Court Rules Rail Rates Cut On Cottonseed Invalid
A group of 24 Texas railroad companies won a complete victory in 98th District Court as Judge Charles O Betts ruled they were not required to follow the Texas Railroad Commission order cutting freight rates on cottonseed. The judge also noted the commission had canceled the order. The suit challenged the emergency rate cut issued August 2 after the Rio Grande Valley Farm Bureau cited a bumper crop and high transport costs.
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Texas Railroad
Texas Railroad Commission
98Th District Court
Charles O. Betts
Betts
Rio Grande Valley
Texas
Mercedes
Penny Pinching Leads To Fugitive Arrest
In San Antonio on September 1 a 28 year old ex convict was captured after a three block chase along the river walk. He was lured by fifty five pennies hidden in his shoes and discarded a bag with six packages of water soaked cigarettes into the river. Officer Jessie Garcia stopped the fugitive.
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San Antonio
Jessie Garcia
River Walk
Austin on Air Tour Faces Short End Among Texas Stops
The all Texas air tour visits Austin on Sept 15 amid limited city planning. About 200 private planes with 600 people will join a six day 3100 mile Texas swing to 69 airports starting Sept 12 in Houston and ending Sept 18 in Galveston. Unlike other cities, Austin offered only a dining area at the Airport Coffee Shop for air crews, with diners paying their own way. The tour aims to spark interest in private flying as Asa Burroughs notes Governor Shivers and 50 legislators have been invited and accepted to participate.
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Austin
Texas State Aviation Association
Texas
Houston
Galveston
Chamber of Commerce
William O. Harwell
Asa Burroughs
Texas Aeronautics Commission
Shivers
Bush tops Commodore Perry Hotel early amid construction
Workmen hoisted a pine to the top of the Commodore Perry Hotel elevator tower to start a long standing tradition, though the roof is not yet finished. Rex Kitchens, the contractor, says the barbecue will occur only after the roof is poured, which is three weeks away, with completion expected near May 1.
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Rex Kitchens
Commodore Perry
Kitchens
Tito's Army Numbers 600000 Report Says
The Italian news agency Astra quoted Trieste sources stating Yugoslav Premier Marshal Tito commands 600000 men, with potential to rise to 1 million if attacked. Cominform pressure on the eastern frontier is cited as prompting mobilization of many classes. Yugoslav troops reportedly have light equipment and weak artillery.
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Rome
Astra
Trieste
Marshal Tito
Yugoslavia
Cominform
Communist International Information Bureau
Campaigning on Plates in 19th Century Elections
Glassware including plates flasks and other objects bore candidate names and faces and circulated as campaign literature during early American presidential contests. These items served as portable political messaging in a time before mass media.
Expediter Ends Rent Control In Austin And Texas
National Housing Expediter Tighe E Woods lifted rent controls in Austin and Travis County and decontrolled Hays and Williamson Counties. He cited surveys showing adequate rental housing demand and noted statewide decontrol by the 51st Legislature until Oct 17 for remaining areas. Postal and regional offices had closed for lack of funds.
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Austin
Tighe E. Woods
Washington
Travis County
Hays
Williamson
Woods
Texas
Dallas
Two More Suits Filed in Food-Drug Clean-Up Drive
County Court-at-Law receipts show eight complaints against local eateries under the State Health Department annual inspection. New suits target D. H. Shook and G. S. Wotten on dish cleanliness and equipment adequacy amid broader allegations of unsanitary conditions including rats, spoiled meat, and insect contamination.
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Austin
State Health Department
D. H. Shook
Congress
G. S. Wotten
A. M. Fitzhugh
W. E. Shultz
East Sixth
Joe Herrera
B. R. Mosley
Paul
Bees and Trees Keep Fire Department Busy
Bees and trees caused a busy day for Chicago firemen when 4 fallen trees at an intersection brought a swarm of bees into the scene. Captain James Flattery led 17th Battalion units as children helped chase the swarm, and several firemen were stung before the bees were driven off.
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Chicago
Fire Department
17Th Battalion
James Flattery
Lauder Gravely Ill After Restless Night
Sir Harry Lauder, 79, Strathaven Scotland, seriously ill with cerebral thrombosis and uremia, had a restless night with no improvement in his condition doctors said Thursday. The famed Scots minstrel and composer remains in critical condition under medical care.
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Strathaven
Scotland
Harry Lauder
Harry
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