No Verdict Yet In Knapp Tax Case
The jury in Houston heard five counts against Fred G. Knapp with Judge Ben H. Rice Jr. urging a return for further deliberations. Knapp pleaded innocent to aiding taxpayers in Houston and Galena Park to claim excessive deductions. Prosecution and defense rested after nineteen witnesses testified.
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Fred G. Knapp
Houston
Ben H. Rice Jr
Knapp
Galena Park
San Antonio
Federal
Temple Telegram Celebrates Bell County Centennial
Telegram marks a century in Temple with a 124 page special edition on Bell County’s 100th birthday and 50 years of 20th century progress.
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Temple
Temple Telegram
Bell County
Pioneer Air Head Urges Jet Frontier Mindset
General Robert J. Smith president of Pioneer Air Lines told the South Austin Lions Club that frontiers remain, now in the minds of people. He described the modern jet fighter pilot and air research, noting his Texas New Mexico tour and his Air Force Reserves leadership.
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Robert J. Smith
Pioneer Air Lines
South Austin Lions Club
Gen. Smith
Austin
Texas
New Mexico
C. E. Mulholland
Lions
Said
US Air Force Reserves
National Air Council
American Bar Association
Texas Bar Association
Dallas Bar Association
Air Reserve Association
Air Force Association
Dallas Chamber of Commerce
Jefferson University
Northwestern
American Airways
American Airlines
Braniff Airways
Air Transport Command
North Africa
North African
ATC
Panel on Youth To Meet Friday
The Texas State Committee for the Mid Century White House Conference on Children and Youth will hold its organization meeting Friday at 9 a.m. in the Senate Chamber to plan Texas representation for the White House Conference in Washington December 3 to 8. Gov. Shivers will address the group and a panel discussion on local participation will be led by Mrs. George Abbott of Dallas.
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Capitol
Texas State Committee
White House
Senate
Texas
Washington
Youth Development Council
Gaernor Allan Shivers
Truman
Shivers
George Abbott
Dallas
Judd Collier
Mumford
Howard Lange
Houston
John R. Hillman Bryan
Robert L. Sutherland
Hogg Foundation
John H. Winters
Carl F Moore
J. W. Edgar
Joe S. Fletcher
Earle Meadows
Walter K. Kerr
Kerrville
Wicker Rites Planned for Austin Business Leader
George T. Wicker 53 prominent Austin businessman died suddenly at his home 1629 Palma Plaza. He led the firm George T Wicker Co formerly Robinson and Wicker and served as Retail Merchants Association president. Surviving wife, daughter, mother, stepfather and grandson. Funeral at Weed-Corley Wednesday 5 pm with ministers officiating. burial Memorial Park.
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George T. Wicker
Palma Plaza
Pryon
Texas
Austin
Robinson and Wicker
D. E. O'Brien
F. R. Rogers
Bryan
Thomas Wicker O'Brien
Weed-Corley
Harry M. Moffett
Charles Sumners
Memorial Park
Weather brief for Texas and surrounding areas
Hot and sunny conditions with isolated showers returning Wednesday across Texas East Texas sees partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers mainly east and south Wednesday and Thursday Temperatures range from the mid seventies to the low nineties with a high near 95 underway since January 1 record 95 on June 12 Moon phase and river levels noted along with lake elevations and forecast little change to Colorado River levels in the near term Accumulated rainfall this year remains low with a trace in the last 24 hours and 1.64 inches excess overall
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Texas
Austin
Montopolis
Buchanan
Lake Travis
Marshall Ford
Pre-Jamboree Scout Rally Before National Jamboree
Ninety Boy Scouts and Scout leaders gathered at Zilker Park for a Travis County pre-jamboree rally. The group will depart Austin Sunday at 10 30 a m for the Second National Jamboree at Valley Forge Pennsylvania where 47000 are expected. Marshall Monroe noted the trip includes side visits to Washington D C Niagara Falls and New York City. Manfred Holck presented a film from the 1947 World Scout Jamboree in Moisson France.
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Zilker Park
Travis County
Valley Forge
Austin
Marshall Monroe
Travis Field
W. J
Billy” Disch Jr
Washington, D. C
Niagara Falls
New York City
Manfred Holck
Travis Boulevard
Moisson
France
Daniel condemns Supreme Court tidelands ruling in radio address
Texas Attorney General Price Daniel, in a statewide broadcast, accused the Supreme Court of an error in its tidelands decision and vowed to fight to keep the federal government honest with Texas. He announced a rehearing petition and a new protest over Heman Sweatt’s UT Law School admission.
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Price Daniel
US Supreme Court
Tidelands
Texas
Heman Marion Sweatt
Houston
University of Texas Law School
Washington
Daniel
Court
United States
Republic of Texas
Congress
Republic
Union
Supreme Court
Last Rites Today For Drowned Austin Boy Eugene Solomon
Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. for Eugene Solomon nine of Austin who drowned in Lake Austin Monday. He is the son of Mr and Mrs G F Solomon 1504 East 19th Street. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. The accident occurred two miles below Marshall Ford Dam while he and others fished at the lake. His body was recovered from the lake about 4 p.m. by G F Barker.
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Eugene Solomon
Austin
Lake Austin
Solomon
G. F. Solomon
East 19Th Street
Corinth Baptist Church
R. Q. Allen
Evergreen Cemetery
Stock Place
Marshall Ford Dam
G. F. Barker
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Warren Harding Duncan
Moursund
SUN
Bolero
Penney's
Pioneer Air Head
Frontiers
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Wicker
Grand Central Zone
Plaza Lexington Ave
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Belmont Plaza
John J. Woelfle
Mgr
United Press
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Joyce Play
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