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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1948
Page
4
A plan to test drivers for intoxication with an alcohometer in Travis County was announced. Judge Mace B. Thurman Jr. and County Attorney Perry Jones say steps toward operation are being considered, with a council and commissioners court to review.
In Holiday magazine's November issue Austin is praised as a seat of culture and government. The article calls Austin one of the most beautiful North American cities and notes its charm from nature and educated residents, with Governor Jester and the Capitol pictured alongside university life and state business activity in a federalist Texas.
In Omaha on Oct 19 a thief broke into Mrs. Althea Johnsons home and stole her 13 year old terrier. She noted the dog was not a good watch dog and nothing else was taken.
An October Travis County grand jury issued a no bill regarding the death of W T Suhr at the Post Road home of W E Buster Davis. Suhr, a noted Austin contractor, was shot three times with an Army carbine on Sept 13. Davis surrendered the rifle and was later released on a 5000 bond.
A brief note explains that drying fish drink little to no water while open mouths allow water to pass over gills for oxygen. Water intake occurs as the fish remains submerged during the process.
R. E. Gracey of Roscoe was elected president of the American Milking Shorthorn Society at the annual banquet and meeting in Dallas. The event drew more than 490 breeders from about a dozen states, succeeding Keith King of Victoria, NL.
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