Dixiecrats Threaten 1952 Fight Over Committee Seats
States righters vowed to resist Truman era shifts as the credentials committee weighs replacing Dixiecrat allies who backed Thurmond in 1948. The group debates seating issues from Alabama to Wisconsin while McGrath’s chair succession looms and Talbot denounces the party’s civil rights program.
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Washington
National Democratic Party
National Committee
Truman
J. Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Credentials Committee
Credentials
Frank McHale
Indiana
J. Howard McGrath
William M. Boyle Jr
Kansas City, Mo
McGrath
Leander Perez
Talbot
Eva
Democratic Party
Thurmond
Anglo Student Beats Channel But Time Slow
Philip Mickman an 18 year old British schoolboy swam the English Channel in 23 hours 13 minutes landing at Kingsdown at 4 33 am GMT after starting from Cap Gris Nez France He covered about 40 miles facing icy currents and grease coated skin in his second try this season Shirley May France supported him from a speedboat as other would be Channel aspirants faltered
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Dover
England
Philip Mickman
English Channel
Chunky Mickman
Mickman
Kingsdown
Cap Gris Nez
France
Shirley May
Tito Dickering to End Feuding with Moscow
Belgrade says it is ready to settle all disputes with the Soviet Union if Moscow leaves Yugoslavia alone. It offers to release 31 imprisoned Russian citizens and reiterates readiness to negotiate on broader differences while defending Yugoslavia as an independent sovereign state.
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Belgrade
Marshal Tito
Russia
Soviet Union
Yugoslavia
Moscow
Tito
Cominform
Red Army
Berlin
Hitler
Mussolini
Ussr
New Cotton Warehouse Opens in Central Texas
Superior Warehouse Storage Incorporated opened off the Dallas Highway signaling Austin’s rise as a cotton market center for Central Texas. The first bale, 570 pounds, was stored by Charles Berkman. J H McCullick said government loan storage arrangements are complete. The facility holds 7500 to 10000 bales and features a sprinkler system.
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Austin
Central Texas
Superior Warehouse Storage, Incorporated
Dallas
Charles Berkman
Charles W. Hackett
Hornsby-Dunlap
J. H. McCullick
Lockhart
McCullick
Agricultural Bureau of the
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Southern Pacific
Johnson calls B36 charges malicious and false
Secretary of Defense Johnson told the House committee that charges tying his past roles to the B36 bomber decision are malicious and false. He disputed any outside influence on Air Force selection and warned against maligning public officials. He cited three alleged links as unfounded.
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Washington
Johnson
Air Force
House Armed Services Committee
Defense
Edwin W. Rawlings
Rawlings
Lauris Norstad
Benedict Arnold
Norstad
Air Force Staff
Consolidated-Vultee Corporation
Democratic Party
Odlum
Obsolete claim in T N O hearing on Austin Houston trains
Texas and New Orleans Railroad testified to abandon daytime passenger service from Austin to Houston arguing the run is obsolete and unprofitable. Opponents including the Austin Chamber of Commerce and town reps urged continuation. The hearing before Railroad Commission Examiner C F Peter resumed next morning.
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Brenham
Washington County
Austin
Houston
Railroad Commission
T. and
N. O
Austin-Houston
E. H. Meeks
Texas and New Orleans Railroad
C. F. Peter
Southwest
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Joe C. Steadham
Brotherhood of Railroad
John McGinnis
Peter
Tribune
Joe C. Carrington
McGinnis
Steadham
Meeks
Centexan Sought For School Post
A petition signed by 500 residents seeks San Marcos motor company owner Alex B. Kercheville for the Texas State Board of Education from the 10th District. DallasAustin officials note circulation will expand to Lee Washington Burleson counties. Candidates must file by Sept 19. Kercheville, Kyle born 1902, chaired Hays County Schools with major reorganization adding accreditation and free transport. He is active in local civic groups.
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Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Carolina
Texas
Wisconsin
Robert Tehan
Carl Thompson
Madison
Byron Skelton
Temple
Texas National Committee
Wright Morrow
Houston
Brownwood
Morrow
Skelton
Exas
Democratic Executive Committee
National Committee
Alex B. Kercheville
San Marcos Motor Company
State Board of Education
10Th
Hays
Caldwell
Bastrop
Bianco
Burnet
Travis
Williamson
R. L. Bunting
Hayes County
Austin
Lee
Washington
Burleson
Board of Education
Commissioner of Education
Kercheville
Kyle
Hays County
Bunting
Frank Zimmerman
San Marcos
C. M. Decker
Suspect Charged in Rape of Bridgeport Woman
Bridgeport reports a former officer charged with rape of a local woman on Aug 6 remains at large after two farmers were killed in Wise County. A 50-member posse searched lands near a lake community, with roadblocks and miners’ shafts tied to the pursuit. The victim described a break in as the attacker entered the back door.
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Bridgeport
Wise County
Ray Nobles
Ash
Morris Thomas Stokes
Earl Whitten
Nobles
Work Abandoned On Flying Saucers, Builder's Son Says
Jonathan Caldwell stopped work on his experimental aircraft and moved into construction, his son Carl Caldwell said. He noted two round crafts found in Maryland were prototypes, the Air Force previously described them as such, and claimed the Army and Navy learned of the experiments. Carl said his father now works in construction in Southern California and Nevada with a Manhattan Beach address.
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Boise
Idaho
Jonathan Caldwell
Carl Caldwell
Carl
Marsey
Maryland
Caldwell
Air Force
Army
Navy
California
Nevada
Manhattan Beach
Calif
French President Ill At Vacationing Spot
President Vincent Auriol is reported ill with feverish kidney complications at La Pula Sur Mer while on vacation. A communique from the Elysee Palace cites overexertion as the cause and says he requires absolute bed rest for several days.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
la Pula Su Mer
Elysee Palace
Aurio]l
Cardinals and Dodgers split doubleheader in tight pair
In a sharp split, the St Louis Cardinals won game one 5 3 while the Brooklyn Dodgers captured game two 4 3 The Red Sox fell 5 4 to the Browns and the Cleveland club lost 4 2 to Washington In New York Jooe Lafata failed to hit in his Giants debut as they lost 7 5 to the Cubs Detroit hit three homers to beat the Yankees 8 4 Austin s Pioneers were edged by Gainesville 9 6 Wichita Falls defeated Temple 15 5 Jack Crain longtime Texas Longhorn star was named appraiser for the Texas Veterans Land Board.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Washington
Jooe Lafata
Johnny Mize
New York Giants
New York
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Austin’s Pioneers
Gainesville
Wichita Falls
Temple
Jack Crain
Texas Veterans Land Board
Johnson City Woman Killed In Car Crash
Mrs. Ray Harper, 26, of Johnson City, died in Fredericksburg hospital after a car she rode in overturned on the Austin highway two miles southwest of Stonewall. The driver, her husband, sustained injuries not believed serious. Edna Smith Harper, mother of two, is survived by her husband and parents. Funeral services are pending in Johnson City.
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Fredericksburg
Aus
Ray Harper
Johnson City
Harper
Stonewall
Austin
Loth
Edna Smith
Jeff Smith
Death of Mrs Helen Delmar in Travis Heights Home
Autopsy performed after Mrs Helen Delmar 39 was found dead at 1707 Travis Heights Boulevard. Detectives Herbert and Rampy sought rapid chemist results as coroner Judge Mee Bee weighs a verdict. Witnesses place the death around two to three hours before discovery. sleeping pills found near the scene. Survivors include husband Jack, father W B Strayer, brother Richard Lange, half-brother A J Koldberg, and sister Mrs Inger Benta Miller. Funeral set for Thursday at Wilke Funeral Home.
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Helen Delmar
Travis Heights Boulevard
Justice of the Peace
Frank Mee- Bee
Judge McBee
W. B. Strayer
Hudson
Iowa
Richard Lange
Alaska
A. J. Koldberg
Minneapolis
Minn
Inger Benta Miller
Hot Springs. Ark
Wilke Funeral Home
Eight Years in Two Exams for Rapid Vet Grade School
Austin veterans who did not finish grade school may complete grades 1 through 8 in two years at a newly created elementary school for veterans. Examinations Friday at 4 p.m. at Austin High will place students at a grade level. classes run 4 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. and begin Monday after classification.
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Austin
Austin High School
Sam Martin
Martin
Veterans Administration
Veterans School
New Storm Forms Off Virgin Islands. Harry Near Cape Hatteras
A new tropical disturbance is developing east of the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico as Hurricane Harry, a 100 mph storm, moves north toward the Atlantic. Grady Norton of the Miami Weather Bureau says the new storm has closed circulation and may intensify while traveling west to northwest. The hurricane will brush Cape Hatteras with strong winds and rough seas expected Wednesday forenoon.
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Miami
Fla
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Atlantic
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
Norton
Florida
Harry
Cape Hatteras
Just Vote With No Poll Tax at Austin American
The Austin American invites readers to mirror their interests via a Page 15 ballot, checking features they dislike and suggesting additions. It promises to reflect reader preferences and share how favorites are performing, guiding future content.
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Austin American
West Texas to Gulf Link Plea Before Highway Panel Today
The Austin American Capitol staff reports Central Texans will ask the Texas Highway Commission to designate and fund a 25 mile Marble Falls Llano link to complete the West Texas to the Gulf highway. A hearing is slated around 3 pm with Senator Carlos Ashle and Llano delegations joining local groups in support.
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Austin American Capitol
Central Texans
Texas Highway Commission
Marble Falls
Llano
Texas
Austin
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T. A. Low Jr
Branch Watson
Burton
C. D. Dallmeyer
Chamber of Commerce
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James A. Picone
Jack Drumm
Tom S. Whitehead
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T&no
Raymond Brooks
Centexan
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Travis County
Johnnie B. Rogers
Carrington
W. A. Burkhead
W. L. McDuffie
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Santa Claus
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Bdenham
J. E. Mash
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Tom McMurray
J. W. Coffman
Decatur Air Force
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Jackson
Lester
Milwaukee
Wis
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W. H. Rampy
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