Texas Coast Fears Ease As Storm Wanes
Storm threat along the Texas coast subsided as tropical warnings were downgraded. Recon planes found no storm center, while squalls and 40 to 50 mph winds persisted over the Gulf. Evacuations and disaster prep, including Air Force personnel and Red Cross readiness, were organized along the coast.
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Texas
Houston
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Navy
Corpus Christi Pass
Big Bird Island
Corpus Christi Naval Air Station
Texas Air National Guard
Ellington Field
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Air Force
Ellington
Fall Weather Delays Reach Centex as Fall Officially Starts
The Weather Bureau announced fall begins at 5 06 a m Friday but Austin will see the change in a few days. Temperatures may linger in the low 90s with clouds and warm days and cool nights. Thursday’s high reached 91 and the low 71 with no sign of true fall yet.
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Austin
Weather Bureau
Mercury
Lewis Declares No Day Work Week Amid Contract Talks
John L. Lewis announced a no day work week in the coal industry until a new contract is agreed. He accused George H. Love and operators of stalling negotiations while noting past use of memorial periods and potential nationwide strikes in the dispute.
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Lewis
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
George H. Love
Love
Ment
Truman Very Hopeful Nation Escapes Steel Strike
President Truman expressed hopeful views on ending the steel labor dispute as CIO and steel executives resume contract talks. United Steelworkers led by Philip Murray agreed to extend a truce until Oct 1 while pressure for pensions and insurance remains a central issue.
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CIO
Pittsburgh
CID and
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Truman
Washington
Philip Murray
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President Truman
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Fact Finding Board
Helen Hayes Daughter Mary MacArthur Dies in New York
Mary MacArthur 19 daughter of actress Helen Hayes and playwright Charles MacArthur died at Lenox Hill Hospital of a generalized virus infection. She had appeared in Good Housekeeping and was to join a pre Broadway tour with plans to reach Broadway. The family was at her bedside. her brother James survives.
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New York
Mary MacArthur
Helen Hayes
Act of God
Miss MacArthur
Lenox Hill Hospital
Charles MacArthur
Westport
Conn
MacArthur
National Foundation For
Nyack
James
Miss Hayes
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Ground Broken For SU Chapel In Georgetown
Southwestern University in Georgetown held ground breaking ceremonies for the Lois Craddock Perkins Chapel funded by Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Perkins of Wichita Falls. Participants included university officials, city leaders, and contractor W. A. Tarver Jr. and family.
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Georgetown
Texas’ Oldest
Southwestern University
Lois Craddock Perkins
J. J. Perkins
Wichita Falls
Perkins
J. N. R. Score
W C. Finch
L J. McCook
O. A. Ullrich
School of Arts and Sciences
H. E. Meyer
School of Fine Arts
Ruth Ferguson
E. H. Steelman
J. W. Berglund
Cameron Fairchild
University
C. S. Griffith
Lee Black
Charles Forbes
Chamber of Commerce
Sam V. Stone
Food price slash seen in A&P suit
In Chicago on September 22, C. C. Precure of the National Association of Retail Grocers said that a government victory in the anti trust suit against the A and P would lead to lower food prices. He stated that breaking up the chain and increasing competition would reduce retail costs.
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Chicago
A&p
C. C. Precure
Britton, Ohlo
National Association of Retail Grocers
Austin Schools Budget Rises Record $572 499 for 1949 50
The Austin public school budget for 1949 50 totals 3 703 805 a record rise of 572 499 from 1948 49. A public hearing on the budget is set for next Tuesday at 2 pm in the Bickler Administration Building.
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Austin
R. W. Byram
Bickler
Gilmer-Aikin
Byram
Senate Approves Large Arms Aid for Allied Nations
The Senate passed a 1.314 billion arms aid package for Western Europe and allied nations, with 55 votes to 24. It allocates 1 billion for NATO partners, 211.37 million for Greece and Turkey, 27.64 million for Iran Korea and the Philippines, and 75 million for the China area. Final totals await House conference.
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Washington
Senate
Russia
United States
Europe
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
China
Congress
House
Western
George
D-Ga
Knowland
R-Calif
Atlantic
United Nations
UT Student New Polio Patient Here
A Travis County polio patient, the first in 20 days, was admitted to Brackenridge Hospital Thursday afternoon. Harold Miller, 28, of 2002 Whitis, a University of Texas student from Parsons County Kansas, is the new patient. The county’s last polio admission was Sept. 2, and Miller is the 25th county patient this year. The six other ward patients are listed in good condition.
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Travis County
Brackenridge Hospital
Harold Miller
Whitis
Parsons County
Kansas
Miller
University of Texas
Fort Worth Woman Dies in Auto Wreck
Wichita Falls report states Dorothy Ann Johnson 54 of Fort Worth died in a two vehicle collision one mile east of the city. She rode as a passenger in a pickup driven by son Everett Oren Jones 36. Jones and Carl T. Piper of Arlington were held for inquiry into the crash.
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Wichita Falls
Dorothy Ann Johnson
Fort Worth
Mechanical Pickers Move to Texas Fields
Three of a group of mechanical cotton pickers shipped from Arkansas to Texas passed through Ennis en route to Kaufman. The machines owned by JP Riley and Sam Bradley of Eudora, Arkansas, were part of a larger shipment headed for Kaufman.
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Ennis
Arkansas
Texas
Kaufman
JP. P. Riley
Sam Bradley
Eudora
Ark
Veterans Face Tuition and Subsistence Deductions Over Late GI Bill Deadline
VA officials warn several thousand GI Bill students may owe part of their fall tuition and lose some subsistence pay as the Sept 12 deadline for new courses was not publicized in time. The error affects those who completed or quit courses and seek new certificates under the GI Bill this fall.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Mexico Denies Texas Blacklist For Bracero Workers
Mexico officials said there is no blacklist of Texas counties for bracero hires and that delays stem from language issues and investigations into alleged discrimination. Ten Texas counties were previously listed by the Texas Employment Commission and are now under review as authorities work through inquiries amid holiday backlogs.
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Mexico City
Texas
Mexico
Texas Employment Commission
Austin
Live Oak
Bowie
Dawson
Pecos
San Patricio
Matagorda
Williamson
Johnson
McLenna
Victoria
Harry Benge Crozier
TEC
Crozier
Texas football in New York trip caps busy day
The UT squad arrived in New York at 2 56 p m CST Thursday. Brooklyn Dodgers moved within a half game of first by routing St Louis 19 6. New York Washington game rained out. Giants split a doubleheader with Cincinnati 3 1 and 8 4. Cubs edged Phillies 3 2. Austin Pioneers sold Emery Hresko to Shreveport. Louise Suggs led round one of the Women s National Open.
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University of Texas
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
New York Giants
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia
Austin Pioneers
Emery Hresko
Shreveport
Louise Suggs
Stork Derby Turns on Speeding to Hospital
Magistrate Rothenberg cleared Burton Sloane of a speeding ticket after a dash to the hospital in Riverside Drive. He and his wife Mae reached the hospital where Mrs Sloane gave birth to the couple’s first child a daughter.
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New York
Morris Rothenberg
Burton M. Sloane
Sloane
Mae
Francis McDermott
Riverside Drive
McDermott
Mrs. Sloane
Taylor Battles Rail Stop Hearing Over Night Trains
A Oct. 24 hearing in Smithville will determine Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad plans to discontinue two of four daily passenger trains through Taylor Texas. Rail officials say the action targets night trains Houston to Temple, while residents warn of delayed mail and papers reaching Taylor a day late. Ernest O. Thompson and Olin Culberson of the Railroad Commission announced the hearing after the railroad previously sought to halt the two daytime trains.
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Taylor
Spl
Smithville
Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad
Chamber of Commerce
Ernest O. Thompson
Olin Culberson
Railroad Commission
Texas
Houston
Temple
Dallas
Centex
Modern Govalle School Additions Impress City Visitors
Austin officials and media reps toured the Govalle School additions highlighting a 422 foot building with outside facing rooms, individual class entrances, modern lighting, and flexible furniture for up to 600 cafeteria students. The facility includes dedicated workrooms, health nurse spaces, and a double duty cafeteria auditorium.
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Mary
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