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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1950
Page
10
In Buffalo New York on December 19 authorities reported the tug Sachem missing with 11 crew after. The diesel boat left Buffalo Monday morning for Dunkirk about 45 miles away. A large air and water search from Lake Erie continued but dusk halted the hunt without a clue to the vessel’s fate. Nearly twenty surface craft joined the efforts.
Babies enter life without notions of right or wrong. Childcraft books state they acquire social behavior patterns from their home and school environments.
Santa Claus arrived on a fire truck as South Austin Lions Club and Civic Club hosted a holiday celebration at the Congress Avenue fire station. More than 2,000 youngsters enjoyed carols, a Christmas tree, and a gift program with leftover bags donated to Woodlawn Baptist Mission and the Children’s Home.
The planning board for the New Holy Cross Hospital met Tuesday night to set a dedication for Sunday January 7 from 3 to 6 p.m. Most Rev Louis J Reicher will preside. The new building sits at 2600 East 19th Street and invitations go to Austin and Central Texas.
Central Texas forecasts expect cloudy skies with Tuesday temperatures around 75 Fahrenheit and 44 degrees in the north. East and West Texas will be partly cloudy with no major shocks, while cooler conditions appear in the north on Wednesday. A garbled section follows with scattered numbers and a note about an invented watch by Peter Henle in Nuremberg circa 1500.
The article states that sixty man hours are needed to produce an average radio in the United States, with 171 hours in England and 262 hours in Sweden, illustrating international production time differences.
Funeral services for Pauline Leser age 86 lifelong Austin resident were set for 10 30 am Wednesday at Weed Corley Funeral Home. Died at her West Avenue home late Monday night she was the daughter of pioneer Jacob Leser who came from Germany in 1850 and aided Confederate troops with soap and candies. She worked at the State School for the Incurably Disabled for nearly 30 years and is survived by her sister Henrietta Hampe. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery.
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