State Courts Must Test Negroes Park Suit in Texas
A federal panel ruled that allegations of segregation at Texas state parks must be tested in state courts before federal jurists decide. Four plaintiffs from Austin and Tyler seek an injunction barring exclusion of Negroes and ending park segregation, with state and federal judges involved in the proceedings.
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San Antonio radio pioneer G A C Halff dies at 70
G A C Halff, age 70, a San Antonio automotive and radio pioneer and chairman of the board of Southland Industries, died after a short illness. Southland owns and operates radio stations WOAI and TV.
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Deputy Charged In Rodeo Killing
Encinal Texas Sept 11 while a rodeo crowd watched Jess Bragg about 38 was shot to death near here Ed DeSpain a Webb County deputy sheriff and member of a prominent border family was charged with murder He was held without bond DeSpain claimed Bragg killed a brother and Bragg drew a suspended sentence The victim was shot with a 30 30 rifle DeSpain was disarmed and arrested at the rodeo staged by the Encinal Lions Club Bragg s body was sent to Cotulla for funeral services
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Jernigan Nominated For A and l Dean Post
Kingsville Sept 11 Nomination of Dr J C Jernigan as Dean of Texas A and I College announced at a faculty meeting He will succeed Dr O R Neilsen who becomes executive vice president of Texas Christian University Jernigan served last year as director of student personnel and associate professor of education He came here in 1946
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Heanor Will Stump For Son's Governorship
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt heads to California to stump for her son Jimmy in the governor race. A Democratic session will feature Roosevelt along with Helen Gahagan Douglas, Pat Brown for attorney general, and several congressional hopefuls in San Francisco.
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Picketing Parents Block Onward Walton School Move
Angry Onward residents clash with a township trustee over moving upper grades to Walton Indiana. Cars bumper the Onward school as high school furniture is moved under police escort planned by trustee Virgil Turner. Cass County officials say teachers moved. residents vow to pursue legal action if needed.
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Two Whitney Leaders Seek Quartermaster Job
Whitney Texas leaders urge Whitney as site for proposed 11 million Army Quartermaster Corps laboratory. Mayor Fred T. Basham and Dr Silas W Grant to confer with government officials after meeting with Representative Teague. Army board to meet Friday but not to decide immediately.
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Nazi Broadcaster Collapses in City Jail
Robert Henry Best, a 54 year old former Sumter South Carolina newspaperman and convicted traitor who broadcast Nazi propaganda during World War II, collapsed from a cerebral hemorrhage while in custody at Charles Street Jail. He lay on a hospital cot with face and side paralyzed. The incident occurred Saturday as he awaited further proceedings.
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Fined Not To Serve In Feudal England
In feudal England a baron could pay a fine to avoid serving in his lord's military campaigns, a privilege noted in the Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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Sino Red Army Trained Nurses Captured in Korea
North Korea captured August 25 two young women, nurse Chae Kum Byung and doctor Captain Kim Yung Soon, both trained in Manchuria with the Chinese Red Army. They said about 200 women doctors and nurses were sent to Korea before the invasion. Prisoners were interviewed, gaining weight under guard as others, including two boys, also improved.
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Congressman’s Son Hurt in Car Wreck Near Marshall
James Harold Patman 28, son of Congressman Wright Patman, suffered an arm fracture and shock when a blowout caused his car to overturn on Highway 59 three miles north of Marshall. He was pinned 30 to 40 minutes and died into unconsciousness. doctors later described his condition as fair. Patman is a World War II Marine Corps veteran wounded on Guadalcanal.
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