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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1951
Page
2
The weatherman notes several new fronts forming in the northwest as cooler air moves toward Central Texas by late Tuesday. While the cold front is depicted crossing the Canadian border, its Texas arrival remains uncertain and Maine records the national low at one degree above zero.
Nine Austin laymen from diverse denominations set a goal of 50 scout units to reach about 1 900 boys. Page Keeton presided as they planned to sponsor cub packs troops or explore posts and assist sponsors in starting units. The committee meets again and an orientation banquet is scheduled for March 12 with key attendees including Page Ettlinger Gaskin Hollinsworth and Ealy.
Four year old Lois Ann Pape, daughter of Mr and Mrs Oscar H Pape Route 6, was reported in very favorable condition at Brackenridge Hospital Monday night after being critically wounded last Tuesday by her older brother who accidentally discharged a 22 caliber rifle while cleaning it.
A pair of cold fronts move into Central Texas beginning Tuesday night with a forecast low around 34 degrees Wednesday. A second Arctic air mass follows about 16 hours later bringing colder temps Thursday. Dry northerly winds, cloudy east Texas with a few showers, and mixed conditions across West Texas and the Panhandle are reported.
In Buckholts a toddler named Bobby Lehmann was found in a frozen creek area after a long nighttime search by Sheriff Black and volunteers. Cecil Mode located the child near his creekside home and carried him inside before medical staff treated him for mild hypothermia and dehydration.
The 12 nations group debated a cease-fire linked to Korea and Formosa. Peiping pressed for UN recognition of the People's Republic of China. Arab-Asian members saw a cease-fire concession by Red China as problematic.
Several Austin area obituaries note deaths and funeral arrangements for Mrs. Mary Jane Schermerhorn Rowe Mrs Charles Hartwell Cocke Anton Giese Sarah Carter Mrs David F Douglass Edwin Ed W Dusek Charles Fe Prowell and others Services are set at local funeral homes with burial in Memorial Park San Marcos Kerrville and other area cemeteries. Survivors include husbands wives children siblings and extended relatives.
A Wisconsin firm promotes a Vacumatic Carburetor claiming automatic fuel economy gains by a supercharge based system called Vacumating. The Vacumatic Carburetor Co of 7617 81 P State St Wauwatosa invites customers to install it, spread the word, and request full details by mail or penny postcard.
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