Jester Names 12 Appointments and 12 Reappointments to State Posts
Gov. Beauford H. Jester announces 12 appointments and 12 reappointments to state offices boards and commissions. Names include Major General K. L. Berry reappointed adjutant general to 1951 and Gilbert M. Denman reappointed to the State Board of Education. Several other officials receive six year terms or unexpired terms ending 1951 1955 1953 and 1951. Retirements are noted for multiple boards.
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Associated Press
Beauford H. Jester
K. L. Berry
State Board of Education
Gilbert M. Denman
San Antonio
Wallace Houghston
McKinney
Arthur Temple
Diboll
Jack Binion
Houston
Herman Custard
Cleburne
Mace Stewart
Galveston
Clyde W. Hanks
Palestine
State
H. H. Coffield
Rockdale
E. J. Kyle
College Station
Warren Bellows
Barney L. Harrison
Greenville
J. E. Wheat
Woodville
T. N. Whitehurst
Beaumont
Hubert T. Johnson
Waco
State Board of Public Welfare
Board of Regents
State Teachers Colleges
H. L. Mills
Newton S. Harrell
Claude
Emma Mae Brotze
Marshall
S. A. Kerr
Jacksonville
Texas State College For Women
Maury Pollard
Arthur F. Dietreich
Dorchester
Rupert Craig
Athens
Etiring
Albert G. Walker
Austin
Isaac O. Newton
Seymour
Roy H. Laird
Kilgore
Ima Hogg
Carl Estes
Longview
Hogg Memorial Commission
J. C. Lewis
Bay City
Clay Kuykendall
San Saba
Aelx Hardin
Llano
Colorado River Authority
Orville Buttery
G. C. Allen
Robert Lee
C. S. Coleman
Frank Cannon
San Angelo
Upper
H. G. Wendiland
R. W. Williford
Fairfield
87Th Judicial District
Traffic Death Damages Sought in Austin Suit
A $400000 damage suit filed in 98th District Court in Austin seeks compensation for Lee Harrison Dallas oilman killed in a local traffic crash. Plaintiffs include his wife Louise Mae Harrison and three Dallas children plus Harrison’s father Andrew Jackson Harrison of Kent County. Defendants are Patton's Inc Yellow Cabs driver Joseph L Dennis and Orville Blevins UT student. The petition estimates Harrison's net income at $50000 yearly for five years and alleges negligence by both drivers.
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98Th District Court
Austin
Lee Harrison
Dallas
Louise Mae Harrison
Harrison
Andrew Jackson Harrison
Kent County
Patton’s, Inc
Joseph L. Dennis
Orville Blevins
University of Texas
Dennis
Blevins
Where There's Smoke There Was a Lumber Kiln Fire
Wichita Falls report of a wood working plant lumber kiln where steam first caused a false alarm then two hours later real smoke triggered three fire companies. Fire damage estimated at two hundred dollars.
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Wichita Falls
Ann Sheridan Stricken by Pleurisy in London Hotel
London December 30 Actress Ann Sheridan is gravely ill with pleurisy at her Savoy Hotel suite and cannot be moved to a hospital. She collapsed on set during filming of I Was a Male War Bride ten days ago, with x rays showing pleurisy and complications in one lung.
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London
Ann Sheridan
Savoy Hotel
Miss Sheridan
Carolinas Claim Oldest and Youngest Members of Congress
The Carolinas claim both the oldest and youngest members of the upcoming list Congress. Rep. Robert L. Dough ton of North Carolina at 85 is the elder, while Hugo Sims Jr. of South Carolina at 27 is the youngest.
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Carolinas
Washington
Congress
Robert L. Doughton
Hugo Sims Jr
D-Sc
Gold Trimmed Boats Trial Run For Kuwait Sheik Gift
Two 26 foot mahogany speed boats with gold leaf trim were tested in Long Beach as part of a potential gifts tied to an oil lease deal with the Sheik of Kuwait. Capt. T. C. Conwell said they are connected to American oil interests, with a $26,000 price tag for both boats.
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Long Beach
Calif
T. C. Conwell
Kuwait
Persian Gulf
Shiek
Holiday Death Toll in Texas Reaches 109
Texas death toll during Yale holiday period climbs to 109 with 55 traffic fatalities. Notable cases include Robert Harris Johnson 24 UT Austin student killed in a Dec 27 motorcycle crash near Everman, and Henry H. McClanahan 70 of Paris who died from injuries in a Dec 23 automobile accident.
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Texas
Yale
State Department of Public Safety
Robert Harris Johnson
Everman
University of Texas
Tarrant County
Altus M. Baker
Leveland
Smyer
Hockley County
Henry H. McClanahan
Paris
Charles O. Worlich
Fort Worth
Mobile
Jane Alice Rosser
Kildare
Cass County
Thursay
Silvestre Castro
Edinburg
Victor M. Reeves
Goree
Justice of the Peace
C. C. Cunningham
Charlievera Dawson
Uvalde
H. L. Lee
Joe E. Russell
Knox City
Jews Surround Egypt's Gaza in Palestine
UN observers report Gaza, Egypt's main base in Palestine, nearly surrounded by Jewish forces. They note Jews overlook the Gaza road with an escape hatch left open, while Israel's air force and navy hinder port reinforcement. The Egyptian war ministry reports retreating Jewish troops and two Jewish aircraft downed as fighting broadens in the Negev but with reduced intensity.
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Tel Aviv
Palestine
Gaza
Haifa
Faluja
Israel
Egyptian War Ministry
Cairo
War Ministry
Negev
Taylor Churches Plan Watch Night Service
Taylor churches announce watch night and New Year services. Lutheran Center hosts a watch service with a devotion at midnight led by Rev H C Ziehe. American Spiritualist Church plans a watch and social hour with a late evening speech by Rev H Hegdahl. St Marys Catholic Church schedules New Year mass at 6 7 8 and 9 am. St James Episcopal Church sets a 10 am communion on Saturday morning.
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Taylor
Lutheran Center
H. C. Ziehe
H. Hegdahl
Stephen Brown
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
St. James Episcopal Church
W. Meade Brown
Bertha Camera To Record Inauguration
The Army Signal Corps will mount a 100 inch focal length Big Bertha camera atop the Library of Congress to film President Truman's January 20 inauguration. The German wartime long range lens will capture the colorful ceremonies, continuing tests with captured equipment.
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Washington
INS
Truman
Army Signal Corps
Library of Congress
Taylor to Widen West Second Street for Highway Paving
Two and a half blocks of West Second Street in Taylor will be widened from Vance Street to the alley between Davis and Branch as part of paving two main highways. Work will start after the first of the year with materials shipped two weeks before Christmas and machinery arriving from Giddings and Smithville projects.
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Taylor
West Second Street
Vance Street
Davis
Branch Street
Giddings
Smithville
Giant Meteor Rocks Siberia
New Haven reports Dr. Otto Struve presented to the American Astronomical Society that a meteor in Siberia last year may have been a massive iron meteor fragment connected with Russia’s alleged atom bomb tests. It fell in February 1947, left a bright sky trail, knocked down forests, and created many craters over wide areas.
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New Haven
Conn
Russia
Siberia
American Astronomical Society
Otto Struve
Struve
Temple Beth Israel Plans Special Chanuka Service
Temple Beth Israel will hold a special dedication service Friday at 7 30 p m during Chanuka the Festival of Lights. The congregation honors past presidents Louis Goldberg and William Keen new officers and trustees will be installed Rabbi Bertram Klausner conducts worship Dr Hyman Ettlinger delivers the message Reception in vestry by Misses Queenie Lydia Lippman and Mr and Mrs Morse Fichtenbaum Carnival committee named Mrs Bertram Klausner Mrs Irving Miles and Mrs Sam Lichenstein.
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Temple
Jerusalem
B.C
Temple Beth Israel
Louis Goldberg
William Keen
Bertram Klausner
Hyman Ettlinger
Queenie
Lydia Lippman
Morse Fichtenbaum
Irving Miles
Sam Lichenstein
Ybarbo Counsel Calls Court To Correct Error
Frankurt dispatch says Mrs. Wilma Ybarbo’s defense contends the military government appeal court must correct a gross error from the military court which sentenced her to 20 years for killing her sergeant husband. Stanley Gaines expects no premature government inquiry, trusting the appellate court will rectify any injustice.
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Frankfurt
Wilma Ybarbo
Stanley Gaines
Malden
Mass
James V. Forrestal
Court of Appeals
Premier Hikes Crude Price 10 Cents Barrel
Premier Oil Refining Company announced it will set East Texas crude at 2.75 dollars per barrel effective January 1 at 7 a.m. The increase of ten cents follows Premier’s prior 2.65 price after Phillips Petroleum raised theirs to 3 dollars in September.
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Longview
Premier Oil Refining Company
East Texas
Premier
Phillips Petroleum Company
Phillips
Truman Holds Off On New Aid To China
President Truman said at a news conference he is in no hurry to decide on new aid for China and will address the issue in messages to Congress at the proper time. He noted the matter does not come up until April 1 and will respond to questions in the message.
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Washington
Truman
China
Congress
Fort Worth Pastor Resigns to Lead Austin Church
The Rev. John B. Davidson, pastor of Turner Memorial Baptist Church in Fort Worth, resigns to accept the pastorate of Congress Avenue Baptist Church in Austin. He will report to his new church Monday.
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Fort Worth
John B. Davidson
Turner Memorial Baptist Church
Congress Avenue Baptist Church
Austin
Davidson
Austin Board Seeks Land for West Austin School
The Austin School Board asked the County Court for a decree of condemnation to acquire 7.15 acres in Monte Vista Addition West Austin for a future school. The suit names owners Gladys G Bowman as executrix of John Thi baut Bowman and others, plus Westenfield Development Company. The board seeks three commissioners to appraise value. counsel are J M Patterson Sr and Coleman Gay.
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Austin School Board
Monte Vista Addition
West Austin
Gladys G. Bowman
John Thibaut Bowman
John T. Bowman Jr
William G. Bowman
Robert H. Bowman
Westenfield Development Company
J. M. Patterson Sr
Coleman Gay
Queen Elizabeth Held In Tarrant County Jail
A grey Persian cat named Queen Elizabeth was taken to Tarrant County jail in Fort Worth as its owner, an elderly man awaiting a lunacy hearing, insisted on riding atop the master's head rather than be separated from his pet. The man threatened to resist arrest if separated from the cat.
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Fort Worth
Queen Elizabeth
Tarrant County
Classified Display Rates and Deadlines for The American Statesman
Classified cornerstone explains rates for one price multi paper ads minimum word counts. It notes rush, blind, confidential ads and deadlines for daily and weekend editions. Office hours run 8 am to 6 pm with specific Sunday and holiday adjustments.
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Ee Paccseseus
GAIA
Evening Statesman
the American Statesman
Seventh
Colorado
Classified Display Low Price Cars and Heaters
1947 Mercury convertible with Newtop radio heater offers a sharp deal. 1946 Ford convertible also available with heater. Compact ads emphasize low prices and ready-to-drive classic convertibles.
Cars for sale in Austin area with deals and trade options
Local auto ads list numerous 1937 to 1948 models with features such as radios heaters new paint and low mileage. Prices range from 185 to over 1 000 dollars with contact numbers and street addresses included for direct seller negotiations. Trade options and trade-ins are common, including household trailers and trucks.
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Graham
Buick
Ford
Briar Street
Becker School
Austin
Bellevue
Mercury
Used car ads from Winkley Auto Co and others
A cluttered mixed list of prewar and postwar used cars from dealers including GOAD MOTOR CO and HOWARD KUHLMAN. Vehicles span 1930 Model A pickup to 1948 Cadillacs and 1947 Chevrolets with notes on radios heaters seat covers and good tires. Prices range from 595 to 1995 dollars with descriptions of trade terms and open Sundays.
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Pinance
Ramsey
Plymouth
R&h
Oldsmobile
Nash
Ford
Uone
Studebaker
Dr. Landcrusier
Geo Ognetics
Ford Sed
Chrysler
Winkley Auto CO
Otto Gruetzner Motor CO
San Antonio St
Ford Super Deluxe Reconditioned Door and Motor Paint
Ford service listing notes reconditioned door and motor with new paint at 501 West 6th. Contact phone 89346 for details.
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West
Howard Kuhlman
Buick and GMC lineup with Dynaflow autos for sale
Advertisement lists numerous used and new cars including 1948 Buick Dynaflow convertibles Roadmaster sedans and Super sedans plus older Buick models and GMC pickup. Car dealer Covert Automobile Co claims 36 years in business at West 5th Nueces contact numbers 2 101 and 2 117 open daily extended hours.
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Covert Automobile CO
M West 5Th
Auction Notice For Cars And Trucks In Austin
Auction listing from Austin Motor Truck Co includes Buick Roadmaster convertibles and sedans, Lincoln and Mercury models, Pontiac Streamliner, Ford two door, Plymouth deluxe, several GMC and Chevrolet vehicles. One owner, bargains noted, location 300 South Lamar.
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Studebaker
J. M. Odom
Engquist
Lamar Blvd
Lon P. Piper
Manor Road
Austin Motor Truck Co, Inc
Lamar
Car Sale Ad Lists Classic Models With Prices
A vintage automotive ad lists numerous 1930s to 1940s cars with prices from 295 to 2,695 dollars. Notables include 1948 Oldsmobile Futuramic convertible, 1949 Mercury Sedanette, and 1947 Mercury Convertible. Sold by Fred C. Young and Harold R. Linville at 504 West 30th at Guadalupe. Air Force officer transferring. best cash offer or trade for a 1998 Series 4 door.
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University Motors
Ford
Studebaker
Mercury
West 30Th
Guadalupe
Oldsmobile
Air Force
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