Parley on Jobs Slated in Austin May 7 and 8
An American Legion conference in Austin on May 7 and 8 will bring Texas' largest employers together with labor officials. Governor Stevenson will address the gathering. Participating firms include International Harvester, Magnolia Petroleum, Southern Pacific Lines, Western Reserve Life, Vultee Aircraft, Lower Colorado River Authority, and dairying rep Joe Carrington. Labor leaders from A F L C IO and the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen will be present. The aim is to develop plans to create thousands of new jobs in Texas.
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American Legion
Texas
Austin
Herman G. Nami
Coke R. Stevenson
International Harvester Company
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Southern Pacific Lines
Western Reserve Life Insurance Company
Vultee Aircraft
Lower Colorado River Authority
Joe Carrington
A. F. of L
C.lo. Orgaizations
Death threat tied to obituary notice in Chicago paper
Evelyn Redl, 25, a chorus girl, told police she received a death threat after a death notice appeared in a Chicago newspaper obituary column. She said a woman later warned "Look in the obituary column. It might come true" and could not explain the motive. Her husband Bert is a theater pianist.
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Chicago
Evelyn Redl
Gil
Police Today
Serve
Light Want Ads Everyday Best Day for Ads
A brief note promotes Light Want Ads as the ideal choice for daily advertisements. It emphasizes consistency and visibility, suggesting advertisers should consider listing their needs every day to maximize reach and impact.
Library Busy During Fiesta at The Readingest Place in Town
Texas books saw a 140 percent week over week rise as patrons flocked to the Morary library during Fiesta. Shelves labeled Texas Brags and San Antonio Mananaland drew crowds, with Green Peyton’s San Antonio City in the Sun debuting and relics displays filled with Texana items.
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San Antonio
Mananaland
Green Peyton
Texas
Wicvarians
Alton Richards
London Flour Sell-Out
London housewives rushed to bakeries to buy flour amid rumors of imminent rationing. Stores emptied by noon as the ministry officially denied the reports.
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London
Ministry of Land
Jester Enters Gubernatorial Race Field in Texas
Dallas April 27 Ins report says Railroad Commissioner Reawford IL Jester of Corsicana filed to enter the 1946 gubernatorial sweepstakes. Other candidates named include Stevenson and O Daniel with Allred and Aired involved in the shifting jockeying. Jester expects no Stevenson run though Allred vows action if Stevenson enters. Jester’s term as railroad commissioner ends January 1 1951 and he says he did not aid the Regulars in the last election and was listed as a possible speaker for Toosevell awareness.
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Texas
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Stevenson
Foy
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Jester
Steyvensair
Texas Regular
Toosevell
Sadler Attacks Allred Rivalry as Crap Shooter Metaphor
Sadler in Nacogdoches for Latterman region at Stephen F. Austin College said former Gov. Allred’s irritation at Gov. Stevenson sounded like “the wails of a crap shooter.” He recalled Allred’s “calculte and cool coffee” remark and urged peace and constructive effort over bickering.
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Nacogdoches
Jerry Sadler
James V. Allred
Stevenson
Sadler
Stephen FP
Austin College
Allred
Hickory Grove
Girl's Death Held Caused by Mislabelled Drug At Sparta
A coroner's jury ruled that an incorrectly labeled drug from the University of Wisconsin school of pharmacy caused Harriet Scott age 13 and Leroy Peters age 6 to die during a February outbreak at the state school in Sparta. Doctors testified the tablets labeled aspirin contained phenobarbital, a sedative, and that state officials confirmed no tablet in the bottle carried aspirin.
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Senna
University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy
Harriet Scott
Harriet
Leroy Peters
Sparta
HL. I Williams
McCoy
Williams
Battleship Pennsylvania Sails On Final Voyage
Los Angeles April 27. The battleship Pennsylvania sails tomorrow for Bikini Atoll on the last voyage of her career. She will join the so called guinea pig fleet to take part in the July atom bomb tests. Nevada will follow, painted orange as the bullseye, and is set to depart Los Angeles harbor Wednesday.
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Los: Angeles
INS
Pennsylvania
Los Angeles Harbor
Bikini Atoll
Guinea
Nevada
Sugar Rubber Await Shipment In Indies Stores
Huge stores of sugar and rubber are in the Netherlands Indies awaiting ships to move the stocks to world markets. Eric T. Bradley, director of the foreign liquidation commission, stated this today in Manila.
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Manila
Netherlands Indies
Eric T. Bradley
Foreign Liquidation Commission
Two Quit Valley Price Board Resign In Harlingen
Harlingen April 27 D W Simpson and Hawkins White both of Brownsville resign from Cameron county price control board calling themselves businessmen not police They say the county board cannot suggest price adjustments for local merchants selling at a loss The San Antonio office alone can recommend adjustments Simpson criticizes OPA for focusing on small violators while ignoring large black market dealers and questions prosecuting wholesalers who must sell at 40 cents to stay within OPA prices.
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Harlingen
D. W. Simpson
Hawkins White
Brownsville
Cameron County Price Control Board
San Antonio
Simpson
OPA
Two Germans Face Trial By American Military Court
Frankfurt reports two German nationals, a woman Ingeborg Fischer and a man Johann Mehrens, will stand trial in an American military government court. Fischer is linked to the death of Sgt. John Chinchar by a bullet from his own pistol, while Mehrens is charged with selling GIs liquor laced with lethal methyl alcohol that killed Cpl. Victor Owen.
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Frankfurt
U. S
Ingeborg Fischer
Set
John Chinchar
Johann Mehrens
Cpl
Victor Owen
Ships Aid Grain Transfer From Russia to France
Paris April 27 At least nine American vessels are aiding the transfer of Russian grain to France, according to U S Ambassador Jefferson Cafféry.
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IFI
France
U. S
Jefferson Cafféry
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