Ten Reasons for Central Stadium Move to South Austin
A Fulmore School meeting heard a city committee list ten reasons to place a new central athletic stadium in South Austin. The crowd, with over 100 residents, discussed improved traffic flow, police protection, accessibility, and nearby bus and rail terminals, plus potential bowl design and city views. signatures topped 3,000 with a goal of 20,000. Speakers included Carrington Allred Booth and Payne. A new South Austin high school was urged as soon as possible.
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Austin
Fulmore School
Colorado River
Colorado
Bouldin
South First First Streets
Las Men
Aule Liue
Devel
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Capitol
Joe C. Carrington
Sam N. Allred
Lawson Booth
John Payne
Weather forecast for the area shows diminishing winds
The forecast notes lighter winds in the area with clearing skies progressing. Temperatures fall through the week with overcast mornings giving way to intermittent sun as a cold front passes.
Weight loss testimonial from Barcentrate user in Texas
Mrs L J Bryant of Whitewright Texas shares a Barcentrate weight loss testimonial. She reports dropping from 268 pounds to 212 pounds and dress size from 60 to 44 while aiming for 165 to 170 pounds. She notes improved well being and continues use to reach her target.
Pickett Upholds Army Engineers at Gulf Coast Meeting
Representative Tom Pickett told the 44th annual Texas and Louisiana Intercoastal Canal Association that civilian agencies must not take over Army Corps of Engineers work. He cited Interior Department moves to supervise rivers and harbors and pledged unqualified opposition to reduced engineering jurisdiction. Delegates from Gulf states considered extending the coastal waterway to Tampico and Vera Cruz if feasible, with Brownsville director R. B. Creager urging rapid talks in Mexico City and Washington.
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Brownsville
Tom Picket
Dtexas
Army Corps of Engineers
House Committee On Public Works
Pickett
Texas and Louisiana Intercoastal Canal Association
Department of Interior
Bureau
Gulf States
Interior Department
R. B. Creager
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Creager
Mexico City
Washington
Rail weights up as American lines favor heavy rails
More than half of the nation's main railroad lines now use rails weighing over 100 pounds per yard, signaling a shift toward heavier, stronger track. The change reflects ongoing modernization to support increased traffic and heavier locomotives.
Bell Doubles Pension. CIO Calls Unfair Labor Practice
The CIOs Communications Workers Union alleges Bell Telephone System doubled its pension without union consultation. It vows unfair labor practice charges to the NLRB and congressional investigation. The plan raises minimum pensions from 50 to 100 dollars monthly for 20 years service at 65, with half social security deductions delaying until 65. Union criticizes the move as overdue but insufficient.
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Washington
CIO
Communications Workers Union
Bell Telephone System
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bell Companies
Joseph A. Beirne
CWA
At&t
Bell System
Steel and Automobile
Bell
Beirne
US Appeals to Foreign Ministers Over Ward Case
Secretary of State Acheson pressed four Soviet bloc countries and others to urge Peiping to free Ward and his aides. He called their year of house arrest a violation of international norms after Peiping ignored U S protests. The move tests Soviet backing of the Chinese regime and Western diplomatic responses.
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Truman
Ward
Acheson
Russia
Peiping
Elderly Georgetown Man Dies in Blaze
In Georgetown on Sunday an elderly man named Fernando Ochoa about 66 perished in a one room home fire. Firefighters arrived as the frame house burned and neighbors said he tried to fight the flames before collapsing. Ochoa returned from West Texas with two sons Friday night and is survived by a daughter Carmen and two sons Simon and Fivell. Funeral services are set for Tuesday morning.
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Georgetown
Fernando Ochoa
Ochoa
West Texas
Carmen Ochoa
Simon
Fivell Ochoa
Ranger Doctor Dies After Heart Attack
Dr. Ross Hodges aged 62, a Ranger veterinarian and member of a pioneer Ranger family, died Monday after being stricken Sunday. He served the community as a longtime medical professional and worked with local ranching interests.
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Ranger
Ross Hodges
Hodges
Jury acquits 12 year old in UK murder case
A London jury took 30 seconds to acquit George Edward Crick of murder, saying he was an incredible liar whose detailed confessions could not be believed. The boy, 12, faced accusations he killed a four year old and dumped the body in the river Brent after multiple shifting stories.
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London
George Edward Crick
George
Old Bailey
Stanley Victor Graves
Sir James Cassels
Stanley
Brent
Hawke
Chick
Georgie
John Maude
Poison plan targets orange grove rats in Texas
Tree climbing rats plaguing Goodwin citrus groves west of MISSION will face heavier poison grain doses on Tuesday after E M Goodwin estimates daily losses reach 100 dollars. Rodent control officer E E Callender ordered 500 pounds of grain with doubled strychnine, aiming to curb damage before fruit ripens.
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E. M. Goodwin
Goodwin
E. E. Callender
McAllen
la Grulla
Callender
Heart Attack Kills Man Shingling Roof Near Hale Center
A. N. Brooks, 62, of Abernathy, died of a heart attack Monday while shingling a roof on the farm home of Charlie Cunningham, 14 miles west of Hale Center. Friends lowered his body to the ground and he was pronounced dead at Hale Center hospital.
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Hale Center
A. N. Brooks
Abernathy
Charlie Cunningham
Here
Hale Center Hospital
Locomotive Counts on US Railroads Hit 42000
A historical note states that there are always 42 000 locomotives in service on US railroads, underscoring a steady engine fleet across the nation.
Ann Sheridan Sues RKO for 350000 Over Carriage Entrance
Ann Sheridan sues RKO Radio Pictures for 350000 claiming breach of contract after Ava Gardner was cast opposite Robert Mitchum in Carriage Entrance. She alleges she would have played opposite Robert Young, approved five other actors, and was terminated August 17. She seeks 150000 for 16 weeks work and 200000 as 10 percent of net profits.
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Los Angeles
Ann Sheridan
RKO Radio Pictures, Incorporated
Ava Gardner
Robert Mitchum
Robert Young
Mitchum
Studio
Miss Gardner
Miss Sheridan
Amazing Liquid Capudine eases headache fast
A promotional note touts Liquid Capudine as fast acting with pain relief from four active ingredients. It claims the ingredients are already dissolved for immediate effect and urges use as directed.
Income Tax Law Slugging Resumed by Vivien Kellems
Bridgeport Conn November 21 Vivien Kellems reopened her fight against the income tax withholding law launching a new suit in federal court seeking 7819 20 she claims was taken by the government in a test of constitutional authority Washington says funds were lawfully collected and will be defended She began her feud in May 1948 by refusing to withhold taxes and inviting indictment as part of her challenge against the tax.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Vivien Kellems
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Bureau
Washington
Miss Kellerns
Federal District Court
New Haven
Congress
Connecticut
Treasury
John Snyder
Miss Kellems
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Army Engineers
Dial
Willie
Hocure Ring Co
San Jacinto
Bernheim Distilling Company, Inc
Louisville
Sedalia
Missouri Pacific
Rural Electrification Administration
Frank Wolf
Goodwin Citrus Groves
Wilson X-Ray and Surgical Company
Guadalupe
Eugene H. Duke
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Gabardine
ARROW
Paramount Theatre
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