Democrats Probe Civil Service Violations Hit Postmasters
In Washington Democrats press a wide probe into Civil Service violations and patronage claims. The Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee earmarked 75 000 for inquiry while hearings loom on the postal pay bill.
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Ashington
Eisenhower
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Olin D. Johnson
D-Sc
Sen
A. S
Mike Monroney
Okla
Reublicans
Johnston
Monroney
Civil Service Commission
U. S
Post Office Committee
Post Office
Civil Service
Alice
Texas
George H. Moore
Roosevelt
Senate
Harlingen to Dial Long Distance in Texas First
Harlingen Texas becomes the first Texas city where residents on one and two party lines can dial long distance to 13 Lower Rio Grande Valley cities without an operator. Marion Fox Southwestern Bell notes automatic timing and billing by talk time, with operator involvement for person to person and collect calls. Britain weighs raising retirement age from 55 to 60 due to police shortages.
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Harlingen
Tex
Texas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Marion Fox
Rio Grande Valley
Young Trumpeter Turns Oil Foolproof Boom Hero
Huntington Beach Calif Feb 5 A 24 year old trumpeter from Horace Heidts band Jack Crawford quit the orchestra to pursue oil discovery in a residential Huntington Beach area. He now has nine producing wells and reports a new pool flowing 1100 to 1200 barrels daily. Crawford trained in petroleum geology at USC and Texas A&M and earlier played with Long Beach Philharmonic and Freddy Martins band. The offshore and onshore fields have investors rushing as about 30 rigs drill across six square miles with 25 wells already producing.
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Huntington Beach
Calif
Horace Heidt
California
Jack Crawford
Crawford
Long Beach
Heidt
Long Beach Philharmonic Orchestra
Freddy Martin
Texas A&m
Ocean
Walter
Square City B
Police Aid Hunt For Houston Woman Near Death
Houston police join search for a green eyed 115 pound woman who disappeared after leaving jewelry with Mrs Bodin to repay a loan. A doctor warned immediate treatment could arrest her cancer, with the six month prognosis ending February 17.
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Houston
Anderson Hospital
D. Vin
Andersen Clinic
Sunday School Now Offering Home Ec
Houston report notes a sermon misquote during a Sunday School event where a mother asked the pastor about a confusing text. The pastor cited a line about Comforter arriving, leaving the audience puzzled by the message and its relevance to Home Economics.
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Houston
Feb
Argentina soprano Delia Rigel stars in Tosca at the Metropolitan
A heavy detective guard accompanied soprano Delia Rigel for her Tosca appearance at the Metropolitan Opera House. Her costume featured the Empress Josephine Tiara with a butterfly pattern and about 80 diamonds totaling over 160 carats. The gem value was not disclosed.
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New York
Argentina
Delia Rigel
Metroplitan Opera House
Justice of the Peace Reports Self Inflicted Shotgun Death
Justice of the Peace R. W. Kelly said Mrs. Oneta Pack, 39, killed herself Friday night with a 16 gauge shotgun. He said Mrs Pack and her husband were separated.
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Mcallen
Tex
Justice of the Peace
R. W. Kelly
Oneta Pack
Pack
Minister Demonstrates Rare Weather Observation Skill
Houston report shows Rev Marcus Chunn of Bering Memorial Methodist Church recounting a fellow minister who prays for rain and notes parishioners travel on good Sundays but stay home on bad weather, illustrating a curious weather perception.
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Houston
Marcus Chunn
Bering Memorial Methodist Church
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Dallas
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Carroll Anderson
Diamond and Watch Departments
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Lubbock
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Ft. Worth
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Clay
Old South Plains
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