General Session Nears End as June 1 Favored
Associated Press reports the 50th Texas Legislature likely adjourns around June 1. Factors include school terms keeping members away, ongoing conference committee work on budget bills, and fluid tax decisions. House favored June 1 adjournment. vetoes, passes, and reorganizations marked active week.
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Dave Cherens
Associated Press
Austin
House
Senate
Senate Rules Committee
Von Papen Sent to Regensburg Labor Camp
Franz Von Papen, serving an eight year Nazi sentence, was moved from a hospital in Garmisch Partenkirchen to a labor camp at Regensburg after German officials ruled he was not ill enough to need hospital care.
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Garmisch - Partenkirchen
Germany
Franz von Papen
Regensburg
Railway Mail Service Employs Over Twenty Thousand
An article notes that the U S railway mail service employs more than 20 000 workers across the nation highlighting the scope of federal postal transportation operations.
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U. S
Auto Insurance In State Shows Boost With Added Claims
The Texas insurance commission issued May 1 rate revisions reflecting higher auto costs. Collision coverage for private cars rose about 10 percent as average claims grew from 74 in 1941 to 163 in 1946, with property damage and bodily injury claims up as well. Comprehensive private car coverage increased 5 to 10 percent on new cars and 20 percent on old cars, while fire and theft stayed nearly the same. Commercial vehicle rates fell, with fire insurance down 25 percent and comprehensive coverage down 20 percent.
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Austin
State Insurance Commission
Department of Public Safety
Insurance Commission
Present Day Students More Serious Than 15 Years Ago
Hal Boyle reflects from Indiana University on changing campus life. He notes students think more about work and life, perceiving him as old, recalling past generation attitudes toward education, youth culture, and romance, with a digression on faculty and public perceptions.
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Hal Boyle
Associated Press
Bloomington
Ind
Flaming Youth
Ernie Pyle
Indiana University
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A reflective reminiscence contrasts past and present college drinking. The speaker notes living on $55 a month and recalls stricter 3.2 alcohol laws and illegal late night buys behind taxi stands. college students now drink less, viewing alcohol as less adventurous.
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Beagles
DAB Paint Ad Promises Quick, Glossy Car Finish
A vintage style car paint advertisement promotes DAB as a miracle auto paint. It claims easy powder puff application, a one hour drive-in cure, a two year guarantee, and a smooth gloss finish. Distributors cover Texas Panhandle and 57 counties with 16 color choices.
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Life Magazine
Colliers
Sat
Post
Popular Mechanics
Texas Panhandle
Daily News Four-Star Final Edition Curtailed
The May 3 final edition of the Daily News was curtailed when seven stereotypers quit their jobs. The publisher confirmed the setback while indicating plans to continue regular coverage in subsequent editions.
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New York
The
Daily News
Ex-Marine Charged With Murder After Jersey City Bar Shooting
Ex Marine George Petrucel, 25, charged with first degree murder after a barroom shooting in Jersey City. He fired from a vacant lot across the street, killing John Roncho, 36, and wounding John Malone, 52, and Anna Schaler, 32, who was shot while sheltering her 9 month old son. Petrucel was arrested amid the crowd outside the tavern.
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Jersey City
N.J
U.P
George Petrucel
Petruccl
John Roncho
John Malone
Anna Schaler
John
Malone
Plastic Laminated Cotton Replaces Metal Gears
A manufacturing note states that plastic laminated cotton is sometimes used to replace metal gears in certain mechanical assemblies. The report highlights material substitutions to reduce weight and cost, with implications for durability and performance in industrial applications.
Cost to drive varies by road type in Texas
In Lubbock Texas figures estimate operating a motor car costs about 1.7 cents per mile on paved roads and 2.9 cents per mile on dirt roads highlighting higher dirt-road expenses for motorists.
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Lubbock
Texas
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