Knights Templar Conclave Invades Houston in 1946 Parade
More than 10,000 Knights Templar and guests descend on Houston for the 43rd triennial conclave. A two hour parade will display 8,000 marchers with 20 bands and 20 drill teams, followed by a week of ceremonies, tours, and a grand encampment at Sam Houston Coliseum.
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Claude Ramsey
United Press
Houston
Jesse Jones
Democratic National Committee
Knights Templar
Texas
Knights
Port
Templar
Charles N. Orr
St. Paul
Rice Hotel
Chester B. Emerson
Cleveland
Ohio
Galveston
Sam Houston Coliseum
Goodyear Turnout Of Tires Is Halted
AKRON Ohio October 19 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co halted tire production as 10 000 workers joined a United Auto Workers sympathy strike after two men were suspended for a week for walking off their jobs. An additional 123 workers in the mixing department quit in solidarity. Goodyear said mixing is the first production step and that the stoppage forced the entire workforce off their jobs. The union demanded the two suspended workers be reinstated without penalty, which the company refused.
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Akron
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co
United Auto Workers Union
Comy Company
Goodyear
Portales Fair Shows Profit For Sponsors
Roosevelt County Fair Association in Portales New Mexico reports a balance of 1823 dollars and 73 cents after the Roosevelt County Fair. Additional funds from peanut storage rentals are expected. The association announces ten new directors to meet soon to elect a president vice president secretary and treasurer.
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Portales
N. M
Roosevelt County
Fair Association
Fair Grounds
Prince Firouz To Be Iran's Moscow Envoy
Premier Ahmed Qavam reshuffled his cabinet sending Prince Mozaffar Firouz to Moscow as Iran's ambassador while keeping foreign affairs and interior with himself. The new government, framed as nationalist, was presented to the shah after Qavam reportedly offered his resignation. The reshuffle followed the Qashqai revolt in southern Iran seeking greater parliamentary representation.
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Tehran
Ahmed Qavam
Foreign Affairs
Interior
Mozaffar Firouz
Moscow
Iran
Qavam
Oil Production For Week Reveals Drop
U S crude oil production averaged 4 734 935 barrels daily this week a drop of 10 200 from last week Texas down 17 750 to 2 046 550 barrels California rose 6 600 to 879 000 Oklahoma up 1 000 to 353 650 and Louisiana up 700 to 394 700.
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Houston
U. S
Texas
Kansas
California
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Oldest Valley Resident Antonio Garcia Dies at 127
Antonio Garcia, who claimed to be 127, died this week at Hidalgo county old folks home. No records proved his age, but he was widely regarded as the valley’s oldest resident.
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Edinburg
Antonio Garcia
Hidalgo County
Great Salt Lake Salinity Stands Near Ocean Levels Sixfold
The average salinity of Great Salt Lake in Utah is nearly six times higher than seawater. This comparison highlights the lake’s extreme mineral concentration relative to the ocean.
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Great Salt Lake
Utah
Ocean
Church Leaders Say Peace Can Be Won
The federal council of the Churches of Christ in America issued a statement on Soviet American relations calling for a practical formula of tolerance to endure peace. The council, a federation of 25 denominations with over 27 million members, warned that the arms race could lead to mutual destruction and urged avoidance of war with Russia without compromising convictions.
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New York
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Russia
United States
U.S.S.R
Council
Soviet Union
Tech Art Institute Expands Permanent Collection in Lubbock
Texas Technological College Art Institute reports adding about 3500 in museum value to its permanent collection over the past year. New pieces include watercolors by Chauncey Foster Ryder oils by Guthrie Smith William Lester Greta Matsen and others. The program features 11 outstanding collections exhibitions a spring lecture on Oriental Art of the Near East by Dr Carl Johan Lamm and several social events. About 300 people from Lubbock and surrounding towns hold membership.
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Texas Technological College Art Institute
F. A. Kleinschmidt
Chauncey Foster Ryder
Guthrie Smith
William Lester
Greta Matsen
Near East
Carl Johan Lamm
Lubbock
Settlement Reached Reopening 500 A&P Stores in New York Area
A truck strike settlement allows the reopening next Tuesday of 500 New York metropolitan area A and P stores. John E. Strong, president of local 807, International Brotherhood of Teamsters AFL, announced the agreement.
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New York
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
John E. Strong
807
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
AFL
New War Plants Disposal Board Takes Over Key Tasks
Seven new experts join a government panel to manage the disposal of surplus war property, including idle Big Inch pipelines worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The board, led by Harry E. Pollock, will operate full time and must approve each sale or lease of surplus property valued at one million dollars or more. Shipments of Australian apples overseas total two million bushels this year.
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Washington
U.P
War Assets Administration
New Real Property Disposal Board
Texas
Big Inch Oil, Inc
Pollock
Harry E. Pollock
Asheville
N. C
Pittsburgh
Board of War Assets Operating
John J. O’brien
Sixty Four Veterans Eligible For Cars
Sixty four disabled West Texas World War II veterans have been declared eligible to buy an automobile at government expense under Public Law 663. VA announced eligible veterans may select any make, with special equipment for the disabled, up to 1600 dollars. Home towns listed include Abilene Amarillo Anson Big Spring Borger Brownfield Canyon Chillicothe Colorado City Crosbyton Dalhart El Paso Higgins Lamesa Littlefield Lubbock McLean Merkel Meridian Midland Monahans Odessa Pampa Pecos Plainview Post Rule San Angelo Seminole
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West Texas
Veterans Administration
Abilene
Amarillo
Anson
Big Spring
Borger
Brownfield
Canyon
Chillicothe
Colorado City
Crosbyton
Dalhart
el Paso
Higgins
Lamesa
Littlefield
Lubbock
McLean
Merkel
Merizon
Midland
Monahans
Odessa
Pampa
Pecos
Plainview
Post
Rule
San Angelo
Seminole
Black Voodoo Is Probed By Houston Jury Next Week
Grand jury to study cases surrounding the death of a negro maid tied to a aging cultist. A red letter on black paper and alleged love potions with abortion instructions will be reviewed. the maid's estranged husband, a disciplining voodooist, is linked to the case. The 14 year old daughter has a baby allegedly fathered by the cultist. Locations include Stamford Sweetwater Truscott Turkey and Ysleta.
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Houston
Ed Duggan
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Tech Art Institute
Logan Radio Service
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Stamford
Sweetwater
Truscott
Turkey
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Charles E. Musson
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Avalanche-Journal
Doggett
Columbia Sports Yarn
Princess Yarn
Pompadour
Perroll
Columbia
Sansil
Horsman Dalls
Willard Buck
Davis
Radio Repair Service Dept
E. C. Hindman
Hindman
Edwards Supply Co
Radio Repair Dept
Hindman Radio Service
United Motor Service
Downtown Motor Company
Ave
Herman Weiss
Mar
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