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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1950

Page

8

Recall of US Diplomats Roils Senate Over China Policy

Washington dispatch reports a new Senate clash over Far Eastern policy after the State Department pulled diplomats from Communist China. Senators including Morse Knowland and Connally urge reviews and accountability while debates center on Formosa and recognition of Beijing.

Senate Washington State Department China George Georgia Acheson Capitol Hill Asia Morse Oregon Knowland California Bridges New Hampshire Brewster Maine Smith New Eee Ber Tydings D-Md Senate Armed Services Committee Formosa Red China

Educators Agree On Morality Role For Universities

CHICAGO Jan 15 Two leading educators say morality is a vital university concern. Robert M. Hutchins and Rev John J Cavanaugh on a University of Chicago radio round table discuss religion as essential to moral life and the university’s duty to support and teach moral values.

Chicago Robert M. Hutchins University of Chicago John J. Cavanaugh University of Notre Dame University Cavanaugh

Driver Killed by Truck in Hidalgo Incident

In Hidalgo on January 15, Benito Uriben aged 37 was killed when a rear wheel of his truck ran over him after he fell from the vehicle on a Sunday.

Hidalgo Benito Uriben

Senator Pushes Civil Rights Bill To Battle Reds

Senator Humphrey urged enactment of Truman civil rights reforms as a weapon against communism. He said democratic equality at home strengthens America's moral standing abroad and urged a fair employment practices commission and voting rights protections amid a mobilization of civil rights supporters. Delegates from AFL CIO ACLU and other groups gathered to press Congress, with some CIO unions reportedly barred for alleged communist alignment.

Washington Humphrey D-Minn Truman Humphreys Asia Africa America Congress Fair Employment Practices Commission Senate Leo Margolin Americans For Democratic Action AFL CIO The American Civil Liberties Union Association of Catholic Trade Unionists National Association For the Advancement of Coloree. People American Jewish Committee Council For Social Action of the Congregational Christian Churches Methodist Federation For Social Action American Veterans Committee Margolin

Couple Trapped In House Rescued In Hartwell Collapse

In Cincinnati on January 15 a 30 foot brick arch toppled through a roof trapping a 20 year old couple on the third floor of a Hartwell building converted to 26 dwellings. Firemen used an aerial ladder to rescue Joseph M Anderson Jr and his wife. Both were treated for shock at General Hospital.

Cincinnati Hartwell Joseph M Anderson Jr General Hospital Hartwell School

Fire Destroys San Antonio Dinner Club In 1950 Theme Night

About 300 patrons fled a San Antonio dinner club as a costly blaze swept the building. Four firefighters were slightly injured while battling flames that started in the powder room around 11 p.m. The dining room and dance floor were destroyed and damage exceeded 300000 dollars. The Sales Executive Club held its annual dinner with the theme Surprises of 1950.

San Antonio Mike Nolte

Mexico Cotton Growers Protest Banking Rules

Mexican cotton growers in the Lower Rio Grande valley protested in Matamoros against Bank of Mexico policy. They allege higher legal deposit requirements for private banks and denial of agricultural credit requests from farm organizations, leaving many producers unable to purchase machinery on time.

Matamoros Mexico Rio Grande Bank of Mexico

Mexican killed in Elsa wreck on Sunday

Manuel Lucio Mendoza 21, longtime Elsa resident and Mexican native from San Luis Potosi, died early Sunday after a two car collision north of Elsa.

Elsa Manuel Lucio Mendoza San Luis Potosi Mexico

General Hap Arnold Dies on West Coast Bedside

The nation mourns General Henry H. Hap Arnold who died in California after a long career as a pioneering air leader. Tributes from Defense Secretary Johnson and Joint Chiefs Chair Bradley praise his role in building the U S Air Force and WWII victory. Navy Chief Sherman salutes him as a top military leader. He led a life of public service and ranching in California between writing and travel.

Arnold US Military Academy Gring California State Fish and Game Commission Washington Henry H Hap) Arnold California Defense Johnson Air Force Symington Forrest P. Sherman General Arnold

Houston Holds Turk In Opium Smuggling

Osman Orturk a 44 year old Turkish freighter fourth mate pleaded guilty to smuggling opium into Port Houston and was jailed in Wharton County with a 2000 dollar bond. Police and agents recovered about 6 14 pounds of opium from a east side house as two waterfront tavern operators were arraigned on opium selling charges with 2000 dollar bonds each.

Ouston East Side Carothers Sam E Wilson James E. Karayeines

Byrnes Seen Clear Favorite In South Carolina Race

Columbia South Carolina January 15 Up Most state leaders say James F Byrnes is effectively elected governor and foresee no serious contest. Senator Burnet H Maybank states Byrnes will be next governor and praises his integrity and commitment to state traditions.

Columbia South Carolina James F. Byrnes Supreme Court Roosevelt Burnet H. Maybank Byrnes Wate Maybank

Motorist Reports Suspected Plane Crash In Field

A motorist saw a plane in a field off Manor Road and rushed to alert police. Ambulance and units found no plane with a pilot, suggesting an emergency landing with the pilot unlocated and no injuries evident. Sergeant Garrison Jr. noted the craft, believed tied to Bergstrom Air Force Base, left the driver none the worse for wear.

Manor Road Garrison Jr Bergstrom Air Force Base Garrison

Three Car Collision Near Bowie Kills One

A midnight three car crash near Stoneburg ten miles east of Bowie killed Mrs. Sterling Clark 36. Her daughters Flora Ann 16 Jane 14 and Virginia Nell 12 were among the injured. Enos Edwin Manney Sr. 53 of Fort Worth drove one car and a third auto rammed Clark’s car injuring Cecil L. Byron 17 Patsy Tomlinson 15 and O Neal Harris Stoneburg teacher. None of the injured are believed to be in critical condition.

Bowie Stoneburg Here Sterling Clark Flora Ann Jane Virginia Nell Clark Enos Edwin Manney Sr Fort Worth Third Auto Cecil L. Byron Patsy Tomlinson O'Neal Harris

Vets Receive Insurance Refund Checks by Millions

The United States begins mailing 2.8 billion in life insurance refunds to World War II veterans with about 1,000,000 checks weekly. Average payment is 125 dollars, ranging from 90 cents to 528 dollars, and distributions start by service serial number order.

Tydings United States Formosa Washington

Police Questioning Suspect in Saturday Night Shooting Fray

A 42 year old laborer was questioned Sunday in the in front of 1618 Rosewood Street shooting that wounded Mose DeWitty and Dan Jackson Saturday night. Jackson was in fair condition at Brackenridge Hospital and DeWitty in good condition. A .38 pistol with five spent shells was recovered.

Rosewood Street T. O. Lang M. M. Lee Mose DeWitty Lincoln Dan Jackson Comal Jackson Brackenridge Hospital DeWitty C. Dipprey Disprey

Forrest Morgan Sr 87 longtime Austin writer dies

Forrest T. Morgan Sr. 87 an Austin resident for more than 50 years died Sunday in a local hospital after a life in publishing and law. He worked for the Waco Times Herald and Austin Statesman advertising before founding Morgan Printing Co. in 1899. He married Roberta Peeler in 1894 and is survived by his widow, son Forrest T. Morgan Jr. and daughter Mrs. F. E. McMahon. Private funeral Monday 3:30 p.m. Weed-Corley. Burial Memorial Park. Honorary pallbearers named.

Forrest T. Morgan Sr Austin Jefferson Waco Times Herald Austin Statesman Morgan Printing Company Morgan Brownwood University of Texas Bill Fleming Memorial Park George D. Hassell Bryan George B. Peeler Taylor J. Edward Prewett Hartford H. Prewett John Tronrud J. Harve Taylor Bert Robertson

Grateful Patron Repeats Haircut Pact Across Distance

Sam Bloch, 52, a Florida transplant, paid $10 for a haircut in Cleveland then drove back to Miami to honor a yearly vow. Nine years ago a heart attack in a Shaker Square barber shop led to life saved by Howard Gehman, the shop manager who aided him.

Cleveland Sam Bloch Florida Miami Bloch Shaker Square Howard O. Gehman Cleveland Clinic Gehman

Totalitarian Church Pastor Rejects Catholic Unity Call

President Truman’s pastor Dr Edward Hughes Pruden of the First Baptist Church declares the Roman Catholic Church totalitarian and rejects Pope Pius XII’s invitation for Protestants to unite against atheism. He urges unity through liberty, warns against a giant ecclesiastical hierarchy, and stresses faith in God and individual conscience.

Washington Truman Edward Hughes Pruden Pius XII Pruden First Baptist Church Dr. Pruden Christ

Lumber Worker Frozen to Death in Siskiyou Mountains

San Francisco reports Albert R Bruno a 63 year old lumber sealer died from exposure Sunday after wandering from Hill near Yreka in snow depths up to six feet in the mountains. Cold weather blanketed California with subzero readings and a new coastal storm moving south from cape Mendocino.

San Francisco Siskiyous Albert R Bruno Hill Yreka Bruno California Weather Bureau Cape Mendocino Donner Summit

It’s Not a Far Cry From Fire to Pharr

A Texas fire call misfire ends with a Dixie accent exchange. A telephone operator heard a Southern voice say fire and alerted volunteers, only to learn the caller meant Pharr the town, not the fire department.

Pharr Mcallen

Sludge Be Gone New Filter Lets Cars Run Without Oil Changes

An Aluminum Company of America engineer unveiled a filter named Treater using activated alumina to absorb acids and moisture from oil. Car engines driven 40 000 miles with the device showed reduced wear. cost estimates place a nationwide roll out at $8 million with $3 per cartridge.

Maryville Tenn Aluminum Company of America J. E. Housley Housley Alcoa Cheoah Dam North Carolina

Delay Requested In Adair Trial In Dallas

The trial of Fred Felix Adair Jr known as Dallas love burglar may be postponed again as attorney Jimmy Macnicoll asks for a continuance due to missing witnesses. Judge Henry King to decide at the Monday opening. Adair faces three counts of assault and three burglary charges from a grand jury indictment. He was arrested after a series of home invasions targeting women in Dallas during Thanksgiving week.

Dallas Fred Felix Adair Jr Jimmy Macnicoll Criminal District Henry King Adair Dallas County

Station Wagon Truck Wreck Kills Four Near Baton Rouge

Four men died and four injured in a head on collision between a station wagon full of factory workers from Ethyl Corp and a truck near Baton Rouge Louisiana on Sunday. The deceased were Merrick Henry Robet Torres Bennie Picard Ervin Andre all of Livonia and others listed as Nov anc Willie Frenaux Bill Bajis.

Baton Rouge Ethyl Corp Merrick Henry Livonia Robert Torres Bennie Picard Torres Ervin Andre Novanc Willie Frenaux Rn TS Bill Bajislier Frisco

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