Deaths and Funerals Notices
Obituaries list services for Mrs. Ann Elizabeth Wilson 85 Johns Austin. Maggie Amstead 79 Austin. J A Comer San Angelo banker. M A Bowers Taylor. William H Kasper Mathis. Effie Whitehand Los Angeles sister Delia DeLeon Houston. John C Praytor Oakalla. Lena Everet Dunk Willie Funeral Home. Gene Robinson Cook Funeral Home. Burials at Oakwood and Taylor City Cemeteries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Comer
San Angelo
Jarrell State Bank
G. M. Comer
Austin
Joe Comer
Tennessee
James H. T. Anderson
Cincinnati
Ohio
Cleo Fultz
Los Angeles
Calif
Cook Funeral Home
Effie Whitehand
Delia DeLeon
Houston
R. E. Whitehand
John C. Praytor
Nice
Ruby Wells
Oakalla
Texas
Lena Everet Dunk
Willie
Harry Presnell
Pope Pius Hosts Hour Long General Audience
Pope Pius fully recovered from illness led an hour long general audience for 5000 pilgrims at the Vatican. It was his first mass audience since a light influenza attack 15 days earlier with only a slight cough remaining. He greeted visitors in six languages and spoke with several pilgrims after shaking hands. In private audiences he met Msgr Teofor Breher bishop of Yenki Manchuria and veteran of Chinese Communist prisons and the bishop of Marquette Msgr Thomas Noa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius
Msgr
Teofor Breher
Yenki
Manchuria
Marquette
Mich
Thomas Noa
Star of Red Shoes Marries in London
Red haired ballerina Moira Shearer wed Ludovic Kennedy in the royal chapel of Hampton Court Palace. The ceremony drew hundreds of fans as the couple, actors and writers, began life together after her film fame. Kennedy’s mother lives in palace accommodation once granted by King George VI. Her husband, a Navy commander, was killed when his ship was sunk early in the war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Moira Shearer
Royal Chapel
Hampton Court Palace
Red Shoes
Sadler’s Wells Ballet
Ludovic Kennedy
Henry VIII
Edward Kennedy
Palace
Grace
George VI
Love Burglar Case Due Today in Dallas Court
The case of Fred Felix Adair a 25 year old clerk dubbed the love burglar is set for court in Dallas criminal district court Monday. Adair faces six indictments three for reported incidents and three for burglary. He was arrested on Thanksgiving Day after a shirt at the scene bore his name and has been jailed without bond. His wife asserts his innocence and seeks counsel. Police say he terrorized women with 12 break ins and used a contrite line as he attacked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Fred Felix Adair
Criminal District Court
Adair
Vickery
Foreign Aid Chief Signals US Arms to Europe
James Bruce, head of the US foreign military aid program, said Europe will receive the latest and best conventional arms, not atom bombs. About 70 percent of equipment moves abroad to strengthen Western European ground forces, with rest for air and naval gear. Bruce cited NATO strategy and noted Congress funded over a billion dollars for mutual defense assistance, with more sought this year. He stressed aid will continue while free nations require defense to resist aggression and keep peace through allied strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Bruce
Europe
Bruce
Brice
Gannett News Service
Carr
Defense Committee of
Congress
Truman
Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Denmark
Norway
Greece
Turkey
Iran
Korea
Philippines
China
America
United States
Richard Hutchings Dies in Local Hotel in Austin
Richard Lee Hutchings, Austin resident for three years, found dead in a local hotel room. Coroner's verdict: natural causes. Veteran of World War I and II. served as second lieutenant and technical sergeant with the 89th Division. Burial planned at Oakwood Cemetery. funeral at Weed- Corley Funeral Home with Rev. Charles Sumners officiating. Survivors include sisters in San Antonio and brothers in Eaton and Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Lee Hutchings
Austin
Travis Blakeslee
Hutchings
Camp Gordon
Atlanta
University of Texas
Texas A&m College
Henry Hutchings Sr
Weed- Corley
Charles Sumners
Oakwood Cemetery
Bess H. Stratton
R. E. Megee
W. M. James
San Antonio
Henry Hutchings Jr
United States Army
Eaton
A. W. Hutchings
Unt
Dallas Oil Firm Head Succumbs in New York
Thomas Bertrand Wright of Dallas aged 58, president of Seminole Oil and Gas Corp, died Saturday at the Medical Arts Center Hospital in New York. He also chaired the Titan and Engineeri ng Corporation of Detroit. Born in Philadelphia, he was a Wharton School graduate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas Bertrand Wright
Seminole Oil and Gas Corp
Dallas
Texas
Medical Arts Center Hospital
Wright
Titan
Engineering Corporation of
Detroit
Philadelphia
Wharton School of Finance
University of Pennsylvania
Prominent Weslaco Youth Wounded by Cop at Building
Weslaco police officer Owen G. Johnson shot and critically wounded Robert Boettger, 24, son of a prominent local family, inside Haas Motor Company after Boettger allegedly burglarized the site for the third time in a month. Boettger faced burglary charges. Johnson cited self defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weslaco
Owen G. Johnson
Robert Boetiger
Haas Motor Company
Johnson
Boettger
Sid Jones
Justice of the Peace Boy Hall
Jones
James K. Allen
CARE Organizer to Speak at Child and Family Meeting
CARE organizer Dr. George W. Miles will be principal speaker at the Child and Family Service annual welfare meeting at 6 30 p m in the University of Texas Home Economics Tea House. Miles led the Gradate School of Social Service at Our Lady of the Lake College and directed overseas relief work during WWII. Walter Seaholm, outgoing CFS board president, will review the Austin agency's past year's work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CARE
George W. Miles
Child and Family Service
University of Texas Home Economics
Miles
War Relief Services
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Committee For American Relief In
Europe
Austin Agency
Walter Seaholm
Child and Family Service Board
D. J. Havelka To Wed Miss Rosalie Leschber
Mr and Mrs E J Leschber of Taylor announce the engagement and forthcoming marriage of their daughter Rosalia to Daniel J Havelka of Taylor. Both graduates of Taylor High School. Marriage date not set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor
ANS
E. J. Leschber
Rosalia
Daniel J. Havelka
Joe Havelka
Miss Leschber
Havelka
Taylor High School
Japan Has Four Large Isles and Three Thousand Small Ones
Japan comprises four large islands and about 3,000 smaller ones, all rugged and mountainous.
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Japan
Committee Seeks Continued Aid For Europe Under Marshall Plan
A House foreign affairs subcommittee endorsed continued Marshall Plan aid for Italy France and Great Britain after its Europe trip. The panel urged evaluating OEEC channeling of funds and post 1952 markets for participating nations while stressing US leadership against Communism. Representative Javits said a post Marshall Policy is essential.
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Italy
France
Great Britain
Washington
House
Europe
Joseph L. Pfeifer
DNY
Kee
DW Va
Pfeifer
United Kingdom
Free World
United States
ECA
Organization For European Economic Cooperation
OEEC
Organization of Western European Countries
OFEC
Javits
Rep-Lib-Ny
Free Nations
Grand Coulee Dam Compared to Egyptian Pyramids
The Grand Coulee Dam in Washington is described as capable of housing a structure the size of the greatest Egyptian pyramids highlighting its vast scale and engineering ambition.
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Grand Coulee
Washington
Gun Victim Improves. Suspect Charged in East Austin Shooting
Marcel Lara, 39, of San Marcos, recovered from critical injuries after a Friday shooting at Las Veras Bar in East Austin. Daniel G. Castaneda, 35, Austin, faces charges of assault with intent to murder.
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Marcel Lara
San Marcos
East Austin
Brackenridge Hospital
Lara
Las Veras
East Sixth Street
Daniel G. Castaneda
Austin
Favorite US Drinks Declared By Residents
A survey finds coffee leading as the nation's favorite drink followed by milk beer soft drinks and hard liquor in that order. Researchers note the ranking reflects everyday consumption patterns across age groups.
Distemper Treatment for Dogs Reported Successful
Distemper in dogs now can be successfully treated with penicillin injections, according to a recent veterinary bulletin. The new approach offers a practical therapy option for canine distemper patients.
Armored Ships Old Staff
Armored plated battleships first appeared in 1855 during the Crimean war, marking a shift in naval armor and design.
Hydrogen bombs could alter Earth orbit say Texas Tech professor
Texas Tech physicist Professor Paul Elliott warned that multiple high altitude hydrogen explosions might change Earth's orbit or rotation with seasons possibly shifting. He cautioned the effect would require immense energy and could be mitigated only by strict atomic control and even a world governing authority.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
Paul Elliott
Elliott
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Atomic Research Uant
Texas Tech Fculty
Oak Ridge
Earth
Coscete
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Ann Elizabeth Wilson
Wilke Funeral
James M. Sapp
Cecil Presnell
J. F. Vick
Faye Hall
Fendy Hall
Arthur Wilson
Alfred Englehart
Eva Snodtgrass
Louis S. Wilson
James Arthur Wilson
Myra J. Robb
California
H. L. Presnell
Johnson City
E. F. Presnell
Bell
Maggie Amstead
Joe Amstead Sr
Joe Amstead Jr
Noel P. Amstead
Laurence F. Amstead
B. H. Amstead
Laurence F. Amstead Jr
Clinton Ray Amstead
Willie M. Studer
Frederick Brooks
Curtis Bell
John A. Luckey
William H. Boerner
William Oglesby
Offie Leonard
John E. Coats
M. A. Bowers
Condra
C. B. Orahood
Taylor City Cemetery
Nannie Bowers
L. A. Shackelford
T. C. Bowers
Corpus Christi
William H. Kasper
Mathis
M. W. Bulgerin
Herbert Heine
Laurence Wolters
Eugene Wolters
Walter Schroeder
Gus Willeford
Clarence Knetsch
Mrs
Lena Everet
Dunk
Gene Robinson
A. D. Eberhart
Weed
Corley
Funeral Home
Lavaca
Austin, Texas
Hillyer
Chapel of the Bells
Congress Ave
Pope Pius
Star of
Barbara Black
Tucson
Ariz
Richard Hutchings
D. J. Havelka
Rosalie Leschber
C. L. Vaughn
Rio Grande
Mittee
Welch Scc
W.7th St
Southern Union Gas Company
Servel
Keitgesstor
Southern Union
Union Qual
Ily
Cal
Hultin Manor
Guadalupe
Brett Th
J. Rk. Reed
Howard’s
Montopolis
Prof
Abertee
Amony Steele
ST. Joseph
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