Grand jury clears officials in Amerasia case
A federal grand jury in New York found no evidence of government wrongdoing in handling the Amerasia five year old documents case and urged a full public report on prosecutions and seized FBI papers. The probe also touched on calls for a Senate inquiry and a proposed seven member investigative panel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Amerasia
Justice Department
FBI
Washington
Brewster
Maine
Grand Jury
Senate
Capehart
R-Ind
Tydings
D-Md
New York Federal Grand Jury
Reds
Wherry
Tydings Inquiry Committee
Elbert Thomas
Dutah
Ives
R-Ny
Congress
Light Sprinkles Expected in Austin Area Weekend
An Austin area forecast calls for light morning sprinkles Friday and Saturday providing slight relief from heat. The weatherman said temperatures will stay cooler in the mornings but afternoons remain hot with a high around 92 degrees expected Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
G-Men nab Slack in second link to Gold spy case
FBI arrests Alfred Slack 44 of Syracuse on espionage charges for turning over samples of a new explosive to Russian agents and for feeding classified data to Harry Gold. Slack, a Holston Ordnance Works employee, faces possible death penalty. bail set at 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kremlin
Washington
FBI
Alfred Dean Slack
Syracuse
N. Y
J. Edgar Hoover
Slack
Harry Gold
Philadelphia
Russia
Gold
New York
Holston Ordance Works
Kingsport
Tenn
Klaus Fuchs
Fuchs
England
Clay
Sayracuse
Justice Department
Robert L. Taylor
Knoxville
Holston Ordnance Works
Hoover
Semen M. Semeno
Semenov
Richard Roe
Sam
Brooklyn
Seminov
United States
John Doe
John
Anatoli Antonovich Yakovlev
New York City
Yakovlev
Syracuse University
Mechanics Institute
Rochester
Central City Business Institute
Acme Telephoto
Central Texas population nears four hundred thousand
Census reports from 12 of 16 counties show 280,522 residents in Central Texas with Austin at 131,964 and Travis County rising. Counties including Hays, Williamson, Bastrop, Lee, Blanco, Burnet and Caldwell show mixed gains and losses as urban areas grow while rural numbers fall. Overall trend points to about 400,000 with missing counties Milam and Fayette carrying 1940 figures.
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Central
Texas
Austin City
Travis County
Williamson County
Milam
Fayette
Burleson, Lee
Hays
Bastrop
Blanco, Burnet
Caldwell
Washington
Llano
Lampasas
San Saba
Gillespie
Williamson
Fayette and
Travis
Austin
Central Texas
Burleson County
Somerville
Lee County
Giddings
Lexington
Hays County
San Marcos
Kyle
Buda
Bastrop County
Elgin
Smithville
Blanco County
Blanco
Johnson City
Burnet County
Burnet City
Marble Falls
Caldwell County
Lockhart
Luling
Richland Springs
Gillespie County
Fredericksburg
Taylor
Georgetown
Lonely Aardvark Missing Mate At Chicago Zoo
AS YOU LIKE IT Aaron the lone aardvark at the Chicago zoo remains without a mate after a planned pairing failed when the proposed bride died en route. The note mentions ongoing efforts to boost the zoo’s breeding program amid other local items.
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Aaron
Chicago Zoo
Parade Opens San Saba Rodeo with Gala Parade
The Jay cee Rodeo kicked off its three day run in San Saba with a noon parade. Winners by division included Sullivan Lumber Company, Marie's Ladies Shop, Sharon Study Club, and San Saba Produce among others, with individual honors to Patricia Ann Grimes and several cowboys and cowsgirls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Saba
Sullivan Lumber Company
Marie’s Ladies Shop
Ruth’s Beauty Shop
Sharon Study Club
San Saba Garden Club
Pierian Study Club
San Saba Produce
Gage Plumbing ,Company
Ted Brown Electrical Company
Patricia Ann Grimes
Tom McNeill
Eleanor Owen
Taylor Duncan
Butch Cawyer
B. T. van Cleves
Henry Dickerson
Phil McCoury
Carolyn
McCoury
Yardmen Union Wins Rate Round
A wartime era board recommended a 40 hour week and wage increases for 75 000 railroad yard workers while denying raises for 125 000 trainmen and conductors. Negotiations run 30 days under the Railway Labor Act before possible strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Truman
Railway Labor Act
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
The
Order of Railway Conductors
Chicago
AFL El Paso Unit Indicted in Anti-Trust Conspiracy
The West Texas New Mexico chapter of the National Electrical Contractors Association and Local Union 460 of the AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, both in Odessa Midland area, were indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to restrain trade in electrical equipment sales. Named individuals include Edward Strout, Frank W. Robinson, Glenn Brown, Paul Busch, Jack Childress, Alten Cook, W. R. Fairbairn, and Louis Posey. The case alleges bids manipulation and retaliatory actions against expelled or nonconforming contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McGrath
Electrical Contractor's Association
AFL
el Paso
Texas
West Texas-New Mexico
National Electrical Contractors Association
AFL International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Odessa-Midland
Local 460
Midland
Frank W. Robinson
West Texas- New Mexico
Robinson
Edward Strout
Lubbock
Southwest Electrical Company, Inc
Odessa
Glenn O. Brown
Brown Electrical Service
Paul F. Busch
Paul F. Busch Electrical Construction and Engineering Company
Jack HH. Childress
Permain Electric Company
Alten Cook
Cook Electric Company
Kermit
W. R. Fairbairn
City Electric Company
Louis H. Posey
Posey Electric Company
Contractors Association
Finland Keeps World War I Debt Record With Payment
Finland paid 159,619.74 to the United States on Thursday, maintaining its history of no defaults on World War I debt. Of the sum, 124,792.50 was interest, leaving a remaining obligation of 7,757,129.46 as reported by the Treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Finland
United States
Treasury
McCarthy cries pay off of witness in Amerasia case
Senator McCarthy accuses deputy undersecretary Peurifoy of arranging a secret payoff to Emanuel Larsen, a witness in the Amerasia documents probe. Larsen and Peurifoy deny the charges as untrue. The dispute centers on alleged offers of free legal advice and loyalty clearance connected to Larsen’s testimony about John Service and the State Department.
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Groton
Conn
McCarthy
Larsen
Amerasia
Department
Tydings
D-Mad
State Department
Washington
Senate
Peurifoy
John Service
Mitted
Amerasia Magazine
National
Capitol Hill
Pearifoy
Service
India
Puerifoy
Emmanuel
Adrian Fisher
Interior Department
Texas Oilmen Gain Increased Crude Allowable Output
The Railroad Commission on Thursday granted Texas oil producers an extra 66,706 barrels daily for July. Statewide allowable production set at 2,445.93 barrels per day with 21 calendar days allowed in July for all fields except East Texas. The June 10 average daily output was 2,379,229 barrels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Railroad Commission
Texas Oil
Commission
Texas
East Texas
Murder charge filed in gun death of T R Guthrie
Sheriff reports murder charges connected to the shooting death of 36 year old T R Guthrie found with six bullet wounds in his bed on Manchaca Road. Investigators name a suspect and alert police statewide while autopsy and funeral plans proceed. Guthrie had lived in several cities, including Houston and Dallas, and left a mother and four sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Guthrie
Ernest Best
Best
Bill Decker
Dallas
Houston
Guthrie
Manchaca Road
J. W. Wheeler
FE. P. Case
Sheriff's Office
L. J. Chapman
Mike Porfirio
San Antonio
Manvhaca
O. M. Doherty
District Attorney's Office
Texas Rangers
Galveston
California
Harold Williams
Justice of the Peace
Frank McBee
Bettie L. Guthrie
Gladys Harbour
J. D. Adkins
Reba Johnston
el Paso
Faye Phillips
Cook Funeral Home
Supreme Court Sets McDonald Ballot Hearing Tuesday
Supreme Court granted J E McDonald permission to file a mandamus suit to force the Democratic State Executive Committee to place him on the ballot for a 11th term as commissioner of agriculture. Hearing is set for Tuesday at 10 am. Calhoun chairs a lawyers’ meeting to defend the committee with George Sergeant as chief counsel and many volunteers named. Former Gov Dan Moody and ex Sen Clint Small will lead McDonald’s counsel in the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calhoun
J. E. Wheat
George Sergeant
Dallas
Gilbert Ada 3Eamount
Maury Maverick
Woodville Rogers
San Antonio
Bascom Gist
Tyler
Ed B. Levee
Texarkana
Byron Skelton
Temple
A. J. Wirtz
John Connally
Creekmore Fath
Austin
Sergeant
Court of Civil Appeals
Sergeant Adams
Rogers
Gist
Levee
McDonald
Dan Moody
Clint Small
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Solons
Shirley May
France
Francis McMahon
Somerset
Mass
Shirley
A. van Hancock
Onondaga County
N.Y
Washington County
Brenham
Llano City
Lampasas City
Lometa
Charles Testa
Centex Teen
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Serene Awnee
Reuben Eee
Seem Eee
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Yardmen’s Union
Peuritoy
John Stewart Service
Supreme Court
Capitol
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