Airfield workers' homes raided amid loot recovery
COLORADO SPRINGS Military and civilian authorities recovered about 20000 dollars in loot and expect totals to reach over 100000 as they raid residences of more than twenty Peterson Field workers. Police Chief J B Bruce said 22 civilian employees and Captain Billy E Carson were arrested in connection with wholesale thefts dating back three years.
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Colorado Springs
Peterson Field
J. B. Bruce
Billy E. Carson
Boy Charged With Slaying Benefactor
A 15 year old boy was arrested in Waco and returned to Cleburne in connection with the fatal shooting of Marvin Pitts a 54 year old farmer. Pitts had cared for the youth after parole from Gatesville reformatory. The couple returned home to a dark house and a shot from a .22 rifle killed Pitts. A wallet with 300 dollars and a cattle trade payout was stolen and a pickup used in the escape.
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Waco
Cleburne
Marvin Pitts
Pitts
Gatesville Reformatory
Glen Williamson
Oran Smith
Education Board Adds $4 to Per Capita Fund
The State Board of Education appropriated $4 per capita from the available school fund to supplement the $30 per capi ta for 1946 47 public school budgets. The action means that each school will have $34 per student in state aid for the next school year, instead of $30.
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Austin
State Board of Education
Sugar ration for bakeries cut during wartime food move
Washington reports the OPA cut bakery sugar rations by about 14 percent to free sugar for bread. Retail sugar price may rise one cent per five pounds, spare stamps 9 and 10 extend five pounds through Oct. 31. Bakers will get 60 percent of 1941 sugar usage July-Sept, matching other industries as flour limits ease from 75 to 85 percent in July.
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Washington
OPA
Agriculture Department
Two Men Drown At Lake Texoma In Sudden Squall
A small fishing boat capsized on Lake Texoma near the Flowing Wells bridge about 9 30 p m Saturday. Harmon Glenn 30 and Vadis E Shaw 25 both of Denison drowned after attempting to swim to the bank. Boyd Jacobs of Pottsboro survived clinging to the overturned boat. Glenn and Shaw worked as truck drivers for Abe Ross Truck Co of Denison. The Denison fire department led a six man search team retracing the lake for several hours until noon Sunday. The report notes 1 182 frozen food locker plants were built during the past year bringing total to 6 464. 2 870 such plants operated in 1940.
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Denison
Big Mineral
Lake Texoma
Harmon Glenn
Vadis E. Shaw
Boyd Jacobs
Pottsboro
Jacobs
Flowing Wells
Glenn
Shaw
Denison Fire Department
Abe Ross Truck Co
Future printer to set type with film instead of metal
Herman A. Slater, Kansas City chairman of the IAPHC research committee, told Omaha readers that printers will switch from hot metal to photographic film for setting type. He spoke at a two day Eighth District conference. The graphic arts advance will cut cost and speed production, moving beyond experimentation.
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Omaha
Nebr
Herman A. Slater
Kansas City
International Association of Printing House Craftsmen
Slater
OPA Caps Prices on Very Sheer Nylon Hosiery
The OPA set price ceilings on very sheer nylon hose, 15 to 20 cents higher than other nylons. Prices apply to hose finer than 30 denier, now becoming available. All nylon full fashioned 51 gauge stockings under 30 denier will be $1.70, vs $1.55 for 30 denier or coarser and $1.40 for standard 45 gauge hose.
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Washington
OPA
Republicans Are Hard to Find in Arkansas
A bewildered young Ozarkian entered police headquarters seeking a noted Republican. The desk sergeant replied that there aren’t many Republicans in Arkansas to begin with and could not recall one noted for anything in particular.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
Police
District Clerk Notice of Estate Final Settlement 1946
The State of Texas commands the sheriff or constable to publish this citation in a Grayson County newspaper for at least ten days before return day. Ida Reaves Lucile Davis and spouses John R. Davis Flora Weaver and spouse E J Weaver Ernest Oxendine Cora Droegemeir and spouse Cornelius Droegemeir are heirs of J. E. Oxendine deceased. The heirs filed a final settlement in Grayson County Court docket 8258 on June 19, 1946, to be heard July 8, 1946 at 10 a.m. in Sherman. The court will review and approve or contest the account. Return with proof of service. J C Buchanan Clerk.
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State of Texas
Grayson County
Texas
J. E. Oxendine
Ida Reaves
Lucile Davis
John R. Davis
Flora Weaver
E. J. Weaver
Ernest Oxendine
Cora Droegemeir
Cornelius Droegemeir
Sherman
J. C. Buchanan
Iva Medlin
Papers for signature lead to a clerk’s office
A terse exchange reveals a lad tasked to find a notary public after mentioning papers needing signatures. The scene shifts to a calm note on nature, noting smooth birch trees shedding bark annually.
No Ties Affecting Texas Hay Shortage Warns Of Losses
Texas county ACA committees estimate hay losses from a shortage of baling wire at the request of B F Vance state director of the Production and Marketing Administration. They will tally losses by county with dealers and farmers, due July 1, and may urge USDA steps to boost baling wire production. Agronomist F A Miller urges storing as much of the Texas fay crop as possible and cutting grass while young to maintain protein.
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College Station
Texas
ACA
B. F. Vance
Production and Marketing Administration
Vance
USDA
F. A. Miller
Texas A. & M. College Extension Service
Ricks
Joel L. Cook Appointed Traffic Manager of Cotton Belt Route
The retirement of William F. Murray as general traffic manager of the St. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines effective June 1 was announced by trustee Berryman Henwood. Joel L. Cook was appointed general traffic manager and Walter G. Degelow named traffic manager to fill Cook's prior post. Murray retires due to ill health.
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William F. Murray
St. Louis Southwestern Railway Lines
Berryman Henwood
Joel L. Cook
Mr. Murray
Walter G. Degelow
Cook
Murray
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Dicken Weldon Savage
Fred Prestage
Robert Dean George Schumacher
Ss. V. Earnest
R. C
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Olan R. Vanzandt
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F. M
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Frank
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Joe Johnson
Griffin Dollarhide Jr
Allen T. Short
Phone 100
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Main Street
Tom Barbee
Badgett
G. V. Ford
West Grand Avenue
C. P. Masters
G. W. Ford
Blackland Farm
Ely
Joe Clark
Marshall
Karo Maxey
Milott
Ribbons—The Sun
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Universal Typewriter
Ted Spinks
Tom Barbeets
Sallye
Winnie Hamilton
Ray Hyepock
Pilot Grove
Whitewright
Tom Bean
Ida
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Auto Finance Company
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First National Bank
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Southwestern Bell
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