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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1949
Page
3
A partial reading lists several individuals including Ellison Keyser Kuyken Ward Molloy and others connected to a society or event. The text is incomplete with scattered surnames and initials, lacking dates or clear actions.
A statewide alert was issued for an escapee from Nolan Jail. The suspect fled custody and authorities urged immediate reporting of any sightings.
Thursday through Saturday will feature rodeos horse races square dances and fiddlin contests with tobacco chewin exhibitions in store. Old George Arts of Austin crop contractor complains rain is needed to wet the top four inches of soil while oat growers also seek rain. Friday’s cattle auction in Austin lists sales led by J W Hokanson of Del Valle and other consignors.
The column lists multiple buyers and lots with weights and prices including a 480 pound heifer at 22.10 and an 870 pound cow at 17.20, plus various calves steers hogs and other cattle from Austin Round Rock Elgin Leander Jarrell and nearby areas. Notable buyers include Hickman Anderson Elmer McRea Perry Mayfield and A N Cotton with prices ranging from about 19 to 27 dollars per hundredweight.
Prices for hogs range from 19.50 to 20.00 per hundredweight with weights noted. Poultry prices list chickens turkeys ducks and guineas with varying weights and price points. The Austin Production Credit Association reports a nominal committee meeting and two directorate seats to be filled at the next annual meeting this summer. Frank Zalmanek and John von are mentioned in connection with a bulldog event or show by Liberty Hill. Visitors to Douglass are welcome on a 300 acre property.
Mise Phelps fell down a cliff into a motorcycle drift near Beale and Lone East Find. A few minutes later a car turning a sharp blind curve ran over her as Jenkins approached the scene.
A legislative committee approved a bill addressing windstorm and tornado coverage. The measure sets a $100 deductible and mandates a clause currently required. Author senator from Bryan is T. re.
In Rome on May 2 General officials will represent Chief Ganual Gake Wasmey at Memorial Day ceremonies in Anzio.
The docket notes juries set on opening day with civil cases to be heard Tuesday June 14. Criminal cases follow with Thursday morning June 16. A naturalization hearing is Friday June 17 at 2 pm. The second week opens Monday June 20 with petit jury swearing in. Contests in criminal cases take priority over civil trials.
A government decree unleashes broad priest dismissals claiming breaches of religious liberty under the present regime. The action marks the most far reaching step against the church to date, signaling intensified state control over Catholic clergy.
Two Republican senators urged Congress to enact a secrecy law to govern sensitive information amid calls for stricter security rules. The Senate-House atomic committee reported a missing bottle of uranium oxide after a September transfer, with outer wrappings opened but contents unchecked, prompting criticism of handling. AEC Chairman Lilienthal faced questions as officials sought a hearing and stricter oversight.
Police report three parcels of documents prepared for dispatch to the Palestine Conciliation Commission in Lausanne were stolen overnight from United Nations truce headquarters in Haifa. No details on the documents’ nature were given.
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