Plan to Install Drunk-Testing Machine Moves Forward
County Attorney Perry Jones says a program to test arrested drunks is advancing with the University of Texas. The Intoximeter Association offers to provide equipment and training at a nominal cost but charges 2.50 per use. another firm proposes a fixed fee of 200 with no training. Texas DPS pledges cooperation as officials seek student operators.
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Perry Jones
Intoximeter Association
Niagara Falls
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Mace Thurman Jr
Travis County Commissioners Court
Texas Department of Public Safety
Galveston Vote Fraud Hearings Continue
In Galveston on Tuesday the county court kept open six vote fraud cases. Seven men pleaded guilty Monday to vote fraud. The court granted a continuance to Jessie V. Elliott, a nightclub operator, charged with two counts of illegal voting.
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Galveston
Galveston County Court
Jessie V. Elliott
Yule Coordinator Aids Local Christmas Giving
Austin Community Council will hire a Christmas coordinator to route gifts to needy families. The central clearing point, via the Social Service Exchange, avoids duplications and directs donors to appropriate agencies. Calls to 7 2270 arrange referrals and ensure gifts reach those most in need.
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Austin Community Council
Social Service Exchange
H. Aubrey Elliott
Community Council
Early Christmas Gift for Labeled Jan Faces Serious Illness
Brown eyed Jan Jones, a 3 year old in Fort Worth, enjoys an early Christmas with a six room doll house from Santa as doctors warn she may not live to January due to internal cancer. Her parents Lloyd and Mrs Jones plan to fulfill remaining wishes if she survives, while she plays with a red fire truck and awaits a second Christmas.
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Fort Worth
Jan Jones
Lloyd Jones
Jan
Fire Destroys Three SP Railroad Houses in Rachael
A Tuesday blaze of unknown origin damaged three Southern Pacific Railroad houses in Rachael leaving all 40 residents unharmed. The fire began Monday in a section foreman's home and rapidly spread to two neighboring houses, with the town of between Edinburg and Falfurrias maintaining safety for its inhabitants.
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Rachael
Southern Pacific Railroad
Edinburg
Falfurrias
Buda Boy Bags First Buck On Ranch Hunt
Buda Texas area report: 15 year old Jackie Garison shoots his first deer on his father D S Garison’s ranch west of Buda after days of unsuccessful hunting by others. He returns to town within hours with the buck.
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Buda
Jackie Garison
D. S. Garison
Austin 20-30 Club to Install Saturday
The Austin 20-30 Club meets at the Cliff House Saturday at 7 30 p m for its charter night and to install newly elected officers led by Ralph Shinn as president Ike Heffington as vice president Gerald Cain as secretary treasurer and Nelson Keen as sergeant at arms. Board directors Buster Craddock Al Schmidt Claude Lake Alden Mason and Kay Holloman also to be installed.
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Austin
Courthouse Records and Divorce Filings Highlight District Courts
District and county court notices list temporary injunctions in cases against the Texas Railroad Commission, multiple divorces including Diaz, Martinez, Knox and Blaine, and a will construction matter. Also recorded are minor removal of disabilities, executor recommendations, theft and bad checks charges, licenses issued, and new car registrations for local individuals and businesses.
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126Th District Court
Roberts
Rachel Diaz
Pete Dias
Maria Vasquez Martinez
Castula Martinez
Tommie Knox
Katherine Knox
Gertrude Blaine
Edward Blaine
Birdie Wilmore
Johnny Wilmore
Robbie Lee Johnson
Weldon Johnson
Mary Catherine Porter
Cne
Dolores Marie Troupe
Kenneth Brummett
Eleven Dallas and Houston firms charged with usury
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel filed two usury suits after investigations by the Insurance Commission. Assistant Attorney General Martin Harris said the petitions allege excessive insurance requirements to collect illegal interest, with some cases at 400 percent yearly. He noted more suits and ongoing statewide investigations.
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Dallas
Houston
Texas
Price Daniel
Martin Harris
Insurance Commission
San Antonio
Harris
Restaurants Rise After French Revolution
Restaurants grew in popularity as aristocrats lost wealth and could no longer support large retinues of servants, reshaping dining culture and access to meals for broader populations.
No Discrimination Found By UT Foreign Students
Joe W. Neal told the Austin Rotary club that about 300 foreign students at the University of Texas report no discrimination. He traced growth since the 1920s, described programs for English and government study, noted tuition increases, and said UT leads the South in foreign-student numbers and programs.
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University of Texas
Joe W. Neal
Austin Rotary Club
Neal
Mexico
Russia
Europe
Middle East
China
Iraq
Turkey
Foreign Students Advisory Office
Austin
Union Building
South
Italian Warship Debt Sale Nears
Rome reports the Italian Construction Company of Leghorn holds a lien against the 33,000 ton battleship Vittorio Veneto for debt. Navy sources say civilian sale could occur within four days if the debt is unpaid, the first such seizure of an Italian warship. Britain had earlier demanded scrapping before returning the vessel.
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Rome
Naval Ministry
Vittorio Veneto
Leghorn
Britain
Italy
Austin Rape Suspect Granted $500 Bond in Justice Court
Norris Smallwood of Austin charged with statutory rape was released on a $500 bond after a Tuesday hearing before Justice of the Peace Tom Johnson. He was captured in Richmond and returned to Austin by Deputy Sheriff Forrest Krause. The case stems from alleged summer incidents and will go to the Travis County grand jury in January.
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Norris Smallwood
Austin
Justice of the Peace
Tom Johnson
Smallwood
Richmond
Forrest Krause
Travis County Grand Jury
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