St John’s tract eyed for North Austin use and housing debate
The 300 acre St John’s Orphanage tract in North Austin drew bids for city or school purchase to serve public uses or a farm linked to a North Austin high school. A Crescent Industries plan for a Negro housing subdivision sparked petitions and counter talks about public ownership and park use.
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St. John’s Orphanage
North Austin
Austin School Board
R. W. Byram
Baker School Parent-Teacher Association
PTA
Byram
St. John's
Crescent Industries
Russell J. Lombard
Elmer Denson
St. John’s
Denson
St. John’s Regular Baptist Association
A. K. Blank
Nick Hornsby
North
Austin
Western Big 3 Ministers May Parley in Paris
The Western Big Three foreign ministers including Dean Acheson Ernest Bevin and Robert Schuman are considering an early Paris conference on German problems. Acheson may depart for Paris by plane late next week though no date is set. Officials stress it remains a possibility rather than a firm plan.
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Washington
Paris
State Department
Dean Acheson
Ernest Bevin
Robert Schuman
Acheson
Coal Front Stands Off John L s Jobs
John L Lewis pressed Indiana coal operators for a separate strike peace while governors including Schricker Stevenson and Youngdahl urged an end to the 46 day coal strike, as no talks were in progress and the government considered invoking Taft Hartley mechanisms.
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John L
Washington
John L. Lewis
Indiana
Lewis
Steel
Philip Murray
CIO
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Murray
No. 1
US Steel Corporation
Schricker
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Luther Younghdal
Minnesota
Youngdahl
Truman
Harvey Cartwright
Indiana Coal Producers Association
Airmen Killed In Crash of B29
A B29 from the 373rd Weather Reconnaissance crashed off Bermuda near Kindley Field during a test flight. Eleven of fourteen aboard were reported dead, four survived but one later died of burns. rescuers included William Gleason who aided four survivors.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
373Rd
Kindley Field
William Gleason
Essomiegenen
Bermuda Biological Station
Nobel Prizes Awarded Physics and Chemistry to Yukawa and Giauque
Swedish announcement lists Hideki Yukawa of Japan as physics laureate for predicting mesons that bind atomic nuclei and William Francis Giauque of Canada for advancing chemical thermodynamics at near absolute zero. The literature prize was deferred as Stockholm Academy deliberated.
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Stockholm
Sweden
American Universitise
Hideki Yukawa
Kukawa
Columbia University
William Francis Giauque
Stockholm Academy
Winston Churchill
Benedetto Croce
Ts Sa ES Sales
Lord Boyd Orr
Movement For World Government
Walter Rudolf Hess
Zurich
Switzerland
Antonio Caetano de Abreu Freire Egas Moniz
Lisbon
Portugal
Yukawa
Japan
University of Kyoto
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Atomic Laboratories
Los Olmos
N. M
Institute For Advanced Studies
Princeton
N. J
Giauque
Gee-Oak
Niagara Falls
Ont
Academy of Science
Homecoming 3000 Expected For San Marcos Festivities
About 3,000 ex-students and friends are expected for Southwest Texas State Teachers College homecoming in San Marcos. The STSTC Bobcats face East Texas Lions Saturday afternoon with Friday night opening events including Dear Ruth and a memorial organ dedication for World War II dead. A parade of the months and dances follow the barbecue, with a list of honored within halftime festivities.
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San Marcos
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Ststc Bobcats
East Texas Lions
Ruth
Dramatics
A. Wilson Nolle
University of Texas
Dr. Nolle
STSTC
Alfred H. Nolle
Juanita Hendricks
Thrall
Janet Whitley
Prairie Lea
Gene Menck
Natalia
Gene Catshall
Breckenridge
Pat White
Houston
Nelwyn Barnard
Tuleta
Flora Ann Adams
Medina
Betty Lou Blackburn
Donna
Marilyn Upshaw
San Antonio
Billie Joyce Gault
Austin
Frances Lewis
New Baden
Maurice Lackey
Beeville
Absentee Voting Ends Today in Special Election
The final day for absentee voting in the November 8 special election is today with hours 8 am to 5 pm at the county clerk's office second floor courthouse. Voters must show a poll tax receipt or obtain a duplicate from the tax collector's office. The election centers on 10 proposed constitutional amendments and elects a 10th Congressional District representative to the State Board of Education.
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10Th Congressional District
State Board of Education
Light Plane Crash Fatal to Two Men
Two men died when a light plane crashed in a plowed field one mile south of Tulia at about 3 p.m. The victims were Edward D. Bader of El Dorado Arkansas and D. Addington of Tulia. The craft apparently failed to land, hit furrows, and flipped. The plane did not burn and was demolished. Bader was inspecting Quonset hut construction on a local farm. Addington operated a Tulia cafe.
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Tulia
Edward D. Bader
el Dorado
Ark
D. Addington
Hugh White
Swisher County
White
Bader
Addington
Dick Bills
Eleven Communist Leaders Freed On Bail Bond
In New York on November 3, 11 convicted Communist leaders were released from jail under a total bail of 260000. The US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled they could post bail while appealing convictions for conspiring to advocate violent overthrow, with nine defendants facing five year prison terms and fines totaling 19000 each.
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New York
US Circuit of Appeals
Eugene Dennis
American Communist Party
Gus Hall
Henry Winston
Gilbert Green
Harold R. Medina
Medina
Robert Thompson
US Supreme Court
Civil Rights Congress
US Treasury
US Attorney General's
Congress
Research Head Quits Position Over Health
Dr. Karl T. Compton resigned as chairman of the Defense Department's Research and Development Board citing health reasons. President Truman expressed regret at the loss of his services while noting no successor was named. Compton will take leave without pay starting November 10 and the board awaits a successor.
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Washington
Karl T. Compton
Defense Department
Research and Development Board
White House
Truman
Compton
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Army
Air Force
Navy
Joint Chiefs of Staff
District 14AA opener in Austin snowballs Victoria clash
Austin hosts Victoria Friday night to begin District 14AA play with expectations split between Texas and Baylor in the upcoming Saturday showdown. Newcombe is NL rookie of the year. New Braunfels aims to clinch the district title as duck season begins Friday.
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Austin
Victoria
Texas
Baylor
Don Newcombe
New Braunfels
Navy Disbands Ops 23 After Sherman Becomes Chief
Admiral Forrest Sherman on Thursday disbanded Ops 23 the Navy strategy group created to counter Senate hearings and critique of the Pentagon. The 30 member unit headed by Captain A A Burke had aided testimony prep and Navy case building and will have duties reassigned. Senator Tydings urged increasing Army strength in the wake of the move.
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Washington
Forrest P. Sherman
Naval Board of Strategy
Congress
Pentagon
Sherman
Naval Operations
Naval Lance
Operations Division
Navy
House
Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Navy Inspector General
Allen R. McCann
A. A. Burke
Senator Tydings
Travis Grand Jury Returns Eight True Bills
A Travis County grand jury in the 98th District Court returned eight indictments late Thursday. No no bills or passes were reported. The panel is set to reconvene next Thursday.
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Travis County
98Th District Court
Wagon That Is Invalid Needs Birthday Grin
Mickey Harkins aged 10 at 900 Lambie Street faces a tough birthday as neighbors move away taking the wagon he uses to get around due to paralysis. He spends his days at the Salvation Army Youth Center where he enjoys ping pong woodwork and other activities. The Salvation Army asks for help to assist him and others who rely on the wagon.
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Mickey Harkins
Lambie Street
Mickey
Salvation Army Youth Center
Mckey
Salvation Army
Sunny Forecast For Saturday Texas Game
The University of Texas football game will be played on a sun drenched field with continuing sunny days and cool nights. Thursday's high reached 70 degrees, with frost possible Friday morning in the northeast and near 32 degrees. Lubbock area should see low 40s.
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Pare
University of Texas
Weather Bureau
West Texas
Panhandle
Lubbock
Dalhart
el Paso
Morrow Quits Holland For Visit to Belgium
Wright Morrow Democratic national committeeman from Texas left The Hague on a European tour with his wife and daughter after a week in the Netherlands. The Morrows planned side trips to Luxembourg and Germany then France Italy Switzerland and Spain visiting Brussels and the Dutch Parliament and meeting U S Ambassador Selden Chapin.
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Hague
Netherlands
Wright Morrow
Texas
Brussels
Morrow
Luxembourg
Germany
France
Italy
Switzerland
Spain
Morrows
Holland
Selden Chapin
Drivers Back on the Joe as Houston Bus Strike Ends
Houston bus drivers voted to accept a settlement after a 12 hour strike affecting 175,000 riders daily. The deal gives a 13 cent hourly raise on top of a $1.17 base, a 51 hour week with overtime, and possible future fare considerations. City officials and leaders praised the agreement as negotiations concluded under Mayor Oscar Holcombe and Federal Mediator James Hubbard.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Truman
Congress
Twin Cities
Minneapolis
Houston
CIO
Texas
Houston Transit Company
Oscar Holcombe
Eem
L. M. Coates
Holcombe
Murketore
James O. Hubbard
C. Stone
Lotal 260
Hubbard
Coates
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Baker Pta
Lombard
California
University of California
Robert G. Sproul
Berkeley
Ucla
Davis
Santa Barbara
Henry Schricker
Mine Workers Union
Supreme Court
Ops
Admiral Sherman
Mr. Truman
Luther W. Youngdahl
Eric Hoyer
Edward Delaney
Harry H. Vaughan
Senate
Mrs. Truman
Shriners Hospital
Vincent J. Flynn
College of St. Thomas
Yardville
Minnesota Historical Society
State Capitol
Register
Harry S. Truman
Independence
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Travis Grand Jury
Belgium
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