Deaths and Funerals Report From Texas Areas
Obituaries note James M. Reynolds 78 to be buried Oakwood Cemetery after 2:30 p.m. service at Weed-Corley Funeral Home. Mrs. Hiram M. Reed 43 had service at Central Christian Church with burial in a Park. Jodie Meador Yoe dies in Brownsville. services at Buce Baptist Church, burial Live Oak Cemetery. Other notices list Mrs. F. W. Schier Thrall, Mrs. Martha Cook, Mrs. Clyde Jones, with services and burial locations in Taylor, Brownsville, Holland, San Marcos and surrounding towns.
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James M. Reynolds
Weed-Corley Funreal
Melvin C. Eidson
Oakwood Cemetery
Hiram M. Reed
Central Christian Church
John Barclay
Austin
Max Sadler
Fort Worth
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
Wallace Gullahorn
North Millican
Dave Roche
J. W. Norman
Arnold Morgan
J. C
Frank Robinson
Max
Joe D Meador
Bode
Thomas J. Yoe
Brownsville
John Meador
Denison
Ross Meador
Arve Meador
San Antonio
Ade Meacor
Cook Funeral Home
Buce
Baptist Church
Live Oak Cemetery
Taylor
F. W. Schier
Thrall
Condra
Tawylor
St. John’s Lutheran Church
E. Herber
Frank Svadienak
Tommy Starnes
Eric Johnson
George Moody
Frank Bergstrom
Arthur Fuchs
Taylor City Cemetery
Berg
Martha Ellen Cook
Gwendolyn Cook
J. D. Denson
Gilstrap
Holland
H. L. Tipton
San Marcos
Clyde Jones
First Baptist Church
George E. Stewart Jr
Jones
Paul Graves
Finley Yardley
Ruth Newman
Grace Benson
Oscar McLeran
W. H. Tiner
Lloyd Martin
Bomb Storage in Britain May Be Pondered Today
Washington reports a proposal to store atomic bombs in Britain under strict U S control may be debated by key senators behind closed doors as part of the arms for Europe program. Lincoln White said Britain has not been approached on the idea. President Truman urged quick passage of his arms bill.
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Britain
Washington
Thestomic Energy Committee
Truman
Miami
Lincoln White
State Department
Great Britain
British Isles
Publicist accuses Truman admin of pressuring medical field
Clem Whitaker, San Francisco publicist leading the American Medical Association campaign against compulsory health insurance, charged Monday that the Justice Department is being used to terrorize the medical profession. He also denounced a smear campaign against medical leaders and editors opposing Truman’s health program.
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Washington
Truman
Justice Department
Clem Whitaker
San Francisco
American Medical Association
Whitaker
Phone Workers To Seek Raise Across Postwar Rounds
Joseph A Beirne of the Communications Workers of America announced in St Louis that the 320000 telephone workers in 46 states and DC will pursue substantial fourth round wage hikes this year. The union noted wage gains lagged behind other workers in earlier rounds and aims to protect take home pay. The Southwestern Bell division, largest with 50000 employees across Missouri Arkansas Kansas Oklahoma Texas and parts of Illinois, is highlighted.
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ST. Louis
Communications Workers of America
CIO Telephone Workers Union
Joseph A. Beirne
Beirne
States
District of Columbia
Southwestern Division 20
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Ilinois
Houston Flier Sells Plane For Thompson Trophy Race
J D Reed sold his souped up F51 Mustang Beguine to Jacqueline Cochran for around 50000 dollars. Bill Odom, hired two days ago by Cochran, will fly Beguine in the Thompson Trophy Race on Labor Day and then attempt the world three kilometer speed record.
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Houston
J. D. Reed
Jacqueline Cochrane
Bill Odom
Cochrane
Cleveland
New Englander Heads Cooties Military Order
Newell F. Warner of Hudson Massachusetts assumed the office of supreme commander of the Military Order of Cooties social order of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Thomas C. Ryan of San Diego was re elected supreme quartermaster at the Nth annual supreme scratch held with the jubilee in Miami Beach.
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Miami Beach
Fila
Newell F. Warner
Hudson
Mass
the Veterans of Foreign Wars
Thomas C. Ryan
San Diego
Calif
San Antonio Reports Three New Polio Cases
San Antonio reports three new polio cases on Monday, raising the years total to 159. The confirmation comes as health officials review recent patient histories and report criteria. Local clinics urge vaccination and remind residents of prevention measures.
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San Antonio
Summer Weather Forecast For Central Texas
The Austin Weather Bureau predicts hotter and more humid conditions Tuesday and Wednesday as southerly winds drive Gulf air northward. A break in coastal circulation last weekend made three days more bearable. Historical highs show 1948 reached 103, with 1949 peaking at 101 by August 16. Continuous notes on temperatures, rainfall, and local readings accompany a fragmented weather log.
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Austin Weather Bureau
Central
Texas
Gulf
Forbidden Tibetan City Visit by Thomas Told
A CBS commentator said Lowell Thomas visited the Forbidden City of Lhasa in Tibet after ministers of the Dalai Lama invited him. Edward R. Murrow noted Thomas had sought entry years ago and had contacted Indian officials and American representatives in India about Tibet.
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New York
CBS
Lowell Thomas
Lhasa
Tibet
Edward R. Murrow
Thomas
Murrow
India
Dalai Lama
Reserve Bomber Wing May Lose Active Duty
Brig. Gen. T. B Hern don, commander of the reserve 382nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Field, says the unit may not conduct any active duty training before next spring due to air reserve funding shortfalls for the first half of the current fiscal year. Continental command HQ advised no training before January.
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Baton Rouge
T. B Herndon
382Nd
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Continental Command Headquarters
Fort Worth Couple Plans Ballot-Blocked Proxy Wedding
Fort Worth Aug 22 Pfc Elmer L Wright and Miss Ane Grugmuller wed by trans Atlantic phone with immigration service objections. Officials say proxy marriages are not allowed and Wright plans to return to marry in the usual way once red tape clears. Grugmuller, 22, is an Austrian migrant from Vienna after Soviet occupation.
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Fort Worth
Elmer L. Wright
Ane Grugmuller
Immigration Service
Immrigration Service
Wright
Ana
Seeiauer
Newsman Bill Petmecky Missed Big Gillespie Fair Moment
Fredericksburg August 22 The Austin American correspondent William Bill Petmecky failed to note a major event at the Gillespie County Fair closing. The fair association honored him with a fireworks display and engraved watch, recognizing his long service in county and state civic efforts and as Gillespie County tax assessor-collector.
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Harry O. Davis
Fredericksburg
Gillespie County
Criti
William “Bill” Petmecky
Duchies St Geddes
Bill Petmecky
The
Fair Association
Petmecky
Gillespis County
Chester W. Nimitz
Bombers Headed for England From Tucson Patrol Apace
The Luck Lady, nonstop world flyer, leads BSO stratobombers en route from Tucson to England. The 96th Bombardment Group and 98th base at Spokane are among units in long range air operations. B2s compete with B36s as they stage for the mission.
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Fort Worth
Tucson
Ariz
Eng
England
96Th
Ith
98Th
Spokane
Wash
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