23 Dec 1949
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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1949
Page
1
Tokyo observers report a two day protest outside the Soviet Embassy as Japanese citizens seek information on 376,000 missing men from 1945. Delegations were admitted briefly, then told to return December 28, with guards preventing entry.
Cleveland union leaders condemn the AFL Transit Union walkout by 4,700 workers as unauthorized, asking AFL President Green to direct a return to work. The strike disrupts CTS service for 506,000 riders, with a wage dispute over 96 hours of paid vacation and enforcement of the Ferguson Act cited by City Law Director Howley.
The Scarbrough firm they distributed a 126000 dollar Christmas bonus to 828 employees of the Scarbrough store and Building. All workers received a share based on length of service and loyalty, from new recruits to top executives included.
In Savannah Georgia a US Air Force B50 bomber crash landed in a water soaked rice field near the Savannah National Wildlife Refuge after departing Chatham Field at 9 12 p m There were no survivors and Col Frederic Glantzberg did not disclose crew numbers or confirm the craft origin.
A Highland Lakes water truck will rush from Texas to New York City New Year’s night to aid Texans stranded without drinking water. The effort, led by Wick Fowler and Henry Fox, aims to serve up to 100000 people with water drawn from Buchanan Roy Inks Travis and Austin Lakes.
A hungry one degree morning finds a girl in open sandals boarding her school bus. Within two hours she wears new warm shoes donated from the Salvation Army shoe fund. Donations near the $1,000 mark with two days left in the drive. send checks to the Salvation Army or drop them in kettles.
President Truman voiced optimism about the nation’s business prospects and said he would address taxes and the budget in January messages to Congress. He indicated possible cuts across the budget and noted the 1950 election year as a key factor. He also dismissed claims that Eisenhower seeks the presidency, while wishing reporters a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
The weatherman warns of a seasonal low and hard freeze with 25 degrees Friday morning and another freeze Saturday. The forecast notes 25F would beat the 27F seasonal low set on Dec 16, marking only the second freeze of the Central Texas winter. Clear cold nights are expected.
The condition of Colonel George Hurt director of the University of Texas band was described as good Thursday afternoon after strokes Wednesday night and early Thursday. He was taken to Seton Hospital with a cerebral disturbance low blood pressure and weakness in one arm. Doctors cautioned that it is hard to assess such cases and allow only family visitors to ensure rest.
At San Marcos Air Force Base a fleet of nine private aircraft will airlift sixty polio patients from Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation to homes across Texas for a Yuletide reunion. Officials estimate over 4000 miles flown and two and a half million dollars in planes donated by major firms.
An aged Georgetown man identified as A. L. Acuna was decapitated when a circular saw blade detached from a truck at G. E. Schneider's ranch four miles west of Georgetown. The blade struck first Acuna and narrowly avoided another worker as the incident halted work on the wood cutting. Funeral arrangements were pending.
Mrs Anderson Morrow shares how a hectic day ends with a peaceful Christmas moment at Gregory Gym. After school activities and a carol program the glow of children and the tableaux renew her sense of Christmas spirit and gratitude to those who organized the pageant.
Former Austin mayor Tom Miller was named by Governor Shivers to the Texas State University for Negroes board of regents. He fills the two year term of the late J N R Score. Will Clayton also named to the board replacing Galoway. Other appointments include R C Lanning to the State Board of Control and Reagan Houston III to the Texas State College for Women.
Robber pistol whipped R. J. Taylor, filling station operator in Ennis, and escaped with a sum of money. Taylor lay unconscious in a hospital on Thursday after the Wednesday attack at his station.
Two five year old boys Billy Rogers and Donnie Tolston died when dirt and debris buried them in a gully as their father operated a bulldozer for a leveling job. A dog nearby led to the discovery of the bodies.
Vatican sources say Pope Pius XII will deliver a major speech Friday decrying communism's push against the Catholic Church. The address, about 5000 words, will be broadcast in 23 languages on the eve of the 1950 Holy Year, touching on religious persecution and unity.
Robert V. Weicker of Denver, who built a multi million dollar transport and storage business from a $2.50 start and a one horse wagon, died Thursday after two months of heart illness. Funeral services are scheduled Saturday.
Gov Allan Shivers said the upcoming special session will focus only on increases in existing levies to fund eleemosynary institutions and the building program. He opposed a general sales tax and expects the session to begin around January 31 while delaying to review mental hospital reports.
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