Two More Rabid Dogs Reported In Austin
The City health department announced two additional rabid dogs in Austin. A red Chowbitten in the 1700 block of Red River to East Fourth. 22 dogs bitten are being collected. A female hound, turned in by Douglas Barnhill, is said to have bitten other animals. Total rabies cases since Jan 1 reach 14. since May 1948 total 62.
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Shrine Names A H Swanson As Secretary
The Texas Shrine Association annual convention will be in Houston on September 9 and 10. Willard W. Glaze the Arabia Temple potentate announced Sam Chapman of San Antonio as president, succeeding Robert E. Waltrip of Houston. New officers include Cecil McNutt of El Paso as vice president and A H Swanson of Austin as secretary treasurer.
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el Paso
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Austin
Governor Beauford Jester Rests in Seton Hospital
The staff governor Beauford Jester was reported resting well at Seton Hospital Monday, receiving treatment for a persistent cold. He was admitted Sunday and advised to remain in bed until the illness fully clears.
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Alamo heroine Mrs Dickerson to be honored at Oakwood Cemetery
Susanna Dickerson, sole Anglo American survivor of the Battle of the Alamo, will be honored with a 4 p.m. ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery. A white marble slab will mark her grave. Garland Adair of the Texas Memorial Museum will speak alongside state officials and Daughters of the Republic of Texas representatives. Descentants and local dignitaries from Austin and nearby cities will attend.
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Austin Man Dies En Route To Brackenridge Hospital
Howard A. Sherman, 47, of Route 6 Box 792, died on arrival Friday at Brackenridge Hospital. Judge J. T. Blakeslee ruled death due to coronary occlusions. Sherman had battled heart trouble seven years. Funeral services were pending Friday at Taylor.
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Snake Pit Screening at Paramount Aims to Shock and Inform
World War II era screening at the Paramount Theatre will show the Olivia de Havilland drama Snake Pit next to a plan for Texas lawmakers to view it first. The piece probes mental hospital conditions while Hollywood touts industry statistics and big-bucks box office, with Oklahoma! still earning steady revenue for Rodgers and Hammerstein. John Gunther’s novel about his son’s cancer death is also noted as purchased by Warner Brothers.
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Howard Duff
Sam Spade
Red Canyon
Duff and UI
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Bulls Eye
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Warner Brothers
Diverse New Film Showings and Radio Plans Highlight City Screens
The article lists multiple film showings at Austin, North and South Drive-ins through Wednesday with titles like Luxury Liner and Julia Misbehaves, plus a note on The Best Years of Our Lives. It mentions Robert Mitchum projects and a Reader's Digest feature, and discusses union pay for musicians and the rise of Western films in independent theaters.
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Jerry Wald
Johnny Belinda
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Obituary notices span several generals in Texas towns
Funeral services and burial arrangements for Elsie Carlson Mary Maynard Archie Herrin and William Cain are listed with details on locations dates funeral homes and survivors. Military honors are noted for Richard Meiske Elgin Scharnhorst and Albert Meier. Survivors include spouses children and siblings across Austin Taylor Fredericksburg and surrounding areas.
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Okinawa
Louis Jordan Post
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
A. Goerner
Kerrville
Albert Lutheran Church
Scharnhorst
Johnson City
Edwin Scharnhorst
Post Oak
Pacific
Clayton Scharnhorst
Milton Scharnhorst
Felix Birck
Fredericksburg
Latin American Shorts Shown by University Film Committee
A Latin American Program of seven short films will be shown in A Hall at 4 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday. The lineup includes Uruguay Paraguay Patzcuaro Bogota A Story of Bananas and The Republic of Colombia. Running time is 85 minutes. The program aims to illustrate Latin American culture and development.
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Whitis
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Paraguay
Patzcuaro
Bogota
Republic of Columbia
Oldest Presbyterian minister to lecture at Austin Seminary
Dr. George Summey, 96 and emeritus professor at Austin Seminary, returns to campus for three Plain Talks lectures Wednesday and Thursday at 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. A reception follows the Wednesday evening talk.
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Austin Seminary
Fifteen Guilty Pleas In Dice Case Fines Total $695
Fines totaling 695 dollars were paid by 15 defendants in Justice of the Peace Frank W. McBee's court for dice playing charges. Five paid 50 dollar fines with costs, ten paid 25 dollar fines with costs. The case stemmed from a dice game found in progress on the San Antonio highway early Sunday morning. Defendants included 14 men and one woman: Mervin Ash, Frank Scallern Jr, Stephen F. Austin Hotel, J. B. Stanfield, Alamo Hotel, Harold Perkins, J. H. Hood, C. R. Miller, Taylor, Jim Wells, Elvera Jones, P. L. Hill, Tom Sneed, M. E. Stewart, Stance Hill, W. T. Bogan, J. T. Castle, H. L. Diaz.
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West 32Nd
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J. H. Hood
C. R. Miller
Taylor
Jim Wells
Congress
Elvera Jones
New York City
P. L. Hill
West Eighth Street
Tom Sneed
Alpine
M. E. Stewart
Hollywood
Stance
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East First Street
W. T. Bogan
East First
J. T. Castle
Houston
H. L. Diaz
Valley Cotton Permit Increase Predicted by McDonald
State Agricultural Commissioner J. E. McDonald forecast a rise of more than 29 percent in Rio Grande Valley cotton planting permits for the year. Through February 25, 5,623 permits were issued covering 672,520 acres. Hidalgo, Cameron, and Willacy counties reported 2,442 2,340 and 841 permits respectively, with an April 1 deadline expected to push total acreage to about 740,000. Last year saw 571,000 acres under permit.
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Willacy
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Fire at Oasis Night Club causes $25,000 damage in Odessa
Fire that started in an electric sign transformer caused about 25000 dollars in damage to the Oasis Night Club in Odessa on Monday.
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Court Upholds Wisconsin Slowdown Ban in Union Strike Tactics
The U S Supreme Court, in a 5-4 ruling, upheld Wisconsin’s law banning concerted slowdowns as a union tactic in a Briggs and Stratton dispute. Local 232 AFL UAW staged 27 unannounced meetings during work hours without prior company notice.
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Hirshberg Convicted Overturned Court Martial
An army court voided the conviction of Harold E. Hirshberg for striking two fellow prisoners in Japanese camps. The court ruled the court martial invalid since Hirshberg was honorably discharged and charges were filed almost a year after reenlistment.
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Snowstorm Lays Thick Snow Across Scotland
Parts of Scotland were blanketed by nine inches of snow after one of the heaviest storms in years, slowing travel and disrupting daily life in Glasgow and surrounding areas on Monday.
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Scotland
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