Nationwide Coal Walkout Feared After Welfare Payments Halt
Fears of a nationwide coal strike rose as miners welfare fund payments were suspended by trustees led by John L. Lewis due to dwindling revenues. Ezra Van Horn Cleveland resigned, reportedly the sole vote against suspending benefits. Other unions and steel employers urged mediation as a 11 day truce was arranged, with a looming eight day strike.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
Trias
Ezra van Horn Cleveland
van Horn
CIO
Truman
Murray
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Ching
Lewis
Welfare Fund
Bridges
R-N.h
United Mine Workers
Mississippi
Soft Coal Welfare Fund
Hazleton
Thomas Kennedy
UMW
Miners Union
Central Texas road projects total 2.5 million dollars in ten counties
Twenty six highway projects across ten Central Texas counties were under way or nearly finished by late August. In Travis County work is underway on Ranch Highway 93 from the Blanco County line to Oak Hill. Contracts include Houston Clinton for 145 thousand and McKown and Sons for 139 thousand paving. The Pedernales River bridge was completed at 265 thousand. Other projects span Bastrop Blanco Burnet Gillespie Lee Llano Williamson counties with US 290 FM roads and state highways, totaling 2.5 million dollars.
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Texas
Travis
Onion Creek
Elroy
Hickmantown
Williamson County
J. R. Cannon Construction Company
Rex D. Kitchens Construction Company
Bastrop
Travis County
Paige
Lee County
Smithville
Colorado
Elgin
Burnet
Blanco County
Bertram
Gillespie
Travis Street
Main Street
Fredericksburg
Edson
Lee
Lincoln
Giddings
Milam
Lexington
Llano
Williamson
Green’s Corner
Taylor
Maroons halt Waco run with 21 to 6 victory
Austin's Maroons end Waco's win streak dating to last season with a dominating 21 6 Friday night. Cardinals defeat Red Sox 7 5 while Brooklyn loses 9 2 to Pittsburgh. Yankees beat Tigers 4 1 and Red Sox hammer Browns 12 4. Billy Southworth to manage Boston Braves again next season. Cincinnati edges Philadelphia 2 1.
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Austin
Maroons
Waco
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
University of Texas
Texas Tech
Texas A&m
Villanova
New York Yankees
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Billy Southworth
Boston Braves
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Houston Police Add 13 Night Patrol Cars
Houston officials announced plans to boost night patrols by using 12 auxiliary police with one paid officer each, increasing patrol cars from 22 to 35. Police Chief B. W. Payne said the city will deploy 13 additional cars during nightly operations.
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Houston Police
Houston
Plice
B. W. Payne
Seniors vie for UT quarterback job in spring drills
One UT quarterback competition centers on Paul Campbell from Breckenridge and Bobby Coy Lee of Austin. Both players will test for first string status as Coach Blair Cherry gauges options ahead of the Texas Tech game Saturday afternoon.
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Blair Cherry
University of Texas
Paul Campbell
Bobby Coy Lee
Austin
Campbell
Breckenridge
Texas Tech
Perry Samuels
Randall Clay
Lewis Levine
Harlingen
Levine
Bubba Shands
Byron Townsend
Newell Kane
Kane
Longhorns
Texas
Ray Stone
Paul
Rough-Riding Raiders Face UT in Opening Test
Texas Tech brings 41 players to Memorial Stadium for a clash with Blair Cherry’s Longhorns in the opening game of UT’s 57th season. Tech cites depth and senior experience while UT seeks to extend its home-opening winning streak. Rainy Saturday morning clears by afternoon as kickoff set for 2 p.m. at Austin.
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Red Raiders
West Texas
Texas Tech
Memorial Stadium
Blair Cherry
University of Texas Longhorns
Longhorns
Techmen
University of Texas Ticket Department
Raiders
Austin
Driskill
Tech
Invaders
Longhorn
Morgan
Raider
Steel Eleven
Errol Fry
Randall Clay
Fry
Perry Samuels
San Antonio
Texas
A C Baldwin career ends in death here
A. C. Baldwin 89 longtime Austin editor and printer patron died at 1 05 p m at 610 West Fifth Street after a stroke paralyzed his left side. He built A C Baldwin & Sons with his two sons and led Austin printing for decades. Surviving are his widow Julian Baldwin Sr daughter Mrs A H Ater seven grandchildren six great grandchildren. Funeral Friday at 5 pm in Capital Memorial Park with Dr Edmund Heinsohn officiating.
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A. C. Baldwin
Austin Statesman
West Fifth Street
Baldwin
A. C. Baldwin & Sons
Julian and
Rush
Winona Baldwin
Julian Baldwin Sr
A. H. Ater
Austin
Capital Memorial Park
Edmund Heinsohn
University Methodist Church
Mystery over cause of B36 crash at Carswell Lake
Fort Worth dispatch reports Air Force officials puzzled by why the B36 failed to lift off at Carswell Air Force Base. Five airmen died as the aircraft plunged into Lake Worth at 100 mph. Three bodies recovered, others missing. eight crew survived with minor injuries.
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Air Force
Lake
Fort Worth
Carswell Air Force Base
Roger M. Ramey
Eighth Air Force
Lake Worth
Melvin R. Best
Joseph L. Lemming Jr
Dayton
Ohio
San Francisco Bay
Arlington
William G. Seymour
C. D. Seymour
Charleston
W. Va
Carswell’s
Toy B. Husband
Ramey
Maroons Beat Waco 21 7 In Austin Season Opener
Austin crowds crowded the Friday night scene as the Maroons trimmed Waco 21 to 7 in the season opener. Mayor Taylor Glass and many officials watched from the stands while band members wowed with new uniforms and a clock formation. Spectators included Mr. and Mrs. Porter and other local figures, with out of town visitors also present.
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Judy Ebeling
Austin American
Maroons
Waco
Taylor Glass
Lester
Forrest Kline
Austin
T. N. Porter
Fred Catterall Jr
David
Billy Mayhall
Jane
Ruth Isley
Fred Isely
Joe Hart
J. P. Hart
Nickey Morris
R. L. Struhall Jr
Bob Lindsay
Lee O. Allen
Brownsfield
Rector Allen
E. C. Baum
Jorita Brasfield
Jo Ann Crowell
W. Y. Light
Stuart Nemir Jr
Charles
Nancy Carroll
Eiband Wilshusen
W. C. Whicker
Eulalia Floyd
William Woolfolk
Cotton Belt Freight Resumes After MP Pickets Cleared
Traffic on the St. Louis Southwestern Railroad was free to move again Friday night after picket lines set by Missouri Pacific strikers were removed. The lines were on 125 miles of MP track in Southwestern Illinois used by Cotton Belt trains.
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ST. Louis
Weather for Game Will Be Hot Humid After Early Showers
The forecast calls for ninety degree heat and high humidity at Memorial Stadium for the Texas Longhorns opener against Texas Tech after morning showers. Light rain is possible early, with partially cloudy skies likely to ease discomfort. Friday's temps were in the 80s, with a 0.12 inch rainfall recorded and Llano reporting 1.54 inches of rain, while Del Rio saw 3.20 inches.
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Memorial Stadium
University of Texas Longhorn
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Austin Weather Bureau
Mercury
Alice
North Texas
Llano
del Rio
Texas
Surrender Ends Reign of Terror in East Austin Shooting
A 52 year old city laborer Benjamin Johnson was charged with assault with intent to murder after a Thursday apartment shooting that left Beulah Anna Johnson critically wounded. He evaded police 17 hours by hiding in a storm sewer built by the suspect neighborhood aroused fear as armed man roamed Perry Manor on New York Avenue. Johnson emerged after 30 minutes, ending a terror in the East Austin area that prompted police warnings and resident warnings.
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Ben Gould
Austin American
Travis Blakeslee
Justice Court
Benjamin Johnson
Rosewood Project
Beulah Anna Johnson
Brackenridge Hospital
East Austin
Perry Manor
New York
Manor
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Burnet County
Bill Lee
Austin American Sports Editor
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Longhorn Board of Strategy
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Billy Pyle
Wichita Falls
Pyle
Austin Rotary Club
Methodist Church
Hill City Lodge
Af&am
Scottish Rite
Shrine
Knights Templar
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Salina County
Marshall
Grover Cleveland
Congressional Record
Patent Department
Missouri
Sedalia
United States
John G. Stanko
Appollo
Herman S. Styles Jr
Lynch, Ky
Harold Kernodle
Joseph M. Kernodle
Hampden Sydney
Richard L. English
Austin Tilt
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