Baylor to Award Degree to Truman in Dallas Area
Baylor University president Pat M. Neff announced the university will grant an honorary Doctor of Laws degree to President Truman. He said the Baptist General Convention does not select honorees, and Baylor trustees reaffirmed the decision. Truman will receive the degree when convenient.
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Waco
Pat M. Neff
Baylor University
Baptist General Convention
Baylor
Truman
Fort Worth
Pat Neff
Baptist Convention
Atom May Be Cause Of New Panama Canal
Washington report says discovery of the atomic bomb may force rebuilding of the Panama Canal. The House merchant marine committee disclosed a plan to study whether a rebuilding project is needed to secure the canal, potentially removing locks to create a sea level waterway.
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Washington
Panama Canal
House Merchant Marine Committee
Playing hockey may get parents in jam
Sherman Texas article notes school truancy truth: playing hockey at school can violate the compulsory education law. Grayson County probation officer Will May warns parents face daily fines from five to twenty five dollars if children of school age miss term due to truancy. Girls and boys cited. lack of supervision blamed in many cases.
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May
Grayson Ginnings Lag Way Behind Last Year
Grayson County cotton yields fall sharply with ginnings through Nov. 1 totaling 5,884 bales, far below last year’s 24,820 bales, per federal census official G. O. Peterson.
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Grayson County
G. O. Peterson
Undertaker Remarks on Survival of the Fittest
A wry joke on evolution and mortality as an undertaker quips that he does not believe in the survival of anybody, highlighting a morbid humor about life and death.
Union Income Report Highlights Union Campaign Funding
Washington reports a Treasury study showing 28 638 labor unions earned 389 686 000 in a year, prompting calls to curb union political contributions. It also shows tax exempt unions and farm co operatives with 5 000 000 000 gross income in 1943, including 2 233 904 000 for farm co-ops. Representative Smith urges strengthening corruption laws to curb election financing.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Representative Smith
Virginia
Cuba Sugar Exports Expected To Reach 375000 Tons
Ramiro Collazo of Havana, head of Lions International and sugar industry attorney, told Lions in San Antonio that normal shipments from Cuba are expected by February after hurricane damage slowed exports. He noted Cuba's annual sugar output runs about 375000 tons and similar totals are forecast for next year.
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Dallas
Ramiro Collazo
Havana
Lions International
Sugar Refining Industries
Lions
San Antonio
Cuba
Love Field
Collazo
Truth in Advertising in Perfume Debates
A pair of business girls debate perfume value with one dismissing it as a foolproof guide to men and the other agreeing she has tried every market option for two dollars an ounce. The exchange hints at shopper skepticism and gendered marketing in a light, humorous tone.
GI Blames Red Cross Over Wife's Death
Cpl. Warren H. Comer of Long Beach Calif accuses the Red Cross of failing to notify him about his wife’s death on Oct 25 and says the organization did little to help. A Manila Red Cross spokesman says the complaint is under investigation and action may follow if the allegations prove true.
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Manila
Cpl
Warren H. Comer
Long Beach
Calif
Pacific
Red Cross
Army
Comer
Washington
Pacifican
Patty Kelly
Allied order bars Japanese from aircraft work in US zones
Allied headquarters decree bans possession of aircraft and aero nautical training by private or commercial firms in Japan. The aim is to prevent any revival of a Japanese air force. In other news, Convention Hall in Atlantic City is the world’s largest with a 40,000 seating capacity.
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Tokyo
Convention Hall
Atlantic City
Bonham Seeks $35,000 For Hospital Wing
Bonham merchants launch a drive to raise 35000 to join 25000 on hand to fund a modern 30 room wing at Allen Memorial Hospital. The two story addition, 146 by 35 feet, adds about 12000 square feet with baths, private phones, air conditioning, expanding capacity and modern medical equipment. Campaign runs to January 1, 1946 with work hoped to start soon.
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Bonham
Allen Memorial Hospital
Burst of Speed in One Minute
A humorous domestic scene contrasts a mother’s slow morning routine with a rapid rush when the doorbell rings. The front room and its contents are tidily rearranged in a single minute after the bell sounds.
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Whitewright, Texas
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R. B. Matthews
Frigidaire
Maytag
Johnson Jewelry
South Bend Street
Tom Barbee
Allen T. Short
Phone 100
Hannah's
L. D. Selman
Plymouth
M. W. Thrasher
J. D. Fleming
Flowers of
Carl May
the Sun
Bath
West Main Street
Stephens & Bryant
Ecard
J. Mustein
Masonic
Penn Apartments
Joe Johnson
Pilot Grove
Ideal Chicken Farm
Whitewright
Square Deal Furniture
West Houston
Auto Finance Company
F. W. Creager
Mgr
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U. S
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tReoir
N. Travis
Texas
Pey
Community Public Service Company
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