Austin Police Blotter Records Robbery Theft and Self Harm
Austin police logged varied actions on Thursday including a robbery by assault and three thefts. Leonard Lopez faces misdemeanor theft charges over $350 taken from H. Q. Taylor. A 15-year-old girl attempted self harm after taking copper sulfate from a drug store. Three men robbed E. T. Webster for watch and $100 near Kenwood Street. Additional reports include a stolen billfold from Lincoln D. Jeanes and thefts at Cedarcrest Lodge and a residence.
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Dallas
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Sheriff confiscates two gaming devices on Dallas Highway
Sheriff Ernest Best said a slot machine and a jar-o-do were seized at a Dallas Highway establishment. Deputy Perry Miller found the devices Thursday. Two charges of permitting intermittent playing in a public place were filed against operator R L Jett in Travis Blakeslee's justice court.
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Travis County
School Officials Inspect Mountain Camp For Possible Use
Austin officials Mayhall and Keel visited Camp Ben McCullough seven miles southwest of Oak Hill to assess renovations for a planned school camp for 35 to 40 students in grades five and six. Repairs are minor, with a priority on a second floor girls bath, ceiling fixes, and existing materials on site. An agreement with owners Kidd and Webb is pending, with tentative operation on an experimental basis in October after board review.
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Austin
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Rodney J. Kidd
Walter P. Webb
Oak Hill
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US Territories and Possessions Cover 597236 Sq Miles
The figure states that United States territories and possessions span 597,236 square miles, reflecting the country’s overseas and insular regions.
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United States
New Photo-Electric Machine Promises Printing Revolution
A new film based type setting system uses a photoelectric gun and a keyboard to produce instantly spaced type on film. It can print in any font and size from headlines to small type, at speeds up to 12 lines per minute, with potential for 20 lines. Cooperation includes Rene A. Gigonnet Louis Moryraud Lithomat Cambridge Dr Vannevar Bush and Carnegie Institution.
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Associated Press
Rene A. Gigonnet
Louis Moryraud
Lithomat Corporation
Supreme Court Fight Looms in Film Ban
A Supreme Court battle looms Thursday after the Carnegie Library in Atlanta banned the film Lost Boundaries. The movie portrays a Negro family who passes as white.
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Supreme Court
Atlanta
INS
Carnegie Library
Strike Deadlock Persists After MP Parley Ends
Missouri Pacific strike enters its second week as four negotiations fail to yield progress. About 5,000 operating employees remain on strike with 20,000 more laid off. Brotherhoods reject a management plan to end the strike and settle later through agencies, citing past failures. Cotton Belt lines near St Louis face renewed picket lines and possible rerouting.
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Missouri Pacific
St. Louis Southwestern
Cotton Belt
Maplewood Avenue
East St. Louis
St Edward's Records Largest Enrollment in History
St Edward's University opened with 350 students Thursday, the biggest tally in its history. Registrar Brother Simon Scribner noted arrivals may continue modestly this week, but not in large numbers, after last year's 325 enrollments.
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St. Edward's University
Simon Scribner
Truman Sees No Significance In GOP Pennsylvania Win
President Truman said the Pennsylvania special election victory by John P. Saylor over Mrs. Coffey shows little 1950 significance. He recalled 1947 barometers that did not predict outcomes, noting eight similar elections then with no major party turnover.
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GOP
Pennsylvania
Washington
John P. Saylor
Robert L. Coffey Sr
Robert L. Coffey Jr
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