Palmer Announces Five Man Department Shifts
Police chief Fred Palmer Thursday announced five personnel changes in the department. Officer D. E. Kelly moves from the complaint desk to uniformed foot patrol, replaced by Officer George Blevershagen. Frank Kawalski becomes relief complaint clerk. Det. N. A. Schneider moves by request from hot check division to patrol, replaced by Officer J. D. Carver of the patrol division. The shifts bring the total Spanees in the past month 1014.
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Polo Fred. Palmer
D. E. Kelly
Uniformed
Foot Patrol
George Blevershagen
Frank Kawalski
Det
N. A. Schneider
J. D. Carver
Blanco Beauties Named To Represent Blanco and Seguin
Miss Bes sie Mae Meserole, 18, daughter of Mr and Mrs C J Meserole, was chosen to carry Blanco colors to the Fredericksburg Peach festival on July 3. Patricia Alford, daughter of Mr and Mrs J A Alford, will represent the Blanco chamber at Seguin's Fourth of July celebration and enter the Miss South Texas of 1949 bathing beauty contest.
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A. Mieki Blanco
Bessie Mae Meserole
C. J. Meserole
Blanco
Fredericksburg
Meserole
University Off Texas
Blanco Chamber, of Commerce
Patricia Alford
J. A. Alford
Chamber of Commerce
Max Statcke Park
Seguin
Polio Spraying Planned by Floresville and Poth Mayors
Floresville and Poth mayors say polio spraying will be done this week by the national guard. Exact day to depend on weather, with funding for the mixture provided by the mayors and local sponsors.
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Floresville
J. C. Merchant l
Clyde Fahrenthold
Poth
National Guard
Chiles
Greek Premier To Be Sworn In
ATHENS June 30 Alexander Diomedes former finance minister and governor of the National Bank will be sworn in tonight as head of a new Greek coalition government He is a Liberal party leader.
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Athens
Alexander Diomedes
National Bank
Yreek
Liberal Party
Romeo Victim Charmed Anew In County Jail Reconciliation
The reconciliation scene in the county jail visitors’ room featured Langton reuniting with Sam Engel. Langton—amid vows of love—described him as the “most wonderful man” despite a prior fraud charge and a $65,000 bail. Guards waited as the pair shared affectionate exchanges and plans, while Engel’s attorneys prepared to seek bail reduction.
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Spena
Tate
Langton
Romeo
Pauline
Engel
Criminal Court
James J. McDermott
Resscda Corrigan
Chicago
Mayor Absence Highlights City Council Meeting
Mayor has been away since Monday and appeared at the council meeting on Thursday. An ordinance to annex a tract south of Houston stations from the Coliseum was read for first time at the request of the chamber of commerce. The area would extend east toward Willow Springs golf course. Street Commissioner James W Knight said the golf course and Coliseum grounds are within the city. Five petitions against annexation were read, including one with 191 signatures protesting the failure to open San Pedro pool presented by R N Gresham.
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White
Ely
Champer of Commerce
Houston
Stattons
Coliseum
Willow Springs
James W. Knight
San Pedro’ Pool
R. N. Gresham
City Hires Voice Cor For Police Auto Contract
Police Commissioner Raymond South announced Milam Chevrolet agreed to donate 4 paint ind for the department. The city council approved a contract with Winerich Motor Co to provide an auto for the police department’s Voice of Safety program at $1 a year.
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Winerich Motor Co
Voice of Safety
Raymond South
Milam Chevrolet Co
Widow sues for nullity in fraud case against Los Angeles groom
Mrs Corinne Perry Gordon, 50, filed suit in superior court seeking a dissolution of marriage from Sigmund Engel also known as Walter Gordon. She says they wed in Las Vegas on March 25 and he swindled $2673 from her, then disappeared after moving the money into a deposit. Gordon identified Engel from December photos and met him in Washington, D.C., before a whirlwind Los Angeles courtship.
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Los Angeles
Corinne Perry Gordon
Sigmund Engel
Chicago
Gordon
Superior Court
Engel
Walter Gordon
Las Vegas
Nev
Cos
Diarrhea Toll Mounts With Four New Polio Cases
The city health department reported four new polio cases and one death, increasing the year’s toll to 111 deaths and 415 cases. Comparisons showed 125 deaths and 618 cases at the same point last year. Aerial spraying funds rose to 26,139.63 dollars as contributions came in. Roads: San Angelo reported improved conditions with three new cases admitted and five dismissed. Bowie county noted its first polio case of the year, a five-year-old girl from Dalby Spring. Denton county and Hill county each reported new cases in Dallas Hospital and Waco Crippled Children’s Hospital respectively.
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Chamber ‘of Commerce Health Committee
Syhaying
Austin E. Hill
San Angelo
Associated Press
Harris
Channelview
Bowie
Bowie County
Dalby Spring
Denton County
Dallas
Hill
Hubbard
Waco
Drouth Disaster Reported Across New England Area
A month long drouth reaches disaster stage in Southern New England with impact spanning Massachusetts New York and New Jersey. Farm crops including hay have suffered losses with 20 percent of southern New England hay gone. Temperatures plunged to 18 degrees with snow in the Cascade range and six inches on Mt Hood while two inches fell around Puget Sound near Seattle.
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News England
Massachusetts Farm Bureau Federation
Tallsday
New York
New Jersey
New England
Carleton le Pickett
Federation
Portland
Cascade Range
Mt Hood
Olympic Mountains
Pudget Sound
Seattle
Weather Summary From Local Station Report
Rainy and unsettled conditions noted with monthly totals around 8.26 inches and yearly totals about 26.26 inches. Observations include daily sunrise and sunset times, tides, temperature ranges, and high and low values for the period, with specific notes on mean temperature and precipitation figures.
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