Winter Rain Boosts Central Texas Farms and Field Work
A general rain soaked Central Texas early Sunday marking the season's first major rainfall. It filled stock tanks aided cover crops oats wheat and clover beginning to sprout and loosened hard ground for upcoming spring plowing. Temperatures near 30 to 32 degrees are forecast with light precipitation and colder weather expected Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Austin Weather Bureau
Elgin
Taylor
Caldwell County
Lockhart
Mendoza
Rockdale
Cold Front Sparks Widespread Texas Rain and Cold Snap
A weekend cold front brought first meaningful moisture in months to Texas with five inch rain in Elgin and heavy showers across Caldwell County. Rain filled stock tanks and wells, aiding crops and livestock, while West Texas saw snow and a sharp drop in temperatures with forecasts of continued cold and cloudy skies statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Johnson City
Austin Youth Shot to Death on Remote Road
An Austin man Charles B. Richardson 19 was killed by a 22 caliber rifle shot to the head on a lonely road near the Pedernales River. The 15 year old girl Maxine Ragsdale was critically wounded with two head shots and hospitalized in Brackenridge. The deaths and injuries were reported by Travis County deputies and a local justice of the peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Pedernales River
Here
Travis County
Charles B. Richardson
East Avenue
Maxine Ragsdale
Mrs. W. C. Ragsdale
Canterbury Street
Charles Schultz
Justice of the
Frank McBee
Richardson
Cook Funeral Home
Miss Ragsdale
Justice McBee
A. F. Richardson
Billie Rae
A. F. Richardson Jr
Betty Mae Richardson
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
F W Johnson Sr dies after long city service
Frederick W. Johnson Sr. aged 73, longtime City of Austin employee and former construction foreman, died in a local hospital. He served as operating engineer, was a charter member of the Old Austin Volunteer Fire Department, and helped build the State Capitol. Funeral services are set for Monday at 3 30 p m at Weed Corley with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Johnson Sr
Austin
First Presbyterian Church
Old
State Capitol
Deep Eddy
Charles Johnson
Johnson
Frederick W. Johnson Jr
Henry O. Johnson
Frank McMullen
Julius F. Johnson
Gustave Johnson
Walter W. Johnson
Mary O. Johnson
Matilda Bergren
Long Beach
Calif
Weed- Corley Funeral
Frederick Brooks
Oakwood Cemetery
Lockhart Girl Killed In Car Truck Crash
Miss Yvonne Voigt about 17 was killed instantly when a car she rode in hit a heavy parked truck on a downtown street in Lockhart. She was the daughter of George H Voigt of Lockhart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockhart
Yvonne Voigt
George H. Voigt
Tidelands Compromise Talk Noted in Washington
Washington reports a possible congressional deadlock over tidelands ownership as supporters push for state title while the White House insists the lands remain federal. Senator Kerr proposes a compromise linking oil reserves to state ownership to preserve national security and allow royalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Truman
Celler
D-Ny
House
Judiciary Committee
Knowland
Calif
Kerr
D-Okla
Supreme Court
Tidelands
Tideland
Gulf Coast
Uncle Sam
Texas
Louisiana
California
Israel and Egypt Reach Armistice Point Agreement
United Nations spokesman said Israel and Egypt reached agreement on a key armistice issue under Bunche supervision in Rhodes. The likely point involves the Faluja pocket in Southern Palestine where about 2,000 Egyptian troops have been held. Israel may permit their exit and talks with Transjordan and Lebanon are explored for further negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhodes
Israel
Egypt
United Nations
Palestine
Ralph J. Bunche
Faluja
Tel Aviv
Transjordan
Lebanon
Dulles Says Atlantic Pact Talks Must Be Opened
John Foster Dulles urged that the proposed North Atlantic security pact not be presented as settled. He called for adequate public discussion and noted his role as acting head of the U S delegation to the U N General Assembly meeting in Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
United Nations General Assembly
Paris
Canadian City Suffers Million Dollar Fire Loss
In Coaticook Quebec on Sunday a fire destroyed a dozen downtown buildings. Damage was unofficially between seventy five hundred thousand and one million dollars. No casualties occurred and more than twenty people were left homeless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coaticook
Que
West Texas Railroad Returns to Normal Schedule
The Texas and Pacific Railroad reported Sunday that its usual train timetables are back in effect in West Texas after disruptions last week caused by an ice storm breaking communications lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Texas Railroad
Dallas
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Texas
Twelve Communist Leaders Go On Trial in U S
Twelve high Communist Party leaders led by William Z Foster go on trial in New York alleging forcible overthrow of the U S government. The case, expected to last two months, flags possible delays over jury bias and a medical report on Foster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Communist Party
William Z. Foster
John F. X. McGahey
Foster
Harold Medina
Eugene Dennis
John Williamson
Jacob Stachel
Irving Potash
CIO Farriers Joint Council
Henry Winston
Benjamin Davis
New York City
John Gates
Daily Worker
Robert G. Thompson
New York State Communist Party
Gilbert Green
Chicago
Carl Winters
Detroit
Michigan
Gus Hall
Cleveland
Ohio Communist Party
Lead Ballast Price Lost In US Ship Sale
Senators report a surplus ship sold as scrap for 65750 dollars contained over 200000 dollars worth of lead ballast. A typist error cost 41000 in another sale. The Leonard Wood and Joseph T. Dickman ships were involved along with Kaiser Industries. Findings include uncollected claims between 40 and 60 million, arrears by shipping lines, and mismanaged search and rescue procedures at Grosse Ile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Leonard Wood
Maritime Commission
Army
Navy
Senators
Joseph T. Dickman
Kaiser Company, Inc
Oakland
Calif
Federal Ship Agency
Naval Reserve
Lake Erie
United States Naval Air Station
Grosse Tle
Mich
Baltimore
Air Force
Camp Beale
Presidential Pay Raise Likely After Senate Vote
Washington's political pulse centers on a pay raise bill for President Truman and top officials. House leaders expect swift passage after Senate approval, boosting the president's salary to 100000 plus 90000 tax free expenses, with vice president and speaker also increased. The measure aims to attract top candidates and would apply to the new term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Senate
Dean Acheson
Secretary Marshall
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House
Coke Insists He Filed Contest Against Johnson Senate Victory
Former Texas governor Coke Steven son claims court records show fraudulent votes in Duval Zapata and Jim Wells Counties that could change Lyndon B. Johnsons senate majority. He telegrammed Senator Myers seeking jurisdiction guidance and notes Texas petitions opposing Johnson. Stevenson backed Republican Jack Porter as Johnson won the general election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Lyndon B. Johnson
Francis J. Myers
Senate
Stevenson
Johnson
Myers
Lyndon Johnson
Duval
Zapata
Jim Wells
South
US Supreme Court
Jack Porter
Greek King Sets 24 Hour Window for Coalition
King Paul of Greece on Sunday ordered the 10 political parties to form a coalition within 24 hours or face another solution. An older guard leader warned against a dictatorship. The Liberal leader Themistokles Sophoulis resigned as premier amid rapid government turnover. Turkey's government faced turmoil over living costs as Shemsettin Gunalay attempts to form a new cabinet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greece
Paul
Themistokles Sophoulis
United States
Turkey
Shemsettin Gunalay
People’s Party
Bandit Trio Robs Dallas Dairy for 5100 Dollars
Three armed men robbed Oak Farms Ltd in Dallas of about 5100 dollars in cash and checks early Sunday. They forced a three-man night shift to the rear of the main building and compelled entry to a strong box holding 1700 in cash and over 3400 in checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Oak Farms, Ltd
Peiping Surrender Demand Shapes Civil War Front
Chinese Nationalist forces retreat from Pengpu to a weakened line near Nanking as Communists reportedly threaten Peiping with surrender terms. Chiang Kai-shek urges troops to fight on while government actions bid to curb inflation with gold sales and a large bond issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nanking
Pengpu
Peiping
Chuhsien
Sixth Army Group
96Th Army
Yangtze River
Liu Tze
Tang En- Po
Nanking- Shanghai
Yangtze
Tang
Sun Yat- Sen
Chiang Kai-Shek
Executive Yuan
Chiang
Legislature weighs wet-dry changes to liquor sales by the drink
The Austin American Capitol Staff reports growing talk of legalizing sale by the drink as liquor laws face revision. Officials from the Liquor Control Board and lawmakers discuss clarifying enforcement while warnings to clubs rise in a push that could bypass the open saloon ban via local option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Houston
Beauford
John Hilliard
Liquor Control Board
Sam Hanna
Dallas
House Liquor Committee
Cally
Hilliard
John Bell
Cuero
House
Houston Campaign For
Sen. Bell
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fredericksburg
San Marcos
West Texas
The
Gulf
Eatches Bureau
el Paso
Amarillo
Sterling City
Midland
Wink
Sweetwater
Clarendon
Lubbock
el Pass
Childress
Wichita Falls
Abilene
Corpus Christi
Guadalupe Pass
Big Spring
San Angelo
Junction
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Galveston
Weather Bureau
Wace
Shreveport
Beaumont
del Rio
Panhandle
South Plains
del Rio-Eagle Pass
East Texas
Red River Valley
82D Airborne Division
Fayetteville
N. C
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Robert Lee Hodgkiss
Mount Pleasant
Ohio
Brackenridge Hospital
F. W. Johnson Sr
American Civil Liberties Union
Consolidated Builders, Inc., of
Portland, Ore
Industries
Henry J. Kaiser
China
Rayburn
White House
Mr. Truman
Senator Barkley
D-Ky
Coke
Wires
Senator
Bandit Trio
Hwai River
Hwaiyuan
Linhwaikan
Jay
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!