Army Honors Local Sergeant For Gallantry
Sergeant First Class Joe Botello of Austin is awarded the Bronze Star Medal with the Vu device for gallantry in Korea. He led 1st Field Artillery Battalion crews against a large enemy assault near Pakohon, directing 105 mm fire and keeping his crew under cover while observing and guiding fire.
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Austin Artillery
Korea
Joe ¥. Botello
John F. Botello
Santa Rita Street
First Cavalry Division
Pakohon
Army
Ntry
St Bot
Botello
Avastin
Set
Barker Services Held for Stephen J Barker in Austin
Funeral services Friday at 10 a m at Cook Funeral Home for Stephen Joseph Barker 868 who died Tuesday at his home 2606 Fast Second Street Burial in Capital Memorial Park He was employed by Com Van and Storage and with Scobey was Company and King Furniture in San Antonio His son Stephen J Jr a UT student was lost aboard the Warrington in a World War II Atlantic storm He was born December 20 1894 in Halsted Texas survived by his widow Lisla Murphy Barker daughter Mary Lou Wattis grandson Edmond Wattis Jr five sisters and other relatives in San Antonio Portland Ore and Venezuela.
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Cook Funeral
Stephen Joseph Barker
Fast
Second Street
Capital Memorial Park
Barker
Com- van
Halsted
Texas
Edward B. Barker
Lisla Murphy Barker
Mary Lou Wattis
Edmond Wattis Jr
Austin
Dean. Jackson
Mary Barker
Risie B. Christi Itis
San Antonio
Pagar M. White
Portland, Ore
Cleo Datimos
Venezuela
World War Vet Praises Hadacol
Leo Dp Fisher of 801 Charles Street St Joseph Missouri, a World War I veteran, credits Hadacol with improving his health. He suffered stomach distress nervousness poor sleep and loss of appetite before using Hadacol now he says he feels fine and has completed a second bottle.
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Leo
Fisher
Charles Street
St. Joseph
Missouri
Mr. Fisher
Felony Court Dockets Set Across Three District Courts
Thirty six felony cases including two murder charges and six narcotics cases will go to trial Friday in three district courts. Trials split: 12 cases in 126th District Court with Judge Jack Roberts, 10 in 53rd District Court before Judge J Harris Gardner, and 16 in 98th District Court with Judge Charles O Betts. Targets include Mary Lou Jackson and Alcario Sanchez for murder, Howard J Jordan for assault with intent to kill, and Pablo Alcarez’s death case. Multiple defendants face narcotics, robbery, forgery, and auto theft charges across the docket. Proceedings reflect indictments and prior incidents from 1950 and related incidents.
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Bob Long
126Th District Court
Jack Roberts
53Rd District Court
J. Harris Gardner
98Th District Court
Charlies O. Betts
Mary Lou Jackson
Alcario Sanchez
Howard J. Jordan
Miss Jackson
James Arthur Swisher
Swisher
Rosewood Avenue
Wit
Nesses
Pablo Alcarez
Alcarez
Hunter's Bench
Sanchez
Howard I
Jordan
126Th District
Daniel G. Castaneda
Clarence Williams
Jessie Fininen Jr
Johnny Beckman
Fininen
Williams
Bernardino Salazar
W. A. Jones
W.N. Cuff
William E. Gray
Leroy Sorrells Jr
Sam Harris
R. J. Ives
Cari
HM. Currier
Roy A. Smith
Sam Roberts
Florenze Renda
Maria Santa Ana
Bert Francis Howell
Ernest Jones Jr
Gennella M. Johnson
Centuries-Old Indian Villages In New Mexico
Many Indigenous communities in New Mexico continue to inhabit villages where ancestors lived over four centuries ago. The enduring settlements reflect deep ties to land and cultural continuity across generations.
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New Mexico
City Orders Drake Street Water Line Installation
The city manager’s office on Tuesday ordered water line work in Drake Street to prepare for paving. A work order covers 600 feet of six inch main from East Monroe to Circle at a cost of 2203 dollars.
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Drake Street
Drake
East Monroe
E Circle
Austin Cafe Owner Deploys for Air Force Duty
First Lieutenant Wayne B. Lee of Austin leaves for active duty with the Air Force. He will report to Ellers Air Force Base after a posting in San Antonio. A 1949 UT graduate, Lee owns the Nite Snak Cafe. his wife will run the business in Austin.
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Austin Cafe
Wayne B. Lee
Austin
San Antonio
Air Force
Ellers
Air Force Base
Alexandria
Lee St
Lee
University of Texas
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Erwen Adams Gathright Jr
Thomas L. Gathright
Texas A&m College
Texas Employment Commission
Vet Praises Hadacol
Hadacol
Ernie Wilson Hardie
O. B. Jones
Otis Craft
Edward Milton Clark
Harry Choates
John Henry Grier
William Earnest Gray
Penyany
Okehed
Sirie
Kate Mane
Egerwigon
JH. Guild Co
Rupert
America
Chrysler
Ricks
North American van Lines
W. T
Bill) Ricks
EAST
Chrysler Corporation
Plymouth
Dodge
de Soto
Dodge Trucks
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