CARE Shipments Up in Millions Across Europe and Asia
CARE marks its fifth year of operations shipping nine million food and textile packages valued at 88 million dollars to Europe and Asia. Since 1945, 94 percent contained food. French notes vast needs remain while expanding aid, with details on meat, coffee, sugar, milk, flour, fats, tea, rice, chocolate, cocoa, and other goods.
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New York
N. Y
Europe
Asia
Paul Comly French
CARE
U. S
Care Overseas Missions
British Isles
Victims of Fire Back to Classes at Oklahoma
Survivors of the University of Oklahoma dormitory fire, which killed three and wounded 21, prepare to return to classes as help arrives. Red Cross assigns 150 clothing allotments for 340 survivors, plus loans for books and food. Names of those who died and hospitalized are listed amid ongoing inquiries into the blaze origin.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Red Cross
Oklahoma City
George L. Cross
Maurice Ahearn
Killingsworth
Conn
Sammy Larue
Clinton
Price Starks
Ferriday to Build Vidalia Pool in Louisiana
Ferriday board approves pool project funding and site transfer from parish school board. Committee led by W F Johnson includes Mike Ohlsen D B Hughes W B Shelton and Proby Sessions overseeing construction with $25 000 police jury grant to the town. Excavation to begin after drainage work completes.
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Ferriday
Vidalia
Laymon L. Cargile
W. F. Johnson
Mike S. Ohlsen
Parish
D. B. Hughes
W. B. Shelton
J. Proby Sessions
Proby Sessions
Captain Killed in Highway Crash Near San Antonio
Air Force Captain Edward Watermeir Jr., 2, of New Orleans was killed in a highway crash 12 miles north of San Antonio. His 26 year old companion Enid Kern of San Antonio was hospitalized with possible pelvic fracture and internal injuries. Watermeir served eight years with postings in Africa, Peru, Mexico and at Randolph AFB. He recently aided a mercy flight to Mexico City for polio treatment. Deputies said the crash occurred after Watermeir’s car was sideswiped by a tank truck in dense fog.
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San Antonio, Tex
Air Force
Edward Watermeir, Jr
New Orleans
Here
Enid Kern
San Antonio
Watermeir
Africa
Peru
Mexico
United States
Randolph Afb
Mexico City
Anne Gaither
U. S
Vicksburg
Miss
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Earl T. Mason
Jackson St
Beart
North Grand Street
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