Missing witness in Senate anti communism inquiry runs to New York
The missing witness in the Senate inquiry into alleged communism in the State Department, John J. Huber, turned up in New York after a 20 hour search and telephoned his wife that he would be away for a month. He did not contact the subcommittee seeking his testimony. The panel pressed ahead with other lines of questioning including Earl Browder and Frank Bielaski while noting Budenz statements and Acheson’s denial of any State Department communists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
State Department
New York
John J. Huber
FBI
Senate Subcommittee
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
Huber
Subcommittee
Veronica
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Browder
Lattimore
Louis Budenz
Frank Bielaski
Office of Strategic Services
Amerasia Magazine
Jack Stachel
Frederick Vanderbilt Field
Truman
Wisconsin
McCarthy
Acheson
Louis F. Budenz
Defense
House
Air Force
Navy
Johnson
Council to unveil city housing policy after closed session
The Austin City Council adopted a far reaching housing policy in a three hour closed session and will publicly announce the plan Thursday. City Attorney Trueman O Quinn will draft the details while officials weigh whether to hold a referendum on public housing and the role of the Austin Housing Authority in a 520 unit project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wray Weddell
Taylor Glass
Glass
Trueman O’quinn
Austin
Austin Housing Authority
Drake
O’quinn
Bob Burns
W. T. Williams, Jr
Herman Jones
Housing Authority
Prise
Long
Jones
Llano Pioneer Bertha Beyer Dies From Wreck Injuries
Llano resident Bertha Plevan Beyer 85 dies fromauto wreck injuries four miles north of Llano on Tuesday The crash hurt her daughter Mrs Selma Harrison who is in critical condition and granddaughter Mrs L D Trammel escaped unharmed Funeral services set for Thursday Beyer a native of Austria was widow of pioneer ranchman August Beyer Survivors include sons Frank Beyer of Brown County and Hillman W Beyer of Llano
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llano
ANS
Bertha Plevan Beyer
Selma Harrison
L. D. Trammel
Wright's Creek
Pooch Influences Voter Choice Sparks Campaign Scene
A dog aligned with his master's politics bit a rival candidate while soliciting votes on page 17. The incident highlights a quirky political moment in a crowded election coverage.
Kerrville Builds Park in One Day
Kerrville residents led by volunteers built Louise Hays Park in a single day as part of Kerr County's 94th anniversary celebration. About 1000 volunteers, including 200 students, used bulldozers and relays to clear 35 acres donated by oilman Robert S. Hays and connected the park to downtown with a pontoon bridge. Local contractors estimated heavy machinery work alone would cost 800000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Keer County
Louise Hays Park
Kerr County
Sam Braswell
Guadalupe River
Robert S. Hays
Schreiner Institute Engineering
Howard Murphy
San Antonio
Jess Kutzer
Texas
Guadalupe
Pearls Worth 200000 Missing From New York Woman
New York widow Mrs. Sarah Blumenthal reports a $200,000 string of 73 graduated oriental pearls and a four carat diamond clasp missing after arriving at a Chicago hotel from California. She said the pearls were wrapped in a handkerchief in her purse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York
Sarah Blumenthal
California
PTA Workers Honored at Buda Conference by Educators
At the two day Buda Texas conference Dr J W Edgar Texas education commissioner and Dr Carson McGuire of the University of Texas spoke on PTA efforts shaping home school relations The theme We Build a World Child by Child stressed moral values and self directed study groups fostering personality formation through home school and community contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buda
P-Ta
J. W. Edgar
Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers
Carson McGuire
University of Texas Department of Educational Psychology
PTA
McGuire
Homer Shaw
Austin
J. H. Moore
Deport
Buda High School
Edgar
America
Texas
L Legislature
Landing Gear Top Clue For Lost Privateer
Wrecked retractable landing gear found in the Baltic is identified as likely from a US Navy Privateer. Marks point to Houdaille-Hershey Buffalo NY components and a Firestone tire serial, with Swedish and American sources noting the missing plane may have been shot down by Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltic
Anton Nilsson
Stockholm
Sweden
United States
Russia
N. Y
Wilfrid Fleisher
Stellan Hermelin
Polanga
Lithuania
Libau
Latvia
Houde Engineering Division
Houdaille-Hershey Corporation
Buffalo
New York
Houdaille Simmy
Copenhagen
Langeland
Peace Pact Bid From Czechoslovakia Finds Cold Welcome
Czechoslovakia proposed to Great Britain a plan for a peace pact among major powers to end the Cold War. The note demanded Western stop armaments and weapons programs but avoided disarmament of Communist states. Foreign office sources called it unlikely to reach Parliament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Czechoslovakia
Great Britain
Foreign Office
Houses of Lords and Commons
United States
Weather Outlook for Texas and Colorado River Areas
A south wind increases with partly cloudy skies across East and West Texas. Temperatures are forecast from 60 to 82 degrees with scattered showers possible Thursday. The Colorado River regime is expected to return to normal within hours after falling stages. On Wednesday morning the low was 50 degrees and the high 77 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Colorado River
Texas
Panel Approves 350 Million For Air and Naval Defense
Washington reports the House appropriations committee voted to add 350 million dollars to defense funds for air and naval defenses after pleas from defense chiefs. The same day Vinson backed a two year extension of the Selective Service Act citing shifting world conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Defense Chiefs
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Congressional Ap
Air Force
Navy
House
Senate
United States
Hague
Joint Chiefs
West Will Stand Ground in Berlin Acheson Warns
Secretary of State Dean Acheson said Western Powers will stand their ground in Berlin next month despite a planned 500000 youth march. He asserted we will still be in Berlin when the commotion dies away and noted Romania's action in closing its New York commercial office as a retaliatory move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dean Acheson
Berlin
Acheson
State Department
Russia
Rumania
New York
Department
Romania
Bucharest
Whitsuntide
Costello To Talk At Gaming Quiz
Frank Costello of New York will testify before Senate crime investigators on gambling, bookmaking, and odds fixing. James Carroll of St Louis says legalizing betting is the cure. no national gambling syndicate is found. Carroll explains he uses diverse methods, including polls, to set odds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Frank Costello
New York
Senate
James L. Carroll
New Jersey
Caroll
Congress
Homer E. Capehart
R-Ind
Carroll
United States
Florida
Charles W. Tobey
Rn.h
Tobey
Gallup
300 Persons Expected At State Water Talks
J. E. Sturrock of the Texas Water Conservation Association says about 300 people are expected for the Executive Board meeting on April 28 29 at Coleman with attendance anticipated from organization members and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Sturrock
Texas Water Conservation Association
Coleman
Gandhi aide urges nonviolence as answer to world ills
Dr Sushila Nayar, Gandhi's personal physician, argues fighting ideas with ideas is the only solution. She recalls British detention of Gandhi, notes nonviolence against oppression, and cites religious tolerance amid India's tensions and moslem-Christian rioting. She spoke at Austin High School and at the University Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
India
Dr. Nayar
Gandhi
Jesus Christ
Nayar
Christ
God
United States
Gand
Austin High School
Uni Methodist Church Fellowship Hi
American Service Committee
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Huber
Red Probe
R-Wise
Owen Lattimore
Johns Hopkins University
New York Daily Compass
Budenz
Gless
Grand Can«yen
Cintex
RADIO
Reuben
Society Local Teeeee Conseanveid Ae Sports
Hays
Lorraine Barnes
Czech
Ausa
Martin
Mass
GOP
Appropriations Committee
Omar N. Bradley
China
Southeast Asia
Bulgaria
Poland
Germany
Trieste
Committee
Costello
Mahatma Gandhi
Sushilamere
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!