Florida Hurricane Taints Gold Coast With 150 MPH Winds
A hurricane struck Florida's southeast coast with 150 mph gusts centering near Canal Point on Lake Okeechobee. One death and 15 injuries were reported as winds ripped roofs from homes and toppled palm trees. The storm threatened citrus and vegetable areas while warnings stretched from Fernandina to Charleston.
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Miami
Fla
Heart of Florida
Gold Coast
Florida
Canal Point
Lake Okeechobee
West Palm Beach
Titusville
St. Augustine
Fernandina
Charleston
S. C
Atlantic
Okeechobee
Belle Glade
Red Cross
Luther Jones
Bell
Florida Peninsula
Weather Bureau
Palm Beach
Woman charged in gun death of Brady realtor
Brady August 26. Mrs Sandra Peterson 23, married twice, was brought here accused of murdered and robbing Lewis Patterson 34 of Brady after hitch-hiking a ride. Patterson's body lay in a highway ditch six miles northwest of Brady. Loretta Mozingo 15 of Austin held for juvenile authorities.
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Brady
Sandra Peterson
Lewis Patterson
Patterson
New Tidelands Motions Ready in Texas Case at Supreme Court
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel will file two motions in the U S Supreme Court over the Tidelands dispute. One seeks dismissal for lack of original jurisdiction. the other asks for a clearer complaint. If denied and granted, 60 extra days would be allowed to answer.
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Texas
Price Daniel
Tidelands
United States Supreme Court
United States
Texas Tidelands
Daniel
Attorney General's Department
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Motheral Resigns From Post As Director Of Public Works
The article notes official changes as Motheral resigns from the post. Central Texas counties will receive 439178 dollars from a state fund for county and district road bond indebtedness. Travis County gets 30184 dollars toward old bond issues.
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Motheral
Mr Fixit Fixes Doorbell Mishap in Berkeley
Richard Frock, 25, tried wiring his own doorbell after being warned of $10 electrician charge. He fell through the plaster ceiling while in the attic, received a $20 leg stitch, faced $25 plaster cost at home, and the doorbell still won’t ring.
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Berkeley
Calif
Richard Frock
Frock
Austin Public Works Director resigns to enter private enterprise
Public Works Director James Motheral offered and accepted his resignation effective Sept. 15. City Manager Guston Morgan announced there is no successor selected and declined further comment. Motheral earned 8500 dollars annually and cited reasons to pursue private enterprise in his resignation letter.
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Public Works
James Motheral
Guston Morgan
Morgan
Motheral
City of
Austin
Austin polio center may seek state aid at special session
Austin leaders discuss securing a site for a $75,000 polio rehabilitation and recreation center. Rep Johnnie B. Rogers says he will ask the Legislature for help, possibly leasing state land if city land cannot be used, while Mayor Taylor Glass launches fundraising for a private site.
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Austin
Johnnie B. Rogers
Travis County
Taylor Glass
Allan Shivers
Rogers
Glass
W. S. Drake
Polio Inc
19Th
Lamar
The
Texas Medical Society
Drake
West Austin
David Benjamin
Pease Park
Scattered Showers To Cool City Areas
Scattered afternoon showers will cool parts of Austin temporarily Saturday and Sunday. The breezes from the Gulf bring warm humid air to make hotter, more humid days. Rains will not be general. Friday's high was 94 at 4 p.m.
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Austin
Gulf
Submarine Cochino Explodes Burns and Sinks in Arctic
The US submarine Cochino exploded and sank in Arctic waters early Friday. One civilian technician was lost and six Navy submariners aboard the sister ship Tusk perished during rescue. Five enlisted men and a lieutenant survived, with Cochino crew evacuated before the loss of the four other subs, Toro Corsock and Tusk, during cold water exercises near Hammerfest Norway.
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Norway
United States
Arctic
Tusk
Toro
Corsock
Portsmouth
Eng
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Tromsoe
Hammerfest
North Cape
Murmansk
Russia
M.ical
Navy
Washington
Greenland
James Fife
Groton
Conn
Rafael G. Benitez
Ponce
Puerto Rico
Robert L. R. Worthington
Oakmont
Ernest L. Schwab Jr
New London
Two Farm Roads in Lampasas County Win Approval
The Texas Highway Commission designated two farm to market roads in Lampasas County for construction under a county state cooperative plan with a total estimated cost of 26200 dollars. The county will fund 75 percent of the cost. One road runs two miles west of Lampasas on FM 580 for two miles while the other starts near Lometa on US 190 and extends 22 miles west to a different country road. These two Texas roads are part of 13 projects approved totaling about 956680 dollars.
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Travis County
DeWitt C. Greer
Robert S. Calvert
Jesse James
Joe Nelson
Central
Texas
Motheral
Texas State Highway Department
County Commissioners Court
Fiskville
Mark Wiginton
Highway Department
Morgan
C. G. Levander
Noble Larson
Lampasas County
Texas Highway Commission
Lampasas
Lometa
Bolton Race Urged In School Election
Paul Bolton of Austin was petitioned Friday to run for the new State Board of Education. A 10 county meeting at the Driskill Hotel Saturday will present petitions for his candidacy as 10th District member.
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Paul Bolton
Austin
State Board of Education
Driskill Hotel
Bolton
R. E. Harris
Caldwell
R. L. Bunting
Hays Nty
Senate Slashes Defense Money Amid Budget Cuts
Washington August 26 The Senate cut 1.118 billion from a 15.9 billion national defense bill with the Air Force facing the largest trim from 58 to 48 groups proposed by Truman. A separate 275 million cut in war materials stockpiling was urged, House vote pending.
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Senate
House
Truman
Defense Johnson
Air Power
Congress
McClellan
D-Ark
Lucas
Maragon Clams Up On Income Figures
Washington Aug 26 John Maragon refused to answer questions about his income after Senate investigators showed deposits near 119 609 and an income claim of about 30 000 over five years The committee pursued ties to Major General Vaughan and White House links while noting possible perjury and tax questions Maragon’s silence drew remarks from Mundt Hoey McCarthy and others as Vaughan prepared to testify next.
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Washington
John Maragon
Truman
Harry H. Vaughan
Maragon
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Carmine Bellino
Mundt
R-Sd
Hoey
D-Nc
McCarthy
R-Wis
Vaughan
Army
White House
William P. Rogers
Detroit
Pentagon
Henry F. Grady
Greece
Grady
Athens
State Department
Police Report Burns County Man Shot in Hand
H. L. Campbell, 42, of Route 3 Box 268 A, suffered a gunshot wound in the hand in the 500 block of East Sixth Street early Saturday. Investigating officers were Lee Williams and W. A. Knudson.
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H. L. Campbell
Route 3
East Sixth Street
Lee Williams
W. A. Knudson
San Marcos AFB Declared Surplus
San Marcos Air Force Base was declared surplus by the Air Force Department in Washington. The announcement surprised Mayor Frank Zimmerman and the City Council, who awaited official word and may consider purchasing the base and equipment.
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San Marcos Air Force Base
Air Force Department
Washington
Frank Zimmerman
Washington Bulletin
Austin American
Air Force Headquarters
Air Force
Air National Guard
Zimmerman
Southwest Texas State College At
Polio Patients At Brackenridge Hospital
One of two new polio patients admitted to Brackenridge Hospital Friday morning remained in critical condition later that day. FE K Hartman 23 of Kyle was on the critical list. Louis Pendergrath 23 months old, son of Sallie Mae Pendergrath of Taylor, was listed in good condition.
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Brackenridge Hospital
FE. K. Hartman
Kyle
Louis Pendergrath
Sallie Mae Pendergrath
Taylor
Austin Man Offers Home and Job for Troubled Youth
An Austin man offered to remodel his Travis County ranch home to shelter a 17 year old boy and his grandmother, and provide a job. District Attorney Bob Long will study the offer and may urge the Travis County grand jury and trial court to give the youth a chance. The boy, once 16, has been involved in burglaries and a suicide attempt, and was moved between jail, Gatesville State School for Boys, and juvenile facilities before the latest decision.
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Austin
Travis County
American Statesman
Bob Long
Grand Jury
Gatesville
Charles O. Betts
Betts
Brackenridge
County
Ranch Employee Killed in Wreck Near Cherokee
SAN SABA August 26 John Hurley about 50 employee of Sloan Ranches for 15 years was killed Friday at 1 am when the pickup truck he rode in wrecked three miles south of Cherokee D C Mace driver of the light pickup was admitted to a San Saba hospital with slight injuries Other occupants Sloan Pool and Tom Allen Sloan were unhurt Funeral services for Hurley were held Friday at 4 pm in Sloan with Dr B D Greer officiating Burial was in the Sloan family lot with Howell Doran Funeral Home directing Hurley a native of Ireland Survivors are believed to include a sister whose address is unknown
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San Saba
John Hurley
Sloan Ranches
Cherokee
D. C. Mace
Sloan Pool
Tom Allen Sloan
Sloan
Hurley
B. D. Greer
Sloan Presbyterian Church
Howell-Doran Funeral Home
Ireland
Sports roundup: pars and pro teams deliver mixed results
Austin's Pioneers sweep Temple in a double header 11-3 and 3-1. Red Sox close in on AL lead by beating Chicago 11-4 and 10-7. Yankees fall to Cleveland 5-3. Brooklyn loses 4-2 to Chicago. Detroit routs Washington 11-1. St Louis fallen to New York 3-2. Paris Case and Sammies lose in state tournament. SMU eyed to win SWC per Bully Gilstrap. All America game to feature East vs West in Corpus Christi. Bob Kuzava fanned six in a row tying AL mark. Mel Parnell notches his 20th win. Brooklyn protest of Boston game denied.
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Pioneers
Temple
Boston
Red Sox
Chicago
New York Yankees
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Detroit
Washington
New York
St. Louis
Cardinals
Paris Case
Sammies
SMU
Bully Gilstrap
University of Texas
Corpus Christi
Bob Kuzava
Boston Red Sox
Mel Parnell
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