Central Texas Weather Update with Hot, Dry Conditions
The hot dry Sinomer weather continues in Central Texas with little temperature change. Saturday’s high is expected in the mid 90s and most areas will see fair conditions, with scattered thin showers in extreme northwest. Temperatures show minor variation, with some cloud cover and thunderstorm chances near Del Rio Eagle Pass and the Austin region. Sunrise and sunset times are listed for Austin, and the first quarter moon is noted for the 22nd. Rainfall remains scarce. total rainfall since January 1 stands at 20.58 inches, with an excess of 1.15 inches. Colorado River stages show Montopolis at 2.5 feet. Lake Buchanan at 1011.16 feet. Lake Travis at 642.90 feet. Daily high and low temperatures across Texas include Abilene 93/71, Fort Worth 95/73, Amarillo 78/60, Galveston 90/89, Austin 95/72, Houston 94/73, Brownsville 92/76, Laredo 99/76, Corpus Christi 94/76, San Antonio 94/74, Del Rio 93/73, Waco 95/72, El Paso 90/67.
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Cacle
al Ounday
del Rio-Eagle Pass
Austin
Colorado River
Montopolis
Lake Buchanan
Lake Travis
Marshall Ford
Abilene
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Galveston
Houston
Brownsville
Laredo
Corpus Christi
Antonio
del Rio
Waco
el Paso
Campaigns Ahead as Texas Voters Readied to Ballot Today
Texas voters faced a dense slate with many candidates for state and federal offices. Figures include Arlen Barton Davis Jr and Peyton Elliott Womack among others while Sam Rayburn heads eight unopposed Texas congressmen. Shivers campaigned in Woodville Houston and Fort Worth urging voters to judge by record, not promises.
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Texas Veterans of Foreign Wars and
Arlen Barton
Cyclone) Davis Jr
Dallas
Peyton Elliott Womack
Austin
Sam Rayburn
House of Representatives
Texas
Panhandle
Ben Guill
Pampa
Altavene Clark
Amarillo
Walter E. Rogers
Pete LaMaster
Perryton
J. Blake Timmons
Fresh US Units Retake Yongdok Yechon Centers
US units retook Yongdok and Yechon as troops pushed along the Taejon line. Bad weather hampered air support for two days while MacArthur communiques highlighted heavy air strikes on supply lines and fuel facilities. B29 sorties hit Seoul rail traffic and Pyongyang airfields, while Wonsan refinery and planes were destroyed by carrier air power. The Taejon fight featured a night assault by Negro troops using flanking moves under artillery fire, with US and North Korean actions noted and anti-infiltration tactics praised by General Walker.
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Taejon
MacArthur
Seoul
Pyongyang
United States
Wonsan
Lambert
Negro Task Force
Yechon
Eighth Army
Walton H. Walker
Walker
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
State Safety Chief Predicts Traffic Deaths Rise
Colonel Homer Garrison, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, warned at a Texas Safety Association meeting that about 500 more people will die in traffic accidents this year than in 1949. The one day gathering at University Junior High School drew over 30 members from across the state to strengthen safety programs in schools and law enforcement.
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Homer Garrison
Department of Public Safety
Texas Safety Association
University Junior High School
Col. Garrison
Austin Leave Policy Cited by Fourth Army Report
The Fourth Army cited Austin's policy granting city employees military leave for training camps in a report to advisory committees across five states. It noted that the Texas Legislature authorized military leave for state workers who are National Guard or Organized Reserve members without loss of regular vacation time.
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Fourth Army
Army
Texas
National Guard
Army Calls NG Reserves Units in Defense Spending Debate
The article outlines National Guard and Reserve strength, with 332000 guardsmen and 600000 reservists, plus 25 infantry and two armored divisions. It reports House questions on draft age, enlistment terms, GI benefits, medical staff shortages, promotion reform, and MSTS to take control of 12 troop ships with rapid readiness expectations.
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Vinson
Cortland van Schuyler
House Armed Services Committee
Army
House
Defense Department
Congress
Tydings
Senate Committee
J. W. Roper
Naval Personnel
Military Sea Transport Service
MSTS
John T. Koehler
TSSC Records Top Enrollment
San Marcos July 21 The largest post war Southwest Texas State Teachers College summer term enrollment reached 1726 for six weeks, Dr J Lloyd Read registrar said. Veterans number 476, down 60 from prior year. Peak due to rising Texas public school teacher requirements.
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San Marcos
ANS
Southwest
Texas State Teachers College
J. Lloyd Read
Read
Texas
Wet Spell Without Rain Plagues Snyder Judge
Snyder July 21 report shows dry county with rainless spell and many bootleg cases. County Judge Edgar Taylor notes 101 cases filed this week in his court for illegal liquor violations, with 80 disposed of after night sessions. One defendant pleaded guilty to 11 bootlegging counts.
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Snyder
Edgar Taylor
Taylor
Slipping FALSE TEETH warning prompts renewed care
Fragmentary note urges attention to slipping false teeth and proper dental care. The jumbled text hints at a guidance message without clear details or names.
Father and Son Drown at Brownwood Lake
Hubert F. Clift 36 and his son Alvin 13 of Levelland drowned Friday afternoon at Lake Brownwood after slipping into deep water near Evans Docks. Alton 11 and Edith 35, F N Clift 71, also entered the water. all were rescued except the two boys and Hubert’s body was found at 4 pm with Alvin an hour later. Survivors include two other children, Leon 9 and Juanita 4, plus two sisters. Funeral plans set for Olton Lamb County.
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Hubert F. Clift
Alvin
Leveland
Alton
Evans Docks
West Dam
Edith
F. N. Clift
Lubbock
Leon
Juanita
Clift
A. Martin
Austin
E. C. Germany
Cardinal Chemical Company
Dallas
Olton
Lamb County
Lions Committee Chairmen Named
BERTRAM July 21 ANL Dr T D Vaughan newly installed president of the Lions Club at Bertram has named the chairman of each standing committee for the next 12 months as follows W H Pittard Jr agriculture Wynn Williams boys and girls work J K Adkerson civic improvement J O McKenzie education Dr A W Barr health and welfare Herman Frymire safety J R Adkerson community betterment Dr A W Barr sight conservation and blind Oran Price united nations Rev John Weston greeter Granville Knox attendance J B Goode constitution and by laws W H Pittard convention M W Williams finance J O McKenzie Lions information Guthrie Taylor membership W C Allen program and entertainment Granville Knox publicity
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Bertram
ANL
T. D. Vaughan
Lions Club
W. H. Pittard Jr
Wynn Williams
J. K. Adkerson
J. O. McKenzie
A. W. Barr
Herman Frymire
J. R. Adkerson
Mississippi corn gains share in farm output
Gulfport Mississippi July 21. A Department of Agriculture report shows corn acreage at 2,282,000 acres vs cotton 2,085,000 acres in Mississippi. Estimated corn production reaches 57,000,000 bushels as the state shifts from cotton domination to more diverse crops.
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Mississippi
Gulfpo
Miss
Department of Agriculture
Jenner Blisters Tydings Report As 'Perversion'
In a Senate clash over anti-Communist findings, Republican Senator Jenner denounced Democrat Tydings for a "blasphemous perversion of the truth" while accusing him of whitewashing treason in a report on Communist activity in government. Tydings accused Jenner of siding with McCarthy, as party lines split the chamber. FRIDAY marked Jenner's 42nd birthday amid heated rhetoric and accusations of subversion.
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Jenner
Tydings
United States
Senate
Senator Tydings
Foreign Relations Subcommittee
McCarthy
R-Wis
State Department
Senate Lodge
R-Mass
Hickenlooper
R-Iown
Sen
Indiana
Joe Stalin
The
Daily Worker
New York
Len
FBI
Thief Lcots Camp of Fishing Tackle
City detectives Friday investigated two burglaries and four thefts. A D Stephens of the Longhorn Tavern reported $18 in quarters missing from a cigarette machine Thursday night. James C Gant reported thefts at his camp house including lanterns a flashlight two rods two reels and a tackle box. Theft of a wheel and tire from a jeep was also reported along with car items taken from several vehicles on Bain and Avenue area.
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A. D. Stephens
Longhorn
James C. Gant
Lafayette
Colorado River
Mount Bonnell
Bill Combs
Barton Springs Road
Joe B. Arnold
Breeze Terrace
J. L. Paschal
Avenue G
W. C. Wingate
West 16Th Street
Rockdale Mother Receives MIA Report on Son in Korea
Rockdale July 20. Mrs Magdilena Garza learns her son Private First Class Nicholas Garza is missing in action in Korea since July 5. He enlisted December 1948 and shipped overseas March 1949 with the 21st Infantry. His brother Frank Garza was killed on D-Day in Normandy in 1944.
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Rockdale
ANS
Magdilena Garza
Nicholas Garza
Korea
Garza
Army
21St Infantry
Frank Garza
Normandy
War Weary Soldiers Straggle To Rear Area for Regrouping
ADVANCE US. HEADQUARTERS KOREA July 21. Filthy young Americans with muscles crying for rest and fear in their eyes straggle into this rear area for regrouping. Soldiers, many just out of school, return from combat in dented jeeps and blasted trucks, gripping powdery rifles as they await C rations and shelter. Captain Rogerson questions troops about their missing kitchen truck and lieutenant amid reports of near misses and a grenade strike on a repair wrecker.
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Headquarters
Korea
Gedge
George Rogerson
Follansbee
W. Va
Pvt. Phillips
Secret of Life After Bomb Blasts Hinted by Parasite Appendix Study
Paris reports Dr. Leon Jacobsen of the University of Chicago described at the Fifth International Cancer Research Congress a potential life saving mechanism in radiation exposure. Protecting spleen and other tissues with lead shields helped rabbits and other animals survive higher X-ray doses and recover faster. The finding points to reticular cells as a body wide factor, with further research needed to apply it to treatment.
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Paris
International Cancer Research Congress
Leon Jacobsen
University of Chicago
Japan
Jacobsen
Thorndale Hospital Drive Hits $10000 From Memberships
Thorndale community board reports about ten thousand dollars in membership certificates sold for the hospital campaign. A July 25 mass drive on Main Street will feature local and State Health Department speakers. Fritz Schwarz donated the site. a new road to the hospital will be built. twenty thousand dollars is needed to begin construction.
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Thorndale
ANS
Thorndale Community
H. L. Peace
Gay Hill
Martin Rodenbeck
William Stigall
San Gabriel L. C. Towery
E. P. Survant
Conoley
Fairview
T. F. Locklin
Watson Branch
Elmo Rodenbeck
Ellison Ridge
C. A. Forbes
Hare
Fritz Schwarz
Austin Beer Check Shows For Parking
TAYLOR July 21. Someone in the city used a token reading Iron Front of Austin Texas to pay a parking meter. The Iron Front was once a noted Austin drinking spot on Congress Avenue with iron pillars and a grillwork bar.
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Taylor
ANS
Austin
Texas
Congress Avenue
UT English Professor To Teach Duke Course
Dr. Phillip Graham, professor of English at the University of Texas, will teach American Literature at Duke University in Durham, N C, for the second term of the summer session. He plans to return to UT in September to resume teaching.
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Phillip Graham
University of Texas
Durham
N. C
Duke University
Graham
Duke
700 Raised To Kill Cockroaches
SAN MARCOS July 21 ANS The San Marcos Kiwanis Club allocates 700 for eradication of cockroaches. L F Martin named chairman of the killing roaches committee, and he expects to spend all funds. The club will use city sanitation equipment to spray manholes with high cockroach concentrations, with plans to extend if successful.
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San Marcos
Cabbies Rally For Fair Treatment Amid Unfair Hearings
A local Austin taxi driver said unfair treatment by city officials spurred unionization and that cabbies rarely receive hearings in police courts for traffic violations. He urged organized drivers to hire lawyers to ensure they are heard. AFL Teamsters representative Carl Ebert has been in Austin two weeks discussing plans and left with no comment on progress.
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Austin
Carl Ebert
AFL Teamsters Union
Ebert
Police Chief Orders Crackdown on Hand Signals
Police Chief R. D. Thorp ordered a crackdown on motorists who fail to give proper hand signals. Enforcement begins Monday with arrests possible as patrols receive the orders. He said no warning is needed and drivers must follow the state traffic code for signaling turns and stops.
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R. D. Thorp
Thorp
Governor's Ballot Saves California Professors' Jobs
Governor Earl Warren cast the deciding vote as the UC board of regents voted 10 to 9 to retain 39 high ranking professors who refused to sign anti communism contracts. The vote followed a bitter debate, with Admiral Nimitz among Warren supporters. The regents also discharged six professors and allowed 20 of 157 non signatories to resign or receive possible reappointment. A 40th professor awaited action, with President Sproul noting the signed contracts by others since the Korean War.
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San Francisco
Earl Warren
University of California Board of Regents
John Francis Neylan
Warren
Chester W. Nimitz
Hadacol Endorsed For Digestive Distress Relief
A Fort Smith reader praises Hadacol for helping a weak stomach and unable digestion. The letter says one bottle reduced tongue coating, eased sickness, and improved nerves while enabling enjoyment of meals. The ad asserts Hadacol treats deficiencies in vitamins B7 iron and niacin and offers a money back guarantee.
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Sena
R.W
North 20Th Street
Fort Smith
Arkansas
Hadacol Boosts Health With Quick Absorption Claim
HADACOL supplies vitamins B and iron plus calcium phosphorus and manganese in a liquid form for rapid bloodstream absorption. It claims to reinforce red blood cells and deliver nutrients to kidneys lungs liver and heart. Trial bottle costs 1.25 dollars and family or hospital size 3.50 dollars. Photo credit Lane Corporation 1950.
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Hadacol
The
Lane Corporation
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