Obituary notices sweep Austin area with services held
Funeral services and burials fill pages for residents including Carrie Walcott Private First Class Barney D Allen Henry B Owens Rita Ann Dismukes Gus T Whitehead and more across Austin Lockhart Taylor Burnet and San Marcos with multiple churches mansions and memorial parks cited and graves listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Walcott
Cook Funeral Home
Memorial Park
Barney D. Allen
John K. Beery
Virgil Davis
Gus T. Whitehead
Odis Rainer
Taylor
Condra Funeral Home
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Edwin Pesek
Bougainville
Stephen Brown
J. J. Polansky
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
House Set to Start Examining Texas Tax and Government Costs
Fort Worth Senator Keith Kelly advances a 21 member study on tax questions and an 18 member panel on state government economies. Dallas Senator Fred Harris proposes a constitutional amendment to allow women on juries. Speaker Manford orders committee organization meetings and sets a filing deadline. Bills include prison sentence reductions, underground water districts, mineral rights rules, UT San Antonio medical branch, two Austin state offices, $10 million soil districts funding, prison product sales, county fund audits, dog rabies vaccination, liquor act clarifications, and $9 million rural school aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Senate
House
Fred
Red) Harris
Dallas
Texas
Durwood Manford
Appropriations Committee
Manford
University of Texas
San Antonio
Austin
Gas Blast Suit Pre Trial Parley Set In District Court
Pretrial conference scheduled in 98th District Court on the damage suit of A. W. Ashworth Sr. against Texas Public Service Co. Jury trial set to begin Monday. Ashworth seeks 142 063 dollars for injuries from the West Sixth Street Barbecue and Market explosion January 29, 1948. He claims negligence and that a gas company employee struck a match near a gas leak. Ashworth, 46, cites burial in debris, broken back, internal injuries, and lung and chest injuries. He asks 7 063.95 for medical bills, 100 000 for loss of future earnings, and 35 000 for pain. An earlier suit by Mendell Nussbaum, market owner, was settled out of court after most testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
98Th District Court
A. W. Ashworth Sr
Texas Public Service Company
Ashworth
West Sixth Street
Mendell Nussbaum
Peiping Parade Highlights Largest Turnout Yet
Li left behind by government reports draw attention to Peiping's massive turnout and a miles long parade of American made military vehicles captured from Nationalists. The spectacle featured mostly Japanese artillery and anti air craft equipment amid ongoing Communist demands for surrender and peace on terms. The ECA offices were reportedly closed to Peiping and Tientsin as red seizure claims spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moosa
Peiping
American Economic Cooperation Administration
Tientsin
Reds
ECA
Shanghai
Lucky Climber Rescued After 1,800-Foot Fall on Whiteside Mountain
Gus Bally the sole man to fall from Whiteside Mountain in North Carolina remains alive at Highlands. He strayed 1,800 feet, caught on a rhododendron bush 150 feet from the ground, and was saved by two companions during the perilous descent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whiteside Mountain
North Carolina
Gus Bally
Highlands
N. C
New But Lighter Cold Wave Slated
Weather reports warn of six or more inches of snow by Friday as brisk winds drive new squalls. Amid dire sheep herds and ongoing aid efforts, three state snow removal operation by Fifth Army uses 673 bulldozers, 123 graders and 116 Weasels to clear routes across Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. four to six inches expected in Nebraska and Kansas, while many families burn fence posts and furniture awaiting relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockies
Nebraska
South Dakota
Wyoming
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Fifth Army
Lewis A. Pick
Houston Stock Show Ends Central Texas Winning Run
Houston Stock Show results highlight Shorthorn and Hampshire pigs led by Leroy Kana of LaGrange, with champions from Granger and Fred ericksburg. Open class steers include Sterling City and Llano winners, while 4-H and FFA entries from Thrall, Lampasas, and Fredericksburg claim top scramble calf honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
China
Leroy Kana
LaGrange
Josie Fred Oppermann
Hampshires
Herbert Wolbrueck
Granger
Bobby Meyer
Darrell Brumley
Texas School For the Deaf
Austin
Frank Allen
Texas School For Deaf
Billy Turnhar
Joe Cliff Mack
Dobbins
Henry Dillard Jr
Lupe Mercado
Hampshire
Hubert Wolbrueck
Barrow
Duroc-Jersey
Johnny Walla
LaGrange Ffa
Charles Carlson
Berkshire
Josie Fred Opperman
Gilbert Kiel
Deauville
Lawrence Kallus
Vernon Pack
Moody
Sidney L. Maxwell
Rockdale
Jimmy Parker
Byers
Maurice Northen
Belton
la Grange
FFA
Houston
Roy Ressmann
Fredericksburg
Ressmann
Central Texas
John Frank Snell
Lampasas
Casbeer Snell Jr
Kenneth Wilke
Dayton Ranslaben
Roy
J. L. Stewardson
San Saba
Alton Oehler
Alton Crenwelge
Wilbert Ransleben
Lee Roy Behrends
Ross Ragsdale
Fredericksburg Ffa
Lampasas County
Zieschang
Texas
Cotton
Merion Reynolds
Stuart Henderson
Sterling City
Fort Worth
Henderson
Judge Burns
Fitzsimons
Hereford
Edgar Schneider
Seguin
Paul Payne
Loveland
Okla
Bernice Birk
Llano
Robert Lee Ebeling
Marble Falls
Evelyn Rode
Nancy Shifflett
Archie Cathers
Voca
Lulu Mae Altenhof
New Braunfels
Margene Buie
Frances May Cassady
Bernice Rode
Herman Cassady
Modine Reynolds
Golthwaite
Bill Norvell
Burnet
Johnnie Tannehill
Bertram
Aberdeen
Angus
Marion F. Deans
Carlton Corbin
Ada
Seth Turner
Prumela
Coryell County
Gary James
Whitney
Parmela
Melvin Griffin
John David McClure
Graford
Edgar Behrens
Rosanky
Bastrop County
M. J. Dittmarr
Aberdeen Angus
Edwin Zieschang
Thrall
Williamson County
Ferman Wetz
Alton Ernest
el Roy Hanslik
Schulenberg
Fayette County
Trainees Don Brass Roles Briefly at Lackland Base
At Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio Brigadier General Cen trich and Colonel Schoen served a day as top brass. The 14 000 basic trainees selected Cen trich as outstanding and Schoen as base commander before returning to private ranks. The pair spent the day returning salutes and attending staff meetings to receive the respect accorded top officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Frank A. Centrich
Joseph AH. Schoen
Lackland Air Force Base
Centrich
Greensboro
Charles F. Born
Schoen
New York
Nationwide Power Development Urged
The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association urged a nationwide power development program to meet shortages and demand. At its seventh annual meeting it warned the national power shortage threatens national security and rural electrification growth. It called for faster construction, congressional funds for new hydro projects, and approval of additional hydro works in power short areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Congress
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
St. Lawrence Waterways
Missouri
Columbia River
TVA
Tully Garner Confirmed as Customs Collector for District 24
Washington February 3 Senate unanimously confirms Tully Garner as customs collector for District 24 with headquarters at Laredo Texas George McGill of Kansas named to tariff commission reappointment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Tully Garner
Laredo
Texas
George McGill
Kansas
Tariff Commission
Condemnation panel to file land value report soon
The Tarrrytown School District seeks land for a new school. A three member condemnation commission led by J T Hewlett plans to file a value report within two to three days. Other members are W S Gatewood and Harold Legge. The 7.15 acre site sits north of Bowman Avenue at Pecos and Greenlee Drive. Residents previously questioned need, but meetings showed demand for an elementary and a junior high school at the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarrrytown
J. T. Hewlett
Gladys Bowman
W. S. Gatewood
Harold Legge
Bowman Avenue
Pecos
Greenlee Drive
Condemnation Commission
Weekly Auto Output to Hit 101,433 Units
Automotive News estimates U S output this week at 101,433 units with 74,314 cars and 27,119 trucks. Last week produced 86,885 cars and 27,909 trucks. Decline linked to Chrysler changeover losses for 194$ models.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
United States
Automotive News
Chrysler
Simple Home Recipe Promises Dramatic Fat Loss
A reader advertises a home tonic using four ounces of liquid parcentrate and grapefruit juice to be taken twice daily with a money back guarantee. The testimonial claims rapid loss of pounds and inches from head to toe, with a San Antonio writer asserting success after dieting.
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US Marine Corps Reserve
Henry B. Owens
Wilke Funeral Home
W. G. Birkner
Luling
W. H. Patrick
Corpus Christi
Peel- Jackson Funeral Home
Lowell Ryan
Rita Ann Dismakes
Rita Ann Dismukes
Knobbs Springs
McDade
Hyltin Funeral Home
Earl Dismukes
Richard
Harold Dismukes
Peggy
Judy Carol Dismukes
O. E. Grimes
Knobbs Cemetery
Paul Mueller
Joanna Mueller
Whitson B. Etheridge
Conroe
Robert E. Morse Jr
Herman Wendler
Ben Liberty
Paul Oeser
Giddings
Amelia Spiegelhauer
Bishop
Fred A. Mueller
William
Otto
Albert
Charlie Mueller
A. H. Mueller
Edmund Heinsohn
Herbert Liberty
Hubert Wendler
Arnold Wendler
Eddie Mueller
Hedley Hichens
Hubert Menn
Otto Menn
F. R. Dill
Albert Menn
Sofia Farmacker
Lily King
Ruby South
Ella Gustafson
Alvin
Alfred
Harry Menn
F. E. Gustafson
G. H. Priem
E. J. King
Edwin Reinhardt
Lambert Burkman
H. Q. Johnson
Sophie Mann
Ethel Blum
Agnes Mann
Carl F. Mann Sr
Frank A Mann
Los Angeles
Calif
Louis Mann
Arthur G. Davis
Church of Christ
Julia M. Davis
Arnold Davis
Round Rock
Preston
Alton Davis
L. C. Sellers
Midland
Mich
Eli Davis
Leander
Calvin Davis
Della Cluck
E. K. Bailey
Georgetown
Weed-Corley
G. H. P. Showalter
Carl Emanuel Beryman
Carl Emanuel Bergman
Carl Joseph Beryman
Blake Smith
M. O. Thompson
Landon Bradfield
Clarence Bergstrom
H. Fisher
Edward Peterson
Steve Heffington
Roswell Miller
Fred A. Amon
William L. Lynch
Henry A. Ewald
Herbert Ewald
Lockhart
Eddie Ewald
Dale
Mary Miller
Falls City
Clara Kanitsch
Kyle
Charles Stokes
First Methodist Church
Bartlet
A. S. Baker
Bartlett
Allen T. Wiggins
Tom Tracy
R. Lindley
Lufkin
The
Edgar Funeral Home
William Jones
Liberty Hill
Bill) Jones
J. P. Manley
Roxy Miller Jones
Blanche Doden
Shreveport
Mary Sample
Gilbert Jones
Wilton Jones
Alvah R. Howard
San Marcos
W. L. Talbot
Tuxtan
Veracruz
Mexico
Mission Burial Park
A. R. Howard Jr
Henry Dozier
Co. C. Shubert
Benadives
Harvey Schubert
Sandy Schubert
Joe Schubert
Clyde Schubert
Smithville
Amos Schubert
Laward
Keith Kelly
Department of Education
Waco
Corsicana
Department of Public Welfare
Department of Health
Board of Control
Coe
Colorado
T.H. Davis
Frank Linden
W. S. Birdwell JR
Martin Blomquist
Austin’s
Thurlow B. Weed
Jack Corley
Lavaca
Eldon Powell
Florist
Wilke
Funeral Home
Guadalupe
Travis County
Nalle Bldg
A. B. Shierlow
Exec
V. Pres
Mgr
Walereen’s
Renfro's
Rottle’s
Fred Rottle
Rottle
E. Sixth St
Handy
Andy
Mills County
W. C. Klein Jr
Mount Home
Stewardson
Roger Spring
Alan King
Spring
King
Howard Presslar Jr
San Angelo
Presslar
Robert Miller
Goldthwaite
R. H. Beerwinkle
Louis Altenhof
Bulova
Eeeevves A. m. Sn
Reese
Montopolis
Lake Buchanan
Lake Travis
Marshall Ford
Abilene
Enecees
Amarillo
Galveston
Eastman
Ellison
Ae Gammon
M. C. Britton
W. Wildwood
Texas State
S. J. Rogers
W. B. Pryatel
Texas State Optical
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