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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1949
Page
2
The cil bill would set up a five senator ten representative council with the governor and House speaker. It would screen new laws and perform advance research on standard subjects to speed up lawmaking and shorten the session. Proffer cites prior use in other states as time saving and efficiency gains.
Treasurer Jesse James reports net cash funds in the state treasury at 169,436,139 as of March 31. General revenue fund balance stands at 79,178,570.
Austin representatives Pearce Johnson and Johnnie Rogers spar over proposed per diem and mileage increases for state workers. Rogers pushes for floor hearings while Johnson, acting speaker, blocks him. Proposals would raise daily allowances from five to seven dollars and mileage from five to seven cents or six for higher rates, aligning with governor recommended raises for four employee categories.
Marvin L. Clark a 32 year old Galveston grocer was killed after he identified the robber who stole 400 from him early Monday Detective Lieutenant William Burns said two clues are being pursued a suspect previously convicted of hijacking Clark was located in Texas City but proved he was 39 miles away at the time Funeral services are set for Wednesday in Galveston
In Los Angeles on April 5, customer Bob Kimbrough complained to barber George Hodges that a dollar is too high for a haircut. Hodges replied that the fault lies in longing for the horse and buggy era. On Monday Kimbrough rode a horse into Hodges shop and received a 75 cent haircut.
A vintage advertisement claims FASTEETH keeps denture plates firm and comfortable with no gummy taste or nausea. It highlights odor control and non acidic alkalinity, urging readers to buy at any drug store.
A Mercy C47 flew from Birmingham Air Force Base to Oak Ridge Tennessee carrying 15 year old Joyce Lee Hughes of Birmingham High School. The girl suffers from a rare gland disease and Hodgkins disease and is to receive an undisclosed atomic treatment using radioactive phosphorus from Oak Ridge stockpiles.
Governor Raul Lopez Sanchez and Mrs. Sanchez of Coahuila will visit Austin next Monday and Tuesday as guests of Governor and Mrs. Beauford Jester. The trip follows a Raisers Association convention at the Texas and Southwestern Cattle, Houston, where Gov. Sanchez attended with his wife. The two governments confirmed the visit in a Tuesday phone call from Saltillo.
A House bill to let cigarette wholesalers use meter stamping machines for tax payment was endorsed by the state affairs committee. The plan would make meter stamps optional and keep distributor fees at 900000 yearly. A second measure to cut coin vending machine tax on milk and ice cream from 20 to 5 dollars also passed.
A veterans land purchase bill has been promised a hearing next Monday night by the House state affairs committee. The bill enables a constitutional amendment to allow the state to sell land to veterans on long terms using land it owns acquiring surplus land and under limited conditions to buy land for resale to veterans. Land Commissioner Bascom Giles originally presented the plan before the Legislature.
A habeas corpus petition was filed in US District Court for James W. Mobley, held in the Fort Sam Houston guardhouse. Judge Ben H. Rice Jr. scheduled a hearing for 10 a.m. Friday. The filing challenges military jurisdiction after Mobley’s civil service discharge last November for using cigarette ration coupons as money at the Fort Knox post exchange in Germany.
An amphibious landing craft nicknamed a Duck from Camp Mabry will be showcased in Taylor’s Army Day parade on Wednesday at 4 p.m. Sgt. Norman Uhr will pilot the craft, with Taylor High School band, the American Legion, the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the Texas National Guard unit marching in the procession.
A Texas House sub committee set 30000 dollars as the fair price for a 25 acre state owned tract along the Dallas highway, sought as a new Austin high school site. The land was appraised by a House unit led by Rep. Louis J. Ivey and Rep. Johnnie Rogers is chief sponsor to validate the land transaction. The measure will move through regular committee routine within a week.
Dr Edward F Lewison of Johns Hopkins Hospital told a conference that pregnancy can increase the malignancy of breast cancer. He cited a patient who received hormone therapy and later became pregnant after seven weeks without injections, delivering a still born baby by caesarean and dying the same night. The meeting was sponsored by the AMA committee on therapeutic trials with attending representatives from about 50 universities and hospitals.
Henry Krausse a Texan with 31 years in diplomacy leaves the Lower Rio Grande Valley post after seven years in Reynosa. He will head to Merida Mexico a 200000 population city on the Yucatan Peninsula. Krausse entered the service August 6 1917 starting as a Matamoros clerk and has deep border roots dating to 1851.
Gladys Harvey, 35, faces a murder charge after a downtown Dallas street quarrel between two well dressed women ended with Muriel Celeste Bevil dead. The confrontation began after the two parked their expensive late model cars. The charge was filed Monday.
Camp Hood reports its first Jewish chaplain, Chaplain Benjamin Krasnow of Brooklyn, as a permanent post. Jewish soldiers were previously served by Rabbi Wolf Macht of Waco, who visited to conduct weekly services.
Texas Senators spar over a bill to allow women jury duty. The discussion covers jury segregation, baby care needs, and potential babysitting demand as lawmakers read the Texas Constitution and briefly consider adjournment without progress on the measure.
Representative George Nokes Jr. of Corsicana said he will seek judiciary committee approval for bills to strengthen Texas ties with the Council of State Governments. The council aims to aid inter state cooperation and provide information on title lands claims to Congress. The measure includes bills to standardize parole supervision and allow cross border pursuit of offenders.
The Ruffcorn family prepared to bury Lewis D. Ruffcorn in Elgin on Tuesday but the body sent was not his. The alive 29 year old Seattle Navy veteran telephoned to confirm, while Seattle police and the coroner traced the mismatched remains. Fingerprints were sent to the FBI for identification.
New York April 5. Rudolf Mathies 54 veteran circus trainer escaped with minor injuries after two 160 pound Bengal tiger cubs attacked and floored him during Ringling Brothers open act at Madison Square Garden. He received scratches on his left arm and shoulder while training seven tigers. The other cubs did not attack.
Longhorn football player-legislator Peppy Blount told the Texas House he disliked an A&M student paper critique claiming the university subsidizes players with seats in the Legislature. He read a tongue in cheek quote about convertibles and criticized a loyalty affidavit bill.
Practical tips to preserve eggs during handling and packing. Avoid standing eggs on the large end and keep the small end down. Pack with care, replace flats and fillers, don’t drop cases, and aim for extra trips to protect the contents.
An eye opening offer from William Rice Inc advertises a free pamphlet detailing a new rupture protection method. It claims a comfortable, spring and strap support that holds a rupture in place without hard pads or tormenting pressure and invites readers to send name and address for full information.
Medical authorities claim SSS Tonic rebuilds low blood strength in non-organic nutritional anemia and improves digestion. The ad asserts better appetite, sleep, energy, skin color, and overall health with vigorous blood, urging readers to start now and noting millions of bottles sold.
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