Maroons Face Port Arthur In Semifinal Clash
Port Arthur Jackets arrive as 10 point favorites for Memorial Stadium showdown with the Maroons at 2 p.m. The Jake Front line and Port Arthur passing defense loom large while Austin relies on a mix of running games and aerials. Both teams boast strong running, with Parker Haas Day as key runners for Port Arthur and Hill Salyer Clemons guiding for Austin.
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Jack Gallagher
Port Arthur
Austin
Memorial Stadium
Maroons
John Temlin
Yellow Jackets
Johnny Kitchen
Crimsons
Kugh Reeder
Jimmy Fletcher
Darrell LaFitte
Charles English
Earl Walden
Ende Sam Trevino
Mickey Walker
Red Hill
Johnny Salyer
Billy Clemons
Don Parker
Parker
Fred Haas
Jackie Day
Churchill Urges Israel Recognition and UN Spain Entry
Winston Churchill urged Britain to drop its boycott of Israel and recognize the Jewish state, warning of a strong regional balance. He also urged restoring full diplomatic relations with Franco's Spain and its UN entry, while urging a settlement with the Soviet Union before an atomic bomb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Winston Churchil
Israel
Labor
Palestine
Britain
Middle East
Churchill
House of Commons
Francisco Franco
Spain
United Nations
C. P. Mayhew
Hong Kong
Germany
Soviet Union
Stalin
Russia
Europe
United States
Canada
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
L. J. Solley
Ernest Bevin
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rabies Found In Dog Tied To East 12th Street Case
A rabies infected black and white dog was captured by the city dog warden in the 1800 block of East 12th Street Friday morning. Herbert Hargis of the city county health department said the animal showed rabies signs after a Friday afternoon test at the state health department laboratory. No bites were reported. The joint anti rabies campaign ended December 2 with 286 dogs and three cats immunized by local veterinarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East 12Th Street
Herbert Hargis
Hargis
State Health Department
City Health Department
Christmas Gift Offer for The American and The Statesman
The message promotes Christmas gift subscriptions with a $15 citywide delivery for one year. It mentions gift cards and states the card will be mailed with the recipient’s first issue and the giver’s name.
Humble Drops Gas Case in Tijerina Canales Blucher Field
Humble Oil and Refining Company will stop flaring gas in the Tijerina Canales Blucher oil field by Dec 15 with a temporary reinjection compressor and plans permanent conservation by Jan 1. The State and Humble asked to defer trial on a permanent injunction against the Railroad Commission shutdown order. Trials in 98th District Court were postponed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tijerina- Canales-Blucher
Jim Wells
Kleberg
Humble Oil and Refining Company
State and Oil Company
Humble
Railroad Commission
98Th District Court
Commission
Amarillo
Ernest O. Thompson
Thompson
Oil and Gas Division
Tijerina-Canales-Blucher
Seeligson
United Nations adopts first World Bill of Rights in 1948
The UN General Assembly approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by a 48 to 0 vote with eight abstentions, praised by Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Soviet diplomat Anrei Vishinsky accused Western nations of paving the way for another world war, and Western delegates called the declaration a potent anti communism tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United Nations
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Russia
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United States
Britain
France
Herbert V. Evatt
Australia
Vishinsky
West
Hitler
Secret documents leak probes defer hearing as grand jury acts
Congressmen on the House committee backed off Saturday testimony to focus on a New York grand jury investigation into the Pumpkin Papers. The panel will publish 12 of the secret documents cleared by the State Department while stressing cooperation with government agencies. The Hiss brothers and Mrs Alger Hiss testified before the grand jury, which may call Alger and Donald Hiss. Mundt criticized efforts to delay, while indicating willingness to hear witnesses if the grand jury proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Alger
Donald Hiss
Hiss
New York
Mundt
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Time Magazine
Red Courier
Alger Hiss
Donald
Toto
Hiss Brothers
Justice Department
House
Grand
William Ward Pigman
Appleton
Wis
Pigman
Chicago
Grand Jury
Cause of Blast In Plant Sought
TOPEKA KAN Dec 10 Company and state officials searched the wreckage of the Kansas Power and Light plant east of Topeka for the cause of a series of explosions and fires that killed nine men and injured 16. The blasts shut down power in the capital city between 3 20 p m and 6 10 p m Thursday. Eight bodies were recovered Thursday night and H F Shay of Topeka died Friday in hospital. Eight injured remain hospitalized as investigators test for a return to partial operation using auxiliary stations.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas Power and Light Company
Here
Kp&l
AF Shifts C54 Wing To Aid Berlin Airlift
The Air Force says the 317th Troop Carrier Wing will move from Tachikawa Japan to Germany this month adding 1 050 personnel to support the Berlin airlift. The shift comes as 48 Skymaster aircraft join the operation bringing total planes to 278. Vehicle details note the unit’s personnel and Douglas C54s are already on temporary duty with USAFE.
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Berlin
Washington
INS
Air Force
Japan
Germany
Tachikawa
Europe
Son of Penn State Professor Fatally Shoots Self
In STATE COLLEGE Pennsylvania a 15 year old son of electrical engineering professor William B Sheppard killed himself with a 12 gauge shotgun after being told to clean his room. The boy William Jr lived with his father and stepmother on a campus faculty housing project after moving from Stillwater Oklahoma.
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State College
Penn State
William B. Sheppard
William Jr
Moody
Stillwater
Okla
Model Legislators Kill Poll Tax Hike Teachers Minimum
Hi Y Model Legislature session features 160 youths from 30 Texas towns acting as state lawmakers. A constitutional amendment to abolish the poll tax passes the House in quick order, with Barbara Miller citing wealth, voting rights, and anti corruption as reasons. The session also establishes a $3000 minimum salary for teachers as part of simulated reform.
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Austin
Texas
House
Barbara Miller
McAllen
Hawaii admits second bomber flight undetected on Dec 7
Honolulu reports Hawaii's military acknowledged a B50 bomber, like the earlier B36, flew a non stop refueling round trip from Fort Worth to Hawaii on December 7. Both flights reportedly produced no radar contacts or Hawaii refueling logs, raising questions about defense records and Strategic Air Command disclosures.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Texas
Fort Worth
Pearl Harbor
Oahu Island
Symington
Chicago
Pacific Air Command
Navy
Army
Strategic Air Command
Omaha
Nebr
Air Force
Hawaiian
Orval D. Collings
Collins
Truman Hears Mme Chiang's Plea at Tea
President Truman listened sympathetically to Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's request for new US aid to China's Nationalist Government during a 30 minute Blair House tea. She spoke for the anti Communist Nanking regime and said the President should report on the conference. Diplomats doubted any immediate broad aid would be offered.
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Truman
Mme. Chiang
Tea
Washington
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Chiang
Eben Ayres
Mr. Truman
Madame Chiang
Hearse Driver Abandons Funeral Car. Man Found Asleep Inside
In Birmingham on December 10 a hearse driver abandoned his funeral car after hearing a noise in back. He said he saw something white and then a movement, leading to his quick exit. Police found a man asleep inside the vehicle and imprisoned him.
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Birmingham
Ala
City Jail
Milk Cap Swap Brings $50 Fine
George M. Hicks of Austin pleaded guilty in Justice Callihan's court to exchanging bottle caps on milk products from Walling Creamery in San Marcos. He paid a $50 fine plus costs after sheriff's arrest with three bottles of butter milk and three bottles of sweet milk as evidence.
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San Marcos
George M. Hicks
Austin
Superior Dairies
W. G. Callihan
Walling Creamery Company
Hicks
Jack Gary
Western Nations Reopen North Atlantic Pact Talks for 50 Year Span
Western Europe and North American powers resumed negotiations in Washington on a proposed North Atlantic defense alliance. Ambassadors from Britain France The Netherlands Belgium Luxembourg and Canada met with Undersecretary Robert Lovett to push a tentative 50 year draft while acknowledging possible U S objections to such a long commitment.
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Washington
Western
Europe
United States
Canada
North America
Britain
France
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Robert Lovett
Paris
London
State Department
Senate
Russia
Achievement Day Fete Honors 101 Travis 4 H Club Members
Travis County honors 101 4 H Club members at an Achievement Day program at Calcasieu Auditorium. Gold star awards go to Kenneth Patton and Joyce Bauerle for first time eligibility. Agricultural honors include Joe Ed Johnson, Stanley Lawrence, Dowell Peterson, Carroll Caldwell, and Lanelle Riedel Payne with multiple prizes and leadership roles noted.
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Dave Shanks
Austin American
Travis County
Calcasieu Auditorium
Kenneth Patton
Oak Hill
Joyce Bauerle
Manchaca
Joe Ed Johnson
Dem
Onstrator
Creedmoor
Creedmoor Club
Junior Livestock Show Association
Stanley Lawrence
Fiskville
Fiskville Club
Sears
Dowell Peterson
Schiller
Tiny Tot Drowns In Waller Creek
A 15 month old Austin boy Lorenzo Ruiz drowned after falling into Waller Creek behind the Ruiz home at 617 East Ninth. Neighbors and the Austin Fire Department attempted revival at Brackenridge Hospital but could not save him. An inquest verdict ruled death accidental drowning. Funeral services were set for 3 p.m. Saturday at the residence.
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Austin
Waller Creek
East Ninth
Brackenridge Hospital
Lorenzo Ruiz
Catarin Ruiz
Ruiz
Marion Lee
O. T. Lang
Annie Gonzales
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Thie Austin
Franco
Shop Farl
Tecum
Seh
Kans
South Africa
Saudi Arabia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Ukraine
Honduras
Yemen
USA
Edouard Daladier
Neville Chamberlain
R-Sd
House On American Activities Committee
Margaret Mayer
J. E. Hickman
W. O. Reed
Miss Miller
Blair House
Travis 4-H
Carroll Caldwell
Lanelle Riedel Payne
Turnerville
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