. S
Texas War for Independence Navy Vessels
Texas' fight for independence relied on a small naval force of four ships used to challenge Mexican control along coastal waters and support land operations during the rebellion.
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Texas
Mexico
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