McCarthy Pushes Costello as Key Witness in Probe
Senator McCarthy pressed to call New York gambling figure Frankie Costello as a witness in the five percenter investigation. Chairman Hoey remained skeptical, noting no link yet between Costello and any witnesses. The probe also涉及 Vaughan and other named figures amid questions of campaign funds and influence.
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Washington
McCarthy
Costello
Harry H. Vaughan
Truman
Senate
Vaughan
New York
William Helis
Helis
Jury Opens Alice Case Wednesday
A special grand jury will begin investigation next Wednesday into the slaying of W H Mason veteran journalist and radio commentator. Deputy Sheriff Sam Smithwick is held on murder charges after Mason was shot July 29 as he sat in his car on the industrial outskirts of Alice.
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New Orleans
William T. Burton
Lake Charles
la Oisman
Vaughan
Burton
Times-Picayune
Vaughan Wage
Drew Pearson
Justice Department
Burton Burton
Alice
W. H
Bill) Mason
Mason
Sam Smithwick
Jim Wells
Smithwick
Paul A. Martineau
Corpus Christi
L. Broeter
Houston
William Botard
Herbert Havemann
Orange Grove
Alvino Canales
Premont
John Gunn
E. H. Ehlers
Charles Lieck
Fred A. Semann
San Antonio
Reams
Jury Indicts Arwine For Wise Slayings
A special grand jury in Decatur returned two murder indictments Friday against 63 year old W. I. Ike Arwine for the Aug 23 double slaying of Bridgeport farmers J. E. Mash and his wife. Arwine was arraigned after a cross country flight and a lunacy affidavit is on file.
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Decatur
W. I
Ike) Arwine
Wise County
Arwine
J. E. Mash
Bridgeport
George Hopkins Jr
Denton
P. W. Green
Bert Hawkins
Elton Jackson
Dallas
Texas Rangers
E. J. Banks
Ernest Daniels
Lewis Rigler
Gainesville
Ray Nobles
Lewis
William Arwine
Fort Worth
Nolen Sewell
Carter
District Court
Sewell
Sur
Burglar Hit Steamboat Inn on East 11th Street
Austin police search for a burglar who entered the Steamboat Inn at 1112 East 11th Street by removing a window screen and breaking the glass. Loss included 18 in nickels from the nicklodeon, a carton of cigarettes, and a plate of cold fish and chicken. An attempted burglary at Cunningham Store, 1201 East First Street, was reported. police arrived to find front glass nets but nothing missing.
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Steamboat Inn
East 11Th Street
Ira Littlefield
Cunningham
East First Street
Amateurs Shine as Turnesa Falls to King in Golf
Rufus King upset defending champion Willie Turnesa 2 and 1 in the National Amateur Golf Tournament. Sixteen players answered practice calls as Bastrop coach Milton Perkins leads a growing squad. Tigers pound Chicago 8 0 in a softball bid, Fort Madison reaches VFW finals, while Ted Schroeder wins a tennis quarterfinal over Sam Match.
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Bastrop
Milton
Pap
Ted Schroeder
Sam
Gainesville Circus Opens Two Day Run Here
Gainesville Community Circus opens a two day run in Gainesville with matinee and evening shows on Friday and Saturday at East First Street. The all amateur cast features clowns aerialists and performing animals, with proceeds benefiting the Kiwanis Club after expenses.
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Gainesville Circus
Gainesville
East First Street
Kiwanis Club
C. B. Stringer
Texas Power and Light
University of Texas Cleared by Phi Beta Kappa Council
The Phi Beta Kappa national council voted to clear the University of Texas at Austin of any violations of tenure or academic freedom. Investigators found sound tenure standards and full academic freedom, ending concerns raised after President Homer Rainey’s ouster. The UT president called the action very reassuring and the stamp of approval removes lingering suspicion.
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Madison
Wis
National
Phi Beta Kappa Council
University of Texas
Phi Beta Kappa
Austin
Harry Leon
Homer P. Rainey
National Council
University of New Hampshire
Durham
N.H
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
T. S. Painter
J. A. Burdine
Little Donald Little Earns “Penfant Terrible” Nickname
In South Gate California on September 2, 22 month old Donald Little gained notoriety for a string of risky escapades. He ate Christmas tree baubles swallowed wires ink berries sow bags medicine cabinet items and nearly drowned in a tub before getting his head stuck in a potty and requiring a plumber to remove it. His mother, Mrs. Melvin Little, called him naturally inquisitive and likened him to a kitten.
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South Gate
Calif
Donald Little
Melvin Little
Donald
Treasury says veterans' life insurance dividend not taxable
The Treasury announced that the $2.8 billion special dividend to be distributed to veterans on their national service life insurance will not be subject to income tax. Officials ruled the dividends are adjustments of premiums paid by veterans and not income under tax laws. First dividend checks are expected to be mailed next January.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Internal Revenue
Sergeant Provoo Charged With Treason For Wartime Propaganda
United States Army sergeant John David Provoo 33 from Saucelito California is charged with treason for aiding Japanese forces during Corregidor captivity 1942 to 1945 He allegedly wrote scripts broadcast by Japan and was held for a Sept hearing by US Commissioner Edward W McDonald FBI filed the complaint and US Attorney John F X McGohey notes Provoo was honorably discharged in 1946 then re enlisted He faces trial after being discharged from Fort Meade Maryland to the treason proceedings.
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New York
Corregidor
Army
FBI
Edward W. McDonald
Provoo
Tokyo Rose
Radio Tokyo
John F. X. McGahey
McGahey
McDonald
Fort Meade
Pacific
Broadcasting Corporation of Japan
Davis
Napoleon
Ferdinand the Bull
Johnny
John F. X. McGohey
McGohey
Philippines
Long Labor Day Weekend Begins in Austin
Austin marks the start of a long Labor Day weekend with many workers off through Tuesday. City and state employees take a three day holiday while business houses and government offices suspend operations except for emergencies. The Labor Day program involves 30 unions with a parade on Congress Avenue at 10 am and a full afternoon and evening program at Zilker Park, capped by a City Coliseum dance Monday night.
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Austin
Congress Avenue
Zilker Park
City Coliseum
Dallas Man Held After Girl's Fatal Office Shooting
Dallas police say Keith Petersen, 21, a Southern Methodist University journalism student, shot Carolyn Schofield, 20, a secretary, six times inside the Southland Life Insurance building. Petersen surrendered and gave a signed statement detailing his rejection and intent.
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Dallas
Carolyn Schofield
Keith Petersen
Southern Methodist University
Petersen
Southland Life Insurance
Carolyn
Henry Rogatz
Rogatz
Centex Rains Skips Drouth-Ridden City
Scattered light showers fell in Central Texas on Friday but avoided Austin while Marshall Ford Dam recorded the heaviest rain at .66 inches. Other scattered showers reached Burnet Lampasas Bertram and Liberty Hill, with Austin topping 94 degrees and a low of 70 at 6 a.m. Saturday’s outlook calls for more isolated thundershowers. Laredo hit 96 and Waco 95 as the state’s hot spots.
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Texas
Austin
Marshall Ford Dam
Burnet
Lampasas
Bertram
Liberty Hill
Laredo
Waco
Soldier killed in Camp Hood car crash near Taylor
Private First Class Junious W. Stewart, 23, of the 85th Quartermaster Depot, died after a car overturned on Farm Highway 112 near Taylor at 6 40 p m. Corporal Van T Anderson, 22, survived with shock and unknown injuries. Anderson was pinned beneath the wreck as motorists removed him.
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W. L. Luna
Stewart
Anderson
Luna
Travis County Faces $50,000 September Deficit
A Friday bank balance check shows Travis County Øverdrawn by $3,186.65 with the American National Bank and $35,150.77 in warrants at Austin National Bank lacking funds. The county projects about $75,000 to operate September, expects $25,000 in revenue, leaving a net short about $50,000 before tax revenue arrives.
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Travis County
Fred Williams
American National Bank
Austin National Bank
Austin National
Fidelity State Bank
First State Bank of
Pflugerville
Austin
Travis
Texas
High Court Justice Rutledge Near Death After Cerebral Hemorrhage
Supreme Court Justice Wiley B. Rutledge, 55, is gravely ill at York Hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage. He slipped into a coma as doctors described his condition as grave. his family including Mrs Rutledge and their children are at his bedside. He was stricken at Ogunquit and had vacationed at Wells.
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York
Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge
York Hospital
Elmer Tower
Fred A. Geier
Washington, D. C
Jurist
Ogunquit, Seashore
Wells
Rutledges
Rutledge
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Bench
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John David Provoo
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