State employees to receive three day holiday
The Austin American Capitol reports a capitol Saturday shutdown as part of a three day holiday. The five day work week now in effect means most departments close Saturday and Labor Day, with limited staffing in Gov. Shiv ers and emergency offices. Courts adopt recess. hospitals and eleemosynary schools cut hours for workers.
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Capitol
General Land Office
State Health Department
Allan Shivers
Department of Public Safety
Cess
Criminal Appeals Court
USSR asks Tokyo for repatriation shipping aid
The Soviet Union requested Allied occupation headquarters to supply repatriation shipping for 18,000 Japanese prisoners of war to be returned to Japan this month.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
Allied Occupation Headquarters
Japan
Texas Woman Emma Seelye Disguised as Soldier in Civil War
On this day in 1884 Emma Seelye of La Porte confessed to serving two years in the Civil War as Frank Thompson with the Second Michigan Infantry. She fought as an orderly and scout, deserted after malaria in 1863 to avoid hospital exposure, later served as a spy, wrote The Nurse and Spy, and died in 1898.
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Texas
Emma Seelye
la Porte
Richard Strauss Relapses With Heart Illness
German composer Richard Strauss is reported to have suffered a relapse of his heart illness. He became ill in early August while in Garmisch Partenkirchen, with his condition described as serious but not specified.
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Garmisch - Partenkirchen
Germany
Richard Strauss
Blandy to Lead Holy Communion at St. David's
The Rev Gray M Blandy will officiate the 11 a m Holy Communion service at St David's Church on Sunday. He teaches religious courses at the University under the Canterbury Bible Chair. Ushers are Fred W Catterall Jr E H Holder and Charles R Tatum. Additional Holy Communion services are listed for early morning and midweek with a healing service following.
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St. David's Church
Blandy
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Canterbury Bible
Fred W. Catterall Jr
E. H. Holder
Charles R. Tatum
Laymen's Sunday Observed by Shettles Church
Shettles Methodist will observe its annual layman's Sunday with M. D. Council delivering the layman's address. Special music features a duet "Come, Blessed Savior" sung by Charles Bludworth and Miss Rosa Bludworth. The evening talk recounts a summer in the Idaho woods by choir director Bill Reynolds.
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Shettles Methodist
M. D. Council
Saint- Saens
Charles Bludworth
Rosa Bludworth
Idaho Woods
Bill Reynolds
Bank head dies in Snyder after short illness
Austin D. Erwin 61 president of Snyder National Bank died Thursday night after a brief illness in Snyder. The bank official had led the institution for years and his passing leaves a vacancy and arrangements to be announced by the bank board.
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Snyder
Austin D. Erwin
Snyder National Bank
Student to Speak at Trinity Lutheran Sermon
Leo Symank of Concordia Theological Seminary will speak at 11 a.m. on Let God Provide. The 7:30 p.m. service includes Holy Communion with Rev. George Beto speaking on God's Grace in the Lord's Supper.
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Trinity Lutheran Church
Leo Symank
Concordia
Concordia Theological Seminary
George Beto
Beto
They're Fruits By Botanical Definition
A concise note explains that by botanical terms, snap beans, green peas, and garden peppers are fruits. It clarifies common culinary confusion and aligns everyday Language with scientific classification.
Vance Returns to Pulpit at First Methodist on Sunday
The Rev. Marvin S. Vance will preach at 10 55 a m Sunday at First Methodist Church, with Holy Communion deferred. Organist Lee Norrell will provide preludes and postludes including The Last Supper and Eternal Father. Evening service begins at 7 30 with special music, followed by Prer by Humperdinck and Handel.
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Marvin S. Vance
Lee Norrell
Weinberger
Eternal Father
Noble
Handel
Vance
Norrell
Humperdinck
St. John's Methodist to Meet at Residence
St. John's Methodist Church holds morning services on the back lawn of J. W. Bulkley at 5018 Shoal Creek. Rev. Earl Martin will speak on Renewing of Your Mind. Evening service also on the lawn with a 6:30 fellowship supper and subsequent services.
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St. John's Methodist Church
J. W. Bulkley
Shoal Creek
Earl Martin
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