Austin County 4-H Members Honored at Christmas Party
Travis County 4-H clubs, led by A&M extension agents, will attend a Christmas party at the Austin Chamber of Commerce. The event honors outstanding 4-H members with Gold Star awards, pins for completed years, and a program including a musical show and talks on 4-H work.
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Travis County
Austin Chamber of Commerce
A&m
Agricultural Bureau of the
Chamber of Commerce
Fred S. Nagle Jr
Joe Carrington
Eldon A. Butler
Cochairman
Calcasieu Auditorium
Second
Lavaca
Austin
Dan Grieder
Cripple Creek
Harris Dalrymple
J. W. Potts
Texas
Joyce Bauerle
Manchaca
Betty Joyce Wieland
Pflugerville
Frances Ringstaff
Creedmoor
Betty Lou Hornsby
Hornsby-Dunlap
Evelyn Pollan
Kay Roe
Oak Hill
Kenneth Patton
Lanelle Riedel Payne
Joe Ed Johnson
Stanley Lawrence
Fishville
Dowell Peterson
Carroll Caldwell
Travis County A&m
Rose A. Erisman
Elmo V. Cook
Alice I. Carleton
Thomas B. Hooks Jr
Travis County Home Demonstration Council
Kenneth
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
Eleanor Roosevelt challenges Vishinsky on human rights debate
In Paris at the UN General Assembly Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt lectured Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Vishinsky on world cooperation and human rights. She urged him to bow to the majority and criticized Russia's attempt to delay or amend the declaration.
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Paris
Eleanor Roosevelt
Russia
Andrei Vishinsky
UN General Assembly
Vishinsky
Roosevelt
Assembly
Dmitri Manuilsky
Ukraine
United States
Christmas Joy Goes Sour as Check Bounces
Tulsa traffic officer R C Dennis collected coins from meters and returned a stolen Texas car to its owner who left a $50 reward check. The check bounced Thursday, spoiling the holiday gesture.
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Tulsa
Okla
R. C. Dennis
Texas
Dennis
Israel Sees UN Bid Stall After Council Delays
Paris Dec 9 The Security Council cancelled a Friday meeting on Israel’s bid for UN admission delaying progress on the Palestine issue. Jewish informants warned of potential Israeli moves near Faluga and hoped the delay would influence talks toward an Arab Jewish armistice in the Holy Land as France and Canada push for a Palestine conciliation commission decision before any council action.
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Paris
Israel
United Nations
General Assembly
Security Council
Faluja
Negev
Holy Land
Assembly
France
Canada
Council
Hi-Y Solons To Consider School Issue
The Hi-Y Model Legislature meets Friday with 160 youth from 30 Texas cities debating 44 bills on school issues including poll tax taxes on natural resources and the governor's term. Texans YMCAs Baylor University and local groups sponsor the event with state officials assisting and a dinner and banquet planned.
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Hi-Y
Solons
Texas
House of Representatives
Bucky Barsh
Houston
Nancy Tarlton
Corpus Christi
House
Hughes Brown
Gladewater
W. O. Reed
Allan Shivers
Senate
Southwest Area Council of Ymcas
Texas Ymcas
Hi-Y Clubs
Baylor University
Hard Freeze Brinas Brings Shivers To Centex
The Austin Weather Bureau warned of a chilly wave with a forecast low near 27 degrees in Centex reaching early Friday morning. Northerly winds and a gigantic Canadian front were expected to drop temperatures around 7 a m. East Texas would see fair but cold weather while West Texas would have partly cloudy skies and milder afternoon temperatures.
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Austin
Central Texas
Austin Weather Bureau
Canada
East Texas
West Texas
Strong Quake Shakes Manila Skyscrapers
A 30 second earthquake struck Manila at 9 35 Friday morning local time. The tremor measured six on the intensity scale, rattling downtown high rises and scaring office workers with no immediate damage reported.
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Manila
Weather Bureau
Public Hearing Set On $10 City Pay Increase
The City Council scheduled a Tuesday 7 30 p m public hearing at City Hall to discuss raising city employes salaries by $10 a month in 1949. The move follows a suit by 138 police and fire employees over wage rights under state law and Civil Service rules potentially adding 200000 a year to payroll if approved. Mayor Miller backs raises if funds exist and advocates a 5 percent temporary electric rate increase to cover costs.
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Csit
Tom Miller
Austin
Truman O’quinn
Supreme Court
Albert Thompson
Long
Thompson
Christmas Gift Offer for Newspapers
The ad promotes a multi-member family subscription for The American or The Statesman at 04c per day with $15 for one year. Gift cards bearing the purchaser’s name can be sent with the first issue, offering citywide delivery and a Christmas incentive.
Truman silent on China aid after meeting Madame Chiang
President Truman said he will discuss possible US aid to China when he receives Madame Chiang Kai-Shek at Blair House Friday. He gave reporters no inkling of his views. Bevin and American officials oppose broad aid. He may deliver a State of the Union message and will push the St Lawrence Seaway project. He declined comment on Hoffman Maritime Commission dispute and labor talks. He also noted efforts to prevent deportation of Estonians who fled Soviet annexation.
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Washington
Truman
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Madame Chiang
Mr. Truman
Blair House
White House
London
Ernest Bevin
Britain
Congress
St. Lawrence
United States
House Unit Snubs Clark Plea To Quit Spy Probe
The report notes a disruption in a U S spy probe as a House unit rejects Clark plea. It covers military actions in China with estimates of 30 000 plus casualties among three government army groups near Suchow and debates over air force activity hindered by weather.
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House
Clark
Nanking
Suchow
Hwai River
16Th
12Th
Government Information
Suhsien
Tragic Signing Ends Emilio Landeros Santa Letter
Six year old Emilio Landeros wrote a letter to Santa on a new tablet while riding home from school in a San Antonio bus. He failed to finish as he attempted to dash across the street and was struck by a truck carrying concrete blocks, the impact crushing his head. Authorities report the boy’s final message to Santa read I have been good.
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San Antonio
Emilio Landeros
Santa Claus
Emilio
Santa
Truman Aims to Pivot Spy Hunt to Justice Dept
The Truman administration asked House un American Activities investigators to drop the inquiry and leave leaks and grand jury matters to the Justice Department for security reasons. The committee rejected the request as an attack on Congressional prerogative and proceeded with witness questioning including Henry Julian Wadleigh.
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Congressional
House On American Activities Committee
Justice Department
Washington
Truman Administration
House
House Committee On UN
United States Congress
Federal Grand Jury
New York
Henry Julian Wadleigh
State Department
Wadleigh
Alger Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Reds
Children break windows to aid friend glazier
In a Soviet occupied village near Erfurt children first broke a school window to get a free repair, then threw stones at 11 homes to raise money for their friend the glazier. Police heard the explanation on Thursday.
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Berlin
Erfurt
Driver Charged In Wreck Fatal To Two Here
A no driver's license charge was filed in County Court-at-Law against Hugo Floyd Miller of Viola Wisconsin after a truck hit a car on the San Antonio Highway one mile south of Austin. Two Austinites, Rica Mae Finfrock and H G West Jr., died from injuries. Ed Finfrock and Mrs Finfrock were injured. West funeral arrangements were announced.
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Austin
San Antonio
Hugo Floyd Miller
Viola
Wis
Rica Mae Finfrock
Linscomb
Brackenridge Hospital
H. G. West Jr
South Congress
Ed Finfrock
Finfrock
Christening of Prince Slated at Buckingham Palace
London report says Prince Elizabeths baby son will be christened at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday with only royal family members and intimate friends present. names will be announced at the ceremony.
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London
Elizabeth
Buckingham Palace
Seven Killed as Topeka Plant Blasts Rock Power Plant
A series of explosions at the Kansas Power and Light main plant in Topeka killed seven workers and injured 17 others. Firemen battled smoke and gas as rescue crews searched for missing workers. electricity was disrupted citywide for hours.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas Power and Light Company
Here
Bill Coates
C. A. Allensworth
Alphonse Bryant
Charles Miller
Roy Hamby
A. W. Freel
C. H. Redenbaugh
Albert Sheahan
Tecumseh
L. L. Bacher
Presidential Vote Hit 48 Million
The 1948 election total for President was 46,680,009 with Truman winning 24,104,548 votes, Dewey 21,969,625, and Thurmond 169,312. The overall ballots cast reached 49,363,391 due to 16 states showing higher local than presidential votes, marking a high turnout and a plurality rather than a majority for Truman.
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Washington
Connecticut
Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Edward A. Teichert
Socialist-Labor
Farrell Dobbs
Socialist Workers
Dewey
Texas
Missouri
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
B36 Catches Oahu Napping On Pearl Harbor Run
Major John D. Bartlett of Fort Worth said a B36 Superbomber flew non stop from Fort Worth to Pearl Harbor and on to the northwest point of Oahu. The 8,100 mile round trip lasted 35 hours 30 minutes, with SAC viewing it as a forerunner of longer over water missions.
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Fort Worth
John D. Bartlett
Pearl Harbor
Bartlett
Star-Telegram
Oahu Island
Honolulu
Hawaii
Japan
Carswell Air Field
Strategic Air Command
Railman Fatally Shoots Four Men and Self in Minnesota
Four Northern Pacific Railroad shop men including the superintendent were shot dead by fellow employee J. J. Hill a stationary engineer with 25 years on the railroad. He then killed himself in a locker room following a dispute over assigned work.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Northern Pacific Railroad
T. R. Williams
W. L. Butler
Arthur Buhrman
Joseph T. Murray
J. J. Hill
Breakup of Jap Industry Halted
The United States scrapped its plan to break up Japan’s industrial combines, calling FEC 230 outmoded as MacArthur and the Japanese government already carried out most aims. The Far Eastern Commission rejected a Soviet bid for international control to block wartime industry revival while allowing civilian growth.
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Washington
United States
Japan
Far Eastern Commission
Douglas MacArthur
Soviet
Russia
Commission
Congress
College Building Amendment Case Reaches Supreme Court
The $60 million college building amendment case goes to the Supreme Court with petitions for writ of error against Atty Gen Price Daniel and Secy of State Paul Brown. Plaintiffs Whiteside Wells Speer of Dallas and Maxey of Lubbock allege publication and multi amendment issues tied to a 1947 August election.
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Supreme Court
Atty
Price Daniel
Secy
Paul Brown
Daniel
Brown
Clarence W. Whiteside
Spencer A. Wells
Homer Maxey
Lubbock
H. E. Speer
Dallas
Texas
University of Texas
Texas A&m College
Court of Civil Appeals
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W. R. White
M. C. Eidson
University Presbyterian Church
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Mme. Chiang
AFL
Pengpu
Little Emilio
Mundt
Hunt
Appleton
State Highway Patrol
Frank McBee
West
Wilke Funeral Home
Lewis Speaker
H. G. West
H. W. West
Ronnie West
Prince
Buckingham
Oahu
T. W. Blackburn
81St
Blackburn
Air Force
Army
Navy
Railman
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