Twins Capture in Center Killing Ends Texas Manhunt
Twenty six year old twins Bill and Crump Morrison surrendered to Sheriff Carl Black after a search across Central Texas for the knife slaying of Private C N Knight Jr in Rockdale. Knight died near a Milano nightclub while aiding Wayne Lawrence who is hospitalized in critical condition. Knight's brother Bill Knight was lightly injured. Funeral for Knight set for Monday at 3 pm.
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Rockdale
C. N. Knight Jr
Bill
Crump Morrison
Carl Black
Texas
Knight
Milano
Here
Wayne Lawrence
Central Texas
Lockhart
Buck Morris
Watson Branch
Morrison's
Ed Sexton
Lawrence
Richard Hopper
O. H. Lawrence
Tracy
Bill Knight
Lynwood Peterson
Rockdale Baptist Church
Rockdale Cemetery
SWC grid title undecided until November clash in Houston
Baylor and Rice remain the lone unbeaten SWC teams as they prepare to meet in Houston on November 26. Dallas hosts a Texas showdown as the Longhorns and Mustangs battle for survival in this week’s top conference contest. The NY Yankees and NY Giants upset SF 49ers and Chicago Bears in big Sunday pro games. Six major college teams still undefeated after Saturday. Luke Sewell named Reds manager for 1950 and 1951.
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Baylor
Rice
Houston
Dallas
New York Yankees
Giants
San Francisco
Luke Sewell
Brown
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
Reds
Five Die In B26 Plane Crash On Texas Ranch
A B26 bomber crashed on the Boone cattle ranch 20 miles southeast of Midland Texas killing all five aboard. The crew, from Biggs AFB El Paso, included Lt Col Charles J Lutz pilot and Capt Thomas Hillmann co pilot. The crash occurred about 1 15 p m CST as the aircraft en route from Biggs to Barksdale.
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Midland
Here
Air Force
Biggs Air Force Base
el Paso
Charles J. Lutz
Thomas Hillmann
Shreveport
James R. Miller
Billy H. Miller
Fort Worth
Robert E. Lee
Biloxi
Miss
Biggs
Barksdale Air Force Base
Boone Cattle Ranch
Britain and United States drift over recognizing Communist China
The British may soon establish full diplomatic relations with the Communist government of China while the United States expects recognition to be months away. Britain aims to retain Hong Kong and protect its assets, with favorable treatment of diplomats, whereas the US faces greater pressure and retreat from mainland China. Reports from Hong Kong note Communist advances toward Kweilin and possible moves toward Yungning, though official Chinese sources deny and suspend papers over misreports.
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Britain
United States
China
London
Hong Kong
Washington
Red Territory
Kweilin
South China
Pai
Yungning
Nanning
Indochina
Chungking
Woman Electrocuted In Falfurrias Accident
Mrs Aner Waneta Kempt aged 43 was electrocuted when she stepped from her trailer home onto an electric wire early Sunday in Falfurrias Texas at 630 am Don Waldrop an ambulance driver was shocked but not injured while trying to aid her
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Falfurrias
Aner Waneta Kempt
Don Waldrop
Rachlin Steber Open Austin Symphony Season
Eleanor Steber and Ezra Rachlin electrified Austin at Gregory Gym for the season opener. Rachlin led the Austin Symphony Orchestra with precise, confident control in Beethoven and Smetana, while Steber impressed from the start with the Dove Sono aria and culminated in a broad American-tinged finale.
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Dudley
Eleanor Steber
Ezra Rachlin
Austin
Miss Steber
Austin Symphony Orchestra
Rachlin
Gregory Gym
Glinka
Beethoven
Symphony Orchestra
Smetana
Dvorak
Austin Symphony Society
Mob Storm Kills 20 at Colombian Liberal Meeting
In Cali, Colombia, a mob attacked a Liberal Party gathering on Saturday night, killing 20 and injuring 40. Four women and two infants among the wounded. Soldiers dispersed the mob and troops patrolled Sunday as presidential elections loom on November 27.
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Cali
Colombia
Liberal Party
Bogota
See-Saw Weather Expected Today
Two fronts a warm one and a cold one will see-saw over the Austin area Monday and Tuesday producing a mix of fog drizzle, sun, and cooler spells. Sunday 71/59. state wide clouds, rain in several cities. Ample detail on front movements and temperatures provided.
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Austin
Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Amarillo
Brownsville
Dallas
Lubbock
Clarendon
Wichita Falls
Big Spring
Abilene
Britons Await Budget Cuts As Attlee Prepares Speech
Britons waited anxiously for the Labour austerity measures to be unveiled by Prime Minister Attlee in the House of Commons. Speculation put potential cuts between 250 and 300 million pounds, with the current year’s spending set at 3.3 billion pounds.
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London
Attlee
House of Commons
Sunday Times
Observer
Former Baylor gridder ends life in Sonora gunshot
William Barney Hamm Jr., 24, a Templeman and former Baylor University football player, shot himself between the eyes with a pistol borrowed from a town constable at a Sonora filling station. Constable Newt Poteet and Night Watchman Sam Adams witnessed the tragedy, and Justice of the Peace George Barrow ruled death by own action. Hamm had been living and working in Sonora with Stanford Electric Company and left behind a wife and two children in Temple. The incident followed Hamm’s earlier behavior and a trip by three other Temple men. The body was sent to Temple for burial.
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Sonora
Texas
William Barney Hamm Jr
Templeman
Newt Poteet
Night
Sam Adams
Hamm
Poteet
George Barrow
Baylor University
Adams
Clyde Henderson
Stanford Electric Company
Henderson
Barrow
Temple
Moody Thomas
Kenneth Bowling
James Fife
Final Agreement Also Made In Hawaii Longshore Tieup
Two large labor strikes ended on Sunday as Missouri Pacific Railroad and Hawaii Dock Workers concluded settlements. MoPac reached arbitration on most union claims, while Hawaii dockers accepted raises and resolved side issues in most ports. Coal and steel strikes persisted, with union and company positions on pensions and pay unresolved.
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Hawaii
Associated Press
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Brotherhoods of
Missouri Pacific
Guy A. Thompson
CIO International Longshoremens and Warehousemen
Funeral Rite Slated For Rubin Bernhard in Fredericksburg
Rubin Bernhard a 55 year old Fredericksburg civic leader died at home. Funeral services set for 2 30 p m Monday at Beckmann Funeral Home with Rev G A Poehlmann officiating. Burial in City Cemetery. He was national director of the Brotherhood of American Lutheran Churches and held multiple community posts. Survived by widow three daughters and a son Rubin Bernhard Jr.
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Fredericksburg
Spl
Rubin Bernhard
Beckmann
G. A. Poehlmann
Bernhard
Gillespie
Kendall
Brotherhood of American Lutheran Churches
Lutheran Welfare Society of Texas
Bethany Lutheran Church
Gillespie County Community Chest
Louis Jordan
American Legion
Dorothy Bernhard
Shirley Bernhard
Rubin Bernhard Jr
Texas Lutheran College
Weekend Austin area traffic injuries surge in rainy chaos
Rainy weekend crashes injure 11 in the Austin area with 65 accidents reported since Friday. A head on collision near Bastrop, seven cars involved, and two injuries at Dallas Highway and Anderson Lane. Names and hospitals noted for Mrs Emma Smith and Joseph Davis, plus several others treated for injuries. patrols worked long shifts to curb the surge.
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Austin
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Bastrop
Dallas Highway
Anderson Lane
Emma E. Smith
Lydia Street
Brackenridge Hospital
Joseph E. Davis
West St. John
Davis
George Lewis Stouter Sr
Coscob
Conn
Settergest
Stouter
G. L. Stouter Jr
Seton Hospital
Brackenridge
T. O. Dillard
D. K. McDaniel
Marguerite Cook
West 35Th Street
31St
West Avenue
W. Y. Light
West 33Rd Street
Paul S. Fuqua
University of Texas
Henri E. Stohl
Guadalupe
Fuqua
Peggy Buino
San Antonio
Elinor Steinhagen
Beaumont
Gulf Oil Names Three to Posts in New Appointments
Gulf Oil Corporation announced on Sunday the election of Wiley G. Robinett as assistant comptroller and the appointments of Adam P. Young as manager of sales accounting and E. F. Franz as budget director in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Gulf Oil Corporation
Wiley G. Robinett
Adam P. Young
E. F. Franz
Ten Spectators Die as Car Crashes at Rafaela Track
Italo Bizio, Argentine dirt track racer, and ten spectators were killed when his car spun out at Rafaela in Santa Fe during a 500 mile race. Eight others were injured as the vehicle struck spectators near a wire fence at about 90 miles per hour during the third 80 mile lap.
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Buenos Aires
Italo Bizio
Rafaela
Santa Fe
Bizio
Auto Club
Roof Fire Damages Six-Room House on West 12th Street
A light blaze damaged the roof of a six room frame house at 1313 West 12th Street Sunday morning. Firefighters arrived at 10:26 a.m. when a hot water flue sparked the fire. The home, occupied by John Hay, sustained minor damage.
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West 12Th Street
John Hay
French political crisis seeks end to postwar government
France faced an 18 day crisis as Georges Bidault's effort to form a new government faltered. President Auriol offered support after Edouard Herriot failed to unite rival parties, while De Gaulle denounced the regime of parties as a scandalous spectacle threatening the republic.
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France
Georges Bidault
Vincent Auriol
Bidault
Edouard Herriot
National Assembly
MRP
Henri Queuille
Jules Moch
Rene Mayer
le Mans
de Gaulle
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Ronald
Melvin Murray
Pond
Ronnie
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Canton
Pai Chung-hsi
Ernani
Missouri-Pacific Railway
Thomas
Bowling
Fife
Yvette Madsen
Brooklyn
Rhine-Main Dispensary
Frankfurt
Germany
US Air Force
Andrew E. Madsen
Madsen
Buchschlag
MoPac
Union
Mahukona
Honolulu
Cyrus Ching
New York
US Steel
Steel Companies
CIO
United Steelworkers Union
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
Lewis
District of Columbia Democrat Club
Arthur Clarendon Smith Sr
Truman
White House
Smith
Rio Grande
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