Austin DeMolay Installs Officers at Scott Temple
The Stephen F. Austin DeMolay Chapter installed officers at Scottish Rite Temple Sunday. Installing officer was William O. Flynn Sr. The slate includes Henry Welch master councilor James Stockton senior councilor Jim Howze junior councilor James Orr senior deacon Craig Poindexter junior deacon John Gaines junior steward Sterling McLean orator Ben Wiley sentinel Wiley Mangum marshal Robert White Walter Nass Don Orr and Charlie Anderson preceptors Lex Williams scribe. Harry Belk deputy to the Texas Grand Council closed the event with a talk. The chapter will elect a sweetheart at its regular meeting Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen F. Austin DeMolay
William O. Flynn
Arthur H. Merchant
T. C. White Sr
James E. Orr
John Simpson
Henry Welch
James Stockton
Jim Howze
James Orr
Craig Poindexter
John Gaines
Sterling McLean
Ben Wiley
Sentinel
Wiley Mangum
Robert White
Walter Nass
Don Orr
Charlie Anderson
Lex Williams
Harry Belk
Texas
Grand Council of the
Order of DeMolay
Stephen F. Austin
Fire destroys Corsicana family's home in stove blast
A fire sparked by an oil stove explosion destroyed the Ben Green family's home near Corsicana Sunday morning. A smokehouse and a trailer were also burned but no injuries were reported.
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Corsicana
Ben Green
Here
16000 US troops in Reich winter maneuvers in Germany
In Frankfurt on Monday the 16 000 American troops began winter maneuvers under General Lucius D. Clay. The exercise tests mobility and response in cold weather with no live fire, no destruction of crops or homes, and the enemy as a mythical aggressor. The two phase drill moves from Rhine crossings toward future offensives.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Lucius D. Clay
Rhine
Clay
America
Rhine River
France
Luxema
Jaggressor
Maine
Worms
Mannheim
Rail cops quiz two sailors in West Coast Limited rape case
Railroad police questioned two sailors aboard the West Coast Limited after a 35 year old mother said she was raped in her Pullman berth as the train ran through Oregon. Detectives said jurisdiction was uncertain, with Oregon the alleged crime site.
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Los Angeles
Southern Pacific West Coast Limited
Union Station
Naval Shore Patrol
Oregon
J. J. Finneran
C. W. Holmes
North Richland
Wash
George Adler
Lane County
Holmes
Lower
Aoe West Coast Limited
Lower 13
Martha Virginia Brinson James
Norfolk
Robert E. Lee Folkes
Salem
Ore
General Rain Benefits Texas Crops Across Counties
Persistent rains across Bastrop Paige Smithville Giddings Llano Marble Falls Luling Lampasas LaGrange Georgetown brought slow soaking moisture. Oat, clover, grass and barley improved while tanks filled and spring plowing readiness increased after inches of rain in multiple counties.
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Bastrop
Paige
Smithville
Giddings
Marble Falls
Luling
Lampasas
LaGrange
Georgetown
Workmen Ready Capitol For Jester Inauguration
The rotunda at the State Capitol is decorated with flags for Governor Beauford H. Jester's inauguration. Workmen hang flags from other states around the balcony as a large Texas banner dominates. Weather isForecast uncertain for Tuesday with clouds and cooler temperatures. rain could move the ceremony to the House of Representatives.
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State Capitol
Beauford H. Jester
Texas
Weather Bureau
House of Representatives
Capitol
County's Anti Rabies Drive Nets 32 Dogs
The Travis County anti rabies drive picked up 32 dogs and 10 cats in its opening week. Dog catcher Cecil McGee said the effort was slowed by the need to build pens to hold the animals until owners reclaim them or until they are to be destroyed.
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Travis County
Cecil McGee
McGee
Austin Man Found Dead in His Home
Eugene B. Robinson, 87, longtime insurance and real estate dealer in Austin, was found shot dead at his home at 700 Rio Grande Sunday afternoon. Survivors include son E. B. Robinson Jr and daughter Mrs Jeanne Gerhard, both of Austin. Body at Weed-Corley Funeral Home awaiting arrangements. Justice of the Peace J. Travis Blakeslee had not yet ruled on an inquest verdict.
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Eugene B. Robinson
Rio Grande
E. B. Robinson Jr
Jeanne Gerhard
Austin
Weed-Corley
Justice of the Peace
J. Travis Blakeslee
Beto Installed As President Of Concordia
The Rev. George J. Beto became Concordia Lutheran College's second president during solemn installation at St. Paul Lutheran Church. His son, the new president, received the charge from the elder Beto as pastors and Concordia dignitaries participated. Dr. Mundinger and others offered prayers and greetings. Visiting pastors from Texas attended and the service featured liturgical processions and ornate silk hoods.
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George J. Beto
Concordia Lutheran College
St. Paul Lutheran Church
L. H. Beto
St. John’s Church
Lena, Hil
Beto
Lutheran Conclordia College
Holy Ghost
Oliver Harms
Trinity Lutheran Church
Houston
Texas
The
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Jesus
Lutheran Concordia College
Concordia
Albert F. Jesse
St. Paul’s Church of Austin
Lutheran Concordia College Board
Carl S. Mundinger
St. John’s College
Winfield
Kansas
Austin College
G. Zoch
Taylor
J. Homeyer Kollmeyer
Gorgetown
J. W. Jackson
Smithville
F. H. Stelzer
Thorndale
O. R. Harms
J. W. Behnken
M. L. Koehneke
San Antonio
Mrs. Hertel Dies in Giddings After Stroke
Mrs. H. G. Hertel widow of a physician died Sunday after admittance to a LaGrange hospital following a stroke. Funeral services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at the First Methodist Church in Giddings where she lived since 1917. Burial in Giddings Cemetery. Born Pellville Illinois 72 years ago. Survived by son Charles A. Hertel coordinator of the Lee County Vocational School and grandson Ronald C. Hertel, both of Giddings.
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Giddings
H. G. Hertel
LaGrange
First Methodist Church
Larry Stokes
Charles Joseph Lenertz
Patterson Avenue
Hilda Lenertz
Austin
Donald J. Lenertz
Cincinnati
Ohio
Oscar F. Lenertz
Hilary Lenertz
Naomi Fleming
Mascot
Tenn
Wilke
Saint Mary's Cathedral
Father Joseph McAllister
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
Harry Haschke
G. E. Doss
L. E. Ellingson
A. O. Coers
E. Wenzel
E. Otha Reed
Harriman Leaves for United States on Recovery Trip
American ambassador at large for the European Recovery Program W Averell Harriman departed Paris for the United States by air Sunday night. He is returning after attending meetings with nations involved in the ERP.
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Paris
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Halvorsen Coming Home as Berlin Kids Lose Lollipop Hero
In Frankfurt on January 16, Gail Halvorsen the candy parachute pilot from Garland Utah ends six months of airlift duty supplying Berlin with sweets. He flies his last mission as rotation policy ends his post and Captain Lawrence L Casby takes over the mail flood and duties.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Berlin
Air Free
Gail Halvorsen
Garland
Utah
Halvorsen
Wiesbaden
United States
Salt Lake City
States
Dorothy Groeger
Miss Groeger
Hillside
N. J
Lawrence L. Casby
Enid
Oklo
Casby
Nurses Love Jimmy Three Days Change Life of Eye Clawed Boy
In Dallas a three year old, Jimmy Karniski, heals after his mother clawed his eyes. He now finds joy in a Texas hospital as nurses shower him with affection. His mother is jailed on lunacy charges while a brother is placed in foster care. Eye damage is assessed as lasting in the left eye with possible scar, right eye prognosis hopeful.
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William C. Barnard
Dallas
Texas
Decker
Jimmy
Ruby K. Daniel
Long List of Obituaries and Funeral Notices
Numerous obituaries and funeral services announced for Warren U. Ives Blanca Trevino James Barr Adkins Annie S. Turner William Hiram Perkins Charlotte Tatum Tom Vernon John La Mar Doyle Ellis Mary Bell Fisher Charles Joseph Lenertz J. A Walling and relatives across Austin Memorial Park Mount Calvary Cemetery St Marys Cathedral and local funeral homes provide burial and rites with heirs named and locations listed.
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Doyle
Ellis
Cook Funeral Home
Scott Tatum
Memorial Park
Jasper Elliott
Jerry Bacon
Billy Ecklund
Carter Lester
George Beard
Jack Wiswell
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Austin, Texas
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Hyltin Funeral Home
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Travis Post 76
American Legion
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Funke
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Rose Marie
Elissa Trevino
James Barr Adkins
Edcouch
Culver City
Calif
Weslaco
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Turner
Annie S. Turner
J. M. Turner
O. G. Barrow
Dewey Thompson
Howard Townsley
Frank Hill
A. D. Beard
F. J. Smalley
A. F. Hunt
William Hiram Perkins
Burnet
Weed- Corley Funeral Home
Felton Stephens
Mrs
Charlotte Tatum
J. H. Tatum
Tom Vernon
Rockdale
John Lamar
Melvin Edison
First Baptist Church
Doyle Ellis
Mary Bell Fisher
Wilke Funeral Home
J. K K. Fox
Oscar Hollyfield
Alonzo Hillman
C. E. Hawkins
Troy Hixon
Sammie Hite
J. A. Walling
Koenig Funeral Home
J. A Walling
McAllen
Elgin
Leslie Keeble
James B. Moore
Quanah
Paul D. Moore
Meral
Urey
Colorado
Austin’s
Thurlow B. Weed
Jack Corley
Levaca
Eldon Powell
Florist
Hillyer
Lavaca
Congress
Hyltin
Funeral Home
Guadalupe
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