Dynamic Man of Central Texas Agriculture
Joe Carrington, a Cuero native turned Austin dairyman and president of the Austin Chamber of Commerce, leads a vigorous Central Texas agriculture push. He built poultry and hog distribution, helped fund blooded stock programs, and aided dairy breeding while backing local livestock shows and the Capital Area Livestock Association.
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Dave Shanks
The
Austin American
Joe Carrington
Cuero
Austin
Central Texas
Acras
Carrington
Austin . Ar of Commerce and Dairyman
Dallas
Texas
New
Capital Area Livestock Association
Layoffs Seen As Mopac Strike Drags On Long Siege
ST. LOUIS September 11 Many industries face layoffs if the Missouri Pacific strike continues with 282 operating-rule disputes totaling about 3 million dollars. Union officials call for a long siege while the company offers arbitration. Cotton Belt trains moved after a 24 hour picket halt, with some delays and rerouted mail.
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ST. Louis
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Missouri Pacific
R. E. Davidson
Paul J. Neff
St. Louis Southwestern
Cotton Belt) Railroad
Cotton Belt
Cape, NL
Illmo
Cape Girardeau
Davidson
Arkansas
Union
Pope Urges Labor Caution and Support for Small Business
Pope Pius XII told Belgian Catholic workers and leaders that power misused by labor unions leads to slavery and voiced support for private ownership and small enterprises. He warned against abuses of organization and cautioned workers against seeking table conditions through exploitation, urging cooperation of capital and labor.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
Pius XII
Alban Hills
Rome
Popular Middle East Star Ahmed Salim Dies
Ahmed Salim, 45, hailed as the Rudolph Valentino of the Middle East, died Saturday night in Cairo. A top male film star and director, he enjoyed immense popularity across the region.
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Cairo
Egypt
Ahmed Salim
Rudolph Valentino
Middle East
US Army Transport Brings 1 272 DPs
The US Army Transport General C C Ballou arrived from Bremen Haven with 1 272 displaced persons including the first contingent from DP camps in Italy arriving in New York on September 11.
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US Army
New York
C. C. Ballou
Bremerhaven
Italy
French Trade Monopoly Sparks Texas Mission Revival
On 1712 Louis XIV grants Antoine Crozat a 15 year Louisiana trade monopoly. Crozat opens Texas trade with Spanish Mexico and sends Louis St. Denis who, after capture and escape, earns Spanish trust and guides an expedition back to the Red River. This threat spurs reestablishment of seven East Texas missions and creation of three new ones.
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Louis XIV
Texas
Louisiana
Antoine Crozat
Crozat
Mexico
Louis St. Denis
Lone Star
Red River
East
Smorgasbord Legal Again in Sweden After Eight-Year Limit
Stockholm reports the Swedish government allows full smorgasbord service again ending an eight year restriction on hors d'oeuvres. Restaurateurs may offer unlimited plates from noon Monday though most will likely cap at six until price controls are settled.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Two Camp Hood GIs Held in Car Tampering
A county court-at-law received a joint complaint Sunday charging tampering with a motor vehicle against Camp Hood soldiers William F. Jolletta and Ralph Sims. Both men were jailed in Travis County after officers responded to reports of two men entering and leaving several cars in the 600 block of Sabine and arrested occupants found inside one vehicle.
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Camp Hood
William F. Jolletta
Ralph Sims
Travis
J. H. Poole
C. Anderson
Sabine
Malay Reds Lose 8 In Three Hour Battle
Communist terrorists ambushed a work train at Kualakrau in Pahang Malaya killing two European railway engineers three police guards. They attacked a town killed a policeman and his wife and burned the railway station. Military reinforcements battled the terrorists for three hours driving them off. eight were killed.
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Singapore
Kualakrau
Pahang
Malaya
Tension breaks fade as Barkley leaves Senate wit
Washington reports that Alben Barkley’s promotion to vice president dulls the Senate’s tension breaking wit. The piece notes Graham’s quick gavel quips and Connally’s gallery jab, while Milliken’s nosy joke shows the waning humor in formal debate after Barkley’s departure.
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Washington
Alben Barkley
Barkley
Senate
US Senate
PTA
Graham
D-Nc
North Carolina University
Senator Connally
Texas
Connally
Georgetown Girls Club Honors Representatives
Georgetown reports a dinner party hosted by Mrs. Emerson Durrenberger honoring Miss Ann Christzb er g Miss Laura Sue Durrenberger and Texas Rainbow Girls dignitaries. Guests included Texas grand visitor Mrs. Ona Marie Hargrove and Miss Margaret Giddings. Initiation ceremonies followed at Masonic Hall for Saywere Asher and Shirley Sanders.
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Georgetown
Ann Christzberg
Texas
Alaska
Order of Rainbow Girls
Laura Sue Durrenberger
Emerson Durrenberger
Ona Marie Hargrove
Austin
Cbs
Margaret Giddings
Mexico
Ted Hartgrove
Jane Gillett
Elaine Keith
Ann Chmietzberg
Masonic Hall
Sawaye Asher
Andice
Shirley Sanders
Paraguay Names Federico Chaves Acting President
Congress named Federico Chaves provisional president of Paraguay, the sixth administration change in 17 months. Chaves, former foreign minister and supreme court justice, succeeds Felipe Molas Lopez who resigned after the Colorado party upheaval. no violence accompanied the switch.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Federico Chaves
Chaves
Supreme Court
Felipe Molas Lopez
Colorado Party
Molas Lopez
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