New Legislature Quickly Forms for Work in Texas
The 52nd Texas Legislature convened with rapid organization. Representative Reuben E. Senterfitt was elected House speaker and Senator Pat Bullock named Senate president pro tem. Senterfitt announced a swift start with 727 standing committee appointments on day one. The joint session to hear Governor Shivers on state fiscal policy was set for Thursday.
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Texas House
Senate
Reuben E. Senterfitt
San Saba
House
Pat Bullock
Colorado City
Senterfitt
Allan Shivers
Shivers
Edwin T. Dicker
Dallas
Sterling Williams
Snyder
Joe M. Kilgore
McAllen
Horace B. Houston Jr
Clyde Whiteside
Seymour
Reuben Senterfitt
C. P Colton
Callan Graham
Junction
Sen. Bullock
Ben Ramsey
San Augustine
Bullock
Loyce Bell
Austin
Lamont Haley
Roby
Minnie Helier
Martha Turner
Fort Worth
W. H. Townsend
Thorndale
Charles R. Jones
Clarence Jones
Bob Murphrey
Fred Caldwell
Betty Lou Hillman
Gussie Evans
Adele Jacobs
W. D. Teague
Mack Allison
James H. Clark
Chapain
Rep
Dicker
Shepperd
R. W. Burnett
Charles K. Devall
Carl Estes
Culp Krueger
T. W. Lee
C. R. Starnes
Wrather
Don Hendricks
Ie Baphoockaee
Sentertitt
Allied and German Generals Hold Secret Talks in Germany
In Berlin area talks, Allied and German generals discuss postwar defense roles and a West German force under Eisenhower for European security. Speidel and Heusinger, ex-Rommel staff, attended with US Britain and France representatives at the Peters burg Hotel. Aimed at averting another world war, the session explored Germany’s possible peace role and defense contributions.
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Hitler
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Petersburg
Rhine
Europe
Russia
Hans Speider
Stocky
Adolf Heusinger
United States
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France
Allied High Commission
Speidel
Erwin Rommel
Eisenhower
Heusinger
Three Nation Guard
Neville Chamberlain
Western
Heinz Guderian
Blitzkrieg
West
Asia
Africa
West Germany
Atlantic
Naming House Panels On First Day New Mark
Speaker Reuben Senterfitt announced all 727 standing House committee appointments on Tuesday, saying the list was ready for a fast start. Rampy heads the appropriations panel. Lindsey chairs revenue and taxation. Fly leads congressional and legislative districts.
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House
House Committee
Appropriations Committee
W. H. Rampy
Winters
Jim T. Lindsey
Texarkana
William S. Fly
Victoria
Pearce Johnson
Johnnie B. Rogers
Travis County
Johnson
Rogers
W. A. Miller Jr
Houston
Lamar Zivley Temple
Agriculture
Hiram Slaton
Waco
Banks
Floyd Bradshaw
Weatherford
Deno A. Tufares
Wichita Falls
Commerce and Manufactures
N. W. McCann
Hiram Childress
Sweetwater
Conservation
Dorsey B. Hardeman
Denison
Federal Relations
Phil Brooks
Bagwell
Game and Fisheries
Clyde Whiteside
Seymour
J M. Heflin
J A. Steward
Fairfield
R. B. Spacek
Fayetteville
S. J. Isaacks
el Paso
Judici
Tractor death ruled accidental in Richland Springs area
Miss Nina Carroll aged 56 of Richland Springs died when the tractor she and her uncle A M Carroll were clearing willow trees with overturned. Carroll was trapped and his injuries serious. Justice of the Peace Joe S Clark ruled the death accidental and funeral services were held in Richland Springs. Carroll family members and several nephews survive.
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San Saba
Nina Carroll
Richland Springs
Justice of the Peace
Joe S. Clark
Miss Carroll
E. D. Keller
H. A. Schornek
Bosque County
J. B. Carroll
San Saba County
Annie Carroll
Lillie Carroll
Florence Carroll
Austin Dairymen Split on Producers Association
Austin milkshed dairymen are divided over forming a producers' association with some advocating a binding contract firm approach while others favor a cooperative front to press distributors. All factions demand a price increase. Also, Gorgeous Gussie Moran and other touring tennis stars will visit Austin on February 17 for a series of matches.
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Austin Milkshed Dairymen
Gorgeous Gussie Moran
Austin
Second Division Sloshes Toward Wonju In Heavy Snow Fight
US Second Division troops pressed a heavy assault through eight inches of snow toward Wonju, a central Korea hub, aiming to recapture the town after a Monday loss. The counterattack, hampered by murky weather and lack of air support, moved to within about two miles of Wonju as three North Korean divisions bore the brunt of the push and UN patrols reported enemy concentrations nearby.
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Wonju
Korea
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South Korea
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Yoju
Associated Press
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Seoul
38Th Parallel
Han River
Don Huth
Eighth Army
Chechen
Chechon
38Th
Walter E. Long Named Most Worthy Citizen of 1950
Walter Ewing Long, longtime Austin Chamber of Commerce secretary-manager, was chosen Most Worthy Citizen for 1950 at the Austin Real Estate Board dinner. Former Mayor Tom Miller presented the award as Long, a 34-year veteran, accepted a plaque and thanked the audience.
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Walter Ewing Long
Austin
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Austin Real Estate Board
Tom Miller
Long
Medal of Honor Recipients Honored by President Truman
President Truman awarded the Medal of Honor to five infantrymen missing or dead from Korea. The honored men are Sergeant First Class Charles W. Turner, First Lieutenant Frederick F. Henry, Major General William F. Dean, Private First Class Melvin L. Brown, and Master Sergeant Travis E. Watkins. Relatives attended as Truman spoke of the greatest honor and the wish to have their sons back.
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General Land Office
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Church of the Good Shepherd
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Amos N’ Andy
Austin
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Washington
Truman
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Boston
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Clinton
Okio
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Berkeley
Calif
Twenty Fourth
Taejon
Melvin L. Brown
Mahaffey
Kasan
Brown
Travis E. Watkins
Gladewater
Texas
State Department
White House
Turner
Mr. Truman
Pvt. Brown
Dean
Henry
Christopher Henry
Korea
Nationwide Sales Tax Considered in Budget Talks
Washington officials discuss a nationwide sales tax to raise about 10 to 15 billion dollars yearly. Senator Anderson says a gap between receipts and expenditures could force such a plan. Senator Byrd notes a sales or transactions tax might be needed if the nation moves to pay as you go for defense efforts.
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Anderson
D-Nm
Byrd
D-Va
Allies weigh Korea strategy as Chinese supply lines test
From Tokyo on January 9, Allied observers weigh whether to withdraw or stand and fight in Korea. MacArthur may reveal a trick, while air powers aim to lengthen Chinese supply lines as winter hardens and Pusan defenses hold.
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Tokyo
Korea
Japan
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Pusan
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