Governor urged impartial panel to study Texas higher education
United Press reports Governor Beauford Jester received a professor from North Texas State Teachers College urging creation of an impartial commission to review Texas higher education and propose reforms to the governor and next Legislature. The professor cited faculty shortages and rising competition from other states as pressures on Texas colleges.
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United Press
Beauford Jester
Texas
Gilmer-Aikin Education Committee
Jester
North Texas State Teachers College
North Texas State
Michigan
New Williamson H. D. Club Formed
Riverside Home Demonstration Club elects Mrs. Robert H. Best as president with 12 charter members in Georgetown. Officers include Mrs. Herbert W. Baker and Carl Hugland. The group plans to join the county dress revue and tea on June 3.
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Georgetown
Robert H. Best
Riverside Home Demonstration Club
Herbert W. Baker
Carl Hugland
I. M. Hausendake
W. A. Baker
Albert Jacobson
Gilbert Birkelbach
Glen Bishop
Pete Bouffard
Paul T. Brown
Jessie Chambers
Lawrence Fosberg
I. M. Hausenbach
Morris Johnson
E. M. Lewis
Bost
Four Arrested After Terrell Area Filling Station Hold-Up
Three men and a woman were captured after a robbery at the Jim Gordon filling station six miles north of Terrell on Highway 34. The robbers fired as they fled across a moonlit field pursued by two men. a car crashes near Grand Saline and the fourth suspect was jailed at Canton with an apparent hitchhiker.
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Dallas
East Texas
Terrell
Kaufman County
Fred Guthrie
Jim Gordan
Highway 34
Gordan
Grand Saline
van Zandt County
Canton
Haming Love Poor Substitute for Hares
Boise Idaho May 13 4 Malcolm Parsons Boise City Airport manager warns against courting near runways. He cautions that romantic scenes in parked cars by approach paths risk danger as landing gear could be disrupted by amorous travelers under runway lights.
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Boise
Idaho
Malcolm Parsons
Mrs Adele Spencer to Arrive in Austin After Four Years Abroad
Mrs Adele W Spencer daughter of Mr and Mrs Coley White 1722 Giles Street will reach Austin at 430 pm Saturday after four years in Japan where she worked as a stenographer at General MacArthur headquarters A former WAC she served in New Guinea and the Philippines during World War II
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Adele W. Spencer
Coley White
Giles Street
Austin
Japan
Douglas MacArthur
WAC
Spencer
New Guinea
Philippines
Cattle Sheep and Hogs Steady at Bexar Market
In San Antonio on May 13 AP notes cattle steady to weak with some 50 lower in steers and yearlings, cows stronger up to 50 higher. hog slaughter steady, feeder pigs up slightly. sheep and goats mixed with lambs, wethers, ewes and kids showing varied pricing. Exchange rates in New York list currencies for Canada Britain France Italy Sweden Switzerland Argentina Brazil Mexico.
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San Antonio
New York
Great Britain
Europe
France
Italy
Sweden
Switzerland
Latin America
Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Whistle Stop Memorial Day Stirs Electra Crowd
The Zephyr’s conditional stop to Electra drew about 3,000 people for square dancing, flowers from Mrs. Brasfield, and brief remarks by Mayor Moore as photographers and reporters mingled. Officials showcased town pride while contest over short- haul profitability unfolds.
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Electra
Zephyr
North
Texas
F. D. Brasfield
Chamber of Commerce
Fort Worth
Denver
Zephyrs
Mayor Moore
Railroad
Texas Railroad Commission
Electra Chuck Wagon
Southwest
John McKelvey
Vernon
Walter Suttle
Wichita Falls
Coplon Defense Shifts to Counter Espionage Angle
Defense attorney Archibald Palmer proposed that Valentine Gubitchev, a 32 year old Russian former UN employee, may have acted as a counter espionage agent for the United States. Coplon and Gubitchev were arrested together in New York last March 4 and await trial in Manhattan.
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Washington
Archibald Palmer
Judith Coplon
Valentine A. Gubitchev
United States
Gubitchev
Miss Coplon
New York
Manhattan
Elmer
FBI
Palmer
Brewer Wilson
John F. Maley
Big Wolf Caught in Lincoln Community
Otto Fick of the Lincoln community reported a big wolf captured by government trappers in a large trap. The four foot animal required a special tool to open, indicating a notable hunt near the Lee County area.
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Giddings
Otto Fick
Lincoln
Jerry
Lee
Taylor Faculty Club Elects Mrs Lee
Mrs Frances Lee has been elected president of the faculty club of the Taylor public schools. Mrs R E Dolan is first vice president, Mrs Louise Wieruscheske second vice president, Miss Stella Whitlow secretary, and Miss Mary Belle Winston treasurer.
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Taylor
Frances Lee
Taylor Public Schools
R. E. Dolan
Louise Wieruscheske
Stella Whitlow
Mary Belle Winston
McCarthy urges lie tests for Malmedy trial aides
Senator Joseph McCarthy calls for lie detector tests for former Army officer William Perl and aides Harry Thon and Frank Steiner amid Malmedy massacre trial scrutiny. He accuses the committee of whitewashing, while others resist extending tests to all involved. Perl offers to take the test as debates over confessions’ brutality continue.
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Washington
McCarthy
R-Wis
Army
Malmedy
Senate
William Perl
Harry Thon
Frank Steiner
Belgium
Perl
United States
Anglo Consul General To Visit City Monday
J Thyne Henderson the British consul general at Houston will arrive in Austin Monday afternoon for a 24 hour visit. He aims to stay until Tuesday afternoon and conduct an official tour of cities in his district. Mayor Glass said plans to honor him will be made once arrival details are known.
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J. Thyne Henderson
Houston
Austin
Henderson
Taylor Glass
Texas
Glass
Cool Weather Slows Center Crops and Insects
Central Texas reports cooler spring weather slowing ripening of grains and delaying pecan growth. Casebearer insects are over two weeks late but still abundant. spraying for 1949 crops has begun. Weather bureau notes moist, cooler conditions with April averaging 63.5 degrees, and May slightly above normal before a recent drop.
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Elmo V. Cook
Cook
Austin Weather Bureau
K of C Honors Austin Attorney in State Council Award
An Austin attorney, Robert T. Donahue, was elected advocate of the state council of the Knights of Columbus at the annual convention in Laredo. State advocate is the highest honor for a K of C attorney member.
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Austin
Robert T. Donahue
Knights of Columbus
Laredo
K of C
M. J. Babbin
Port Arthur
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