Kiwanis hears Mullican on Dumbarton Oaks San Francisco talks
Former 99th District Judge Clark M. Mullican spoke to the Kiwanis on Dumbarton Oaks and its link to the San Francisco conference. He urged drafting international statutes to enforce peace and described the series of wartime meetings leading to the Four Freedoms and postwar order.
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99Th ‘District
Clark M. Mullican
Kiwanis Club
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
Mullican
Dumbarton
Oy Mullican
Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Churchill
North Atlantic
United Nations
Hot Springs
Cairo
Teheran
Bretton Woods
Washington, D. C
Yalte
Young Negro Rescued From Mob In San Antonio
A 21 year old black man accused of assaulting an eight year old girl was spirited to safety behind bars after a mob formed and threatened to lynch him. A 20 officer cordon guarded him as a gunman in the mob twice pulled the trigger but misfired.
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San Antonio
U.P
Tomae
Bank Official Charged In Chungking Embezzlement Case
Fu Yuan-Chun manager of the Henan provincial agricultural and industrial bank Chungking branch was charged with embezzling 229000000 Chinese dollars. The sum equals about 4 million US in black market money and 75 million at the official exchange rate.
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BANK
Chungking
Fu Yuan-Chun
Henan Provincial Agricultural and Industrial Bank
Not Too Favorable Newsprint Outlook for July to September
Washington May 24 The War Production Board announces Canada will ship 215000 tons of newsprint monthly to U S papers in the July September quarter, an increase offset by a 50000 ton backlog of deferred orders. A publishers task group recommends inventory ceilings be cut to 30 days in most regions and 50 days in western and southern states to reduce orders while using full quotas. Steinman did not indicate WPB adoption.
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Washington
War Production _ board
Canada
U. S
J. Hale Steinman
Steinman
WPB
Churchill Has Strong Supporter In Texas
Ferrell Windham of Ellis county Texas a chicken hatchery operator and farmer and a WWII era donor to Winston Churchill sends a personal check to the prime minister. The check bears Churchill's endorsement and is kept as a souvenir. Windham later writes a note inviting Churchill to come to Italy Texas to help with the hatchery if England ever faces grass shortages.
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Italy
Tex
Winston Churchill
Ferrell Windham
Ellis County
Windham
Churchill
London
England
Texas
Arkansas Governor Bets On Victory Garden Contest
Governor Ben Laney proposes a five month victory garden contest among six state governors Missouri Oklahoma Tennessee Mississippi Louisiana and Texas. The National Victory Gardening Institute will judge 40 percent on personal plots and 60 percent on resident participation. June 1 marks the start of digging.
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Little. Rock
Ben Laney
Camden
Arkansas
Laney
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Turkey
Emg Minho
Little Rock
Ouachita County
James H. Davis
Jimmy
You Are
Kerr
Vernor McCord
Bailey
Donnelly
Stevenson
National Victory Gardening Institute
Tomato Sheds in Valley Closing Amid Seasonal Shift
In Weslaco on May 24 figures show about 7 000 of an estimated 10 000 tomato sheds have closed as the peak shipping season passes. Green corn growers report strong demand with up to 20 carloads daily. Citrus movement remains heavy, about 50 grapefruit cars and a few orange cars daily, expected to continue for about a week.
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Weslaco
Rio Grande Valley
Maret
Mrs Weinert Visits White House to See President Truman
Mrs H H Weinert of Seguin Texas a Democratic national committee woman was en route to Texas after visiting the White House to pay respects to President Truman. She said she called at the White House yesterday to see the president.
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Washington
H. H. Weinert
Seguin
Democratic National Committee
Texas
Truman
Discharge Request From Fort Sam Houston Sergeant
Tedh Sat Jamies M Logan of Luling holder of the Congressional Medal of Honor and Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart has applied for a discharge at the Army ground and service forces redistribution station at Fort Sam Houston where he has been stationed recently.
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San Antonio
Tedh
Truman to appoint judge as labor secretary to replace Perkins
President Truman names Federal Judge Lewis B. Schwellenbach of Spokane to replace Frances Perkins as labor secretary, effective July 1 after Senate confirmation. AFL leaders applaud the change though CIO remains silent, noting Perkins’ policies gave organized labor major power for 12 years.
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Washington
Truman
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organization
Lewis B. Schwellenbich
Spokane
Wash
Frances Perkins
Miss Perkins
Organized Labor
Senate
East
AFL
William Green
Scout Honor Court Tonight At 8 In 99th District Court
Boy Scouts will face the Court of Honor tonight at 8 o clock in the 99th District Court. J C Reynolds, chairman, announces Tenderfoot recognitions for Jimmie Benton Jerry Blackburn and Jerry Golden. Second class goes to Robert Clark Pierce Bruckner Cecil Caddel and Richard Hitt. Merit badges to many including Stanley Black Herbert Maxwell Charles McBroom Kenneth Cox and others. David Cadena and Charles Zender receive Stars and Jimmy Lockhart earns the Eagle Bronze Palm.
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LuBbock
Court of Honor
99Th District Court Room
J. C. Reynolds
Jimmie Benton
Jerry Blackburn
Jerry Golden
Robert Clark
Pierce Bruckner
Cecil Caddel
Richart Hitt
Stanley Black
Herbert Maxwell
Charles McBroom
Kenneth Cox
John Morrisset
Eugene Copp
Emmett Adair
Floyd Rector
John Duncan Bay
Armstrong
Frank Ford
Don Ruitt
Billy Adair
Leslie Morrisset
David Cadena
James Wood
Bobby Reynolds
Oscar Maloch
Pat Lewellyn
Tom McCullough
John Schratz
Weldon Cobb
Herbert Hawkins
David Wilkins
Jack Garner
Johnny Work
Charles Zenker
Paul Farris
Pat Thurman
Carlos Holton
John Craig
Kenneth Pinkard
Wayne Diebel
Harvey Lee Chambless
Gene
AFL backs Schwellenbach appointment and labor reforms
Green praised the new secretary as a capable and well qualified man. He said the AFL would press for consolidating all government labor agencies into one department and for creating an advisory committee of union leaders.
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Schwellenbach
Green
AFL
World War II casualty total nears one hundred thousand in latest update
Washington reports official casualty tallies with 886,525 killed and wounded across Army Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard. The new total shows a seven day gain of 9,875 including 8, six five two five Army casualties and 109,564 among Navy Marine and Coast Guard personnel.
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Washington
Witte
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
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