Voters face up to 1.18 million in county warrants
Hexar County residents go to the polls in the regular off year election to decide a $1,176,102 warrant issue plus 10 state constitutional amendments and two candidates for the state board of education from the Twentieth District. Propositions cover courthouse work jail and home for the aged improvements roads and bridges and other projects with 30 year maturity and under 3 percent interest. Amendments seek hospital districts civil service salaries annual legislative session and poll tax repeal while a separate measure would allow city county health bodies to levy a 20 cent tax.
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Hexar County
State Board of Education
Twentieth Congressional District
Taxpayers’ Defense League
Organized Voters League
Tos
Bexar County
Commissioners Court
Noax
Break in North Wind Forecast Break in the season's north wind
The forecast notes a 17 day northerly wind pattern with occasional variation. Meteorologist Oren Edrington predicts a shift to the south later Monday with fair skies turning partly cloudy Tuesday. Temperatures remain mild and slightly higher than recent days.
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Oren Edrington
Earthquake Recorded in New York Seismograph
New York November 7 The Fordham University seismograph today recorded a very severe earthquake about 8000 miles from New York City in an undetermined region.
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New York
Fordhan University
New York City
Texas Weather Report Shows Mild, Clear Skies Across State
The Associated Press notes Texas experienced generally mild and clear conditions on Monday. Lufkin dipped to freezing early, Houston and Cotulla saw light fog, and other areas ranged from the 40s to 50s with Sunday highs from about 62 in Texarkana to warmer readings elsewhere.
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Associated Press
Texas
Lufkin
Houston
Cotpls Christ
Sunvay
Texarkana
Seven Sisters Welcome Baby Boy at Saunders Avenue
The Carabetta family at 1624 Saunders Avenue welcomed an 8 lb 9 oz baby boy, Richard Francis, after expecting a daughter Valerie Therese. Dick Carabetta, 38, a school attendance officer, and his wife Dorothy Burkholder Carabetta, 32, with seven daughters marked the shift in their household. The oldest is 12, and all but one child was born at Santa Rosa hospital. The mother is a San Antonio native who studied at Our Lady of the Lake College.
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Dick Carabetta
Saunders Ave
Carabetta
Santa Rosa Hospital
Dorothy E. Burkholder
San Antonio
Tots Knifed Mother Held In Sterling Case
A 35 year old mother was held by police in Sterling on charges of slashing the throats of her four children with a butcher knife. Authorities say voices urged the attack. Children were taken to a hospital after emergency surgery and blood transfusions. mother found crying in the kitchen beside the bloody knife.
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Sterling
Liinsa
Sure Geong
Huteter
Police Anld Mra
Coffee Prices Rise Again Across Brands in New York
New York reports another round of price increases across coffee brands as futures rise. A & C roasters lifted prices on Hight o Clock to 43 cents, Red Circle to 52, Bokar to 55, Albert Ehlers vacuum packed to 68, and wholesale vacuum packed to 71 cents. Futures opened with all S and D contracts up 2.00 cents.
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New York
Albert Ehlers
Saysarin
Coffee shortage fears spark buying frenzies in Philadelphia
Coffee trade officials warn of imminent shortages as buyers flood markets. Industry experts say indiscriminate purchasing to dodge price hikes will deepen the crisis and push prices higher.
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Philadelphia
Veep In St. Louis Visits Fiancée In Hospital
Vice President Alben W. Barkley spent the weekend in St. Louis near his fiancée Mrs. Carleton S. Hadley who is recovering from influenza. He visited St. Luke's hospital and brought flowers and magazines.
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St, Louis
Alben W. Barkley
St. Louis
Carleston S. Hadley
Veep
St. Luke's Hospital
Hadley
Break in 37day steel strike nears settlement talks
In Cleveland attorneys for Republic Steel and United Steel Workers met to finalize pension and social welfare language as a potential settlement ends a 37day strike affecting 54000 workers. CIO president Philip Murray left for Pittsburgh after another bargaining session, with several plants still awaiting talks and the Newport and Wilder shutdowns ended.
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Cleveland
INS
Republic Steel
Thomas F. Patton
Republic
General Counse
Arthur J. Goldberg
CIO
United Steel Workers
Murray
Philip
Pittsburgh
Heulehem
Jones & Laughlin
Youngstown Sheet &Tude
Lukens Steel
Coatsville
McLouth Steel Corp
Detroit
Newport Steel
Newport
Wilder
Ohio
Coal Industry Favors Federal Board If Mediation Fails
Soft coal operators expect President Truman to name a federal factfinding board by next week to end the coal strike if mediation fails. Industry representatives say operators are preparing their costs for submission to the board. John L. Lewis is in Chicago for a 200-member United Mine Workers policy committee meeting this afternoon.
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Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
Chicago
United Mine Workers
Mother Admits Hoax In Baby Death Case
UTICA New York November 7 A remorseful mother confessed that her week old son was killed far from her arms and that her kidnapping story was made up out of fear of her husband. The coroner ruled the death accidental and no charges will be filed against Stella Komarek 29 whose baby Stephen was found in a mill pond near Clayville.
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Utica
Stella Komorek
Stephen
Komorek
Clayville
Preston R. Clark
50 000 Czechs Ordered Arrested
Western diplomatic sources in Vienna report the Czech government issued a confidential Interior Ministry order to arrest 50,000 persons as untelable and hostile elements. The move aims to boost the lagging uranium mine program in the satellite state.
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Wmenna
INS
Viena
Interior Ministry
Satelite
Small Firm Listing For Export Trade Survey
McGoodwin the chamber of commerce general manager announced a 20 day listing period starting Nov 10 for small business firms to register for inclusion in a directory. The Economic Cooperation Administration will publish the directory and distribute it to European importers and other buyers. forms are available at the chamber office.
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Chamber of Commerce
Ve McGoodwin
Chamber
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
McGoodwin
Youth 13 Dies In Sewer Cave At Lancaster
Nov 7 report from Lancaster details a 5 boy group playing near an open sewer trench. A 11 year old friend helped free one boy as another, David Spung 14, died when a wall collapsed under heavy subsoil. Firemen recovered the body after the cave in.
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Lancaster
David Spung
Gary
Dick Smith
Jimmy
Edward Crook
David
Jimmy Smith
Ro Pick
Reds Beast Defy the West in Red Square Display
Nov 1 Moscow showcased a vast Soviet military pageantry in Red Square with jet aircraft tanks and a parade led by Marshal Vasilevsky on a chestnut horse. Molotov stood at the forefront while Stalin was absent. An American envoy attended as speeches warned capitalism faces grave peril.
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Red Square
Kremlin
Stalin
Alexander M. Vasilevsky
Molotov
Lenin
Vasilevsky
Alan G. Kirk
Watns West
George M.malenkoy
Soviet Union
Tim Moscow Tradio
Konstantin K,rokoslovsky
Rusdla
Palish
Boleslan Bleue Matepkeyty
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Mary Elise
Celeste
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Paula
Met Kognalong
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Our Lady of the Lake College
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Columbia
Cavahella
Marylise
Worth
Reece Souba
James Moughan
Veep In
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Henry Komorek
Reds Beast
Musvuw
Russia
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Dri. Vassily Stalin
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Isl
Georg
Malenkoy
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