Ex‑Secretary of Benes Discusses East–West Struggle
Eduard Taborsky, UT faculty member and former secretary to Eduard Benes, speaks to the Kiwanis Club on April prospects in the East West divide. He recalls Stalin’s 1943 1945 Kremlin visits, notes Soviet leadership unity, and suggests Stalin’s death could shift leverage for the West.
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Eduard Taborsky
University of Texas
Capital City
Kiwanis Club
Taborsky
Czechosolvakia
Charles University
Prague
Joseph Stalin
Kremlin
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Sheriff Warns Against Dumping On County Roads
Sheriff Ernest Best vowed to arrest and prosecute anyone dumping garbage along county roads. He cited a recent 150 pound pile from an Austin barbecue place and said deputies will file charges. He urged residents to report names license numbers or other identifying details to stop the practice.
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Ernest Best
Sheiff
Oil Firm's Tax Suit Set Feb. 20
Sinclair Refining Company sues Travis County over 1947 tax assessment. The case, filed Aug. 16, 1948, seeks an injunction forcing tax collection on the assessed value of $28,000, with the firm arguing Board of Equalization overvalued their property compared with similar parcels across the street.
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Sinclair Refining Company
Travis County
53Rd District
County Commissioners Court
Board of Equalization
Oil Company
S. D. Heffington
Boy Scouts Parade Delayed to Spring in Central Texas
The Central Texas Boy Scout parade planned for Saturday to mark the 40th anniversary of Scouting is postponed to spring due to junior high band directors attending a conference in San Antonio. Scout executive Herb Gaskin said the event will likely occur in spring to open a camporee at Zilker Park.
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Central Texas
Boy Scout Movement
San Antonio
Herb Gaskin
Capitol Area Council of
Boy Scouts
Zilker Park
Air Force Reaffirms Nome Base Closing
The Air Force reaffirmed plans to close Marks Field Air Force base in Nome Alaska. Air Secretary Symington rejected requests for reconsideration from Delegate Bartlett and Governor Gruening and said current personnel are limited to operating an airway station and an indoctrination school.
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Washington
Air Force
Marks Air Force Base
Nome
Alaska
Symington
Bartlett
Ernest Gruening
Marks Field
Judge Delivers Surprise After-Docket News
In a Friday pre trial in 53rd District Court Judge J Harris Gardner interrupted arguments from six or more prominent attorneys over a thousands dollar case. He then revealed the birth of his first grandchild a six and a half pound girl at St Davids Hospital.
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J. Harris Gardner
53Rd District Court
Gardner
St. David's Hospital
James Gardner
Jarratt
Rain Dampens Justice Pots and Pans Rise
Judge J Harris Gardner appeals to County Commissioners Court to supply pots and pans or repair the 53rd District Court roof. Four leaks haunt the hall of justice, dripping on jurors and witnesses, forcing Gardner to rearrange benches, with a new leak forcing another move.
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J. Harris Gardner
County Commissioners Court
53Rd District Court
Hall of Justice
Gardner
Gain Professional Status Tutors To
An assembly of over 400 Austin public school teachers heard Dr. Carson McGuire of the University of Texas urge teachers to seek professional status to gain community trust. Speaking at Austin High School during Curriculum Day he stressed viewing students as community members and emphasized life understanding along with job skills.
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Austin Blic
Carson McGuire
University of Texas
McGuire
Austin High School
Wrong Number Call Precedes Liquor Store Hold-Up
St Louis liquor store operator Frank Rich said a man posing as a police officer telephoned to warn of police presence. Fifteen minutes later an armed bandit entered and took $80 from the till, prompting Rich to vow caution with future calls.
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ST. Louis
Frank Rich
Rich
Pleas of Guilty Hit Law Mark
Only three of 78 defendants called to County Court-at-Law on Friday entered pleas of guilty marking an all time low. Two pleaded guilty to drunken driving with $50 fines and one to carrying a prohibited weapon with a $25 fine. Dozens said they could not pay the minimum fines. Judge Thurman gave until the first week in March to pay. Eight traffic appeals from Corporation Court saw one return to city court and pay the fine, two go to trial next week, and five set for March.
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Mace “‘Harman
Thurman
Corporation Court
City Court
Raid on VFW Post 856 Sheds Light on Jury Action
Travis County grand jury may decide on charges after County Attorney Perry Jones briefed jurors Thursday. The case involves a raid by Captain Rex Fowler and Detective Arthur Knudson on Edwin G. Hutchings Post No. 856 VFW clubhouse at 103 Riverside Drive last Sunday night, with three slot machines seized.
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Travis County Grand Jury
Perry Jones
Jones
Grand Jug
Rex Fowler
Arthur Knudson
Fowler
Anderson Batterson
VFW Club
Edwin G. Hutchings
Riverside Drive
Kreisler Recovers From Minor Eye Operation
Fritz Kreisler 75, renowned American violinist, is convalescing at Doctors Hospital after a minor eye operation performed two days earlier. Hospital staff say his condition is good and declines to reveal the operation’s nature.
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New York
Fritz Kreisler
Doctors’ Hospital
Kreisler
Nationalist Air Attacks on Red Shanghai Protested
U S government and leaders from 17 non Communist countries denounced Nationalist China air raids on Shanghai. They urged Chiang Kai-shek to spare lives and appealed to the UN secretary general to halt bombings in the world’s fourth largest city. The protest cites damage to American owned facilities and widespread casualties.
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United States
Red Shanghai
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
United Nations
Chiang
State Department
Washington
Shanghai
Trygve Lie
Shanghai Power Company
Standard Vacuum Oil Company
Lie
Swenson Vows Aid for Neglected County Children
Travis County Commissioner Arthur Swenson says he will not refuse to help neglected children despite a recent order limiting new cases. The court budget allows 20,000 while spending already nears 24,000 yearly. The first designation under the order was made Friday.
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Travis County
Arthur Swenson
Swenson
Waco Man Indicted In Fort Worth Rape Case
Billie George McCune 21 of Waco was indicted on a rape charge in Fort Worth. The alleged assault involved a 39 year old Fort Worth housewife in a downtown parking lot last week.
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Waco
Fort Worth
Billie George McCune
Editor Frank M. Dallam Visits Kin in Spokane
Veteran Spokane newspaper editor Frank M. Dallam and his wife visit here with their son in law C. B. Smith Jr. and daughter. The group includes Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Smith Jr. and travels from Spokane, Washington.
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Frank M. Dallam
Spokane, Wash
C. B. Smith Jr
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