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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1950
Page
11
In a special city election, J. M. Snell secured all but write in votes as the sole candidate for councilman after Earl Melvin withdrew. A total of 835 citizens voted, about half the turnout of the April 4 election.
Mrs. Mary Jane Miller of the Reeds Lake community near Temple died Wednesday when the car she rode in collided with a truck at Sparks ten miles south of Temple. In the car were Mrs. Hilda Harris and Mrs. Abbie Mae Messer of Holland who were injured. the truck driver was uninjured. Miller’s death marked Bell County’s sixth traffic fatality of the year.
The piece labels the rat as the most dangerous wild animal. It notes rats are blamed for numerous deaths due to diseases they spread.
An old advertisement touts Lifebuoy Health Soap as preventing body odor by cleaning all 18 skin areas. It claims Lifebuoy fights invisible dirt and offers a baby safe, rich coconut oil lather. The ad urges purchase of a new bath size from Lever Brothers.
Aeronautical engineer John H. Grant, 34, awaits police decision on charges after an attempted bombing of a United Air Lines plane. Authorities expect 16 counts of attempted murder with possible added charges of attempted arson and interstate sabotage. Grant is jailed. his wife Betty Grant and Betty Suomela, a flight attendant, are linked to the case.
E. S. Martin of Port Lavaca died Wednesday in San Angelo’s Shannon Hospital from an automobile accident April 10. The body will be sent to Austin for burial. Funeral services are pending arrival of a son and brother. He is survived by a wife a daughter Mrs. Milton Hausman of Port Lavaca and a son Edwin S. Martin. He is the brother in law of Mrs. Louis Davis and Mrs. Ruth Colbert of Austin.
Margaret Truman says life in the White House complicates her career as a concert soprano. She notes she aims to stand on her merit, enjoys independence, and prefers not to drink, while detailing her income and experiences in Washington society.
During 1949 in the United States winter saw more robberies burglaries and auto thefts than summer. Larcenies were lower early in the year and peaked in late fall and early winter.
Charles Hinkley a 26 year old with a New York family says a brain operation six months ago to curb criminal tendencies was a success He remains jailed in Massachusetts on a fugitive warrant from New York while seeking further rehabilitation and release to a Veterans Administration hospital for completion of his recovery.
Cor poral William G Horton of Fort Hood married Gudrun Marie Mareen Pogge in Augsburg Bavaria by a six minute trans Atlantic telephone ceremony. The $15 bill plus officiating fee to Temple Justice of the Peace R W Wattsford. Horton said his wife will join him as soon as possible.
A tank with 600 gallons of gasoline broke from a truck on Glendale Boulevard in Los Angeles and ignited into a fire that rose 50 feet, destroying the truck and a collided automobile and damaging nearby stores. Four people were injured and traffic was halted for over an hour.
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