Learn-to-Swim program draws 1600 in city pools
More than 1,600 elementary age children joined the six week Learn-to-Swim program which began June 19. 300 are enrolled as intermediate swimmers with sessions held in Ramsey and Shipe pools. Calvin Langford leads a Westenfield Pool class as the city plans a summer inter playground meet at Stacy Pool after this week’s Ramsey event.
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Carl Burger
City Recreation Department
Burger
Texas
Westenfield Pool
Enfield Road
Interpers
Stacy Pool
Ramsey Playground
Money Kept Near Home About U S Foreign Investment
About 70 percent of the United States foreign investment is concentrated in the Western Hemisphere, reflecting regional economic ties and currency flows. The focus suggests policy implications for cross border trade and regional development.
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Western Hemisphere
House Overrides Truman Veto on Veterans Postal Pay Bill
The House voted 213 to 72 to overturn President Truman and enact a pay raise for World War II veterans in the postal service. If the Senate concurs, the measure becomes law, marking the second veto override in this Congress. The bill would grant veterans who joined postal service after military duty full seniority and pay for their time in uniform.
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Washington
House
President Truman
Senate
Truman
Senator Blocks Vote on Foreign Aid Bill in Senate
In Washington on June 26 Senator Wherry blocked a move to vote this week on a one year renewal of the foreign arms program. Democratic Leader McFarland sought an agreement to vote Wednesday but Wherry objected. The bill would authorize aid primarily to Western Europe with no funds attached.
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Washington
Senate
Wherry
Nebraska
GOP
South Korea
Senate Appropriations Committee
State Acheson
Johnson
Europe
Korea
McFarland
D-Ariz
UNCE
Truman
House
White House
Fight Against Polio Extended to Zilker
The city health department reports spraying Zilker Park picnic tables and 488 city blocks as a precaution against polio. Area sprayed extended from East 30th to East 55th and Guadalupe Street to the north city limits, and from West First to West 10th Street toward Congress and West Avenue.
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Zilker Park
City Health Department
East 30Th
East 55Th
Guadalupe Street
West First Street
West 10Th Street
Congress West
West Avenue
Miners Return to Work After Coahuila Strike
The government said 4,700 striking coal miners in Coahuila state have agreed to return to work after discussions on Monday.
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Mexico City
Coahuila State
Deaths and Funerals: Cooley Lux Moore noted services
Memorial and burial details for Mrs. Jimmie Estelle Cooley take place at Cook Funeral Home with a Memorial Park interment. Charles Lux will have services in San Antonio and be buried at San Jose Cemetery. Jake M. Moore, 74, longtime Austin resident and former Southern Pacific employee, dies at his daughter’s home. services set for Ennis after viewing at Weed-Corley.
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Jimmie E. Cooley
Jimmie Estelle Cooley
Cook Funeral Home
Memorial Park
Williard Hubbard
Ivy Bohannon
Fred Reedy
I. W. Justice
Charles Lux
San Antonio
Reibe
San Jose
Jake M. Moore
Austin
Cleo Foster
Lafayette
Southern Pacific Railroad
Brotherhood of Railway
Charley Moore
AMA Campaign Puts Emphasis On Dailies and Radio
The American Medical Association launches a 1.1 million dollar advertising push to fight socialized medicine and promote voluntary health insurance. Ads run in 11 000 papers for a week in October with radio spots throughout October. The drive, part of a 3 million dollar publicity budget, is funded by a 25 dollar annual physician assessment and supports lobbying for Congress against government paid health coverage.
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San Francisco
The
American Medical Association
AMA
Whitaker Baxter
Ernest L. Irons
AMA House of Delegates
Board of Trustees
Negro Woman Applies for UT Admission to Graduate School
Mrs. June Harden Brewer 24 year old assistant professor of English at Samuel Huston College has applied for admission to the University of Texas Graduate School for the second term of the summer session. Registrar H Y McCown said her Tillotson College and Howard University transcripts had not arrived and no action will be taken until they are received.
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Austin
University of Texas
June Harden Brewer
Samuel Huston College
Brewer
Tillotson College
Howard University
Washington, D. C
Cornell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Austinite Fatally Hurt in Accident
An 80 year old Negro man, Sam Harris of St. Johns addition, died at Brackenridge Hospital after a collision between a horse drawn wagon and a car at Manor Road and East Avenue. A 14 year old Negro boy, Daniel Lee Finney, riding on the wagon, was injured with a broken collar bone. the horse was killed. The car was driven by Jack Oscar Hennig of Route 2 Manor. Authorities noted the wagon was demolished and a coroner's verdict pending.
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Austin
Sam Harris
St. John's Addition
Brackenridge Hospital
Harris
New Manor Road
East Avenue
Daniel Lee Finney
A. J. Troxell
West Avenue
Highway Patrol
Jack Oscar Hennig
Route 2
Manor
Justice of the Peace
Frank McBee
Highway
W. F. Hendricks
C. M. Platt
Mystery Show Offers 5000 Reward For Paid Plant Exposure
Dr Neff brings his Madhouse of Mystery to the Paramount Theater for a single midnight show Monday offering 5000 dollars to anyone who proves paid plants are used in the audience. The act features A Zombie Nightmare and synchronized spirit mysteries with humorous visible spooks.
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Dr. Neff
Paramount Theater
Neff
West Indies
Paramount
US Prisoner Faces Term in Texas Next
Marvin Flynt, already sentenced to five years in 1947 and conditionally pardoned in 1949, must serve the rest of his term after federal confinement. His pardon was revoked by Gov. Allan Shivers when records showed a three year federal sentence given April 3 in Little Rock for forgery and passing a forged instrument.
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Capitol
Marvin Flynt
Federal
Allan Shivers
Little Rock
Flynt
Burglar Steals Pistol and $40 in Dimes
A burglar pried open a rear window at the John Kuhn residence at 4507 Duval Street and took a 45 caliber pistol and $40 in dimes. Detective Fred Estepp investigated the daytime burglary, which Kuhn discovered Monday afternoon.
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John Kuhn
Duval Street
Kuhn
Fred Estepp
Film Theaters and Showtimes Listing For Week
The page lists multiple cinema showings with start times including 12 15 2 00 4 00 6 00 8 00 and 10 00. Titles include Kill Fan tae The Story Ally X Mystreature Mars Attacks the World Rocket Ship with Buster Crabbe East Side of pares Dear Wife Mother and Pittsh. Released performers include Colbert Pace Olden Crosby Wayne Dietrich McGuire and Vere Alidon. Showings run through Wednesday with various venues and feature films.
Theater Group Introduces New Director At Austin Picnic
More than 20 members and parents attended the Austin Children's Theater picnic at Deep Eddy on Saturday. The event formally introduced Miss Jeanne Dawson as the theater's new director and featured swimming refreshments and a dramatic skit by David Hinkle.
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Austin Children’s Theater
Deep Eddy
Joan Cass
City Recreation Department
Jeanne Dawson
Children's Theater
Morning Pictures
David Hinkle
Bette Craddock
Tommy Taylor
Lucia Romberg
Sue Ruff
Larry Craddock
Olin E. Hinkle
Lynn Huffman
Arnold Mathias Named Leader of Lone Star Walther Group
Arnold Mathias of Temple was named president of the Lone Star District Walther League at a two day Austin convention attended by about 1,000 members. Banquet closed the event at the Driskill Hotel with officers W. O. Graf Curtis Doering Doris Heckmann and Victor Werner named for key posts.
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Arnold Mathias
Temple
Lone Star
Monay
Austin
Driskill Hotel
W. O. Graf
Vernon
North Texas
Curtis Doering
Galveston
South Texas
Doris Heckmann
Waco
Victor Werner
Dallas
Johnson Disturbed by Carpenters Strike in Anchorage
Officials of the AFL Carpenter's Union were unavailable for comment as Defense Secretary Johnson said he was much disturbed by the strike that began June 1 in Anchorage. The dispute centers on a demand for a 30 cent hourly raise to $3, with members rejecting a $2.84 offer from the Associated General Contractors.
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Anchorage
Alaska
AFL
Carpenter’s Union
Johnson
Associated General Contractors
Coplon Denied Retrial. Case Shifts to Appeals Court
Federal Judge Albert L. Reeves denied Judith Coplon a new Washington trial on espionage charges. Convicted in Washington and New York, Coplon alleged newly discovered evidence about wire taps. The ruling sends the case to the appeals court without delay.
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Judith Coplon
Washington
INS
Albert L. Reeves
Judith Copelon
Miss Coplon
New York
Justice Department
Leonard Boudin
FBI
Brooklyn
Negro Reapplies to UT for Journalism Education
George McElroy, Texas State University for Negroes journalism undergrad, reapplies to the University of Texas school of journalism after initial rejection. He argues UT offers better education, cites unequal programs, and vows court action if needed. Tilton Carothers also faced initial rejection and has not decided on reapplication.
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Houston
George McElroy
Texas State University
University of Texas School of Journalism
University of Texas
Tsun
McElroy
Tilton C. Carothers
School of Journalism
Austin
Texas
85 Bell Employes Sent to Houston
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company moved 85 Dallas headquarters workers to Houston citing economic necessity amid a city council dispute over a proposed rate hike. The transfers halt the Dallas improvement program valued at 17.5 million dollars as tensions flare between the company and city leaders.
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Dallas
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Houston
C. L. Stewart
Southwestern Bell
Caldwell Rites Held in Abilene
Funeral services were held in Abilene for Mrs. C. M. Caldwell a noted Baptist Church leader who died Saturday night.
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Abilene
INS
C. M. Caldwell
Classified Display Ad Listing for Upcoming 10 Days
A compact classified display notice lists items available over the next ten days. It notes sale dates, placement details, and contact options for interested buyers within the local classifieds section.
San Francisco Census Count Reaches 2,111,290 in Metro Area
San Francisco metropolitan area across five counties reaches 2,111,290, announced by area supervisor Harry S. Nolder. The 1950 city and county population stands at 760,381, up from 634,536 in 1940, while metro area ten years ago was 1,428,525.
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San Francisco
Harry S. Nolder
Monay
Next Wheat Crop Free of Marketing Quotas
Secretary Brannan announced that farmers may grow next year's wheat crop without rigid marketing quotas. The move follows a forecast that this year's harvest will be about one fifth smaller than last year's, signaling a shift in farm policy.
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Washington
Brannan
Federal Crop Reporting Board
Thirsty Owner Posts $100 Reward for Stolen Pump
John W. Kelley of 904 Christopher Avenue offers a $100 reward for information leading to a conviction and the return of his water pump, as officers have found no trace amid rising heat.
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John W. Kelley
Christopher
Kelley
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