Finnish President Paasikivi seeks re election in vote test
In Helsinki on January 15 79 year old President Juho K Paasikivi formally accepted the nomination to run again. The campaign centers on a two step process with 300 electors to be chosen Monday and Tuesday who will meet February 15 in Parliament to name the president for a six year term. Paasikivi is seen as likely to win. He is the official candidate of the Social Democratic Government Party and also backed by Conservatives the Liberal Swedish Party and the Progressive Party.
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Helsinki
Finland
Juho K. Paasikivi
Paasikivi
Social Democratic Government
Conservatives
Liberal Swedish Party
The
Progressive Party
Hospitals Board To Meet On Program Plan In Texas
The State Board for Hospitals and Special Schools will reconvene at the Capitol to draft an eleemosynary program for the Legislature opening Jan 31. The plan cites a U S Public Health Service report declaring Texas worst in mental health care and seeks about 27 million dollars for deficiency needs and building, with funding via a new special tax fund to avoid a 26 million tax hike. Chairman Claud Gilmer says recommendations will be ready soon. Gov Shivers plans his own recommendations and a call for revenues.
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State Board For Hospitals and Special Schools
Capitol
Allan Shivers
United States Public Health Service
Texas
Claud Gilmer
Shivers
Gov
Roberts. Calvert
Joe B. Fleming
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
County crop meeting and farm notes from Travis County
Discussion on crop improvement and seed certification at a 2 p.m. meeting in the 126th district courtroom led by Farm Leaders and Agriculture Department officials. The column also covers local poultry prices, cattle breeding tips, and a report of a Blanco County eagle killed by Malcolm Young, with a note on the Johnson City Eagles as a symbol.
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Travis County
Elmo V. Cook
Who Agriculture Department
Texas
Malcolm
Young
Blanco County
Cypress Creek
Pedernales River
Marble Falls
Johnson City
Otto Bohls
Pflugerville
Elmo Cook
Bohls
Highland Lakes Vessels Feature in Motor Boating Magazine
A Texas Navy Commodore sternwheeler on Lake Austin is highlighted in a wide spread by Motor Boating. The article credits builder Marion Fowler and notes eight photographs by editors and photographers. It mentions the Commodore as Texas Navy’s second vessel beside the battleship Texas and covers its construction and spring plans.
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Motor Boating
Commodore
Tom Miller
Marion Fowers
Lake Austin
Highland Lakes
William F. Chapman
Austin
Austin Yacht Club
Chapman
Ed Felder
Neal Douglass
W. Y. Penn
Midland
George S. Nall
Texas Navy
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
San Jacinto Memorial Park
Houston
Ben Hur
Lake McDonald
Marion Fowlers
Fowler
Fowler Docks
Fowlers
Boy Scout Leaders Course Begins Tuesday At Kealing
The first session for all scoutmasters assistant scoutmasters committeemen and divisional committee members is set for Tuesday at Kealing Junior High School at 7 30 p m The session covers troop and patrol organization and patrol method In charge are Sanford L Bauman Jr divisional commissioner and Floyd E Davis district executive with M Anderson coordinator of the divisional committee serving as contact for information
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Kealing
M. J. Anderson
Sanford L. Bauman Jr
Floyd E. Davis
Scout Leaders Plan Wednesday Talk For Parade
Travis district scout commissioners meet at 7 30 p m at Vaught Hardware to finalize arrangements for the Scout Week parade set for Saturday February 4. Committees report progress and all Cub Scout and Boy Scout units in the 15 County Capitol Area Council are invited to participate.
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Travis
Vaught Hardware
County Capitol Area
E. J. Davis
F. E. Davis
Boy Scout
East First
Granger High Names Most Beautiful and Handsome Students
Granger High School elected the most beautiful girl and the most handsome boy. Dorothy Fojtek and Franklin Peschel were chosen by the student body for the honor based on scholarship participation sports personality and attitude. Dorothy Hill and Lawrence Hornak, both seniors, were named outstanding students.
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Granger
ANS
Granger High School
Dorothy Fojtek
Franklin Peschel
Dorothy Hill
Lawrence Hornak
Ex Sheriff to appeal bribery conviction in cattle theft case
Former Coleman County Sheriff W. A. Scholl to appeal a two year sentence after a jury found him guilty of taking 2500 dollars from E. O. Smith of San Antonio who faced cattle theft charges. Prosecutors said Scholl agreed not to testify against Smith. Scholl’s children cried at the verdict.
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New Braunfels
Texas
Comal
W. A
Doc
Scholl
E. O. Smith
San Antonio
Smith
Mrs. Johnnie Roepke Honored With Coffee
Mrs. Johnnie Roepke was honored with a coffee at the home of Mrs. Bill Patterson. She left Saturday to move to San Antonio where her husband will work for an auto supply firm. Attendees included Mrs. Ed Gaylor Mrs. Fred Denson and other neighbors.
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Granger
ANS
Johnnie Roepke
Bill Patterson
Roepke
San Antonio
Ed Gaylor
Fred Denson
Jim Lemon
Alfred Barnes
Ara Fuller
Gladys Martinets
American Vessel Sails For Port in North China
The American freighter Brooklyn Heights sailed from Hong Kong Sunday for Tientsin, with a destination change from Shanghai after Nationalists shelled its sister ship Flying Arrow off the Yangtze mouth on January 9.
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Hong Kong
Brooklyn Heights
Tientsin
Taku Bar
North China
Shanghai
Yangtze
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Henry Schriber
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Edward R. Zaskoda
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