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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1949
Page
7
In Oklahoma City on August 30 a motorist weaving across the street told Motorcycle Officer C. C. Cole that he was trying to ration gasoline. He said he sloshed fuel in the tank to push it into the carburetor, offering the alibi as the cause of the dangerous ride.
An early morning fire in Winnsboro, East Texas, wiped out an entire business block. Alf Morris, President of the First National Bank, estimated losses at $200,000. The cause was not determined.
Senator Taft supports a bill to raise the minimum wage from 0 to 75 cents an hour in interstate commerce. The plan, part of a broader wage bill, would cover 14 million manufacturing workers and prevent 16-year-olds from hazardous work. House action and conference committee steps loom as leaders push for action before Labor Day recess.
Miss Margaret Truman said she does not like the Missouri state song the Missouri Waltz and will not include it in her 25 city concert tour this fall. She noted the song was overworked during the campaign and she may not perform it again.
On August 31 1882 Captain G W Arrington left the Ranger badge to manage the Rocking Chair ranch in Wheeler County Texas He soon became sheriff and earned the title the man who tamed the Panhandle His Lost Lakes expedition remains a famed Texas frontier tale
SUN VALLEY California August 30 Allan Fregeau a 6 year old boy fell into an ice box at a nearby grocery store where he was trapped for 30 minutes. Linemen nearby helped free him using shears as the temperature rose to 95 degrees.
A Wright Field Aeromedical Laboratory team unveils a snow white 18‑layer suit that withstands 2,000 degrees F for up to three minutes to enable rescue work in blazing aircraft wrecks. The suit remains comfortable for over two hours in heat while a second plastic suit targets nitric acid fumes and a massage suit aids fatigued pilots.
Springfield Tenn August 30 The Pagni household welcomed baby Thomas Pagni at Robertson County Hospital Monday. His sisters Marie Diane two and Kathleen Ann one were born Aug 29 marking third stork visit in as many years for Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pagni, a laboratory technician and his wife.
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