V-8s Replace Straight Eights In 1951 Auto Lineup
DETROIT report notes straight eight engines fading as V-8 power grows for 1951 models and beyond. Oldsmobile’s Rocket V-8 praised for efficiency. six cylinder units ending. Industry sources predict most makers experiment with V-8s while three new 1951 engines expected. Factory totals show 154,401 passenger cars and 27,593 trucks produced last week versus prior week 122,849 cars and 21,265 trucks.
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Detroit
Oldsmobile
Shivers Ramsey Inaugural Ball Planning Under Way
Austin moves to form a planning committee for the inaugural reception and ball honoring Governor Al lan Shivers and Lieutenant Governor Ben Ramsey. The event supports subscriptions by citizens and follows long standing traditions with multiple venues and a post inauguration social program.
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Shivers
Ramsey
Allan Shivers
Ben Ramsey
Austin
Chaiman
James P. Nash
Beauford Jester
Gov. Shivers
Gov. Jester
Gregory Gymnasium
Capitol Building
137 Attend Reunion At New Braunfels
One hundred thirty seven descendants of Mr and Mrs Adolph Haas pioneer settlers of Comal County met for their annual reunion in the City Park at New Braunfels. Attendees from New Braunfels include numerous Haas family members and relatives from nearby towns and San Antonio.
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New Braunfels
Adolph Haas
Comal County
August Haas
Arno Jentsch
Alfredaas
Oscar DeRay
Max Haas
Viola
Milton Haas
Raymond Haas
Hugo Haas
David Werner
Elmo Jonas
Rudie Mueller
Ivan Burkhardt
Alwin Haas
Milton
Schumannsville
Ottmar Haas
Boerne
Erwin Haas
Marion
Udo Schmockel
Jerry Lee
Seguin
Carlo Krueger
Maxwell
Walter Preusser
Smithsons Valley
Henry Haas
Waldie Rust
Lewin Weidner
Film Pair Have Third Child in Two Years
Hollywood reports actor Sterling Hayden and his wife Betty De Noon welcomed their third child, a daughter named Gretchen Louise, arriving Sunday night. The couple, Boston native Hayden and Pasadena-born De Noon, wed on April 25, 1947, and previously welcomed two sons in 1948 and 1949.
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Holywood
Sterling Hayden
Betty de Noon
Gretchen Louise
Christian Winslow
Dana Morgan
Hayden
Miss de Noon
Pasadena
All Bran promises relief from constipation with daily use
Readers share 25 years of dosing for constipation followed by dramatic results after adding ALL-BRAN to breakfast. Kellogg asks users to eat an ounce daily with water and return the carton for a money back guarantee if not satisfied after 10 days.
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Allbran
Andrew H. Truby
Box 42
Woodland
Ill
Kell E Battle Creek
Mich
Mother of Three Killed In Dallas School Bus Crash
A Dallas mother of three, Billie Dodson, 20, was killed when her car rear-ended a Dallas Railway bus carrying many school children. Her 18 month old son Clifford Jr and two stepdaughters were injured, with the girls described as seriously hurt. Bus driver Earl Hicks and a passenger Bennie Cox were among those injured.
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Dallas
Dallas Railway & Terminal Company
Billie Dodson
Clifford Jr
Ann
Kay
Bennie E. Cox
Parkland Hospital
W. R. Russell
Dodson
Earl S. Hicks
Colima? Texas racing days from Columbia though 1830s
In Brazoria Texas Republican, Curtis Bishop notes Columbia’s early public horse racing began 1834 with purses up to 500 to 1000 dollars. The Columbia Jockey Club formed 1835 and raced through the 1836 siege. after Mexican action racing continued despite frontier disruption.
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Texas
Columbia
American Turf Register
Sporting Magazine
Columbia Jockey Club
Ex-NIRB Counsel Urges Delay in Unfair Labor Complaints
Former National Labor Relations Board general counsel Robert N. Denham, fired by President Truman, tells NLRB regional directors to hold off on issuing unfair labor practice complaints until a successor is nominated and confirmed. He says delaying action avoids trouble and is within his delegated authority.
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Washington
Robert N. Denham
Truman
National Labor Relations Board
Denham
NLRB
Korea’s Coast Adds Over 100 Useable Anchorages
A survey shows Korea now has more than 100 usable off shore anchorages. The expansion improves harbor efficiency for fishing fleets and commercial vessels. Local ports report better shelter and quicker mooring options across multiple coastlines.
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Korea
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