State oil fields under proration fall short in February
The Railroad Commission reported February output of 64,383,670 barrels for 28 days, 4,044,337 barrels (5.91%) below the proration allowance. The 7 B area and Wichita Falls district run under limits, while East Texas posts a 2.57 percent shortfall and marks the highest production record for the month.
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Railroad Commission
Brown
Coleman
Eastland
Shackelford
Stephens
Taylor
Wichita Falls
Panhandle
East Texas
Bus Employee Finds Grenade in Luggage
Dallas report: a Continental Southern Bus Line employee examining an unclaimed bag discovered a hand grenade. Police treated it as likely a GI souvenir. It was handed to Army Ordnance at Hensley Field for disposal.
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Dallas
Continental Southern
Army Ordnance
Hensley Field
Freshman Solons Plead No New Tax Policy
Five first term Texas representatives Callan Graham John M. McDonald James B. Patterson Lloyd G. Rust Jr. and Walter Caven urged the 51st Legislature to keep spending within income and avoid tax increases. They warned spending rose from 111 million in 1935 to 404 million last year and could exceed 600 million next biennium.
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51St
Callan Graham
John M. McDonald
Univesity
Palestine
James B. Pattison
Pattison
Lloyd G. Rust Jr
Wharton
Walter Caven
Marshall
Texas House of Representatives
Texas
Norris Invited To Speak Before House April 20
The House invited Dr. J. Frank Norris, Fort Worth First Baptist pastor, to address an informal session on April 20. Representative Doyle Will said Norris is highly informed on Communist methods after five European trips and a firsthand view of subversive elements in Russia. Public attendance was invited.
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House of Representatives
J. Frank Norris
Fort Worth
First Baptist Church
Doyle Will of
House
Norris
United States
Willis
Europe
Russia
Bollworm Regulation In Force for DeWitt County
Governor Beauford Jester issued a proclamation placing DeWitt County under emergency pink bollworm regulations due to a light infestation. The move imposes safety rules on handling cottonseed and cotton exported from the county following a winter quarantine. Bra zoria to Harris counties had pink bollworm lifted as they have been clean for three years.
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Austin
Brazoria
Chambers, Jefferson
Liberty
Orange
Harris County
Greek Premier Sophoulis resigns amid Greek scandal
Athens April 12 The 88 year old Greek premier Them istokles Sophoulis handed in his cabinet’s resignation after a scandal tied to party leader Spyros Markezinis. A new government was to be formed as scrutiny continues. A magistrate probes alleged currency and gold smuggling and U S investigator Louis G Wyman criticizes Greek governance and American aid execution.
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Athens
Themistokles Sophoulis
Spyros Markezinis
Markezinis
Louis G. Wyman
US Senate
House Committee On Foreign Economic Cooperation
Greece
Sophoulis
Constatin Tsaldaris
Youths Denied Damages In Camel Case Accident
In Bowie Texas April 12 a district court dismissed a $25,000 damage suit against Daily Brothers Circus. Judge Lester Holt freed the circus from liability after a two day trial related to three youths injured when their car struck chained camels being moved after a performance. Two camels died.
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Gonzales
Lester Holt
Daily Brothers Circus
Oscar Hudson
Bowie
State Hospital Escapes: Leroy Caldwell At Large
Leroy Caldwell a 22 year old Houston resident confined at the Austin State Hospital as criminally insane escaped about 2 a m Tuesday by opening a grate on a third floor ward and using a fire escape. Caldwell described as potentially dangerous is 5 feet 10 inches tall with brown hair grey eyes and a leather jacket. He was committed from Harris County Jan 24 1942 and had previously escaped Jan 28 1945 returning March 26 1945.
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Leroy Caldwell
Houston
Austin State Hospital
A. T. Hanretta
Caldwell
Hanretta
Harris County
Speaker Warns Of Red Threat At World Affairs Session
Editor Michael Straight told a University of Colorado audience that a Russia Western Nations ideological war could become a two state conflict in which America loses. He argued America lacks global allegiance and urged framing the clash as freedom versus totalitarianism.
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Boulder
Colo
Russia
America
Michael Straight
Economist
New Republic
Straight
University of Colorado
Estern
Vet Service Officers Pay Measure Postponed
In Austin Capitol Tuesday the bill by Representative Pearce Johnson to let counties raise veterans service officers salaries was postponed from the uncontested calendar. The measure would allow commissioners courts to set the county service officer’s pay up to 475 dollars a month and the chief assistant to 350 dollars, and would authorize widows who are Gold Star Mothers to be eligible for county service officer appointments.
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Austin
Alcan
Pearce Johnson
House
Anglers Hurt in Plane Crash Near Fort Worth
Two Dallas cafe owners, C. G S pilot and owner Charles Pittman aged 38, were injured when their plane crashed en route to Possum Kingdom Lake. Gallagher suffered internal and head injuries while Pittman had head injuries. both were treated at St Joseph's Hospital and later moved to Dallas by ambulance after attempting a landing in a field on Bond Ranch.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Possum Kingdom Lake
Charles Pittman
Gallagher
Pittman
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bond Ranch
Rumor of Seeing Eye Dogs Debunked in New Jersey
MORRISTOWN N J April 12 Seeing Eye Incorporated said it is stamping out rumors that seeing eye dogs can be obtained by collecting cigarette wrappers. President Henry A Colgate noted such false reports recur and are not redeemable by the Seeing Eye or cigarette makers. He urged interested blind persons aged 16 to 55 to contact the Seeing Eye directly.
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Morristown
N. J
Seeing Eye, Incorporated
Henry A. Colgate
Colgate
Greeks on Trial In Polk Slaying in Salonika
A former Greek reporter Gregory Staktopoulos and his mother Ann, 68, go on trial in Salonika for their alleged roles in the murder of American broadcaster George Polk last May. They are charged with participating in the plot, while not aboard the rowboat from which Polk's body was cast into Salonika Bay.
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Salonika
Greece
George Polk
Gregory Staktopoulos
Gregory
Staktopoulos
Ann
Polk
Markos Vafiades
Salonika Bay
Houston Bond Dinner Speakers Announced
Speakers announced for the statewide dinner in Houston on April 19 hosted by Governor Beauford Jester to launch the United States Treasury opportunity drive bond sale. Colonel Alvin M. Owsley and Governor Jester will appear with Nathan Adams of Dallas presiding. Freq C. Morse Sr. of Travis County is invited to the state assembly.
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Austin American
Houston
Beauford Jester
United States Treasury
Alvin M. Owsley
The
American Legion
Ireland
Denmark
Romania
Jester
Nathan Adams
Dallas
Treasury Department
Texas
Freq C. Morse Sr
Travis County Savings Bond Committee
State Assembly
Valley Growers Press Texas Citrus Commission Bid
A Lower Rio Grande Valley grower delegation flew to Austin on Tuesday to urge passage of a Texas citrus commission bill. They accuse State Agriculture Commissioner J. E. McDonald of opposing the proposal and say McDonald blocked speakers at a public meeting. Valley leaders back the measure backed by the Texas Citrus Advisory Council, while chamber directors expressed unanimous support and telegrams to senators defending the bill.
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Mcallen
Rio Grande Valley
Austin
Senate
Texas Citrus Commission
J. E. McDonald
Texas Citrus Advisory Council
McDonald
Austin Anson
Texas Citrus and Vegetable Growers and Shippers
L. C. Skaggs
Citrus Council
Anson
Skaggs
Vernon Hill
J. J. Daniels
United Citrus Growers
The
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Covering Wells and Cisterns Urged in House Bill
A bill introduced Tuesday by Representative W. R. Chambers of ay requires all wells and cisterns to be covered when not in use. Violations would incur a penalty from 200 to 1000. The measure cites open wells as health and life hazards, aiming to avert accidents like the Kathy Fiscus case in San Marino California.
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W. R. Chambers
Chambers
Kathy Fiscus
San Marino
Calif
Barber Price Measure Delayed In Senate Hearing
Senator Gus Strauss proposed a bill to fix minimum barber prices and penalize undercutting but the Senate kept session and the committee hearing was postponed. The package includes related bills by Senator Kyle Vick to ban below cost cigarette sales and by Representative Lamar Zivley to set liquor minimum prices.
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Austin American Capitol
Gus Strauss
State Board of Barber Examiners
Senate
Kyle Vick
Lamar Zivley
Liquor Control Board
Aerial search begun for missing aviator Reeves
Denver April 12. Aerial search started Tuesday for John C. Reeves 39 Englewood Colorado missing since last Saturday on a Englewood to Albuquerque flight. Lowry Air Force Base sent seven aircraft and civil air patrol joined in the hunt later. Reeves planned to fly to Albuquerque via Trinidad Colorado in a silver and maroon Cessna 120. No word heard since takeoff.
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Denver
John C. Reeves
Englewood
Colo
Albuquerque
N. M
Lowry Air Force Base
Civil Air Patrol
Reeves
Trinidad
Drivers Liability Bill Under Study
Representative J. K. Ayesworth of Waco said a House sub committee is making routine corrections to the drivers responsibility bill and will send it back to the state affairs committee for action next Monday. Sponsored in the Senate by Senator G C Morris of Greenville the measure would require motorists to pay damages from car crashes or lose driving permits.
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Austin American Capitol
J. K. Ayesworth
Waco
House
State Affairs Committee
Senate
G. C. Morris
Greenville
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