Weather summary for Central Texas and surrounding areas
The weather section reports hot days with hourly temperature readings for Austin and nearby cities. It notes sunrise and sunset times, moon phases, rainfall totals since January, and forecasted minor changes with high temperatures ranging around the upper 80s to mid 90s in the region.
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Austin
Aus
Abilene
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Galveston
Boca Antonio
Jaycees Name New Head by Lot at Tulsa Meeting
The US Junior Chamber of Commerce decided to nominate its candidate and vote for president by lot at its three day board session in Tulsa. Directors from 46 states approved Hoover commission streamlining, Capitol sesquicentennial plans, and an $80,000 drive to promote the Hoover report.
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Jaycees
Lot
Tulsa
US Junior Chamber of Commerce
National Headquarters
Hoover Commission
Nebraska
Government buys keep prices high for eggs as fall aims loom
Government support buying has kept eggs from dropping, while cheese potatoes and milk trend downward. Officials warn pork and turkey purchases may begin this fall to hold prices at support levels. The 1950 price law debate continues in Congress with farm-state opposition over cost.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
House
Senate Agriculture Committee
Charles F. Brannan
Democratic
CIO Heads Doubt Reds Capture of Unions
CIO sources doubt a new separate American trade union movement controlled by Communists will emerge from the forthcoming showdown with left wing unions. They warn it remains possible as the Communist Party aims to weaken economies and pressure Democratic governments. The showdown centers on the CIO convention in Cleveland October 31.
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Washington
CIO
Communist Party
Cleveland
Hawaii Dock Seizure Ruling Expected Today
Two federal judges will decide Monday whether to issue a temporary restraining order halting stevedoring operations by the territorial government in the longshore strike, now in day 120. The International Longshoremen union seeks the injunction, after five and a half days of hearings before Judges J Frank McLaughlin and Delbert E Metzger.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
CIO Loneshore
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
J. Frank McLaughlin
Delbert E. Metzger
Shells Grow Large Off Coast With Massive Clams
Huge clam shells are reported washing ashore weighing up to 500 pounds each. Chesapeak fishermen and researchers note these unusually large shells indicate shifts in local marine life and potential ecological impacts.
New Red Strike Near for Finns
In Helsinki communal led metal workers prepared to strike Monday to intensify the Red Strike wave crippling Finland for 10 days. The Communist drive seeks a broad industry walkout defying the Social Democratic dominated 50,000 member metal workers union which rejected a general strike. Premier Karl Fagerholm called the move a severe blow to the government. Local Communist locals voted to walk off. members face expulsion from the Trade Union Federation, which has already expelled 85,000 workers in other unions.
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Helsinki
Finland
Metal Workers Union
Karl Fagerholm
Trade Union Federation
Communism Rated Strong Challenge at East Texas Teachers College
East Texas State Teachers College graduated 715 students, the largest class in its history, as John Ben Shepperd, Gladewater attorney and former Junior Chamber of Commerce president, warned that Communism poses America education’s greatest challenge. He said democracy relies on classrooms to teach youth how to make democracy work.
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East Texas State Teachers College
John Ben Shepperd
Gladewater
America
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Church Body Deposes Albania Archbishop
The Tirana Radio reported that the Orthodox Catholic Archbishop of Albania was deposed by the church’s ruling body on a Sunday in Tirana.
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Albania
London
Tirana Radio
MacArthur marks Japan anniversary with ongoing stay
On the fourth anniversary of General Douglas MacArthur’s arrival in Japan, he shows no plan to leave soon. He remains at work daily in Tokyo, overseeing occupation goals and Japan’s recovery, while maintaining ties with Japanese leaders and inviting athletes to his office.
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Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Philippines
Korea
America
Dai Ichi
Emperor Hirohito
MacArthur
Atsug
Senate Chiefs Fight For Control Of Spending Rider
Washington Aug 28 The Senate administration leaders rallied for a last ditch effort to defeat a rider to the 15 billion dollar military bill that would force the President to cut federal spending 5 to 10 percent below January estimates while preserving at least some activities. Leader Lu Cas and Taft voiced optimism and doubt about votes as the chamber prepared to vote at 2 PM EDT Monday with outcome depending on absences.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Truman
Scott W. Lucas
Justice Rutledge Stricken in Maine
US Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge was hospitalized in York Maine after falling ill Sunday. His physician traveled by air from Washington to attend him while the hospital released no further details.
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York
Maine
US Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge
Washington
University of Iowa Law School
Cars Enter Argentina Despite Regime Decree
La Prensa reports that despite the Central Bank halt on foreign exchange permits, 2055 automobiles worth about 4 million dollars entered Argentina in the first five months of 1949.
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Buenos Aires
la Prensa
Argentina
US Military Expert To Make Japan Study
Tokyo reports that Undersecretary of the Army Voorhees arrived Monday to study occupied Japan. The two week visit aims to gain knowledge of conditions and problems and is not intended to discuss policy changes, organization, or occupation decisions.
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Tokyo
Voorhees
Japan
Crackup on Curve Kills Odessa Man
Olen Ray Sterling aged 21 of Odessa was killed when his car overturned on a sharp curve 38 miles south of Ozona. Two Odessa companions, John Robert Hillier and Billy Raymond Gay both aged 19, suffered minor injuries.
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Ozona
Olen Ray Sterling
Odessa
Here
John Robert Hillier
Billy Raymond Gay
Government payrolls top six million workers in 1949
Census figures show more than 6,000,000 employed by federal state and local governments with monthly salaries totaling 1.34 billion dollars. About 1.95 million remain on the federal payroll after recent firing orders, while total federal employment stands at roughly 1,089,000.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Secretary of Defense
Louis Johnson
Deaths and Funerals in Liberty Hill and Nearby Towns
Spth Glen R. Simpson a retired Army master sergeant dies at Liberty Hill residence after 80 years service and is survived by wife Ora E. Simpson. Funeral and burial details set at Hopewell Cemetery with Dycus-Mather Post 619 pallbearers and honorary escorts listed. Henry N Robertson Lefty Robertson 46 dies in Taylor hospital. services at Condra Funeral Home with burial in Taylor City Cemetery. survivors include widow Maxine Burns, two daughters, four sisters, two brothers. Helen M Millican 75 dies at Lockhart hospital. funeral Monday at 4 p m at McCurdy Funeral Home, burial in Lockhart Cemetery. survivors include son William H. Dirks and two stepchildren.
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Georgetown
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Wayne K. Smith
Charles F. Dennis
Jess Humpherys
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M. C. Fulkes
Austin
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Louis Bryson
Leander
Bill Isbell
Florence
Jack Starnes
Laredo
Cook Funeral Home
Hopewell Cemetery
C. E. Lambert
Henry N. Robertson Taylor
Henry N
Lefty) Robertson
Taylor Hospital
Condra
Clark Calvert
Taylor City Cemetery
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Taylor
Maxine Burns
Kay Robertson
Patsy Robertson
McCurdy
F. L. Joekel
Lockhart Cemetery
William H. Dirks
Lockhart
Cress V. Millican
Effie Page
Seguin
Polio Center Debate in Austin Reader Letter
An Austin citizen argues against creating a polio center. The letter criticizes editors and media for sensational polio coverage, claiming it fuels fear while noting polio deaths are rare and many patients recover without lasting disability. The writer urges cautious reporting and questions public funding for a center.
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Austin
Baloon
US Troops in Japan Shift Toward Combat Readiness
Yokohama August 28. Lieutenant General Walton H. Walker eighth army commander says American forces in Japan have given up most occupation duties and focus on achieving a high level of combat effectiveness. The shift aligns with General Douglas MacArthur’s plan to transfer more responsibility to the Japanese government.
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Yokohama
Japan
Walton H. Walker
Eighth Army
Lauder Reported No Improvement After Stroke
Strathaven Scotland August 28 Sir Harry Lauder, 79, remains in poor condition after a restless night and no improvement, as doctors announced. He continues to suffer from a blood clot of the brain.
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Strathaven
Scotland
Sir Harry Lauder
50 Test Skill At Bait Casting
The Capital Rod and Gun Club hosted a casting tournament at Zilker Park with 50 entrants and 100 spectators. Prizes totaled over 100 with winners in multiple divisions led by Fred Lorey in distance, Charles Hill and Billy Cooper in accuracy classes, and Walter Gutt man Jr. among juniors.
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Capital Rod and Gun Club
Zilker Park
Fred Lorey
Charles Hill
Houston
Billy Cooper
Walter Guttman Jr
Fey Neyland
Mildred Neyland
Martha McCalister
Murry Muston
Owen Neyland
N. R. Hawkins
Mamie Green
A. B. Berkman
Cecil Johnson
Jimmy Neyland
Billy
Bar Patrons Unfazed by Storm at Duffy’s Tavern
In Chicago on a Saturday night a squat blew down a brick coping over the front window of Thomas Duffy’s tavern at 8230 South Morgan Street. Police checked for injuries but patrons remained inside as bricks smashed and no one went to inspect.
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Chicago
Thomas Duffy
Duffy's Place
South
Morgan Street
Duffy
Burma Bans Flights to Lashio in Shan State
The Burmese government forbids all military and civilian air travel to Lashio in the northern Shan state. No reason given. A Radio Taunggyi broadcast claimed American consuls Robert L. Clifford and Ballard R. Donnell arrived to evacuate Americans, with all said to be safe.
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Burma
Lashio
Shan
China
Radio Taunggyi
Taunnggyi
Robert L. Clifford
Ballard R. Donnell
Phones Popular Across United States Farms
About 37 percent of US farms now have telephones, signaling growing rural communications adoption and improved access to market information and emergency services.
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