Legislaters Oppose Sales Tax Moves Amid Tax Concerns
A survey of Texas lawmakers shows strong, widespread opposition to a general sales tax. Rep Staton and Sen Shofner reject new taxes, favoring resource taxes or tax cuts. Others fear merchant nuisance and unpopularity, suggesting no sales tax bill will pass this session.
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Staton
Texas
A. Robin Henderson
Groesbeck
Harry Whitworth
Smithville
W. A
Shofner
Temple
Vick
Navy
Death toll hits children in primary school age group
Acute rheumatic fever surveys show the outbreak most severely affects children in primary school age. The mortality and illness burden highlights the need for early detection and prevention measures in schools.
Truman Backs Retention of US Electoral College
President Truman opposed abolishing the Electoral College at a pre inauguration dinner attended by a Who's Who of government figures. He defended keeping electors as they have been for 160 years and mocked Kaltenborn's election night forecasts.
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Washington
Truman
Barkley
H. V. Kaltenborn
Kaltenborn
Congress
Excelsior Springs
Kansas City
Harkness
Secret Service
Radar Saves Bergstrom Cadets En Route to Inauguration
Thirty Air Force cadets and five crew members on an Army C82 landed safely at Patuxent Maryland after Navy radar guided them when their radios failed and fuel ran low. Major Gerald McNulty said they had just enough gasoline left upon landing. The group was traveling from Bergstrom Field to Bolling Field for President Truman's inauguration.
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Patuxent, Md
Air Force
Bergstrom Field
Austin
Bolling Field
Washington
Gerald McNulty
McNulty
Appalachian Mountains
Washington Fields
President Truman
Texans Travel Washington for Truman Inaugural Festivities
Miller visits Rayburn as Texas Democrats mingle at inaugural events in Washington. Notables include Attorney General Tom Clark and Lt Governor Allan Shivers, with Texas tidelands talks and a push to replace national committeeman Morrow amid a busy schedule of galas and parades.
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Austin
Tom Clark
Homer Thornberry
Tidelands
Texas
Robert Lee Bob
Jimmy Phillips
Texas Senate
Shivers
Russia
Joseph E. Davies
Tom Miller
Texas State Society
Truman Inauguration Sparks Historic Parade in D C
The scene centers on Truman's oath and a televised inaugural with 10 million expected viewers. A parade of 700 planes tanks and West Point cadets will accompany the president as crowds gather from St Louis to Washington. Local vendors report brisk button sales amid the carnival atmosphere.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
West Point
Midshipmen
Annapolis
National Broadcasting Company
Senate moves to tighten state authority and appoint officials
The Texas Senate advances a broad slate of appointments to the Governor’s list including liquor control, health, education and public safety posts. New bills seek to shift motor vehicle registration to the State Highway Department, make county school superintendents appointive, and standardize sheriff salaries across counties.
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Jester
Liquor Control Board
Leonard B. Brown
Kerrville
J. Gordon Bristow
Big Spring
K. L. Berry
Denton
Board of Control
T. B. Warden
Austin
Dwight Horton
Blanco
Industrial Accident Board
Leonard Carlton
Commerce
Board of Water Engineers
E. V. Spence
E. V. Musick
Lubbock
Game Commission
Gene Howe
Amarillo
W. F
Doc) Neuhaus
McAllen
R. J. Potts
Harlingen
A. F. Mitche
Corsicana
Board of Health
A. W. Rogers
T. C. Terrell
Fort Worth
John H. Mitchell
Tyler
Public Safety
Hoxie H. Thompson
Trinity
Prison Board
Board of Education
Veterans Affairs Commission
Veterans Affairs Commission, Boards of Examiners
Good Neighbor Commission
W. A. Shofner
Temple
State Highway Department
Howard Carney
Atlanta
G. C. Morris
Greenville
Immediate Truce Urged in China
Chiang Kai-Shek backed a Cabinet draft after a week, but a Communist peace offer triggered fury and collapse. Nanking diplomats called the Cabinet move a step in the right direction while watching ministries shift south and fearing loss of recognition as the government rules parts of China.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
China
Suspended sentence given Elgin resident in gambling case
BASTROP January 19. A four year suspended sentence was imposed on Henry Cleghorn of Elgin Tuesday by a jury in the 21st District Court. Cleghorn was found guilty of operating a gambling house in Swiftex Village.
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Bastrop
Henry Cleghorn
Elgin
21St District Court
Cleghorn
Swiftex Village
Mother Drops Children In Fire Rescue Standstill
In Chicago a pregnant mother Mrs Mary Woo 34 dropped her two children from the third floor of a burning apartment then leaped to safety. Her son Joseph Jr 9 and daughter Sue Ann 10 were seriously injured while Mrs Woo sustained minor injuries. Fourteen others escaped from the Quong Yick Company building where the blaze started as firefighters fought ice slick streets and frozen water complicating efforts.
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Chicago
Mary Woo
Joseph Jr
Sue Ann
Quong Yick Company
Bean Sprout Manufacturers
Fat Is Not a Nice Word When Applied to the Body
An old piece warns readers about dieting myths and emphasizes sensible weight control not through harsh starvation but by eating less, staying consistent, and avoiding quick fixes. It cites an Texas survey noting a popular product named caggece and claims a money back guarantee if not effective.
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Texas
Capitol to Honor Sheppard At Funeral Today
A long list of state and local officials attends the tribute to Sheppard a longtime Texas comptroller born in Waco and former mayor of Sweetwater Survivors include his wife and four daughters Funeral arrangements are handled by Weed-Corley Funeral Home.
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Allan Shivers
Will Watts
Austin
Texas
The
First Methodist Church
State
Comptroller's Department
Waco
Sheppard
Dan Moody
Sweetwater
Nolan County
Texas Tax Assessors’ Association
Jack Armstrong
Lubbock
H. Q O. Deen
Stillwater
Harris Toler
Reggie R. Stolley
Alva Henslee
Roseburg
Ore
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
27 Degree Freeze To Chill Centexas
A 27 degree freeze slowed traffic on 1,000 feet of US Highway 10 and a blizzard marooned 25 families and thousands of cattle amid snow and flood. The Midwest snow belt and a cold front pushed subzero readings across many states with Texas reporting 8 to 40 degree swings from Galveston to Amarillo.
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Midwest
Canada
Mercury
Fraser
Colo
Big Piney
Wyo
Pembina
N. D
Park Falls
Wis
Chadron
Neb
Miles City
Mont
Willmar
Minn
Minneapolis
Texas
South Texas
Corpus Christi
Alice
Clarendon
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Ana wnivTe
Bergstrom
Miller
Rayburn
Elizabeth Carpenter
Heart of Texas
Lloyd Bentsen
Rio Grande Valley
Tom Pickett
Palestine
Mary Ann Walker
Wichita Falls
Sam Rayburn
Thornberry
Thornton & Minor Clinic
Thornton & Minor
Ransom Drug
Walgreen's
Austin American
Austin, Texas
Seattle Police Department
Purdue University Glee Club
Oconomowoc. Wis
American Legion Band
Danbury, Conn
Hatmakers Union Fife
Salvation Army
Missouri Pacific
Lamar
Ator
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harry S. Truman
Dewey
Fat Louie
12Th Street
Senate
Okehs Ramsey
Labor
Bell
Ho Sze-Yunsh
ELL Telephone CO
Capitol
Lewis Mims
Houston
Jim Butler
Hugh Harkins
A. S. Mauzey
Delos Reeves
Rube Hanks
San Angelo
Charles Simons
Dallas
George T. Wilson
C. S. Slatton
Gene Allen
W. L. Holder
John W. Carpenter
Ben Keith
John Lansdale
Cumberstone
George F. McCullar
Kingsville
Ralph
Morris Hirshfeld
Tom Davis
Bruce Bledsoe
John C. Adrian
Steve Heffington
Ben H. Powell
Ben H. Parrish
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Lufkin
Junction
Childress
Texarkana
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Mineral Wells
Co. Paiss Joseph
Ny Aes
Earl
Caromel
Carter
Youngstown 66
Youngstown
Mullins
Willie
San Jacinto
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