Holiday Labor Day Parade and Queen Coronation in Austin
Austin observes Labor Day with a morning parade down Congress Avenue led by labor and civic groups, followed by a Barton Springs picnic and children’s games. Three queen candidates represent local unions. Evening events include a 7:30 p.m. band concert, singsong, and a Labor Day dance at the City Coliseum led by Perry Legion.
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Austin
Congress Avenue
12Th Street
Avenue 4
Austin Trades Council
Eddie Allen
Fred Allen
Electricians
Alice Joy Holstein
Charles Holstine
Clerks
Butchers
Ruth Ann Carpenter
Ira Carpenter
Carpenters
Barton’s Springs
Barton's
Austin Federation of Musicians
City Coliseum
Perry Legion
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Murder Case On Work List Of Grand Jury
Approximately 90 cases will be heard by the grand jury this week per District Attorney Bob Long. One murder case stands out Cornelius Baylock 19 charged with the fatal shooting of his wife two weeks ago. The grand jury will be empaneled Monday at 9 a m in 126th District Court with a general charge to be issued and 12 members announced. Labor Day shifts action to Tuesday.
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Bob Long
Cornelius Baylock
Jack Roberts
Grand Jury
126Th District Court
Robert
Roberts
Teasing Showers May Damp Day in Central Texas
Weather forecast warns of lingering showers for Labor Day festivities in Austin and Central Texas. Rainfall Sunday was light overall with higher amounts locally. Austin recorded about 0.4 inches as showers moved through the region.
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Austin
Central
Texas
Weather Bureau
Centex Wrecks Kill 2 As Texas' Total Leads US
Two people died in Central Texas Sunday as the state traffic toll rose amid holiday crashes. Allen Rhea Mayes 35 of Harlingen died when his car overturned near San Marcos on Highway 123. Alfonso Delgato 27 of Fort Hood died of injuries from a three car collision near Georgetown.
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Austin
Allen Rhea Mayes
Harlingen
San Marcos
Alfonso Delgato
Fort Hood
Georgetown
Mayes
Bliss Sherman
A. B. McCarter
Sears-Roebuck
J. C. Mayes
H. H. Everitt
Odessa
A. Harold McNeese
Dallas
Delgato
Highway 81
Tivoli
Refugio County
John Louis Waite
J. D. Davidson
Davidson
Joe Wesley Trulove
Temple
Bastrop
Robert Lester Cole
University of Texas
Houston
John M. Cole
Spud tale, Texas spinners, and Pennsylvania Dutch noted
A whimsical note from Page 7 introduces an Iowa spud tale and hints at Texas tall tale spinners facing a rough national meet this year. The piece also mentions a competition framed by Pennsylvania Dutch contrasts and calls for skepticism with a grain of salt.
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Iowa
Texas
Labor Day Holiday Auto Death Toll Across Nation
The Labor Day weekend saw at least 309 deaths from accidents, with 238 traffic fatalities and 31 drownings plus 40 other mishaps. States report figures by traffic, drowning, and miscellaneous categories, led by Texas with 18 traffic deaths and California at 17.
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Associated Press
National Safety
Safety Council
Hopkinsville
Milwaukee
Alabama
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Stephan Gardner Dies at 54 Former Austin bandleader and state employee
Stephan Shelby Gardner, once a Texas wide known bandleader Steve Gardner's Band, died suddenly at 54. He was found in a camp near Burnet during a Lake Buchanan excursion with State Comptroller’s Department staff. Funeral set for Tuesday at Cook Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. survivors include widow Isabelle, daughter Jean, a mother, sisters Anna and Bernice, and seven brothers.
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Austin
Gardner
Burnet
State Comptroller's Department
Lake Buchanan
Steve Gardner
Texas
Comptroller's Department
Austin Lodge No. 12
A.F
A.M
Scottish Rite
Shrine
Cook Funeral Home
Thomas Yerxa
Memorial Park
Isabelle Gardner
Burnie R. Gardner
Fort Worth
Jean Gardner
Anna Gardner
Bernice Gardner
J. Harris Gardner
W. Beverly Gardner
Fred C. Gardner
John C. Gardner
Derry H. Gardner
Houston
Oklahoma Corporation Buys Lockhart Hotel
The Carter Hotel in Lockhart was sold to the Carter Hotel Corporation for an amount not disclosed. Oklahoma City businessmen led by president G. W. James Jr and vice president Bill Parker form the ownership group. Victor E. Davis moved to Lockhart to manage the property.
Texas Bankers Conference Opens in Hogg Auditorium
The ninth annual Texas Bankers Association conference, co sponsored by the University of Texas, opens Monday in Hogg Memorial Auditorium for a three day session. More than 300 Texas bankers have begun arriving for talks on banking law real estate loans internal operations and welfare state trends with University of Texas Dr James C Dolley and Frost National Bank official L Smalley White among presenters.
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Texas Bankers Association
University of Texas
Hogg Memorial Auditorium
Texas Bankers
J. Anderson Fitzgerald
School of Business Administration
C. E. McCutcheon
Wichita Falls
W. Dewey Lawrence
Tyler
Ben H. Wooten
First National Bank of Dallas
John T. Yantis
First National Bank of Brownwood
M. K. Berry
Herring National Bank of
Vernon
R. B. Anderson
Waggoner
A. E. Cleere
Lrst National Bank of Houston
Vernon J. Giss
Second National Bank
Houston
John T. Lewis
First National Bank of Jacksonville
James C. Dolley
University
L. Smalley White
Frost National Bank
San Antonio
Dolley
Watrous H. Irons
Dalls
Arthur A. Smith
Dallas
Collision Kills Five Near Panhandle
A head on crash near Panhandle on Highway 60 and State Highway 117 killed five people and injured four others. Victims include Marcellus E. Shaw Enid Park Oklahoma driver of the Tucson bound car Thomas Preston Ford 30 Wichita Falls driver of the other car Lannie Ford 5 and Mrs T H Ford 49 of Pampa and Mrs Angus Doyle 30 of Pampa. The Ford party who were en route to a Palo Duro Canyon picnic were among the dead. Sheriff Willians said Shaw may have fallen asleep at the wheel. The wreck occurred about 9 25 am.
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Panhandle
Marcellus E. Shaw
Enid Park
Okla
Tucson
Ariz
Enid
Thomas Preston Ford
Wichita Falls
Lannie Ford
T. H. Ford
Pampa
Angus Doyle
Ford
Here
Highland General Hospital
Gard Ford
Roland Doyle
Clarence Willians
Shaw
Palo Duro Canyon
US speeds arms to Indochina amid looming crisis
Reports from American and French sources say Ho Chi Minh plans a large offensive against French and Allied Vietnam forces by October with weather conditions turning favorable. The United States has poured substantial arms and supplies into Indochina, including transport planes, for roughly 150 000 troops, financed by Truman's 75 million fund and a proposed 4 billion foreign arms bill.
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United States
Indochina
Ho Chi Minh
Vietnam
Formosa
State Department
Pentagon
Southeast Asia
Tonkin
China
Long Indochina
Korea
Asia
Malaya
Thailand
Indonesia
Truman
Congress
Death of UT dorm director Miss Martha C Lockett
Miss Martha C Lockett first director of the Littlefield Dormitory at the University of Texas died Sunday in Houston. She lived in Austin for almost 50 years and served as dorm director from 1927 for ten years. Funeral Monday 5 p.m. at All Saints Episcopal Church with burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include two sisters H P Brown of Austin and Mrs Robert Thompson of Brenham.
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Littlefield
University of Texas
Houston
Austin
Burke Baker
All Saints’ Episcopal Church
Joseph Harte
Oakwood
Frank Jewett
Ireland Graves
H. T Parlin
D. A. Pentex
H. P. Brown
Robert Thompson
Brenham
China bomb raid retold as strafing on Yalu River
A Peiping broadcast relayed by the Communist news service claims U S fighter planes bombed and strafed junks on the Yalu River between Korea and Manchuria on Aug 29 and Aug 20, killing three boatmen and wounding others. The report prompted Chou En Lai to charge China border violations and Russia to push the case at the United Nations.
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Peiping
Yalu River
Korea
Manchuria
Associated Press
China
Eling
Chou En-Tai
United States
Chou
Jacob Malik
Russia
United Nations Security Council
Security Council
Lake Success
Red
Classified Advertising Open 4 to 6 on Labor Day
The American-Statesman classified and display departments will be open from 4 to 6 pm Monday for customer convenience. Classified pick-up service will not be offered.
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Reds claim Angang as North push stalls on south front
Communist forces seized Angang on the north end and pressed toward Pohang Taegu, while fresh Red assaults in the south were repelled by American troops. Rain and stiff defense slowed North Korean operations, with heavy fighting near Masan and Taegu and U.S. naval gunfire supporting Masan.
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Yongsan
Tokyo
United Nations
Angang
Pohang- Taegu
Taegu
Keystone
Pohang
Kisye
Kigye
Korea
Eighth Army
Masan
Magan
Naktong River Bulge
Jeff Erickson
Changnyong
Lake Upo
Naktong
Changnyong- Yongsan
Erickson
UN Rains Fire On Reds From Sea and Skies
UN forces intensify sea and air strikes against North Korean troops near Pohang and Masan. Carrier Task Force 77 planes and Navy ships bombard supply centers, railway yards, warehouses, and road junctions while 400 tons of general purpose bombs hit targets behind enemy lines.
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United Nations
Chinhae Bay
Chindong
Paedun
Pohang
Navy
Carrier
Kwangju
Korea
Navy Corsair
Masan
Fifth Air Force
Far East Air Force
Air Force
Far East Forces
Dewey Reported Preparing To Run
Governor Thomas E. Dewey planned to seek a third term as New York governor. Advisers confirmed he would announce early in the week to launch a national GOP bid against Truman, aiming to boost Republican prospects in the November elections.
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Albany
N.Y
Thomas E. Dewey
New York State
Harry S. Truman
Dewey
GOP
Hurricane brushes Florida as seas churn and crews watch
A small hurricane skirted Florida’s west coast heading north along the Gulf, with 65 to 70 mph winds lashing the peninsula and minor damage reported. Key West endured gusts, while Cuban and Antiguan effects showed broader reach and casualties.
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Miami
Fla
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Navy
Weather Bureau
Miami Weather Bureau
Fort Myers
Everglades City
Tarpon Springs
Tarap Springs
Apalachicola
Grady Norton
Gulf Coast
Naples
Sarasota
St. Petersburg
Norton
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CIO
Philip Murray
Murray
Labor Ay
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Green
Centex
Henue
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RADIO
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Gigi
Stephan Gardner
Oklahoma Corporation
Lockhart Hotel
New Korea
Pohang-Taegu
Orvil A. Anderson
Air War College
Maxwell Field
Ala
Hoyt S Vandenberg
Maj. Anderson
Angan
First Cavalry Division
Kumhwa
First Cavalry
Key West
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Antigua
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