Phone Workers Strike Looms as Union Plans Walkout
Memphis dispatch reports the CIO Communications Workers of America division 10 prepares for a five day convention ending Feb 24 and signals an impending all out strike starting Feb 24 with 100,000 members ready to walk out with another 150,000 to join March 1. AT&T disputes wage demands while Beirne argues wage gains since 1930 and 1945 outpace living costs.
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Memphis
Tenn
CIO Telephone Workers
Communications Workers of America
CWA
Joseph A. Beirne
Beirne
At&t
Division 10
Bell System
Federal Mediation Service
Washington
Robert Creasey
Creasey
New York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Irne
Don Cossack Chorus Delights Austin Audience at Gregory Gym
The Don Cossack Chorus under Serge Jaroff performed a three part program, with church music opening the set and favorites like The Red Sarafan and Two Soldier Songs drawing laughs. The performance featured lively encores and Jaroff’s theatrical exits, marking their sixth Austin appearance.
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Don Cossack
Gregory Gym
Don Cossacks
A. Varlanoff
N. Gogotsky
Ural
Woodcock
Austin
Serge Jaroff
Jaroff
Wallace Urges US and Russia to Renounce Atom Weapons
Henry A. Wallace called for public US Soviet negotiations to renounce atomic energy as a destructive weapon. He urged a North Atlantic Pact declaration against first use and UN inspection, criticizing Democrats and Republicans, and promoting a broader Progressive Party peace program drawing religious and educational leaders.
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South Salem
N. Y
Henry A. Wallace
United States
Russia
Democratic Party
Wallace
United Nations
Progressive Party
Pilgrimage of Merci Train Boxcar Draws 160 Legion Members
The first annual visit to the French Merci Train boxcar was Sunday at Camp Mabry with about 160 members of the American Legion 40 and 8. Fort Worth’s Joe Spurlock spoke as state commander. Lou J. Roberts of Amarillo presided. Henry Palmie attended as guest. The car will be placed in the Texas Memorial Museum, and organizers hope for yearly pilgrimages.
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American Legion
Joe Spurlock
Fort Worth
Camp Mabry
Texas Memorial Museum
Lou J. Roberts
Amarillo
Henry Palmie
Police Clash Kills Sergeant in Benoni Native Settlement
In Benoni near Johannesburg a gun duel between police and natives left a police sergeant dead and 16 injured, including a detective whose car was cut off by a native wielding a battle ax. The clash follows a pattern of South Africa disorders with recent mob actions at New Clare.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Benoni
New Clare
General Says Germany Moral Hazard to Gls
Major General Roy H. Parker, chief of US Army chaplains, told Stars and Stripes that most American soldiers in Germany are too young for the moral hazards they face. He suggested Washington consider only assigning men in their second enlistment period or older to duty in Germany, effectively eliminating teenagers.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Roy H. Parker
US Army
Washington
Parker
Stars and Stripes
Bill to require registration for US Reds slated
A bill to force the registration of 54,000 card carrying American Communists moves toward early Senate action within two weeks. Sponsors Mundt Ferguson and Johnston retain penalties of 2000 to 5000 dollars and two years in jail, target Communist literature labeling, and deny federal employment and passport privileges to Communists.
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US Reds
Washington
Senate
Mundt
R-Nd
Ferguson
R-Mich
Johnston
D-80
FBI
Communist Party
Representative Nixon
Calif
San Antonio Lawyer Leroy G. Denman Dies at 1891 Birth
Prominent San Antonio attorney Leroy G. Denman died of a heart attack at Powderhorn Ranch near Port O Connor. Funeral services are set for Monday at 10 am from the family home with Rev. Samuel Orr Capers officiating. interment at Mission Burial Park. Surviving are his widow Mary Louise Carter Denman, son Leroy G. Denman Jr., four sisters and a brother. He practiced in San Antonio since 1914 and held multiple local board and bank positions.
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San Antonio
Leroy G. Denman
Port O'Connor
Samuel Orr Capers
Mission Burial Park
University of Texas
Denman
Denman, Franklin and Denman
Weather summary for Austin area with temperatures and river data
Cloudy skies over the Austin area with warmer readings. Forecasts show highs in the 60s to 80s ranges, moon phase and sun timings noted, past record highs and lows referenced, rainfall totals, and river stage reports for Colorado River at Montopolis and Lake Travis levels.
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Austin
Central
Texas
U. B
Colorado River
Montopolis
Lakeuchenen
Lake Travis
Marshal
Gore
Po Abilene
Rt Worth
Amarillo
Galveston
Houston
Rownaville
Bel Rio
Bidault Urges France in Big Three Talks With Churchill
Premier George Bidault urged inclusion of France in talks with Churchill and Stalin, suggesting France should be part of any high level conference. He warned of possible new laws to reinforce national defense as Communists staged protests outside the Hotel des Ingenieurs where he spoke.
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ST. Etienne
France
George Bidault
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Russia
Bidault
Indo China
Wildlife Group Plans Seven Regional Offices in Texas
The Texas Wildlife Federation board voted to establish seven regional offices across the state in a new constitution. Fourteen of nineteen directors attended a one day meeting, with details to follow. The annual wildlife rodeo was set for Brownwood the next to last weekend in May, Brown County Sportsman's Club in charge. Resolutions urged a $1.65 universal fishing license, opposed taking funds from the State Game Fish and Oyster Commission, supported the Dingle bill for federal game aid, and sought broader state regulatory power over game and fish.
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The
Texas Wildlife Federation
Brownwood
Brown County
State
Game, Fish and Oyster Commission
Congress
Pope Pius XII Appears in Public After Illness
Pope Pius XII made his first public appearance since influenza on Sunday at St Peter's Basilica. He was carried on a portable throne for the blessing of Sister Vincenza aria Lopez y Vicuna, the Spanish nun who founded the Daughters of the Immaculate Conception for protecting girl domestic servants, who was beatified in services.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
St. Peter's Basilica
Vincenza Aria Lopez Y Vicuna
Order of the Daughters of the Immaculate Conception
Golden wedding fete for Albert and Mary Boyd in Clarendon
More than 100 white and Negro friends attended the Boyd couple's 50th wedding anniversary at the Negro Methodist Church in Clarendon Texas. Local pastor J W Jolly led a service with Negro pastors speakers.
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Clarendon
Albert
Mary Boyd
Negro Methodist Church
J. W. Jolly
Albert Boyd
Rusk County
Smith County
Texas
Mar
Four Million Neo-Nazis Threaten West Germany's Young Republic
Frankfurt report notes about 4 million Germans with Nazi leanings, 12 percent of eligible voters, forming rival blocs and seeking to undermine democracy. Some support from East German Communists, while Western officials see limited danger despite propaganda for a united Germany under Soviet influence.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Hitler
Red Russia
West Germany
West German
Soviet Union
Vaterlandische Union
Fatherland Union
Deutche Bloc
Karl Feitenhansl
Karl Meissner
Russia
East Germany
National Front
Europe
Far East
Polio May Hit Texas Harder This Year
State Health Department figures indicate polio could be worse in Texas than in 1949. Dallas County chapter head Fred F. Florence reports 133 Texas cases so far, versus 60 at the same point last year, with the nation totaling 594 cases. Tom Green County San Angelo has four cases, up from one mild case last year.
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Dallas
State Health Department
Texas
Fred F. Florence
Dallas County
National Foundation For
Tom Green County
San Angelo
Deaths and Funerals Chronicle Area Listings
Multiple obituaries list figures such as Robert A Harris Herman Weissner Molly Melchorn Edrington F A Strole Oliver Driska Bess Wright Cori N McCoy Roy Alfred Sargent Carl Welander Ella Isabell Cowan James Arthur Bird with funeral details across Red Rock Taylor Granger and nearby towns. Surviving relatives, service times, and burial sites are noted for each.
Marooned Ice Anglers Rescued by Ski Plane
Five ice fishermen were rescued from a large floe in Saginaw Bay by Franklin Hoffmeister a wartime pilot who flew a ski equipped plane five times to reach the men. They sheltered in an ice snow igloo overnight and were brought to Sebewaing Michigan where a doctor checked them and found no ill effects. The rescued were Andrew Draschil John Draschil Paul Schweitzer Robert Eisengruber and Karl Kindinger all aged 22 to 28. They had ventured to the floe Saturday but a snowstorm trapped them.
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Sebewaing
Mich
Saginaw Bay
Franklin Hoffmeister
Andrew Draschil
John Draschil
Paul Schweitzer
Robert Eisengruber
Karl Kindinger
Churchman Urges Non Use of H Bomb by U S
Dr. Franklin Clark Fry president of the United Lutheran Church in America and Bishop G Bromley Oxnam said the United States should declare it would not use the hydrogen bomb first under any circumstances. They spoke as they flew to Geneva for World Council of Churches talks and agreed on future talks with the Russians on arms control.
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New York
United States
Franklin Clark Fry
United Lutheran Church In America
Geneva
Switzerland
Fry
G. Bromlety Oxnam
World Council of Churches
Oxnam
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American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Chicago
Flo Braniff
Carrol
Lena Doherty
Boston
Dudley
Merci
Hoover
Bexar Attorney Services Slated
Wildlife Group
Pope
van Kennedy
Texas Panhandle
Boyd
California
West
Ingersoll
Austin, Texas
Robert A. Harris
Bonnie Turner
Red Rock
Hays Harris
Cook Funeral Home
Threadgill
Herman Daniel Weissner
Shelly Avenue
Clara Carlisle Weisser
H. D. Weisser Jr
Carlisle Weisser
Ida Weisser
New Braunfels
Ernest Weisser
Elsa
Memorial Park
Molly M. Edrington
Molly Melchorn Edrington
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
Darrel Gray
John Barclay
Oakwood Cemetery
Wallace Styshire Jr
Eugene Ennis
Roger A Ennis
Orville Miller
Chester A. Pitts
Virgil J. Pitts
F. A. Strole
Mrs
Oliver Driska
Granger
Poland
Frank D. Svoboda
Taylor
Funral
Czech Moravian
Condra
Adolph Schunck
Oscar Miller
Harlingen
Otto Driska
Walter Driska
Harry Driska
Richard Driska
Bennie Driska
Bill Driska
Thorndale
Ida Kramer
Betty Kramer
Brenham
Lewis Kramer
Anna Glausner
Ganado
Albert Adler
Bess F. Wright
Bess Fru Wright
St. Ignatius Church
Eugene Dore
Mt. Calvary
Mrs. Corillan, McCoy
Cori N. McCoy
Cor Funeral Home
Sidney Hawkins
Oakwoy Cemetery
Wison Aten Jr
A. R. Teich
R. Ammann
J. C. McCutcheon
Carel Clark
W. M. Sproull
Roy Alfred Sargent
Fredericksbur
Walter M. McCaslin
Memori: Park
Carl Welander
Plone
Travis County
Maybell
Almhalt
Sweden
New Sweden
Suvivors
L. McDaniel
Hyltin Manor
Re. J. E. Chester
Gethsemane
Burjs
Joseph, Osoba
Joseph Osoba
Hytin Manor
Monda
Edmund Heinsohn
University Methods Church
Dan Moody
George Hoehn
C. A. Slater
H. W Leverett
R. D. Thorp
Pau Blair
Ella Isabell Cowan
J. T. Cowan
Llano
James A. Bird Granger
ANS
James Arthur Bird
Condra Funeral Home
L. G. Ramey
Granger City
Bird
Churchman
Funeral Homes
Lavaca
Eldon Powell
Florist
Iillyer
Chapel of the Bells
Congress Ave
Cal
Hultin Manor
Funeral Home
Guadalupe
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