Maragon Nets Up to 2 Years
John Maragon once seen around the White House was sentenced to eight months to two years in jail for perjury. A federal court convicted him of lying to Senate investigators about his bank accounts and 1945 46 employment while aligned with Harry Vaughan. He remains free on bail pending appeal.
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John Maragon
White House
Federal
Senate
Harry Vaughan
Greece
Maragon
Kansas City
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Vaughan
Negroes To Vote In White Primary In Fort Bend County
Richmond May 2 Negroes will be allowed to vote in Fort Bend County white man’s primary after the Jaybird Democratic Association executive committee passed a resolution. Federal Judge T M Kennerly ruled the organization operates as a political party under Texas law and cannot bar eligible voters by race. The decision follows talk the group might disband and sets a 1952 membership meeting to decide its future.
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Richmond
Fort Bend
Jaybird Democratic Association
T. M Kennerly
Houston
Kennerly
Texas
Association
Jaybird Group
Truck Driver Killed Under Load of Pipe
Fredericksburg May 2 A truck driver E L Barton 45 of York town died when the Miller Construction Company vehicle rolled on a steep grade a mile west of Cherry Spring The truck carried pipe for Humble Oil and Refining Companys 18 inch pipe line Officials Sheriff Robert Loth and Justice of the Peace William Bruns investigated Barton is survived by his wife and one son Funeral arrangements were incomplete
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ANS
E. L. Barton
Yorktown
Cherry Spring
Barton
Miller Construction Company
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Robert Loth
William Bruns
Barton J
Betting News Official Charged With Falsifying Ties to Senators
In a Senate commerce subcommittee hearing Senator Tobey challenged Continental Press Service officials over falsifying claims about ties to bookmakers and crime rings. The session also covered a Kansas City grand jury report tying Continental Racing to bookies, while racing leaders urged caution and urged study of proposed interstate gambling information limits.
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Tobey
Continental Press Service
Race News Organization
Senate Commerce Subcommittee
Continental
Federal Grand Jury
Kansas City
Racing Association
Spenser J. Drayton
The
Thoroughbred Racing Association
Charles Binaggio
Charles Gargotta
Jim Reagan
Chicago
Bugsy Siegel
Los Angeles
Drayton
Focal
Thomas F. Kelly
Lebit
Grand Jury
Standard News Service
Woodpeckers versus frost protection in California grove
A California orange grove owner fights woodpeckers drilling holes in a wind machine propeller blades used to prevent frost. The holes unbalance the propellers and drive up repair costs as the owner wishes the birds harbored the same misfortune.
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California
Orange Grove
Hotel Wins Step In Zoning Plea
Zoning Board recommends changing the Commodore Perry Hotel site from C to C-2 to permit liquor sales with City Council approval required. The East Side Investment Company owns the hotel at Eighth and Brazos. Six variation appeals were granted for dormer storage, yard setbacks, porch enclosure, rear yard, easement length, and carport addition.
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Zoning Board of Adjustment
East Side Investment Company
Eighth and Brazos Streets
City Hall
Steve Gambos
East Eighth Street
Bettie A. Lear
Tonkawa Trail
Max Lapin
Salado Street
Berrigno Romero
Santa Maria
C. C. Miles
Live Oak Street
A. D. McBride
Alameda Drive
Mrs. Susie Taylor White Dies at 79 in Austin
Mrs. Susie Taylor White 79 a longtime Austin resident died at her home 4108 Avenue H at 12 40 p m Tuesday She was wife of the late Judge Ike D White who died Sept 8 1948 She leaves brother Q C Taylor and sister Mollie T White Funeral services 4 p m Wednesday Weed Corley Funeral Home with Dr Edmund Heinsohn officiating burial in Oakwood Cemetery
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Susie Taylor White
Austin
Avenue H
Ike D. White
Weed- Corley Funeral Home
Edmund Heinsohn
Oakwood Cemetery
McDonald Seeks Eleventh Term as Agriculture Commissioner
CORSICANA May 2 J E McDonald filed for re election to a eleventh term as state commissioner of agriculture. The 68 year old announced earlier he would retire but reversed course. He submitted the filing fee of 100 dollars with his application to the State Democratic Chairman.
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Corsicana
J. E. McDonald
McDonald
John C. Calhoun Hay
Sinatra Suffers Throat Hemorrhage Cancels Copacabana Show
New York May 2. Crooner Frank Sinatra suffered a throat hemorrhage Monday night and canceled the rest of his engagement at the Copacabana. Dr. Irving Goldman said he will rest for two weeks.
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New York
Frank Sinatra
Copacabana
Irving Goldman
Sinatra
Panel named complete study of Austin bus service needs
A citizens committee met with Austin Transit officials to plan an inch by inch study of bus service needs. Ben Greig promised to implement sensible improvements and even print bus schedules for broader distribution. The panel will survey all areas with complaints and seek cooperation to ease peak hour congestion.
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Austin
Ben Greig
Austin Transit, Inc
Rudy Rice
Taylor Glass
Rice
Greig
Arthur Merchant
Emma Long
Harold T. Branch
126Th District
Smathers Ousts Pepper In Florida's Senate Race
The article reports Florida political figures Smathers and Pepper in a Senate race, with Smathers ousting Pepper in a campaign update. It notes party dynamics and regional implications for the Florida contest, reflecting a pivotal shift in the race dynamics.
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Smathers
Pepper
Florida
UMW Resumes $100 Pensions Under Stricter Policy
United Mine Workers welfare fund will restart $100 monthly pensions for retired soft coal miners age 60 with 20 years of work, provided they worked the prior year. Death benefits are raised to $1,000 for dependents, or $350 funeral aid to the local union if no dependents. Disability and medical payments pending trustees action.
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Washington
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
UWM
Warm Humid Weather Forecast For Austin With Rain
The forecast calls for warm humid conditions over Austin with partly cloudy skies on Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to range around mid 60s, and a trace of rain was recorded Tuesday as rainfall totals approach 13.18 inches for the year, excess by 1.52 inches.
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Mercury
Texas
Pepper-Smathers Florida primary reshapes Senate bid
Senator Claude Pepper loses to Representative George Smathers in the Florida Democratic primary after a heated, widely publicized campaign. With 1,198 of 1,495 precincts tallied Smathers leads Pepper by about 51,500 votes. The result signals a test of Truman era policy amid intra party clashes.
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Miami
Claude Pepper
Florida
Associated Press
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Smathers
Dade
Ohio
Joseph T. Ferguson
Taft
Don H. Ebright
Frank J. Lausche
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CIO
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Lattimore Attacks Budenz and McCarthy in Senate Hearing
Owen Lattimore delivered a three hour denunciation of his accusers and labeled Louis Budenz as peddling hogwash while denouncing Senator McCarthy for calling him Russia's top espionage agent. He accused McCarthy of disgracing his party and state. The testimony prompted a rebuke from Counsel Edward P. Morgan and set up more questioning for Wednesday.
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Owen Lattimore
Louis F. Budenz
Marenanal Nrafit
Pees
Owcomes Yeveee
Lattimore
Budenz
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Russia
United States
Senate Foreign Relations
Edward P. Morgan
Hickenlooper
R-Iown
Outer Mongolia
Tydings
D-Md
Senate Committee
MacArthur questions legality of Japan Communist Party
General MacArthur, marking the third anniversary of Japan’s constitution, called the Japanese Communist Party an avowed satellite of an international predatory force and questioned its right to legal status. He warned the Communists seek to undermine rights and push Japan toward foreign control.
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MacArthur
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Asia
Luling Housing Post Plan Hurdle
The Public Housing Administration approved a $26,000 loan for planning a 65 unit low rent project in Luling. The loan and units await Truman approval and local governing board consent and are contingent on final development approval.
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Washington
Public Housing Administration
Luling
Lyndon B. Johnson
Homer Thornberry
Harry S. Truman
Stassen Attacks Truman as Clever Politician and Worst President
Harold A. Stassen, president of the University of Pennsylvania and former Minnesota governor, denounced President Truman as the cleverest politician and the worst president. He urged Republicans to expose the administration, propose constructive measures, and mobilize voters for the 1950 elections during a speech prepared for the New York Republican County Committee and broadcast on ABC. He warned of Truman’s western trip and a federal health plan, proposing a federal health reinsurance corporation and expanded health insurance programs.
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