San Marcos Captures No 2 Spot in Centex
Williamson County holds 38,700. San Marcos in Hays County rises to 9,961 making it the area’s second-largest city after Austin. Taylor is third at 9,083, Williamson County remains the second-most populous county, with Bastrop at 21,610. Cameron and Rockdale in Milam County pending, others released. Mayor F. W. Zimmerman credits residents, climate, scenery, and the town’s school and church town image. He notes college students and fringe population add to San Marcos’ growth.
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Texas
Milam
William H. Skelton
Waco
Williamson County
San Marcos
Hays County
Austin
Taylor
Bastrop
F. W. Zimmerman
Zimmerman
Georgetown
Granger
Florence
Round Rock
Thrall
Bartlett
Cameron
Rockdale
College and
Church City
Neal Douglass
Rain Tempers Summer Debut in Austin with Light Showers
Summer opened in Austin with showers that cooled readings from the 90s to the low 80s. The Weather Bureau measured 0.26 inch of rain, keeping the high to 84 degrees as the longest day of the year ends. Thursday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies, a touch warmer, with isolated showers possible in the afternoon and evening.
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Austin
Weather Bureau
Grand jury hears transcript on alleged schoolboy homosexuality
Travis County grand jurors reviewed a 34 page transcript from a juvenile court hearing held June 8 detailing claims of homosexuality among teenage public schoolboys. Witnesses included a police lieutenant and a father describing nude swimming and sexualized conduct involving school staff and students.
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Travis County
Frank Campbell
126Th District Ours Grand Jury
Grand Jury
County Juvenile Board
County Juvenile Advisory Board
Campbell
Bob Birdsong
City Crime Prevention Division
Austin
Peter Crawford
Crawford
University of Texas
Birdsong
City Board of Education
Irby B. Carruth
Carruth
W. I. Kocurek
J. de Gardner
Cha E
Gardner
As You Like It and Oddities From Page 3
A Yale alcohol study links hangovers to low mood after absorption, noting emotional surge. Britons shrug at American strip teasers, while a honeymoon tale ends with a sewing mishap then rings found in a best man’s pocket.
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Yale
Sighting Of Mysterious Object At Hamilton Field
Three airmen at Hamilton Field California reported a fast moving flying object emitting a blue green flame at 1 35 a m It crossed the field three times and vanished toward the sea The craft appeared not to be a conventional jet and its shape could not be determined Air Force officials said no planes were reported over the base at the time and Washington was to receive a report.
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Hamilton Field
Calif
Air Force Base
Air Force
4Th Air Force
Washington
James E. Johnston
Garland Pryor
White Hall
Mont
Pryor
Ellis Lorimer
Burbank
Lorimer
Virgil Cappuro
San Leandro
Pacific Ocean
Air Force Headquarters
Army Escape Artist Wins Delay in Trial
In Munich Germany on June 21 Homer Cook known as an escape artist received a delay in his Army stockade trial. He had previously escaped three times citing loneliness for a friend. The court postponed proceedings to a later date.
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Munich
Germany
Homer Cook
Irs
Court Upholds J. E. McDonald In Ballot Fight
Texas Supreme Court ordered J. E. McDonald’s name printed on the July Democratic primary ballot for the office of commissioner of agriculture after ruling his pledge to support nominees of the primary met the legal requirements. The ruling cited the 1930 Love versus Wilcox decision and instructed the State Executive Committee and county chairmen to certify and print his name. The decision, a per curiam, was unanimous and announced shortly after arguments concluded.
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McDonald
Democratic State Executive Committee
Love Vs. Wilcox
State Executive Committee
State Committee
Dan Moody
Clint Small
MacDonald
George Sergeant
Supreme Court
Travis County
J. M. Patterson
Patterson
Texas
Truman
Ben Guill
Congress
Love
Counsel for 11 Reds Slaps at Smith Act
New York reports on 11 convicted Communist leaders appealing their sentences arguing the Smith Act violates the First Amendment. Attorney Abraham J. Isserman contends affirming the act would trench on free speech and press, and that prosecutors overstepped Congress’s intent.
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Smith
New York
Abraham J. Isserman
Isserman
Court of Appeals
Congress
Four Negroes Killed by Lightning in Gill Community
Four African American residents were killed instantly when a lightning strike hit a sweet gum tree in Gill, 11 miles south of Marshall Texas, near moonrise Wednesday. Names tentatively identified by deputy J Went Hall and justice H L Callaway include Lillie Braden about 55 or 60 Bramble Tee Scott a girl 15 or 16 and two children Mitchell a girl 10 or 11 and a boy 11 or 12.
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Marshall
Gill
Texas
J. Went Hall
Hallsville
Justice of the Peace
H. L. Callaway
Lillie Braden
Bramble Tee Scott
Mitchell
Judy Garland Slashes Throat Amid Career Worries
MGM star Judy Garland, 29, reportedly slashed her throat in a moment of despair over her career. She was suspended by the studio "for a good and sufficient cause" and is said to be resting at home after receiving treatment for a small cut.
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Judy Garland
MGM
Senators speeded to meet Friday deadline on draft extension
In a 42 to 29 vote Republicans and Northern Democrats blocked a racial segregation amendment to the peacetime draft renewal. The move leaves final action for Thursday on a three year extension and a potential stopgap if needed.
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Washington
Lucas
D-Ill
Senate
Russell
D-Ga
France May Propose Agricultural Pooling After Schuman Plan
Paris June 21 French officials indicate a new proposal to pool agricultural resources may follow the Schuman Plan for coal and steel. Jean Monnet urges a six nation watchdog parliament to supervise the pool with annual meetings. France studies the idea while warning no action on other pools before Schuman Plan takes effect.
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Paris
France
Schuman
Europe
Venartad Wadnacdaw Niaht
Jean Monnett
Monnet
Robert Schuman
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Britain
Demos Blocked Amerasia Probe by GOP Accusations
Republican Senator Ferguson accused Democrats of delaying a GOP demand for a new probe into the Justice Department’s role in the 1945 Amerasia case. The judiciary committee deferred action, pending findings from the Tydings led inquiry, while Eastland urged waiting for the foreign relations panel. FBI survey reportedly refuted charges about State Department loyalty files.
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Washington
Ferguson
GOP
Justice Department
Amerasia
Michigan
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
Whitewasa
Senate Foreign Relations
Tydings
Eastland
D-Miss
Judiciary Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
FBI
State Department
Truman
House approves bill changing cavalry to armor
Washington June 21 The House passed a bill that renames the mechanized cavalry to armor and sent the measure to the White House for President Truman's signature. The change applies to tanks and horseless forces.
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Washington
House
White House
Truman
Extension Voted On Rent Control Extension Voted On Rent Control
Congress voted six more months of rent control and six more months for cities that ask for it. Both Houses accepted a conference agreement that settled the extension formula. The measure now goes to the White House for President Truman’s expected signature. The Senate approved the conference agreement 40 to 24.
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Maybank
D-S.c
Dixie Democrats
Russell
Senate
Lehman
D-Lib
N.Y
HOUSE
Congress
Truman
Washington
White House
Switchmen Strike Called Against Five Major Rail Lines
AFL switchmen announce a Sunday strike against five Western and Midwestern lines amid reports of a wider labor shutdown threat. Carriers claim the Rock Island system could halt operations nationwide July 15 if the walkout proceeds, while other unions reject wage and hour recommendations from a presidential fact finding board.
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Chicago
AFL
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
Rock Island
West Coast
Southwest
AFL Switchmen’s Union of North America
Great Northern
Chicago Great Western
Denver
Rio Grande Western
Western Pacific
Netters hit by rain in NCAA singles quarterfinals
Rain halted doubles at the Caswell Center forcing a Thursday doubleheader. Top results include Ricardo Balbieri of Rollins beating Hugh Stewart, Jack Tuero defeating Glenn Bassett, Gilbert Shea dropping in from Southern California, Herbie Flam routing Ken Crawford, Earl Cochell beating Jack Shoemaker, and Grant Golden edging Tom Mulloy.
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Bill Lee
Caswell Center
Ricardo Balbieri
Rollins College
Hugh Stewart
Southern California
Chick Harris
Jack Turpin
Rice
Gilbert Shea
Jack Tuero
Glenn Bassett
UCLA
Gene Garrett
Tommy Boys
William & Mary
Herbie Flam
Netter
Ken Crawford
SMU
Ricardo Balbierg
Tom Mulloy
Rollins
A.m
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Northwestern
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Mulloy
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