Soviets Predict State Formation In East Germany
Soviet sources forecast soon creation of a democratic East German state with Berlin as capital. East Berlin mayor Friedrich Ebert pledged to model a democratic Germany after Moscow backed plan while Neues Deutschland attacked West Germany. No elections date set for the Soviet zone amid push for a national government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Germany
Berlin
Germany
Kremlin
Moscow
East Berlin
Friedrich Ebert
Berliner Zeitung
German People’s Council
Bonn
People’s Congress
Soviet Zone
Walter Albright
Colombia Completes Foreign Debt Payments This Year
Arturo Garcia Salazar head of the import export control office said Colombia has fully liquidated all foreign debts. He announced the country has paid 236 million dollars up to the date in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bogota
Colombia
Arturo Garica Salazar
Import Export Control Office
Pravda Calls Truman Aimed Atom Reveal a Panic Tactic
Pravda editorial argues President Truman’s atomic bomb announcement was to spark panic and push for a new arms race. It cites M Marinin and Izvestia remarks noting Russia’s early atomic status and denies alarm, calling atomic blackmail a tool of imperialists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Pravda
Truman
Russia
M. Marinin
Communist Party
Izvestia
Eugene Tarle
Frank Knight Named Florence Scoutmaster
Florence October 2 Frank B Knight has been named new scoutmaster for Troop 156 He is publisher of the Post and was formerly assistant scoutmaster of Troop 33 at Lampasas Troop committeemen include E E Tomlinson P A Wales A H Love O T Gray W H Taylor G L Young and T Williams Florence Cub Pack 156 held its roll call and inspection with J T Ward in charge Den mothers are Mrs Ward and Mrs Ruby Smart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Frank B. Knight
Post
Lampasas
E. E. Tomlinson
P. A. Wales
A. H. Love
O. T. Gray
W. H. Taylor
G. L. Young
T. Williams
Lathe operator Jan Kmeec tops quota by 1985 percent
Prague reports Czechoslovakia’s new industrial production hero Jan Kmeec from a Brno gun factory overproduced his daily quota by 1,985 percent. Officials credit a new technique and better work organization for the remarkable achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Jan Kmeec
Brno
Underworld Gambling Probe Reported Nationwide
The Kansas City Star reports a federal inquiry into a national underworld crime and gambling syndicate. It cites a list of names and phone numbers from Mickey Cohen and notes a grand jury recessed to Oct. 17. M. H. Gold Chein, AG aide, leads the inquiry and will appear in Miami as the jury reconvenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
The
Grand Jury
Star
Miami
Fla
Committee Split Widely Delays AEC Probe Verdict
Congress may delay final verdict on Atomic Energy Commission affairs to next year amid deep partisan splits over a McMahon Graham draft praising the AEC and attacks by Senator Hickenlooper who calls for a tougher assessment. The draft credits AEC progress since 1947 while critics cite wartime policy delays and uranium output stagnation. A key committee meeting is set for Wednesday amid expected stormy debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atomic Energy
Atomic Energy Commission
Brien McMahon
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
AEC
David Lilienthal
Washington
Congress
Senate House Atomic Committee
McMahon
D-Conn
David E. Lilienthal
Hickenlooper
Iowa
Lilienthal
Commission
Army Engineers
Graham
D-Nc
Army
Manhattan
Truman
MacMahon-Graham
Hanford
Wash
McMahon-Graham
Coupland Sewing Club Meets at Mrs Kruger’s
Coupland Oct 2 Mrs Augusta Kruger hosted a meeting of the Coupland Sewing Club last week with members present including Mrs Otto Reeder Mrs P Oehrlein Mrs Otto Spiegelhauer Mrs Mattie Wernli Mrs Gus Kneip Mrs J Bruns Mrs O R Speckels Mrs Clara Marburger Mrs Lula Gholston and Mrs Bertha Schneider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coupland
Augusta Kruger
Otto Reeder
P. Oehrlein
Otto Spiegelhauer
Mattie Wernli
Gus Kneip
J. Bruns
O. R. Speckels
Clara Marburger
Lula Gholston
Bertha Schneider
Austin Sisters Headed to Washington for Training and Visit
Misses Elsie and Hilda Urbantke of 1700 Palma Plaza depart Austin for Washington D C and Bethesda Maryland. Elsie will spend 14 days training as a US Naval Reserve member at the Navy Medical School National Naval Medical Center. Hilda will visit friends tour sights and renew golf acquaintances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Hilda Urbantke
Palma Plaza
Austin
Washington, D. C
Bethesda
US Naval Reserve
Navy Medical School
National Naval Medical Center
Hilda
SMU Hearing Slated Today on Cafe Fuss
SMU student officers will hold a public hearing on campus area eateries after the Campus newspaper published complaints about unsanitary practices. Reported claims include unwashed glasses and dirty utensils, with concerns about rotten meat and improper hygiene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
SMU
Cafe Fuss
Dallas
Southern Methodist University
the Campus
First Chiro License Awarded to Abilene Doctor in Texas
Dr. Joe E. Busby of Abilene will receive License No. 1 as Texas’s first chiropractor allowed to practice under the new law. The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners announced the honor after a two day Austin meeting reviewing 300 applications and anticipating 1,200 more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Texas
Joe E. Busby
M. B. McCoy
Paris
Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Austin
Chir
Funeral services for Oswald Villard scheduled for Tuesday
Services for Oswald Garrison Villard liberal editor and author will be held Tuesday at 10 a.m. in the Unitarian Church of All Souls New York. Villard 77 died after a stroke at his home. He was a grandson of abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison and son of Henry Villard. He edited the New York Evening Post and later The Nation. Burial will be in Sleepy Hollow Cemetery in Tarrytown New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Oswald Garrison Villard
Unitarian Church of All Souls
Villard
William Lloyd Gerrison
Henry Villard
New York Evening Post
the Nation
Sleepy Hollow
Tarrytown
N. Y
Lavaca Scout District Chairman Appointed
Eli Ruben of Hallettsville was named Lavaca Boy Scout District chairman at a recent meeting in American Legion Park. Dr. M. M. Wagener of Moulton is vice chairman. Committee heads include C. Mowen and A. B. Cain of Yoakum Melvin Merrem of Moulton Arthur Kasper of Shiner Wagener and G. H. Witte of Yoakum as district commissioner. Shiner Cub Pack 231 advanced nine boys and three cubs moved up to scouting.
Senate predicts approval for US investment guaranty plan
Senate leaders forecast swift passage of a federal guaranty to protect private capital abroad as part of Truman’s Point Four program. The Chamber of Commerce offered guarded support, urging fair treatment and limited government role while backing private enterprise as the program’s mainspring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Truman
Wrnd
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mit
Congress
Dallas Man Appointed Printing School Officer
Will C. Grant of Dallas is named executive vice president of the Southwest School of Printing announced by Bryan Snyder Jr. The school trains students in printing and graphic arts. E. W. Jackson of Austin is president. Board members include executives from Fort Worth to Tulsa. Grant previously served as advertising director of Lone Star Gas Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Will C. Grant
Southwest School of Printing
Bryan Snyder Jr
E. W. Jackson
Austin
Fort Worth
Abilene
San Antonio
Tyler
Houston
Beaumont
Amarillo
Sherman
Liberty
Tulsa, Okla
Grant
Lone Star Gas Company
East Germans stream west as border opens for World Peace Day
Thousands of East Germans crossed into the western zones on October 2, seeking goods and economic plenty. Russian authorities limited openings at some points, but the West saw crowds while East Germans reportedly few crossed east. Coburg officers called the exodus organized. shortages followed hungry shoppers in the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfurt
Germany
Ing
Iron Curtain
Coburg
Lichtenberg
Bavaria
Luebeck
Baltic
Lueneberg
Herleshausen
Hesse
Hirschberg
Hof
Atonement Day Observances End At Sundown In Austin
Yom Kippur began Sunday at sundown at Austin synagogues and Hillel Foundation marking the 10 day new year season. Congregations featured sermons by Rabbi Benson Skoff and Rabbi Bertram Klausner on moral topics. Services continue Monday with final shofar ritual at sundown signaling conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Hillel Foundation
Congregation
Agudas Achim
Benson Skoff
Bertram Klausner
Temple Beth Israel
Skoff
Rabbi Klausner
Hillel
Old Buildings Burn In Wisconsin Town
Beaver Dam Wisconsin saw a downtown fire on Sunday destroying several old structures including the Knights of Columbus building. Firefighters from Beaver Dam plus units from Columbus Juneau and Portage battled the blaze and no injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Beaver Dam
Wis
Columbus
Juneau
Portage
Knights of Columbus
Red Columnist Warns War Will Reach America
Moscow dispatch quotes Tilya Ehrenburg, famed Soviet columnist, saying a new war would not be confined to Europe but would spread to the United States. He notes the distance from Moscow to Philadelphia is the same as from Philadelphia to Moscow, stressing global reach of conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Tilya Ehrenburg
Red Star Sunday
Europe
America
Rival Panamanian consulates exposed as phonies in Egypt
In Alexandria on Saturday night two rival Panamanian consulates were shut down after a third consul exposed them as fraudulent. Police reported evidence of wholesale forging of Panamanian passports and false visas to several South American nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Alexandria
Alberto Altmann
Sworn to and subscribed before me this first day of October
A notarization record from October 1, 1040 shows an oath and subscription before a notary public, indicating formal attestation of a document or statement. The brief entry notes the exact date and the presence of the signer and witness as part of the official act.
Also Mentioned on This Page
German People's Council
German People’s Congress
Neues Deutschland
Socialist Unity (Communist
Vikki
Roger Hoyt
Gordon McRae
Sumner Pike
Lewis L. Strauss
Gordon Dean
Sen
Frank Knight
Underworld Gambling Investigation Reported
Frankfort Distillers Corp
N.Y.C
United States
Coupland Sewing Club
Mrs
Doctor Busby
Drs. McCoy
Busby
Lavaca Scout District
Austin Savings
Lucas
Banking Committee
Maybank
D-Sc
Sparkman
D-Ala
Robertson
Dva
Guaranty Agency
Cc. L. Vaughn
Rio Grande
West Zone
Red
Panama
U. S
Austin American
Newspapers, Inc
Charles FE. Green
Louis N. Goldberg
E. S. Fentress
Waco
H. M. Fentress
Sara E. Fentress
Charles E. Marsh
Old Lyme
Conn
Dorothy H. Brown
Corsicana
Richard F. Brown
David M. Brown
J. Timothy Brown
Sidney Gay
Fentress
Joe Jacks
Travis County
Westinghouse
Tsar
Westinghouse Laundromats
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!