Blandy May Be Navy Chief
President Truman may name Adm. W H P Blandy as chief of naval operations over Adm. Forrest Sherman. Sherman speeds to Washington by air and could become vice chief. Denfeld’s retirement remains unsettled, shaping a quick decision to avert congressional probes. Blandy is highly regarded and heads the Atlantic fleet awaiting a potential command change.
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Washington
Truman
W. H. P. Blandy
Forrest Sherman
Naval Opera
Louis Denfeld
Blandy
Bikini
Sherman
Naval Operations
Denfceld
Navy
Matthews
Denfeld
Adm
Thomas ©. Kinkaid
Vital Statistics and Divorces in a Fractured List
The clipping lists numerous names in vital statistics and a long divorces granted segment. It mentions Brecksville Ohio and a B F Goodrich research center lab shielded by reinforced concrete barricades to withstand pressures up to 40 000 psi. The text mixes personal names with case headings and an ad line.
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Brecksville
Ohio
B. F. Goodrich Research Center
Soviets Deport 17 000 Greeks From Georgia Amid Protests
Special to The Light reports that 17 000 Greeks disappeared from western Georgia under Moscow’s orders and were transported by military lorries to nearby railheads. Greek officials claim beams of deportations reflect a long pattern across eastern Europe, aiming to populate Siberia for labor and strategic purposes. Children were separated from parents as camps for indoctrination were reportedly set up, with many stateless Greek visitors also affected by passport seizures.
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Kay Richards
Athens
Georgia
Moscow
Russia
Siberia
U. S
Alaskan
Thei
Pacific
Bering Strate
van Alaska
Germany
Lithuania
Latvia
Poland
Maly
Greece
Turkey
Sberia
Tiflis
Batum
Bohum
Neigh
Never Too Late Loyola Business Degree Drive for General
Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Raymond C. Scollin retired at 44 is pursuing a college degree in business administration at Loyola University. He joined the Marines at 14 and rose to command the corps airmen during World War II.
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Los Angeles
INS
Marine Corps
Raymond C. Scollin
Loyola University of Business Administration
Marines
Legion Convention Set for Twentieth District Meeting
The American Legion will convene at the Legion home 205 W. French Pl at 9:30 a m Sunday. Principal speaker Dithard McCollum Harlandale Public Schools head will discuss Education for World Understanding. Bascom Giles Austin General Land Office commissioner will cover Veterans Land board provisions. Mrs Mac Stehling New Braunfels will speak on Rehabilitationauxiliary chair. Guests include Horace Shelton Austin state chaplain Jack Reinhard state sergeant at arms A Schlafli Third Division Commander. Laurel Heights church chair program directed by Charles E Prescott.
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Legion
American Legion
W. French Pl
Dithard McCollum
Harlandale
Bascom Giles
General Land Office
Austin
Veteran's Land Board
Mac Stehling
New Braunfels
Horace Shelton
Jack Reinhard
A. Schlafli
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
Charles E. Prescott
Bride Found Dead in Cincinnati Club
The body of Mrs. Johny Reyner a 24 year old bride of four months was found in her Cincinnati club room wearing only panties. Sleeping pills reported in two empty bottles were found beside her. Her husband John Reyner 24 said she left him and Bernard Connelley at a nightclub after an argument over dinner. He returned about 1 am unable to enter the room and spent the night with Connelley. Look for it in The Light Want Ads.
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Cincinnati
Johny Reyner
Paris
Cincinnati Club
Herbert P. Lyle
John Reyner
Bernard Connelley
Connilley
1949 Economic Outlook From Treasury Secretary Snyder
Treasury Secretary Snyder told bankers that American business faces another tremendous year in 1949. He spoke at the opening general session, noting coal and sleep strike clouds but predicting booming business ahead.
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San Shancisco
Treasury
Snyder
Notar
Truman Signs New Farm Bill Enacted Into Law
President Truman approved the compromise farm bill for the current production season after signing the measure late yesterday. The bill became the law of the land at once, marking a key agricultural policy move by the administration and Congress.
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Washington
Highty- First Congress
Truman
Oklahoma Printers Strike in Bartlesville
Union printers at the Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise went on strike to press for extended jurisdiction over the type punchers used to cut tape for typesetting machines. The Examiner Publishing Co declined to meet the union demands.
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Bartlesville
Okla
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise
Swent
Examiner Publishing’ Co l
Thle
Grandma Moses and Rockwell Paintings On Hallmark Cards For Mercy Christmas
Grandma Moses and Norman Rockwell paintings were selected to help Uncle Sam say Mercy Christmas to the world. The paintings appear on Hallmark Christmas cards to be exhibited at overseas embassies and Information centers by the state department. Light want ads cost little. Dial F-12931.
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Washington
INS
Grandma Moses
Norman Rockwell
Uncle Sam
State Department
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