VA Begins Making Home Loans At 4 Per Cent For Vets
The Veterans Administration will start direct 4 percent home loans Thursday with 150 million dollars available. Loans up to 10000 dollars, 30 years, require five percent down and creditworthiness. Areas covering about 2200 counties exclude major metros including New York Philadelphia Chicago and Los Angeles regions.
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Weather summary for Central and South Texas regions
Forecasts show partly cloudy skies with minimal temperature changes across central Texas and the Texas coast. Austin and San Antonio reach upper 90s with scattered thundershowers possible. rainfall totals remain low. River levels at Montopolis and Lake Buchanan show notable readings while forecast highs range in the 90s across major cities including Fort Worth and Abilene.
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Lake Buchanan
Lake Travis
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Colorado
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Fort Worth
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Galveston
Houston
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Laredo
Corpus Listi
San Antonio
del Rio
Waco
el Paso
Gas Tank Blast Kills 1 at North Texas Tank Company
A welding accident at the North Texas Tank Company in Denton killed shop foreman A. B. Helton, 33, from Irving. He was blown apart while welding a bottled gas tank. Ralph Wiley of Route 1 Denton was shocked and injured. The explosion tore the shop roof. Helton leaves a widow and four children.
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District Attorney Bob Long Campaign Ad
A political advertisement endorses Bob Long for the district attorney post. It emphasizes his law enforcement stance and public safety priorities. The piece frames Long as a tough prosecutor ready to handle crime and uphold justice.
Tremendous Tax Raise Predicted
Senate finance chairman Walter F George said taxes for individuals and corporations will have to be increased dramatically to fund President Truman's defense program. He favored a pay as you go approach and noted any hike may not affect 1950 individual incomes but could hit corporate income retroactively.
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Walter F. George
Senate Finance Committee
Truman
Georgia Democrat
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Girl's Body Found Off Freeport Beach
The body of Miss Carolyn Woodland, 19, of Freeport, was found in surf water nine miles southeast of the Freeport jetties Wednesday. She had been missing since a trip to the beach Monday.
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Carolyn Woodland
Minimum one third cash down on autos under new credit controls
The article reports that if President Truman gains consumer credit control powers, a minimum down payment of one third may be required for automobile purchases. It notes postwar precedents, time limits, and parallels with controls on TVs and appliances, including 24 month payoffs and historical shifts in policy.
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Truman
Consumer Credit Control
Federal Reserve Board
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Reserve Board
Million Peso Fire Devastates Matamoros Gin Complex
A $1.1 million blaze raged through the Union de Credito Agricola Sa gin and adjacent brick warehouses in Matamoros across the Rio Grande from Brownsville. About five thousand bales of cotton were stored as firefighters battled high winds and water shortage. two employees suffered injuries.
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Rio Grande
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Texas
Union de Credito Agricola Sa
Jesus Vidal
Revival Services Set August 6 20 In Johnson City
Union revival sponsored by the Methodist Church will run August 6 to 20. The Rev D D Hogan of Yancey will conduct the meeting. Rev L D Happy Hardt of Industry Methodist Church will lead song services and head the young people's meeting before each evening service. Morning services start at 10 a m in the Methodist Church. Evening services begin at 8 p m in the tabernacle.
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Yancey
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Industry Methodist Church
R. D. Hardt
Tabernacle
Defendant Denies Tie With Night Club
Richard Hodges of 609 Fast Sixth Street says he is not connected with the Rendezvous Club. He faced forgery charges in Justice of the Peace P. L. Nairn's court after a civil trial in the 126th District Court involving the club.
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Rendezvous Club
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British Scion Defends Defense Amid Deplorable Criticism
A British MP called the air defenses deplorable as Winston Churchill pressed Defense Minister Emmanuel Shinwell to explain if Britons are being shamefully let down. A general defense debate was expected next Wednesday amid fears of a wider war if Korea escalates. Shinwell refused to answer questions on Army equipment adequacy.
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Britain
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Emmanuel Shinwell
Shinwell
Last day movie lineup with star mentions and start times
Film listings detail multiple features across venues with named stars such as Vincent Price Claudette Colbert Ronald Reagan Jane Wynn and more. Start times are various and include matinees and late shows across cities like Paramount Bar on Capitol Ritz Austin North TEXAS and BURNET with occasional typographical errors in titles.
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Texas tides experts back rehearing on tidelands ruling
Ten leading international law authorities sign a memorandum urging the Supreme Court to rehear Texas tidelands case. They contend the annexation agreement retained Texas ownership of 2 608 774 acres and dispute the court's view of international domain and property rights.
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Stanford
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Supreme Court of Austria
William E. Masterson
State Department
Stefan A. Riesenfeld
Felipe Sanchez Roman
Mexico City
Republic of Texas
United States
Downtown Accident Injures 8 Year Old
Eight-year-old Mike Savala of 707 Henderson Street was injured in an auto pedestrian crash at Seventh and Congress. He was taken to Brackenridge Hospital with a fractured shoulder and head lacerations, listed in good condition. Driver Miss George Ann Perry of 3800 Kennelwood Road transported him. Patrolman John Dyess investigated the 515 p.m. incident.
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Kennelwood Road
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Polio Cases Hit Record in 50 Counties
The State Health Department reports 124 new polio cases, tying last week’s high and raising the yearly total to 1,177. Cases span 50 counties, including Travis County with one new case: 7-year-old Craig Matthews.
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Travis County
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C. G. Matthews
Brackenridge
Missing lime green love bird on the loose promoted
Mrs. Tim McWilliams issued a Wednesday appeal after a lime green female love bird went missing from a pair. The untagged bird’s mate calls her Sweet and residents are asked to contact 29442 with sightings.
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Abbreviation Admiral Cortisol Synthesis Term
The technical name for cortisone is 17 hydroxy 11 dehydro corticosterone, a chemical descriptor used in pharmacology. This term reflects the compound structure and is used in scientific discussions of steroid hormones and related therapies.
Seaholm Hints Brackenridge Administrator Hire Next Week
City Manager Walter Seaholm said Brackenridge Hospital will likely appoint a new administrator within about a week after an advisory board meeting. The board will review summaries of 45 applicants before selecting, with another meeting likely next week to finalize. Members Aubrey Reilly Guy Dorsey Evans Swenn and Fred Morse attended.
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Brackenridge Hospital
Seaholm
Aubrey Reilly
Guy Dorsey
Evans Swenn
Fred C. Morse
Rainfall Boosts Cotton and Crops in South Texas Counties
Beneficial rains in southern Texas counties aided cotton and feed crops while northern areas faced urgent need for moisture. Harvests progressed in the lower valley and coastal regions, with grain sorghum nearing completion and peanut prospects improving as rice remained in good condition. Livestock did well and stocker demand stayed strong amid uneven rainfall across regions.
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Associated Press
Texas
US Department of Agriculture
USDA
Panhandle
Laredo
Winter Garden
Eagle Pass
Trans-Pecos
Plateau
Massive Rocket Fails in Debut at Cocoa Florida
In Cocoa Florida a 250000 pound V 2 rocket failed to lift during debut tests. Officials blamed a main fuel valve failure after ignition only, ending with a halt. A second launch attempt may be possible Monday after inspection. a second test next Wednesday is postponed.
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Cocoa
Fla
Optimists Prepare Final Plans for K O Benefit Baseball Game
Optimists despite vacationing members completed plans for the K O benefit baseball game at their Wednesday meeting in the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. Al Campbell reported on the show preceding the games. Ticket sales were nearly complete. J P Crow showed two movies, one on bear hunting in Mexico and one on deep sea fishing off Port Aransas, after the meeting.
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al Campbell
Optimists
J. P. Crow
Mexico
Port Aransas
Scott Wrote Guy Mannering in Six Weeks in 1815
Sir Walter Scott completed the novel Guy Mannering in six weeks during 1815, a rapid literary effort noted in historical summaries.
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Guy Mannering
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