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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1948
Page
2
The Intermediate Class of the First Baptist Church in Granger held their Christmas party on Wednesday. A short business meeting followed the social hour, with members participating in fellowship and activities.
Pres Shonah Lee Griswold presiding followed by games and refreshments. Participants included Anne Mae Spiars La Juan Wilson Norma Jean Case Helen Riester Bettye Jo Spiars Evelyn Riester Shonah Lee Criswold and the class sponsor Mrs C B Rogers.
Willis Mahoney of Portland Oregon, executive assistant to the chief prosecutor, closes the International War Crimes Prosecution section in Tokyo. He is the last of the original staff of 500 who prosecuted Hideki Tojo and 24 other leaders and will sail for home Monday after a farewell visit to General MacArthur.
The 1948 drought remains the leading news story in Central Texas with only days left in the year. Reports from Austin indicate scattered rain fell across Burnet, Thrall, Giddings, Granger, Elgin, Kerrville, Georgetown and Williamson counties offering slight relief, though livestock and crops still suffer. ACA committee members in Gillespie County were re elected, with Harry Eckhardt as chair and Thomas Jung as vice chair.
Reuben prepares for fat stock shows in Fort Worth and Houston during January and February with 4 H Club members from Central Texas. Henry is county agent of Hays County and Roy Henry helps with the project as a youth leader. FFA instructors are urged to report who will attend to aid coordination and entry checks.
Washington reports the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows similar strike activity in 1947 and 1948 for the first ten months, with estimated 33 million man-days lost in 1948 and 34.6 million in 1947. Analysts disagree on Taft Hartley Act effects, noting reductions in certain strike types but persistence of overall labor stoppages.
Shanghai December 19. Divers have recovered 1217 bodies from the hulk of the coastal steamer Kiangya which exploded and sank in the Yangtze estuary on December 3. The toll equals less than one third of the Chinese victims estimated to have died in the disaster.
Nine or more airmen stranded in 40 below zero on Greenland's ice face possible delays as weather delays a fourth rescue attempt. A C54 briefly grabbed the glider while a tow line failed. previous attempts failed due to snow crust and wheel damage.
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