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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1951
Page
7
A montage of letters and anecdotes from a Texas farm community. Mrs L N Kirkpatrick vents humor about backhanded fame, livestock woes, and a baking about waistlines. Local misprints mention a breath story contest and farm news from Marble Falls Round Mountain and Lockhart grain storage. A Travis County 4-H auxiliary meeting is announced.
Giddings Presbyterian women plan a foreign missions program Wednesday at 7 30 pm in the church. Mrs Maggie Bobo chairs the event. Principal speaker will be Mary L Dodison of Austin, a former missionary to Korea.
Washington reports a government directive to raise defense rated business for steel firms. A national production authority order will mandate higher defense shipment percentages, replacing the current 5 to 25 percent levels based on product type and last year’s monthly averages.
Roy J. Brown USNR has been recalled to active duty and reports Monday in San Antonio. His brother Raymond USA is completing basic training at Camp Cook, California. Both are from Prairie Lea and are sons of Mr. and Mrs. L D Brown.
Mrs Charles W Scheib chair of the PTA finance committee announced the second annual PTA vaudeville is set for February 3 at Evans Auditorium. The program committee includes Mia W A Pennington and Mrs Laura Ramsay with D Roberts, San Marcos High School speech teacher, directing the skits.
Belgrade January 21 government via Tanjug and Trap dismissed reports of Bulgarian planes crossing Yugoslav borders calling the story exaggerated and stating only a few planes were involved in the incident. Premier Tito branded the telegram as a colored version of usual com informer rumors.
A two room frame house at 2511 New York Avenue burned when a wood stove fire spread. The blaze was contained with no injuries reported and Miss Maxine Miller occupied the home at the time.
At the Luling Country Club a regular den Club meeting named Mrs. Robert W. Carter president and installed officers including Mrs. EB L Rheinhardt as vice president and Mrs. W J Biggs as secretary. Principal speaker was Mrs. C R King on shrub and tree propagation.
Ten members of St. Edward's High School Explorer Scout unit completed a two day camping course led by Scout master Ed Yokers and Assistant Scout Master Paul Burke. Troop 4 seniors will form an explorer unit to teach younger members camping skills on the school property. Top participants included Billy Davies, Jack Brown, Onnie Bailes, Jim Norris, Rudy Fernandez, Sam Saleh, Bob Ferguson, Frank Whitehurst, Dale Sm and Joe Molina. Brother Stanley Repucci attended as institutional representative.
The Red Cross says Private Lynwood Jackson will be flown home from Korea on emergency leave for the funeral of his two sons aged 11 and 10 who died in a sled accident in Norway Maine when a truck hit their sled on a curve. The soldier and his wife have no other children. The Army was asked to grant the emergency leave and the request was approved.
Mrs C H Sonny Hirt has been elected president of the Ladies Auxiliary American Legion Carlyle Post in Rockdale. Mrs Collier Pearson was named vice president and Mrs C F Ziegier sergeant at arms.
Miss Mary Beth Worthy of Prairie Lea was honored at a miscellaneous shower at the Magnolia Club before her January 13 wedding to Sergeant Buddy Jene of Coats North Carolina. Co-hostesses included Mrs. Rex Thorne and other local ladies. Dawn Love presented a wagonload of gifts. program and readings featured Miss Margaret Epperharts Marilyn Seay. pink decor and refreshments were served.
Symington expressed contentment with APs buildup and current power plans in a television interview. He maintained the B16 remains as effective a weapon as when he testified amid the services dispute, and pledged to build more than originally planned.
An autograph party will honor Frank Lembo and Mrs. Merry Kane FitzPatrick authors of Raindust a new book of poems at a local bookshop in San Marcos on Monday. Lembo teaches music at Southwest Texas State Teachers College and FitzPatrick formerly taught art and history there and now holds a history fellowship in Austin. Raindust received favorable reviews and is published by the Position Press in New York City.
Nationalist press says about 46,000 farmers in South Central China revolted against Reds a month earlier in Western Province. Guerrilla forces were reported killed or captured, with rebel losses heavy. Towns around Wagaun and Tayat Doe are cited as areas of action.
Selincourt, a 72 year old novelist and playwright, died Saturday. He wrote Soran plays and was a noted figure in literary circles.
Clarice Moerbe and Roland Urban were married in a Christmas Day service at Fedor Trinity Lutheran Church with Rev. L. Karcher officiating. The bride wore white slipper satin with an ice blue veil. maid of honor was Mrs. Monroe Domann and bridesmaids included Mrs. Clarence Hendrick and Bernice Dube. Best man was Melvin Urban. groomsmen were Clarence Handrick and Maurice Droshe. Poinsettias decorated the altar. music by E. F. Wentland and singing by Ewald Winkler accompanied the ceremony.
A major insurer weighing Austin as the site for its national records center. The Austin Area Economic Development Foundation has been formed to supply information on suitable inland sites. The firm plans to move permanent records from New York to a smaller city outside crowded districts.
A fragmented Washington item notes advocates urged a government hiring check led by NSRB officials and connected committees. The report mentions involvement of lawmakers and the need for oversight in federal hiring practices.
City detectives moved against pay-off machines. They located the devices and made arrests linked to a local gambling operation. The report notes multiple machines were seized and suspects identified by officers.
The article outlines three main time kinds in astronomy: sidereal time, apparent solar time, and mean solar time. It explains sidereal time relates to stars, while solar times connect to the Sun's position, including mean solar time used for clocks.
On January 21 a tea shower honored Mrs Siewasee at the home of Rev and Mrs B H Adams. Hostesses included Mines R A Harvey G L Tatum T J Byler Lester Wagner Frank Woods L E Kolbe Hardy Williams S J Lett Carlton Cage Ray Evans Henry Hall and Joe Buckner. The bride’s book sat on a satin heart table centerpiece with red and white valentine decor. About 50 guests attended.
A two story Alvarado house fire killed Mrs. Wilburn Allen about 35 and her three children Gary 6 Rickie 8 and a two year old. Sheriff Earl King said an exploding heating stove started the blaze around 6 am. Mrs Allen called the fire department from downstairs and rushed back inside. Firemen found the children wrapped in quilts beside their mother. The father Wilburn Allen ice plant operator was in serious condition in a Cleburne hospital after being pulled from the flames.
In Giddings on January 21, bride-elect Miss Ethelyn Polansky of Houston was feted with a shower in the school auditorium. Hostesses included Mesdames E G Marburger A C Harzke Joe F Koeurek Lewis Zscheck M E Peters Albert Mimtz Ernest Etzel and Leonard Dodd.
A Japanese group learned from American GIs and used a hitchhiking method to board a moving train near Abashari. The train slowed or stopped as it approached the group, and about 20 people managed to clamber aboard while a bystander boasted of beating the effort.
The Marine air station at El Toro, Santa California, identified Second Lieutenant Robert S. Bosa of Belpre, Ohio, as the pilot killed in the crash Saturday. Bosa belonged to a training squadron stationed at El Toro.
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