Judge appoints outsider for Mason shooting inquiry
District Judge L Broeter will not preside at the Sept 2 special term due to illness. Judge Paul A Martineau of Nueces County may serve. Sam Smithwick is jailed without bond for killing W H Mason on July 29 as discussions on a special prosecutor proceed with the American Newspaper Guild and the Texas Independent Broadcasters Association naming candidates.
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L. Broeter
W. H
Bill) Mason
79Th District Court
Paul A. Martineau
28Th District Court
Nueces County
Broeter
Houston
Sam Smithwick
Mason
Smithwick
Sam Reams
Falfurrias
American Newspaper Guild
Texas Independent Broadcasters Association
Guild
Ross K. Prescott
Dallas
Joe H. Tonnhill
Jasper
Reams
Taylor Prepares To Call Election To Widen Limits
Taylor plans to call an election to widen school tax limits and form an independent Taylor school district under Gilmer-Aikin Law. The move aims to consolidate nearby districts and set a uniform tax rate across merged areas. Bastrop and San Saba reports show district votes on equalized maintenance taxes and debt assumptions.
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Bastrop
Bastrop City
Oak Hill
Mesquite
Piney
Antioch
San Saba
San Saba Independent
Chappel Common
Algeria Common
Chappel
Algeria
Harper
Harper Independent School District
Gilmer- Aikin
Klein Branch
Vet Land Budget Approved by Solons
The State Veterans Land Board budget of 100000 was approved by the joint legislative audit committee. Alvis Vandyeriff said 73500 goes to salaries 26500 for equipment and supplies while 30000 funds appraisers inspectors processing veteran land purchase applications under the state credit system. An average of 500 veteran letters daily seeks information or applications.
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New State Veterans Land Board
Joint Legislative Audit Committee
Alvis Vandyeriff
Vandygriff
Alaskan Coastal Forest Timber Near Tidewater Share
The US Forest Service estimates that three quarters of the timber in Alaskan coastal forests lies within two and a half miles of tide water.
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US Forest Service
Alaskan
Tidewater
Footloose Calf Disrupts Downtown During VFW Softball Opener
A 360 pound Brahman calf ran loose in downtown Austin during the opening night of the national Veterans of Foreign Wars softball tournament. The animal slipped its tether at the VFW headquarters and led police on a brisk, citywide chase across Congress Avenue before being captured on East First Street.
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Austin M
Butler Diamonds
VFW
Rio Grande Street
Fort Madison
Iowa
East First Street
Congress Avenue
Contest Winners Set For Career in Films
Beverly Burmeister a 10 year old from Fort Worth Texas and Leslie Harvey a 6 year old from Tucson Arizona won the Screen Children's Guild personality contest titles Little Miss America and All American Boy. They will begin film careers Monday after earning contracts with Republic Pictures as top contestants from a field of 96 with two entrants from each state.
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Hollywood
Beverly Burmeister
Fort Worth
Texas
Leslie Harvey
Tucson
Ariz
Screen Children's Guild
Republic Pictures
Weather Forecast for Austin Central Texas Hot Days
Weather Bureau forecast shows hot days and moderate nights with fair conditions in the Austin area. The record includes hourly readings from 7 p.m. to 12 noon with temperatures ranging from the upper 60s to the high 80s as conditions shift.
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US Weather Bureau
Austin
Texas
Scout surge spurs call for sponsors and volunteers
Surge of new Boy Scout troops and Cub Scout packs as of July 12 raises need for sponsors and volunteers to handle an expected Sept. 1 influx. George Van Fleet reports 1,152 Boy Scouts and 903 Cub Scouts in Austin Travis County with 46 troops and 21 packs. 600 to 700 cubs will enter Scout work Sept. 1 and 1,794 lads into Cub work.
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National Scout Organization
George van Fleet
Travis
van Fleet
Austin
Travis County
Boy Scout
Fat Burn Diet Plan Promises Easy Weight Loss
A Texas survey highlights Barcentrate as a simple fat loss aid. The plan advises eating what you want but consuming less energy, while the product is mixed with grapefruit juice and sold by druggists with a money back guarantee.
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Texas
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