Senator Blames Lax Law Enforcement for Gambling Boom
Senate crime probe hearings end with Senator Tobey urging indictments of state officials for failure to curb gambling. Witnesses Lynch and Longano refuse to answer, citing self-incrimination concerns, while gambler Moretti_id confirms ties to Costello Adonis and other racketeers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sanbisae
Lynch
Lon
Tobey
New Jersey
Newee
California
Florida
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
John E. Selser
Hackensack
N. J
Lynch and
Longano
William Moretti
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Frank Costello
Joe Adonis
Tony Accardo
Fischetti Brothers
Charles and
Rocco
Senate
Scarface Ai Capone
Lucky Luciano
New York
Moretti
Cuba
Italy
William M
Mol
Hasbrouck Heights
Quebec Clockmaker Convicted in Airliner Bombing Murder
Genereux Ruest, a clockmaker who helped fashion part of a time bomb that destroyed an airliner and killed 23 people, was found guilty of murder in Quebec City. He faces hanging on March 16, with the trial marking one of Canada's swiftest in history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quebec City
Genereux Ruest
Fernand Choquette
Ruest
J. Albert Guay
Guay
Weather Pictogram Highlights Warm March Temperatures
The Austin American notes a warm March with temperatures only a shade below summer levels. Other areas recorded below freezing marks, indicating notable regional variation in early spring weather.
Central Texas Warmer With Sunshine Expected Thursday
Central Texas will see a warm humid Thursday morning with sunshine in the afternoon. A high near 80 and a low around 60 degrees are forecast, while East and West Texas expect mostly partly cloudy days through Friday with little temperature change.
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Texas
Atomic Bomb Strike Could Overwhelm Enemy in One Day
Dr. Stafford Warren, UCLA dean and Atomic Energy Commission project manager, warned that the United States could destroy an enemy’s military power in a day by dropping 500 atomic bombs on strategic cities. He said planes could depart simultaneously and strike targets together, and no nation would have defenses to stop such an attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayword
Calif
United States
Stafford Warren
Ucla School of Medicine
Atomic Energy Commission
Dramatic Itch Relief Promises Fast Skin Comfort
A vintage ad touts Dr D D Prescription ointment as instantly soothing intense itch and skin troubles. It claims greaseless, stainless formula with a money back guarantee. A trial bottle is 35 cents and urged to ask the druggist for this product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis
University Woodwind Quintet to perform at Recital Hall
The University of Texas Woodwind Quintet plays at 8 30 pm in Recital Hall featuring works by Lefebvre Mozart Pierne Milhaud and Barthe. Soloists Blankenship McGrosso Morris Griffin join pianist Serafy with Faculty Recital Series sponsorship and free admission.
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University
Pierne
Mozart
Milhaud
University of Texas
Barthe
Blankenship
Ohio University
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Huntington
Charleston
West Virginia
Chatanooga
Eastman School of Music
Rochester
N. Y
McGrosso
Northwestern University
College of Fine Arts
Georges Barrere
Coleman
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Miss Morris
Miss Griffin
The
Morris
Tanglewood
Mass
Houston Symphony
Houston Man Named Cotton Belt Official
J McKenzie a 46 year old Houston Texas engineer has been named executive vice president of the St Louis Southwestern Cotton Belt Railroad in the new post He will assume the job in January McKenzie has led Southern Pacific lines in Texas and Louisiana since 1945 and joined the railroad in 1927.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
ST. Louis
Harold J. McKenzie
Texas
Jan. J. McKenzie
Southern Pacific Lines
Louisiana
Railroad
British troops raid mosque during riot in Singapore
In riot torn Singapore on December 13, British troops removed shoes and raided a Moslem mosque, seizing arms. Twenty Moslem natives were arrested as violence over the Bertha Hertogh affair escalated with at least 14 killed and 144 injured. A curfew remained in effect and tensions kept police on high alert.
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Singapore
Supreme Court
Bertha Hertogh
Netherlands
W. I. Blythe
Bechtel Named Cubmaster of Pack 5 in Texas Church
Hub Bechtel, former UT All American end, named cub master of Pack 5 sponsored by Westminister Presbyterian Church. Pack chairman Frank Polk announced the move for a group of about 60 boys as the unit re-registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hub Bechtel
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Frank Polk
Bechtel
University of Texas
Rosenberg Accuser Linked To Gerald Smith In Hearings
Washington December 13 Senators heard testimony that Gerald L K Smith and Representative John Rankin were consulted by a man alleging Mrs Anna M Rosenberg once affiliated with Communists She is acting as assistant secretary of defense and denies the charge Freeman testified Smith and Rankin were mentioned by witnesses and Freedman admitted he consulted both witnesses Harris and Kirkpatrick denied supporting the charges
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Washington
Gerald L. K. Smith
John Rankin
Anna M. Rosenberg
Russell
D-Ga
Smith
Benjamin Freedman
Freedman
Rankin
Senate Committee
Ralph de Sola
Rosenberg
de Sola
FBI
Huey P Long
Kingfish
United States
Warning on jay walking and fireworks bans in Austin
Traffic Captain Warren Blackman warns that jay walking endangers pedestrians during holidays and that fireworks are illegal in Austin. Police will inspect stores selling fireworks and issue warnings rather than tickets where appropriate.
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Warren Blackman
Blackman
Austin
Automobiles for Hire at German Rail Stations
For tourists, automobiles may be hired at German rail stations when tickets are purchased, offering convenient transport alongside rail travel.
Deaths and Funerals in Local Churches and Homes
obituary notices list Roy L. Smith Charles C. Smith Jess Ashford and Herman Fehr among the deceased and survived by families. Other names include Pedro Marrero Robert F. Glass Lou Swift Taylor Worley Knox Wilke Lawler Lina Ludwig with funeral services held across Austin Taylor Gonzales Fredericksburg San Marcos and surrounding areas.
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Roy L. Smith
Willie-Donnelly
Silsbee
Herman Fehr
East 33Rd Street
Burnham and Fehr Barber Supply Company
Selma K. Fehr
Austin
Carl Fehr
Williamsburg
Arthur Fehr
Walter Fehr
New York City
Freda Swiedon
Robert Meissner
Killeen
Hugo Roitsch
Edenburg
Cook Funeral
Gonzales
Harwood Methodist Church
W. P. Knox
Sam J. Ryan
W. N. Knox
Roy G. Knox
Three Rivers
Fredburg
Albert Wilke
Albert
Paul Marquart
Calvin Wilke
Elgin Marquart
Curtis Wilke
Herbert Itz
Edward Singleton
Edwin L. Wilke
Taylor
Christina Marquart
Fredericksburg
Edwin Zieschang
Thrall
Benno Wilke
Pfluagge
Herman Wilke
Kingsville
S. Anna Itz
Marquart
Comfort
Alfred Wilke
Blanco
Eugene Wilke
Marvin Wilke
Albert Wilke Jr
San Marcos
Pennington Chapel
Lina Ludwig
Walter Feltner
Rudolph Tatsch
San Marcos Cemetery
William Ludwig
Texas City
Feltner
E. J. Rogers
Houston
Gustav Kuchan
Kyle
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R-Nh
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
James Lynch
Palisades Park
Arthur Longano
Englewood
Noose
Rita
Enney
AO Action Rco
Southwestern Bell
Austin American
BAMC
US Weather Bureau
Central
P.m
Cain
Port Worth
Laredo
Lian
Texas Corporation
State Department
West Fifth ST
Mrs. Rosenberg
Gerald Smith
Mississippi
Senate Armed Services Committee
Via Pioneer
Pioneer
Feres
Charles C. Smith
Cook Funeral Home
Edmund Heinsohn
Memorial Park
Jess Ashford
Burleson Young
Reginald le Frentz
Paul Holt
Jimmie Yeates
H. T. Hibler
Ben Lindsey
R. 1. Pendergraft
Joseph
Bob) Srl Pendergraft
Albuquerque
George B. Finley
E. D. Pendergraft
Levy Funeral Home
Galveston
Hitchcock
W. L. Pendergraft
Columbus
J. A. Pendergraft
Japan
C. E. Pendergraft
T. F. Pendergraft
Lubbock
Lucy Coolsby
Huntsville
Olivis Payne
Washington, D. C
Lillian Pendergraft
San Antonio
Pedro Marrero
Robert F. Glass
Montopolis Baptist Church
C. W. Hawkes
Garfield Cemetery
Hyltin-Manor Funeral Home
Lou EB. Swift Taylor
Lou E. Swift
del Rio
Taylor Hospital
Cecile Hague
Condra Funeral Home
George Anderson Worley
Thorndale
Katherine Farr
Ivey Mosely
Emma Stiles
Shreveport
Ola Collins
Dallas
Oral Worley
Temple
John Worley
Thomas Worley
Detroit
Mich
Joe Worley
Miami
Fila
John M. Worley
Albert Wilke SR
J. W. Lawler
Margaret Ireton
New Richmond
Ohio
Alma May Williams
Earl Lawler
Eric Lawler
Viron. Mercer
Cornelia Clanton
Leona Grant
Luling
George Lawler
Kyle First Baptist Church
Sam Tullock
Luling Cemetery
Ike
WEED
Corley Funeral Home
Lavaca
Godey
Currier & Ives
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