Community Chest Nears Goal in Austin Drive
Former Mayor Tom Miller, head of the Community Chest drive, urged employee groups to push to the goal of 100 percent participation as pledges near the $182,863 target. Monday saw a $2,000 Humble Oil donation, a $500 gift, and state workers passing $10,000, with several agencies achieving 100 percent participation.
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Austin Community Chest
Tom Miller
General Chest Drive
Miller
Humble Oil and Refining Company
Attor
W. L. Kindle
Bill Perkins
Humble Oil and Refining
Humble
Austin
Betty Ray Walker
Final Plans Set For City School Bond Issue Push
City and school officials finalize a $20 million municipal and public school bond campaign with a week of radio addresses on KTXN in English and Spanish. A special finance committee funds the efforts with private contributions. Mayor Glass expects passage despite a light turnout risk.
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City Hall
KTXN
George Sanchez
University of Texas
Pat Mendez
Austin Lulac Organization
O. D. Weeks
Taylor Glass
Glass
Conservationists urged to build organizations
In Fredericksburg on Oct 30 two Texas Soil Conservation District officials urged 100 Central Texas supervisors to organize a strong front to safeguard conservation gains. Clayton Puckett and Horace Fawcett warned that compulsory land use could arise from non agricultural groups if districts fail to lead. They urged funding, a state convention turnout, and a permanent $5 million legislative grant to sustain district work and operations through 1951.
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Fredericksburg
Texas Soil Conservation District
Texas
Puckett
Fawcett
Mineral Wells
Texas Supervisors
Four Jurors Chosen For Harris Murder Trial
In Mason, October 30, four jurors were selected for the trial of H. C. Harris charged with murder in the March 31 shooting of Ray Burnett, a 42-year-old cattle dealer. Burnett was chased into a Mason store and shot in the head. Sheriff L. E. Campbell arrested Harris after Burnett died. Prospective jurors faced questions on death penalty and temporary insanity. Burnett left a widow and two brothers. legal counsel includes Robert E. Lee and State Senator Carlos C. Ashley.
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San Saba
H. C. Harris
Ray Burnett
Mason
Burnett
L. E. Campbell
Harris
Campbell
Howard
Arch
Robert E. Lee
Carlos C. Ashley
Liano
Four Houston Officers Sue to Regain Jobs
Four former Houston policemen named the City Civil Service Commission as defendant in district court seeking reinstatement after dismissal for allegedly beating a taxicab driver. The commission approved the firings on October 17. The men are John E. Free Thomas N. Harrod E. B. Love and Aubrey B. Bishop.
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Houston
City Civil Service Commission
John E. Free
Thomas N. Harrod
E. B. Love
Aubrey B. Bishop
The
Civil Service Commission
Texas toface SMU with better football says Blair Cherry
University of Texas grid tutor Blair Cherry says improved football will be required to defeat Southern Methodist as the Mustangs visit Austin for the upcoming game. The feature promises complete information on outdoor cooking rules and tips.
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University of Texas Grid
Blair Cherry
Southern Methodist
Mustangs
Austin
Carlino Murder Trial: Key Oral Confession Admitted
The Houston trial of Carlino for Vallone’s murder featured the state presenting an oral confession and the murder weapon. Sheriff Kern testified Carlino admitted killing Vallone under Mafia orders, detailing the pursuit on Chocolate Bayou Road and disposal of the gun, with Biaggio Angelico’s role questioned.
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Diego L. Carlino
Order of Houston
Vincent Vailone
J. Harris Gardner
Harris County
A. C. Winborn
C. V
Buster) Kern
Carlino
Kern
Vallone
Loui J. Marino
Chocolate Bayou
Marino
Sabine Street
Biaggio Angelico
Frazier
Biaggio
Louis J. Marino
Booming Auto Industry Warns of Rising U S Death Toll
The National Safety Council warned that booming auto production is overwhelming traffic defenses and will push 1950 traffic deaths to a postwar record. Through nine months, deaths rose 11 percent to 24,580, with an expected year total near 35,000, the council said. President Ned H. Dearborn tied higher production to insufficient safety measures and urged lifesaving over wins on the traffic slide rule.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Ned H. Dearborn
GOPs Spend $1 Million on Campaign Expense
Three major Republican organizations reported they had spent more than $1,000,000 in the race for Congress next week. The filings with the House clerk show a slight overspend over receipts under the Federal Corrupt Practices Act. Democrats had not filed comparable reports yet, with expectations of later filings.
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Washington
Congress
House
Coffee Price Cuts Hit Wholesale Rates Across Brands
New York reports wholesale coffee prices slashed by two cents a pound by leading distributors. The move follows a five cent drop in green coffee prices since mid September. Standard Brands lowers Chase Sanborn to two cents. General Foods trims Maxwell House to 82 cents and Sanka Yuban Kaffee Hag and Bliss to 87 80 77 cents respectively.
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New York
Standard Brands Corporation
Chase Sanborn
General Foods Corporation
Maxwell House
Sanka
Yuban
Kaffee Hag
Bliss Brand
Jacksboro Auto Truck Crash Kills 2 Hurts 2
Two killed in a head on collision near Jacksboro early Monday. Victims Edward E Mack 25 Azle and Aubry L Roberts 19 Seymour died at hospital. Two others injured including driver Andrew J Sims 17 Throckmorton and his father slightly. A second Sims truck struck the first wreck.
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Jacksboro
Here
Edward Eugene Mack
Azle
Aubry Lee Roberts
Seymour
Andrew James Sims
Throckmorton
C F. Hodges
Sims
Roberts
Mack
Jacksboro Hospital
Andrew Joel Sims
Tank Blast Kills Midland Welder at Oil Well
A welder, George Stallings of Midland, was killed when a water tank exploded at the Tex-Harvey No 210 Floyd oil well near Midland. C L Pierce, 38, was injured and an ambulance collided with a school bus en route to the hospital.
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Midland
George Stallings
Phillips Welding Company
R. J. Branson
Midland Police Department
C. L. Pierce
Tex-Harvey Oil
Floyd
Floyd Ranch
San Antonians Honor MacArthur Aide With Scroll
Colonel Lawrence Bunker presented General Douglas MacArthur with a testimonial scroll from 3,000 San Antonio citizens in Tokyo on Monday.
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Tokyo
INS
Lawrence Bunker
Douglas MacArthur
United Nations
San Antonio
Puerto Rico Nationalist revolt plunges island into turmoil
In San Juan on October 30 the anti-United States Nationalists sparked the worst violence in memory. Police report 23 dead including 13 officers, six in Jayuya where a police station was burned and six policemen killed. Governor Luis Munoz Marin called it a democracy conspiracy aided by Communists. The Nationalists led by Pedro Albizu Campos seek independence. police surround his San Juan home as a National Guard armored unit moves toward Jayuya.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
United States
Luis Munoz Marin
Munoz
Jayuya
Arecibo
Pedro Albizu Campos
Thorpe Warns Spooks Here On Destruction
Chief R D Thorpe warns Austin youths against property damage on Halloween urging parental supervision and responsibility. He says police and 40 firemen will patrol downtown with detectives on duty to prevent vandalism and protect property. No Halloween parade is planned this year though some schools host carnivals and parties.
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R. D. Thorpe
Austin
Hallowe'en
Thorp
Omy Re
Civitans
Jaycees
Mooch-o Bueno Not a Cough Or a Coffin
In Raleigh a military recruiting sergeant demonstrates a deterrent mixture for tobacco moochers. He mixes tobacco with rubber bands match heads hair lint pencil shavings and shotgun shell contents. The moocher smokes then returns for more two hours later.
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Raleigh
N.C
Mrs Jester Weds Childhood Friend In St Louis Rites
Mrs. Mabel Jester widow of Texas Governor Beauford Jester married Josh Morris Sr. of Texarkana in a 5 p m ceremony at the Gatesworth Hotel St Louis. The couple plan a New York honeymoon at the Commodore Hotel and Morris is described as a wealthy Texarkana insurance man.
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ST. Louis
Mabel Jester
Beauford Jester
Texas
Josh Morris
Texarkana
Morris
Jester
Mabel Buchanan
Reuben Morris
Gatesworth Hotel
New York
Commodore
F. H. Offenhauser and Co
Austin
Joan
Beauford Jr
Solon Files Suit In Kickback Row
Representative Walter E. Brehm faced a $5,000 damages suit and a request to dismiss a charge of taking kickbacks from a Washington office clerk for about three years. Clara Soliday of Logan seeks $7,340 in withheld salary and $10,000 punitive damages. Brehm denies the charges as political moves.
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Lancaster
Ohio
Walter E. Brehm
Washington
Fairfield County Common Pleas Court
Clara Soliday
Logan
Brehm
Unions Barred Brown and Root Job, City Hearing
At a Brown and Root injunction hearing in the 3rd District Court, Morgan testified that union officials refused to supply men for the city power plant expansion unless Brown and Root hired only union workers. He added unions offered to work if the city or a union contractor undertook the project. The stoppage delayed the plant’s construction for weeks, with two boilers installed by nonunion workers and later completed.
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Brown and Root Inc
Guston Morgan
Morgen
Brown and Root
Texas
Brown
Root
Morgan
AFL
Austin Building and Construction Trades Council
J. M. Odom
Taylor Glass
Ben Powell
Powell
Nat Wells
Walter Seaholm
Austin
Encirclement Move Aimed For Hamhung
North Korea offensive tensions rise as Reds lash near Hamhung and Chongju. Reports cite two Chinese divisions aiding the attack toward Hamhung while UN forces defend key routes to the Manchurian border and bolster positions along the east coast.
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Seoul
Korea
Hamhung
Kilchu
Bem Price
British Commonwealth Brigade
Chongju
Sinuiju
Kusong
O Chongju
Second Army Corps
Second Corps
Eighth Army
Jack MacBeth
Onjong
MacBeth
United Nations
Chosan
Sixth Division
Manchuria
Yalu River
Associated Press
Wiliam Jorden
Washington
Defense Department
North Korea
General MacArthur
Tokyo
State Department
Michael McDermott
MacArthur
Iwon
Siberian
Japan
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Kujang
Sandi Esquival
Dave Shanks
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Weet
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Solon
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