Weather Summary For Texas Regions And River Forecasts
Partly cloudy and warmer conditions prevail across central to east Texas with cooler readings in the west and northeast. Rain and cooler air move into Panhandle and South Plains. rainfall totals around 0.11 inches noted since Jan 1 with 11.28 inches total and 62 inches excess for regional river forecasts, including Colorado River forecast trends and lake levels such as Lake Buchanan and Colo rado River stages near Columbus.
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Ureday
Tex
Panandie South Plains
Texas
Estee
Austin
Bilene
Airert Worth
Galveston
Houston
Wolf-Whistles Barred For Venezuela Cops
Maracaibo police chief orders officers to stop wolf-whistling at girls or face 30 days in jail. A prior similar ban on the male population led to protests and its repeal.
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Venezuela
Maracaibo
Heater Explosion Wrecks Building Injures 13 in Seattle
A defective hot water heater valve exploded at Linnea Court Apartment, Capitol Hill, Seattle, wrecking a 34 unit building and injuring 13. Five in serious condition, nine hospitalized. Mr and Mrs John P Jones among the seriously hurt, Mrs Jones shielding their child. Fire chief notes 4525 a m blast caused extensive damage to center and wings. no fire occurred.
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Seattle
Linnea Court
William Fitzgerald
Capitol Hill
John P. Jones
Jones
96 Year Old Elopes With His Fourth Bride
In LONG BEACH California on April 26 96 year old David Van Dorn returned home with his fourth wife Camilla Barnard 64 after eloping to Tijuana Mexico Tuesday The beaming groom explained he could not live in restaurants and she needed a home She said their romance began when Van Dorn fell off a bus in front of her It is Barnard s second marriage
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Long Beach
Calif
David van Dorn
van Dorn
Camilla Barnard
Tijuana
Mexico
Kinsey Study Previewed on Female Sexual Behavior
New York April 26. A Redbook preview of Dr. Alfred Kinsey’s forthcoming Sexual Behavior in the Human Female outlines that women reach peak sexual drive around age 29, with frequency of outlets rising after 25 and a plateau for several years. It notes higher homosexual incidence among women than men and slower female sexual development.
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Alton L. Blakeslef
New York
Alfred . Kinsey
Dr. Kinsey
Redbook
Morris Ernst
David Loth
Ernst
Loth
Indiana University At
Bloomington
Kinsey
Ernst and
Seth
Kiney
Houston Critic Praises Toscanini Ahead of Austin Concert
Houston critic Hubert Roussel reports Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra arrive quietly by train from New Orleans. Rehearsals in Houston, with two Houston players on tour, precede Saturday's Austin program featuring Dvorak New World Symphony and William Tell Overture.
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Houston
Maaestro Arturo Toscanini
NBC Symphony Orchestra
New Orleans
Toscanini
NBC
Hubert Roussel
The
Houston Post
Roussel
Austin
Dvorak
New World Symphony
Possini
William Tell
Murray Grodner
Philip Edley
NBC Orchestra
New York
the Shamrock
RFC Moves to Sell Lustron Assets in Columbus Ohio
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation正式 action to sell Lustron Company assets in receivership at Columbus Ohio. RFC directors urge their attorneys to seek a court date for sale by auction or sealed bids with 28 days public notice. RFC lent 37.5 million dollars to Lustron before the receivership.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Lustron Company
Columbus
Ohio
RFC
Federal District Court
Lustron
City Pay Scale Upheld By State High Court
The State Supreme Court affirmed Austin’s pay scale in a test case by police and firemen under the state minimum wage law. Rehearing was denied after prior rulings favored the city. The court held the city’s longevity step-ups and sick leave rules valid and applicable from May 187.
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Caniel Staff
Christian Churches in Japan Reach 2803 in 1949
The total number of Christian churches of all denominations in Japan reached 2 803 in 1949 reflecting growth across the faith landscape. Data shows denominational distribution and regional presence alongside ongoing postwar religious expansion.
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Japan
John Maragon Convicted of Perjury in Senate Inquiry
John Maragon, once linked to the White House circle, was found guilty of lying to senators about his bank accounts and employment. He faces sentencing potential from eight months to ten years, with bail denied pending judgment. The verdict clears one main charge about business deals with federal departments.
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Washington
John Maragon
White House
Maragon
Kansas City
Harry Vaughan
Vaughan
San Antonio
State Department
Greece
Chicago
Albert Verley and Company
Departmental
Verley
Bailey
Irvin Goldstein
House votes to halve excise tax on theater and sports tickets
The House Ways and Means Committee approved cutting the theater and sports ticket excise from 20 to 10 percent, with proposed $190 million annual savings for moviegoers and sports fans. The panel also backed $575 million in total excise reductions to date, amid potential presidential veto risks and further tax-cut plans.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Truman
Council Reaches Housing Accord In Austin Debate
Drake backs public housing and votes align with Mrs. Long and Johnson for a housing accord. He notes federal and state approvals exist but the council must decide if additional federal housing should be allowed in Austin. He favors paying taxes for housing in Austin rather than elsewhere.
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Drake
Long
Johnson
Austin
Austi
AF Plane Crash Kills 2 Airmen Near San Antonio
An Air Force C47 on a local training flight crashed two miles northeast of Camp Bullis, killing two airmen aboard. Witness Gregory Jimenez reported the craft seemed to fall apart in flight before plowing into pasture and catching fire. The crash occurred north of San Antonio as the plane departed Kelly Air Force Base at 9 15 am and burned for over two hours.
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San Antonio
Air Force
Gregory Jimenez
Jimenez
Kelly Air Force Base
MATS
Military Air Transport Service
Kelly
Camp Bullis
Hot Check Trial Shifted to Belton
The second trial of S. B. Jones for passing worthless checks was moved to Bell County with Judge W. S. Barron presiding. Jones, a former Hearne insurer, faced eight one thousand dollar checks against the defunct First State Bank of Franklin, six indictments were filed and he has a five year sentence from a prior conviction.
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S. B. Jones
Bell County
W. S. Barron
Robertson County
Jones
First State Bank of
Franklin
Belton
Barron
Monay
Lindbergh Estate Turned Into Delinquent Boys Home
Trenton New Jersey officials announced that the country estate once linked to the Lindbergh kidnapping will be used as a correction home for delinquent boys. The site, well known from the famous case, will host the new facility following state plans unveiled on Wednesday.
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Trenton
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey
Soil Conservation Talk At Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Waters S Davis of League City spoke Wednesday at the Beta Theta Pi house on soil conservation. He warned Texas reservoirs are silting as pastures are overgrazed and crop lands poorly cared for, noting a 2 percent yearly loss and half the 50 percent life remaining. Davis, elected NACD president March 2, cited district programs in the US and territories and said education has neglected the topic. He planned to fly to League City after visiting Secretary Brannan in Washington and Austin prior to returning home.
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Waters S. Davis
League City
National Association of Soil Conservation Districts
Beta Theta Pi
Davis
Texas
Soil Conservation District
Alaska
Hawaii
Virgin Islands
National Conservation Group
The
Beast
Washington
Charles Brannan
Austin
Five Year Old Hero Rescues Brother From Pool
Five year old David Moore pulled his brother Sammy from a neighbor's fish pond after Sammy reached for a toy. Mrs Grace Barnhill found Sammy not breathing and called Ed Moore who performed 45 seconds of artificial respiration. Firefighters and a rescue crew arrived as Sammy regained his breathing and cried loudly.
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Fort Worth
David Moore
Sammy
David
Grace Barnhill
Edward O. Moore
Moore
Coast Guard
Scientists Attribute Mountains to Earth Heat
Dr Louis B Slichter of the University of California and colleagues describe a heating theory of mountain building to the national academy of sciences They propose rocks are forced upward by heat from radioactive materials within the earth rather than by cooling.
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Washington
National Academy of Sciences
Louis B. Slichter
University of California
Wordless Woman Wins Out at Trial
In Seattle on a Wednesday a man named John H. Young asked for more time to pay a fine from his stepson's reckless driving case. Judge Roy De Grief, noting the wife's wishes, suspended the sentence after a humorous exchange about pleasing one’s wife.
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Seattle
John H. Young
Roy de Grief
Young
de Grief
Huge Earth-Mover Fatally Crashes Driver at Dam Site
SAN ANGELO April 26 A monster earth-mover crushed Richard Hunt 26 to death after a collision with another earth-mover at the North Concho Dam project northwest of town shortly after 4 pm. B W Hallett 27 driver of the other machine, was tossed and suffered serious injuries. The fatal machine weighed 66000 pounds and a wheel ended atop Hunt’s head.
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San Angelo
Richard Hunt
B. W. Hallett
North Concho Dam
Here
Hunt
Truman to hold weekly news conference Thursday
President Truman will hold his weekly news conference at 3 p.m. Thursday in Washington. This media briefing is listed for April 26 in the official schedule.
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Washington
Truman
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