West Texas Gulf Highway Gap Urged for Fast Action
Texas Highway Commission pledged immediate consideration of completing the 30 mile West Texas-to-Gulf link from Marble Falls to Llano. Llano and Travis County officials, Chamber of Commerce leaders, and state lawmakers urged designation, early construction, and full funding as part of a 55 million dollar primary program for 1950 with federal aid.
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West Texas
Liano County
DeWitt C. Greer
Llano County
Carlos Ashley
Llano
State Commission
Austin
Ashley
H. J. Hoerster
R. P. McWilliams
Claud Smith
J. M. Johnson
J. M. Drace
T. C. Homesley
T. D. Swenson
Chamber of Commerce
M. C. Dalhau
H. T. Harrison
H. G. Wallace
Tom E. Johnson
Travis County
Joe C. Carrington
Transportation
L L. W. Davis
W. O. Harwell
Wesley Pearson
Howard Bull
Territorial Highway Committee
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Greer
Texas
Highway Department
Highway Commission
Attorney General rules Gilmer-Aikin funds can operate Education Dept
A Texas legal ruling states that Foundation School Fund money may be used to run the State Department of Education under the Gilmer-Aikin and appropriation acts. The opinion, written by Assistant Attorney General Everett Hutchinson, says no funding conflict exists and administration costs are part of the program.
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State Department of Education
Gilmer-Aikin
Olved
Price Daniel
Foundation
Department of Education
Robert S. Calvert
Department
State Board of Education
Foundation School Fund
Everett Hutchinson
2-Day Hearing on T and N O Ends
A two day Texas Railroad Commission hearing concluded on the proposal by the Missouri Pacific Texas and New Orleans Texas system to abandon daylight passenger service between Austin and Houston. Protests from Austin and other communities were presented along with a plea from rail labor groups to adjust schedules to meet rider needs.
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Cae:tolexas and
New Ora Railroad
Austin
Houston
Texas Railroad Commission
Rail Brotherhood
Joe C. Carrington
Francis J. Amsler
Rail Service Committee
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Johnnie B. Rogers
Texas School For the Deaf
South Texas
Cedar Creek Well Produces 106 Barrels in 24 Hours
In Bastrop County two miles northeast of Cedar Creek, the Martin McDonald No. 1 White well yielded 106 barrels in 24 hours during an official test. The well, closed for two weeks for clean-up and storage prep, showed oil better than 40 gravity per Railroad Commission. Unconfirmed reports say an offset location has been staked.
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Bastrop
Martin McDonald
Newsmen Stumped By Long Indian Name in London
An Indian delegate to the Commonwealth relations committee arrived from Delhi and joked with reporters over his lengthy name. He quipped that locals call him "The Dear One" as they struggle to spell Sir Tiruval irvyalyangindi Vijayarag havacharya.
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London
Commonwealth Relations Committee
Delhi
Sir Tiruvalirvyalyangindi Vijayaraghavacharya
Briscoe Named Travis County Assistant County Agent
Andrew C. Briscoe, former Brooks County assistant, was appointed to assist county agent Elmo Cook in Travis County effective Oct. 1 by S L Neal and the county commission. Briscoe, 26, a 1948 A&M animal husbandry graduate, served in the Air Force and reared on a Fort Bend County livestock farm. He succeeds Thomas B. Hooks Jr., who resigns to run H F Green’s Hornsby Bend operation. Hooks thanked Travis County for cooperation and expressed intent to work as an adult leader in agricultural efforts.
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Briscoe
Thomas B. Hooks Jr
H. F. Green
Hornsby Bend
Elmo Cook
Brooks County
Falfurias
A&m
Air Force
Richmond
Fort Bend County
Hooks
Travis County
Sports Roundup Tells Of League Actions And Scores
Brooklyn shares NL lead after a 6 0 win while St Louis holds one game ahead. Detroit routs New York 13 2 and Giants defeat Chicago 5 3. Braves top Pirates 6 5 as N L play continues.
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Brooklyan
St. Louis
Detroit
New York
Yankees
New York Post
Austin
Ted Schroeder
Pioneer
Austin Civitan Club
Giants
Chicago
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Whiteerican
Historic French Embassy Transferred to DRT Custodians
The historic French Embassy in Austin was placed in the custody of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas as a permanent state shrine. A ceremony at the Capitol marked the transfer after a decade of preservation work, with Board of Control Chairman Hall Logan handing a key to Mrs. Henry R. Wofford, state president of the DRT. The state bought the building and grounds from the Robertson family for about 24 250 dollars to keep the structure in its present form flagship among Texas historic sites.
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Austin American Capitol
the Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Capitol
Republic of Texas
Hall Logan
Board of Control
Henry R. Wofford
DRT
Patriotic Organization
Logan
Daughters of the Republic
Robertson
Texas
United States
Austin
Walter Prescott Webb
Wofford
Guy P. Webster
David J. Pickle
Carl Stautz
Ben E. Edwards
Idy Peck
Paul H. Goldmann
Clara Driscoll
W. B Mathew
Stewart Harkride
Webb
Truman Invites South's Bolters To Rejoin Party
Ex-Constable W. I. Arwine surrendered near his Bridgeport home ending a 24 hour manhunt for the Mash killings. He admitted shooting Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mash at their Denton County farm after alleging an argument over rape accusations. Arwine was moved to Dallas County jail for safety as Texas Rangers arrived.
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Denton
W. I Arwine
Bridgeport
J. E. Mash
Arwine
Wise County
Tom McMurray
Erwine
Dallas County
Texas Rangers
Jackson
Mash
Justice of the Peace
C. M. Quissenberry
Decatur
Lewis Arwine
Wright Morrow Wins Fight To Retain Committee Seat
President Truman urged Southern Democrats to return to the Democratic fold in a DNC address. He cited purges of States Rights supporters, praised last year’s victory without New York and the Solid South, and warned Republicans against ongoing filibuster to block the party program.
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Wright Morrow
Washington
Truman
Democratic National Committee
New York
East
South
National Committee
Texas
State Executive Committee
Dawn of New Day Barnett to Study Medicine in Texas
Herman Barnett, a 23 year old Austin man described as an honor student, Boy Scout, cab driver and pilot, will become the first Negro to study medicine in Texas. He will be admitted to the University of Texas medical branch at Galveston on a temporary contract basis, a decision announced by University President T. S. Painter. The move is hailed by a prominent Austin Negro leader as the dawn of a new era.
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Austin American
Herman Barnett
Texas
Barnett
University of Texas Ao
Galveston
T. S. Painter
Austin
Lockhart
Samuel Huston College
Barnet
Bellinger Cab Company
San Antonio
University
Medical School
Painter
Negro University
University of Texas
Houston
Heman Marion Sweatt
United States Supreme Court
Everett Givens
Samuel Huston
J. H. Martin
Martin
University of Chicago
Air Force
National Youth Council
University of Wisconsin
Sylvester Byars
Samuel
Arms Economies Hit Texas Hard
Secretary of Defense Johnsons economy drive cuts civilian armed services in Texas. Navy at Corpus Christi reduces civilian workforce from 4,371 to 2,439. Air Force also trimmed, notably Kelly Air Force Base in San Antonio. Army personnel cut totals 975 across 17 installations led by Fort Bliss, Galveston Engineer District, Fort Sam Houston, and the San Antonio Depot. Representative Lyle of Texas pledges protest.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
Navy
Naval Air Station
Corpus Christi
Air Force
San Antonio
Kelly Air Force Base
Fort Bliss
Galveston Engineer District
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio General Distribution Depot
Lyle
D-Texas
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Navy Suspends Official Over B36 Attack Memo
A US Navy official Cedric R. Worth was suspended after admitting he wrote an anonymous memo alleging the B36 bomber program was a billion dollar lemon pushed by unscrupulous men. Worth testified before the House committee and said he acted on a request from Rep. Deane to compile concerns about the program for Jonathan Daniels of Raleigh. The memo touched off a broader probe amid charges of political influence involving Secretary of Defense Johnson and Air Secretary Symington.
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Washington
US Navy
Air Force
House Armed Services Committee
Navy
Matthews
Louis A. Johnson
Defense
Floyd Odlum
Atlas Corporation
Symington
House Committee
Capitol Hill
Werth
Joseph Keenan
Consel
House
Vinson
D-Ga
Worth
Charles B. Deane
Deane
Rep. Deane
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
Rep. van Zandt
Glenn Martin
Martin
Baltimore
Vultee Corporation
Fort Worth
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Public Hearing Explains Bastrop Youth Farm Plans
Bastrop County outlines its agricultural training program for youth at a Thursday public meeting 7:30 p m at Bastrop State Park. Speakers include G C Morris J J Sapp and a Houston bank representative. E Ragsdale leads. 585th Air Force Band from Carswell AFB to perform at 7:30 p m.
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Bastrop
Bastrop County
Bastrop State Park
Earl C. Erhard
Bastrop County Youth Foundation
Bastrop County Agricultural School
Camp Swift
G. C. Morris
Greenville
Texas Senate
J. J. Sapp
Second National Bank of
Houston
Texas
Lhe E. Ragsdale
Smithville
585Th Air Force Band
Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
W. W. Marston
Texas pays large share of federal taxes in year end
Dallas report shows Texas paid 1,381,165,565.49 dollars in federal taxes for the year ending June 30, equal to 34.1 percent of the national total. The amount surpassed combined tax revenues of Louisiana Mississippi New Mexico Arkansas Oklahoma Colorado Wyoming and Alaska.
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Dallas
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
New Mexico
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Wyoming
Alaska
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Austin American Capitol Staff
Commission
Llano Chamber of Commerce
Neal Douglass
T&no
Cedar Creek
Travis
Andrew C. Briscoe
S. L. Neal
Texas A&m Extension Service
Court
A. C. Briscoe JR
Bolters
Jackson Brothers
Murray Ramsey Jr
Austin Nurseryman
Texas Association of Nurserymen
Driskill Hotel
Ramsey
Association
Wray Weddell
Cedric R. Worth
the Navy
Dan Kimball
van Zandt
R-Pa
Bridges
RNH
Senator Tydings
D-Md
Senate Armed Services Committee
Bradley
Texas State University
Dorsed
Congress
William M. Boyle Jr
J. Howard McGrath
Byron Skelton
Temple
Convention and State Committee
Morrow
Credentials Committee
Skelton
bruman-Barkley
Byron C. Allen
Minnesota
Allen
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