Prec edent set by New Jersey traffic safety chief
Motor Vehicle Commissioner Arthur W. Magee revoked driving privileges of two truck operators for illegal parking that contributed to fatal accidents in Trenton and Passaic. Aimed at accountability, the action argues that obstructed views may have prevented the crashes, killing a 7-year-old boy and a 74-year-old woman.
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Whitewright Booster Club Banquet Ends With Brief Report
About 125 attendees at the Whitewright Booster Club banquet watched president Grant Hoover reveal a terse annual report after a joke with a heavy briefcase. The Denison Herald notes the humor and the audience’s relief at a short presentation. The Trenton Tribune urges careful donations to trusted charities.
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Grant Hoover
Underground factories eyed as vital defense against air attack
Hugo S Sims argues the Army Air Forces favor complete underground structures as the most practical protection. German wartime data show 143 underground factories, about one fifth of aircraft production, almost all V weapons, and over half of engine plants. The piece notes cost but warns timing is critical before bombs fall. It also cites a National Planning Association report on shrinking purchasing power.
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National Association of Manufacturers
Army Air Forces
Prices Rise Amid Outlook of Buyers Strike
Prices stay high despite expert opinions and advice from the National Planning Association. Economists warn a buyers' strike may brake production and trigger a recession, a hard lesson but hoped to spare the public greater pain.
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National Planning Association
Kay Kimbell Opens Sherman Grocery Branch
Sherman opens the Kimbell Sherman Co. at 510 East King as the fortieth Kimbell point serving North Texas and South Oklahoma. O T Martin to manage with wife and two children joining in summer. Kay Kimbell heads the group with a grocery volume over 50 million dollars, the largest in the South.
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Texas
Oklahoma
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Kimbell Company
Pecos
Whitewright and
Record fines set in Texas liquor law case
Raymond Ballew a 55 year old Memphis electrical appliance dealer paid 8000 in fines and 193 90 in costs after pleading guilty to eight liquor selling charges in Hall County Texas dry by local option Deputy supervisor Charlie Fuller of the Liquor Control Board at Lubbock said the total likely set a state record
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Texas
Raymond Ballew
Memphis Electrical Appliance
John Keppwell
Hall County
Charlie F. Fuller
Liquor Control Board
Lubbock
Five Star Hand With a Dishpan
General Dwight D. Eisenhower washed dishes at home on Sunday nights. The anecdote surfaced during his testimony before the House foreign affairs committee. Representative Jarman recalled Mrs. Eisenhower telling him to tell Ike not to get too uppity about war successes, as he would still have to do the dishes upon his return.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Alabama
Europe
Eisenhower
Ike
Sunday Dishes Question Sparks Lighthearted Exchange
Jarman asks if chores are done. Eisenhower grins, replying that dishes are only on Sunday nights. The playful exchange captures a domestic moment amid broader historical context.
To Start Oil Test Near Ravenna Dennis Bible Farm
Drillers will start an oil test on the Dennis Bible farm four miles northeast of Ravenna this week after moving the rig in Sunday. The test will be in a highly active area, though no other wells have been drilled nearby according to Mr. Bible.
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Ravenna
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Dentist Not Patient Dies in English Office
In Sheffield England George Henry Davison aged 60 entered a dentist office for a tooth pull and after receiving anaesthetic awoke with teeth intact to find the dentist dead. He had suffered a heart attack.
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Sheffield
England
George Henry Davison
National Guard hits 73,691 of 682,000 goal in training
Washington reported Maj. Gen Butler M. Miltenberger said the National Guard has reached 73,691 members of its goal of 682,000 trained and ready for service in an emergency. The progress update was announced Saturday.
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