Scouting's Aid to Democracy Honored at Ceremony
Judge Tom L. Beauchamp presided over the Silver Beaver ceremony as Hannemann Fredericksburg dealer and district commissioner. Witte Lavaca County commissioner. Carroll Denmark Austin Sea Scout Ship 17 received training awards. Doss troop in Gillespie County noted for four Eagle Scouts active.
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Tom L. Beauchamp
Hannemann
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
J. H. Miles
Jim Watkins
A. B. Cain
Co. C. Wade
John A. Logan
Taylor Glass
Joe Dacy
Dr. H. B. Henry
Joe C. Carrington
T. H. Shelby
E. G. Kingsbery
National Council
Connally and Allred Cleared for U S District Judge Posts
The Senate judiciary committee approved President Truman’s nominees Ben C Connally and James W Allred for U S district judgeships in South Texas. Connally is the son of Senator Connally and Allred is a former Texas governor and former U S district judge.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
Truman
Ben C. Connally
James W. Allred
South
Texas
Connally
Senator Connally
Allred
Frank Morgan Estate Size Remains Secret in Probate
The Los Angeles probate filing shows Frank Morgan left 90 percent of his estate to his widow Alma and 10 percent of residue income to his sister Mrs. Zayla W. Cook, with $5,000 to his brother Ralph Morgan. The total value was not disclosed, despite estimates above $100,000.
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Los Angeles
Frank Morgan
Morgan
Alma
Ralph Morgan
Zayla W. Cook
Santa Barbara
Calif
Ex-Officers of Nu Enamel Ordered to Repay $1.198 Million
Federal Judge W H Atwell ordered Nu Enamel founder C L Lloyd to pay $1 008 million and former president L Frank Pitts $190 thousand after a suit by minority stockholder James D Colyer. The ruling cites profits from dual stock moves and oil drilling subsidies benefiting Lloyd and Pitts.
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Dallas
W. H. Atwell
Nu- Enamel Corporation
C. L. Lloyd
L. Frank Pitts
Atwell
James D. Colyer
New York
The
Paint Manufacturing Company
Lloyd and Pitts
Colyer
Lloyd and
Pitts
Board of Directors
Lloyd
Nu-Enamel
Nu- Enamel
No-Enamel
Itts and
Gerhardsen Wins Norwegian Election Majority
Oslo reports Premier Einar Gerhardsen's labor government led in early returns with at least 86 of 150 seats as counting continued. Communists, opposed to Atlantic Pact membership, remained scarcely represented with 1 seat. non Socialist parties split votes across Conservatives Liberals Christian People Agriarians.
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Oslo
Norway
Einar Gerhardsen
Labor Party
Liberals
Christian People's
Agrarians
Weather summary for Austin area with readings and extremes
The report notes cool nights and variable readings for Austin area on Wednesday. Sunrise around 3 am, sunset near 6:am, with a last quarter moon at 11 36 am. Highest temperature 101 degrees, lowest 3 degrees, rainfall 0.24 inches in 24 hours, and 2.00 inches since Jan 4.
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Austin
Wedhessas
Ainfall
Alorado River
Motovolis
Marshall
Colorado
Abilene
Amarillo
Galveston
Ouston
William Rosen to Testify in Hiss Trial
FBI locates William Rosen a tight lipped witness in the Alger Hiss retrial set for Nov 1. He was found Sept 26 on a Los Angeles sidewalk and says he is ready to testify. Rosen has been involved in long running disputes over a Ford roadster linked to Hiss and Chambers.
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New York
William Rosen
Algier Hiss
FBI
Thomas F. Murphy
Rosen
Hiss
Los Angeles
Murphy
State Department
Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Santa Monica
Calif
Grand Jury
Washington
Atomic clash over Navy carrier plans sparks Senate rebuke
Senator McMahon labeled Tatum's A bomb casualty claims as exaggerated while Holifield and Kilday questioned the Hiroshima Nagasaki figures. Blandy noted carrier cuts from eight to six and Johnson promised a hearing as Vinson chairs the probe into national security fallout.
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Sec. Johnson
McMahon
D-Conn
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Senate
Tatum
Secretary of
Defense Johnson
Navy
Holifield
Dcalif
Confessional
Atomic Committee
Atom
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Lodge
R-Mass
Tatom
House Committee
Kilday
Texas
Manhattan District Engineers’ Project
White House
Johnson
Vinson
D-Ga
House Armed Services Committee
Rains Hamper Flood Repairs in Houston
Harris County residents repairing flood damaged homes faced delays as heavy afternoon showers hit the Houston area. The rain fell hours after residents were allowed back into homes evacuated by rising bayou waters.
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Houston
Harris County
Housson
Storm Damage to Texas Prison Crops Tops $500000
Storm and rain have damaged Texas prison system crops over the past 10 days, with losses exceeding 500000. Governor Allan Shivers met with Prison Manager O B Ellis after receiving a detailed report, while officials ordered emergency steps to salvage cotton, replant fall gardens, harvest submerged corn for feed, dry other corn, harvest sweet potatoes, and move dried peas to canning, plus inter-unit surplus exchanges.
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Texas
Allan Shivers
Shivers
O. B. Ellis
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W. L. Turner
R. Todd Ford
Ben H. Powell
Morin
Okehs Allred
Fryer Parts
Brown
Green
Stewart
Dan River
Wali
Penneys
California
Gerhardsen
Reds
Centralive
Hea Saxe
Alger Hiss
Vincent L. Leibell
Blandy
Medical Division
US Strategic Bombing Survey
Tt Entei
Calcasieu General Electric Kitchen
Calcasieu
Austin - Stace
Willie
San Jacinto
Associated Press
Texas State Optical
J. Rogers
W. B. Pryatel
T. W. Drummond
Congress
Willie Kocurek
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