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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1949
Page
9
C M Philips was declared the winner to produce Johnson County’s first bale of cotton after a chamber of commerce committee ruled he delivered to the gin first. D Hanna’s bale faced a broken gin and did not finish. Philips earns the first bale premiums.
Tom C. Clark was sworn in as associate justice of the Supreme Court at a White House ceremony in the rose garden attended by over 300 dignitaries. Chief Justice Vinson will swear in Clark's successor as attorney general, J. Howard McGrath, at the Justice Department.
William P. Hobby assumed the Texas governorship after James E. Ferguson was impeached by the state senate on twenty one counts. Ferguson was found guilty on ten charges and impeached. Ferguson later sought to return to office, his wife Miriam E. running for and winning the governorship. The impeachment barred Ferguson from office until a later legislature restored privileges. Hobby later became publisher of the Houston Post and his wife Oveta Culp Hobby led the WAC in World War II.
The House Committee on American Activities subpoenaed two University of California scientists Ken Manfred Ox and Irving David Ox to testify in September at wartime Communist activity hearings in Berkeley. Committee counsel Frank P. Tavenner would not reveal requested information. The Berkeley Radiation Laboratory, a wartime atomic research center, faced scrutiny over possible Soviet contact.
Frank Slavin of Texline Texas was charged with manslaughter after a car collided with a truck on US 87 near Clayton New Mexico, killing 2 year old Maria Pasquez of Odem Texas. Other passengers in the truck were injured. District Attorney Ral Phelps announced the charge on Wednesday.
Former Groesbeck mayor A D Therrell paid a 200 dollar fine and 47.50 dollars in costs after pleading guilty to aggravated assault against District Judge H F Kirby. Therrell settled out of court with the judge, who spent about two weeks hospitalized with bruises and an eye injury. The judge cited a long standing grudge as the motive. Therrell offered no statement.
US District Attorney Frank B. Potter named A. W. Christian as first assistant, in charge of all civil matters in the district. Christian, a Vanderbilt law graduate, has served as assistant US attorney since 1943 and will base his headquarters in Fort Worth.
Three youths confessed to dyeing the Shamrock Hotel pool water to orangeade color during a Humble Oil & Refining Company party. A 19-year-old tool salesman, a 20-year-old oil firm employee, and a 17-year-old truck driver face malicious mischief charges.
New York August 4 Hoover and Governor Dewey declined comment on whether the governor offered former president Hoover a seat in the Senate. A Washington Evening Star column claimed the post for John Foster Dulles had been offered. Hoover acknowledged the courtesy but gave no confirmation. He is a California resident with a permanent Waldorf Towers address in New York.
Evidence included a published statement by A. T. Mercier on diesel upgrades and faster service. Railroad officials argued schedules cannot reverse losses while witnesses urged partial trials and warned of economic harm to Hatcheries and producers along the Austin Houston route. Officials and lawmakers pressed for a timely decision as transcripts proceed.
A chaotic report notes a six shooter display disrupting traffic in Cooper on August 4. The incident involves a Texan asserting signals and causing confusion at a busy intersection. Police investigate the altered right of way and potential public safety concerns.
Victoria report notes Morris disputed Post Office claims that handling each postcard costs 26 cents. He argued 12 cards weigh an ounce and yield 12 cents, while an ounce of mail earns only 3 cents for a letter. He also rejected assertions that card volume hikes costs, and said card production is cheaper than two-for-one cent envelopes.
Tourism across the Rio Grande resumed after Mexico liberalized polio proof rules. New regulation lets New York City and Texas residents swear they have not been exposed to polio rather than produce doctor's statements. Other states residents face no polio documentation.
English painter Duke travels from his home to the lawn of the First Presbyterian Church and adds a canine howl to a hymn stanza broadcast from church chimes in a lighthearted moment.
Houston August 24. Charles M. Thompson a 47 year old lawyer was charged with the murder of William E. Stauffer 44. Thompson was arrested 40 minutes after the shooting and gave a written statement to Homicide Lieutenant W P Brown. He said Stauffer entered his room with two other men and struck him first. Thompson said he grabbed a rifle and fired after warning him not to advance. Stauffer died from a stomach wound at a hospital. Thompson posted bond set at 1000 dollars.
Lewiston Idaho Richard Rogers 19 admitted ripping six highway signs from the ground with his bare hands to show pals. He was fined 50 dollars and ordered to pay damages in a UP report from Lewiston.
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