Wounded General Dean Killed In Korea Action
General Dean, 6 ft 3 in native of Carlyle Illinois, was killed in Korea after leading forces and dueling a North Korean soldier with a pistol. He served as chief of staff of the 8th Army and commanded the 444th Infantry Division in Europe during World War II. His body identity was confirmed by a North Korean interpreter who glimpsed the two stars on his uniform. His wife Mildred Dern, daughter, and son William F. Jr. survive, with his Berkeley California home noted.
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Dean
Carlyle
Ill
Berkeley
Calif
Elizabeth Dean
Robert G. Williams
Mildred Dern
George H. Dern
Tokyo
William F. Jr
West Point
University of California
444Th
Korea
Korean Republic
8Th Army
FEEN a Min laxative promises gentle relief
An advertisement touts FEEN a MinT laxative as gentler than other laxatives, easing bowel action in the lower tract without flushing the stomach. It claims improved energy and welfare after use and notes a low price around 18 to 64 cents.
Chaplains Sought As Army Expands Its Ranks
Col Luther W. Evans says the Army needs 200 additional chaplains with at least 50 Catholic priests. Col Oscar B. Abbott notes about 75 reserve chaplains in the Fourth Army area eligible for active duty, mostly in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana, and Arkansas. Abbott says they will not be forced back without consent, and civilian clergymen are urged to volunteer.
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Luther W. Evans
Fourth Army
Evans
Oscar B. Abbott
Texas Military
Texas
Abbott
Army
National Guard
Weather Forecast Snapshot With Texas Readings
Wind and air conditions show a tempering shift with increasing winds and cloudy skies. Hourly readings list temperatures across Texas cities including Austin Fort Worth Amarillo Galveston and San Antonio with notes on sunrise moonrise and moonset times for August 22 23 and a mention of rainfall and drought deficiency since January.
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Austin
Shipwash Named Director of Texas Retail Grocers
D A Shipwash of Austin was named a director of the Texas Retail Grocers Association at the end of its 23rd annual convention in Dallas Hal E Dean of Waco was chosen president about 1000 grocers attended the event.
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Dallas
D. A. Shipwash
Austin
Texas Retail Grocers Association
Hal E. Dean
Waco
Battle front shifts as 60000 Red troops mass near Taegu
Allied forces report up to sixty thousand North Korean troops massed in a 20 mile arc from Waegwan to Kunwi as US and South Korean units clash with Reds around Taegu. Col. Michaelis comments on Reds tactics while US planes and B 29s attack Dongjin Pyongyang and other targets along a broad frontline.
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Waegwan
Taegu
Kunwi
Whitehead
Col
Michaelis
Pohang
Eighth Army
Yongdok
Kunci
South Korea
Naktong River
Changnyong
25Th Division
Haman
Masan
FAR East Air Force
Dongjin
Pyongyang
North Korea
Tenth Ward Group Pleads for Health Based Paving
The Tenth Ward Civic Club urged Austin officials to approve low cost paving citing health harms from graveled streets. Mayor Taylor Glass and City Manager Walter Seaholm pressed for permanent paving with Emma Long and W. T. Johnson, while a compromise was hinted. Over 100 residents attended Metz School as talks ended without agreement.
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Tenth Ward Civic Club
Austin
Taylor Glass
Walter Seaholm
Noble Larson
Emma Long
W. T. Johnson
Seaholm
Deaths and Funerals Edward Swan George Glasscock III and Charlie Preuss
Edward S. Swan 72 of Austin died after an extended illness in a local hospital. George W. Glasscock III 71 of Houston died at home, survived by three daughters and others, private funeral at Weed-Corley. Charlie John Preuss 49 of Taylor died of a heart attack with funeral at Condra. burial in Taylor Cemetery. survivors include a daughter, five brothers, five sisters.
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Edward
Swan Edward S. Swan
Austin
Anna Swan
Willie-Donnelly
George W. Glasscock III
Houston
S. D. Breeding
L. L. Radford
W. J. Compton
Kingsville
A. R. Christopher
Mary Glasscock
Abilene
M. H. Glasscock
Dallas
Weed-Corley
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
Harry M. Moffett
Oakwood Cemetery
Charles J. Preuss Taylor
Condra
Charlie John Preuss
Robert Mohr
St. Peters Free and Reformed
Taylor
Roy Preuss
United States Navy
Pacific
H. Benad
Julius Maksch
Tilman Ponton
Bruce Cherry
A. J. Xvonek
Routine Session Seen For Commissioners
County Judge Tom Johnson said the County Commissioners Court will likely handle routine business at the Wednesday 10 a m meeting. He noted a possibility of plans on county property evaluation using city rolls.
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Tom Johnson
County Commissioners Court
Nurses to Meet in Municipal Building Council Room
The Practical Nurses Association will hold its monthly meeting Friday at 8 p.m. in the Municipal Building council room. A nominating committee will be appointed for the 1951 officers election. All practical nurses are invited.
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Practical Nurses Association
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SEARS
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Underwood Champion Portable Typewriter
Camera and Typewriter Department
Underwood
Ees Ae
Roy Roger
Congress
Alles
Glass
Metz
Lavaca
Chapel of the Bells
Congress Ave
G. B. Vosburg
D.S.C
B. L. Payne
W. 7Th Street
Sandlin Mortgage Corp
J. D
Jack” Fry
Capital Natl. Bank Bidg
Scarbrough & Sons
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