Harris resigns senate seat to seek lieutenant governor post
Dallas State Senator Fred Harris resigns from the Texas Senate to focus on his bid for lieutenant governor. In his letter to Governor Shivers Harris cites his policy of not holding two offices and notes he previously resigned as Dallas County commissioner for Navy service. Opponent Kyle Vick also seeks the post. Culberson has already declared for governor.
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Harris
Senate
Dallas
Fred
Red) Harris
Allan Shivers
Uvalde and Wrightsboro Men Die in Texas Traffic Crashes
State Highway Patrol reports two South Texas fatalities on Wednesday. Rito Perez, 63, of Uvalde died when his car overturned 28 miles west of Uvalde on Highway 90. O B Hill, 33, of Wrightsboro died in a collision six miles south of Gonzales on Farm Road 108.
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San Antonio
State Highway Patrol
South Texas
Rito Perez
Uvalde
O. B. Hill
Wrightsboro
Gonzales
Beaumont Rider Freed in Death Of Rodeo Judge
A jury acquitted Herbert Frizzell in the slaying of Rodeo Judge Henry Preston Buck Jones at Big Spring last August. Frizzell testified of a long history of insults and threats from Jones and said he acted after Jones provoked him with violence and indecent remarks toward his niece. The verdict came after a four day trial as Mrs. Frizzell supported her husband with their infant present.
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Midland
Herbert Frizzell
Beaumont Rodeo Cowboy
Big Spring
Frizzell
Henry Preston
Buck) Jones
Carl Myers
Abilene
Hardin-Simmons
Jones
Marfa
Corsicana
Ranger
Hobbs
N. M
Vera Myers
Joke Constable Reads as Real Pistol Packin Mama
Benton New Mexico reports that Mrs Ethel Boutin was elected as constable as a joke but she now pledges to perform duties seriously. The 46 year old auditor and school committee member weighs 160 pounds and plans to be prepared to handle trouble, saying she will do the job as any man would for a $5 yearly pay.
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Benton
N. M
INS
Ethel A. Boutin
Fire Rates Building At Price In Erexas Fire Rates
Henderson March 15. Fire destroyed the Barron and Fuller Mercantile Building at Price ten miles west of here early Wednesday. Damage estimated at $100,000. Firemen from Troup Overton and Henderson responded. An adjacent locker plant suffered damage and insurance partially covered the loss. Flames had already breached the roof when discovered.
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Henderson
Barron and Fuller Mercantile
Price
Here
Senate debate on housing ends with six present
The Senate adjourned to six members after Senator Tobey denounced the chamber as silly during a housing debate. He questioned why the body does not act maturely and then left the floor, reducing attendance to six.
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Washington
Senate
Tobey
Scouts Prepare for National Jamboree at Valley Forge
More than 100 Centex Scouts and leaders from Austin and Central Texas plan to attend the National Jamboree opening June 30 in Valley Forge Pennsylvania. Austin reports 75 reservations with many more expected as troops vie for spots among 40 000 campers.
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Austin
Central Texas
Boy Scouts
Valley Forge
Capitol Area
Chiang's Airmen Raid Shanghai
Chinese Nationalist warplanes bomb Shanghai International Airport Lunghwa on the citys southern edge destroying runways and facilities. Air force says Lunghwas runways 80 percent destroyed while other raiders target coastal areas and Pengpu headquarters. Formosa sees Chen Cheng cabinet new premier Yen Hsi Shan bids farewell predicting eventual Communist collapse.
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Formosa
Shanghai
Lunghwa
Peiping
Air Force
China
Pengpu
Nanking
Communist
Chen Cheng
Yen Hsi-Shan
San Marcos Laborer Killed in Road Wreck
LAMESA March 15. Thomas Ortiz Mendoza 42 a San Marcos farm laborer died Tuesday night when he fell or was thrown from the cab of his truck on a dirt road 14 miles southwest of here.
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Thomas Ortiz Mendoza
San Marcos
Here
Oklahoma teacher faced with alleged panty belt snap incident
Pi Country Schoolmaster W. E. Dickey, 53, taught as accusations swirled that he snapped the elastic on girls panties over two years. He posted $1,000 bond after innocent plea and awaits misdemeanor trial. County Attorney Jimmy Whiteley says girls 11 to 16 reported the acts. some students were transferred. The Eufaula school board cleared him of accusations but faces ongoing controversy amid calls to suspend him. Dickey previously served as county superintendent and has taught 20 years at Cathey School with 80 students.
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Okla
Pi Country
W. E. Dickey
Jimmy Whiteley
Dickey
Whiteley
Ping
Cathey County
Here
Tulsa
R J. Guiou
Guious
Guiou
State Board of Education
Cathey
Thornton & Minor Rectal Ointment Ad Claims Quick Piles Relief
A promotional notice touts Thornton & Minor Rectal Ointment and Rectal Suppositories as fast relief for painful piles. It invites readers to obtain a tube at drug stores including Ransom Drug in Austin and Wal ereen 4, (aAdy).
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Thornton & Minor
Austin
Ransom Drug
Walereen 4
aAdy
Pianists Vronsky Rabin to Join San Antonio Symphony
San Antonio Symphony and conductor Max Reiter stage a subscription concert with piano duo Vronsky and Rabin performing Mozart Two Pianos Concerto in E flat. Virgil Thomson conducts his The Seine of Night with Cesti Respighi and Strauss pieces also on the program.
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San Antonio
San Antonio Symphony
Max Reiter
Vronsky
Rabin
Municipal Auditorium
Virgil Thomson
Reiter
Stokowski
Marc’ Antonio Cesti
Rome
Respighi
Joseph
Richard Strauss
Vitya Vronsky
Victor Rabin
Newsweek Magazine
Arthur Schnabel
Berlin
New York Herald-Tribune
Fire destroys gunnery hangar near Carswell AFB
A early Wednesday fire at Carswell Air Force Base destroyed a two story wooden gunnery hangar housing the 42nd Bomb Squadron offices and equipment. Three people, Sergeant Felton DeSoto Montgomery La Corporal Warner Clardy Huntsville Ala and Otis E Tinkle Fort Worth civilian fire chief, were injured from burns and cuts. Damage is set at 50000 dollars and the blaze occurred about 200 yards from the bomber lineup.
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Carswell Air Force Base
Felton DeSoto
Montgomery
Warner Clardy
Huntsville
Ala
Otis E. Tinkle
Tinkle
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