Last Touches Ready for Travis County Livestock Show
Dozens of Travis County 4-H and FFA youths await judging at the Austin coliseum as finishing work wraps up for the 10th annual Travis County Junior Livestock Show. Officials report 34 beef calves, 23 lambs, 44 pigs, 48 capons and 12 dry stock accepted. visitors projected to exceed 30,000.
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Travis County 4-H Club
FFA
Austin Coliseum
Texas
Travis County
Club
John Rutherford
The
Chamber of Commerce
Allen
Austin
New
Coliseum
Noble Prentice
R. E. Jones Gravel Company, Inc
Ben Soto
D. Rhodes
Joe Silas
Paul Williams
Manual Baltzar
C. L. Chappell
Sam Southwell
Ray Stephens
Armstrong Tractor Company
John Byrom
House Approves Rural Road Plan Move on rural roads gains House support
The House highways committee unanimously approves the Senate rural road plan worth 15 million dollars a year with no new taxes. Hours earlier the House revenue committee backs a 30 million dollar annual gas tax and feeder road bill by Representative C. S. Mc Lennan in front of about 3,000 people. Dolph Briscoe seeks Senate version substitution to finalize the measure. The panel tables competing rural road bills in favor of the Colson plan.
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Austin American Capitol
House Highways and Roads Committee
Senate
House Revenue and Taxation Committee
C. S. McLennan
Dolph Briscoe
Uvalde
Neveille Colson
House
Colson
Welcome Edition Greet 27th Wing Over Austin Bergstrom Field
The 27th Fighter Wing of the US Air Forces will fly over Austin Friday as the first major echelon arrives at Bergstrom Field. An 80 page Welcome edition of the Austin American-Statesman was distributed to base points, and officials noted weather challenges during transit. Colonel T O Clark praised Louis Goldberg and Al Jennings for the special edition highlighting Austin's attributes.
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Jay
Austin
Louis Goldberg
al Jennings
The
American Statesman
Air Forces
Col. Clark
Goldberg
Loud House approves raising state's aid ceiling
The Loud House session passes a raise to the aid ceiling that had previously been killed. Lawmakers are detained as doors are locked to prevent leaving the chamber.
House ends wild session with aging aid amendments approved
The Texas House endured a chaotic three and a half hour session voting to lift the 35 million ceiling on state welfare and pension payments and approve handicapped aid between 16 and 65. Lawmakers wrestled over liens on assets and a per person cap, while confusion and tempers flared during engrossment and final passage at 1 48 p m.
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A. R. Henderson
Groesbeck
Phil Willis
Kaufman
Gene Williams
San Antonio
AIC
Lamar Zivley
Temple
Leslie King
Vernon
Zivley
King
Manford
Dallas Representative Seeks Vote Change on Race Horse Bill
Representative Sam Hanna of Dallas sought unanimous House approval to alter his vote on repealing the race horse bill after claiming his 1937 stance was reconsidered. A colleague noted the bill was not under discussion, prompting Hanna to reiterate his intent to revisit his earlier position.
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Austin American Capitol
Sam Hanna
Dallas
House
Hanna
Glass Definitively Enters Council Race
Councilman Taylor Glass announced Tuesday he will seek re election as five seats are open on the City Council for the April 4 election. Additional candidates include A J Maloney with names still awaiting ballot print, while some withdrawals reshaped the field and ballot may drop to 16 or 20 nominees. Don Weedon reversed earlier withdrawal reports and will run, alongside other definite nominees like John C Aycock J T BaumGardner J A Bowen Tom G Die W S Drake Jr Flournoy and others.
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Taylor Glass
Glass
Tom Miller
A. J
Bert) Maloney
Stuart MacCorkle
Will T. Johnson
Citizens
W. Murray Graham
Harry L. McKee
Don Weedon
A. S
Mack) Hull
Joe L. Grimes Jr
Fred W. Schramm Jr
Hugh A
Hackberry) Johnson
John C. Aycock
J. T. Baumgardner
J. A
Johnnie) Bowen
Tom G. Die
W. S
Bill) Drake Jr
Senate panel okays LCRA bonds boost to 50 million
The Senate state affairs committee unanimously approved a bill to raise the Lower Colorado River Authority revenue bond cap from 25 million to 50 million enabling two more storage and hydroelectric dams on the Colorado River near Marble Falls. The plan, backed by Senator Carlos Ashley, mirrors House action with a new audit provision by the state auditor’s department.
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Colorado River Authority
Colorado River
Senate
State Affairs Committee
Carlos Ashley
Pearce Johnson
House
State
Austin Development Foundation
Marble Falls
Thomas Hogg Son of Former Texas Governor Dies at 61
Thomas E. Hogg 61, son of former Texas Governor James Stephen Hogg, died in Yuma Arizona while fishing. He lived in Phoenix and directed the Hogg Oil and Warner Real Estate companies. Born August 20 1887 in Austin, he will be buried in the family plot here. He was survived by his widow Margaret Wells Hoggs and sister Ima Hogg of Houston.
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Thomas Hogg
Texas
Thomas E. Hogg
James Stephen Hogg
Yuma
Ariz
Phoenix
Hogg Oil Company
Warner Real Estate Company
Austin
Margaret Wells Hoggs
Ima Hogg
Houston
Mild Norther Rolling in Today
An approaching mild norther is forecast to cool Central Texas on Wednesday and Thursday. The Austin Weather Bureau predicts temperatures between 40 and 65 degrees as the front moves through the Capital City, bringing sunny skies afterward.
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Texas
Austin
England's Red Vicar Defends Bulgar Trial
The Rev George Chambers known as the Red Vicar of Carbrooke Norfolk said the trial of 15 Protestant clergymen in Bulgaria was perfectly fair and legal after returning from Bulgaria. He noted public misperception that the case amounted to an attack on the church.
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London
George Chambers
Carbrooke
Norfolk
Bulgaria
Chambers
Theft Charges Filed Against UCLA Student
Charles J. Glenn a 27 year old UCLA post graduate student from Portland Oregon is charged with burglary and theft over the disappearance of a Bay Psalm Book printed in 1640 valued at 100000 dollars. He was expelled from the university after being caught fleeing the library and allegedly said the book was to accompany a fraternity initiation. The Bay Psalm Book is noted as the first book printed in the American colonies.
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Los Angeles
Charles J. Glenn
University of California At
Glenn
Portland
Ore
Odom Breaks Light Plane Nonstop Distance Record
Lanky Bill Odom, 29, flew 5,000 miles from Honolulu to Teterboro in his Beechcraft Bonanza Waikiki Beech to set a world nonstop distance record for light planes. He landed at 1 06 p.m. CST after 36 hours aloft, with 14 gallons left from 288, aided by three extra tanks.
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N. J
Bill Odom
Honolulu
Odom
Hickam Field
Oahu
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Waikiki
Oakland
Calif
Hamburg
Globe
Poles
Rocky Mountains
Chicago
Honolulu-Teterboro
Multiple World News Briefs From Washington to Nanking
US Chamber urges Congress to preserve and expand Taft Hartley protections for small businesses. In Nanking, Premier Sun Fo resigns signaling peace steps amid power struggles. In New York, most jurors excused as 11 US Communist leaders case moves to next phase. A 15 month Trent control extension faces House action amid expiry questions. In Washington, Axis Sally case portrayed as defense to avoid punishment. In Mexico City, William Prescott Allen receives gold medal for Mexican American friendship efforts.
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Washington
US Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Hoyt P. Steele
Chamber
Labor Relations Committee
House Labor Committee
Labor
New York
Harold R. M. Medina
Mexico City
William Prescott Allen
Laredo
Texas
King George VI to undergo rare operation on right leg
King George VI will have a lumbar sympathectomy to improve blood flow in the right leg. Officials say the procedure, not common, should occur soon at Buckingham Palace or nearby, with most patients under anesthesia for about 30 minutes.
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George VI
London
Buckingham Palace
Tuesay
Palace
British Press Association
Press Association Corespondent
Dulles Refutes Fear of Immediate Russia War
John Foster Dulles told 400 delegates from 57 denominations in Cleveland that no responsible official believes Russia plans conquest by open aggression. He warned that military judgments in Germany and Japan are decisive and that world leaders would share responsibility if a new war arises. The event was sponsored by the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America.
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Cleveland
John Foster Dulles
United Nations
Russia
Department of International Justice and Goodwill
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
Grocers Seek Sunday Closing Ordinance in Amarillo
Amarillo grocers ask city commission to pass an ordinance banning Sunday store openings. One chain operator vows to open unless all close. The commission will hear the proposal when Mayor Lawrence Hagy returns to the city.
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Amarillo
Barber Guilty Of Disorderly Conduct In Haircut Incident
Chicago report says barber Russell Korlum was found guilty of disorderly conduct after allegedly cutting too much hair from 21 year old Mary Mackal. Mackal claimed the haircut caused her to lose her waitress job. Korlum argued the customer requested a short cut.
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Chicago
Russell Korlum
Mary Mackal
Korlum
Fayette County Junior Livestock Show Exhibits Record Quality
The Fayette County Junior Livestock Show opened with a record number of exhibits and high quality animals. Swine competition set a county record with 155 entries while dairy, beef, and poultry classes drew top contenders from LaGrange and surrounding areas.
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Fayette
C. A. Nelson
Austin American
Lagrange
Fayette County
David Crab
Barrow
Bernard Mozisek
FFA
Poland
China Barrow
Fred Schram
Ammandsville
George Barta
Ammandsville Ffa
A. W. Meinardus
LaGrange Ffa
Melvin Kaluza
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Austin American Agricultural Editor
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Red Vicar
Bulgar
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Nanking
Sun Fo
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Li Tsung-Jen
Chiang Kai-Shek
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Sally) Gillars
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D-Ga
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Alfred Appett
Schulenberg Ffa
Lesley Opperman
David Mazoch
Arthur Brandt
F. I. Dahlberg
A&m
W. J. Moore
J. W. Bradley
Colorado County
LaGrange High School
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L. H. Frede
H. T. Carter
Charlie Gilsber
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B. X. McGuire
G. G. Looney
J. C. Yeary
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Harry Vogt
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Clinton Harbers
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