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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1951
Page
7
President Truman's State of the Union call for unity drew mixed reaction in Congress. Leaders praised the broad program while urging sharper specifics and cautioning on defense and domestic reforms.
The article notes that William Shakespeare was born in April 1564. It identifies 1564 as his birth year and places the event in April. No other dates or details are provided.
The Air Force in Austin faces a burst of volunteers as enlistments surge amid draft-age students rushing to join before closing. Re offices report closures in other Texas cities, with 140 men shipped since Jan 2 against a 32 January quota. Navy and Marine recruiters also report large influxes while selective service pre-induction tests proceed for local boards 119 and 120 ahead of February drafts.
A five member committee will push for an immediate price increase from dairies including Hillcrest Farms Oak Farms Milky Way and others. They aim to secure about 6.10? per hundred pounds as a base for surplus milk while current bottles fetch around 3.20.
The forecast shows fair, warmer conditions this week in East Texas with cloudy periods and light southerly winds. West Texas experiences similar cloud cover with daytime temperatures rising and a moist, breezy feel.
Oklahoma's 14th governor Johnston Murray is sworn in for a four year term by his father former Governor William H. Murray. Outgoing governor Roy J. Turner departs as Democrat successors clear the legislative agenda focusing on economy and civil priorities.
Dean Parlin, dean of Arts and Sciences at the University of Texas, was still in critical condition at Brackenridge Hospital Monday night. He had been hospitalized several weeks earlier with a serious heart ailment.
President Truman outlines a long mobilization program to defend the free world. He cites missiles of the Marshall Plan, a planned million man Western European army, and expanded military production. He urges bipartisan support for a 10 point program including military build up, aid to allies, price controls, and federal education funding.
Funeral services held for Herman Carl Duke Schrieber 38 in Austin area. Ralph Hugh Smith 46 died in local hospital with survivors including widow and daughter. Mrs W R Hale 72 buried at Memorial Park. Miss Julia Baker private funeral at Weed Corley. Adolph A Naizer 38 died in Granger. Albert Kroesche 81 in New Braunfels. Henry Scholz 67 in Honey Creek. Mrs Theresia Moerke 92 in Warda. Mrs J W McKneely 93 in Llano. Survivors and burial details listed.
The mobilization program targets 50 000 planes annually if needed. Air strength would rise to 3 500 000 personnel and 2 800 000 in the Air Force. Navy plans include seven snorkel submarines 12 fleet tankers two rocket launchers 60 other vessels and modernization of 250 ships. Essex carriers to be converted to heavier faster aircraft twelve cruisers upgraded for anti aircraft and missile launchers with other destroyers repurposed.
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