Long Series Of Thefts Solved In Austin
Austin detectives closed a three week theft spree after Victor Alvarado of 1310 East Sixth Street was sentenced to one year in county jail for theft. He pleaded guilty and waived jury. Captain Ted Klaus said several hundred dollars of goods were recovered and returned. Other cases included Ray Pretcher, H. M Hawkins, L. B Hayden, A F Boyd, and Leonard Wilhelm. Seledovio Cortez pleaded guilty to theft and got one day in county jail. Fred J Becker Jr. paid a fine for worthless checks.
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Victor Alvarado
East Sixth Street
Alvarado
Mace Thurman Jr
Ted Klaus
Ray Pretcher
Grand Rapids
Mich
H. M
Ray) Hawkins
Marshall
L. B. Hayden
Memphis
A. F. Boyd
Highland
Leonard Wilhelm
Alta Vista
Seledovio Cortez
Llano County Forms Texas State Teachers Association Unit
A Llano unit of the Texas State Teachers Association has been organized with Mrs. D. B. Edwards elected president. Officials include T. D. Tangsley as first vice president, Mrs. Kathleen Maxwell second vice president, Mrs. Ray Click secretary, and Mrs. Dalmon Nixon treasurer. A committee to draft the constitution and by laws was named: F. J. Young, Mrs. Joe Tom Wallace, Clarence Duey, and Miss Anna Wasserman.
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Llano
Texas State Teachers Association
D. B. Edwards
T. D. Tangsley
Kathleen Maxwell
Ray Click
Dalmon Nixon
F. J. Young
Joe Tom Wallace
Clarence Duey
Anna Wasserman
X Ray Unit To Visit Taylor For Free Chest X Rays
Williamson-Lampasas health unit calls all Taylor adults aged 18 to 80 to take free chest x rays December 17 18 and 20. Clinic runs 9 a m to 6 p m at City Hall health department.
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Taylor
Williamson-Lampasas
NBC Drops More Sunday Show Punch as Bergen Quits
NBC's Sunday night program line loses ventriloquist Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy as they retire from radio to reassess television. Bergen announced the Dec. 26 finale, citing chaos and a need to step back. The industry-wide talent exodus from NBC and moves toward CBS loom over radio rows and future schedules.
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NBC
Edgar Bergen
Hollywood
Charlie McCarthy
Bergen
al Jolson
Singer
Dennis Day
Phil Harris
Alice Faye
Amusement Enterprises Inc
Benny
Radio Row
CBS
Polio Cases Dip to Normal Rate in Texas
Texas polio reports a return to normal weekly totals for the first time in seven months. Dr. George W. Cox notes 12 new cases this week, versus a seven year average of seven. At peak in summer, weekly figures reached 70s and 80s, with 1,725 people afflicted this year.
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Texas
George W. Cox
San Saba Banker Heads Polio Campaign
Clay W. Kurkendall president of City National Bank is named county chairman of the 1949 Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation Drive announced by Dana X. Bible. The county goal is $1,000 and the campaign ends Christmas Day.
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San Saba
Clay W. Kurkendall
City National Bank
Gonzales Warm Springs
Dana X. Bible of
Austin
Taylor Men Attend Belton Groundbreaking
Dr. R. G. Garrett chairman of the Brazos River conservation and reclamation committee attended the Belton reservoir groundbreaking ceremony along with Charles Hairston and Wilson H. Fox from the Chamber of Commerce.
Induction for 440 Texans Postponed
The state selective service director postponed the induction of 440 Texas men from reported dates December 15-17 to December 28-30. Local boards were notified by telegrams from Major General K L Berry. Authorization for the delay came from National Director Major General Lewis B Hershey in Washington.
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Santa Claus
Texas
Army
K. L. Berry
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Washington, D. C
Blind Entertain Kiwanis Club Luncheon Program
Pupils from the Texas School for the Blind performed a musical program at the Capital City Kiwanis Club luncheon at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. Performers included Miss Minifred Taylor, Mrs. Marjorie Vaters, and Mrs. Vickey Robbins McDowell with solos by Delores Henry and Robert Knight, plus Bobby Jo Goode and Mountain Boys Orchestra. next meeting to feature the film Fred Jones the Kiwanian. William Brown welcomed as a new member.
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Texas School For the Blind
Capital City
Kiwanis Club
Stephen F. Austin
William E. Allen
Minifred Taylor
Marjorie Vaters
Vickey Robbins McDowell
Little Effie Wade
Galveston
Jerry Hadley
Wichita Falls
Bobby Jo Goode
Delores Henry
Robert Knight
Austin
Home
Mountain Boys
Ernest Bumstead
John Robert Morrison
Alvis Vandygrift
Fred Jones
Kiwanian
William Brown
Joe Goeth
Robin Hood as Saxon Defender of 12th Century Era
Some students of Robin Hood narratives argue that Robin Hood was a Saxon resisting Norman conquest in the 12th century. The claim links the legendary figure to medieval English conflicts and social identity during the Anarchy era.
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Robin
Robin Hood
Garrison Plans Holiday Road Death Reports
Texas Department of Public Safety will publish day by day traffic fatality counts for the Christmas period. Director Homer Garrison urged patrols to rush reports, citing 85 expected deaths in 10 days and 30 in the two days before Christmas to deter reckless driving and drinking.
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Department of Public Safety
Homer Garrison
Garrison
Texas
Farmer Reports Seeing Plane Fall Over Comanche County
Comanche County Sheriff may deploy ground searchers after farmer Hugh A. Coan reported seeing a Beechcraft Bonanza fall with a smoke trail on November 18. An aerial search from Brownwood Airport found no trace. the plane carried three Pennsylvanians from Allentown, including investor W. W. York, pilot Joel Ritter.
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Comanche
Gaston Boykin
Comanche County
Brownwood
Hugh A. Coan
Mineral Wells
Houston
W. W. York
Joel Ritter
Allentown
York
Boykin
Coan
Pearson Heads Insurance Men
Forest S. Pearson named president of the Austin Association of Insurance Agents at a luncheon in the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. He succeeds Jack H. Lucke. Also elected were H. T. Hibler first vice president Robert C. Heidrick second vice president and George E. Wise secretary. Directors named: Edward Robinson T. E. Wiley Ray Sanders M. W. Rogers Jr. James Cochran and James W. Dohefy.
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Forest S. Pearson
Austin Association of Insurance Agents
Jack H. Lucke
Pearson
Stephen F. Austin
H. T. Hibler
Robert C. Heidrick
George E. Wise
Edward Robinson
T. E. Wiley
Ray Sanders
M. W. Rogers Jr
James Cochran
James W. Dohefy
Fatal Burn Accident Claimed in Local Inquest
Justice Frank McBee ruled the death accidental in an inquest into a one-year-old girl burned in her Davis home at 240812 Hidalgo Street. The fire started from a heating stove while the mother, Rosetta Davis, was visiting a neighbor, leaving the child sleeping near the stove.
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Frank McBee
Rosetta Davis
Davis
Hidalgo Street
McBee
Former UT Professor To Speak At Taylor Kiwanis Event
Dr. W. Jackson of San Antonio, former University of Texas professor, will speak at the Taylor Kiwanis Club ladies night and officer installation at Taylor Country Club. Paul Watson to be installed as president succeeding J. R. Burruss. Ray Condra, incoming first vice president. Foy Wilks second vice president. E. B. Martin secretary-treasurer.
Blanco To Get To Chest Plans Tuesday
Johnson City summary: Tuberculosis field worker Philip W. Gauss Jr. of the Texas State Department of Health will visit Johnson City Tuesday at 2 p.m. to plan a mass x-ray survey for Blanco County. The meeting is sponsored by local civic clubs, the Chamber of Commerce, VFW, PTA, and county officials.
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Johnson City
Philip W. Gauss Jr
Texas State Department of Health
Blanco County
Chamber of Commerce
V.F.W
PTA
Papal Ring Origins and Significance
One of the most famous rings in the world is the papal ring of the Fisherman, known to exist as the pope's personal signet ring since 1265, a symbol of papal authority and continuity through centuries.
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