Deaths and Funerals in Central Texas Area
Obituaries list residents of Austin San Antonio Taylor Walburg Granger and surrounding towns. Bessie Catchings Harris, Lisenby, Ed Bredthauer, C. B. Rogers, Preston Harriss, Emma Schkeide. services scheduled at Cook Funeral Home Phillips Luckey Funeral Home and local churches. Surviving spouses children siblings and extended kin are named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Catchings Harris
Robert Harris
Austin
Margaret Rickard
San Antonio
John Catchings
Odessa
Cook Funeral Home
L. F. Lisenby
I. L. Lisenby
Taylor
Melvin C. Edison
Memorial Park
ED Bredthauer Taylor
Ed Bredthauer
Walburg
Ida Bredthauer
J. Dave Starnes
Elsie Miles
Henry Bredthauer
Will Milburn
Georgetown
C. B Rogers Taylor
C. B. Rogers
Granger
Granger Baptist Church
Taylor City
L. G. Ramey
Edwin Mays
Rogers
Burleson County
Doris Bennett
Nelwyn Landridge
Mozelle Youngblood
California
Bernie Rogers
J. T. Hill
Corpus Christi
Harry Hammill
Tony Hill
Coleman
Ed Hill
Somerville
Preston H. Harriss
Rockdale
ANS
Preston H
Boots) Harriss
Phillips and Luckey
T. Miller Smith
Oak Lawn Cemetery
Flora Scheihing Harriss
Johnny
Virginia
Bobby Harriss
Lon Harriss
W. D. Harriss
McKinney
Bryan Bernard
San Buford Hall
C. Oliver
Dallas
E. Rinn
Emma Schkeide Giddings
Emma Schkeide
Phillips-Luckey Chapel
Max Staudtman
Public Aid Rises in January With Record Applications
Public welfare shows 7,431 January applications for old age, aid to dependent children, and needy blind, the highest since December 1941. Net 1,036 more children on state aid totaling 50,294. February disbursement $804,689. Old-age assistance adds 5,106 new applications and 815 more on the rolls, for a January total of 222,136 and distributions of $7,580,444.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Winters
Salvation Army Cheerful Service Praised by Texas Judge
Judge James P. Hart of the Texas Supreme Court lauded the Salvation Army's Cheerful Service at Friday's annual meeting in Austin. The program featured Chicago Staff Band music, remarks by Judge Hart, and awards to civic groups including Kiwanis for a $10,000 Youth Center project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army Chicago
James P. Hart
Army
Hart
Texas Supreme Court
Albert E. Chesham
Austin Kiwanis Club
Sam L., Joekel
Presbyterian Theological Seminary
James Lemon
Travis Post No. 76
American Legion
Ben H. Powell
Salvation Army Youth Center
1000
Holly Street
Austin Salvation Army
John Morrison
Texas
Austin
Houston
Dallas
Salvation Army
London
New York City
Melbourne
Australia
Taylor Glass
Claude Thornhill to Open UT 1950 Dancing Season
Claude Thornhill and his orchestra bring the 1950 UT dancing season to Gregory Gym Saturday at 8:30 p.m. Thornhill, famed for the one finger piano style, has worked with Artie Shaw Benny Goodman and Glenn Miller. Tickets 1.50. reservations via Texas Union office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Thornhill
University of Texas
Gregory Gym
Thornhill
Artie Shaw
Benny Goodman
Charlie Spivak
Glenn Miller
Bing Crosby
Maxine Sullivan
Loch Lomand
Texas Union Office
Deadline Noon Today For Tickets To Rodeo
Travis County 4 H Club members must pay 1 50 for rodeo matinee tickets for February 18 in San Antonio. County Agent Elmo V Cook says deposits must be at the county agent's office by noon Saturday. Andrew Briscoe and Alice Carlson organize Youth Day attendance and bus plans for Pflugerville and other clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis County
San Antonio
Elmo V. Cook
Andrew Briscoe
Alice Carlson
Pflugerville
Encores of 50 Revue Showcased UT Talent in Hogg Auditorium
The University of Texas lively revue Encores of 50 played at Hogg Auditorium, delivering song and dance with brisk energy. Acts by Joe Bob Jay, Dodo McQueen, Bob Massey, Charli Laws, and the Encorettes drew laughs and applause, with standout numbers and witty humor. Proceeds go to the Capital Kiwanis Club for underprivileged children, and more showings are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
Hogg Auditorium
Joe Bob Jay
Dodo McQueen
Bob Massey
Charli Laws
Prisiz Hopkins
O. A. Ryfle
Fd Andrews
Mealy Mouth Four
Diana Smallwood
Teddy Primeaux
Jimmy Hemphill
Bill Bates
Jane Boulter
Rosalyn Haney
Capital Kiwanis Club
George Hale
Me! Sandler
Florenz Ziegfeld
George White
Country Cub Formally Opens
Notable guests including Marshall resident Mr. and Mrs. Hubbard Caven and Rockdale official Pete Caufield Jr. attend the formal opening of the new Country Club in Austin. Members preview terraces, pools, golf course, and tennis facilities as Commodore F. E. Perry pledges support. The club, Texas’ first, begins a week of events with Ladies Day, square dances, family nights, and a March 11 dance by Carmen Cavallero’s orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard Caven
Marshall and
Pete Caufield Jr
Rockdale
Wilmer Allison
Harvey Penck
John Broad
Commodore EF. H. Perry
Austin Club
Charles Reed
Texas
Andy Montgomery
Carmen Cavallero
Mississippi Spillway Opens To Ease River Flood Threat
The Bonnet Carre Spillway opened at 3 p m local time to divert flood waters from the Mississippi River into Lake Pontchartrain and the Gulf. Brigadier General Peter Feringa, president of the Mississippi River Commission, called the act a safety valve to prevent danger as forecasts showed a crest near 203 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bonnet Carre
Mississippi River
Lake Pontchartrain
Gulf
Weather Bureau
Brigadaire
Peter Feringa
The
Mississippi River Commission
Washington
Three Austin Firms Receive Incorporation Charters
The Texas Secretary of State announced Friday the incorporation of Crown Jewelry Company of Austin Inc with $38,000 capital. Incorporators include Jerome Silberstein Anne Silberstein and Sol Ginsburg. Pattern Homebuilders Austin also chartered with $10,000 capital and incorporators Carl B Morris Herman Jones and Frank Lucchese. Tratex Corporation of Austin a merchandising firm received a charter with $20,000 capital stock and incorporators E C McClure Lemuel Scarbrough and Nora Carter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Capital
Crown Jewelry Company of Austin, Inc
Ben Ramsey
Jerome Silberstein
Anne Silberstein
Sol Ginsburg
Pattern Homebuilders
Austin
Carl B. Morris
Herman Jones
Frank Lucchese
Armed Forces Plan Medical Symposium Announcement
A joint armed forces medical symposium will be conducted at Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston and the School of Aviation Medicine Randolph Field from April 4 through 6. Col Oscar B Abbott, chief of the Texas military district, said it will be the first of its kind in the Southwest and noted no allocation has been received for Texas organized reservists including 89 medical corps officers 25 nurses 14 dentists 5 women medical service corps officers 10 medical service corps officers and 10 veterinarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Armed Forces
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
School of Aviation Medicine
Randolph Field
Oscar B. Abbott
Texas Military District
Southwest
Abbott
Texas
Classic Used Cars Ad Listing From Lamar at 10th
A 1950 Mercury four door with radio overdrive a Studebaker Champion in blue gray a 1949 Chevrolet Deluxe Fleet with radio heater and seat covers a 1948 Chevrolet Fleetmaster two door radio heater seat covers overdrive a 1946 Cadillac 62 black radio decorative dash a 1948 Buick Super with radio heater tires a 1946 Pontiac Streamliner with hydramatic Lamar at 10th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSW Tre
Wheaton Revival Halts After 38 Hours At College
Wheaton College center of a sweeping religious revival ends its public demonstration after 38 hours though 53 students continue privately. At the Northern Baptist Theological Seminary Chicago the 7 hour chapel ordeal erupts as students profess faith, while Dr Charles W Keller calls both revivals the start of a spiritual revolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Schaeffer
Pierce Memorial Chapel
Wheaton
Ill
Wheaton College
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary
Chicago
Charles W. Keller
America
World
W. Raymond Edman
College Memorial Chapel
Seattle
Wash
Edwin S. Johnson
Austin Area Weather Forecast From US Weather Bureau
The Austin Texas forecast shows cloudy mornings, partly cloudy afternoons, and rising temperatures through Saturday and Sunday. Hourly readings, moon phase details, and past temperature records are listed along with Colorado River levels and nearby city readings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Weather Bureau
Austin
Central
Texas
Wasco
Jacoe
Colorado
Montopeolis
E Tevin T Marshall Bord
Colorado River
Classified Rates and Deadlines in The American Corner
Classified rates list two papers one price and reveal morning and evening ad options. Deadline details include messenger service by 12 noon Monday through Friday and 12 noon Friday for Sunday. Contact numbers 6 2661 and 7 9396 provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Messenger Service
Priday
Aom Batordas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bessie Harris
LF. Lisenby
William Nedbalik
Linton
William Nedhbalik
Otto Bachmayer
J. P. Ballerstedt
Gussie Frances Bayllerstedt
Martha Bachmayer
Sam Wern Jide
Corley Funeral Home
Lavaca
Eldon Powell
Florist
Hillyer
Chapel of the Bells
Congress Ave
Hyltin-Manor
Guadalupe
Kuntz- Sternenberg Lumber Co
Pune
Agia Eee
Sao Na
Sky
Pioneer
the Mutual Savings
Congress
Optimist Club
Cosmopolitan Club
North Austin Civic Group
Women's City Federation
Conrad Fath
Carl J. Lindstrom
John Phillip Sousa
Purina
Dudley Farly
Austin American
Louis Page
Dean Johnson
Mississippi
Austin Firms
Armed Forces Plan
Mercury
I Studebaker
Eater
Pete Fore
Sena
Jose Ford
Lymouth
Plymouth
Lamar
Derby & Osborne
Chicago Tribune
Swearingen-Armstong
SSS
Central Auto Parts
East Avenue
Travis Motor Exchange
East
Swearingen- Armstrong
Oldsmobile
Studebaker
Chevrolet
Aly
Oldsmobile 6 Club Cpe
Best Buy
Jack Stableford
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