Obituaries and funeral notices sweep Austin area
Raleigh Lyman Greer 59 of Austin died in a local hospital after illnesses. Survivors include wife Myrtle and five sons. Funeral to be held at Mahomet Church with burial at Mahomet Cemetery. Also listed are Walter M. Hallmark 57 with services at Weed-Corley and Oak Hill Cemetery, William Horton Ryan, Sharon Ann Cox, Mrs. Frank D. Anderson, John Jermstad, and Paul Lindeman with details of survivors and funeral arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh Lyman Greer
Burnet Road
Austin
Greer
Mount Horeb Lodge
A.f.&am
Myrtle Ed Greer
Robert William Greer
Milwaukee
Lyman Wilson Greer
Thomas Doyle Greer
Lubbock
T. Greer
Raleigh L. Greer Jr
Edna Laverne Dill
Emneeta Marie Prewitt
Loveta Audine Holly
San Antonio
Talley Greer
Sweetwater
Charley Greer
Lilly Ross
Lampasas
Mahomet
P. E. Hawkins
The
Christian Church
Mahomet Cemetery
Hylton-Manor Funeral Home
Walter M. Hallmark
Weed-Corley
O. E. Dingler
Oak Hill Cemetery
William Horton Ryan
Bettie Ryan
C. H. Ryan
Kansas City
Chapel of the Bells
Hugh Backer
Sidney Hawkins
Lamar Richardson
al Haffelder
Hobb Everett
Pete Bladaso
Jake Robertson
E J. Fredrickson
Memorial Park
Tonio
Lula Cox
St. John's Lutheran Church
Vernon Mohr
St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery
Ilke
Frank D. Anderson
Avenue A
Georgetown
Methodist Church
John F. Anderson
Houston
Bernard S. Anderson
Ole Madsen
Lawrence Fosberg
C. E. Anderson
Henry Carlson
Carl Carlson
John Carlson
Claus Carlson
Elroy
Weed-Corley Funeral
Edmund Heinsohn
C. E. Bludworth
John Jermstad
B. C. Rogstad
Meridian
Cook Funeral Home
Castner to Head 10th Medical Unit
Orders received Saturday from Brigadier General Allen D. Rooke announce Dr. Charles W. Castner a lieutenant colonel in the medical corps as commanding officer of the 10th District Medical Unit. Walter Brown Blincoe Jr. is commissioned as a captain of infantry and joins the 10th District reserve pool. Major Herman Chester Depew regains major rank and joins the reserve pool after a temporary demotion. Second Lieutenant Joseph Baker Sweet is promoted to first lieutenant and takes over as platoon leader in Company C, 1st Battalion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Castner
Texas State Guard
10Th District
Allen D. Rooke
K. L. Berry
Walter Brown Blincoe Jr
Herman Chester Depew
Infantry
West Avenue
Joseph Baker Sweet
Avenue F
Depew
Ex Austin Woman Injured In Wreck Near Kerrville
Dr. and Mrs. Asher McComb of San Antonio were injured in a wreck near Kerrville on Saturday while en route to Fort Stockton. Mrs. McComb, former Mary Winfield of Austin, is the daughter of former Senator H. L. Winfield of Fort Stockton. The couple’s car collided with a Kerrville woman’s vehicle, then struck a bridge. He suffered hip injuries and bruises. she, lacerations and shock from blood loss. their baby escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Asher McComb
Kerrville
McComb
Austin
Mary Winfield
H. L. Winfield
Fort Stockton
McCombs
Erae Davis
North Korean column movements near Seoul tracked
US infantry and air units rush to meet North Korean forces as tanks concentrate south of the Han River at Seoul airstrip. Yak fighters strafed Suwon. North Korean planes reportedly Russian marked, with possible American involvement at Suwon. Red columns push southeast toward Ichon and Kumyangjangni.
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Seoul
Han River
Kimpo
Taejon
South Korea
Suwon
Soviet Union
MacArthur
Ichon
Kumyangjangni
Woman struck as skidding car hits her on Sixth Street
An Austin woman, 18 year old Josphine Caldron of 2418 Hidalgo, was injured Sunday afternoon when two cars driven by Joe Gonzales Banda and Joe Flores collided at Sixth and Canadian. Banda’s car skidded 65 feet, turned and struck her. She is at Brackenridge Hospital in shock. Investigating officers include Sergeant J. C. Barnett and patrolmen Eastman, Bostic and Garrett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Josphine Caldron
Hidalgo
Brackenridge Hospital
Joe Gonzales Banda
Canterbury
Joe Flores
Navasota
Banda
J. C. Barnett
Douglas Eastman
W. M. Bostic
G. M. Garrett
New Manager Named For Georgetown Poultry Firm
Reuben Lundquist appointed manager of the Georgetown Poultry and Egg Company branch of the Fort Worth outfit. Lundquist has worked at the Georgetown branch for about 17 years and succeeds Lewis J. Criswell, who led 15 years and retires after a 40 year produce career in Austin, Lampasas, Cameron, Beeville and San Antonio. Mr and Mrs Lundquist are Williamson County natives with one son at home, one in the Navy, and a married daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgetown
ANS
Reuben Lundquist
Georgetown Poultry & Egg Company
Fort Worth Poultry & Egg Company
Lundquist
Lewis J. Criswell
Criswell
Austin
Lampasas
Cameron
Beeville
San Antonio
Williamson County
Last Day Movie Lineup At Local Theaters
The schedule lists Last Day showings at Paramount Capitol Varsity Texas Austin Yank North Montopolis Chiep Burnet and Bhurnet venues featuring Alan Ladd Joan Crawford Greer Garson Lloyd Bridges Humphrey Bogart Dana Andrews Dennis Hopper and more. Multiple starts at 12 2 4 6 8 10 and other times with a mix of westerns noir dramas and classics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
Captain Carey
USA
Alan Ladd
Wanda Hendrix
Ill Wind From Korea Blows Up Tie Sales Report Over Texas
Reports from Texas show tires and tubes selling fast as the Korean war intensifies. Dealers from Texarkana to Lubbock note two to five times normal sales, with some fear of rationing and others saying no shortage yet. A Dallas dealer cites no price hikes while stocks last.
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Korea
Texas
Texarkana
Lubbock
Dallas
Fort Worth
Ealers
Russia
United States
UT Student Hurt In Auto Collision
James Best Davis a 27 year old University of Texas student was injured early Sunday in a two car collision near Bergstrom Field on the Bastrop Highway. He was taken to Brackenridge Hospital with severe facial and head lacerations and was reported in good condition. The other driver was Fortuno B Pulido 29 of 1001 Midway. Investigating officers were Sergeant K B Hallmark and Patrolman W R Meredith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Best Davis
University of Texas
Bergstrom Field
Bastrop Highway
Davis
Brackenridge Hospital
West 23Rd
Austin
Fortuno B. Pulido
Midway
K. B. Hallmark
W. R. Meredith
Highway Patrol
Austin Rotary Delays Weekly Meeting for July Fourth
The Austin Rotary Club will not hold its usual weekly luncheon next Tuesday at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. Rotarians will join other Austin citizens in observing the July 4 holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Rotary Club
Stephen F. Austin
Rotarians
Austin
Ten year old Harold finds health with HADACOL cap pride
Harold Wood of St Louis Missouri describes renewed energy appetite and improved health after using HADACOL for vitamins B1 B2 niacin and iron deficiencies. He praises the product to family and neighbors while noting it helps prevent colds and boosts hemoglobin. The ad promotes trial size at $1.25 and large sizes at $3.50 from The LeBlanc Corporation c1950.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Wood
Lafayette Ave
St. Louis
Missouri
St. Louis Cardinals
Harold
First Korea War casualty list names 11 missing officers and men
The Army released its initial casualty roster from the campaign in Korea naming 11 officers and men missing after a transport plane crash from Japan to South Korea. It lists Next of Kin details for each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army
Korea
Japan
South Korea
Tokyo
Far East Air Force
Pusan
Louis G. Selig Jr
Carmen D. Selig
Sallie M. Selig
Warren
Ark
Roy T. Rig
Alex Rolek
Norma Rolek
Francis Rolek
Dupont
Edmund A. Kiezanowski
Sophie Kiezanowski
Monroe Street
Westfied
Mass
Richard E. Millis
Xysther M. Millis
Kennard
John C. Brown
Theresa M. Brown
Baltimore
Berlin Red Policemen Desert Over Korea Duty
The Telegraf reports increasing desertions from East Germany’s Communist police as members fear being sent to Korea. Deserters appear daily in West Berlin, with more than 60 registered in recent weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Telegraf
Communist People's Police
Korea
West Berlin
Central Texas Weather Forecast and Temperatures Report
Cloudy notes from the Weather Bureau indicate partly cloudy skies and warm conditions across Central Texas. The report lists hourly readings with varied digits and OCR glitches, then provides sunrise and sunset times for Austin, and six day high and low temperatures for Texas cities including Abilene Fort Worth Amarillo Galveston Austin Houston Brownsville Laredo Corpus Christi San Antonio Waco Del Rio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Weather Bureau
Texas
Sam
Cisesen
D.M .Cseeses
Austin
Colorado
Mortopolis
Lake Buchanan
Lake Travis
Marshall Ford
Abilene
Fort Worth
Amarillo
Galveston
Houston
Brownsville
Laredo
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Waco
del Rio
Paso
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Sharon Ann Cox
George Cox
Bonham Terrace
Jerrold Frank Cox
O. F. Yoehle
San An
Paul Lindeman
New Braunfels
Bertha Hoffman
Karnes City
Helen Tauche
Alma Bank
Seguin
Doeppenschmidt Funeral Home
Edwin H. Berger
Congress Ave
COOK
Uae
Corley Puneral
Lavaca
Austin Pexab
Castner
Wesley
DRY Cleaning Service
Joan Dickers
Brian
Lloyd Bridges
Ears
Ature Arts
Tees Harvey
Baer
Capitol Nt
Vanohnson
Elizabetavlorature
Humphrey Bogart
Eleanor Parker
Greer Garson
Walter Pigeon
Jny Crosby
Coleen
Oray
Ritz—The Pus
Obert
Yank
Sword
Dana Andrews
Marte Oren
Tim McCoy
North
Jolson
Larry Parks
Barbara Hale
Sou
the Great
Dante
Dennis Skeets Wan A ‘Ie
Montopolis
Folgtace
Glenn Ford
William On
Chiep
Outlaw
Jane Russell
Jack Beate
Bhurnet
Cinderella
Walt Disney
Gladys Bates
North Texas State College
Denton
Miss Bates
Associated Press
Austin Rotary
Turkey
Hadacol
LeBlanc Corporation
Raymond G. Morrissey
Charlotte G. Morrissey
Bloomington
Emerson P. Huff Jr
Lenna F. Huff
Aitkin
Minn
Myhon J. Marble
Vincent F. Marble
Kalamazoo
Mich
Texas Corporation
State Department OF Banking
West Fifth ST
ABC Shop
ABC
Edward
Brothers & Sisters
Infants’ Dept
Maderna
West Bend
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