Twenty five P80 jets halt hop in Tennessee stopover
Twenty five P80 jet propelled Shooting Stars from Memphis cotton carnival paused at Smyrna army air base for the night. Col Bruce Holloway, commander of the 121st fighter group, said they would likely depart for Washington tomorrow morning to meet a 10 30 a.m. CST deadline. The 204 mile hop from Memphis was flown in five groups of two at ten minute intervals, averaging about 45 minutes per leg, weather could delay the schedule.
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Bashville
Tenn
Memphis
Smyrna Army Air Base
Bruce Holloway
Washington
Man Fatally Struck by Auto on Nogalitos Street
Sezernomero, of 2100 block Nogalitos Street, died after a car struck him Saturday night. Romero, 40, of 124 Elmendorf Street, was the driver and not related to the victim. Manuelo Martinez, 37, of 1407 West Summit Avenue, was injured at Beal Street and Elsmere Place. Driver listed as B F Wendel of 1518 West Lynwood Avenue.
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Sezernomero
Rip Ford
Nogalitos Street
Robert 3. Green Hospital
Cecuriy Romero
Elmendorf Street
Hsien
Manuelo Martinez
West
Summit Avenue
Beal Street
Elsmere Place
B. F. Wendel
West Lynwood Avenue
Mexico U S Wire Service Disrupted
Telegrapg service between the United States and Mexico was disrupted briefly today by an undisclosed cause. Five circuits were cut off in Laredo south of the international footbridge as crews worked to resume service.
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Laredo
United States
Mexico
Nyevs
Young Texan 13 Seeks Highway Patrol Career
Austin May 18. Jack Reed of Tohoka aims to become a highway patrolman and asked Texas patrol chief W. J. Elliott for guidance. Reed is 13 but Elliott says the department will keep him in mind and suggests he apply again in about ten years for further information.
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Austin
Jack Reed
Tohoka
W. J. Elliott
Texas Highway Patrol
Elliott
All-India Union Plan Expected To Be Accepted
A May 18 dispatch from New Delhi says both Congress and the Moslem League are likely to accept the British plan for Indian independence. The correspondence indicates Mohammed Ali Jinnah, head of the Moslem League, agreed to an all India union and dropped demands for a separate Pakistan.
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London
INI
Evening Star
New Delhi
Congress Party
Mohamemd Aji Jinnah
All India Union
Pakistan
Texas Traffic Deaths Mount in Four Months
AUSTIN May 1 (P) Fatalities on Texas roads rose last month with 29 deaths, lifting the year to date total to 601. Through four months, state fatalities are up 38 percent from the same period last year, with urban deaths up 21 percent and highway deaths up 57 percent.
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Austen
Texas Department of Publicc
SGL
Texas
Plane Falls Five Soldiers Die Near Memphis
Five men were killed when a twin motored army transport plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Selfridge field. The wreckage stretched 550 feet and the observers said the craft exploded in the air or on impact but did not burn. The aircraft was en route to Bolling Field Washington DC with two officers and three enlisted men. names were not released.
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Memphis
Midh
Selfridge Field
Bollingfield
Washington, D. C
Volunteers to See Active Duty in Postwar Army
Washington May 38 The army offered active voluntary duty to 6400 National Guard and reserve officers for home or abroad service at least until mid-1947. The quotas include 4490 air forces and service forces officers plus 2000 for ground forces. The air force quota consists of 150 non pilot technical specialists. The War Department said accepted officers would replace those eligible for separation as the army moves to a postwar status. Qualified former WAC officers and hospital dietitians as well as service and National Guard officers eligible for recall to active duty.
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Wasilington
Army
National Guard
Air Forces
Air Force
War Department
WAC
Al Buchanan Named Oil Institute Adviser In Texas
Al Buchanan, San Antonio oil man, was named to the advisory committee of the American Petroleum Institute's Southwestern district production division. Joseph B. Landrum, 50, proprietor of Landrum Auto Top and Seat Cover, 1103 South Flores, died suddenly Saturday afternoon on Labor Street after reportedly suffering a heart attack. home at 315 Surte Avenue.
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al Buchanan
San Antonio
American Petroleum Institute
Shreveport
Joseph B. Landrum
Landrum Auto Top and
Seat Cover Company
South Flores Street
Labor Street
Surte Avenue
Jeep for Candidate Exchange Ad Sparks Serious Barter
A truncated classified note from The Light advertises a “Want to Exchange” offer promising a Jeep for a candidate or similar item. The brief message urges readers to dial F-1231 for details amid tight finances and growing barter culture.
LaSaile Extension University Home Study Training Ad
A vintage ad for LaSaile Extension University promotes streamlined home study in accounting with flexible start points and a placement service. It offers a free booklet titled Accountancy, Lie Profession That Bay, notes no obligation, and lists TuSallo Extension University as a correspondence institution in San Antonio, Texas.
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LaSaile Extension University
TuSallo Extension University
Alamy Natl
San Antonio
Tex
Onion crop far ahead of schedule in Williamson County
May 15 report from Williamson County notes the onion crop is maturing several weeks early. Rain has damaged the crop somewhat but yields remain well above average, signaling strong production prospects despite weather setbacks.
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Yaylor
Williamson County
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Denver
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Port Worth
Bredericksburg
Trace
Helena
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New York
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Ora
Sheetenteats
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Oil Board
Dies le Shopping
Jeep
Mac Coker
Dallas
Ai Reconverted Army Jrep
Z.F. Hogan’ Optometrist
Bedell Bldg
Joske’s
Joske's Main Store
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Joske
Bienvenidos
Amigos
Budget House
Commerce
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