Federal highway aid pairing to job relief grows
Percy L Crosby reports Washington March 15 that a raised highway program would push 6260 billion for 1950. Department of Agriculture cites Hoover era cooperation, with total state and local road costs projected at 1 3037 500 500 for construction and maintenance plus local bridges and roads. States listed show large planned expenditures with New York Pennsylvania Illinois Michigan Wisconsin leading and several western and southern states following.
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Washington, D. C
Agriculture
Hoover
Bureau Roads
Sapa
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Minnesota
Dupa
Mir
North Dakota
South Dak
Kansas
Virginia
West Virginia
South A
He George
Florida
Miami-Panama Fliers Due in U A This Afternoon
Miami Panama fliers expected to land at Kelly field this afternoon after an earlier stop and a failed attempt to cross from Panama. Maj. J E Fickel Lieut A B Hegenbereer and Lieut A L Hewen were among the crew. their plane was forced down near Tapachuts Mexico prompting a ground crew to assist with repairs and a second takeoff toward Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gi A. Alethan
Cok Pablo Sider
Panama
Tapachuts
Mexico
Albro
Duncan Field van
Ican
Naval Plane Quiz Slated by Solons
Washington March 15 A Senate Naval Affairs Committee will launch an inquiry to determine why the United States lagged in the development of faster planes and propulsion. The investigation is headed by Senator Trdin es with members including Senator Waterman Republican, Lieutenant and Senator Sullivan.
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Solons
Washington
B.C
United States
Enpnin
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Trdines
Lenererat
Magilani
Waterman
Liolo
Air Mail Bill Moves Toward Decision in Congress
Washington reports a new air mail bill described as vital to commercial aviation moves toward a decision. The measure, presented by Irving Glover, would fund air mail service as lifeblood for the industry, with passage expected before the week ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Irving Glover
Jerly
Atlas Favored as Name for Planet
A meeting at Flagstaff Arizona discusses naming the newly found planet in the fourth solar system. Trustees and observers consider Atlas as the preferred name amid suggestions and formal proposals.
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New York
Dkumeraan
Momers
Lowell
Flagstaff
Ariz
Bs Towel Putnam
Ohterboard of Trustees
Perrical Lavell
Observators
Atlee
Hell's Angels Producer May Star Billie Dove
New York gossip notes Howard Hughes plans a sequel to Arabian Nights with Lipton researching original story. Warner Bros may buy Dove's contract as talks swirl over casting and writing duties while other stars and industry moves stir Hollywood chatter.
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Hell’s Angels
Billie Dove
Louella Velverent & Cone
New York
the Elk
Howard Hughes
Rom
Young Hughes
Leif Wolheim
Ciddy
Will
Ana Therish
Jew Lipton
Paramount
Mr. Lipton
Howard
Firet National
Dove
Warner
Millions Filing Income Reports and Large Payments
Washington notes millions file income reports as the government conducts year end processing. Officials scan records and collect taxes due while taxpayers anticipate deadlines and potential refunds. Divorces granted include Anne Megrive versus Ty AL Lote beri.
Beleaguered India and California politics swirl in turmoil
Fragmented OCR yields a garbled account mentioning passive resistance in India, movements against the government, and Democratic and Irish politics in California. It references protests and a Washington event during the confirmation of a government appointment, with names and specifics obscured by errors.
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Beyfrly Hiles
Hrilnh
Poe
India
California
Cluds
Plata
le Weplioe
Washington
Tourn
Will Rigers
Savants View Ninth World Discovery Near Earth Orbit
A misread report from Flagstaff details a newly discovered planetary body named Vie noate wards near Earth. Dr. Migher and collaborator Droth Sampdiad release observation data, noting a bright strip on a plate and plans to track the object for years to understand its orbit and potential connection to Neptune.
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Flagstaff
Ari
Ouf Lawell
Dire Alors
Clyde Tendroide
Lowell
Migher
Droth Sampdiad
Diacter
Suyber
Earth
Mankt
Hlipher
Funeral Sunday for Mrs Lyons Mabler Upbrain
Mrs Lyons Mabler Upbrain died Friday afternoon at the Habeas Moen infirmary. Funeral services are planned Sunday at 2:36 p.m. in San Antonio, with burial in Fer Fl cemetery. She was 72 and lived in Garriend. Survived by daughter Mee Caroline Mazury and sister Afr, Loin Jeenke.
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Mayme Lyons
Mom Masine
Her Mentier
Caroline Mazury
Sinter
Afr
Permit Sought for Causeway Linking Point Isabel to Padre Island
Sesaour and Whitnie of Ohio seek Army approval to build a creosoted pile causeway across the lower Bin Grande, with two boat passages of 100 and 50 feet. The route would start near the Point Isabel railway trestle, run toward Padre Island, and connect to the Padre Island driveway extending to Corpus Christi.
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bin Grande Sale
Point, Isabel
Sesaour and Whitnie
Fr Ohio
Point Isaael
Isegerope
Milo Z. Fos
Galveston
Point Jaabel
Guy
Vadty Istong
Padre Island
Corpus Christi
Trealle
Queen Pays Visit to English Saloon in London Aid
The queen visits a public house in London to learn about beer and bartenders, exploring topics that have been widely discussed domestically and abroad. The event marks her firsthand exposure to British pub culture and its traditional role in social life.
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London
Great Britain
Neeterday
U S Officer Shot in Leg by Chinese Forces at River Bank
An American naval guard on the Yangtse Rapids steamship company patrol was wounded in the leg during a clash with Chinese soldiers on the north bank. The incident occurred near the Dangise River, and authorities report no further injuries.
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U.S
C. MM
States Naval Armed Guard
Yangise Rapids Steamship
Ne Pam
Police Sought to Locate Myron Wyman
Police asked to find Myron Wyman or his wife after a life insurance notice from Prudential Life Insurance Company at Newark. Mr Lillian Wyman reported their last known address as 21b West Manhattan Avenue per Fred Caloat of the firm.
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Myron Wyman
Prudential Life Theurance Company
Newark
Po Wyran
Lillian Wyman
Wyman
Fred Caloat
North Texas Rain Breaks Dry Spell Across Region
North Texas and western areas saw a break in a long dry spell as scattered showers moved from Dallas to the coast and westward, bringing renewed optimism about regional prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Texas
Dallas
Farinern al Sterksien
Stata
Fear Lost Pilot Victim Foul Play
Officials consider foul play in the disappearance of Maurice Graham during a January 1 flight from Tow Angelen to Salt Lake City. A mail plane pilot, the missing pilot, may have been killed and his body buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weneen Aie Kaprensefe
Maurice Graham
Tow Angelen
Salt Lake City
Letad
Dentznyert
Co-Eds Penalized for Smoking in Rooms at Tracknell
In LAWISEL VA a college reports penalties for co-ed students who smoked in rooms. The campus discipline board met after a review found violations of college rules. Penalties included possible fines and impound actions as the student body faced disciplinary consequences.
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Lawisel Ns
Touizni
Jan Hern
Omic
nAniine
Store Owner Slugged in Robbery at Pridey Night Store
William Bauche of 1308 South Vlorea Street was knocked unconscious and robbed by two Mexican footpads who entered his Pridey Night store. A blackjack was used, $5 taken from the cash register, and the attackers fled as a nearby witness and owner Tory Garoni alerted police. Both Bauche and Garoni identified the suspects.
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William Bauche
Vlorea Street
Bauiche
Dee
Bauche
Tory Garoni
Gerunt
Tools Reported Stolen From City Building Site
Police report a tool thief active in the city. Ashford reported theft of tools from the manual training department of School No. 7 under construction. Henderson and others also reported tool thefts. Thieves forced a tool box lock and stole copper wire and tools from a parked vehicle. A Houthweet Hell Telephone company employee reported items stolen from a home, including shotgun shells, razor, skinnanimo and hunting knife.
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D. Ashford
McKintey Agenut
Manual
ZL. W. Henderson
Sol Megina
Calversa
Houston
Trabeela
Tandy
Houthweet
Hell Telephone Company
G. Greenwood
Cilebra Roar
Teen Faces First Degree Murder Charge After Family Tragedy
A 15 year old student from Hlinoin, identified as Alan TK Schumm, killed his father and mother in what officials term an insane act and a danger to society. A panel of three physicians found him mentally unfit, with a formal plea of not guilty by reason of insanity likely to be entered next Monday at the court in Louis.
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Louis
Alan TK
Schumm
Hlinoin
Hehomm
Laucklart Lea
Barnax
Fem
Mang
Lockhart Rena Register
Wiliam Feho‘ett
Sunervigard
Royotex
Magic Pree
Carrizon Springs
la Pryaty Dilley
Hatnouille Rexinna
Coxenie
Jaovar
Cosotes
Egen
Kite Meet Canceled by Rain at Woorllawn Lake
The Kite Meet at Woorllawn Lake under the Warallawn Lake league was postponed due to unfavorable weather. The event, initially set for Saturday March 23 at 1 a.m., will reset upon suitable conditions.
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Woorllawn Lake
Warallawn Lake
Vie League
Prisoner Throws Shoe at Judge in Contempt Hearing
A prisoner in CALERIA, Tial, March SM, threw a shoe at the judge during a murder trial. The defendant, Man qunle Feenli, aged about forty four, faced the court after he made disliked remarks. He was sentenced to five years in the homepow for contempt and the incident drew the judge’s admonition.
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Egg
Caleria
Tial
March
Old-time dance nights at city venues described in garbled notice
A fragmented local notice lists multiple dance events and orchestras at venues such as Trae waller Hall and Crescent Bead, with attendees paying cash, nightly performances on Saturdays and Sundays, and references to bands, prizes, and social gatherings. The text is garbled but centers on community dances, orchestras, and social entertainment across several locations and dates.
Steak craving and town talk in Crockett notes
A rambling, era-laced column recalls a Union Meat Co steak order and Henry Levell, Walter Thompson yearlings, and ranch feeding methods. It shifts to Ben Nolan and Jim Hlater in Kinney County, Ozona business trip details, and San Angelo’s white child birth, then veers into a spoofish livestock tale and a mayoral warning about cows in town.
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Union Meat Company
Henry Levell
Henry
Walter Thompson
Henry Lavell
Hell
Qld
Ben Nolan
Brarkrtville
Kisney County
Jim Hlater
Jim
Ben
Eo Jin
Kinney County
Campaign nears close with banquet slated Tuesday night
Campaign workers in Roe Te MoCo announce finish plans for a fundraising drive. Officials say a banquet Tuesday will conclude the effort and summarize results. The drive, targeting about 510 00 in funds, saw several listed supporters and committee members active in the final push.
Battle of Navara Forces Fight In American Waters
Navy reports recall of a sea engagement described as one of the deadliest fought by American forces. The battle left ships sunk and a scarred landscape along the coast near Nassau and the hills of Haiti. Heavy artillery described as near riotous in the wake of the clash.
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U.S
Jn Aimerican
Navara
Communists Soft Pedal Policy in Moscow
A Moscow dispatch reports the Communist party committee issued a cautious order in response to church suppression. It bars forcible curbs on churches without the consent of a controlling majority and formal sanction from authorities, framing the policy as voluntary by the population yet restricting religious institutions.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Imlay
Denaturant Debate Over Petroleum Compound In Alcohol
Government researchers push a petroleum based denaturant for alcohol, claiming it cannot be removed from the beverage and may deter misuse. Critics urge tastier, safer substitutes while Prohibition Commissioner Dolan says limited to the refinery and paint industries for now.
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Maren
Prohibition Bureau
Worling
Bureau Han
W. ¥. Linder
Dearrites
Saga
Congress
Sirovich
New York
Vameu M. Dolan
Great Southern Life Insurance Merger Formed in Texas
In Dallas on March 15 the Great Southern Life Insurance Company of Houston announced its absorption of assets from the United Union Life Insurance Company of Fort Worth after a stockholders meeting. RE Greenwood, president of the Houston firm, stated the consolidation would create one of the leading life insurers in the South.
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Texas Insurance Companies
Dallas
Great Southern Life Insurance Company of
Houston
Wen
Ing
Te Sayern Union Life ‘Insurance Company of
Fort Worth
RE. P. Greenwood
Great South
Wife shoots mate in money quarrel at Fort Worth
Be Thompson, a 64 year old farmer, accused her husband of owing 15 cents for 26 rounds of some item. Police say Merv Thompson, 53, told officers he beat her after verbal threats. She allegedly fired four shots from a pistol in their living room during a quarrel over money.
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Fort Wort
Thompson
Merv. Thompson
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Wallace Carnahan
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Picind
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Magazie
Christian Science Publishing Society
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