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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1948
Page
3
Fredericksburg Chamber of Commerce will award a turkey gobbler to each of the three best decorated homes or yards. Decorations run Dec 19 through Jan 1 during the Community Christmas Program. Displays will be judged without official entries as long as they are arranged for judging.
Gerald L. Clore of Goodwill Industries of America spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel outlining potential plans for a Goodwill plant and store in Austin. He noted Austin's need with an estimated 1,000 seriously handicapped residents and planned further talks with Rotary Club and civic leaders on establishing an Austin Goodwill.
The Korean National Assembly approved an American aid agreement by an 8 to 0 vote with 45 abstentions. South Korea expects more than 300 million dollars over three years if Congress approves. The agreement allows ECA inspectors to review how funds are spent.
District and county court entries list tax recovery cases under Phillips Chemical Co. versus George H. Sheppard and others, divorces and annulments with custody rulings, multiple criminal filings for weapon and theft offenses, numerous pleas resulting in jail or fines, and a batch of marriage licenses and new car registrations. Key names include Roberts judge, Thurman judge, and several defendants such as Olin B. Steel, Tomas Avila, and Joy Lee.
Georgetown High School launches its first month with an elected Student Council led by President Bill Brady and vice presidents Ray Sansom Dick Atkin Cooper Smith Barbara Dunn and Frank Edins. Students from all classes join faculty sponsors in plans to fund CARE packages for Europe and Christmas seal drives for tubercular headquarters.
John Rufus Gibson 83 founder of Texas first Negro high school died at his Galveston home. Former consul general in Liberia, he was born in Virginia and graduate of Wilberforce University. He came to Galveston in 1885 and led Central Grammar School to become Central High School retiring in 1936.
A hearing on a 35000 damage suit against the Texas Electric Railway Company was postponed to January 3. Z A Lowe of Waxahachie, a former TER employee and motorman in the April inter urban collision north of Dallas, filed the suit. Both sides agreed to postpone due to the holidays.
The American Iron and Steel Institute reports the steel industry will run at 100 percent of rated capacity this week, matching last week. Output equals 1,802,500 net tons of ingots and ae per month, versus 1,784,500 tons a month earlier and 1,711,400 tons a year ago.
San Marcos December 13 plans for the VFW and Auxiliary Christmas party at the American Legion Hall include a turkey dinner and gifts for hospitalized veterans. Members will bring gifts for men to be sent to Temple veterans hospital for distribution to patients.
In Brownsville on December 13, 1947, W. H. Sandberg reported that Texas City's port averaged about a million tons monthly in bulk liquids and sea train traffic despite the dock destruction from the prior explosion. He cited ongoing litigation delaying rebuilding while Houston's port advances a 1.75 million dollar dock project. Corpus Christi aims for 22 million tons in 1948.
A health trivia item notes that the typical adult body contains about 20 square feet of skin. The fact highlights skin as the body's largest organ and estimates vary slightly by individual.
Advertisement urging use of BC products for fast relief from headaches neuralgia and muscular aches. Promotes BC Headache Powders and BC Headache Tablets with the same formula and directions for 10c and 25c sizes. Two BC tablets equal one BC powder.
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