San Marcos Deliberations Continue on School Segregation
Assistant State Superintendent Terrill Trimble said progress is being made in settling the Latin American segregation dispute in San Marcos. He and San Marcos Superintendent Fred Kaderli discussed a possible zone scheme to place students in definite schools without racial segregation and plan further talks with the San Marcos School Board and Gus C. Garcia, the Latino families’ attorney.
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Terrill M. Trimble
San Marcos
Trimble
San Marc
Fred Kiderli
Gus C. Garcia
San Antonio
Garcia
Kaderli
Texas State College
Southside
Presbyterian State Talks Draw Austin Faculty to Five Towns
Four Aus tin Presbyterian Seminary faculty members will speak at First Church Mexia First Church Lockhart Bartlett Bryan and Mays field on Sunday President David Sttt announced Saturday Dr Stitt recently returned from a five day sermon series in Pine Bluff Ark He speaks at Mexia First Church Profs Samuel L Joekel Robert F Gribble and C Ellis Nelson join with out of town assignments Joekel addresses Lockhart First Presbyterian Church Gribble preaches Bartlett First Church Gribble discusses Zion versus Greece Nelson speaks at Bryan First Presbyterian Sunday morning and at Maysfield Sunday evening to address a youth group
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Austin Presbyterian Seminary
Lockhart
Bartlett, Bryan
Mexia
Maysfield
David Sttt
Stitt
Austin
First Presbyterian Church
Pine Bluff
Ark
First Church
Samuel L. Joekel
Robert F. Gribble
C. Ellis Nelson
Joekel
First Presbyterian Church of
Gribble
Bartlett First Church
Zion
Greece
Nelson
Bryan
Woman With Blank Mind Turns Self In
A young amnesiac woman wandered into Houston City Police on Thursday saying her mind was blank. She fainted, was taken to a hospital, and a Shreveport newspaper in her possession mentioned a missing housewife, Mrs. C. C. Blundell. Relatives were alerted to verify identity.
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Houston
Shreveport
C. C. Blundell
Blundell
Bond Forfeited in Gold Smuggling Case in Brownsville
Felix Klarberg 36, ringleader, failed to appear in federal court and forfeit an $8,500 cash bond. He faces new bonds of 15,000 for smuggling and 2,500 for falsely claiming US citizenship. Klarberg and companions Kurt Wajnryb 23 of Long Island and Jacques Bodmen 28 of Flushing were arrested July 10 near Hidalgo with a tank of bullion and pesos.
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Brownsville
Felix Klarberg
Klarberg
Tel Aviv
Allan Hannay
Lions and Tigers Differ by Coat Color and Breeding
The article notes that lions and tigers mainly differ in hair color pattern and distribution. It also states that the two big cats can interbreed.
Mayer Testifies On Movie Firing During Hearings
Louis B. Mayer testified that after Hollywood hearings a federal censorship threat existed and MGM acted to suspend writer Lester Cole for refusing to answer the committee. Cole sues MGM for rein statement and Mayer defended policy as protecting the public and industry integrity.
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Los Angeles
Dnc
Louis B. Mayer
MGM Studio
Hollywood
Mayer
Lester Cole
Cole
unAmerican Activities Committee
Congress
MGM
McCord to Speak on World Council Meeting at Lockhart
Dean James I. McCord of the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary will describe the World Council of Churches first meeting held in Amsterdam last August during union services at First Christian Church in Lockhart. Accompanying him is Dr. Samuel L. Joekel of the seminary who serves at Lockhart First Presbyterian Church.
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James I. McCord
Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary
World Council of Churches
First Christian Church
Lockhart
Dean McCord
Amsterdam
McCord
Samuel L. Joekel
Austin Seminary
Joekel
Lockhart First Presbyterian Church
Courthouse Actions and Jail Briefs in L3rd District Court
Gardner judge handles baby custody case Harris and estate matters with executors named for White and Everett. Thurman court features multiple criminal charges including aggravated assault and misdemeanor theft. swindling by worthless checks alleged against several individuals. Marriage licenses issued and new car registrations listed with names and vehicle brands.
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L3rd District Court
Gardner
Judee
Harris
Thurman
Platypus combines features of many animals
The platypus displays webbed feet and a duck bill with a beaver like tail. It lays eggs and feeds its young with milk, a rare mammalian trait.
Army study links geography to muscle strength among soldiers
Harvard anthropologists studied 105000 soldiers over two years and found regional differences in build. New Englanders showed strength while south Atlantic groups were weaker. Pacific states were balanced. mountain states were muscular or fat. west-north-central leaned average. western sections in south central showed heftier builds. Education correlated with muscular development and married men tended to be burlier than single men.
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New
Pacific States
Mountain States
South Central
New England
Middle Atlantic
Round Rock's Marshal McNeese Dies at 63
Thomas Roy McNeese longtime Round Rock city marshal died Thursday at Seton Hospital age 63. Body lies in state at Condra Funeral Home until 2 p m Friday with funeral at Round Rock Baptist Church at 3 30 p m Rev Jimmy Bolton and Rev Robert Lee Peyton presiding. Burial in Round Rock City Cemetery. Survivors include widow Myrtle Kent McNeese a daughter Mrs Roy McMurtrie four sisters and four brothers.
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Thomas Roy McNeese
Round Rock
Seton Hospital
Condra Funeral Home
Round Rock Baptist Church
Jimmy Bolton
Robert Lee Peyton
Round Rock City Cemetery
McNeese
Merriltown
Myrtle Kent
Roy McMurtrie
Lena Smith
Town
Ellen Smith
Georgetown
Mollie Asher
Amanda Archer
W. E McNeese
Austin
Ben McNeese
Littlefield
Charles McNeese
Ed McNeese
Pig-Tailed Egg Puzzle Stirs Houston Owner
Mrs. Ludwig Zimmerer inspected a curious White Leghorn egg-like object in Houston on December 9. The oval item resembled an egg but featured a curly pig-tail extension.
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Houston
Ludwig Zimmerer
Dancer Used as Bait in Jewel Theft Probe
Cleveland police hunt a Chicago jewel thief known as the smiling bandit after Detroit dancer Muriel Christopher 22 says she was forced to travel with him from Chicago. She provided a matchbook with the thief’s picture and jewelry he allegedly gave her.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Muriel] Christopher
College Inn
Christopher
Doctor Removes Own Appendix in Four and a Half Hour Surgery
Dr Theodor Herr aged 37 reported he removed his own appendix in a four and a half hour operation in the surgical ward of the hospital in Hamdorf near Rendsburg. He said he worked without a mirror with help from a nurse and an assistant and felt no ill effects afterward.
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Hamburg
Theodor Herr
Herr
Hamdorf
Rendsburg
East Prussia
Tyler Rotarians Help Europe Relief Through Soup Event
Tyler Rotary Club members paid $1.25 each for a bowl of soup at a hotel fundraiser. About 200 members contributed the amount, and the proceeds were sent to a relief organization aiding Europe.
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Tyler
Humble Seeks Third Injunction In Texas Gas Flare Case
Humble Oil and Refining seeks a third permanent injunction in 98th District Court against a Texas Railroad Commission halt on oil production for alleged gas flaring. The 9 am Friday hearing covers Humble operations in Kleberg and Jim Wells Counties.
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Humble Oil and Refining Company
98Th District
Texas Railroad Commission
Humble
Tijerina-Canales- Blucher
Kleberg
Jim Wells
Mission
Heyser
Calhoun
Victoria
Betts
Flour Bluff
Nueces
Commission
Texas
J. Harris Gardner
Price Daniel
Heyser Field
State Supreme Court
Strategy Parley On Margarine Fight Mapped
The Southwest regional committee on margarine legislation meets in Dallas at 10 a.m. to plan efforts for the 1949 fight before the 81st Congress. A. L. Ward discusses possible compromise ideas and a repeal of the margarine tax with a ban on yellow margarine production, while urging a no compromise stance.
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Dallas
Southwest
Southwestern Regional Committee On
National Cotton Council
A. L. Ward
National Cottonseed Products Association
Ward
Powell Named President General of National SAR
Judge Ben H. Powell of Austin was unanimously elected president general of the national Sons of the American Revolution to fill the remainder of the term after the death of Charles B. Shaler. Powell has served on the national governing board and commission of appeals of the Texas Supreme Court.
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Ben H. Powell
Austin
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Washington
Powell
Charles B. Shaler
Pittsburgh
National Society
Commission of Appeals of
Texas Supreme Court
Texas land scrip authorized to settle debt in 1836
On December 10 a congressional act allowed President Houston to issue land scrip at 50 cents per acre against unclaimed public domain. Proceeds funded public debt while scrip circulated nationwide amid frauds. By 1879 Texas sold more open land for settlement internal improvement and veteran rewards. Bascom Giles notes about 2,990,136 acres sold via agents like Toby.
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Sam Houston
Republic of Texas
Thomas Toby
New Orleans
Texas
United States
Bascom Giles
General Land Office
Toby
Mighty Rare Case of Hens Turning Roosters with Age
In a rare phenomenon, hens reportedly develop masculine traits and visual appearance resembling roosters as they age, baffling observers and prompting notes from local poultry specialists.
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