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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1951
Page
1
A long rain belt from the Great Lakes to New Orleans pushes east as cool air meets warm moist air along the East Coast. Central Texas shows little rain due to current conditions. A new cold front from Canada is headed south and should drop Texas temperatures by Thursday night.
A weak cold front is forecast for Thursday night with limited rain. East Texas expects partly cloudy and warmer conditions with showers in the north west Friday, while West Texas stays cloudy and warmer except the Panhandle which will be colder with showers. Central Texas will see increasing clouds and a slight drop in temperatures Thursday night with a high 68 as the thermometer ranges from 40 to 68.
Multiple obituaries and funeral notices from Leander Austin Burnet Lampasas San Marcos Burnet area. Infant Curtis Lerene Morris, W C Schnautz, Mrs Alice Inez Frazier, Mrs J D Coffey, Preston Brooks Sr, Mrs Edward Francis, M B Goodwin with survivors and burial details listed.
An Austin woman, Elsie Wallace aged 49 of 2805 East 22nd Street, died from a gunshot wound at her home. Her body was found by her husband at 6 10 p m with a pistol in her hand. Justice of the Peace Frank McBee delays verdict pending ballistics and paraffin tests. Funeral arrangements are pending at Cook Funeral Home.
President Truman warns of new taxes as Congress moves to fund defense and inflation measures. Democrats and Republicans join to curb the rules committee, while Taft accuses Truman of delaying the state of the union. McFarland defends the busy president ahead of upcoming economic and budget messages.
Private funeral services were held for Laura Lindemenn 68 of 1100 East Eighth Street who died after severe burns from a house fire December 19 She reportedly drew near a gas stove and her dress ignited Survivors include niece Mrs C J Carlson and nephew F J Amsler of Austin Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery
About 90 University of Texas students left school Wednesday to enlist in the armed forces according to registration supervisor Miss Frances Oliver. She said the large withdrawal began after the holidays and likely reflected a choice of service branch over draft. Austin Air Force and Navy recruiting stations reported a flood of volunteers on both Tuesday and Wednesday.
AP dispatch from Seoul reports evacuation of Kimpo after fires ignited at key bases and posts. Chinese forces advanced from the 38th Parallel, with UN units facing air and ground assaults and fears of a large-scale Chinese entry by sunset.
Herschel M. Glass a 39 year old Georgetown merchant found dead in Dallas Tuesday will be buried here Thursday. Services will be at 2 p m at the Methodist Church with Rev Bill Morgan and burial at Capital Memorial Park. He leaves wife Bel Jane a son Manson 18 a daughter Janice his father Harvey Manson Glass of Pampa two sisters Thelma Lively of Pampa and Glenn Porter of Wheeler. Glass moved to town three years ago and ran the Ben Franklin Dime Store.
After the flu ends the lingering cough may become chronic bronchitis if ignored. Creomulsion claims to reach the problem by loosening and expelling phlegm to soothe inflamed bronchial membranes. It guarantees satisfaction or refunds money.
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