Superior Dairies Buy Creamery at Taylor
The Blackland Creamery of Taylor was purchased by Superior Dairies of Austin. The Taylor plant will process and distribute Superior Grade A products and serve Taylor and nearby communities. It will be renamed Superior Dairies of Taylor and managed by A D Cocke.
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Superior Dairies
Taylor
Blackland Creamery
Austin
E. A. Moeller
Superior Dairies of
A. D. Cocke
Superior
Lake Agassiz Named After Geologist for Ancient Lake
A prehistoric lake spanning the central United States and Canada is identified by scientists as Lake Agassiz after the geologist who proposed its existence. The feature formed as glacial ice retreated, leaving a vast freshwater basin across the region.
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Us-Canadian
Lake Agassiz
Fugitive Nelson Held in Austin After Florida Escape
James Ben Nelson alias John Robert Nelson, a 36 year old fugitive from Florida, was arrested by Austin city detectives and FBI agents after living in the city for at least a couple of months. He had been sentenced to 20 years for assault with intent to rape in 1945, escaped from a Florida road camp in 1950, and is being held for Florida authorities. Police said he admitted his identity and appeared surprised at being traced. The arresting officers were H. H. Kulenberg, B. H. Rosen and Frank Monk.
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Florida State Penitentiary
Austin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
James Ben Nelson
John Robert Nelson
Nelson
Jacksonville
Fla
Defuniak Springs
West Florida
FBI
Florida
H. H. Kulenberg
B. H. Rosen
Frank Monk
Record pigeon trains move millions of birds in England
English pigeon racing uses 60 special trains to carry over 5 million birds this year with attendants guiding flights.
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England
British Railways
Pres. Finch Installed At Southwestern
The article covers the installation of President Finch at Southwestern University with remarks by Bishop A Frank Smith and others. It notes the Lois Perkins Chapel dedication with Senator Lyndon B. Johnson speaking, the chapel's features, and gifts from donors. Finch’s background, education, and family are outlined along with plans for campus expansion including a science hall dormitory arts building and student union.
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A. Frank Smith
Houston
Charles C. Selecman
Dallas
James William Morgan
First Methodist Church of
Georgetown
C. C. Cody Jr
Lois Perkins
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dr. Score
Craig Cullinan
Score
Crusade For Christ Funds
The
Methodist Church
Finch
University
Navy
Hamden Sidney College
the Biblical Seminary of New York
Union Theological Seminary
Drew University
Tyree
Richard
Southwestern
Dr. Finch
Texas Medical Association
Texas Teachers’ Association
Texas Federated Women's Clubs
Texas House of Representatives
South
E. L. Kurth
Lufkin
Southland Paper Mills
Texas
New Mexico
Fire destroys 60 bales of cotton on train car
Fire on a Fort Worth and Denver and Rocky Mountain line box car at Corsicana destroyed 60 bales of cotton late Monday night. Fire units contained the blaze with minimal loss of the train car and cargo.
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Corsicana
Fort Worth
Denver and
Rock Eye Lines
Dean Woolrich Honored as Outstanding Engineer of the Year
UT engineering dean Dean W. R. Woolrich was named outstanding engineer of the year at a TSPE dinner in the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. The event drew prominent engineers from across Texas and marked the first postwar TSPE recognition dinner.
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Dean W. R. Woolrich
University of Texas College of Engineering
Woolrich
Texas Society of Professional Engineers
Stephen F. Austin
J. Neils Thompson
TSPE
Travis
Willis Raymond Woolrich
Europe
United States
America
UT College of Engineering
London
Trig Twitchell
T. C. Forrest
National Society of Professional Engineers
Marvin Nichols
Cullen Noble
Holland Page Honored by Lockhart Shriners
Holland Page potentate of the Ben Hur Shrine Temple of Austin was honored at a Lockhart banquet attended by about 125 Shriners from Southwest Texas. Congress man Homer Thornberry spoke on Shrinedom in North America while Dr. Abner A. Ross welcomed guests. A silver service was presented to Page.
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Lockhart
Holland Page
Ben Hur Shrine
Austin
Lockhart Shrine Club
Texas
Homer Thornberry
North America
Abner A. Ross
M. W. Glosserman
Ben Hur Shrine Quartet
Ben Hur Shrine String Trio
Austin Temple
Tom Stephens
W. L. Darnell
Howard Wolff
Bob Swanson
Glenn Cater
Bob Gorham
Edgar Smith
Fred E. Brooks
First Presbyterian Church of
Peggy Rose Parade Rose Queen Plot in World Film
Dudley Early reviews show Peggy a Universal International film about Rose Queen selection and Diana Lynn romance with Rock Hudson. The piece notes mixed acting and Technicolor parade shots but labels it trivia in a broader column about cinema, with varied ratings for other films.
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Charles Coburn
Charlotte Greenwood
Pasadena
Diana Lynn
Ohio State
Rock Hudson
Diana
Rock
Piatigorsky Delivers Thunderous Cellist Performance
The audience packed Hogg Auditorium for Gregor Piatigorsky in a two hour concert. He opened with Eccles Sonata in G minor and Brahms Opus 99, then Weber theme and variations. After intermission he played Schumann, Ravel, De Falla, Stravinsky, Copland Waltz and Billy the Kid pieces, encores included. Ralph Berkowitz accompanied on piano, praised for complementary support.
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Henri Eccles
Piatigorsky
Weber
Schumann
Ravel
de Falla
Stravinsky
Copland
Billy the Kid
Aaron Copland
Hogg Auditorium
Ralph Berkowitz
Pablo Casals
President Proposes 15 Percent Profits Tax to Fund Defense
President urges a 15 percent war tax on profits above 25 000 and a 5 percent tax on remaining income, alongside a corporate tax cut to 38 percent and a 45 percent base rate. The plan targets 6 billion in revenue to curb inflation and fund defense on a pay as you go basis. It faces House inaction as lame duck session delays action.
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Truman
House Ways and Means Committee
Senate Republicans
Congress
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Willie Hickmann
Cecil Long
Bastrop
U.S. Lake
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia Pinkham
Beiter
Pres. Finch
Buttrey
Doris Dodson
Koret
California
St. Anne's
Dean Woolrich
Engineer Society
Lockhart Shriners
Pioneer Club
Burnet Highway
Littlefield Bidg
Austin, Texas
Iis
Hehe
Loma Linda
Barton Springs Rd
Peggy
Dudley
Universal-International
Ralph Dietrich
Frederick de Cordova
George F. Slavin
George W. George
Paramount
Diana_ Lynn
Brookfield
Susan Barbara Lawrence
William Dieterle
Hollywood
Charlton Heston
Dean Jagger
Carmen
Christian Jacque
Texas Armen
Viviane Romance
Jazebel
Miss Romance
Joe Louis
Jack Dempsey
Prost Merimee
Gregor Piatigorsky
Wayman Adams
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Emily Kimbrough
Blue Bonnet
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Tches
Bulova
Hamilton
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