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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1949
Page
13
The Austin City Council unanimously moves a 25 year franchise to second reading for Southwestern Bell Telephone Company to use streets and public places. Final adoption set for March 24 with effect April 24 after publication. taxes include 2 percent gross receipts and 1250 dollar annual franchise levy.
Snow melt sent the Missouri River toward its banks in Montana as warmer air and ice jams raised flood fears. Red Cross, Army and federal agencies meet in Kansas City to plan for possible floods while weather officials warn of potential spring inundations in Montana and upstream North Dakota.
Sofia officials revealed 2 266 pages of pretrial writings in which 15 Protestant churchmen confess guilt and plead clemency. The defendants including Rev. Vassil Ziapkov and Rev. Yanko Ivanov face treason and espionage charges for links to American and British ecclesiastical and diplomatic aides. The trial is set for tomorrow in Sofia district court.
Goodyear Tire and Rubber reports 1948 sales of 704.9 million dollars, a 5 percent rise from 1947, with consolidated net income of 30.6 million. Chairman P W Litchfield outlined a 6.5 million reserve for foreign investments and notes substantial plant rehabilitation in Java and Sumatra.
Half of the foreign population has lived in the United States for twenty years or longer. The statement outlines long-term residency among immigrants and hints at established communities within the country.
The Senate armed services committee recommended confirmation of Dan A. Kimball of Los Angeles as assistant secretary of Navy for air. He was introduced by Secretary Sullivan and praised for his combined experience in military and industrial affairs. No opposition arose during the committee vote.
The Austin School Board tentatively accepted bids totaling 382 952 for building and furniture at Bluebonnet and Austin High School projects. Joint bids covered general building plumbing heating electrical and lunchroom equipment with a combined 312 215.98 and a per square foot cost near 12.03. Outside renovations at Austin High, furniture installations and related work brought another 51 788.63 in bids. Superintendent J W Edgar noted only three members attended.
The Boy Scout finance drive neared the halfway point with more than $20,000 raised, announced chairman Jack Adams. Austin Public Schools boosted their 1949 contributions 300 percent over the prior year as other groups are urged to follow. Sustaining memberships require at least $12 per year from individuals or firms to support local scouting.
Senate Republicans Morse Ives and Taft plan a substitute labor bill if Democrats block revisions to the Truman measure. Morse says a bill backed by Ives Taft Morse could pass the Senate, while opposing the administration draft. Discussions continue with Ives Taft aiming to broaden GOP support and peel off southern Democrats.
Fredericksburg reports a grand jury indicts Vincente Lozano 42 for rape of his seven year old daughter and for bigamy. The charges span Gillespie and Comal Counties with alleged marriages to two prior wives. Lozano remains jailed in Gillespie County as information was filed in Comal County. Other bills include three defendants charged as accessories in a dance hall death.
University of Texas regents will hold a two day session Friday and Saturday to approve spending and funding. A $30 000 grant from a philanthropic foundation supports genetics research while smaller gifts aid scholarships. Bond issues may advance a $10 000 000 main campus building program, with $8 000 000 ordered for priority and $2 000 000 for the medical branch.
San Francisco February 24 A life saving treatment for people with crushed bodies was reported by Pacific Coast surgeons based on lab studies showing how vital organs react to crush injuries. Dr Phillip B Price outlined a six point protocol including rapid release from pressure salt water saline plasma drugs to restore kidney function infection control and fluids.
Mrs. Alford of Rock Gate charged that a proxy vote cast for Morrow was misused after a telegram to the Associated Press. Case March claimed Alford authorized the vote and said she was pressured by the Morrow faction. Morrow, Houston attorney, expressed confidence the removal motion will be reversed as details unfold.
Mayor Tom Miller accepted the chairmanship of the Stamp Out VD drive in Austin. He named Dr. B. M. Primer and Dr. Robert L. Sutherland as assistants. The campaign details were not announced. He cited $30 million yearly VD control costs and $15 million in economic losses from VD disabilities, noting 12 Americans are struck every five minutes.
The Senate committee on overseas affairs decided not to summon General MacArthur for testimony on Far East conditions. Senator Knowland had urged his appearance, but MacArthur cited current duties in Japan and inability to travel. The panel agreed to respect his request.
In Orange New Jersey seven year old Carole Ann Wenzel may walk again using bone grafts from seven year old Joe Lipani’s amputated right leg. Doctors at the New Jersey Orthopedic Hospital say three five inch bone strips from Joe will fuse with Carole Ann’s spine to restore mobility. Carole Ann and Joe share adjacent beds as she remains in a plaster cast for months but officials anticipate Joe walking soon and both children may stroll together this summer.
Britain’s Foreign Office official Christopher Mayhew reiterated that Marshall Plan aid remains vital to Britain’s recovery. He defended his UN remarks as an optimistic assessment and said aid underpins Britain’s role in European recovery, amid Senate criticism and White House remarks supporting continued aid.
The US circuit court of appeals unanimously upheld the conviction of the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company and 24 officers and subsidiaries on anti trust charges. The 18 page opinion by Judge Sherman Minton held A P and its officers conspired to restrain trade under the Sherman act.
Elias A. McQuaid former reporter for the New Hampshire News and a Paris embassy press attache won the 1945 Brown Memorial Award for exposing state contract bid grants. The prize totals 500 dollars with additional 100 dollar awards to other journalists for notable investigations and editorial work.
Funeral services for William E. Roesle Raymond Terry and other area remains held in local churches and funeral homes. Burials followed at Oakwood and Memorial Park. Mrs Kate A Williams dies at Women's Confederate Home and is sent to Ballinger for burial. Hugo Carl Johnson dies in Ottawa Ill and will be buried in Oakwood. Hattie Smith dies in Bertram with service at Presbyterian Church. Mattie Jo Heider buried at Fairview in Bastrop. Multiple pallbearers named for several services.
Wendell Addington a self avowed Austin Communist Party member and University of Texas varsity debater will debate communism Tuesday at 8 p m at the University YMCA. Rusk Literary Society voted Thursday to sponsor the event with Bob Spann as chairman and Warren White as time keeper. The subject is What are the Aims and Accomplishments of communism An open question period will follow.
Abilene news reports Captain William B. Sinclair announces there will be no draft call in April in Texas. The chief of the manpower division of the state selective service said official notice from national headquarters confirmed the decision during a conference with draft boards for 14 West Texas counties.
Friday report lists 7 pm temperature 66 and 7 am readings, sunrise and sunset times, moonrise, and notes new moon. Rainfall totals 0.13 inches in 24 hours, 4.39 inches since Jan 1, with 0.40 inches excess. Colorado river stages shown for Contopolis, Lake Buchanan, Lake Travis, and forecast indicates little change with Thursday temperatures in Abilene Fort Worth Amarillo and other cities.
A Dallas area note reports English bulldog belonging to J. L. Erwin of 1916 Robbins Place went missing. The dog, described as blue-blood and friendly yet ugly, came to a screen door seeking shelter and now awaits its owner’s contact.
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