House Debates Wage Price Controls and Hoarding Penalties
The House weighs a discretionary wage price ceiling plan tied to living costs and backed by a strong hoarding penalty. The Senate Banking Committee favors exemptions for media and utilities and gives Truman broad discretion to roll back prices with selective controls.
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McKinnon
D-Calif
House
Banking Committee
Truman
Congress
Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Sparkman
Mr. Truman
Maybank
D-Sc
Daytime Radio Schedule Highlighted On KTXN Broadaa
The schedule lists stations and times for a variety of programs including Blues, Musica Alegre, America Musical, and Romances. It mentions a mix of talks and musical features with noon to evening slots and local program blocks.
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America Musical
Musica Alegre
Marines score first Korea victory without firing a shot
In Korea near the 1st Marine Division front, a patrol led by Captain Kenneth J. Houghton found a North Korean observation post on a 2,000 foot ridge. The enemy fled at sight of the Marines, leaving rifles and a radio antenna behind as advancing troops closed in.
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United States
Korea
1St Marine
Kenneth J. Houghton
San Francisco
Houghton
John McDonald
Seattle
McDonald
Alfred Lee Howard
Caldwell
Idaho
George E. Stratemeyer
Far Eastern Air Forces
Hungnam
20Th Air Force
Okinawa
Japan
MacArthur
Wonsan
John H. Church
United Press Front
Robert Bennyhoff
Army Calls Up Enlisted Men From Reserve Units
The Defense Department moves toward expanding Army strength by about 600000, with six month deferments for critical-reserve jobs and a plan to call reservists in two steps. Reservists undergo exams, potential active duty, then 21 days to settle affairs. A few become regulars as key specialists. The Air Force plans no Reserve calls for now, despite limited active duty for some units and specialists.
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Defense Department
Air Force
Air National Guard
Air Guard
Big Gas Firms Given State Permits In Houston Based Firms
A $30 million natural gas company and a pipeline concern with over $20 million capital stock were granted authority to do business in the state. Both will have Houston as headquarters. Texas Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Company and Trunk Line Gas Company of Delaware received foreign permits. Their state agents are J. G. Dickinson and Joseph A. Staples Jr. respectively.
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Houston
John Ben Sheppard
Texas
Illinois Natural Gas Pipeline Company
Delaware Corporation
J. G. Dickinson
Trunkline Gas Company, Delaware Corporation
Joseph A. Staples Jr
Vet Official To Open New Texas Hospitals
Veterans Administrator Carl R. Gray Jr. will dedicate two VA hospitals in Texas. The Big Spring facility costing $6,000,000 will be dedicated September 10 and the Marlin hospital costing $5,000,000 on September 16.
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Texas
Dallas
Carl R. Gray Jr
Big Spring
Marlin
Mother of Bride Dies at Wedding in Fort Worth
In Fort Worth a wedding rushed to a tragedy as Mrs. A E Aikman 51 collapsed and died in Riverside Methodist Church chapel ten minutes before her daughter Henr ietta Ann Aikman 21 would marry TCU student James T Vaughn 22. Relatives say a heart attack sparked by wedding excitement caused the death.
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Fort Worth
A. E. Aikman
Riverside Methodist Church
Henrietta Ann Aikman
TCU
James T. Vaughn
Texan Aims to Swim English Channel in 18 Hours
Roy Sutter of Denison Texas began the first English Channel attempt of the year at Cap Griz Nez France at 12 57 a m Saturday aiming for about 18 hours His trainer English schoolboy Philip Mickman swam the channel last year and greased him at the start Sutter trained in Dover England and arrived from Britain just after midnight ready to swim.
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Cap Gris Nez
France
Roy Sutter
Denison
Texas
English Channel
Sutter
Britain
Dover
Eng
Philip Mickman
Yanks Brace for Major Red Offensive Near Pusan
US forces report heavy pressure along the Chinju to Pusan axis with American air and naval support repelling Soviet backed assault. MacArthur says the front remains contested as Communist units regroup south of Chinju and near Nak tong River.
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Pusan
United Nations
Chinju-Pusan
MacArthur
Chinju
1St Marine Division
2Nd Infantry
Army 5Th Regimental Combat Team
Farsighted Boys Toss Snowballs in August
UPPER SANDUSKY O Aug 4 The Mahaffey brothers Bruce 10 and Bill 12 staged a snowball fight in August as thermometers neared 90. They saved winter snowballs in their mother’s deep freeze for the playful stunt.
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Upper
Sandusky
Mahaffeyoys
Bruce
Bill
Victim of Accident Treated for Injuries
Archie Ray, 35, of 2020 Goodrich, was treated at Brackenside hospital for a compound elbow fracture after an accident on the Kerrville highway near Oak Hill Friday night. He tried to pass a truck when the vehicles collided. officials said he was in good condition.
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Archie Ray
Goodrich
Brackenside Hospital
Kerrville
Oalkhill
Ray Wa
Deaths and Funerals in Austin Area Obituaries
Multiple notices report deaths from Aug. 4 in Austin and surrounding cities. John Petrasek Sr. and Estelle Rawlin Gardner among the deceased. survivors include spouses, children, and siblings. Funeral services set at Wilkie Donelly, Cook, or Liberty Hill churches with burial in local cemeteries.
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Catholic Church
Order of the Eagles of
Port Arthur
US Navy
Thomas Petrasek
Atlanta
Elizabeth Tirch
Galveston
Wilkie-Donelly Funeral Home
Eugene L. Dore
St. Ignatius
John Wagner
Anthony Wagner
Daniel Matthews
Robert Matthews
Jack Tivch Sr
Jack Tivch Jr
Mount Calvary Cemetery
Estelle Rawlin Gardner
Linscomb Avenue
Austin
A. W. Gardner
Estelle Harris
Jack Gardner
E. S Molman
Clara Frese
Lidle Rock
Ark
Cook Funeral
Flynn V. Long
Capitol Memorial Park
Cemery
Alice J. Lewallen
Alice Jarmon Lewallen
Weed-Corley
Austin Memorial Park
L. T. McFarland
Liberty Hill Methodist Church
Cullen
Liberty Hill Cemetery
Edgar H. Daum
New Braunfels
ANS
Doeppenschmidt
Edwin H. Berger
Comai
Erna Vogel Daum
Harold Daum
San Diego
Calif
LeRoy Daum
Merchant Marine Service
Leona Daum
Robert Weir
Calvin R. Henze
San Antonio
Emil Daum
Rennie Daum
F. H. Bollman
Curt Linnartz
Edwin Kneuper
George Klaus
Willie Meyer Jr
South Africa to add volunteer air unit for UN Korea mission
The South African cabinet on Saturday approved forming a volunteer air force fighter squadron with ground personnel to join United Nations Forces in Korea. It also announced expansion of the regular armed forces, though no size figures were released.
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Johannesburg
Union of South Africa
United Nations
Korea
Detectives Probe Theft Report From Emma Preston
City detectives Friday investigated a theft reported by Emma Jane Preston of 803 Comal Street. She said $15 was taken from her room Friday afternoon.
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Emma Jane Preston
Comal Street
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