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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 15, 1951

Page

3

Deaths and Funerals In Texas Communities This Week

Multiple notices report the passing of Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Bankston and others. Funeral details include Cook Funeral Home services, Oakwood Cemetery, pallbearers, and survivors across Austin San Saba Houston and Thorndale. Additional obituaries cover Jim Wells David N. McCrea Roy L. Sansom with funeral home arrangements and family survivors.

Sarah Elizabeth Bankston Andrew H. Bankston Govalle Avenue W. P. Bankston Austin Minnie B. Schreffler Cook Funeral Home Walter J. McCaslin Oakwood Cemetery John Richard Maultsby Nila Root Lorene Maultsby Texas City Imogene Maultsby Houston Hazel Maultsby J. B. Brown San Saba T. J. Maultsby San Antonio Roy Maultsby A. W. Maultsby Hillsboro Clem Wesley Hoover Haskell Brown Raymond Maultsby Bill Maultsby Sammy Lee Maultsby J. R. Brown Herbert Roessling Memorial Park Linda Joy Drummond Taylor ANS Linda Joy Drummond Taylor City Cemetery Allan Drummond Emory Drummond Thrall W. Haag S. W. Drummond Thorndale Jack Landers New Braunfels Santa Monica Calif Emma Marbach Forest Park Walter Marbach George West Paul Marbach Bracken Laura Bremer Ernest Rosenblath Jim Wells David N. McCrea Kenneth Hallmark Killeen David McCrea Jr Lampasas John Landrum Frank Landrum Roy L. Sansom Georgetown Veteran's Hospital Dallas First Presbyterian Church Jan Murray William Morgan City Davis Funeral Home Roy Sansom Roy L. Sansom Jr Willie Sansom R. L. Haynie Stamford Max Y. Sansom Sr Ernest Sansom Hunteville Lamar Swedin Bolton Gilleland Roy Engvall John Treuhardt Emsy Cooper Billy Stump

Air Force Orders Gas Turbine C124 Globemaster

The Air Force ordered from Douglas Aircraft a C124 Globemaster powered by four Pratt & Whitney turbo prop engines. Built at Long Beach, the aircraft will fly in spring 1952. Each engine delivers about 5,500 horsepower, replacing previous reciprocating engines to improve speed range payload and climb rate.

Washington Air Force Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Calif Pratt & Whitney

VA Medical Head Ousted After Row

Dr. Paul B. Magnuson was removed as chief medical director of the Veterans Administration after a clash with VA Chief Carl R. Gray Jr. Joel T. Boone was named Magnuson’s successor. Magnuson said he was fired after Gray accepted a resignation Magnuson had allegedly filed years ago.

Washington Jan Paul B. Magnuson Veterans Administration Carl R. Gray Jr Gray Joel T. Boone White House Magnuson

Filipino Solon aide waylaid papers taken in capitol heist

In Manila two men waylaid a senator's secretary in the deserted capitol late Saturday and took minor papers tied to a probe of government land purchases. The controversy led to a government's top official resigning and an attorney entering prison.

Manilla Capitol Philippines

Disabled Liguria towed by British freighter Chandpara

The Panama registered migrant ship Liguria with 930 displaced persons aboard went under tow by the British freighter Chandpara after two days of heavy seas 500 miles northwest of Fremantle. An earlier distress signal cited engine trouble and a union dispute with a Communist official blocked Fremantle tugs from assisting.

Sydney Australia Fremantle Liguria

Mercury To Hit 32 Here Today and Colder Tuesday

A cold front to bring temperatures down to near 32 today with a colder Tuesday ahead. North winds and clearing skies expected. early rainfall totals across Texas include Dallas .96 inches and Palestine 2.26 inches with mixed showers in other areas.

Harlingen Brownsville McAllen Edinburg Texas Rio Grande Valley Weather Bureau Tyler Palestine Texarkana Dallas Houston Abilene Amarillo San Antonio Beaumont Corpus Christi Fort Worth Galveston Wichita Falls Lubbock Bryan Childress Presidio Dalhart Ohio Mississippi Ohio River Tennessee Virginia West Virginia Indiana Michigan Chicago Pennsylvania New York New England Illinois Georgia Carolinas Gulf States California Nevada Pacific Northwest Southwest Plains States Rockies

UT Students Report Wallets Watch Theft at Brackenridge Hall

Two University of Texas students report the theft of wallets and a watch from Brackenridge Hall. Jerry Walker of Room 135A says his wallet with a $20 check and IDs is missing along with a watch, while Johnny Milner reports $5 taken from his pocketbook. A dorm resident saw two boys ages nine to 13 prowling the dorm.

University of Texas Brackenridge Hall Jerry Walker Johnny Milner

Melchior Sings and Narrates to Grand Gregory Gym Audience

Lauritz Melchior delivered a standout Sunday concert at Gregory Gym with Wagner arias and Prokofieff’s Peter and the Wolf narration. Ezra Rachlin led the orchestra in Siegfried's Rhine Journey with near flawless precision. Melchior praised the ensemble and cited room for more strings, saying the orchestra is a fine group.

Lauritz Melchior Gregory Gym Wagner Prokofieff Peter and the Wolf Lohengrin Siegfried Traume Gregory Melchior Peter Ezra Rachlin Rachlin

Longshoremen Uphold Security Vote Across Coast

West Coast ILWU leaders voted overwhelmingly to support the waterfront security screening program. The unofficial tally was 57 to 7 after 17 12 hours of debate at an area caucus with about 80 delegates representing 15 000 longshoremen and 12 000 warehousemen unaffected by the program.

Longview Wash West Coast Harry Ind Bridges CIO ILWU Pacific British Columbia Alaska Hawaii

Austin Man Charged In Fowls Theft Cases

Deputies say 17 theft cases involving 88 birds were cleared. John L. Pruch, 38, of 1606 Willow Street, charged with felony theft in Justice Frank McBee's court and released on $2000 bond. Detectives traced missing birds via registration tags to poultry dealers.

John L. Pruch Willow Street Justice of the Peace Frank McBee Pruch L. J. Chapman Perry W. Miller Alfred Prinz Jack Sundberg

Condition of Parlin Remains Unchanged

Dean Dean H. T. Parlin of the University of Texas College of Arts and Sciences remains in critical condition at Brackenridge Hospital after more than a week. Officials say he suffers from a heart ailment.

H. T. Parlin University of Texas College of Arts and Sciences Brakenridge Hospital

Draft Jitters Hit US Campuses, Survey Shows

A survey of more than 35 colleges found war jitters and draft uncertainty lowering morale. Students reevaluated futures, some leaving studies or planning to finish exams before drafting, while officials urged staying focused and studying.

Chicago Korea Washington Willis Tate Southern Methodist University Guy Stevenson Arts College University of Louisville Art College George Gibson Georgia Institute of Technology William Powell Jones Adelebert College Western Reserve University George Wadsack University of Oklahoma Villanova Deane W. Mallett University of Kansas L. L. Click College of Arts and Sciences University of Texas

Old Church Known as Little Church Around the Corner

The Church of the Transfiguration in New York City, built in 1848, is popularly known as the Little Church Around the Corner.

New York City

One-Time Nazi Military Chiefs Debate German Rearmament

Four former German generals and Admiral Gottfried Hansen urged West Germany to rearm to defend Western Europe. They warned Russia may not attack soon but could react to German arms, urged equality with Western powers, and favored quick action to restore German honor and deter Bolshevism.

Germany Frankfurt West Germany Western Europe Russia Asia Hasso Manteuffel Hitler Rhimentritt Gerd von Rundstedt Western Front Zimmerman Hansen Blumentritt Poland Soviet Union Europe Heinz Guderian

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