Weather notes and forecasts for Texas region
Partly cloudy conditions expected Friday and Saturday across Texas with showers in Pecos Valley and upper Pecos area eastward. Temperatures rise to near hot levels in East Texas then cool. sunrise 5 34 AM, sunset 7 21 PM. River stages and rainfall totals are updated for Montopolis and surrounding counties.
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Teeves
Iday
East Borizon
Howee
Taturay
Texas
Pecos Valley
Panhandle
Plains
Upper
Pecosia
Siseses
Austin
Cies
Golerego
Montopolis
Christ
Antonio
Condition of Galvan Fair, Says Hospital
Joe M. Galvan remained in fair condition at Brackenridge Hospital Thursday night after being stabbed late Tuesday. He was attacked while attempting to break up a fight involving five boys at the corner of Third and Comal Streets.
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Joe M. Galvan
Brackenridge Hospital
Galvan
Third
Comal
Democrats Concede FEPC Debate Likely To Proceed
Washington May 18 Administration spokesmen conceded defeat by at least a dozen votes in their bid to end debate on a motion to take up a Fair Employment Practices bill. Democratic Leader Lucas forecast continued opposition while urging support for equal employment rights amid heavy Southern resistance.
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Washington
Senate
Truman
Lucas
Illinois
FEPC
Debtor Tries to Run Down Girl Over Bill Call
Detroit reports 35 year old Robert Lapp attempted to strike a seven year old girl after a bill collector left. He was charged with felonious assault as authorities stated he hunted Norma Ponder in an alley.
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Detroit
Robert Lapp
Lapp
George Hallet
Norma Ponder
Record of Texas county trade and employment boosts 1939 to 1948
The report shows Bastrop, Williamson, San Saba, Burnet, Blanco, Lampasas, Llano and Caldwell counties posting large growth in retail and wholesale sales from 1939 to 1948. Notable increases include Bastrop County retail to $9.8 million and Williamson County retail to $27.8 million, with wholesale rises and employment changes across multiple counties.
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Bastrop County
Williamson County
Georgetown
Taylor
San Saba County
Burnet County
Blanco County
Lampasas
Llano County
Llano
Caldwell County
Millworker Awarded For Returning Jewels
In East Liverpool Ohio on May 18 Tom Dearing a millworker found four thousand dollars worth of jewelry including three diamond rings and an emerald-studded wristwatch lost by Mrs Sara Gardner. He located the owner via a lost ad and was rewarded with twenty dollars and a promise of more, plus a job offer.
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East
Liverpool
Ohio
Tom Dearing
Sara Gardner
Princess Fathia Hides Wedding Plans Amid Royal Tensions
In San Francisco on May 18 Princess Fathia sister of King Farouk tries on a Paris trousseau and selects a Moslem priest for her marriage to Riad Ghali a queen's secretary. The couple keep civil wedding details secret while Farouk revokes titles and demands return to Egypt within 60 days.
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San Francisco
Fathia
Farouk
Paris Trousseau
Riad Ghali
Nob Hill
Nazli
Ghali
Cairo
Egypt
Paris
Daener Receives 12 Year Term In District Court
Jack Daener was sentenced to 12 years in the state penitentiary the maximum penalty in 98th District Court. He faced burglary charges for breaking into Joe's Case at 1101 South Congress on January 18, 1950. Harry Leonard Boles of Austin got three years after pleading guilty to burglarizing the Life Company at 2505 Post Road. Robert Elton Jones was ruled insane and committed to the Austin State Hospital with possible retrial if later deemed sane.
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Jack Daener
State Penitentiary
98Th District Court
Daener
Joe
South Congress
Harry Leonard Boles
Austin
The
Life Company
Post Road
Robert Elton Jones
Austin State Hospital
Jones
Perry Rifle Ranges Firm Granted Charter
Perry Rifle Ranges, Inc. of Austin received a charter announced by Secretary of State John Ben Sheppead. Capital stock set at $1,000 with Alfred G. Lambert Jr., Maxine Clark, and Hardy Hollers as incorporators. Other new filings include Et Al Oil Company Burnet and F. P. Ratliff, Inc. Austin trademarks registered for Car-V's Small Fry Shop and Medical Information by Austin residents.
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Capitol
Perry Rifle Ranges, Inc
Austin
John Ben Sheppead
Alfred G. Lambert Jr
Maxine Clark
Hardy Hollers
Weve
Et al Oil Company
Capital Stock
Herman F. Heep
Mary Lou Heep Henderson
George R. Snowden
F. P. Ratliff
Pervise
Loretta Webb
Texas Sees Large CPA Certification Exams Across Cities
Texas state board reports a bumper CPA crop with over 900 candidates statewide. Austin hosts 299 exam signups while Dallas Mineral Wells and San Antonio also conduct tests. Similar statewide exams coincide nationwide with identical materials except in Pennsylvania.
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Capitol
Texas
State Board of Accountancy
Certified Public Accountants
Austin
Dallas
Mineral Wells
San Antonio
Pennsylvania
Texas GI Found Dead in Germany
Master Sergeant Herman Krattiger, 36, of Denison, Texas, died Thursday of a gunshot wound in Nuernberg Germany. His wife found him unconscious with a pistol in his hand when she returned from a bingo game. Army agents are investigating the death.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Herman Krattiger
Denison
Texas
US Army
Krattiger
Nuernberg
Bingo Ag Army
Human Life Span of 120 Years Forecast if Research Followed
Passaic New Jersey May 18 An American Chemical Society meeting heard that human life span could double to 120 years within about a decade if 3 million dollars were directed to gerontotherapeutics research. Dr. Thomas S. Gardner of Hoffmann La Roche linked aging to cholesterol buildup and urged continued study to determine safe dosages for different ages. He traced life expectancy from 18th century to 1950 and argued the potential life span remains unattained.
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Passaic
N. J
American Chemical Society
Thomas S. Gardner
Gardner
Gerontotherapeutics
Passaic Valley
Hoffman-La Roche, Inc
Nutley
United States
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Frank Sinatra
Frank Grant
Sentative
Tossa del Mar
Spain
Sinatra
Mario Cabre
Travis
Contexas
Mee
Aare
Trousseau
Perry Rifle Ranges
Zale’s
Austin, Tex
Zale Jewelry Co
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Fed. Tax Inc
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