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benton, texaS? Monday afternoon, april 21,1947
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EIGHT PAGES
VOL. XLIV
NO. 211
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By R J <BOB> EDWARDS
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House Votes 73-63 To
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For Inion Talks
(AP)—The representative re-[ *
Avert Depression
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KINO CHRISTIAN X
Christian Dead:
Frederik IX New
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WEATHER
residents.
and nothing else
STRIKE THREAT EXDED
U. S. Steel and CIO Reach
Agreement
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Teacher Pay Bills Filed
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pacta. The steelworkers announce- $1.47.
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Lfienate after that body
President Urges
United Effort To
Ao Date Yet Set
For Hospital
Architect Meet
TEXAS CITY
DONATION LIST
NOT YET MADE
LATE NEWS
BULLETINS
Decision Traced To
Threatened Congress
Labor Restrictions
when
nice
St re<
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•A hen
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rn.s settled in three days of highly
private man-to-man cotrferencies:
An additional $1 a day tor I2S
cents an hour) for all workers, plus
Ray U Kelly. 1129 Jcnnson St.,
injurt d Saturday in a collision be-
tween a fire truck and a city light
department truck, was reported im-
proved today by attendant* at Ute
Denton Hospital and Clinic.
H
the demand will be met
■since
Easter
almost
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
San Jaclhto Day was fair and
warm over much of Texas today.
FORWARD
Denton Is On The March
America’s Ideal
“Home Town” City
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Merger of Two Big
Labor Groups Asked
Proposal Made
guidance and action
TRUMAN Page 2
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operator ol
said that most of
downstairs eat-
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to death one summer when I was
trying to do as much work as he.
; Bennett after his proposed
more f„, lh. architectual
[ met opposition from some
*L ognaUUSe i* tangiMii
MM b Lewto of the min-
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1 not been renpportioneu since 1921
I and that “any redistricting would
help “
■Tills and previous Legislatures
have been derelict In their duty It
Is an injustice to the people of this
state not to give them equal lepre-
j sentation." the Sweetwater legislator
j declared
Rep Britton Edwards. Jr. asked
San Jacinto Day Fair
i But Showers Predicted
with
in the
Hugh Yarbrough,
rooming home at
was reported
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was taker.
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WASHINGTON, April 21. —
1—Spurred by new peace pacts
In steel and other industries,
I abor Department conciliator*
indicated today they may be
ready to spring a new formula
for settling the nationwide tele-
phone strike. Although these
ace government trouble shooter*
declined to outline their next
step publicly at this time, they
told a reporter they feel the
strike has reached a “crucial
stage," but apparently there was
no prospect of government leis-
ure of the Industry.
MOSCOW. April XI. —tAS—
After nearly two hours in seml-
srcrel session, the Connell of
f oreign Ministers adjourned to-
night with only- the curt an-
nouncement that they had dis-
cussed the Austrian treaty. The
semi-secret session was called
on suggesUon of Secretary ef
State Marshall after Russia’s V.
M. Molotov renewed his sppsii-
Uon to Including in the Aus-
trian treaty a clause guaraa-
teeing Austria's intefrfty.
By WILLIAM C BARNARD
TEXAS CITY. Tex.. April 21 —
t/Pi— Roy Wade, olficial oi the De-
Public Safety, an-
at Texas City
in the container and
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WASHINGTON, April 21. —
' 1’i—Senator Bridges (R-NII).
today advocated a tl.MMI.OOn.OOO
cut In Army-Navy spending de-
spite contentions that the serv-
ices must be kept at full
strength to back up the Greek-
Turkish and other possible for-
eign aid programs.
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Cobbs Davis ol Lexington, Ky.,
badly damaged in the blaze
I glic.ss. is busy these days to fish
much I don t see him often
enough "
Mrs. Bess McCullar. executive
secretary of the Denton Red
Cross chapter, said today that
several contributions had been
received for the Texas City re-
lief fund, although no tabula-
tions had been made as banks
were closed today for the Ban
Jacinto Day holiday
Both banks had
small Contributions Saturday.
Mrs McCullar said, adding that
some had been received In the
chapter office and some in Pilot
Point.
Ray Dickson, owner of the
Dickson Motor Co. reported to-
day that his sale of gasoline,
with four cents on every gallon
going to the Ttexas City fund,
was very good and that the sale
would continue tomorrow.
Contributions for the fund may
be taken to the Red Cross office
or to either of the Denton
banks
New Alarm Sounded
Against Rising Living
Costs; Fights Tax Cuts
NEW YORK April 21 —bPi—
President Truman sounded a new
alarm today against rising living
costa and called for a united ef-
fort by government. Industry, agri-
culture and labor to prevent a dis-
astrous depression
He told the annual luricheon
meeting of the Associated Press
that "prices must be brought
down" by private enterprise and
asked "moderation" from labor
He also asked all-out farm pro-
i lc<m in -in
w.c bm lid about
llanos He
GALVESTON. Tex April 21.
—opv—Crude oil from Texas
City 11 miles away drifted to
Galvestrn wharves todav and
pier* were roped off < ity Fire
Marshal .1. I Keluo ordrred
<xtra guards to patrol the area
Lt. tom. If. F. Cobh. Coast
Guard officer in command here,
•aid there appeared to be po
serious danger as long as
safety precautions arc fully ob-
served.
Partly cloudy,
i|r in north and central por-
thls afternoon and tonight.
BLAST VICTIM IS BURIED—The family of Marion P. Paske. 28, who died in the Tex-
as City blast, sits at the left of a flower covered casket during the funeral at Hous-
ton, Tex. (AP Wirephoto)
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WEATHER
President Benjamin F
the steel corporation Issued a state-
ment in which he said he hoped
the cost ol the increase could be
taken care of in the
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DENTON AND VICINITY Partly
cloudy and wanner tonight.
Tuesday mogtly cloudy with scat-
tered showers.
EAST
warmt
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Light rain or drizzle in southwest
and extreme south portions UK
night. Tuesday mostly cloudy
with scattered showers, moderate
variable winds on the coast, be-
coming moderate to fresh south-
erly tonight.
WEST TEXAS Cloudy thia after-
noon. tonight and Tuesday. Wide-
ly scattered ehowers Tueeday and
in the Panhandle. South Plalna
and east of the Pecos River to-
night Cooter Panhandle t_
Bouth Ptalna Tueeday.
OKLAHOMA:-Partly cloudy toda
tonight aM Tueeday wtth aca
tend showeta northweat tcnigl
and in eart<and aouth Tteda
Warmer eart and cootar Pai
handle tod*. Cooler northwa
and wai-RM eart tonight. La
47 PER CENT INTERIOR
tlUDGET SLASH ASKED
WASHINGTON. April 21 —<*>-
An unprecedented 47 per cent bud-
get cut was recommended for the
Interior Department today by the
House Appropriations Committee.
Slashing vigorously in its prom-
ised "meat axe” drive to chop M.-
#00,000,000 from Preeident Tru-
man's t37.500.0<».m federal bud-
get for 1040. the taniWttee sent
to the House floor a I1M.MM11
bill to operate the Interior Depart-
ment for aha 12 months starting
July 1. n
This ia llM.Ml.M7 below the
president's budget eetimatee. 1101.-
M2.173 under current ap<
tiona but te.te.063 above
until the country is
hump" of Inflation.
Unless all cooperate, he said, an
"economic cloudburst" may weak-
en American resistance to "totali-
tarianism" and leave free peoples
everywhere "easy targets for ex-
ternal pressures and alien Ideo-
logies "
The President travelled here by
special train to make the address
He drove through rain-soaked
crowds lining New York streets to
the Waldorf-Astoria where he deliv-
ered his address in the grand
King of Denmark
COPENHAGEN. April 21 —<Ab—
Frederik IX was proclaimed King
of Denmark today from the bal- baH room following's brief r^cepi
cony of historic Chrlslansborg Cas- ” ' *~
tie.
Parking tickets issued last week
remained at about the same level
as the preceding two weeks when
53 tickets were handed out for park-
ing violations. 10 of which were is-
sued for parking on the wrong
side of the street and one for
double parking
Out of 52 parking tickets given
I the preceding week. 10 were for
wrong side parking and none for
I double parking. The drive by city
police to correct Illegal parking
practices started early in March
with weekly tickets issued total-
ing about 150
Tickets given last week for oth-
er parking violations were :
Parking across white lines, 11. i
in loading zones, four; walkways,
one; and overtime, 26
Other traffic tickets issued were
listed as negligent collision, five;
speeding, five; and running a slop
sign, one
PITTSBURGH. April 21—<4b—
Agreemnte on wage increase* of $1
a day for 140,000 U 8 Steel Corp I
workers today cheered the entire in- (
dustry with the prospect of a year j
of strike-free production
The pay hikes—agreed upon yes- 1
Thomas. ' but 1
the same I
feu have WHS
m >ke. but suffer
cd no ill ilfiit. Horn t...
He was to be dismissed today
VJ H Kell'.
rooming liouse
the roomers
ing lunch
cor’d cd
Cab ia nd
this polled the blaze
Tiie house, owned by Mrs Gretna |
Davis ol Lexington, Ky. i •’ ■ra.isui c-u |
Texas City that there was no dan- j
and < onsldcrable water and smoke
Kelly
house an! con- i tank near the town had pumped be-
p covered by ' lew a leak in the container and
' that "There is no danger to Texas
If anything hap-
Wage Increase
slightly more than two and one half
! cents which the union said would
cover tiie cost of additional benefits
and bring total raize* to a little
more than 15 cent*. ------- — ----- ----. -----
Fairless said the average weekly i with the secretary of stale lhe un-
ray would rise from MJ0 to 658 50 signed originals of House Bills 300
? contrail which will and 301, the par capita and 83A00
He put minimum pay bills. They will be-
rate at I come law 90 day* after final ad-
journment of the session. J
Kill Redistricting Bill
U AUSTIN, Tex., April 21—
ganization was doing
possible to aid victims
Thirty-five bodies were recover-
ed yesterday, the majority from
I the torn steel and debris in the
70-acre blast area
A Red Cross list posted Saturday
listed 580 persons presumed dead
but at Red Cross headquarters In
Galveston yesterday an official
I said 19 ol the names listed had
been found alive
Trahan told Gerald Wessclius of
St. Louis, local -director ot Red
i Sross actlvlies that "Tiie relief
t Some peoole feel certain
spring has finally arrived in Den-
ton They base their conclusions on
tiie appearance of the small birds,
martins which started coming hete
this last week These prophets say
that tiie martins are about as sure
a sign as are the swateows in Cal-
liornia But. on the”other hand,
two oldtimcrs here aren't so cer-
tain. Jim Reeves and Ike Embry.
They were telling of a fieeze that
arrived in Denton on the last day
of April in 1903 That freeze killed
potatoes tliat were in bloom and
the corn was bitten to the ground,"
they said "Many of the farmers
cut the d?ad upper part of their
corn to lhe ground with hoes so the
toots would come out The corn that
year was a pretty good crop, too."
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“Preacher Darnell and W. J
i Pete > Simmon* were talking about |
old tunes in Denton and Pete said. I
• You might not believe it but
Preacher came near working me j
I couldn t keep up with him then ;
oi.,i i u ■>■ <>>> «> 1 couldn t now
a roomer
hou ■ <•
Kelly driver of the city truck | veto
which was answering a fire alarm 1
to Rays Cafe on the east side
of the square at the same time
1 the fire truck, from the North End
station, wax answering the call. Both
t nicks met simultaneously at the
intersection of North Ehn and Mc-
Kinney Streets.
J. 11 Bteele, Jr.. 1810 Bena. St.,
passenger iu the light department
•ruck, escaped Injury, while three
firemen. Warren Schribner. George
Veaver and Otis Robertson, were ■
treated for cuts and bruises. Walde
Smith, driver of lire fire engine.
Wayne Foster and Charles Mann,
all firemen, were not Injured.
One other car was demolished in
the accident when the fire truck
swerved Into a car parked In front
of the Safeway grocery store after
the collision had damaged the
trucks steering gear The car.
owned by Mrs. R. T. Shaw. 337
East Sycamore St., was crushed
between a power pole and the heavy
truck. One other car. owned by
Tom Harpool, Jr.. 610 Bernard St.,
was slightly damaged when the
electrician’s truck struck It after
the collision.
Fire Chief Eugene Cook said to-
day efforts were being made to se-
cure immediate replacement of the
demolished fire truck. A represen-
tative of the American LaFrance-
Fcamlte Corp., manufacturer of
the vehicle, was expected tn Den-
ton today to discuss possible re-
placement.
although it was foggy along the
coast.
Scattered showers are expected
tomorrow, with slightly cooler
weather in the Panhandle and
South Plains.
Highest temperature
was 87 degress at Laredo Warm-
est spot this rporning was Browns-
ville's minimum of 71. Coolest was
Texarkana's 44.
Johnny Nicholson, genial postmas- I
ter of Sanger, he said. ' Johnny, I Sunday •
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CITY GETK NEW FIRE TR44CW*Mayofr J. C. Trahan of Texas City, right, looks over
one of the three fire engines presented tu the city by the WAA, after that Texas
coastal community was Masted by ex|4«*»H»4to.*uid fires.'C. F. Schupp (in acat) made
to act again today.
Asked if the amendment woufd
hurt his bill, Sadler replied that it
Would be like “Sam* catfish—I'm
not gonna hull you. I'm just gonna
gut you."
A call of the House, farcing mem-
bers to remain in the chamber, had
been imposed and verification of
the vote on tabling was taken be-
fore the final direct vote on the
amendment came
Wilson, urging aloption of his
lethal amendment, argued that the
1940 census did not indicate the
correct population in 1947 and that
* the Leglstahire would, according to
Its constitutional mandate to red Is-
trict after evety federal census, have
to redlstrlct again in 1951
Dereliction ot Duty
Sadler reported Chat the state had
Frederik Is a member
Death came to Christian at 11:04
, p rn (4 04 p m , C8T> in his cur-
tained. three-windowed bedroom of
Amailcnborg Castle In the center
of Copenhagen
He had been ill 15 days
suffering a heart attack
' Sunday, and unconscious
eight hours A doctor — one of the
king's four — reported death due
to neart taillire While bedfast,
Christian had developed lung j
trouble and gangrene.
With tiie king when he died were
Queen Alexandrine; Crown Prince
Frederik. regent since April 8:
Frederik s wife. Ingrid, and Chris-
tian's other son. Prince Knud. 46
A court source reported the king's
last words to them were:
"My task on this earth Is over
I have peace with my God and
with myself I am so tired XX"
tlon by AP officers and directors.
Calling upon the editors to bring
lousneas of the economic
i home to the poeple, the
--M WBssrtsd there Tnuet be:
1 "Moderation on the part of
business "
"Forbearance on the part of
'," plus greater productivity
"All-out effort on the-part of
' I can't say what otliei farmers
are going to no about planting pi li-
mits in tiie Aubrey section
vear. said John it
I expect' to have atxnit
a< rouge as last year A few have
started planting, though it is a lit-mih the entire upper floor gutted
tic earlier than usual j i,,,.i ■ .u.-lJ.-. .ibh . nl,v;
• • • * 'damage on thp lower floor
Joe Walde of Bolivar was in Den- ; reported that the
ton Monday on business and when ; tents
asked about his old-fishing partner.) Insurance
Fire Chief Eugen? Cook said that i L'ity
lire was lhe third on<-; i—
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Earlier Trahan had cruized the
Red Cross for Its handling ot re-
WASH1NGT0N, April 21—
(AP)—The AFL executive
council today invited the CIO
peace committee to confer
here Thursday on merger of
the two big labor organiza-
tions.
AFL President William Green an-
nounced the invitation after a meet-
ing of the council to discuss general
problems, including the prospect
that Congress will enact sharp re-
strictions on labor union activities.
Green ste< a telegram was 11s-
patched to? CIO President Philip
Murray suggesting the meeting.
At Pittsburgh. Murray said he
would not have any comment until
he received the telegram.
Frequent Uniun Gesture*
The groups have made frequent
gestures toward union, but no real
progreas In that direction
The council's decision to bring up
the matter again at this time ap-
duction and resistance to tax cuts to be^ traceable to the crisis
"over the
W..^. . ... ...... | ax’ »»iv *nvsw*ta’ ssiie»s*$c:v
I taken care of in the present p lc’jment -which may be reopened after
terday by Philip Murray, president ; structure. He asked employes' — ■ -—----- 1----—■_
the CIO and the United Steel- operation in absorbing the costs ly '
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I workers, and J A Stephens. "Big I
Steel' vice prekident—won quick ap- |
proval by the union s executive ;
board The raises affect employes of j
five major producing subsidiaries
and are expected to set the wage
boost pattern for other steel com-
panies as well as other industries
The agreemcflS comes before the
' union's 175-man wage and policy
, committee today for final approval. |
jMct could be expected tomorrow J
Accord on * new contrat was I
The 48-year-old lover ot rnuaic,
seafaring and speed uwunted th* Prewidem
throne as successor to his father,
Christian X. whose death at 76 last
night ended a reign of 35 years
extending through two world wars :
The proclamation was read by I the farmer."
Premier Knud Kristensen, who < *
shouted three Hines. King Christ- | .. , , ~~
Kelly Reported
improved After
Fire Truck Crash
districting bill was killed to- |
day in the House by a vote of
73-68.
Rep. Harley Sadler’s meas-
ure reapportioning the state’s
districts according to the 194(1
census became a dead Issue when
the House voted for an amendment
striking out the enacting clause
WiUrnut the words. "Be it enacted |
1 by the legislature of the State of
Texas.", the bill is Ineffective.
Sadler termed the amendment a
"cruel way to kill a bill.”
Legislative redlstrlcting took an-
other beating when the Senate
again refused to suspend rules to
bring ufS Ben Roger* Kelley's sen-
atorial redistricting measure The
8-to-15 vote was heavier against
consideration than it had been on
previous trials.
Message Irani Jester
A message by Gov Beauford Jes-
ter. requesting passage of a red to-
ileting bill as emergency legisla-
tion. was not formally prseanted in
the House It was present* in the
MB declined
Cue doesn't know whether or not
C H Jackson is bragging, but he
writes Roundabout, as follows: "Bay
Bob. I want to tell you that we
have the best neighbors of any
people in town One day one neigh-
bor will bung us cake; the next
day another neighbor will bring1
building up for labor unions in the
form of legislation in Congre»
The CIO has has instated that be-
fore “organizaUonal unity" can be
discussed, both organizations—with
a total of more than 13^M.OO6
members—must cooperate in fight-
ing restricUve legislation on Capi-
tol HU] and in state legislatuns.
Up to now, in the exchange of
communications between the two
groups, the AFL has contended that
effective cooperation In that field
ean only be achieved by actual mer-
ger of the two groups
Five-Maa Committees
Each organisation has a commit-
tee of five empowered to discuss a
merger
The AFL
of Green, t
era. WUliani L. Hutcheson of the
carpenter*. Daniel J. Tobin of the
teamsters, and George Meany, sec-
retary-treasurer of the AFL.
The CIO cotnmittee includes Mur-
ray. Walter F. Reuther of the auto
workers. Emil Rieve of the textile
werkers. Jaoob Potofsky or the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers.
Mid Albert J. Fitzgerald ot the
United Electrical Workers.
lhe AFLjCduncii is scheduled to'
meet here for about two wekes.
Thus, the federation's policy-mak-
ing group will be on hand for moat.
If not all. of the Senate's debate
on a committee-softened labor bill
which some members have pledged
to try to toughen up on the fioor
Debate on the measuie is sched-
uled to open Wednesday
Privately some members of tiie
AFL executive council voiced confi-
dence that President iruman would
1 the legislation if it follows
Bee LABOR. Page 2 •
AUSTIN. April 21 —(Ab-
Beauford H Jester today
improving efficiency
His statement said of tiie union's
demand foi portsi-to-portal pay
that: "The union has agreed tliat
the companies shall not be obli-
gated to pay for travel or walking
time? or time spent in preparatory <
and closing activities during the
term of the new agreement "
U. 8. Steel put the direct cost of .
tiie wage Increases at 875.000.000. | under the new
The union said signature of the | Including pay boosts for fabricating be retroactive to
companies expected to sign similar | the average hourly Wage
naetja TVie ateelwnrVeva ■nnsnnsz. (l-
Up
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, head a n <1 lottos He escaped
|’hrough at' upstairs '.vind'rw Hos-
pital attend.m1 reported that Yar I
! broiiirli inhaled tnoke. but suffer-,
the smoke. Paitinent of _
j nounced today that the explosion- | t.iint has been given to tiie people
th , dead in this sorrowing coastal city
p • ■ ■ * XV 4 1 . - *07 — — — x4 M M 4 xl * I— XV xg XV XV S 8*
were downstairs eat-1 llst wil1 lotal
. Alton the fire was dis-!
A ab drivel at the Dixie ! *9 Col.
across tiie street rc-
co- j one year—which Murray and Steph-
V Pll. (.At f nd in tliran z*f hinhlu
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was Hie third one j Potts, it will only be a burning of
in that house since lie lias been)
t hief, adtiing that litis one was the i
1 most scveti' ins.--,
hailed by some exe iitlvc board
! members us "a great victory
Fairless of figure applied only tp the flve'sub-
j sidiaries involved It) . the present
j agreement.
Here is the pay increase arran je-
wete parti.clip
the presentation. (AP Wirephoto).
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pie Can you beat that? And. say. — - -
Bob. E D Massey and Bert Gibbs : e
have lost their rabbit-foot whcn , »i 11 »1 (j-
it comes to fishing I get a nice | 11 > 111 111 .1 II HIM
string evety tune I go." j '
Homer Bingham, north of Den- VFllllvll U\ Flit -
ton on Clear Creek, was in Denton) '
He said. At present we
pest that
D I "Wts. 1009 Not t|i Elm I
Street, is graduallv recoveriiiR from
a fall on a stalrwav on the west
■ ide of the square last, week Shr I
was coming down the stairs when
she stumbled and fell, sustaining I
severe bruises to her side. i
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Clint Jacob', of PilG Point, wliom
otic used to see more often in Den- ;
ton than in recent years, was hete j
Monday morning "Tin not stopping
long in the city." he said, as lie In- |
vited Roundabout to take a trip
to Fort Worth with him.
A definite date for a meeting of
the Flow Memorial city-county hos-
| pltal committee with Murrell Ben-
nett. Dallas architect, to discuss
| terms of a proposed contract, had
I not been set by noon today, Coun-
ty Judge Gerald Stockard. chair-
man ot the committee, said
j Stockard added that a check is
| to be made later today to set a
date for the meeting, requested by
; Bennett after ills proposed con-
./hJn for the architectual work
I than $42 000.000 but /xplained that ' met opposition from some mem-
bers of the committee The meet-
ing proabably will be held this
week. Stockard said
George 3 Hopkins, member of
the committee and the Flow trus-
tees. said Saturday that terms of
the contract submitted were not |
the same as those discussed at
previous meetings in March
1 lie Lord knoweth the way of the
righteous, but the way of the un-
godly shall perish - Psalms 1-6
Know from tiie bounteous heav-
ens all riches flow, and what man
Rives th< ‘gods by ffifln bestow -
Homer )
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lhe purchase of automobiles has j
not only increused rapidly in the |
United Status, but the same condi-
tion seems to have come about in
British motor l egisti a Hons The
registrations by Britons recently |
stood at 2.929,000 That represents I
an increase of more than fifty per
cent in 1945 when the figure was 1.- i
925 000 Automobile manufacturers in
this country are unable to supply |
Hie demand, and it to believed that |
it will be several years even with i
higher rate of production, before I
..... ‘ I ’
men! estimated the cost nt
of Texas City has not come from
the Red Cross."
The mayor calico on r sse. Js
to tell hi mthat "Too many people
are coming to the city hall to tell
us that they have appear led to
the Red Cross for. aid and that
help has been denied them."
Wosselius answered "I don't
know of any such cases The Red
Cross is here to do everything pos-
I slble to help victims of this ex-
In a naptha i Plosion. We are here to attend to
1 emergency needs of all kinds, food.
See TEXAS CI'IY. Page 2
now totals 421 and said the death
not less than 575
Wade, administrative assistant
Homer Garrison, chief of
) the Texas agency, said 295 persons
still are missing and 132 victims
remain unidentified.
Mayor J. C Trahan reassured |
ger of new explosions from leak- I
Ing napthta gas.
He said that gas
Bingham, north ot Den- OlILK 41 »T? I III -
_ _ /■..«„!» <>>ne IH 1 Uintilll
Monday He said. "At present ‘ I 11 RlirilPII
are bothered with a pest that we (fill ▼ I vl 11 I Mil ill U
tear on cur grain evety spring—the
greenbugs. The oats are being |
worked on more than the wheat at |
presint I believe that with seme
hot wrtftlier they'll more than likely
disappear '
tn a two-story
200 South Elm Si
| ’oday in lh< E!m
land Chmi where
i Sunday a I < rnoon
I undctci muied ’.i il
building
Ya t bi otiit11
stairs room
head a n d
in the blast-torn j
town An official ot the Red Cross, [
however, assured him that lhe or- 8peBger w 6 Reed about the gov-
everything ernor's message
III ICVVll
, "Tiie ciiair is not disposed to lay ; lch
|
153 Cel Tickets
Past Week For
Illegal Parking
fan X has died Long live bis ma
•jesty King Frederik IX."
The proclamation formalized the
automatic succession of Freoerik.
the 38th of his line, to the throne
on the death of his father The pro-
clamation was preceded by a
meeting of the cabinet council, of
out the governor's message on leg- j
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