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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1950

Page

10

Newest Ham Joins Austin Radio Relay Circuit

Chuck Reynolds and his family relocate from Guam to Austin to operate amateur radio with W5QIC and W5HBM call signs. He joins Morgan Richards and a circle of local hams at Dripping Springs Ranch, sharing gear, fielding emergencies, and dodging neighbor complaints while expanding mobile setups for on the road conversations.

Guam Austin Navy Chuck Reynolds Morgan Richards Pacific KGGES Richards Dripping Springs Reynolds Mrs. Reynolds Dripping Springs Ranch Gene Mallard Avenue F Amateur Radio Relay League Mallard Oscar Nash Avenue G George Baker University Avenue Morley Bartholomew Bee Cave Road Murray Wykes Taulbee Lane Bartholomew Wykes Robert Morrison Northwood Road Brackenridge Apartments Caroline Chuck McCullough Wooldridge Chuck Robert H. Folmar Brackenridge Carl D. Reynolds University

War Test In Alaska Measured In Large Arctic Exercises

Washington dispatch reports $1.2 million spent on war games in the Canadian Yukon and Alaska. About 3,110 U S ground and air personnel participated in large scale 1950 exercises to test airlift into the Arctic, survival in deep cold, and rapid reinforcement concepts for Alaskan defense.

Clarke Beach Washington Yukon Alaska Arctic Camp Carson Colo Whitehorse Canada United States America Jamesway

Canary Recovering From Flight Hurts

Wichita Falls report says Skipper the canary of Mr and Mrs W Groggie Jr is recovering from a broken wing after colliding with a new anti aircraft weapon and flying into a mouse trap.

Wichita Falls Mrs. W. Groggie Jr

Footloose Solons Halted by Screen

Texas legislators endured a 23 hour called session with heavy metal screens covering the House chamber windows to prevent escapes. In prior calls lawmakers climbed through windows and walked ledges to exit or reposition, but the screens stopped those moves.

Texas House of Representatives Capitol House Representatives

Census to Count Travis County Farmers

Census takers will count data for the 1950 agricultural census in Travis County. The county contains 2 772 farms with an estimated value of 23 336 566 dollars and an average size of 2104 acres. Production includes cotton corn oats grain sorghums peanuts and various fruits and vegetables.

Travis County

Texan Advocate of Federal Income Tax Labeled Radical

John Nance Garner, former vice president and now retiree in Uvalde, was among the first to push federal income taxes making him a controversial radical to early supporters. The note places Garner as a leading figure in tax policy and labels his stance as radical during the March 15 era.

John Nance Garner United States Uvalde

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