Attorney and Auditor Named Chairmen For Estate Group
Robert Mueller Austin attorney and Accountant Jim Tom Barton were elected co chairmen of the Austin Estate Council for 1949 50 at the Austin Hotel Tuesday night. E B Pigeon Frost National Bank San Antonio trust officer spoke on trust investment trends noting tax free municipal bonds and comparing a 2 percent tax free yield to an 11 percent taxable return. He said a $100 000 investment in 1920 could yield between $6 000 and $8 000 due to diverse investments.
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Robert Mueller
Austin
Jim Tom Barton
Austin Estate Council
E. B. Pigeon
Frost National Bank of San Antonio
Pigeon
Textile Industry Employs Half of Japan’s Factory Workers
The textile sector in Japan accounts for about 50 percent of the nation’s factory workforce, indicating its central role in industrial employment and economic activity.
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Japan
Austin Area Weather Forecast Through Wednesday
Fair US Weather Bureau forecast for the Austin area shows increasing cloud cover and warmer conditions through Wednesday. Low near 48, high around 75 with interior Texas warming, followed by partly cloudy skies Thursday and warmer in West Texas.
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US Weather Bureau
Austin
East Texas
West Texas
Endi
Colorado
Guin
Lake Packanes
Ke Travis
Marshall Ford
Columbus
Abilene
Reserved professor kills two college staff then dies
In Peru Nebraska on Tuesday psychology professor Dr B K Baker shot and killed Dr William L Nicholas 48 college president and Dr Paul A Maxwell 56 head of education then killed himself. A county attorney said premeditated murder and a witness reported Baker spoke nothing before shooting Maxwell.
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Neb
Peru State Teachers College
Wille
William L. Nicholas
Paul A. Maxwell
Southeastern Nebraska
Department of
Maxwell
Watch Lion's Tail Signals Imminent Attack
Trainers warn that a motionless lion tail indicates anger and a forthcoming attack, signaling danger to observers and handlers in nearby enclosures.
Housing referendum clash over private enterprise and subsidies
Debate over positive housing action pits advocates against real estate interests and veterans loan concerns. Miller defends subsidies amid criticism by Horace Shelton of the American Legion and Sandlin who warns against government tenancy and feudalism.
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Miller
Horace Shelton
American Legion
Sandlin
Austin
Deaths and Funerals Chronology in Texas Listings
Funeral notices from Elgin Austin San Marcos and surrounding areas record services for Mrs. Lindy Matherly Mrs Helen Roche James Riley Gus A Bruder Thomas Best Thekla Doell Addie Hodges Patterson Alice Bryant Zack W Linder and others with details on burial sites revs officiating and survivors across multiple towns and counties.
Former Austinite Harry Metz Dies
Harry Metz, longtime Austin resident and son of the man after whom Metz School is named, died in a Houston hospital Monday. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. in the Chapel of the Bells with Rev. C. Crow officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include brother Roscoe Metz of Austin, sisters Tars Schoedel and Mrs. J. A. Poskey, and three sons Roy Lloyd and Herbert Metz, all of Houston. Pallbearers listed are C. E. Benedict N. L. Gault Martin Schoedel Andy Anderson O. B. Cloud and Steve Heffington.
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Austin
Travis County
Evie Marks
Martha Smith
Katie Patterson
Bee Caves
H. B. Riley
Emmett Riley
John T. Riley
Huntsville
Eanes Chapel
Eanes Cemetery
Wilke Funeral Home
Harry Metz
Metz
Houston
Rev. C. Crow
Oakwood Cemetery
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Tars
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J. A. Poskey
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Roy
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Herbert Mez
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Andy Anderson
O. B. Cloud
Steve Heffington
Coal for Home Heating Declines Says Institute President
A T Atwill president of the Oil Heat Institute of America told the opening of the institute’s 27th annual exposition that coal is losing its role in domestic heating. He cited strikes and unrest in the coal industry as key factors behind fewer home builders installing coal burning units.
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Philadelphia
A. T. Atwill
Oil-Heat Institute of America
Atwill
Topeka Landmark Destroyed by Fire
A dramatic downtown blaze gutted the 125 room Throop Hotel in Topeka Kansas on Tuesday. No deaths occurred though two women suffered heart shocks during rescues from the four story 63 year old building. Firefighters and bystanders carried an invalid to safety as residents feared for a daughter believed inside.
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Topeka
Kans
Kansas Capital
E. K. Cleveland
John Lindgren
Thirteen Bodies Recovered From Plane Crash near Tokyo
Thirteen bodies of victims from the Air Force transport crash near Mount Hiragatake, 37 miles southwest of Tokyo, were recovered near the summit as search teams conclude a preliminary toll of 35 American lives. Eleven others remain unidentified among 27 passengers and eight crew.
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Mount Hiragatake
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