Salaries Snag Edgar Budget In Committee
The Legislative Audit Committee examined a $427,876 six month budget for the proposed Texas Education Agency headed by J. W. Edgar. Salary requests for three top posts range from 11 000 to 12 000 yearly as part of reorganizing four agencies into one.
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Legislative Audit Committee
J. W. Edgar
State Board of Education
Texas
Edgar
R. B. Anderson
Vernon
Board of Education
Vernon McGee
Joint Legislative Budget Council
City considers designation of 18 boulevards in plan
City Council will study a master boulevard plan proposing 18 streets as major boulevards. City Attorney True man O Quinn notes the resolution sets long term policy and informs developers of future through streets while some rights of way may be purchased and widths widened. One way street study for downtown also to be reviewed.
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Trueman O’quinn
City Plan Commission
O'Quinn
Orphanage Gift Planned for Round Rock Texas
Gift of 175000 to 200000 from Mr. and Mrs. Louis Henna to the Baptist General Convention of Texas announced in Round Rock. The 110 acre site near Highways 79 and 8 will host 50 children in cottage units. Construction to begin immediately with completion in six to seven months.
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Round Rock
Louis Henna
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Dallas
The
Baptist Convention
Edgar Becomes Texas First Education Commissioner
Dr J W Edgar took the oath as Texas first education commissioner in a informal ceremony in the Austin public schools office. He resigns as superintendent immediately to assume the post with a 17500 salary as the Legislative audit committee approves next three months of public education spending. The City Board of Education plans interviews for Edgar successor Wednesday with a list described as top Texas public education leaders.
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J. W. Edgar
Texas
Austin
Edgar
Secretary of State
Ilmer-Aikin
Legislative Audit Committee
City Board of Education
R W. Byram
Byram
Blue Chip Round Opens at Travis County Show in Austin
Central Texas high stakes judging begins Wednesday at 9 a m for the 1950 Travis County Junior Livestock Show at Austin Coliseum. The three day event features fat steer and fat lamb judging with guaranteed prize money per pound from industry sponsors and awards for calf roping and pig scramble.
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Oertli
Texas
Neal Douglass
Central Texas
Travis County
Austin Coliseum
Wayne Lind
Manor
Herman Schwertner
Capital Livestock Auction Company
Infield Breakfast Club
Hugh Emerson
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Jim Cummings
Jim Coleman
Billy Lambert
Warren Sefcik
Freddie Certti
Martin Rader
Slayton Thompson
Kenneth Tomlinson
Austin
FFA
Klebert Jacobson
John Schoedle
Merle Swenson
Elgin
Jack Todd
Fulmore
Adolph Baverle
William Weiss
H. L. Weis Jr
Stanley Lawrence
Robert Ceder
Frank Stockton
Texas A&m College
Ed Willingham
Daniel Olle
Creedmoor
Travis
Navy To Exhibit Equipment Here In Austin
The US Navy brings a two day exhibit to Austin starting Wednesday from 1 to 9 p.m. at lth and Congress. It features radar operation live target, Bikini test films, submarine warfare models, a Midway carrier model, a dry dock model, a torpedo display, a 20 millimeter gun, and aviation and marine combat scenes. The display travels from Beaumont and will move to Waco after Austin, having drawn about a million viewers in 38 states.
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US Navy
Navy
Lth
Congress Avenue
Dallas
Austin
T. J. Morgan
Midway
Japan
Marine Corps
Beaumont
Waco
Stock Show Schedule Highlights Daily Events
The program lists items from 9 a.m. fat lambs and breeding ewes to 9:30 p.m. calf scramble. Activities include fat barrows, beef calves, dairy cattle, capons and broilers auction, and exhibits. Evening programs feature the Austin High School band and 4-H and FFA calf events.
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Martin Gene Rader
Austin High School
FFA
Freddie Oertli
Rader
Dusty Dumas Fire Incident Follows Panhandle Dust Storm
Strong winds sweeping across Texas created a statewide dust haze with fires in four Panhandle areas. A volunteer firefighter died from burns after Monday night blazes. The dust extended from the Panhandle to Fort Worth and Dallas, dampening wheat prospects and leaving several weeks of damage assessment ahead.
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Texas
Panhandle
Dumas
South Plains
Midland
Fort Worth
Dallas
Childress
Amarillo News-Globe
Texas Panhandle
Oklahoma Panhandle
New Mexico
Garland Smith
Globe-News
Sharp Drop Forecast In Temperatures Here
Fair and colder weather is in store for Austin Wednesday. Weathermen predict a light 4 degree freeze Wednesday night after winds diminish late in the afternoon. Low temperatures 40 to 45 degrees Wednesday morning with a high of 55 to 60 degrees in the afternoon. Partly cloudy skies and a little warmer temperatures Thursday. Tuesday's low 59 and high 76 at 4 p.m.
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Austin Wedneday
Hutto Farm Youths Die In 45 Foot Plunge
Two Hutto farm youths, Ben Kruger and Otto Schiller, were killed when their pickup plunged 45 feet from a bluff into Brushy Creek. Johnny Brinkmeyer was critically injured with crushed chest and head injuries. The trio was en route to a Future Farmers of America meeting near Norman's Crossing when the crash occurred. An inquest was ordered by local justices. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Hutto
ANS
Hutto Farm
Jake Hill
Here
Brushy Creek
Ben Kruger
Jack Kruger
Otto Schiller
Johnny Brinkmeyer
William Brinkmeyer
Brinkmeyer
Taylor Hospital
Future Farmers of America
Norman's Crossing
Albert Kelm
Justice of Peace
Sam Burnap
Taylor
G. H. Wayland
Round Rock
Kruger
Condra
Schiller
Gilstrap
Surprise Lettuce Sack Upends Govalle Shopper
Mrs. Marvin Thorp of Govalle found dollar bills in a grocery sack at Gullett Grocery and Market. The sacks were supposed to hold about $50 Monday receipts, placed in the bag for banking. She returned the money after the shock.
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Marvin Thorp
Govalle
Gullett
Accidental Pistol Shot Kills Austin Youth
A 15 year old boy died and a 51 year old man was injured in two gun incidents Tuesday night in Austin. Frank G. Roberson died at Brackenridge Hospital after a pistol discharged while he examined Pvt. Arthur Henry Zanda Jr.’s .22 firearm. The other man, Tom Sludis, was treated for a knee wound at Brackenridge Hospital from a gunshot while a Spanish automatic was shown to Theodore George Stathos. Funeral services for Roberson were planned for Thursday at Hylton Manor Funeral Home.
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Frank G. Roberson
Edward Roberson
Comal
Brackenridge Hospital
Tom Sludis
Riverside Drive
Roberson
Arthur Henry Zanda Jr
Sheppard Field
Zanda
Stadis
Theodore George Stathos
Caswell
V. m
Hylton Manor
G. T. Roberson
J. B. Laird
John T. Roberson
Charles E. Roberson
Doyle G. Roberson
Winnie Overton
Nettie Mueller
Patsy Roberson
Virginia Roberson
Barbara Roberson
Joyce Roberson
Beverly Roberson
Austin
Coplon and Gubitchev Convicted in Spy Case
Judith Coplon and Valentin A. Gubitchev were found guilty of plotting to spy for the Soviet Union. Government officers hailed the verdict as a warning against sinister attempts to aid enemies of the United States and said both faces long prison terms after sentencing set for Thursday morning.
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New York
Judith Coplon
Valentin A. Gubitchev
United States
Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
Storm Blinded Liner Crashes Forced Landing
A Northwest Airlines Martin 2-0-2 crashed into a Minneapolis residential district during a blizzard, killing at least 15. Among the dead were two children, Janet Doughty and Tommy Doughty, and several family members in the struck house. Crew members Captain Don Jones, William McGinn, and Mary Alice Kennedy were identified. flight No. 307 originated in Washington with a Winnipeg final, pausing in Madison, Wisconsin.
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Minneapolis
Northwest Airlines
Dick Jameson
J. Cameron Jenkins
Reynold Malmquist
Malmquist
Madison, Wis
Madison
Hawaii State Bid Passed in House
The U S House voted 261 to 110 to admit Hawaii as the first off shore state. It follows Alaska’s prior victory 186 to 146 and now awaits Senate action. President Truman backs statehood for both territories with Hawaii housing about 530 000 people and Alaska about 100 000.
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Washington
House
Hawaii
Alaska
Senate
Truman
Lewis urges labor pact to fight industry
John L. Lewis proposed a mutual aid pact among unions to fund strikes and resist industry pressure. He suggested including other unions in a joint war chest while urging CIO ties and wide union cooperation as labor seeks stronger leverage after the soft coal contract.
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Lewis
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Philip Murray
Clostee
Murray
Steel Workers Union
UMW
CIO
Walter Reuther
CIO Auto Workers
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Richard Holloway
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Ohn Schoedel Jr
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