Maverick taps McGown as chief aide in new administration
San Antonio Mayor-elect Maury Maverick names Frank McGown executive assistant and outlines a unified administration. He signals replacements for civil service, advertising, and aviation posts, with plans to cut airport costs and trim a $440,000 health budget.
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Politico
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Maury Maverick
Baverick
Harold Keller
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Gilbert Lang
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Reagan Houston
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University of Texas
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Syer
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Btinson Field
Mountcrpal
Aviation Board
Horace Wilson
Ube Elfy Hit
Texas Senate OKs Tax Extension Plan Amid Delinquency Concerns
The Texas Senate advanced an emergency measure to extend the deadline for delinquent city and school tax payments without penalties or interest, moving the due date to July 1. The bill, vetoed by the governor, passed the House last week and aims to ease tax payments amid high backlog and staff strain.
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Texas Senate
Bexar County
Noute of Representatives
Ibamendad
Ray Davis
C. R. H. Kramer
Ume
Dune
Uys
Miniiry Mayerick
Senate
Semator
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P. LE. Anderson
Theo M. Plummer
Average Weather Outlook Amid Drought Talks
Weather expert Jarvee forecasts extended drought with stagnant high pressure over San Antonio. Rain chances remain low as a storm area stays unsettled, with a forecast low around 14 degrees and highs near 94 in upcoming days. City reports scant rainfall yesterday and only trace amounts at the federal building despite some showers.
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Sam Ankonio
Avereges
San Antonio
Jarvee
Jarvoe
Tallowag
Funeral plans set for Mayo surgeon Charles H Mayo
A simple funeral was arranged for Dr. Charles H Mayo, 73, famed surgeon who co founded Mayo Clinic. The service at Mayowood followed private ceremonies and a private family gathering. About 200 people were invited to attend the Calvary Episcopal Church ceremony led by Rev. Guy Meneses at 4 40 pm with no sermon or elaborate ritual.
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Ming
Moy
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Mayo Brothers
Mayowood
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Calvary Episcopal
Noted Presbyterian Leader Succumbs in North Carolina
Dr D Clay Lilly aged 68 long time moderator of the 1037 general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States south died Sunday at his Reynolda home near Winston-Salem He was a native of Irvine Kentucky and emeritus pastor of Reynolda Presbyterian Church He served as pastor of several regional churches and works
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UPI
D. Clay Lilly
General Assembly
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United States
Southern
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Lilly
Irvine
Howes
Reynolda Presbyterian Church
Soviet Aid to Allies Is Taken for Granted
The report notes Chamberlain’s popularity in Britain and a muted British response to mutual aid proposals amid wartime strain. In Moscow the Soviet Union shows no decisive stance on Western aid plans as officials assess Allied needs.
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Chamberlain
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Moscow-Bovtel Union
Army eyes massive 33 month recruitment drive
Washington May 25 High ranking army officials plan the most intensive recruiting campaign since World War I aiming for about 115000 recruits or recalls in 33 months to meet expansion needs of the air corps and other branches. The push will use mobile recruiting stations posters radio and high pressure selling to attract qualified men, offering free technical education. Officials hope to sign 17000 youths with high school education or equivalent for aviation mechanics, as navy recruitment remains smaller.
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Air Corps
Harold N. Gilbert
Congress
Welco Gome
Navy
Army Air Corps
Dai 98 Aviation Mechanics
Pennsy Democrats Indictments Upheld by Dauphin Court
Harrisburg May 29 Judge Howard W Hughes sustained indictments naming nine Pennsylvanians deemed democrats on charges of forcing political contributions and conspiracy to defraud the commonwealth. District Attorney Carl B Shelley announced the first trial would begin Monday June 12 though he did not specify which indicted individuals would be tried first. Indictments returned January 7 and March.
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Harrisburg
Dozer
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Howard W. Hughes
Dauphin County
Carl B. Shelley
Mareh
Atlantic Clipper Reaches Marseille
The Atlantic Clipper arrived in Marseilles on May 2 after a transatlantic flight from Port Washington New York. The giant flying boat completed the seven hour and five minute journey, following the Yankee Clipper which departed last week on an inaugural mall flight.
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Marseilles
France
MY Pom
Texas Cotton Crop 3 086 000 Bales
The U S crop reporting board announced the Texas cotton crop for 1938 at 3,000,000 bales, forty percent less than 1937. Area in cultivation on July 1, 1938 was 4,167,000 acres with 8,724,000 harvested at 168 pounds lint per acre, value about 120.14 million dollars versus 217.4 million in 1937.
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Austin
Mayne
Sai
U. S
Dallas Youth DALLAB Grand Jury Probe in Mesquite Death
Investigators planned to present three suspects before the Dallas County grand jury on May 21 regarding the death of 18 year old Raymond Mixon of Mesquite. Mixon died from a bullet wound to the head after being accidentally struck during target practice with matches, colons, logs, and similar devices.
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Dallab
INS
Dallas County Grand Jury
Aiesson
Raymond Mixon
Mesquite
Mixon
Paderewski Ready to Sail Home After Health Crisis
New York May 23. Pianist Ignacy Paderewski, recovering from a heart attack suffered last Thursday night, prepared to depart on the Normandie tomorrow for his home in Switzerland. Other items reported include a burglary noting tools stolen from a garage.
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New York
Tennec Jan Paderewski
Switzerland
Tiny plane wings hope to cross Atlantic from Ireland
A Los Angeles youth Tom Smith, 25, attempted a perilous flight in a tiny unradioed plane from Ireland toward England. He planned a 2200 mile route with 119 gallons of fuel to reach Styne Head or Britain, claiming seven years of preparation and aiming to prove aviation industry value.
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Maite
North Atlantic
Tom Smith
Los Angeles
Myer
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Styne Head
Ireland
England
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Clarksburg
W. Wi
Corrigan
Tim
Le'dane
Cir Aeronautics Authority
Frances Gayle Named County Nurse Resigns Post
Frances Gayle, named county health nurse by the county commissioners, tendered her resignation to Mayor C K Quin on Monday. She was appointed to work with county health doctor T N Goodson. A separate brief notes a tragedy involving 20 month old Marcy Lee Young who was killed when she got into a school bus driven by her father Walter G Young.
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Ily
C. K. Quin
Mrs. Marshall
WPF
Marcy Lee Young
Wes
Walter G.young
Oil shutdown extended by Texas railroad commission
The Texas railroad commission extended an oil shutdown to cover Saturdays and Sundays in June. The order, issued in Austin on May 23, broadens the impact beyond weekdays to include weekends, aligning with a riot control measure.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Railroad Commission
Resignation Withdrawal Upheld in Texas Case
Austin May 2 Attorn ey General Gerald Mann ruled that Bexar county tax assessor collector could withdraw his resignation before the county commissioners court acted. Albert Huth submitted his resignation May 12 and withdrew it the next day, a point Mann said aligned with the state constitution which requires officers to perform duties until successors qualify. The ruling overruled a San Antonio district attorney Shaok who claimed the resignation was effective immediately.
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Austin
Tin&s
Attornney
Gerald Mann
Bexar County
Albert Huth
Mann
Huth
Muir
Scholarship to Honor Rogers Established at University of Texas
Jones of Houston REC chairman today presented a $60,002 check to the University of Texas establishing a Will Rogers Memorial Scholarship. President J. W. Calhoun and Dr Homer B. Heiney noted the gift as the universities in Texas, Oklahoma, and California allied with the late American humorist and philosopher were chosen for the scholarships.
Woman Pulled Off Railroad Tracks
Washington May 21 A brakeman 40 year old R C McGaha clung to a fellow statesman as the caboose backed onto traffic and dragged Mrs Elizabeth Punderburke from the tracks Companions on a raising party jumped clear while the train moved off Conductor George W Moley 48 helped pull the woman free before the train stopped Moler said he had seen such things in cleevies but did not expect to see it in one day.
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R. C. McGaha
El@abathy Punderburke
Punderburke
McGaha
George W. Moley
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Scenic Playground employee injured near Willow Springs bridge
Scenic Lony playground replacement official Jo May Rummel of ST was brought to Robert B. Guth hospital after a badly oil burn and blood loss. Deputy sheriffs found him by a bridge at noon Monday and learned he was attacked by two women near Bungay. Rummel could not describe them. A passerby alerted deputies to the incident.
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Jo- May Rummel
Robert B. Greet
Rummel
School Board Joins Suit Over Stadium Contention
The San Antonio school board won leave to intervene in a dispute over a proposed school stadium. Judge Tayloe denied dismissal of the intervention and a 28 page demurrer argued by Attorney Cobbs. The case challenges a city deed transfer and questions land value and public use of a former quarry site.
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Ven H. Howard
Anthony van Tuyl
Board of Education
G. Tayloe
Forty-fifth
W. B. Inc. Baul
T. Do Cobbs
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Texas House Delays Civil Service Bill Action
In Austin on May 29 the Texas House left the civil service bill stalled after debate. Representative B E Dickison moved to attach a report to the house by 9:30 a.m. but the measure remained in committee. Pat Dwyer spoke on the bill in personal privilege with a telegram read by Senator J Franklin Speary. Lonnie Alsup warned funding concerns, yet the house voted to print the governor's radio address.
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Texas House
Mums Gowd
B. E. Dickison
San Alstonlo
Dwyer
Dickison
Pat Dwyer
San Antonio
J. Pranklin Speary
Senate
Gulek Netlan
Preston Anderson
Bexar County
Tater Dwyer
Mabar
Hostate Rimits
Yeove
Lonnie Alsup
Carthage
Jot Bell
Crrero
Railroads Gain Chance to Postpone Debts Under Bill
Washington May 20 Senate passage of legislation would let railroads adjust and postpone debt payments. The measure, like a House bill, would apply to nonbankrupt carriers with qualifications cited by supporters. Critics say the bill targets larger lines such as the Baltimore and Ohio and Lehigh Valley railroads. The measure returns to the House for consideration of amendments.
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Senate
Ford
Ohio
House
Jones Denies Political Ambitions for Reconstruction Firm
Jesse Jones of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation told the Texas legislature he has no political ambitions or expectations. He said he is loyal to his party and the present administration and supports its purposes. Separately, a train crash near Singapore killed an engineer and injured hundreds of passengers when an express derailed 130 miles north of the city.
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Reconstruction Finance ‘Corporation
Jesse Jones
Hovis~ton
Texas
Jones
CRASS
Singapore
Huth Controversy Believed Settled
The attorney general Sir Austin Munday’s opinion settled the clash over Alburt Ve Hay’s status, keeping veteran official Huth as county tax collector-assessor. The court had stalled after resignation and succession bids, with Shook’s opinion prompting debate. Judge Anderson urged awaiting the AG’s ruling, but controversy ended as the AG decided Huth could not be forced to resign.
Bank Ceases to Pay Interest on Savings
Newark news reports the Bank of Commarea Of Newark will stop paying interest on savings deposits. President R. D. Mizano explains the bank cannot realize sufficient returns from night trade investments to sustain the present rate. He states the move is necessary given current financial conditions.
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Bank of Commarea of
R. D. Mizano
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