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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1948
Page
10
In Canyon on December 13 officials report 48,433 visitors this year at the Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, surpassing last year’s 44,507. Boone McClure, assistant curator, announced the total registration to date.
Buckingham Palace announced the christening of Princess Elizabeth's newborn at 3 30 p m on Wednesday. The Archbishop of Canterbury will officiate at the ceremony in the palace.
Taylor Texas December 13 Stanfield Svadlenak named manager of the Taylor office of the Texas Employment Commission Svadlenak a Taylor native and Taylor High graduate attended the University of Texas is married with two children Jean four and Stephen six weeks old
Michigan City's new municipal airport shut briefly after opening. The first plane, piloted by Norman Elsy of Lombard Illinois, became stuck in mud on the main runway and was rescued by a bulldozer.
Fredericksburg FFA wins the Third Annual Hill Country Grass Management Contest at Kerrville with a five man score of 1746 points from three perfect scores by Elroy Behrends James Welgehausen and Franklin Doebbler. Llano’s Charles Upton also had a perfect score as his team finished second with 1707 points. Kerrville Mason Comfort and Rocksprings ranked further with 1617 1624 1610 points respectively. Perfect score prizes included levis and banners awarded by local merchants and Kerrville FFA instructors.
Military funeral services were held for Private First Class Robert G. Smith at Mill Creek Cemetery Briggs. Smith died in Italy while serving with the 10th Division Company D 86th Infantry on March 3 1949 He was a Briggs High School graduate of 1942 and is survived by his parents a brother a sister and grandparents plus a great grandmother. Florence American Legion post and Rev George Brown officiated.
Secretary of State Marshall who had a kidney operation last week at Walter Reed Hospital was reported to be getting on splendidly. The update came Monday as he recovers from the procedure.
Amarillo police reported that J N Riggs aged 70, former Potter County attorney and judge from 1932 to 1940, left his home at 9 a.m. Sunday for a stroll and has not been seen since.
New York on December 13 reports 66 year old Row land Stebbins a stock broker and producer of The Green Pastures died Sunday night. He began on Wall Street in 1907 became a partner, handed his seat to a cousin in 1929 and moved into theater producing about 15 plays.
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