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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1949

Page

2

Hines Opens Five Day Christian Faith Mission in Austin

The Rt. Rev. John E. Hines bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of Texas begins a five day preaching mission on The Christian Faith at St. David's Episcopal Church tonight at 8 p m. Each night through Friday he speaks and answers audience questions after the sermons. Parents may leave children with a sitter in the parish house next door.

John E. Hines Diocese of Texas St. David's Episcopal Church Munity Hines Charles A. Sumners

Miss Mary Snyder Dies After Yearlong Illness at Lexington Farm

Lexington area horse farm manager Mary Dewitt Snyder died in a Lexington hospital Friday night after a year of ill health. She had long managed a breeding operation near Lexington.

Lexington Mary Dewitt Snyder

Alienist Faces Grilling In Lubbock Murder Trial

In Lubbock on April 24 an alienist testified that Richard W. McGee was insane when he killed grocery executive R. L. Allston last July 7. McGee's sanity is under question as prosecutors plan a two hour cross examination of Dr C Sloan, who examined McGee on January 27.

Lubbock Richard W. McGee R. L. Allston McGee C. Sloan Sloan E. A. Simpson Amarillo Texas Murry Burnham Marble Falls Jim Cox Jim

Fertility Framed By Oil Firms For Local Market Growth

Oil companies pledge continued access to abundant resources to sustain fertility of soil and provide a market for local industries, signaling ongoing support for regional development and economic stability.

Peruvian Revolt Plot Crushed by Military Junta

Lima reports a plot by the outlawed APRA party to trigger a revolt starting Sunday night or Monday. Plans included assassinations and arson to chaos. officers and police were alleged accomplices. Leader Victor Raul Haya de la Torre sought asylum in Colombia, with a Hague court decision anticipated on safe conduct.

Lima Peru Apra Party Manuel Odria Apra Odrna Victor Raul Haya de la Torre Haya International Court Hague

Lamb losses widen in Burnet County area

The Shovel Mountain region in Burnet County reports rising kid and lamb losses with stomach throat and chest eaten out. A coyote sighting months ago may explain the killings, and residents are urged to check flocks for losses while investigation continues.

Dave Shanks Austin American Agricultural Shovel Mountain Burnet County

Army Prison Fire Kills Three in Germany

Six American soldiers at Mannheim military prison were burned in a fire that killed three and left three in serious condition at Heidelberg Army Hospital. The blaze, likely started by cleaning fluid in the kitchen store room, prompted official silence on the victims' names.

Berlin Mannheim Heidelberg

Long Live Alliance Slogan Issued By Soviet Party

The Central Committee of the Communist Party released Slogan No 4 of 51 for May Day. It proclaims friendship among the Soviet Union United States and Britain and says the alliance of these peoples guarantees firm peace and a joint struggle for peace.

Moscow Russia Central Committee of The Communist Party Soviet Union United States England

Rita and Prince Hope To Wed In Three Weeks

In Cannes on April 24 Prince Aly Khan and actress Rita Hayworth expect to marry within about three weeks. A source says no definite date has been set. French law requires marriage after May 7 following Aly Khan's Paris divorce.

Cannes France Prince Aly Khan Rita Hayworth Prince Aly Aly Paris

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