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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1948
Page
5
General Berry announced 161 Texans will be drafted in February, with January calls cut roughly in half and national Army requests reduced. He stressed careful local board classifications amid fewer boards, and said physical exams are being used to build a registrant pool but must stay within 120 days validity.
In Uvalde on December 27 police questioned several suspects in the kidnapping and mistreatment of 10 month old Juanite Sherman. The child was found abandoned near a vacant building after being taken from a pickup fronting a downtown cafe.
A report lists 65 active volcanoes currently in existence, indicating a wide distribution across global regions. The figure highlights ongoing geological activity and monitoring needs for dangerous eruptions and related hazards.
Captain Dar D. Smith Jr. of Austin will receive a belated Christmas gift in his Manila quarters. A silver bracelet given on Kwajalein in 1945 was lost during duty, found by a Seabee on Kwajalein, sent home to Mississippi, then traced to Smith via a Washington inquiry and forwarded to his wife in Austin for a surprise reunion.
Larry A. Reaves a disabled veteran from Temple and his wife were hurt when their car rear ended a turning vehicle near San Marcos on Christmas Eve. Reaves suffered a broken right patella and severe head and hand abrasions. he was moved to Brooke General Hospital after initial care at Hays County Memorial. The other occupants, Mr and Mrs Charles Shannon of Austin and their daughter, had minor injuries.
Germany thanks the United States for CROP relief shipments. Dr Eldon Burke of Bremen reports 1 000 freight cars of food will be sent to relief and rehabilitation efforts. He notes warehouses are empty and praises American generosity aiding peace building.
The Courier-Journal and Louisville Times announce higher home delivery prices effective January 2. Daily rates rise from 25 to 30 cents per week for both papers, Sunday remains 15 cents, and the combined morning, evening and Sunday package goes to 60 cents per week.
US Army Secretary Kenneth C. Royall charged that the Soviet Union has herded more than 2,000,000 Germans into slave labor camps. He said the figure includes women and children and notes it adds to POWs held by the Russians. He dismissed reports of a leadership change in Germany and praised European resistance to totalitarian aggression.
Splil Charles Davis with the State Comptroller's Department for over a decade will join Kyle Smith, certified public accountant in Lampasas, effective February 1 1949. Both graduates of Lampasas High School, Davis is son of Mrs Roy Davis and Smith is son of Mrs Chester Smith.
Half-inflated tires on aircraft reduce airframe weight and improve takeoff efficiency by shortening the required ground roll while maintaining basic shock absorption.
Remey Turner trapped a big bob cat Saturday night and neighbor S. T. Simmons captured two foxes. Both men had turkeys missing for some time and used trapping to solve the problem. The bobcat and foxes were shown in Cedar Creek.
Bartlett December 27. Robbers gained entry through a door to the Mutual Lumber Company and attempted to steal from the safe. They used tools from a yard chest and left them near the safe after failing to knock off the knob.
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