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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1949
Page
2
March, candidate for governor, released a letter urging Railroad Commissioner Jin Culberson and Land Commissioner Giles to resign their public posts. He notes neither has officially announced a gubernatorial run, but says continued campaigning while in office is not in the public interest.
A 32-year-old Tishomingo Oklahoma worker on the Benbrook Dam project was killed Wednesday when the rubber-tired wheel of a dirt-carrying vehicle rolled over him. He was identified as Gilbert Odell.
Texas National Guard units prepare two summer camps at North Camp Hood near Gatesville from June 5 to July 3 with 6,000 expected participants in the first phase and 3,800 in the second. A possible visit by US Defense Secretary Johnson was noted. Governor Jester to attend Governor's Day on June 11.
Henry Kinney born in Wyoming Pennsylvania in 1814. He fought in the Black Hawk War, moved to Havana as a trader, bought land on the Texas coast and founded a trading post. Kinney led a failed bid to make Corpus Christi a big city, embarked on filibustering in Central America, and died during a battle at Matamoros while leading troops through a fortress breach. His 1852 1854 promotion of Corpus Christi drew colonists, many from overseas, and he staged Texas early fairs to advertise the city.
The Texas House approved a Gilmer Aikin bill raising pay for county superintendents, assistants, and supervisors. Raises range from 40 to 160 dollars monthly based on college training and student population. about 166 superintendents and 400 staff would be affected. Rep Freyd Bradshaw cited an average 15 percent raise financed by per capita county funds.
A mass flight of 15 United States Air Force F80 jets bound for Germany is grounded in Greenland due to bad weather. The aircraft departed Bangor, Maine on May 26, and were reported by an Air Force spokesman in London on June 1.
The Houston Chronicle reports President Truman may nominate former Governor James V. Allred and Houston attorney Ben Connally for federal judgeships in the Southern District of Texas. Sen. Connally and Sen. Johnson reportedly back the nominations with Otto Reichert named for U S marshal.
A Senate plan to require drivers to show financial responsibility up to 11000 in auto accidents cleared a second reading by 69 to 61 in the House. Backers did not push for final passage as opponents warned the measure benefits insurers with an estimated 62 million dollars in annual liability. Representative Aynesworth of Waco defended the measure as optional while Norton Jr. of Nacogdoches urged lawmakers to resign if voting for it. The bill, sponsored by Senator Morris of Greenville, has been debated in the House for three weeks and was brought up for action for the fourth time this Wednesday.
In ancient Rome every freeman could wear an iron ring as a badge of status. The custom signified civic pride and personal liberty within the republic.
The Supreme Court agreed to review a case in which Galveston financier Maco Stewart and associates seek to incorporate the Stewart Trust Company as a trust business without banking privileges. They seek mandamus against Secretary of State Ben Ramsey to grant the charter after former secretary Paul H. Brown and Ramsey rejected it under the existing statute.
The House appropriations committee voted to raise the Texas Commission on Interstate Cooperation to 18 members but removed a $100,000 appropriation. Rep. Ray Kirkpatrick of Trenton said opposition caused the withdrawal. The bill, in subcommittee over a month, also grants TCIC more power to cooperate with other states on tide lands ownership. The panel also backed a Senate bill to fund a new State DPS headquarters from driver license surplus, with an estimated $700,000 to $1,000,000 fund by end-1951.
A junior high school essay contest on juvenile delinquency will reveal winners Thursday at 6 30 p m at Hyde Park Christian Church. North Austin Lions Club hosts a supper in their honor. Submissions came from University John T Allan and Baker Junior Highs in April. Judges include W T Williams Jr Dr R E Farnsworth Rev Archie Stevenson and George Haberlin. Prizes total 15 for first 10 for second 5 for third with honorable mention for a fourth place.
Princess Margaret flew in from Paris ending a monthlong holiday in Italy and France. She arrived in London Wednesday marking a return to royal duties after her continental trip.
Attorney General Price Daniel's appeal to move tidelands suits from Kenedy County to Travis or local counties failed 15 to 14 in the Senate. The measure would let submerged land cases be tried where the land lies, or in the state capital.
National Democratic Committeeman Wright Morrow said he will travel to Washington for personal business and to discuss Texas issues with congressmen. He would not reveal whether he plans to tell President Truman of any ambassadorship decision, with Belgium Denmark or Australia rumored options, and possibly a Latin American post. He plans to discuss the tidelands ownership controversy and will not resign as committeeman if he accepts an ambassadorship.
The Rural Electrification Administration announced a loan of 100000 dollars to Marias River Electric Cooperative of Shelby Montana on Wednesday. The funding supports the cooperative's electric service project in the region.
A Texas House sub committee sits tight on Rep. Joe Fleming’s omnibus tax bill with no action for weeks. Another Lindsey Fleming proposal raises radio and luxury taxes, with proceeds under the HB 8 formula. Governors notes on possible new taxes to bridge a $46 million gap.
State Highway Department will require registration of all super-heavy transport equipment before permits are issued. The new law sets a maximum axle weight of 18 000 pounds and adds that vehicles over 96 inches in width must register to obtain operating permits.
The Board of Insurance Commissioners will hold a public hearing at 10 a m Thursday to review a mandatory deductible clause in windstorm and hail policies along with rates and regulations. The Senate passed a bill to cancel the board’s authority to require the deductible, a move insurance men oppose as a tool to avoid steep rate hikes after recent hurricanes and the San Antonio hailstorm. Rates are set annually using the prior five years’ experience records.
Attorney General Price Daniel's office ruled that teachers who sit on the State Teacher Colleges Board of Regents may not draw the per diem allowed regents. The opinion was sent to Claude Isbell, executive secretary of the teachers colleges' board, noting that one current member also serves as an independent school district trustee and another is a teacher.
Governor Beauford Jester approved the Odessa City Council resolution abolishing the city rent regulations. The action moves to federal authorities under the new federal rent control law adopted by about a dozen Texas communities.
British forces seized Cyprus from Turkey in 1878 as part of a plan to introduce reforms in Asia Minor. The move aligned with imperial strategy and reshaped control in the eastern Mediterranean.
The Texas Appeals Court reviews whether breath test results from a drunkometer can be used as evidence in driving while intoxicated cases until the legislature authorizes such tests and sets procedures. Karl Guenther, fined $50 in Travis County Court at Law, challenged the test’s admissibility and its scientific basis after a Feb. 12 arrest on Northland Drive.
Pope Pius XII granted a private audience to Most Rev. Duane Garrison Hunt bishop of Salt Lake City Utah in Vatican City.
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