100 B29s Blast Red Forces Massed For Attack
United Nations forces clash with North Korean troops across the Nak tong river sector near Taegu and Waegwan as Red forces widen bridgeheads and press toward Taegu. US 24th Division holds the center while American and South Korean lines resist a renewed push.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waegwen
United Nations
MacArthur
Weegwan
Associated Press
Don Whitehead
Naktong
Hyonpung
Associated Presa Carp
Jack Macbeth
Changnyong
Taegu
Wargwan
Washington
Defense Department
Navy
Viedivestock
24Th
2Th
Army
Steff Army
Perth
Waegwan
of Korea
Yongdok
Chonju
Yongju
JCIAL
Chinju
Ans
Hamnan
Pohang
South Austin Lions Hear Taylor on Texas Highways
Tom Taylor of the Texas Highway Department spoke to the South Austin Lions Club on the social and economic value of recreational travel. He noted seven percent of national income comes from travel and outlined Texas tourism programs with slides of state parks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Austin Lions
Taylor
Texas
Tom Taylor
Texas Highway Department
South Austin Lions Club
Tower
Barton Springs
Sunardey
Polio Cases Hit New High in Texas
State health officer Dr. George W. Cox reported Texas saw a record polio week with 131 cases last week. Two patients are receiving treatment at Brackenridge Hospital in Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Cox
Texas
Brackenridge Hospital
Austin
Korean Reds Note Soviet Aid in South Korea Fight
North Korea announced Soviet support in its war, via a telegram from Foreign Minister Pak Hyun Yong to Andrei Vishinsky, broadcast from Pyongyang. A parallel exchange quoted Premier Stalin and Kim Il Sung praising liberation and the allied struggle for freedom and independence against U.S. intervention.
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Tokyo
South Korea
Pak Hyun Yong
Andrei Vishinaky
Pyongyang
Pak
Stalin
Kim Ul Sung
Kim
United States
Deaths and Funerals Highlights Local Citizens
Obituaries from Austin area include BR A McKinney dies in hospital with relatives in California and New Mexico. Lisette Ladder, 70, to be buried in Maspeth after services in Austin and Valley Stream. Ellen A Graves, 94, dies in San Antonio with burial at Memorial Park. Henry Franklin Harper, 70, funeral at Weed-Corley with post office retirees as pallbearers. Lula Bell Bullock dies. survivors listed. services incomplete. H Gibbs dies. three sisters and brothers noted. services at Cook Funeral Home. C A Cates funeral held in Rockdale with Army WWI service and Legion ties. Oscar N Fulcher, 78, buried in Granger City Cemetery. son and daughter listed. Mrs Terezia Maresh, 64, rites in Granger and St Cyril Church with Holy Cross burial.
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BR. A. McKinney
BR A McKinney
Austin
Ellen A. Graves
Ellen Armistead Graves
Claude H. Buckley
San Antonio
Charles A. Graves
Antonio
Effie Graves
John L. Pillow
Baton Rouge
Armistead Graves
Lake Cormorant
Mississippi
Cook Funeral Home
J. Nelson
Memorial Park Cemetery
Henry Franklin Harper
Weed-Corley
James Mi Sapp
Austin Memorial Park
Lula Bell Bullock
Lillian Elsey
Blaney
Lucille Payne
Tulsa
Okla
Ruby Henderson
Ida Dickers
Maude Brown
Addie Farquhar
Robert Bell
Louisiana
H. Ginbs
H. Gibbs
Innie Louise MecCally
Sancada
Nettie Mae Lee
San Angelo
Lillian Sewell
Livin
G. G. Gibbs Andrews
James Gibbs
Los Angeles
Calif
Tom O'Neal Gibbs
New Mexico
Gibbs
American Legion
Memorial Park
CATES
Rockdale
C. A. Cates
Phillips and Lackey
H. E. Crone
Temple
Lawn Cemetery
American Railway Express
Volunteer Fire Department
Carlyle American Legion Post
Dallas
Oscar N. Fulcher Taylor
ANS
Oscar N. Fulcher
Borger
Granger Baptist Church
L. G. Ramey
Granger City
Fulcher
Granger
John T. Fulcher
Edgar Brown
Hasty, Ark
Rosa Roberson
Elgin
Terezia Maresh Taylor
Terezia Maresh
Condra Funeral Home
Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church
Msgr
J. J. Vanicek
George Tydlacka
Holy Cross Cemetery
Frances Maresh
Filemena Kallas
Blessing
Commercial Catches Nearly One Billion Pounds in 1949
New England state and federal agencies report total commercial fish landings near one billion pounds for 1949. Strong gains across species reflect expanded coastal harvest and improved reporting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Will Britain Fight at Formosa The US Seeks Answer
London reports the United States urgently seeks Britain’s clear stand if Communist China invades Formosa. US officials plan high level talks with Prime Minister Attlee and Foreign Secretary Bevin to gauge Britain’s intended response as the Seventh Fleet patrols the Formosa Strait amid naval strategic fears.
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Formosa
London
United States
Great Britain
China
Uni
Lewis Dougist
Clement Attlee
Ernest Bevinst
Downing Street
Seventh Fleet
Unis
Hainan
Far East
Parmosa
Business Failures Rise in New York Week
R G B reported 104 business failures in the week ended Aug 15, up from 168 the prior week. The figures reflect a troubled business environment as creditors tighten and firms struggle to meet obligations.
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New York
Ringle and Bradstreet
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Whitehead
First Cavalry
Reds
Jock Daenor
Johnson City
Daenor
Travis County
Toul Fe
Vanity Fair
Buttrey
Stephen F. Austin
Rayon
Plaid
Denim Frontier Jeans
Congress
Lydia FE Finkhasa
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Studer
Trey
Bor
Wilke Funeral Home
Chapel of the Bells
Bryant
Backus Memorial CO
Driscoll and
Moritz
Stasswender Granite Works
Austin Monument CO
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