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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1949
Page
5
A Denver elementary teacher confiscated a small love note from a student. The note reads Dear Herbie Do you love me no yes and reflects a playful school moment that drew attention in the classroom.
Mrs. Keith A. French received a telegram from Senator Lyndon B. Johnson stating Captain French was not shot down and was only slightly wounded after his plane was hit by two bullets over Korea. French is from Bolivar Missouri and the news came as her father William H. King 63 Falls County commissioner died suddenly from a heart attack on his Rosebud farm after plowing.
Texas Supreme Court associate justice James P. Hart argues Scouting fosters respect for law and citizenship. He says the Scout law guides boys to obey, serve others, and become backbone citizens, noting Scouting reaches all youths and deserves broad support.
Five year old Gail Nicoletti, critically injured when her father threw her and her brother from a bridge on January 7, left the hospital feeling fine. Her arm remained in a bandage after a broken bone, while authorities described the recovery as miraculous.
New life insurance sales totaled 1.821 billion dollars in January 1949, down 2 percent from January 1948. Ordinary life sales fell 15 percent to 1.129 billion. industrial life rose 8 percent to 357 million. group life climbed 78 percent to 335 million. Total January sales edged 2 percent above January 1947.
In San Pedro California Earl Cordova fled a darkened theater after a mouse bit him during an electric shock scene in Snake Pit. He sought first aid in a restroom as the rodent was chased and captured by an attendant.
Fabian Vaca Chavez former diplomat and historian who served as Bolivia's foreign minister and ambassador to Mexico Brazil and Paraguay died Tuesday in La Paz. His career spanned government service in multiple capitals and scholarly work on Bolivian history.
The average African ostrich weighs about 300 pounds. This fact highlights the bird’s large size and its prominence among flightless birds in savannas and grasslands.
The British government rejected a Scotch quota increase proposed by the Scotch Whisky Association. It would have raised home consumption to 2,600,000 gallons annually, funded by reallocating 600,000 gallons from exports to hard currency areas led by the United States. A Commons statement was promised on the decision.
The 1921 air mail record covers day and night flying on the first transcontinental route. The flight finished in 33 hours and 21 minutes during February 1921, marking a milestone in U S aviation history.
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