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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1948
Page
2
The court refused to pass on the conviction of Mrs. Durant a former WAC captain and her husband Jack Durant a former Air Force colonel for stealing crown jewels from Kronberg Castle Germany. Mrs Durant sentenced to five years hard labor and her husband to 15 years. Her appeal argued she was not on active duty at arrest June 3 1946.
The mountain bluebird has been designated as Idaho's official state bird marking a symbolic choice reflecting the state's natural heritage and birdlife.
County officials examined Manor Road and reject State Highway Department plans citing deterioration and dangerous sections. They say no funds remain for improvements and prepare formal notice to reject the road, demanding county action amid stalled state work.
A 24 year old Dutch woman Wilhelmina Johanna Masters, proxy wife of Everett Dayton Masters, was detained by customs on arrival by ship and not recognized for a proxy marriage. She was to be escorted to Ellis Island for an immigration hearing after a session with authorities aboard the Noordam.
Dallas welcomed thousands for the State Fair of Texas and the Texas Oklahoma football game as the weekend began with no major traffic accidents reported. City and police officials monitored flow and encouraged caution amid crowded streets near the fairgrounds and stadium.
A wreck 12 miles south of Marlin left Robert Lee Crow 19 of Saginaw dead at the scene and Kenneth Gene Odell 21 of Saginaw injured. Crow was son of Roy Crow who ran an air service near Fort Worth.
The annual surveyor's short course in Austin October 15 features a contrast between early field notes and modern methods. Robert L. Suggs of New Orleans will discuss rainmaking and water surveying along with speakers from state and UT sources, including Price Daniel and Bascom Giles.
A federal court order postponed the Federal Reserve Board's antitrust case against Trans-America Corp of San Francisco. Judge T Alan Gol ordered the board to show October to provide more details in support of its complaint, delaying the trial that had been set for Tuesday.
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