General Parker Receives Honorary Texan Title at UT ROTC Inspection
Major General Edwin P. Parker Jr. visited the University of Texas ROTC, toured facilities, and approved drill operations. He was named an honorary Texan and presented with a Stetson by the Austin Chamber of Commerce after lunch with UT President Dr. T. S. Painter and a ROTC drill showing the "Texas Rangers." Parker commended ROTC care and called for a dedicated ROTC building. He departs for Fort Sam Houston Thursday.
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Washington
Army Provost Marshall
University of Texas
Chamber of Commerce
Austin
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Texas Rangers
Homer Garrison
Department of Public Safety
Bertram E. Giesecke
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Col. Garrison
Texas
4Th Artillery
W. R. Dustin
Fort Sam Houston
Armor Uniform May Cloak US GI of Future
New York December 8. Army officials described plastic body armor able to stop .45 slugs. Other textile advances include a lightweight Arctic suit for 55 below zero, a cement-sewn fabric that vents vapor while staying dry, cement-seamed water-repellent fabric, a fire-proof material, and a nylon reinforced sock saving the Army about a million dollars annually.
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Army
Textile Square Club
W. H. Middleswart
Howard O. McGillin
Two Texans Named For Rhodes Exams
Two candidates for Rhodes scholarships have been selected from Texas. Fort Worth youths Karl W. Brockman Jr. and D. L. McGurk were named to represent Texas in the regional Rhodes competition in New Orleans. Brockman attends Rice Institute. McGurk attends West Point.
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Rhodes
Texas
Fort Worth
William V. Houston
Rice Institute
Karl W. Brockman Jr
D. L. McGurk
New Orleans
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Brockman
McGurk
United States Military Academy
West Point
Thomas H. Hight
Austin
University of Texas
Frank Knapp
Lionel V. Patenaude
Paul Strassmann
San Marcos CC Backs Soil Conservation Plan
San Marcos Chamber of Commerce directors voted to sponsor a soil conservation program for Hays County in cooperation with the Soil Conservation District headquartered in San Marcos. Clarence King, chairman of the agricultural committee, said the first project will be an educational program and the committee will seek GVRA help.
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Spl
Clarence King
Agricultural Committee
King
GVRA
Jack Harper
Henry New
Ohren Patterson
Alvin Pfeiffer
Joe Manor
E. O. Bethke
T. R. Buie
Max Scratchin
Henry Kyle
Mexico Sends 400 Army Tents to Quake Island Colony
Mexico City reports the National Defense Ministry will provide 400 army tents for Islas Marias Penal Colony residents left homeless by last week's earthquakes. Over 90 percent of buildings were destroyed by a 17 second quake Friday. two died and eight were seriously injured. Three prisoners reportedly went temporarily insane. Officials say reconstruction is underway and evacuation was not approved.
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Mexico City
National Defense Ministry
Islas Marias
Maximum Pay Demands Near AFL Warns
AFL spokesman Nelson H. Cruikshank told a congressional subcommittee that labor cannot refrain from seeking maximum wage increases unless business cooperates to curb prices. He urged a joint conference of business, labor, and farmers to halt inflation and noted the drop in consumer purchasing power, with 69.8 percent of production affordable now versus 75 percent in 1939.
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Washington
AFL
Nelson H. Cruikshank
AFL Social Insurance
Congressional
Cruikshank
Dutch Cabinet Considers Federal Interim Indonesia Plan
The Netherlands cabinet met in The Hague after a Batavia return to weigh a possible federal interim government for Indonesia. While talks failed, officials hinted at a temporary setup before a broader United States of Indonesia partner arrangement, with opposition from non republican states and no immediate decision. Meanwhile clashes rose in Dutch controlled areas and the UN Commission for Asia and the Far East discussed associate membership for Indonesia.
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Hague
Netherlands
Batavia
D. A. Stikker
Overseas Territories
E. Sassen
Sassen
Lassen
Republic of Indonesia
Indonesia
United States of Indonesia
Dutch Empire
Renville
United Nations Economic Commission For
Japan's Ex-Premier Jailed for Bribery
Tokyo reports former Japanese prime minister Hitoshi Ashida jailed on bribery charges. Prosecutors accuse him of accepting sums from a contractor during his 1948 to 1954 tenure. Ashida claims payments were legitimate political contributions. Police seek arrest of another politician in the case.
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Tokyo
Hitoshi Ashida
Japan
Errol Flynn Pays Fine After Court Omission
New York December 8 Errol Flynn movie star paid a $50 fine to end a incident in which he kicked a policeman and was jailed earlier this week. Flynn said he planned a trip to Cuba after the court matter.
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Cuba
New York
Erroll Flynn
Flynn
Slain Prisoner Hoped for Death in Thanksgiving Break
A Cook County jail inmate Andrew E. Evans 29 New Orleans was shot during a Thanksgiving Day escape attempt after he allegedly lunged toward guards. Evans left a letter saying he hoped to be killed and warned crime does not pay. Coroner ruled the death justifiable homicide.
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Chicago
C. Sain
Cook County
Andrew E. Evans
New Orleans
Evans
William Riley
Hearings Dated On Field Applications
The Railroad Commission announced public hearings on three field matters. January 14 involves Atlantic Refining Company for a discovery allowable and new field designation at W. G. Gwynn well No. 1 in Aransas County. January 18 covers Humble Oil for an amendment to San Pablo San Pablo Field rules in Jim Hogg and Starr Counties. January 26 covers Slick Urshel Oil for field rules for Benedum Field spanning Upton and Reagan Counties.
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Railroad Commission
Atlantic Refining Company
W. G. Gwynnwell
Aransas County
Humble Oil and Refining Company
San Pablo
Jim Hogg County
North Sun
Starr County
Slick Urshel Oil Company
Benedum Field
Upton
Reagan Counties
The Ox Pays $10 For Just One Week
Chicago report says Martin Ochs nicknamed The Ox was fined $10 for disorderly conduct after a policeman testified he stared longingly at a $10 bill in a theater cashier window. The judge ruled that proximity to money justified the fine.
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Chicago
Martin
the Ox
Ochs
Richard Herrity
Noise Warning Provokes Complaints Near Expressway Work
Fort Worth residents near the east west expressway under construction complained that a blasting warning whistle disturbed them more than the dynamite charges. C. E. Gossett, who had been blowing the whistle after burying charges, was not using it.
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Bronx
N. Y
James Mascia
Florio
Mascia
Fort Worth
C. E. Gossett
Tony
Bell To Make New Pay Offer
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company will propose a new contract to its union workers at a bargaining session in St. Louis on Thursday. The move follows talks arranged by the US conciliation service after a meeting with Southwestern Division 20, Communications Workers of America. The union seeks 10 to 15 cent hourly increases and has threatened a strike if unmet. about 50,000 employees in five states are represented.
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Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Southwestern Division 20
Communications Workers of America
US Conciliation Service
Southwestern Bell
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Solons Ask Barring Of Unions From Farms
Washington December 8 Three congressmen urged barring labor unions from organizing farm workers. The House labor subcommittee led by Representative Wint Smith warned that farm organizing could destroy thousands of independent farmers. They urged a precise definition of agricultural laborers to exclude them from Taft Hartley coverage. The report was signed by Smith Schwabe and Fisher.
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House Labor
Wint Smith
R-Kas
Congress
Smith
Max Schwabé
Fisher
Texas
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