Capricious Weather In Texas
Capricious Texas weather varied by region with sun in Amarillo and the Panhandle while north Texas faced a near blizzard. Snow sleet and freezing rain were reported across north and west Texas with snow at Midland Big Spring Lubbock and Wichita Falls. A two inch snow fell at Electra after a sandstorm and a dust storm hit Laredo. Temperatures were expected to rise Sunday as skies cleared.
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Coastal Storm Diminishes. Rail Schedules Expected to Normalize
Seattle weather service notes weeklong coastal storm warnings ended and heavy mountain snowfalls abated. Transcontinental railroad companies expect schedules to return to normal by tonight or tomorrow as some trains resume operations after delays. some services previously ran hourly.
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Seattle
Weather Bureau
Somme
Two Buildings Burn at Medina Fire destroys drugstore and bar
MEDINA Feb. 9 A Medina drugstore and an adjoining barbershop were destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon after a water heater explosion in the drug store. No injuries were reported.
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Medina
Woman Burns to Death in Tenement Fire
A woman identified as Halve Blevins, 5 percent, was burned to death Saturday night when flames destroyed a three room tenement at 1701 South Laredo Street. Franc West, neighbor, heard her scream and tried to help but was driven back by the fire, believed to have started from a stove explosion. Mrs Everett Baskett Parks, a Dallas attorney aged 42, died today after brief illness.
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Halve Blevins
South Laredo Street
Franc West
Dallas
Everett Baskett Parks
Churchill to Visit White House Amid Miami Holiday
The White House announced Winston Churchill, wartime British minister, will be a White House guest Sunday evening. He is vacationing at Miami Beach and plans to meet President Truman in Washington at 7 40 p.m. tomorrow, traveling by government plane. The visit follows Truman canceling a Florida trip because of a nationwide strike.
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White House
Winston Church
Miami Beach
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Churchill
Truman
Florida
Miami
Sunshine or Job Again Sunshine or Job Again
Weather forecast by J H Jarboe predicts mild morning with easing north wind. Temperatures rise to pleasant afternoon levels as sunshine dispels near freezing conditions.
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Say Antonio
Weath‘ecman J. H. Jarboe
UAW quits Democratic Party revolt reshapes Michigan PAC
The UAW-CIO and Michigan Political Action Committee announced they would no longer back Democratic nominees, pledging support for progressive candidates regardless of party. President R. J. Thomas criticized President Truman as weak and small time, signaling a dramatic split within labor politics.
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Democratic Party
R. J. ‘Thomas
UAW
Michigan Pac
PAC
Thomas
Tranan
Missouri
United Nations faces disarmament debate and site rift
At the United Nations Security Council Dmitri Manuilsky accuses Britain of failing to disarm defeated Japanese in the Dutch East Indies, insisting the Allied agreement and Indonesian situation require action. A separate assembly vote keeps Franco’s Spain isolated. U.N. site talks stall over New York, Connecticut, and UK London proposals, with adjournment urged and a risk the headquarters remain in London.
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Choies
Connecticut
New York
Nations appeal for immediate action to conserve wheat and rice
The United States Britain France and China urged all nations to take drastic action to conserve wheat and rice to prevent widespread suffering and death and slow reconstruction. The appeal will be submitted to the United Nations assembly steering committee for review ahead of a Tuesday vote.
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Britain
France
China
Unite Nations Assembly
Assembly
Hartford Alderman Fred Wells Dies After Suicide Attempt
Hartford police report state 63 year old Alderman and tile worker Fred T. Wells tried to kill himself with a .32 caliber revolver, missing twice, then died of a heart attack. He left a farewell note to his family describing illness and suffering, was found with a newly discharged revolver and sugar powder burns on his temple.
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Hartford
Conn
Fes
Fred T. Wells
Wells
Boliets
Chaplain in Germany Criticizes U S Officers Conduct
A letter printed in Stars and Stripes, quoted by INS via Reuters, has Chaplain Tim sharply criticizing U S officers in Germany. He cites late-night parties at an officers club, billeting of entertainers, and lax discipline, condemning the lingering Nazi-era attitudes among some service members and warning against encouraging such opportunism.
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INS
Reuter
Stars and Stripes
Tim Irons
U. S
Germany
UN O rgn won't last, Sheen predicts fate of UNO
Conshohocken, Fa. Feb. 9 The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Fulton J. Sheen, famed Catholic philosophy professor, warned that the United Nations organization is unlikely to endure. He argued the world is morally disintegrating and that arguing over a permanent UNO home is pointless since the organization may not survive long enough to require a fixed site.
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Fulton J. Sheen
United Nations Organization
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Conshohocken
UNO
White House denies reconversion shakeup rumors
The White House denied reports that John W. Snyder would be succeeded by Chester Bowles as head of the reconversion office. White House Secretary Charles G. Ross, after conferring with President Truman, stated there has been no change discussed or contemplated in the leadership of the Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion.
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White [House
White House
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G. Ross
Truman
John W. Snyder
OPA
Chester Bowles
Office of War Mobilization
Spaatz Takes Over Air Forces Command
Washington reports Gen. Henry H. Arnold hands over command of the Army Air Forces to Gen. Carl Spaatz after a brief ceremony at the War Department. Spaatz, who led strategic air forces in Europe and the Pacific, is sworn in as acting commander pending Arnold's retirement.
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Washington
Henry H. Arnold
Army Air Forces
Carl Spaatz
Tuoey
Spaatz
Strategic Air Forces
European
Pacific
Arnold
Complete Air Accord Seen
An informed British source reports that the United States and Great Britain reached a complete Bermuda accord on air rights. The nations reportedly resolved all differences, agreeing that each can pick up passengers within the other's boundaries and fly them to a third nation under a fifth freedom arrangement.
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Washington
INS
United States
Great Britain
Bermuda
Elter Pation
Spectators Feast On Fried Chicken After Truck Crash
About 100 families in Casdo county benefited when a tractor trailer carrying chickens wrecked. Reese Brewer of Arlington Texas, fell asleep at the wheel causing the loss. Chickens from the load were distributed to spectators at the scene.
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Okls
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Casdo County
Reese Brewer
Arlington
Texas
Brewer
Dallas
British to Buy Huge Flying Boats
London report says the British civil aviation ministry plans to purchase 20 of the largest flying boats ever built. Aviation circles expect orders for gigantic airships weighing 120 tons and powered by six jet turbine engines.
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London
British
Civil Aviation Ministry
Pineapple Cry Sparks Rush at Colorado Store
In Sterling Colorado a woman shopper yelled Pineapple as two clerks wheeled a crate toward the counter. A crowd surged, causing about $20 in damage to counters and glassware. Clerks later announced the crate was the first of 89 crates ready for sale.
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Sterling, Colo
Backers of FEPC Bill Lose Fight in Senate
The Senate rejected the permanent fair employment practice commission bill 48 to 2 on a cloture motion, six votes short of the two thirds needed for a final vote. Backers vowed to try again, while opponents argued for moving to other business.
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Mel Kellar
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Chavez
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Warkley
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Barkley
Magnuson D.wash
Tiger killed by buffalo in Assam tea garden clash
In Margherita Assam a tiger and a wild buffalo battled among tea bushes. The tiger reportedly killed seven people and injured five before the tiger was killed by the buffalo. Spectators watched from treetops as the deadly encounter ended.
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Margherita
Assam
India
Plasma Donations Boost Texas Supplies Note
Dr George W Cox state health officer reports a carload of blood plasma from the army and navy. Plasma will be supplied free to physicians and hospitals upon request for three months. Texas allocation from surplus is about 13009 units.
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DpDr
George W. Cox
Army
Navy
Cox
Texas
Mate Slaying Jury Dismissed
The jury in the murder trial of Mrs. Doris Bradshaw was dismissed tonight by Criminal District Judge Willis McGregor after the 12 men reported they were hopelessly deadlocked. Mrs. Bradshaw was tried for the slaying of her husband, Se. George B. Bradshaw, last November.
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Worth
Doris Bradshaw
Criminal District
Willis McGregor
Crossing Crash Kills 6 Near Salinas
Six people were killed and three seriously injured when a Southern Pacific troop train crashed into a light sedan carrying nine passengers at a railway crossing two miles north of Salinas California on February 5. The crash involved a troop train and a nine passenger sedan. Authorities investigated the cause and identified the victims and injured.
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Salinas
Calli
Southern Pacific
Index of Classified and Society Listings
A compact page listing sections for sports Amusements and radio log entries. Includes references to DOM News and Markos entries with page markers and section numbers for navigation.
Stalin outlines new five year plan and boosted Soviet output
Stalin announced a fourth five year plan for Soviet Russia aiming to boost steel, pig iron, coal and oil production near U S levels. He said rationing would end and the worker’s standard of living would rise. He blamed capitalism for war and stressed the Soviet system’s strength in a pre election Eve address.
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London
Stalin
Soviet
Russia
United States
Moscow Radio
New York Seizes Buildings for Hospitals Amid Fuel Crisis
New York officials seized buildings deemed necessary for hospital use as a six day tugboat strike and fuel shortages threaten health. Mayor O Dwyer ordered rationing and certificates for heavy fuel oil deliveries, while schools and some public buildings shut down. Tugboat strikes continue as longshoremen seek better wages and hours, with talks planned to avert further disruption.
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Board of Health Today
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Office of Defense Transportation
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Yugbert
United Marine Division
International Longshoremen's Association
Bride Liner Nears Port
The Queen Mary raced at 24 knots on the last leg of its voyage with British wives and children of American servicemen, set to dock at noon Sunday in New York. Tug workers strike prompts Army tugs to guide the liner to Pier V, with the first 500 wives ashore at 6 p.m. before the rest stay aboard overnight en route to states across the nation.
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New York Pier
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Union
Forecast San Antonio and vicinity reaches sunny high
The weather forecast for San Antonio and surrounding areas calls for fair skies Sunday with a sharper chill. Temperatures will dip to around 34 degrees at night and rise to a maximum near 60 degrees under diminishing northerly winds.
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San Antonio
Pope Pius XII Health Under Scrutiny Ahead of Consistories
Vatican City February 5 Pope Pius XII health and strength are closely watched as he prepares for a weeklong series of consistories starting February 18 to create 32 new cardinals. Late this week he suffered a slight cold with hoarseness and fever. his physician advised canceling special and public audiences requiring him to leave his private library to receive visitors.
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Vatican City
Pilla
Prison Riot Ends in One Death and Several Wounded
A prisoner was shot dead and several officers were wounded in a riot at the United States disciplinary barracks in Milwaukee Wisconsin. The disturbance began when inmates were refused additional food.
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Milwaukee
Wis
United States
How It Feels To Be President
Washington February five 1945 President Truman describes his daily burden and sense of constant crisis to department heads and personnel directors He notes each week may be hectic but the next brings another crisis and action while he faces the relentless news cycle
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