Austin Outlasts Tigers 33 19 in playoff win
Austin Maroons overcome a 13 6 halftime deficit to defeat Corsicana Tigers 33 19 before 8000 at House Park. Bobby Warren rushed 138 yards on 14 carries and scored twice including a 53 yard run as Duane Nutt led Corsicana with 295 passing yards on 23 completions.
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Austin
Tigers
Duane Nutt
Corsicena Tiger
Bobby Warren
Warren
Bobby
Charles Bristow
Maroons
John Carfleer
John Salyer
Cersicana
Johnny Crawford
Nutt
Bengals
Bobbie Staggs
Corsicana
Staggs
Neal Douglass
Payne Accuses Kitchen of Wetting Field Before Texas Playoff
Corsicana Tigers coach Boyd Payne claims Austin High coach Johnny Kitchen had the House Park field watered prior to a bi district championship win. Kitchen denies wetting the field since prior weekend, says sprinkling only occurred Thursday morning. Payne says field was soaking wet at 6 30 pm and questions motive.
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Corsicana
Tigers
Austin High
Johnny Kitchen
House Park
Kitchen
Austin
Payne
Ward and Staff Near Escape From China
American consul general in Mukden August Ward and his staff faced imminent departure after months under house arrest. They were ordered to leave by 6 p.m. Tuesday via the North China port of Tientsin, with Ward’s aide William N. Stokes already escorted away for a “trial” and release.
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Tientsin
William N. Stokes
United States
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Chou En-Lai
France
China
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Peiping
Li-Chung-Jen
Chiang
Philippines
Japan
Giddings Death Probe Continues
Sheriff John J. Burttschell said the investigation into the death of Fred Woodward continues after the 35 year old Lexington businessman and rancher died from a gunshot wound. Woodward was found in a field near his ranch house and died at Lee Memorial Hospital. No inquest verdict had been returned by Friday. He was buried that afternoon in Lexington.
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Spl
John J. Burttschell
Fred Woodward
Lexington
Woodward
W. H. Woodward
Lee Memorial Hospital
Burttschell
Sparking late surge Clinches Maroons Bi-District Thriller
Johnny Kitchen and the Maroons break a deadlock in the final four minutes to beat Corsicana 33 to 19 in a bi district thriller. Alice edges Harlingen 12 to 6 to advance toward a quarterfinal against Austin. Powerful New Braunfels routs Rosebud 21 to 0. The Unicorns topple Mexia 53 to 0 as Grand Saline is shutout. Smithville defeats Waller 6 to 0 to claim the regional Class B crown.
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Maroons
Corsicana
Alice
Austin
Harlingen
New Braunfels
Rosebud
Unicorns
Mexia
Grand Saline
Smithville
Waller
Painter Fatally Burned in Hotel Room Here
A 39 year old Austin painter Gene Jerry Collier was found dead in his Brown Hotel room at 102 East Second Street after his clothes and the bed were burning. Fire and police reports say he died from extensive burns. Collier had lived at the hotel seven years and worked for contractor John Gann. The alarm sounded at 7 54 p.m. and the body was sent to Wilke Funeral Home.
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Austin
Brown Hotel
East Second Street
Gene Jerry Collier
Brinkley
Virgil A. Knudson
Lee T. Williamson
Collier
Corning
Ark
John Gann
Ed Brown
Booster bomb rumor stirs talk of hydrogen fusion power
The Associated Press reports a speculative U.S. booster bomb could use a fission core to trigger hydrogen fusion, potentially vastly increasing yield. Experts note no official evidence, but discuss deuterium heavy hydrogen and lithium hydrogen reactions as possible paths.
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Frank Carey
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Snyder Signals Tax Hike Likely to Balance Budget
White House plans for higher taxes next year appear likely as Treasury Secretary Snyder tells a Senate House panel the government must keep adequate tax rates to trim a projected 5.5 billion deficit. He defends balanced budget aims and cites 1948 income tax cuts as the cause of recent shortfalls.
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White House
Snyder
Man
Ruman
Congress
Treasury
Marriner S. Eccles
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Douglas
D-Ii
80Th Congress
Rains Predicted For City Today
The weatherman forecast light rains or drizzle for Saturday morning in Austin with expected clearing to partly cloudy and warmer conditions Saturday afternoon and Sunday. Friday brought 0.22 inch of rain, year to date 31.52 inches an excess of 0.74 inch, with a predicted high of 78 Saturday afternoon and a low of 50 in the morning.
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Austin
Army Pay Change Could Delay Full Soldier Pay
The Army warned that switching to the new pay scale may slow full pay and family allowances for some soldiers. Officials stressed that reports of partial payments do not indicate pay cuts, as the adjutant general’s office in St. Louis updates records and dependent addresses as the new law takes effect.
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Washington
Adjutant General's Office
St. Louis
Charmers? GOP Smiling School Urged
In Suquamish Washington State Republican chairman J M Dawley urged a charm school for Republicans saying too many party workers are sour faces and fear smiling. He contrasted Democrats as friendly smoothly buttering up officials.
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Suquamish
Wash
Washington State
J. M. Dawley
Truman Opens Civil Rights Housing Policy To FHA Racial Rules
President Truman announced a new policy denying federal housing aid to racially restricted properties. The move, outlined by Solicitor General Perlman, affects FHA financing, GI loans, slum clearance, and related land transactions for future projects. Officials said the change brings federal lending in line with Supreme Court restrictive covenant rulings.
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Fla
Truman
White House
Philip B. Perlman
New York
William D. Hassett
Perlman
Austin
Allan Shivers
Texas
Shivers
Congress
Clark M. Clifford
Federal Housing Administration
Solicitor General
J. Howard McGrath
Raymond Mooley
Carl R. Gray Jr
Supreme Court
Texas Gets 1950 Cotton Acreage Allotment Set
The Agriculture Department announced 1950 Texas cotton planting allotment at 7 637 029 acres, the state’s largest share of the 21 million acre national total. The plan aims to cut output about 20 percent and uses county and farm allocations with price supports for within allotments. A referendum on quotas is set for December 15, requiring two thirds voter approval.
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Agricultural Department
Texas
Imanattan
Nevada
College Station
B. F. Vance
State Production and Marketing Administration Committee
Vance
PMA
Veep Attacks Tree-Sitters at $100 Dinner
Vice President Barkley denounced tree-sitters and welfare state critics at a 100 dollar-a-plate Democratic National Committee fundraiser in New York. The 72 year old leader urged stronger Democratic majorities to carry reforms, praising prosperity and employment under reformist policy.
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Barkley
Sam
Capitol
Georgia
Democratic National Committee
Democratic National Committee. Mrs. Barkley
Truman
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
Senate
House
America
Fort Worth Man Dies In Car Wreck
Alvin S. Allen Jr., 31, died Friday from injuries after his car overturned in an accident Wednesday. He was the 74th traffic fatality in Tarrant County this year.
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Fort Worth
Alvin S. Allen Jr
Tarrant County
Byrnes Not Seeking National Office Affirmation
Former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes said in Greenville on December 2 that he will not seek a national office under the states rights banner or any other party.
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S. C
James F. Byrnes
States’ Rights
FHA Finance Policy Triggers Turmoil in Austin Housing
News of FHA financing cuts for new homes in areas with occupancy covenants based on race or religion causes confusion. Wary real estate leaders fear widespread stoppage of construction in Austin unless existing deeds are loosened. The policy, linked to GI loans, faces questions about already approved subdivisions and unenforceable covenants under Supreme Court rulings.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tom Graham
Austin Real Estate Board
San Antonio
C. T. MacLee
W. Bullard
First Austin Investment Corporation
Austin
Preme Court
High Court
Bullard
Supreme Court
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