Morgenthau Warns War Spending Keeps Taxes High
Former Treasury Secretary Henry Morgenthau Jr. told a Chicago conference that war peacetime spending keeps taxes high and urged stopping war talk and planning. He called for outlawing the atomic bomb, a Truman Stalin Attlee meeting, and a Roosevelt Congress victory this November.
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Chicago
Treasury
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Morgenthau
Conference of Progressives
Washington
Truman
Marshall Stalin
Atlee
National Citizen’s Political Action Committee
Independent Citizens’ Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
CIO Political Action Committee
US Flag Design Patch 1818 Stars Arrangement Noted
In 1818, observers recorded that the flag was fixed in pattern except for how the white stars were arranged. The note highlights ongoing attention to star placement during early 19th century flag design.
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United States
Sleeping On Railway Tracks Fatal Tragedy In Hammond
Three high school boys were killed when a train crushed them after they slept on Nickel Plate railroad tracks near Hammond Indiana following a friend's birthday party. Gene Blair witnessed the tragedy and reported they had one bottle of beer each but were not drunk.
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Hammond
Ind
U.P
Nickel Plate
Gene Blair
Blair
Mike
Charles Schick
Joseph Walker
Potato Price Support For 1947 Similar To This Year
Walter Y Wells Triple A official in Lubbock reports 1947 Irish potato price support will mirror 1946. Producers must stay within acreage allotments and file reports at local Triple A offices with past four year potato acreage and 1947 planting plans. Support price set at ninety percent of parity.
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Congress
Russia
Walter Y. Wells
Lubbock County
Wells
Triple A
Severe Texas Meat Shortage Forecast
J G Montague counsel for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers forecast a severe meat shortage next spring. He said only a long range feeding plan can prevent a scarcity of meat animals early in 1947. He warned that present ceilings would penalize the entire southwest.
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Fort Worth
J. G. Montague
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Montague
Southwest
Laugh Clown Laugh Funnyman Leaves Hospital on Crutches
Jimmy Savo the comedian left Memorial hospital on crutches without his right leg. He expects weeks before fitting for an artificial leg and months to relearn walking. He joked about a corn on the foot and recalled hospital morale-boosting songs and visitors including Jane Frohman and Mary Martin.
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Funnyman
David Co
Whitney
United Press
New York
Jimmy Savo
Memorial Hospital
Savo
Nina
Jane Frohman
Mary Martin
Bill Robinson
FBI Agent Shot Suspect in North Dakota Arrest
Dwight Brantley said John Frederick Benson, 31, linked to an Aug. 10 shooting of an FBI agent near Rackley Kansas, was killed early today by FBI agents while resisting arrest at Sanish North Dakota. Benson had been the focus of a nationwide manhunt after an attempted burglary at the Karkley State Bank on Aug. 8.
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FBI
Kansas City
Dwight Brantley
John Frederick Benson
Rackley
Kas
Sanish
N. D
Benson
Karkley
Dallas Morning News Oct 28 front eight pages omitted advertising
The Saturday morning Dallas Morning News edition was eight pages with all display and classified ads omitted to conserve newsprint. A front page box explained the step.
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Dallas
Dallas Morning News
Recreation Meeting To Plan Adult Teen Program
An adults meeting to plan a better recreation program for adults and teens will be held at the Community Center on Sixth and Avenue B Tuesday night. A planned program with coffee and doughnuts will be served. the center will be reserved for adults. The City Recreation department supervises the center.
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Sixth
Avenue B
City Recreation Department
Meetings Postponed in Union County Farm Group
Regular meetings of the Union County Farm and Ranch Veterans association have been postponed for September and October due to the rush of farm and ranch work this time of year.
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Clayton
N. M
U.P
Union County Farm and Ranch Veterans’ Assn
Negro Minister To Seek Houston Post
Rev. L. H. Simpson pastor of Pleasant Hill Baptist church and president of the Colored Baptist Ministers association plans a bid for councilman at large if the group files his application. Chairman E. R. Coffey said a group filed the application and paid the $500 filing fee late yesterday, with Coffey accepting the submission pending a check of the records.
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Houston
L. H. Simpson
Pleasant Hill Baptist Church
The
Colored Baptist Ministers Association
E. R. Coffey
City Democratic Executive Committee
Coffey
First Negro Files for City Office in Reconstruction Era
The committee chairman noted the historic filing as the first time since Reconstruction that a Black candidate has sought a Houston city elective position, highlighting a milestone in local politics.
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Real Tate
Houston
Secretary Resigns From Clayton Chamber of Commerce
Douglas Cornwall resigns as secretary of the Clayton Chamber of Commerce in Clayton New Mexico after saying he cannot devote full time to the job. The resignation becomes effective October 1.
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Clayton
N. M
Douglas Cornwall
Clayton Chamber of Commerce
Cornwall
Coffee Tree Yields About Two Pounds Per Season
A coffee tree produces roughly two pounds of green coffee each season, indicating modest harvests for small plantings. The figure reflects typical yields for a single mature tree and helps gauge overall farm output over time.
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A. B. Parks
Lubbock, Texas
Oklahoma University
J. L. Martin
George Brewer
Camilla Hunt
O. U
Braniff Airlines
Brewer
Geo. W. Brewer
Ave. Q. Lubbock
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
West Point
Stewart Field
G. I. Bill of Rights
Clent Breedlove
Aerial Service
City
Slaton
DRS. Harvey & Johnson
Ave. K
DIAL
Hudson Protective Service
Hudson
Aiad Axel
Bill Dean Motor CO
AVE. J
Carla Waft
Hanna-Pope & Co
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