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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 08, 1949

Page

5

Senators Return from Vacation in Mid-Season Senate Session

The Senate met at noon in the old chamber after a week off. Senator Lucas questioned the quorum, and Malone spoke briefly on the reciprocal trade agreements bill before George began debate at 12 40, marking a brisk return to business.

Senate Lucas Ill Johnston D-S. C Congressional Record Malone Wherry R-Neb George D-Ga

Lawyer Talks Over E Paso Case Here

El Paso attorney Robert L. Holliday for Ysleta Independent School District meets with other lawyers in the Supreme Court case on whether Fort Bliss military lands belong to the El Paso district or county common districts. The ruling affects state funding under Gilmer-Aikin and local contributions. Holliday, ex UT regent, will return to Austin for his 40th UT reunion on Oct. 21 ahead of the Texas Rice game.

Robert L. Holliday el Paso Ysleta Gilmer- Aikin Holliday University of Texas Austin

Final Rites Held For Crash Victims

Funeral services were held for three of four victims killed in a Beaumont highway crash near Houston. Bobby Frank Mason age 20 and June Hope Hemphill age 18 were buried in Houston while Daniel Leon Green 27 from Port Arthur was buried at Ballinger. Peggy O'Reilly 24 from Port Arthur will be buried in Ashland Kentucky. Three other injured residents remain in Houston hospitals.

Houston Bobby Frank Mason June Hope Hemphill Daniel Leon Green Port Arthur Ballinger Peggy O'Reilly Ashland Beaumont Donald Lucky Vera Patricia Roach Roy W. Davis

Deep Gas Leak Studied in Two Well Blowouts

An engineer from the Texas Railroad Commission said deep gas production leakage may caused two blowouts in the Rodessa Field Jefferson County. The latest well Dallas No. 1 Black Cypress erupted Sunday spewing water mud and sand and created a crater swallowing equipment worth 65000 dollars. Pressure surveys showed possible leakage from deep wells into shallow formations two miles northeast of Jefferson on a 67.93 acre state lease.

Marshall Texas Railroad Commission Rodessa Jefferson County Ed Stanley Commission Stanley Kilgore Dallas No

Amnesia victim found on streets. police seek identity

A foot sore hungry man, about 35, 125 pounds, 5 feet 9½ inches, with light brown hair and blue eyes, was picked up in Orange. Chief E L Nance said the man could not remember his name or anything else.

Orange Nance

Lamesa Fire Causes Minor Losses In Armory

A Tuesday night blaze at the National Guard Armory in Lamesa damaged an $8,000 corrugated iron building owned by the Dawson County Fair Association. Firefighters contained it by 12:30 a.m. despite $200,000 in ammunition and ordnance stored in a double walled room remaining intact. Captain Mack Wassel attributed ignition to a cigarette or faulty wiring after weekly drill. State officials sent an investigator to review the fire.

Lamesa National Guard Mack Wassel 124Th Mechanized Cavalry Dawson County Fair Association Wassel K. L. Berry

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