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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1948
Page
5
A 17 year old sailor Leberne A. Stalberger of the destroyer USS Powell was shot and killed Sunday in a dispute over an attractive divorcee. Police said the victim's hometown is believed to be in Minnesota and the incident occurred in Boston.
San Francisco waterfront workers suffered an estimated 20 million dollars in lost wages as the Pacific Coast strike reached its third longest duration since the 1930s dock wars. The Waterfront Employers Association tallied 9.17 million for striking longshoremen and 10.6 million for seagoing personnel not on strike.
Two federal cases in Houston were moved back by judges. The Canadian River Gas Company seeks to block a Railroad Commission and Attorney General order cutting West Panhandle Field gas production by 75,000,900 cubic feet daily. Louisiana shrimpers fight Texas water jurisdiction over Gulf fisheries with non-Texas vessels.
Description of a mother bat carrying her newborn, the young clinging to fur with claws and teeth as she flies to find food and shelter in the first days after birth.
The Austin Community Council, part of 16 Red Feather agencies funded by the Community Chest, studies juvenile delinquency and city welfare needs. It coordinates research driven action on school lunches nursery schools and juvenile welfare and supports a social service exchange aiding agencies citywide.
Ex actress Mary Nolan once known as Imogene Bubbles Wilson was found dead at her sister's home in Hollywood on Sunday. An autopsy was ordered after Dr. Leo Gelfand said he could not sign a death certificate due to uncertainty about her recent health.
The article notes that only male katydids crickets and cicadas vocalize while females remain silent, highlighting a gender difference in insect sound production across these species.
Texas farm cash income for September reached 230.55 million dollars, up 24 percent from August. Cotton earned 120.063 million, the largest single source, while gains and declines varied by district with Trans Pecos and Red Bed Plains posting strong rises and Lower Rio Grande Valley weakening. For the first nine months of 1948 income totaled 1.111 billion, down 5 percent from 1947.
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