House Rejects Elective State Superintendent Seat
The Texas House voted 76 to 59 against retaining an elective state superintendent. The body added amendments but adjourned to Monday, delaying action on Senate Bill 115 Taylor’s school reorganization plan which would end the elective office and create a 21 member district chosen board appointing a education commissioner.
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Sid Gregory
Gatesville
Gilmer-Aikin
Senate
Jimmy Horang
Archer City
Horany
Floyd Bradshaw
Weatherford
George Nokes
William S. Jameson
el Paso
State Board of Education
Congressional
Luther H. Evans
Taylor
Board of Education
Fred Harris
Dallas
Texas Citrus Commission
Walter Tynan
San Antonio
Luke Evans Returns to Bastrop County Glory Visit
Luther Evans, Library of Congress head and Bastrop County native, visited Elgin and Bastrop High School. He addressed the Texas Legislature and Bastrop High School, spoke to 300 students, and recalled Cedar Grove School days. He described his rise from Sayers to Washington and urged pride in American culture and democratic government. He’ll speak in Abilene and Galveston on this Texas trip.
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Luke” Evans
Katy
Bastrop
Luther Harris Evans
Library of Congress
George Washington Evanses
Mama
Evans
Texas
Bastrop High School
Chamber of Commerce
Bastrop County
Sayers
Cedar Grove
Merle Prokop
E. F. Pearcy
Bruno Elzner Jr
C. B. Maynard
Maynard
Washington
Columbia
Luther
League of Nations
Europe
Austin
Galveston
Works Projects Administration
Archibald MacLeish
Abilene
Texas Library Association
Border Clashes Reported Along Guatemala Mexico Border
Guatemala discloses clashes at El Carmen Ayutla and Malacatan with two dead as rebels seize Malacatan for six hours. Guatemala and Mexico close the border at El Carmen to halt rebel movement and escapes. About 80 rebels involved, several captured and authorities control the border towns.
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Juan Jose Arevalo
Carmen
el Carmen
Ayutla
Malacatan
Munoz Meany
Mexico
Meany
Defense Ministry
Defense
O’meany
Francisco Xavier Arana
Jacobo Arbenz
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Xavier
Arana
Arevalo
Burma Karen truce signing expected today in Rangoon
Government in Rangoon expects to receive Karen rebels surrender on Friday signaling a potential later agreement on a separate Karen state. The reports tie to a widening set of negotiations as the conflict nears a tentative political settlement.
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Burma
Rangoon
Nanking
Yangtze
le Tsung-Jen
House Panel Finds No Longoria Discrimination In Three Rivers Burials
A Texas House committee concluded there was no discrimination against Latin Americans in the Felix Longoria reburial controversy. The report says undertaker T W Kennedy suggested using the widow’s home for the ceremony and later offered funeral home facilities, but arrangements ultimately moved the burial to Arlington National Cemetery. A minority report objects to the majority findings.
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Three Rivers
Frank C. Oltorf
Marlin
Oltorf
Texas Good Neighbor Commission
J. F. Gray
Gray
Cecil Storey
T. W. Kennedy
Longoria
Kennedy
Admi
Arlington National Cemetery
Washington
Sara Moreno
Hector P. Garcia
Corpus Christi
Austin
Early Appointed As Defense Aide
President Truman named Stephen T. Early to the newly created post of under secretary of defense. The 60 year old, known as Steve, brings vast government experience and will act as general manager of the military establishment to streamline operations and unify the armed services.
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Truman
Stephen T. Early
Defense
National Military Establishment
Armed Services
Early
Steve
Roosevelt
Associated Press
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Louis A.ownson
Hoover Commission
Military Bureau
Student climber shouts from Abilene Hall roof
Jerry Powell of Hardin Simmons University climbed Abilene Hall and threatened to jump. A crowd of about 800 gathered as a police officer urged restraint. Powell then switched to praising a scheduled college play, drawing interest rather than danger.
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Jerry Powell
Hardin Simmons University
Abilene Hall
Powell
Temple Parks to Impound Cows for Park Damage
Temple officials will enforce a year-old ordinance barring cows in city parks. cow owners face impoundment and fines from 10 to 300 dollars after cows and horses damaged Ferguson Park shrubs, prompting stricter park enforcement by Weir Routh, superintendent of parks and recreation.
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Weir Routh
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Senate Debates Delay Vote on Europe Aid Package
The Senate recessed after seven hours of sharp debate without voting on the 5.58 billion dollar foreign aid bill for Europe. Amendments were trimmed but no final action occurred as leaders predicted a Thursday vote.
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Washington
Senate
C.S.T
Malone
R-New
Truman sidesteps budget cut link to European arms plan
President Truman dodged a definite stance on trimming foreign aid and the armed services budget to fund Europe’s defense program. He said decisions would be treated as separate and would go to Congress when ready, while reiterating no tax changes beyond a planned 4 billion increase.
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Truman
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Europe
Nourse
Congress
Navy
Sullivan May
Louis Johnson
Defense
Stephen T. Early
Sweeping Farm Plan Proposed
The Truman administration proposed a far reaching farm program to remove price floors, offer direct subsidies for perishables, and use loans and purchases to control storable crops. It would set a national income goal and tie compliance and soil conservation to aid, signaling broad new regulation of farms.
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House
Senate Agriculture Committee
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Aiken
R-Vi
Senate
Brannan
James G. Patton
National Farmers Union
Roger Fleming
American Farm Bureau Federation
Fleming
Bureau
Elmer Thomas
Dokla
Advance Agent Butch the Baby Elephant Visits Austin for Gonzales Benefit
Butch a four foot tall 500 pound elephant toured Austin as advance agent for Dailey Brothers Circus benefiting Gonzales Warm Springs foundation. Singhu the Indian boy guided him and he roamed City Hall lobby and Capital National Park Building amid reporters. He noted sore feet, pneumonia risk, and past alcohol exposure but remained a gentle showpiece during city appearances.
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Singhu
Butch
Austin
Dailey Brothers Circus
Gonzales
Gonzales Warm Springs
Austin American
Krutch
Cale
Winds Hold Queen Mary Offshore as Cherbourg Delays
Gale-force winds kept the Queen Mary from docking at Cherbourg on Thursday. The England-bound liner waited offshore for calmer seas or a captain's decision to proceed to Southampton. Several fishing boats reported in trouble along the coast.
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Southampton
Hein Leaders Honored by CC in Elgin Banquet
Eight Elgin business and civic leaders received honorary lifetime memberships at the Chamber of Commerce annual banquet attended by about three hundred people. Recipients included J. O. Smith, D. W. Prewitt, John Butler, Bastrop County Judge J. J. Sapp, and John Howell. E A Woods Sr presented the awards. Capons from Bastrop Fair highlighted the menu.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. O. Smith
Elgin Courier
D. W. Prewitt
Elgin Standard Brick Company
John Butler
Elgin-Butler Brick Company
Oo of Commerce
Bastrop
J. J. Sapp
John Howell
E. A. Woods Sr
Elgin Chamber of Commerce
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