Austin Marine Company to mobilize Thursday
Austin's Marine unit A Company 15th Infantry Battalion will mobilize July 27 said Captain Kenneth D Seibert. About 160 men and officers comprise the rifle company with roughly half WWII veterans. Colonel Abbott announced recall options for reserve officers across multiple corps with service terms of one to three years and age limits up to 45 for certain ranks.
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Marine Corps Reserve
15Th Infantry Battalion
Kenneth D. Seibert
Seibert
Austin Marine
Oscar B. Abbott
Texas Military District
Medical Corps
Dental Corps
Medical Service Corps
Chaplains
Corps of Engineers
Ordnance
Signal Corps
Finance
Chemical
Infantry
Armored
Field Artillery
Coast Artillery
Army Nurse Corps
Women’s
Accidental Gunshot Fatality in Burnet Man
R B Thompson aged 65 of Brownwood was found shot in the head in his car in Burnet County. He died after being taken to Sheppard Hospital. H E Eden, grandson, found him at 8 am. A 22 caliber rifle was found in the car. Justice A J Heffington ruled accidental death. Survived by widow Vada Thompson and six children. Burial in Brownwood.
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Burnet
ANS
R. B. Thompson
Brownwood
Burnet County
Wallace Riddell
Sheppard Hospital
H. E. Eden
Thompson
Justice of the Peace
A. J. Heffington
Walter Rogers Faces Mrs. Clark In Panhandle Runoff
In the Panhandle district, Mrs. Altavene Clark of Amarillo and Walter Rogers of Pampa led in the Democratic primary with 7 p.m. tabulations showing Clark 17,029 and Rogers 15,793 out of 28 counties. A runoff is set for August 26, with the winner to face Republican Ben Guill in November.
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Amarillo
Walter Rogers
Pampa
Congress
Panhandle
Texas
Clark
18Th
Texas Election Bureau
Rogers
Ben Guill
Leroy Lamaster
Perryton
R. Timmons
Democratic Executive Committees
Democratic Executive Committee
Pirates Versus Dodgers Sparks in Wild Game
Danny Murtaugh of Pittsburgh faced a tough night after an error left him unconscious and fined $100 as the Pirates beat the Dodgers. Editor's Notebook laments needs for quality in American armed forces. Henry Lee Willet, a stained-glass designer rooted in 12th and 13th century traditions, visited Austin to review local designs.
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Pittsburgh
Danny Murtaugh
Brooklyn
Bucs
Henry Lee Willet
Austin
Stump Leads Hester by 12 Votes in 84th District Race
In Georgetown and surrounding counties unofficial returns show William R. Stump ahead of George C. Hester by 12 votes for the 84th district representative seat. Stump 3387 to Hester 3375 with final tabulation due Saturday. Hester, a Southwestern University professor, says he will not contest if official totals match.
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Texas Election Bureau
Jack Pope
Nueces
Pope
Austin F. Anderson
Bexar County
Joe Burkett
Arley V. Knight
Wichita Falls
Ken Regan
Midland
Paul Moss
Odessa
Robert A. Lattimore
Dallas
W. A. Morrison
Cameron
Court of Criminal Appeals
Will Wilson
Fagan Dickson
Austin
Supreme Court
Meade Griffin
Plainview
George Harwood
Abbey
Hutchison
Lawrence
March
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Shivers
Wren
Arnold
Brooks
Davis
Evans
Harris
MgAshan
Morris
Ramsey
Reed
Smith
Wick
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McLellan
White
Criminal Appeals Court
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Neson
Storey
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Hester
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Burnet
Williamson
House
Southwestern University
Democratic Party
Mrs. A. C. Goeth Dies at 83 in Austin Home
Mrs. A C Goeth, born Julia Tips in New Braunfels December 19 1867, died Monday at her West Seventh Street residence. Survived by three children, a sister, and a close circle in Austin, funeral Wednesday at Cook Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Sumners officiating. burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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West Seventh Street
Julia Tips
Walter Tips
Walter Tips Company
Tips Engine Works
Austin
New Braunfels
Austin School Board
St. David's Church
American History Club
Texas Fine Arts Association
Elisabet Ney
Carrie Goeth Btayre
R. Niles Graham
Ralph Goeth
Mamie V. Kramer
Cook Funeral Home
Charles Sumners
Oakwood Cemetery
Runoff Looms in 26 Texas Legislature Races
Texas Legislative Service reports 26 undecided races in the first primary require runoffs. The roundup shows 58 new House members, 16 Senate holdovers, and 89 reelected. Senate runoffs involve Otis Lee, Jep Fuller, Edgar Hutchins, Joe Russell, and others. House runoffs list Denny Ingram, Robert Patten, Ed Lowe, Edwin Nimitz, and more.
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Senate
Texas Legislative Service
Legislative Service
Otis Lee
Port Arthur
Jep S. Fuller
W. R. Cousins Jr
Beaumont
Edgar Hutchins
Greenville
Joe Russell
Rockwall
G. C. Morris
George Parkhouse
Sam Kianna
Dallas
Fred
Red) Harris
R. L
Bob) Proffer
Denton
Wayne L. Wagenseller
Stoneburg
Reuben Senterfitt
San Saba
Joe Kilgore
McAllen
Denny O. Ingram Jr
Kirbyville
Robert Patten
Jasper
Ed H. Lowe
Edwin O. Nimitz
Orange
Edgar L. Berlin
Port
Gilbert Spring
Apple Springs
Bill Epperson
Trinity
Paul Hill
Tyler
Weldon G. Holcomb
Tom Whiteside
Bill Wood
Austin Man Fatally Stabbed After Poolroom Dispute
Albert Truitt Jr died after a fight sparked by an argument over a 50 cent piece in a poolroom on Chicon Street. An 18 year old was arrested nearby and questioned as authorities opened an autopsy and investigated with district attorney staff. Truitt, 25, suffered stab wounds to the arm, side, and back.
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Brackenridge Hospital
Chicon Street
Pepples Street
Justice of the Peace P. L. Nairn
M. M. Lee
O. M. Doherty
District Attorney's Office
UT Student Victim of Polio in Vienna
Vienna July 24. Edward Rosenwasser, a first year medical student at the University of Texas, was stricken with polio while touring Europe. He was placed in an iron lung and flown from Germany to Vienna for treatment. His parents in Fort Worth learned of his condition by trans-Atlantic telephone and arrived in London to join the hospital staff. Authorities cut red tape to ease the family’s travel.
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Fort Worth
Louis P. Rosenwasser
Edward
London
Rosenwasser
University of Texas
Europe
Germany
Truman Seeks Major Defense Funds and Immediate Tax Debate
President Truman asks Congress for 10.39 billion dollars in defense spending to train and equip 600000 more troops and expand tanks planes ships across all services. He notes potential use of Marshall Plan funds for Europe and discusses a possible immediate income tax increase to finance the bill.
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D-Ga
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Coughton
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Banks in Centex Continue Growth
Central Texas banks show rising deposits led by State Bank and Trust Company of San Marcos with 1.22 million increase from last year. Fredericksburg Security State Bank and First Lockhart National Bank also posted large gains, while Harper First State Bank remained smallest. Williamson County banks plus others in Coupland Jarrell Leander Schwertner and Walburg report varied deposits. see Page 2 for full list.
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San Marcos
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Gillespie County
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Schwertner
Borger Soldier Listed As Missing in Korea
Sergeant First Class Harvey N Bailey, son of James P Bailey of Borger Texas, was listed as missing in action in the Defense Department Korea casualty list released Monday.
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Korea
Washington
Harvey N Bailey
James P. Bailey
Texas
Defense Department
Allied Fighters Damage Kored Tanks and Bridges
Allied fighter planes probably crippled fifteen North Korean tanks Monday while B2 bombers blasted enemy communications. FEAF said 12 to 15 bridges were damaged or destroyed as weather favored operations in Korea. Major General Partridge said the move to South Korea speeds up support for ground forces.
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Far East Air Force
Korea
Eighth Army
South Korea
Seoul
Kongju
Taejon
Chochiwon
Kum River
Japan
Earl EF. Partridge
Sth Air Force
FEAF
Pusan Threat Viewed in Arc On Southwest
North Korean forces push along the front in southwestern Korea threatening Pusan as they seize rail and highway routes from Kwangju to Namwon. The US First Cavalry Division holds around Yongdong while air forces strike through near Seoul. Reports say Namwon and Kurye fall as Communists widen a possible eastern flank toward Pusan.
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Yongdong
Korea
First Cavalry Division
Yongdon
Taejon
Seoul
Haenam
Kwangju
Namwon
Sunchon
Kurye
Associated Press
Leif Erickson
US Eighth Army
Pusan
MacArthur
Hamchang
Taejon-Yongdong
Fallen
First Cavalry
No Relief in Prospect On Current Heat Wave
The Weather Bureau reports no relief in sight from Austin's heat wave. Forecasters expect hot sunny days Tuesday and Wednesday with highs near 97, after a Monday peak of 96 degrees.
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Weather Bureau
Mercury
How Do They Do It Red Tanks Roll Despite Bombs
Tokyo dispatch questions how North Korean and Russian built tanks persist in combat. Claims of 250 tank destructions are likely exaggerated. 125 is seen as more realistic. Allies target rails and bridges to curb supply and armor movement, while bazookas and minefields begin to blunt Red armor.
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Washington
North Korea
General MacArthur
Air Force
Siberia
Wonsan
Seoul
Taejon
Red Tank
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