Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Austin American in Austin, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1950

Page

2

Deaths and Funerals in Bastrop and Nearby

Obituaries list W N Summers 73 of Cedar Creek Bastrop County Methodist/Wed. Also Johanna Nolen 88 laid in state Weed Corley Oakwood Cemetery 10 a m graveside. Ella Werner 64 sent to Houston. Joseph Edward Lockwood services at Cook Funeral Home. Ben Shaw of Navasota buried at Agudas Achim Austin. Horace C Duncan 74 Oak Hill Travis County died in local hospital. Ray Pete Rigdon to be reburied Jefferson Barracks St Louis. Herman Gensler 35 buried Taylor City Cemetery.

W.N Bill) Summers W. N Cedar Creek Bastrop County The Baptist Church R. G. Smith Mesa Ariz Weed-Corley Johanna Nolen Weed- Corley Oakwood Cemetery Marvin Vance Ella Werner Houston Weed-Corley Funeral Home Ben Shaw Navasota Leopold Cohn Austin Agudas Achim Cemetery Cook Funeral Home Horace C. Duncan Oak Hill Travis County Hugh Duncan Brownwood J. R. Duncan Franklin Ray Pete) Rigdon Taylor ANS Pete) Rigdon Austria Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery St. Louis Tee May Sgt Rigdon Taylor Frank Rigdon Air Force Herman Gensler Taylor Condra Herman Gensler C. B. Orahood Taylor City Cemetery

Judge halts wedding plans in Cleveland divorce case

In Cleveland on January 26, Common Pleas Judge Harry Hanna refused to grant Doris McDaniels a divorce from Kenneth McDaniels. Albert Ball, 34, a truck driver, pursued marriage to McDaniels while she raises 12 children. Ball's claim of fathering the youngest child hinges on testimony. Hanna called the case a legal and social problem.

Cleveland Ohio Albert Ball Doris McDaniels Common Pleas Harry A. Hanna McDaniels Hanna

Ten Commandments on Memphis Front Page

The Memphis Press-Scimitar printed the Ten Commandments on the front page after reader Robert K. Jones urged that with so much crime news on murder robbery and death the commandments be displayed. The editor complied with a two column tophead, hoping it would help curb crime.

Memphis Tenn Memphis Press-Scimitar Robert K. Jones Jones

Big Stock Show Opens in Fort Worth Parade and Rodeo

Fort Worth prepares for the 14th Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show opening with Governor Allan Shivers riding in the parade. The rodeo field includes 341 top hands, matched by last year and described as the largest entry list in rodeo history.

Fort Worth Jan Allan Shivers Shivers Cy Taillon Denver Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum Southwest Brownwood United States Chamber of Commerce

Five Children Die in Oklahoma House Blaze

In Lawton Oklahoma flames engulfed a four room frame home killing five children aged 6 to 2 months. Their mother was visiting a neighbor when the fire started and the Henslee family survived in two rooms. The father worked at Ft Sill Construction Co.

Lawton Okla Judith Aline Patty Louise Phyllis David Denny H. A. Henslee Henslee Ft. Sill Construction Co Clyde Atwrey Highway Patrol

Count Alfred Korzybski Postpones Lecture Here

The appearance of Count Alfred Korzybski as speaker at the Institute of General Semantics at the University of Texas has been postponed. He was scheduled to appear Friday and will be presented later, according to university officials.

Count Alfred Korzybski Institute of General Semantics University of Texas Korzybski

Weather forecast notes and readings

Weather readings indicate temperatures around 80 with partly cloudy skies. Forecasters expect mild winds and general pleasant conditions.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Joseph Edward Lockwood Adair Capital Memorial Park W. T. Patton Gus Bukowsky J. W. Blakey Joe Sassman J. W. Long R. L. Engblund Tari Texas Eldon Powell Florist Hillyer Chapel of the Bells Congress Ave Lavaca Hyltin Manor Funeral Home Guadalupe Suitor Ball Farm & Home Savings & Loan Ass'n Patterson & Jones Ramsey's Central Ramsey Palo Pinto County Mineral Wells Ennis Sursey Colorado River Aiacena Buchans Paso Teva Renfro's Squibb Renfro’'S Dublin Wyeth’s Scott’s Absorbine, JR Primrose House Colgate Lucien LE Long Helen Ayars Woodbury Fversharp Fletcher’s Castoria Borden’s J& J Campho Gilbert Goose Neck Schick Electric ATAUL Drewe
Search Courier

Search the Austin American Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Austin American?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication