Detroit Hammer Kills Two Women in Jealous Rage
John A. Harding, 67, killed his musician wife Mildred and her mother Maude Thompson at their Toledo home. He drove 75 miles to Detroit, surrendered to police, and confessed after telling his daughter. He faces first degree murder charges and possible execution if convicted.
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Maude Thompson
Walter O'Dell
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John J. Rusinack
Robert Goodhand
Town Hall Plans Tuesday on Texas Constitution Amendments
A Tuesday night town hall opens Constitutional Amendments Week here with a panel discussing 10 proposed Texas Constitution amendments. Mayor Taylor Glass proclaims the observance, urging voters to stay informed as the amendments head to a November vote.
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Taylor Glass
North Wind Sinks Shrimp Boat in Gulf
In Brownsville on October 31 a north wind sank the shrimping boat Texas Star and endangered about 90 to 100 shrimp trawlers at sea.
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Brownsville
Texas Star
Snyder Rules Out Immediate Tax Cuts in Lively Speech
Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder told the American Bankers Association in San Francisco that taxes cannot be lowered now while deficit financing continues. He suggested new tax forms could be proposed in January to balance the budget, with defense and foreign aid as the only trim items. He forecast ERP and World Bank financing for Western Europe and praised progress against communism.
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John Snyder
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World Bank
Europe
Austin Halloween Parade Delights City Crowd Despite Pranks
Thousands watched as a diverse crowd along Congress Avenue celebrated Halloween with costumes from skeletons to rubber masks. Pranks included cutting down a pecan tree and pulling street markers while police ferried wrenches to douse hydrants.
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Longhorns face Baylor after rest day
Coach Blair Cherry rested the Longhorns before practice for Saturday’s game with undefeated Baylor. Adrian Burk moved up on SWC offensive leaders behind Lindy Berry and Paul Campbell. Williamson rates the Irish No 1, Texas 19th. Golden Gloves dates set for Jan 24 27. Matty Bell campaigns against the PAT. deer hunter cost estimates prepared.
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Paul Campbell
Williamson
Texas
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Defense chief Johnson mocks Navy mixup at Treasure Island
Defense Secretary John Johnson sparked laughter in San Francisco as sailors at Treasure Island teased a Pentagon mishap. The exchange came after a misrouted call about unification of services, with Johnson's air force water division quip drawing quick retorts from Navy personnel.
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Steel Strike Hits Pittsburgh Firm Steel Strike Hits Pittsburgh Firm
About 12 500 Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation employees struck Monday at 12 01 a m CST. The walkout began after last minute talks failed in New York and Pennsylvania. Bethlehem Steel settled its strike hours earlier, while Allegheny Ludlum and the United Steelworkers offered no statement on the dispute.
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Allegheny Ludlum Steel Corporation
New York
Pennsylvania
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Gorgeous Bathing Beauties Lounge in Austin Kiwanis Revue
The Austin Kiwanis Club revue at Hogg Auditorium features bathing beauties led by notables Dr C C Calvert Judge Tom L Beauchamp and others. The program mixes turn of the century acts with modern musical numbers and ends with a full minstrel half featuring 60 voices. Curtain is 8 p m both nights.
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F. L. Charlton
John Watt Page Sr
Dean Larry D. Haskew
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Hogg Auditorium
Alabama
New Orleans
Sewanee
Sid Eckdale
Eckdale
Betty Jo Gregory
F. L. Chariton
Frank R. Rundell
Three Children Die in Bay City House Fire
Bay City reports three young children died in a Monday house fire. Parents are Mr. and Mrs. B. Sliva. Victims ranged from four months to four years old as wind fed flames that destroyed the frame home.
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Sliva
Gulf Stevedore Strike Averted By Pension Pay
Gulf stevedores accepted a seven cent hourly employer contribution to a union pension fund averting a strike from Lake Charles Louisiana to Brownsville Texas. In Houston a midnight strike deadline loomed for 10 000 Texas Louisiana longshoremen with potential 19 700 idle city wide plus 1 100 bus drivers and others. Unions seek pension benefits and wage hikes as contractors make last minute offers amid widespread idle workers.
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Sheffield Steel Corporation
Tennessee Coal, Iron Railroad Company
Three Teens and Two Adults Injured in Separate Crashes
Three persons were injured in separate late day accidents. John Boardman, 16, of Eas Second Street, hospitalized at Brackenridge after colliding with a car driven by Louis Bonagli near First San Marcos Streets. Barbara Kennedy, 14, of Elm, treated and released after falling from a pickup on Enfield Road. Jimmy Joe Davis, 19, of Leander sustained minor head bruises in a two car crash on Highway 29 north of Cedar Creek. J T Boatright of Leander drove the other vehicle and Davis faced charges for defective brakes in Justice court.
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Brackenridge Capital
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Bethlehem Steel workers end strike with pension plan accord
Philip Murray and Bethlehem Steel executives announce a strike ending deal covering 80,000 workers. The plan includes a $100 monthly pension for 25 years of service at age 65, plus social security, while stockholders must ratify the agreement. US Steel says it will renew talks and study the Bethlehem settlement.
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Truman Signs Farm Price Support Plan
President Truman signed long range farm legislation giving the government authority to support prices at about wartime levels, effectively replacing the Aiken Law. The Agriculture Department may set supports at 90 percent of parity for most crops, with discretionary adjustments possible after 1950 within legal limits. The program uses open market purchases or producer loans to maintain prices.
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Truman
Democratic Congress
Congress
See of Agriculture
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Department
Nine Trials Planned Monday in Court
Nine defendants from the September Travis County grand jury face trials in 126th District Court on Monday, November 7. Indictments include Ted Hernandez on two burglary charges, R. J. Ives on two swindling with worthless checks charges, Roy A. Smith for DWI, James D. Cluck for theft from a person, Aubrey McGee for swindling with worthless checks, O. T. Haywood for removing mortgaged property, David G. Hurry for failure to stop and render aid, Edward Ray for rape, and D. H. Litton for swindling with worthless checks.
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Ted Hernandez
R. J. Ives
Roy A. Smith
James D. Cluck
Aubrey McGee
O. T. Haywood
David G. Hurry
Edward Ray
D. H. Litton
Jack Frost Visit Due Here Today
Weather notes forecast a light Frosty intrusion into Austin with temperatures near the 40s and 60s after a sunny day. Monday’s high hit 66 at Brownsville while Midland posted a 50 degree low maximum. The Weather Bureau expected the cold front to burn out over the state Tuesday.
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Weather Bureau
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Beaumont
Soap smeared cars warned by Bureau of Standards
The Bureau of Standards advised motorists to remove Halloween soap from cars immediately to avoid paint damage. Use hot water to wash it off while wet, and if dried, glycerine helps soften the soap before rewashing.
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Bureau of Standards
Bureau
Lawsuit Aims to Block 1950 Legislative Pay Increases
Former Representative Fritz Engelhard of Eagle Lake says court action could stop annual salaries for House and Senate members in 1950 if the annual session amendment passes. He cites legal opinions suggesting injunctions might bar pay during the elected term, while Penrose Metcalfe of San Angelo urges voters to defeat the amendment.
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Dallas
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San Angelo
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