Court Order Slashes Bookies Phone Lines
Texas officials moved to cut off illicit race betting activity as a court order targeted bookmakers and their communications. Galveston County operations were singled out as notably lax, with state investigators reporting months of effort and a late afternoon staff conference. Names of establishments linked to horse racing information were listed, including the Turi Club and Home Plate Cigar Stand.
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Galveston County
Daniel
Galveston
Sam 20
Felix B. DeMay
Orange
Louisiana
Maceo
Astormey
Western Union
Turi Club
Murdach
Piet. Home Plate Cigar Stand
Bireamiine
Aigas
Sick List at SAN JACINTO MEMORIAL Visiting Hours Note
Visiting hours listed for SAN JACINTO MEMORIAL include 16 to 11 am, 2 to 4 pm, and 7 to 9 pm at Wallisville Road near Hix Jones.
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San Jacinto Memorial
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Rig Hix
Jones
Unrepentant Drunk Swipes Cops Smoke
Houston police lieutenant lectured a drunk last night and ordered jail. The drunk stole the detective’s tobacco from the desk during the lecture and attempted to smoke it. The incident ended with the man jailed.
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Houston
Gzi
Sid Ree
Chandler To Quit At My Pleasure Says Commissioner
Baseball Commissioner A B Chandler said he will resign but only at his pleasure. He noted a severance contract is with major league owners and will resign after they sign it, possibly by month’s end.
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New York
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Tax Hike Okayed By House Group
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a proposal to raise taxes by about 5.0 billion dollars annually. Individual income tax would rise by 12 percent plus a defense tax, with corporations paying five percentage points higher across the board. Overall revenue would reach roughly 7.1 billion dollars yearly, with possible hikes to liquor cigars autos and gasoline excises. The bill must pass the House and then await Senate action before becoming law.
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Washington
House
Wers and Means
Senate
Divorce suit looms as Martha Vickers targets Mickey Rooney
Actress Martha Vickers said she will file divorce from Mickey Rooney within a few days citing an agreed property settlement. Rooney and his third wife separated last Christmas with Vickers to gain custody of their one year old son Ted, while market reports note Rooney's prior marriages to Ava Gardner and Betty Jene Fase Bliss.
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Martha Vickers
Mickey Fox
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Sui Reoney
Encina
Ted
Reoney
Ava Gardner
Betty Jene Fase
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Stock Finals Allez Lud Steel AGHs Chat
A compact market roundup lists firms like Amerad Pet and Armee Steel among diverse players such as AT and T, Calumet and Hecla, Celanese, Chrysler, Con Edison, Du Pont, Goodyear, General Electric, and Tex Gulf, noting ongoing equity or steel sector activity and industry names in terse fashion.
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Amerad Pet
Armee Steel
Amer Wooleng
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Celanese Corp
Chrysler Corp . Cities Service
Con Edison
Creole
Davison Chem Dew
du Pont
Essiman Kodak
Gen Electric
Gen Bioters
Goodyear Tire Greyhound Bus
Gillette Saf
Cescasees
Gulf Oil
Gulf Stat Util
HL and P Co Hous
Ceses
Humble Oil
J and L Steel
Birby Pee
Kenn Cap Bid Con Pet Mat Dairy
Nat Steel
Onrio Oil
Penneys Inc
Pure
Packard Motors Repair Steel
Sears A
St. Regis
Stan Oil Ind
Stan Oil N. JL Sunray Oil
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Tex Gulf Pred
Tidewater Corn Timken
U.S. Steel
Woolworth Inc
Ss ES
Musicians Fear Dog's Competition
Hollywood report on Steve Cochran's dog Tschaikowsky facing a union ruling in San Francisco that requires a union pianist to accompany his solo piano debut. The canine performer, normally cheerful, is unsettled by the mandate and seeks solitude to reflect on human ways.
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Hollywood
Steve Cochran
Tschaikowsky
San Francisco
Beef Strike End Predicted by OPS Officials
A volatile meat market prompts OPS officials to deploy enforcement agents to stockyards nationwide as cattle supply tightens. Industry spokesmen speculate farmers withhold cattle to push prices, while analysts warn of black market activity and ongoing efforts to curb shortages.
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Chicago
Ispi
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Ameri Meat Institute
Bridges Planned Over Pine Island Bayou on Highway 83
Siezie Highway Department announced two new bridges to span Pine Island Bayou on Highway 83 seven miles north of Beaumont. District Engineer W. E. Simmons said one bridge will be built at once with the second following Route 69’s development into a divided highway. Each bridge will have two lanes.
Movie Stars Display Hidden Hobbies and Guns
Hollywood stars Esther Williams Clark Gable join public hobby show at California 1951 exhibit. Williams shows bathing suits collection born from a joke while Gable’s passion traces to guns starting when seven. Other stars like Grainger Barrymore Powell and Kerr contribute diverse items.
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Ben Cook
Hollywood
Esther Williams
Clark Gable
Miss Willams
Gasie
Bunting
Gabrie
Stewart Grainger
Lionel Barrymore
Vera Elien
Jane Powell
Deborah Kerr
Livestock Prices Report From Fort Worth
Livestock totals include cattle 860 head with steers dull yet better demand, calves 800 with stockers up to high grades, and hogs 1406 varied. Cattle market shows good to choice slaughter calves at 41 to 36. stocker calves reach 53 with three loads. Hogs steady to 25 higher, good to choice 180-300 lbs at 21. to 21.25, lighter weights 19-21, sows 15 to 17.55, feeder pigs 17-18.50.
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Fort Worth
Jusd
Pasadena oil worker kills wife in domestic tragedy
A Pasadena oil field worker killed his wife then himself in a three day police case. The couple’s four children, aged 8 to 20, were in an adjoining room. They had lived in Pasadena for three years.
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Edd Mill
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Miter
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Hells
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