Plane Caravan Touring Texas Lands at Noon
The All-Texas Air Tour sponsored by the Texas State Aviation Association lands in Austin for a midday stop after visiting Kerrville and other cities. About 25 30 planes are expected with 69 airports on the route covering about 3100 miles ending in Galveston.
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Texas
Austin
Texas State Aviation Association
Kerrville
Hill County
Houston
Cars Christi
Arlingen
McAllen
del Rio
Galveston
Meadows
Allan Shivers
Mexico City
Ned Starkey
Starkey
Woman Shot, Husband Sought After Brackenridge Incident
Mrs Mildred Rankin, 29, shot in Brackenridge Hospital after a shooting at 322 Chicon. Witnesses say two shots fired. her husband George W Gregg is being sought. Bryant, who was with Rankin, injured in thumb and temple. Police report an aged veteran husband owned a .45 rifle.
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Mildred Rankin
Brackenridge Hospital
Chicon
William C. Bryant
Holly
George W. Gregg
Gregg
Hylton Manor
Polio Ward Patient Improves at Brackenridge Hospital
Ross Dale Corker III, an 11 year old son of R D Corker Jr of Marble Falls, was reported in good condition after admission to Brackenridge Hospital polio ward on Wednesday night.
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Ross Dale Corker
Brackenridge Hospital
Young Corker
R. D. Corker Jr
Marble Falls
Rio Grande and
24Th Streets
Kent
24Th Street
Rio Grande
Smithwick Trial Set for Oct 24 in Mason Murder Case
Sam Smithwick age 60 will face a murder charge in the death of W H Bill Mason a radio commentator and newspaper man. The trial was moved from Alice to Belton with District Attorney Sam Reams and defense counsel arguing for a change of venue. District Judge Paul A Martineau ordered the transfer noting high sentiment in South Texas and the case will be handled by DA James K Evetts with Jim Wells county attorney Homer E Dean assisting.
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Sam Smithwick
Bell County
Belton
Alice
W. H
Bill) Mason
Smithwick
E. T
Buck) Ray
Paul A. Martineau
Texas
Mason
Reams
James K. Evetts
Homer E. Dean
Jim Wells
Bolton enters State Board race in official filing of candidacy
Paul Bolton formally entered the State Board of Education race from the 10th Congressional District by petition for the November 8 election. He resigned from the Austin School Board citing the Gilmer-Aikin bill as basis for the move and was part of a delegation presenting his petitions to Secretary of State Ben Ramsey.
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Paul Bolton
State Board of Education
Bolton
Austin School Board
J. W. Edgar
Gilmer-Aikin
Board of Education
Ben Ramsey
10Th Congressional District
Bolton’s
E. C. Weafer
Caldwell
P. E. Womack
Austin
Secretary of State
Harris
Ned Hellums
Blanco
Fred Kaderli
San Marcos
I. W. Popham
Travis County
Dale Howard
Travis
Williamson
Hays
Burleson
Burnet
Washington, Lee
Bas
Puttach Putsch Halted by Cops On Hollywood Boulevard
Hollywood police arrested Theodore Gustaves and Robert Ross for rear guard BB gun assaults on women in slacks on Hollywood Boulevard. They claimed a hunting game with rules to shoot only at sunset and only at beauties in tight slacks. Both were booked on suspicion of assault.
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Theodore Gustaves
Robert T. Ross
Hollywood Boulevard
Gustaves
Ross
Hollywood
Acheson and Bevin Weigh Japan Treaty and European Peace
Secretary of State Acheson and British Foreign Secretary Bevin urged a Japanese peace treaty as urgent for a Pacific settlement and discussed broad Western alliance topics. They signaled possible renewed diplomacy with the Soviet Union to break the two year stalemate over who drafts it.
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Washington
State Acheson
Bevin
Europe
Balkans
Pacific
Acheson
United States
Britain
Soviet Russia
Russia
Japan
Yankees Bloom in AL Lead with Browns Wins
New York's Yankees widened their lead in the American League by defeating the St. Louis Browns twice, 2-0 and 13-7. Ellis Kinder earned his 20th win as the Boston Red Sox edged the Detroit Tigers 1-0. Ralph Kiner hit his 49th homer. Texas showed strong offense in a secret drill, SMU faces uncertainty with Gil Johnson gone, and the World Series is set to begin October 5 barring a playoff.
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New York
Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Ellis Kinder
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Ralph Kiner
Texas
SMU
Gil Johnson
Harold Ratliff
Sports
Thornberry announces Parcel Station in Austin
Congressman Homer Thornberry announced final arrangements for a temporary Parcel Post Station in Austin. The Post Office Department approved a lease with J M Odom and the Odom Construction Co. won the building contract. The one story masonry station aims to serve during the five year wait for a new post office before Christmas parcel deliveries.
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Austin
Homer Thornberry
Thornberry
Post Office Department
J. M. Odom
West Fifth and
Bowie Streets
Odom
Bob Phinney
Phinney
Post Office
County Ignoring Daniel Tax Cash To Be Spent
Travis County will use tax money collected this fall despite Attorney General Price Daniel ruling funds are for 1950 use only. County Judge Tom Johnson announced the plan to avoid deficit financing beyond September, with October deposits to fund 1949 obligations and prevent layoff deductions.
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Daniel
Travis
Price Daniel
Tom Johnson
Johnson
County Commissioners Court
Union Invited To Parley On Issues Singly
United States Steel declines to back the presidential board peace formula as a condition for resuming bargaining with CIO United Steelworkers. President Fairless urges prompt talks while noting willingness to fund up to four cents an hour of a contributory social insurance plan. The strike truce ends September 25, with Murray awaiting US Steel's response.
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Pittsburgh
United States Steel Corporation
Presidential
CIO
United Steelworkers
Benjamin F. Fairless
US Steel
Philip Murray
Murray
Fairless
United States
United States Steel
Presidential Steel Board
Chicago Printers Near Settlement
Chicago publishers and AFL Local 16 negotiators reached agreement on a new contract with a $10 weekly wage hike after a 22 month strike against the city’s five major papers. The deal, virtually the same as last March’s rejected proposal, awaits a union vote.
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Chicago
AFL International Typographical Union
John J. Pilch
John F. O’keefe
Chicago Newspapers Publishers’ Association
The
Tribune
Morning Sun
Evening Times
Daily News
Herald- American
Journal of Commerce
Sun and Times
Sun-Times
Fall in Hot Water Pool In Park Fatal to Girl
A 4-year-old girl, Karen Anderson, was fatally burned Tuesday after falling into a natural hot water pool near the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. Park rangers transported her to Livingston hospital for treatment.
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Livingston
Mont
Old Faithful
Yellowstone National Park
Park Rangers
Karen Anderson
Summer Returns to Texas After Brief Cold Spell
A brief early September cold snap eased as warm summer weather returned to Texas. Austin reached near 90 degrees after a 63 degree low, with cooler mornings expected and afternoon sun. Rain hit several areas causing concern for cotton, while ranchers welcomed moisture. Henrietta led with 2.69 inches, and Sweetwater rainfall raised Sweetwater Lake level by about 18 inches.
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Austin
Henrietta
Seymour
Graham
Sulphur Springs
Crosbyton
Eastland
Haskell
Lamesa
Quanah
Snyder
Spur
Abilene
del Rio
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Cisco
Sweetwater
Sweetwater Lake
Schools Nearing 13 000 on Rolls
Austin public schools enrollment rose toward 15 000 with total students at 14 643 on Wednesday a gain of 785 from the first week. Becker became the citys largest elementary with 710 pupils as high school and other elementary totals were announced.
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Austin
Becker
Anderson
Allan
University
Baker
Fulmore
Kealing
Bryker Woods
Govalle
Robert E. Lee
Mathews
Metz
Palm
Pease
Ridgetop
Rosedale
St. Elmo
Travis Heights
John B. Winn
Wooldridge
Zavalla
Blackshear
Brackenridge
L. L. Campbell
Clarksville
Rosewood
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Austin Municipal Airport
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Chamber of Commerce
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Middle East
Schuman
AIL
United Nations General Assembly
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Hungary
Drucis Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
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Treasury Department
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Austin American Staff
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