Oil Dealers Lose Suit On Insurance Cut
More than 1 100 Texas liquefied petroleum dealers led by State Senator Gus Strauss of Hallettsville failed to halt a State Railroad Commission order requiring products liability insurance. Judge Charles O Betts denied the injunction saying the order reflected the act and dealers will receive formal hearings before renewals if they object, with further court appeal possible.
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Gus Strauss
Hallettsville
State Railroad Commission
Commission
Charles O. Betts
Betts
Gas mains to be laid in Llano for Lone Star project
A new crew arrived in Llano to expedite gas main construction by Lone Star Gas Company. Llano is among ten towns to be served by a 214 mile pipeline system slated to operate by Christmas. Crews have completed crossings of the Colorado and Llano rivers and are now on Sandy Creek crossing.
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Llano
Lone Star Gas Company
H. D. Portwood
Colorado
Sandy Creek
Portwood
Importing Begins As Austin Milk Supply Slackens
Austin begins importing milk from Oklahoma and Missouri dairies approved by the city health department as local production slips. Hargis the city sanitation engineer says a few weeks will bring imports to about 3000 gallons daily while local output remains under 12000 gallons per day.
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Austin
H. E. Hargis
Oklahoma
Missouri
Hargis
State Health Department
University of Texas
CAP Will Assign Its Duties Monday
Members of the Austin Civil Air Patrol will be assigned to special duties at a meeting Monday at 7 30 p.m. in the Austin public library auditorium. The meeting was delayed from Wednesday to allow University of Texas students to attend. Charles Ingersoll, acting commander, said members will be placed in the section of their choice. The squadron is divided into administration operations public relations supply communications personnel training photography maintenance medical and financial sections. Members not at three consecutive meetings will be placed on inactive duty and will lose flying and other privileges.
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Austin Civil Air Patrol
Austin Public Library
University of Texas
Charles Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Catholic Alumnae To Meet in Taylor
Taylor. Sept. 12. Final plans for the Texas Catholic High School Alumnae Association convention in November will be made at the Taylor chapter meeting Thursday evening. Mrs Mahon Garry, the local president, will appoint working committees for the convention at the meeting.
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Taylor
Spl
Texas Catholic High School
Mahon Garry
Heffingtons Plea for Humane Back Tax Collection
County Tax Collector Steve Heffington announced a humanitarian approach to collecting delinquent back taxes. With $300000 unpaid and expenses about $200000 from Aug 31 to Jan 1, the county will send overdue notices after Oct 1, then again by Feb 1, avoiding drastic measures.
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Steve Heffington
Heffington
UT Students Swarm As Classes Near Opening
University registration opens Friday with classes starting a day later. Enrollment is expected to run 15 000 to 16 000 this fall as veterans make up about 7 000, down from the 1947 all time high. Officials predict a dip into the late 1950s, then a rebound around 1960 as more students seek higher education and many war babies reach college age.
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Austin
Latin Americans Celebrate Mexican Independence in Taylor
Latin Americans of Taylor and nearby towns plan a four day observance honoring Mexican Independence. The events run Thursday at Hidalgo Park near the Labor Camp. Joe Navarro serves as president of Taylor's Mexican colony.
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Taylor
Hidalgo Park
Joe Navarro
Kyle Latins To Note Independence Soon
The Mexican independence celebration at Kyle, held annually since 1910, will begin this Wednesday and run through Saturday.
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Kyle Latins
Kyle
Cherry to Talk at SDX Supper
Longhorn coach Blair Cherry will speak to Austin reporters at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday before the Sigma Delta Chi meeting at Moss Rose Cafe Bradford's Alley West Seventh and Eighth in Austin. He will explain why Texas will not win the Southwest Conference title this year. The meeting may decide the November Sigma Delta Chi session location in Dallas for the national convention.
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Longhorn
Blair Cherry
Austin
Cherry
Sigma Delta Chi
Moss Rose
Bradford’s Alley
West Seventh
Eighth Streets
Hugh Williamson
Longhorns
Dallas
Fair Knitting Contest Won by Mere Male
In Norwich Connecticut Marvin Johnson won first prize at the Norwich Grange Fair knitting competition. His sweater, completed for the first time, defeated women competitors who were abashed by the feat accomplished by a first time knitter.
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Norwich
Conn
Marvin Johnson
Johnson
Oklahoma Carpenter Dies After Vehicle Collision
A 27 year old Oklahoma carpenter Benjamin Malan of Healdton died from injuries suffered in a motorcycle crash. He was hurt Friday night when his bike struck a parked car. The fatality occurred Monday in Houston.
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Houston
Oklahoma
Benjamin Malan
Healdton
Okla
Austin Youth Elected National YMCA Chief
Harry Smith of Austin was elected chairman of the National Student YMCA of the United States at a Bowling Green conference. Smith is a former president of the University of Texas YMCA, and the post marks the highest office a student may hold.
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Harry Smith
Austin
National
Birth Certificates Sought for Six Year Olds in Travis County Schools
Travis County rural school principals were asked by the County Board of Education to require birth certificates for six year olds entering school this fall. The move aligns with state law and aims to ensure proper age for entry. The board also urged vaccination certificates and authorized a county school nurse under Gilmer Aiken, plus an attendance and transportation specialist.
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Travis County
County Board of Education
Paul Bowman
Travis County Health Council
Health Council
Bowman
Claire McGuire
City County
Gilmer-Aiken
I. W. Popham
Curt Eckhart
Eckhart
University of Texas
Courts Roundup 126th District Court Actions and Notices
The court docket lists divorces filed for Miller, Braswell, Culp, Allday, and Bedford cases plus estates and guardianship actions. Also noted are quo warranto against Cherry Blossom Cake Shop and several fines for offenses. Marriage licenses issued and new car registrations are recorded for local residents and institutions.
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Roberts
K. E. Miller
Margaret Ann Miller
Evelyn Braswell
Cecil Lu Braswell
Ruby Lee Culp
Alfred Culp
T. E. Allday
Pearl Bilderback Allday
Wraxton Oil Co
C. C. Campen
State of Texas
Cherry Blossom Cake Shop
Ruby Turner
John Turner
Cornelia Lee Bedford
William Penn Bedford
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Vera W. Ligon
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R. L. Simmons
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Paul J. Lewis
Margaret A. Noble
Edith H. Wagner
Everett Harding
Joyce M. Wilson
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Henrietta K. Sundberg
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Louise Townsend
Hornsby Dunlap
Mattie M. Tinnin
Alma E. Champion
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Viola C. Turner
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Lucille J. Jelks
Emma J. Warren
Jamie L. Taylor
Anne L. George
Miram J. Smith
Louise L. McCall
Buna R. Dawson
Nell S. Love
Vera B. Digby
Minnie E. Lovett
Edith C. Hewatt
Lydia A. Rode
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Jane M. Johnson
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Marcell B. Harrison
Jack Louis
Dorothy Downs
Creedmoor
Cetta F. Crane
Doris C. Slader
Ruth C. Bauer
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Charlie Cook
P. H. Moreland
Frank Shultz
Limberg
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Emilio Ramos
Mercedes Coronado
Gene Leroy Watson
Loretta Jean McMullen
Alfred Koslan
Verna Mae Doughtry
Leroy Owens
Dimple Davis
Walter Brinkley
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Lil’ Mae Lucas
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St. Edward's University
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