US May Grant British an Edge In Goods Deal
Washington officials say the United States may temporarily let Britain discriminate against American goods to ease Britain’s financial crisis. The move, tied to British loan terms, could relax article nine without new congressional approval. Britain seeks relief as Cripps and Bevin plan to discuss with U S and Canadian reps starting Sept 7 aboard the Mauretania.
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Washington
United States
Britain
Stafford Cripps
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Cripps
Mauretania
Europe
Administration
Congress
Cool Nights But Hot Days In Central Texas Forecast
A mass of cool air from the northwest will cool nights and keep days hot with no rain. Lows around 65 degrees, highs near the low 90s by afternoon. Sunday was near perfect. highs reached 94 in Laredo and Alice, 77 at Guadalupe Pass, 81 at Marfa, with most areas in the 80s. Gulf Coast could see evening shower clouds.
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Texas
Austin Weather Bureau
Laredo
Alice
South Texas
Guadalupe Pass
West Texas
Marfa
Big Bend
Panhandle
North
East Texas
Weather Bureau
Gulf Coast
Wherry Predicts GOP Ban on Demo Laxity
Washington August 23 Senator Wherry Republican Neb said a GOP Congress will be elected next year to stop the biggest give away show on earth.
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Wherry
Washington
R-Neb
Senators push to hear Hunt and Bennett in 5 percent probe
Washington investigators consider delaying final action to allow Hunt and Bennett to testify later. Hunt and Bennett are ill and have not yet appeared, while Major General Vaughan faces questioning on ties to Hunt, Bennett, and other figures.
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Washington
James V. Hunt
David Bennett
Harry H. Vaughan
Hunt
Bennett
Senate
Vaughan
Senator Mundt
RSD
Mundt
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Me
Bree
Perm Bennett
Albert Verley Perfume Co
Chicago
Truman
John Maragon
Storm sweeps Carolinas as weakening hurricane bites
Remnants of a giant hurricane swirled across the Carolinas with 40 to 55 mph winds and torrential rain. Flooding threatened mountain streams, with Swannanoa River already out of banks near Asheville and evacuations underway. Coastal areas like Isle of Palms and Myrtle Beach faced damage to lawns, roofs, and windows as renewed floodgates opened and emergency actions continued.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Florida
South Carolina
North Carolina
Weather Bureau
Swannanoa
Caroline
Mt. Mitchell
Asheville
French Broad River
Biltmore
Montreal Lake
Southern Presbyterian Church Assembly
Isle of Palms
Charleston
Myrtle Beach
Wilmington
Protest Over Robeson Concert Triggers Peekskill Riot
In Peekskill New York on August 3 a riot erupted as 500 veterans protested Paul Robeson's concert. About eight were injured while 5 000 bystanders clashed with demonstrators, autos overturned, and a stage was damaged before state police restored order. Robeson urged an investigation by Governor Dewey.
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Robeson
New York
Peekskill
N. Y
Paul Robeson
Thomas E. Dewey
William L. Patterson
Civil Rights Congress
Harlem
Tice van Wiltsane
New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Albany
Dewey
Pawling
Daniel To Plug Burner Program In Legion Talk
Attorney General Price Daniel of Texas will open the 31st American Legion convention with a keynote on a new national program of community development. The Burnet Texas model has created 59 new businesses and 325 jobs in 20 months and aims to expand nationwide within a year.
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Philadelphia
American Legion
Price Daniel
Lone Star State
Daniel
Army
Marine Corps
Perry Brown
Beaumont
Legion
Burnet
Texas
National Economic Commission
Mrs. Maggie Barry Dies in Austin. Smithville Native
Mrs Maggie Barry widow of J K Barry former Smithville schools superintendent died Sunday at 2 20 a m at her daughter’s home in Austin She was 1874 born in Sodom Hunt County Texas and lived in Smithville 43 years Survivors include daughter Miss Leorene Barry of Austin three sons Lloyd Fred and Gordon Barry a half sister and a brother Funeral Monday at Marrs Memorial Chapel with burial in Oak Hill Cemetery
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Smithville
Sps
Maggie Barry
J. K. Barry
Austin
Marrs
Jessie Yelvington
San Antonio
A. N. Pledger
First Baptist Church of
Oak Hill Cemetery
Barry
Sodom
Hunt County
Texas
Leorene Barry
Lloyd Barry
Fred B. Barry
Gorden Barry
Sanderson
Lois Gadd
Dala Ae Secquet Menace
Jestine
Emmett McFadden
Commerce
Senate intensifies fight over arms aid program
The Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees push to a mid week showdown vote on a 1.45 billion dollar arms package and ship surplus weapons to allies. Vandenberg seeks a 160.99 million cut in European aid. Knowland seeks to include non communist China. Tydings opposes the Vandenberg amendment. General Bradley testifies the cut would limit Western Europe’s production. Wherry reiterates opposition.
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Washington
Senate
Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Vandenberg
Rmich
Atlantic Alliance
Knowland
R-Calif
China
Tydings
D-Md
Armed Services Group
Truman
Europe
Omar Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pact
WBAL
Baltimore
Affray at Manor Hospitalizes Trio
A late night cutting and shooting at a Manor beer tavern sent Wallace Moore Hattie Green and Horace Bradshaw to Brackenridge Hospital in Austin with abdominal wounds and gunshots. Three other people Vergie Mae Green Leonard Holley and Emaline Moore were charged with assault with intent to murder in Precinct 2. Deputy Sheriff Jack Sundberg investigated the incident.
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Manor
Brackenridge Hospital
Austin
Travis County Sheriff's Department
Wallace Moore
Route 2
Hattie Green
Horace Bradshaw
Charley Green
Brackenridge
Justice of the Peace
W. J. Mott
Vergie Mae Green
Leonard Holley
Emaline Moore
Jack Sundberg
San Antonio Vandal Rampage May Tie to Army Party
San Antonio police hunted for a blue Dodge sedan with a military plate as they stepped up patrols after a drunken spree by youths and soldiers. The vandalism damaged more than 30 businesses, costing thousands for broken plate glass in a wild Saturday morning ride.
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San Antonio
Pupils to Sign Up Sept 7 9 in Austin Public Schools
Austin public school officials expect to register about 15 000 pupils next week with students in all grades signing up Wednesday Thursday and Friday September 7 8 and 9 at their respective schools Lee Wilborn director of instruction announced. A full day of classes will be held Monday September 12 and lunches will be served in cafeterias.
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Austin
Lee Wilborn
Accident Claims Elgin Resident After Car Truck Crash
Theodore Anderson 62 died early Sunday from injuries after his light delivery truck collided with a car driven by Charles Baskett 27 of Elgin on South Central Avenue. Baskett had chest injuries and was treated, then released. Funeral services set for Monday at 3 p.m. at Miller Mortuary and 3:30 p.m. at New Sweden Lutheran Church with Rev. Arthur Almquist officiating. Burial in Elgin Cemetery. Pallbearers named. Survivors include a widow, three sisters in Austin and Georgetown, and six brothers in Austin, Brenham, Manor.
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Elgin
Theodore Anderson
Charles Baskett
South Central Avenue
Baskett
Fleming Hospital
George Loftus
Cance
Sunay
Miller Mortuary
New Sweden Lutheran Church
Arthur Almquist
Elgin Cemetery
C. B. Johnson
Leon Stromquist
Austin
Eric Lundblad
Georgetown
Charles Anderson
Robert Anderson
Norman Anderson
Edgar Anderson
Brenham
Oscar Anderson
Arthur Anderson
Manor
Mrs V P Johnson Succumbs In City Hospital
Mrs Minnie Lee Johnson wife of Vernon P Johnson local grocery store owner and sister in law of City Councilman Will T Johnson died Sunday afternoon after a long illness in a local hospital. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Cook Funeral Home. Survivors include a daughter Mrs George Condra a sister Mrs Bay Wilson and a granddaughter all of Austin.
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Minnie Lee Johnson
Vernon P. Johnson
Will T. Johnson
Cook Funeral Home
George Condra
Bay Wilson
Austin
Owls Rally Pounds Austin Pioneers 8-0
Temple's Owls defeated Austin Pioneers 8-0 as part of a slate of scores including Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh 0 and multiple mentions of season news. Peruna the SMU mascot died Saturday night. VFW softball opens Monday with 16 teams entered. Claude Wild Jr. claimed the city golf title 9 and 7 over George Seaholm Jr. Tommy Henrich of the Yankees is out for the season with a back injury. Fort Worth named four women to the all tournament team at the TAF event.
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Temple
Owls
Austin Pioneers
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Boston
Peruna
SMU Mustangs
Claude Wild Jr
George Seaholm Jr
Tommy Henrich
New York Yankees
Kremlin Battle Goes On Amid Rumors In Yugoslavia
Belgrade reports a calm front as rumors swirl that Cominform may move against Tito. Officials deny troop shifts and sabotage claims while press campaigns from Moscow and Prague fuel the information war.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Tito
Kremlin
Willis Resigns House Seat to Seek Senate Bid
State Representative Phil Willis of Kaufman County resigns from the House to run in the sixth senatorial district race. The district includes Anderson, Kaufman, Henderson, Navarro and Freestone counties. A special election is set for November 8 and Willis has notified the governor of his departure.
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Terrell
Phil Willis
Kaufman County
Willis
Jim Taylor
Kerens
Senate
House of Representatives
Anderson, Kaufman
Henderson
Navarro
Freestone
Vets May Apply for Insurance Refund at 15 Austin Locations
World War II veterans may start applying Monday for shares in a 2.8 billion dollar insurance refund to be paid next year. Applications open 8 a.m. at 15 Austin sites including county offices, VA offices, post office locations, Red Cross, and veterans groups.
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E. B. Kuehne
Travis County Veterans Service
Travis County Veterans Service Office
Veterans Administration
Lavaca St
Veterans Affairs Commission
East 11Th
American Red Cross
Jessie Street
American Legion
Littlefield
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rio Grande
West 12Th
Congress
South Congress
San Jacinto Boulevard
West 47Th
West 35Th
East First
National Service Life
Dominican Republic Plans Refugee Quota Departures
Manila reports the Dominican Republic issued entry permits for 250 Red China refugees from Samar Island camp. In about three weeks the group will depart, with roughly 1,000 more scheduled to move to Australia Paraguay Ecuador and French Guiana.
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Manila
Dominican Republic
Red China
Samar
Australia
Paraguay
Ecuador
Guina
Navy considers upheaval after B36 lobbying furor
A closed door court of inquiry led by Admiral Thomas C. Kinkaid opens to probe rumors behind B36 bomber purchases. The panel includes Vice Admiral Donald B. Beary and Rear Admiral Glenn B. Davis. Cedric C. Worth, a suspended aide, recanted his charges, while lawmakers hint broader Navy involvement.
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Washington
Navy Department
Air Force
Secretary of the Navy
Francis P. Matthews
Thomas C. Kinkaid
Eastern Sea Frontier
Cedric C. Worth
Navy
Dan A. Kimball
Kinkaid
Donald B. Beary
Naval War College
Glenn B. Davis
Potomac River Naval Command
House
Armed Services Committee
Worth
Carl Vinson
D-Ga
Five Americans climb Mount Ararat in search of Noahs Ark
Five Americans led by Dr. Aaron J. Smith began a dawn ascent up Mount Ararat in Turkey to determine if Noahs Ark lies on the 16,000 foot peak. Turkish authorities allowed the climb amid Russian protests, with a Turkish escort and base camp near the frontier. The party aims to reach around the 10,000-foot level, banking on thaw and favorable conditions to uncover evidence of the vessel.
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Dogu Bayazit
Turkey
Mount
Ararat
Aaron J. Smith
Greensboro
Walter Wood
Seacliff
Long Island, NY
Wendell Ogg
Knoxville
Smith
New York
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Mimi Boomhower
Bel Air
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N. E. Boomhower
Boomhower
Warren O. Johnson
Lakeland Weather Bureau
Joint Veterans Council of
Westchester County
The
Chatolic War Veterans
Vito Marcantonio
American Labor Party
Little Vincent Young
Vincent
Eugene Young
Wherry Neb
ABC
Elginite
Anderson
O. W. Anderson
A. N. Anderson
Martin Anderson
V. P. Johnson
Istrian
Danube
Yugoslav
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Hungary
Romania
Marshal Tito
Czechoslovakia
Rudolf Slansky
Prague
Moscow
Pravda
Tito-Rankovic
Alexander Rankovic
Albania
Enver Hoxha
Istanbul
Yugoslav-Macedonia
Skoplje
Edvard Kardelj
Mitvan Djilas
Brioni
Borba
Voice of the Government
Trieste
Free Territory
Fiume
National Service Life Insurance
Okehs
Egerton Sykes
Fred Avery
US Navy
Annapolis
J. O. Kinnaman
Long Beach
Calif
Clifford Burdick
Tucson, Ariz
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