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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1951

Page

3

Reicher Leads Dedication For Mn Hospital

The dedication of a new hospital in Austin, led by Bishop Reicher, praised Father Weber and honored benefactors James Nash Herman Brown and James Odom. Attendees included J M Krausse architect city officials and leaders from civic and school groups. Music by St Edward's University choir Anderson High School Band and local colleges accompanied the ceremony.

Bishop Reicher James P. Nash Herman Brown James Odom Nash el Paso J. M. Krausse Glass People of Austin Father Weber Father Webers Reicher Carlos E. Castaneda Charles A. Breitung Francis Sullivan CSC St. Mary's Cathedral Edwin Bauer Holy Family Church Knights of Columbus William L. Lane Clement Funke St. Edward's University Scholastic Brothers James Gibbons St. Edward's University Anderson High School Samuel Huston Tillotson Colleges

Cardinal Spellman urges Catholic boycott of Rossellini film

New York January 7 Cardinal Francis Spellman asked 26 million Catholics to boycott Roberto Rossellini's film The Miracle. He condemned the picture as vile and harmful and urged avoidance of theaters showing it to protect morality and public welfare.

New York Francis Cardinal Spellman Roberto Rossellini

Twin Violinists Impress In Gregory Gym Concert

Ger ald and Wilfred Beal twin violinists drawn applause at Gregory Gym in a UT Austin concert conducted by Ezra Rachlin. They opened with Bach Double Concerto and returned with Moszkowski Suite Concertante, showing strong promise as soloists and a team. The Austin Symphony under Rachlin offered a light program, improving in the last two numbers Polovtsian Dances and Overture to a Horse Opera.

Gerald Wilfred Beal Four Arms Gregory Gym Beal Twins Austin Symphony Orchestra Ezra Rachlin University of Texas Cultural Entertainment Committee Bach Moszkowski Julliard School of Music Rachlin Cultural Entertainment Committee Rossini Milhaud Strauss Paul Nero

Father to Receive Medal of Honor for Korean War Hero

Private First Class Melvin L. Brown of Mahaffey Pennsylvania earned the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously after firing all ammunition and using a shovel to fight enemy soldiers at a 50 foot wall near Kasan Korea on September 4 He was last seen wounded and missing in action on that date His father Edward D Brown will receive the medal on his behalf from President Truman at the White House ceremony scheduled for Tuesday

Washington Army Melvin L. Brown Mahaffey Brown Truman White House Kasan Korea Edward D. Brown

West Texas CC Declares Water Rights Victory

West Texas Chamber of Commerce announced a win for water users after talks with Texas Senator George Moffett. Husbands said the Texas Water Code Committee recommended safeguards to protect West Texas against repeal of municipal prior rights law if full committee recommendations are adopted by the Legislature.

Abilene West Texas Moffett Husbands WTCC Texas Water Code Committee Austin

Houston Deckhand Still Missing After Tug Sinking

Houston on January seventh report Donald Moore a 22 year old deck hand remains missing after the tug East Bay sank in the Houston ship channel about a mile south of Baytown Saturday night. Three crew members A V King skipper Howard L Milstead and J C Callocotte were rescued from the tug towing two empty barges to Galveston.

Houston Donald Moore East Bay Houston Ship Channel Baytown Galveston A. V. King Howard L. Milstead J. C. Callocotte

Deaths and Funerals Chronicle Austin Area

Miss Julia Baker an Austin lifelong resident died Sunday in a local hospital. Private services at Weed-Corley Funeral Home with burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Other notices list John Martin, Mrs. W. R. Hale, Frank H. Houston, Morris Goodman, Herman Carl Schrieber, and Joseph Padula among others with funeral details in Austin area churches and cemeteries.

Julia Baker Austin William G. Franklin Rio Grande Earlton Smith Raymond B. Cox Boston John Martin Frank H. Houston Weed-Corley Ted Richardson Oakwood Cemetery Owen Neyland Leroy Cain C. L. Schmidt John Dewitt Walter Gest Robert Sherman

Tenacious Allied Troops Hold Besieged Wonju

Allied forces counterattacked around Wonju as Communist columns were repulsed toward Chechon and Wonju endured costly fighting in the mountains. MacArthur reports large enemy formations across Korea with 1.35 million troops in the line and Manchuria. Air strikes hit Kimpo and surrounding areas while Mustang fighters harassed Red troops in the East.

Wonju Chechen MacArthur Pusan Taegu Associated Press Don Huth Eighth Army United Nations Leif Erickson Korea Manchuria Yalu River Tokyo Han River Seoul Hongchon Kimpo Yongdongpo Mustang Air Force

Sherman Circulation Manager Succumbs

H. A Padon rural circulation manager of the Sherman Democrat died suddenly Sunday afternoon at his home in Sherman. A Center native, he came here from Orange 25 years ago and previously worked for the Beaumont Enterprise San Antonio Express and Denison Herald. He had been active in the State Circulation Managers Association for years.

Sherman H. A Padon Sherman Democrat Padon Center Orange Beaumont Enterprise San Antonio Express Denison Herald State Circulation Managers Association

Funeral services for Joseph J Linder in McDade

Joseph Jeffer son Linder 73 formerly of McDade Texas dies at home Sunday. Funeral at 3 p m Monday Church of Christ McDade Rev Archie Smith of Austin to officiate. Burial in McDade Cemetery. Survived by widow four daughters one son a brother and four sisters. Pallbearers named.

J. N. Marshall First Baptist Church Carlyle Marney Memorial Park John Wallace C. M. Cleveland Charles Hawkes W. L. Schwantes James A. Berry James M. Sapp William D. Hart Cook Funeral Home Flynn Robert F. Gribble Oakwood Cemetery Joe P. Hart North Mullican James P. Hart Jack Sparks Jay Brown Frank Erwin Travis County Bar Association Leonard Church Q. G. Barrow Watervalley Cemetery R. D. Hale Homer Hale E. J. Moberg Roy Cates T. H. Fagan Austin Weed-Corley Funeral Home Marvin Vance Herman Car Duke Schrieber Hyltin-Manor Otto T. Zees Grace Lutheran Church Salem Cemetery Clifton Speir M. M. Speir R. J. Johnson W. D. Hughes R. Allen David Schrier Smithville ANS Joseph Jefferson Linder Church of Christ McDade Archie Smith Linder Round Rock MKT Ocie Linder Byron Pate Elgin Frankie Jerrell Houston Burris Sanders Leo Stasney Joseph Jefferson Linder Jr Lackland Air Force Base San Antonio Charlie Linder Albert Ashberger San Angelo

Weather snapshot shows cooler start then warming across Texas

Morning lows ranged from nine degrees at Ozona to 41 at Brownsville with readings across cities including Corpus Christi 56 and Fort Worth 46. Highlights list hourly temps and sunrise and sunset times with a Thirteen Quarter moon on the 23rd and rainfall data through 6:30 p.m.

Lufkin el Paso Fort Worth Abilene Waco Houston Mineral Wells Dallas Lubbock San Antonio Ozona Brownsville Austin Colorado Lake Buchanan Ee Travis Marshall Ford Larato Texas Amarillo Galveston Laredo Corpus Chirtatt Antonio del Rio

Maverick Sees Connally Victory in Texas

Former Congressman Maury Maverick in Laredo says Tom Connally will win re election by an overwhelming majority. He notes attempts by ambitious Texas politicians to form an anti Connally movement. Maverick cites a Texas county survey showing strong unorganized voter support for Connally and foreign policy leadership.

Laredo Maury Maverick Mexico Tom Connally Maverick Texas San Antonio Connally Senate Foreign Relations Committee

Auto Dealers Forecast 50 Percent Auto Production Drop

The National Automobile Dealers Association opened its convention in Miami Beach warning that American auto production will fall by 50 percent by mid-August. Kaiser-Frazer VP Walter DeMartini predicted a drastic cut and said cars soon will cost more and use lower quality materials due to rising rearmament.

Miami Beach Fla National Automobile Dealers Association Walter DeMartini Kaiser-Frazer Corporation

Corsicana Man Dies In Mexia Auto Crash

Hal Glenn Matthews twenty of Corsicana died in a Mexia hospital Sunday from injuries from a Saturday night automobile accident near Wortham.

Corsicana Hal Glenn Matthews Wortham

Solon Moves to Ban Mixed Summer Minors Camps

Associated Press report says Attorney General Price Daniel and Texas Senator Searcy Bracewell push a ban on mixed camps for boys and girls amid charges of sexual misconduct at a Southwest Texas camp. Parents allege blanket parties engagements mock weddings and unchaperoned overnight camping. Bracewell vows licensing and a February grand jury investigation.

Associated Press Price Daniel Searcy Bracewell Houston Daniel Texas Bracewell Kitty Amber Cass ‘Timberlane Hotspur Legislative Committee Grand Jury

New Miracle Electronic Ear Hides Deafness

A Chicago scientist reveals an electronic ear that hides deafness and transmits whispers clearly. It renders old hearing aids obsolete, benefits about 15 million US hard of hearing, and requires no visible in ear button or dangling battery wires. Free booklet available by mail from Electronic Research Director in Chicago.

Chicago United States Electronic Research West 19Th Street Reltone Building Adv

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