Texas Flood Devastates Houston Area With One Dead
Torrential rains flood northwest Houston and Harris County causing at least one death and over 30 missing. Buffalo Bayou rises past record levels, widespread property damage from homes to warehouses, Red Cross aiding about 300 homeless, pumping plants hit, bridges damaged, and ongoing crest struggle reported as the system shifts.
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Houston
Texas
Harris County
East Bernard
Arnold Holub
Day City
West Bernard
Dunn’s
Cypress Creek
Buffalo Bayou
Milam Street
San Jacinto River
Pasadena
Morgan’s Point
Red Cross
Shady Acres
Buffalo
Bayou
Alieff
88 Killed In Slide of Snow in Kirovsk
Avalanches from Mount Yuxpor buried Kirovsk on the Kola peninsula killing 88 people and wounding 44. The disaster occurred last Thursday and was confirmed today as details emerged.
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Moscow
Yuxpor
Kirocsk
Kola Peninsula
Blue Ivory From Siberian Mammoth Tusks Discovered
The blue ivory originates from tusks of extinct mammoths found embedded in frozen soil in northern Siberia. The blue hue results from absence of metallic salts penetrating the material over centuries.
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Siberia
Unfair To Tax Save To Better Roads Claim
Washington dispatch reports the Public Roads Bureau endorses the Hayden Cartwright Act principle that highway taxes should fund highway improvements only. Virginia studies show miles completed and under construction funded by federal road aid, while concerns rise over diverting motor-vehicle revenues to schools. Bureau Chief MacDonald notes reduced funds and the duty to withhold federal aid if states underfund highway needs.
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Washington
Public Roads Bureau
Bureau
Virginia
Thomas H. MacDonald
Secretary of Agriculture
Corporation Commission
Er Thomas Ozlin
Shirley
MacDonald
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Railways Association
Mathews County Resident Shot and Son Held in Homicide
J Wesley Nelson Sr. 48, a Mathews County resident, was shot and killed at his home. His son J Wesley Nelson Jr. 25 admitted killing his father while defending his mother from an attack. Both mother and son released on $3000 bond for preliminary hearing.
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Commonwealth
W. P. Jones
W. R. Diggs
Nelson
Growing Demand for College Graduates in Virginia
Dr. W. J. Gifford, dean of Harrison State Teachers College, reports strong teacher placement. Schools request blocks of trained teachers in new curriculum areas, with Harrisonburg graduates favored for experience and readiness. Home economics graduates fill roles as teachers, dietitians, and agents. demand for English, French, Latin, social science, science, and math teachers remains high.
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Harrisonburg
W. J. Gifford
Harrison State Teachers’ College
Katherine M. Antthony
Virginia
Julia Robertson
Mics
Gifford
Endeavor Group Names Miss Cain To Be Treasurer
Rev George Earl Owen pastor of Church of Christ was reelected pastor counselor and citizenship superintendent of the Western District Christian Endeavor Society at Strasburg where a two day convention concluded. Officers elected included James Clower Woodstock president Miss Martha Lee Baldwin Saumsville vice president Miss Lucy E Stickley Strasburg secretary Miss Kinma Cain Winchester treasurer and Charles Crabill Strasburg extension superintendent. Elizabeth McKnight Richmond state president installed the officers. Local members in program from Winchester included the Rev George.
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George Earl Owen
Church of Christ
Western District Christian Endeavor Society
Strasburg
James Clower
Woodstock
Martha Lee Baldwin
Saumsville
Lucy E. Stickley
Kkinma Cain
Winchester
Charles Crabill
Elizabeth McKnight
Richmond
George
World convention at Budapest highlights pacifist addresses
Earl Owen and Miss Margaret Richards joined C M Martin in the convention program. Addresses by Winchester pastor and Rev H M Strasburg were noted as highlights. Nations backed antiwar positions and universal peace in the closing sessions.
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Earl Owen
Margaret Richards
C.M. Martin
Budapest
Pace
Winchester
H. M
Strasburg
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