Extradition Granted for Benny Binion to Texas
Nevada Governor Vail Pittman approved Texas request to extradite Benny Binion, Las Vegas gambler indicted for operating a $1 million a year numbers racket in Dallas. Binion may seek habeas corpus. Texas case cites suspected policy activity from Las Vegas via a Dallas agent.
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Dallas
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Calais
Weather Review and Temperatures Across Texas Cities
Bureau recasts for Austio and Central area. Sunrise 7.05 am sunset 6.25 pm moon first quarter on the 2nd. Highest temperature 83 degrees, lowest 43. Rainfall hours ending 6:30 pm show 0.11 inches. Readiness report mentions Houston 64, Austin 72, San Antonio 58.
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Forged Checks Tied to California Boy in Austin Case
A 15 year old California boy, from Brawley, forged five checks using the name Chris Nussbaum and passed one for cough syrup at Everette Kelly Pharmacy in Austin. Detectives arrested him after the pharmacist alerted authorities. He will be returned to California after repayment to victims.
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Travis County
Guadalupe
Chris Nussbaum
J. Cecil Pickens
Longhorn Cleaners
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Congress
Zale
Everette Kelly
15Th
Kelly
Austin
Nussbaum
Leo Weaver
S. L. Cantwell
Brawley
Calif
Cigarette Tax Vote Sets Hospital Plan Course
In a 16 to 12 vote the Senate tabled amendments to a cigarette tax bill amid debate on financing eleemosynary needs. The tax plan, tied to a hospital finance program, follows Governor Beauford Jester’s veto of prior appropriations and signals a special session to address revenue gaps.
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Senate
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Paris
Aikin
House
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Beaumont
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Edinburgh
Jimmy Phillips
Angleton
Bullock
Bill Moore
Crawford Martin
Beauford Jester
Cecil Storey
Criminal Code Commission
Shivers
Commissioner Pay Hike Law Clarified By Texas Official
Attorney General Price Daniel ruled that DeWitt County commissioners can raise salaries to three thousand dollars yearly from increased property assessments without raising other county pay. The decision relies on local assessors and not the 1949 law tying boosts to proportional increases for all officials. The rulings also note juvenile board pay is restricted by separate law and sheriff out of county executions require fees or pauper’s oath.
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DeWitt County
Price Daniel
Wayne L. Hartman
James C. Martin
Corpus Christi
A. C. Winborn
Houston
Winborn
Harris County
Clothing Theft From Car Reported Here
Austin detectives report a Tuesday case of clothing stolen from a car. Robert L. Harrison of 2620 Wichita said his grey flannel suit, two pairs of trousers and four dress shirts with his initials were taken from his auto behind Night Hawk Shop No. 2 on Guadalupe between 12 and 5 p.m. Other Tuesday thefts included garbage cans and waste baskets.
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Robert L. Harrison
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Guadalupe
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