May rainfall overall normal with sectional runoff variation
Texas rainfall in May was nearly normal overall per the State Board of Water Engineers, but sections varied widely. Northeast Texas saw more than double usual rainfall while West Texas received under half, affecting river runoff patterns and flood stages across the state.
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Texas
State Board of Water Engineers
Robert Lee
Colorado River
Buchanan
Marshall Ford
Sabine
Neches
Trinity
Gladewater
West Texas
Red Bluff
Pecos River
North Concho River
North Concho
Middle Concho
South Concho
Spring Creek
Boy Turned Over To Authorities In Shooting By River
An 11 year old Austin youth was turned over to probation authorities Tuesday in connection with the near fatal shooting of 8 year old Billy Joe Simpson on the Colorado River May 21. Ballistics tests by the Department of Public Safety showed the bullet came from the youth's gun. Detectives Herbert and Rampy took the boy into custody and turned him over to probation authorities. Simpson was in fair condition at Brackenridge Hospital Tuesday afternoon.
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Austin
Billy Joe Simpson
Department of Public Safety
Young Simpson
K. R. Herbert
W. H. Rampy
Simpson
Colorado River
Sabotage Report Aboard Illustrious Linked To May 1 Attempt
The Admiralty confirmed a possible sabotage attempt on the 23 000 ton carrier Illustrious on May 1 three signal flares were found in a boiler room while carrying Viscount Hall and other officials to Liverpool for the Ark Royal launch No explosion or damage occurred and investigations continue
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London
Admiralty
Viscount Hall
Liverpool
1st Violator Of Wrecker Act On Probation
An Austin wrecker driver was placed on 90 days probation in Corporation Court for violating the citys wrecker ordinance. Sidney H Schoonover 101 Nel Ray Boulevard faced a May 31 charge of driving without a permit and going to a wreck scene. The ordinance aims to curb multiple wreckers rushing to incidents and operates from a police rotation list. Captain W W Blackman said the ordinance is working well with other violators warned and future charges expected.
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Austin
Corporation
Sidney H. Schoonover
Nel Ray Boulevard
W. W. Blackman
Tot’s aching head from fall ruins Denver page
Four year old Gerry Yoshimura fell 25 feet from a second story window. An ambulance rushed him to Denver General Hospital where doctors found only a bruising injury despite the dramatic fall.
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Denver
Gerry Yoshimura
Denver General Hospital
Truman To Address Church Convention
President Truman will speak briefly at 2 45 p m CST to the 91st annual convention of the Augustant Lutheran Church in Washington on Wednesday.
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Washington
Truman
The
Augustant Lutheran Church
Pilgrimage from Austin to Rome Aims for Canonization Request
The Diocese of Austin leads a Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome leaving New York City June 28 for two months. Seven students and three Austin residents travel via Paris to England and Ireland. They seek the canonization of John Henry Cardinal Newman. Father Thomas Tierney directs the trip and plans to attend Pax Romana in Amsterdam.
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William J. Weeg
Diocese of
Austin
Rome
New York City
Thomas F. Tierney
Newman Club
University of Texas
Pius XII
John Henry Cardinal Newman
Oxford
England
Cardinal Newman
Tierney
New York
Paris
Webb Chewning
France
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Germany
Ireland
Father Tierney
Pax Romana
Amsterdam
Chewning
Chap
UT Alumni Start Drive for Funds
The University of Texas launches an annual giving campaign led by the Texas Ex-Students Association executive secretary John A. McCurdy. Alumni may designate gifts for scholarships, research, or Texas Union center funds, with administration by an alumni council. University officials endorse the plan as a living endowment to expand services and long term support.
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Alumni Association of
The
University of Texas
John A. McCurdy
Texas Ex-Students Association
McCurdy
Texas Union
Alumni Association Council
Texas
T. S. Painter
Dudley K. Woodward Jr
Board of Regents
Lake Travis Improvement to Hear On Lake Development
W. E. Harwell chamber of commerce manager will discuss Lake Travis Development at the Lake Travis Improvement Association meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. The session will be held at Roy M. Taylor's lodge on Lake Travis near the Pedernales River.
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Lake Travis
W. E. Harwell
Chamber of Commerce
Burglars Steal $1 and Electric Eye Alarm in Break-In
In Muncie Indiana thieves broke a window to enter a fuel company premises and stole $1. As they left they carried off the electric eye alarm designed to deter such break ins.
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Muncie
Ind
Cultivate Roses With Shallow Soil Care
Shallow cultivation benefits roses by protecting young feeder roots near the surface. Avoid deep tilling to prevent root damage and promote healthy growth. Water consistently and mulch to conserve moisture.
Two Run-of-the-Mill Features Confront Film Fan This Week
Dudley Early reviews two new films. Perfect Strangers stars Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan with Margalo Gillmore in a dull courtroom drama, while The Racketeer follows ex racketeer Scott Brady amid murder and a Chicago manhunt, delivering only mild excitement.
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Ben Hecht
Charles MacArthur
Dennis Morgan
Ginger Rogers
Ginger
Dennis
Scott Brady
Chicago
Dorothy Hart
Dorothy
Scott
Reno
John Russell
Uncle
Dance Scheduled By Youth Group Opens Summer Season
The Austin Youth Organization will open its summer season with a formal dance Saturday night from 9 to 1 at Hancock Recreation Center announced by president Harold Brumley. The event includes a teen floor show and Van Kirkpatrick's orchestra with committee members Ann Wiley Margaret Jo Piland John Tyler and Delano Womack.
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Austin
Hancock Recreation Center
Harold Brumley
Kourtin’ Korner
Hancock
41St
Red River Streets
Joyce Rydberg
Delano Womack
Taylor Glass
Beverly Sheffield
City Recreation Department
The
Austin Pta
Judy Baker
Bill Bowman
Glass Away Drake Holds Reins In Austin City Hall
City Councilman W S Drake Jr became Austin's mayor pro tem and held the reins after Mayor Taylor Glass left on a Dallas trip. Glass will return by Thursday or Friday, likely making Thursday's council session routine.
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W. S. Drake Jr
Austin
Taylor Glass
Dallas
Glass
Doctor Loses Cash From Office Box in South Congress Theft
Police investigate theft of $176 from Dr. Tom Caldwell office on South Congress. The doctor says the money vanished from a cash box while he was with a patient in another room.
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South Congress
Tom Caldwell
Most Popular Woods for Furniture Decline in Popularity
Walnut oak mahogany and maple remain among the most popular woods used in furniture design according to current trends. The article highlights enduring appeal across wood types and emphasizes classic choices for durable pieces.
Through Thursday Theaters Showcase Multiple Classics
The page lists film showings across theaters including Paramount and Captiol with features such as Perfect Stranger, War on Wildcats, And Baby Makes Three, Twelve o Clock High, Jacare, Whirl Wind, Kit Parson, Black Magic, The Doctor and The Our, and Nancy Goes To Rio. Start times span morning to late evening with multiple performances and accompanying stars noted for each venue.
City Works Department Begins Wilshire Sewer
The city public works department announces a storm sewer project in the Wilshire Wood district. George B. Hatley Construction Company will lay the sewer from Schieffer Avenue to Wilshire Boulevard, running through a new municipal park.
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City Public Works Department
Wilshire Wood District
George B. Hatley Construction Company
Schieffer Avenue
Wilshire Boulevard
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Dorothy Patrick
Eee
Acaanee Wert
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Pareasarii Teurnn
Capito
John Wayne
Wyoming
Bill Elliott
Betela
Dana Andrews
Kit Carson
Jon Hall
Hs Waal
Neeser
Aya Rrsat
Dees Ag Scott Brady
Sohn Russell
Dorothy Haar
Runmen
Joe McDoakes Short Beaky Buzzard
Cartoon
Freddie Slack
Robert Young
Barbara Hale
Baby
Ronald Coleman
Gregory Peck
Dean Jagger
FORD
Chiales
Coburn
Guoria DE Haven
Amet Leigh
Montopolis
Yank
Gor
Oke
Prince OF the Plains
Monte Hale
Brackenridge Hospital
Skyline Club
Uncle Gus and His
Walt
Dallas Highway
Dessau Hall
East Ave
ED Palla
Tot
Playland
Lamar
Jack Beam
Hammond
Larry
Supper Club
Price's Hall
Tom Dickey
San Antonio
Adm
Tax Inc
Guadalupe
By d’Alessio
Tom
European
Pope Pius XII
Lain James Janto
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Tillie Butina
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
San Marcos
Mary Dougherty
Lupe Arias
Alice and
Gene Coyle
Detroit
Mich
Patricia McClarney
University of Texas Newman Club
George Kuper
Houston
Stesewee Seotuce
Larry's Supper Club
Automatic Car Washing Co
South Lamar
Wil
SUN Valley Ranch
Hegman
RITZ
Frank Buck
Jacare
Dead End Kids
Dick Foran
Anne Gwynne
Bubbles Welch
She
Austin High School
Philco
Dudley
Warner Bressure
Jerry Wald
Bretaigne Windust
Edith Sommer
Parant
Phelma “Ritter
Margolo Gillmore
Miss Gillmore
Thelma Ritter
Universal-International Picture
Ph Dietrich
William Castle
Horan Atony T Brad Sal Nny
Ee Am
Russell Ann Rothy
Art ‘Eaey
Drake
Paramount
Den
STA Tere
Ones
Red Ag
Ohio Rugse
William Lundigan
Gloria Stuart
Michael Wheien
Wyomine
Arsity
Fran Buck
Bead End Kids
Gene Tierney
Richard Ite
Kit Parpon
Jon All
Columbus” Way
Roy Rogers
Dale
North
Orson Welles
Nancy Guild
Doctor
Our
On Ford
Gloria Deaven
Montos
Nancy
Rio
Anne Botern
Jane Powell
City Works Department
Wilshire
Studer
Kashmir
Brazos
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