City Found in a7 a7 Flood Program Claims Debacle
A trial court finds City liable for delays and costs in the Olmos Dam work, detailing bungling and faulty judgment by City Engineer Col. Crecelius. Jury awards claims for materials, delays, and damages, including $123,000 plus. questions persist over funds from the 1824 Mood prevention bond and deductions for liquidated damages.
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Morgenthau Takes Oath and Board Appointment
Henry Morgenthau Jr. was sworn in as secretary of the treasury and named to the Federal Reserve Board. The historic move follows a lengthy exchange with President Roosevelt over Morgenthau’s resignation and health, and notes that reserve board membership typically accompanies the secretary role, though a recent ruling limits the tenure to actual secretaries.
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New Bank Will Open at Austin
A new financial institution will open in Austin expanding local banking options. Capital National Bank, a Federal Reserve member, strengthens the venture and will merge with or replace nearby operations. Patrons may continue to access old accounts at the Republic Bank until the transition.
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Republic
Politician's Tax Trial Delayed by Emergency Appendectomy
Doctors report Moe Rosenberg a Westside Democratic politician emerged in good condition after emergency appendectomy. The federal tax case against him, charged with failing to pay about $65 000, was set for trial tomorrow before Judge James Wilkerson but may be delayed by the operation.
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Floods devastate Southern California with deaths and damage
Torrential rain drenched the Los Angeles region, killing at least five as cars and houses were swept away. Dozens more injured or missing, with extensive flood damage across Glendale Yerjee and Potrero Heights. Bridges collapsed, rivers overflowed, and rail traffic halted. Hundreds of autos abandoned as water depths reached up to seven feet.
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Weimar Chamber Elects Officers
Weimar chamber members elected officers including John F. Walker as president and Henry Brufert, Jared, and others noted in the session. The short report confirms leadership changes within the chamber of commerce.
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One Life Hides Negro Slayer in Texas
Johnny Dade a two year old Negro confessed slayer of Roy Lapham a recluse in Alvin was spirited away from Brazoria jail this morning by Sheriff Jimmy Martin The move followed Dade’s arrest in Houston by Harris county deputies led by Sheriff T A Binford The suspect was brought to Angleton where he was interrogated by Sheriff Martin and US deputy marshal Armour Savell Dade said the Lapham killing occurred about 930 p m Christmas eve and the body was found Christmas morning by J Jackson on the farm shack where Lapham lived with blunt force injuries. He implicated the other suspects in the offence.
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Bar on Munchausen Claim Wins Liar Club Medal
The Burlington Liars' Club in Wisconsin announced at its annual meeting that B Ceresa of Langeloth, Pennsylvania won the tie for the champion star of the United States for the coming year. Ceresa receives the club's medal, which was surrendered yesterday by the retiring chemulon Phil McCarthy of Denver.
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Gulf Coast Oil Spotlight Shines on Kirby Wells Near Cleveland
Oil activity in Liberty and Polk counties highlighted the week as Gulf Company struck Kirby No. 1 near Cleveland and Dick Schwab’s Kirby West No. 2 wildcat in Folk County showed promise. Gulf company’s No. 15 well in the John Pleasants survey four miles southeast of Cleveland reached a Friday bring in with 850 barrels over 12 hours through a 3 8 inch choke.
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Buzzard Crashes Into Mail Plane Over Louisville Field
A buzzard struck a southbound American Airlines mail plane near Bowman Field Louisville as it flew about 120 miles an hour. Photographer Harry Mualck escaped injury with minor cuts from the bird’s claws and shattered windshield. The report notes 1047 pounds of Kip clearing Portland figures and a 1947 page count, with unclear context.
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Louisville
Bowman Field
Harry Mualck
Severe Cold Grips West as Weather Hurls Wide Bounds
The report notes extreme cold across the West with subzero readings in North Dakota and Minnesota, while Southern California faced heavy rain and a collapsed bridge on the Los Angeles Glendale highway. Temperatures ranged from 16 below in the Midwest to 60 degrees in Louisville and 80s in the East, with New York in the 80s and Boston predicting rain. A fog in Indianapolis delayed Wiley Post’s round the world flight, and Richmond, Virginia swung from 12 degrees to 66.
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Forbes Scents Bureaucracy Before the Nation's Path
A 1834 Forbes piece questions bureaucrats seeking control, arguing rulers may overstep authority and threaten American leadership. It warns citizens to beware elevating officials who lack personal success, urging scrutiny of whether the nation should resist becoming governed by a compliant public.
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