Texoma Camp Gets Green Light on POW Barracks Deal
Approval from Washington via the U S Engineers authorizes a right of entry to a 629 acre Boy Scout reservation on Lake Texoma and the acquisition of buildings from the Denison Dam prisoner of war camp. Four councils will use the site year round. Building projects include a mess hall warehouse and commissary.
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Texas
Oklahoma
Lake Texoma
Denison Dam
Washington
U. S
North Texas
Red River Valley Council
Denison
Lone Star Area Council
Paris
Sherman Area Council
Region 10
Dallas
Bob Dunn
Dunn
Hagerman Wildlife Refuge
Mill Creek
John Steakley
Durant
U.S. Engineers
Tulsa
Denison Herald
Women Do Have Harder Life Says Gallup Poll
A national Gallup poll conducted before Mother's Day shows 54 percent say a woman's life is harder than a man's, with 61 percent of women, 47 percent of men supporting the view. Only 22 percent overall hold no opinion.
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New York
Gallup
Army Offers Active Duty To Reserves
The Army announced it would call 6,400 National Guard and reserve officers to active duty through mid 1947. The quota includes 4,400 air forces and service forces officers and 2,000 for ground forces, with only 150 nonpilot air force technical specialists. The move replaces those eligible for separation and aims to extend service until a permanent postwar status is reached. Qualified former WAC officers and hospital dietitians, plus reserve and National Guard officers, are eligible for recall.
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Washington
Army
National Guard
Air Force
War Department
WAC
Driver Hand Signals and Sex Stereotypes Noted
An examiner reported a bizarre answer given by an applicant to the question of what a driver’s hand signal means. The man claimed the signal varied by gender, saying a woman’s signal could indicate turning or stopping or pointing to a hat, while a man purportedly waved at a woman. The report notes a need for decreased speed.
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Austin
Arnette
Nine Questions on the G I Bill Veteran Education
A series of questions answers cover refresher or retaining courses for veterans under the G I Bill including standards of excellence for re enrolled students, allowance with part time work, requirements to accept suitable employment, prohibition on correspondence courses, disability pension eligibility, and lack of loans before subsistence begins. The guidance clarifies that education must occur at approved institutions and that benefits are adjusted accordingly.
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United States Employment Service
Bible Questions Answered by Prophecy International
The text presents a series of Bible questions and answers from Prophecy International Bible Broadcaster. Topics include the little horn in Daniel, Christ dwelling in believers, Alpha and Omega in Revelation, and a Biblical view on origins of life versus evolution. It notes Mussolini’s death and cites scripture references.
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Ete
THE
Voice “Prophecy International Bible Broadcaster
Mussolini
Daniel
What Is the Soul in Biblical Terms
A compact explainer notes three senses of soul in scripture: the whole person, the life or vital breath, and the mind or intellect. It cites Genesis 2 7 first as life breathed into man, 1 Peter 3 20 in the ark, Revelation 16 3 for every living soul, and Matthew 16 25 26 linking life and soul to the same Greek word.
Auto safety remark becomes real loss for centenarian family
Burlington Iowa reports Frank King died at 103 after a hit and run crash. His brother Joe, age 105, survives. The elder King recalled a half century ago that autos are unsafe on sidewalks as the new era began.
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Burlington
Frank King
Joe
Frank
Colleges limit fall enrollments amid shock housing report
Washington, D. C. Reconversion Director John W. Snyder said 2,080,000 returning veterans and others will seek college next fall but only 1,000,000 can be accommodated. The report cites housing, facilities, books, and teacher shortages and urges a national higher education commission to study problems this summer for action by the administration and next Congress. Steps for colleges include raising teachers salaries to competitive levels and better use of campus facilities.
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Washington
D. C
John W. Snyder
Truman
National Commission On Higher Education
Texas Traffic Deaths Hit 129 in April
Texas Department of Public Safety reports 129 traffic fatalities in April, raising four month total to 561. Officials note a 38 percent rise from January to April 1945, with highway deaths up 57 percent and urban fatalities up 21 percent, signaling broad increases across the state.
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Austin
Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas
Notice of Sheriff's Sale No 54367 in Grayson County
The sheriff of Grayson County Texas, G P Gafford, will sell July 2 1946 at the courthouse in Sherman between 2 and 4 pm, the property of J J Ferguson and unknown heirs to satisfy a 293 78 dollar judgment plus interest and costs from 1946 liens on a Bells Texas land parcel described as a 25830 square foot tract on Cornelison Creek, free of redemption except as allowed by law.
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State of Texas
Grayson
A. D
City of
Bells
District Court
Grayson County
15Th Judicial District of Texas
J. J. Ferguson
J. N. Ferguson
Texas
State of
Cornelison
James Crawford
Bells High School
J. R. Briggs
G. P. Gafford
Sam_ York
Sherman
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