Tito Says Russ Threatening War
Yugoslav Premier Tito accused Soviet Russia of using forceful methods to extract confessions and threatened war as Yugoslavia held large troop maneuvers south of Belgrade. The report also covers Communist China relations, Bulgaria denouncements, and US policy on recognition amid global Cold War tensions.
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Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Sovet
Russia
Soviet Union
Belgrade
Republic of Serbia
Canton
China
Far East
George Yeh
People’s Democracy
Peiping
Sofia
Bulgaria
Central People's
Pauker
State Department
Kimball R. Smith
United States
Alfred T. Meschter
Kinderhook
N. Y
Albert Willis
Brooklyn
N. X
ECA
Dodgers Yankees ready for World Series start at Yankee Stadium
The Dodgers and Yankees rest before resuming play in the 1949 World Series at Yankee Stadium. Also noted are Longhorns injuries worrying coach Blair Cherry ahead of Oklahoma, Luling’s Charles Bullock named Centex back of the week, Kuhel released as Senators manager, Pirates release Walker and Sewell, and TCU coach Meyer criticizing Arkansas tactics as Texas drops in Williamson ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodgers
Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Longhorns
Blair Cherry
Oklahoma
Luling
Charles Bullock
Centex
Joe Kuhel
Washington Senators
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dixie Walker
Rip Sewell
TCU
Dutch Meyer
Arkansas
Texas
Williamson
Southwestern U Receives Half Interest in Houston Firm
Georgetown October 3 Southwestern University in Georgetown was granted half interest in the W A M Company of Houston valued at over five million dollars. The gift to Southwestern and Wheaton College follows the death of Southwestern president Dr J N R Score. Final use of funds will be decided at mid November trustees meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
Southwestern University
Houston
Fred McManus
W. A. M. Company
Southwestern
Wheaton University
Wheaton
Ill
Methodist Church
McManus
W. R. Finch
Dr. Finch
Whitten
Methodist School
Board of Trustees
Chapel Hill
Texas University
Shivers and Tennessee Convict Parade in Big Spring
Gov Allan Shivers and Tennessee convict Frank Grandstaff rode at the head of Big Spring's Centennial parade. Grandstaff, a life-term inmate, rode the reviewing stand after a six-day furlough to hear his cantata Big Spring. He thanked the governor and planned to return to prison later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big Spring
Texas
Tennessee
Allan Shivers
Frank Grandstaff
Grandstaff
Shivers
Gordon Browning
Midland
Decatur
Ind
House Vote Doubles States Hospital Aid to Public Shows Hope
The House approved increasing federal aid for public hospital construction from 75 million to 150 million and extended the program to 1955. Government share rises from one-third to two-thirds where local needs justify, in a 236 to 43 vote. The measure moves to the Senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Senate
Bloody clash at Piper ville coal mine injures union men
Shootings erupted near the Keener Brothers mine in Piper ville Tennessee as about 26 union miners ambushed non union workers. Three UMW miners were injured two missing. Hugh Rankin Sr was shot five times and seriously injured. Cecil Rankin and Scott Perry Jr were also wounded. No arrests reported. Federal mediators seek end to strikes amid wider economic disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piperville, Tenn
Matt Bunch
United Mine Workers
UMW
Whitwell, Tenn
Keener Brothers
Bunch
Hugh Rankin
Whitwell
Chattanooga
Cecil Rankin
Scott Perry, Jr
Kelly
Keener Mine
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Lewis
$10 Million Dodger Yank Boom Blooms in Gotham
New York City expects a $10 million bonanza from the World Series as Yankees and Dodgers draw crowds and boost hotel and restaurant business. The series opener at Yankee Stadium faces cloudy weather with past postseasons noted, while tensions rise between fans of the two teams.
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Gotham
New York
New York City
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Big City
Yankee Stadium
Ebbets Field
Yankees
Dodgers
Hotel Association of New York
Dodger
Pennsylvania Station
Central Texas soil districts vote for new board members
Six soil conservation districts in Central Texas hold elections Tuesday to choose one supervisor for each five member board. Key districts include Taylor, Hays Caldwell Travis, Pedernales, Hill Country, and Lee Caldwell. Voters in Taylor meet at Round Rock High School 8 p.m. for Subdivision 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Basdell Gardner
Travis County
Hays-Caldwell-Travis Soil Conservation District
McMahan
Caldwell County
Katy
Lockhart
Bastrop County
Luling
Lockhart- Luling
Luling- San Antonio
Guadalupe County
Hutcheson
Bastrop
Bergstrom Group Evacuated From Gulf Island
About 200 officers and enlisted personnel from Bergstrom Air Force Base moved from Matagorda Island Gunnery Range to Port O Connor by boat Sunday as hurricane winds increased. They are to arrive in Austin Tuesday morning as evacuation operations continue Gulf hurricane response. The 522nd Fighter Squadron had planned two weeks of gunnery training at Matagorda but aircraft were kept on base due to hurricane reports.
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Bergstrom Air Force Base
Matagorda Island
Austin
Bergstrom
Port O'Connor
Matagorda
Rain helps ranchers yet hurts cotton farmers in Central Texas
Central Texas saw a light rain Monday that aided ranchers by providing grass and delaying feed costs, while cotton farmers faced lower staple grades and potential pickers leaving for West Texas. Grain farmers gain from drought relief to late crops. Father Bureau notes widespread but light rainfall, about 0.45 inches in Austin.
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Central
Texas
Elmo Cook
Cook
West Texas
Father Bureau
Austin
Big Blow Strikes Freeport Mata gorda Texas Coast
A hurricane with 100 mph-plus winds hits the Texas coast from Freeport to Mata gorda and Galveston with 10-foot tides and power outages. Residents evacuate inland as the storm edges toward Houston. officials report minimal damage and no casualties so far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Houston
Freeport
Angleton
Weather Bureau
Navy
U. S. Weather Bureau
Corpus Christi
Matagorda
Dow Chemical
Horace Heidt Cancels Show In Galveston Storm
Entertainer Horace Heidt planned to present The Kids Break Through at Municipal Auditorium but canceled due to the hurricane. He then announced a continuous performance through the night to entertain hundreds of storm refugees gathered in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Horace Heidt
Municipal Auditorium
Red Cross assigns disaster staff to coastal hurricane response
Texas Disaster Council alerts nine Red Cross representatives and other staff to coastal hurricane duty. A. T. Deere heads disaster operations from Freeport with regional teams in Victoria Refugio Goliad Calhoun Jackson counties and Galveston Harris and Matagorda Wharton counties.
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H. D. Carmichael
American National Red Cross
Red Cross
A. T. Deere
St. Louis
Naval Station
Corpus Christi
R. H. Kidwell
Lackland Field
San Antonio
Bay City
Matagorda
Wharton Counties
Deere
Dow Chemical Company
Freeport
Frances Vogler
Galveston County
Galveston
Barney Wolding
Ellington Field
Fort Bend County
Nell Scott
Harris County
Leo Whiteman
Missouri
Herbert McCully
Kansas
Rain Pushes Austin 1949 Rainfall Total Toward Record
Cloudy skies kept temperatures in the 70s in Austin Monday and let loose enough rain to boost the city's 1949 rainfall total to 28.52 inches. The Weather Bureau reported 60 of an inch had fallen through 6:30 p.m. More rain is expected through Tuesday morning, when the sun will break through and warm things up a bit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
The
Weather Bureau
Louisiana West Coasters Calm Despite Threatened High Tide
A 100 mile per hour hurricane aimed at the upper Texas coast prompted cautious readiness along Louisiana west coasts. In Cameron Parish few evacuated as officials kept the courthouse open and sandbags on hand. Morgan City prepared for possible high tides, while Lake Charles issued warnings to board shop windows though few precautions were taken.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Texas
Freeport
Galveston
Cameron Parish
O. B. Carter
Lake Charles
Weather Bureau
Morgan City
Morris Shannon
Shannon
Texas Pacific Railroad
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Sergei Tulpanov
Rome
Germany
Francis E. Walther
Walther
Austria
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Dmitri Z. Manuilsky
United Nations Political Committee
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Alger Hiss
Vermont
Hiss
Whittaker Chambers
Southwestern U
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Finch
Dr. Score
States Hospital
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Haver
Atlantic
British Honduras
Associated Press
H. A. Kelly
CIO
United
Burt Shotton
Bucky Harris
Harris
Yankee
Shotton
Casey Stengel
Soil Conservation Districts
State of Texas
Kruger
Austin Production Credit Association
Taylor
Travis County Farm and Ranch Improvement Council
Coop
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Taylor District
LCRA
Milam
Pedernales Soil Cnservation District
W. R. Crider
Burnet County
Clayton Stribling
Round Mountain
Pedernales River
Blanco County
Barnet County
Henry Metzger
Hugh Barnett
Marble Falls
Edward Ebeling
Fairland
Burleson-Lee Soil Conservation District
Lee County
Giddings
Ernest Kieschnick
Yegua Creek
Fayette
Bergstrom Group
Gulf Island
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Ann Arbor
Mich
Big Blow
Here
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Bay
Texas Disaster Council
State Disaster Relief Council
Gov. Allan Shivers
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