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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 05, 1950

Page

12

City Detective Injured In Kinney Avenue Collision

City Detective Garenh H. Rosen sustained injuries in a head on crash Tuesday evening near Barton Springs Road. He was taken to Brackenridge Hospital with non life threatening injuries. The other driver Eugene Allen Arnold 26 from near Oak Hill was treated and released. Investigating officers were Sergeant J C Barnett and Patrolmen G M Garrett and H Helf.

Garenh H. Rosen Kinney Avenue Barton Springs Road Rosen Brackenridge Hospital Oxford Eugene Allen Arnold Oak Hill J. C. Barnett G. M Garrett H. Helf

Mysterious Burn Injuries Reported At Brackenridge Hospital

A 59 year old man, Ollie Demeritt of 1304 South Fifth Street, was treated for severe facial and upper body burns after claiming a woman sprayed him with a liquid. He did not know the substance and authorities are investigating.

Brackenridge Hospital Ollie Demeritt South Fifth Street Demeritt

Navy Bomber Crashes Into Lake Michigan Near Michigan City

A Navy torpedo bomber with three aboard crashed into Lake Michigan Tuesday ten miles west of Michigan City Indiana. The aircraft took off from Glenview Naval Air Station near Chicago en route to Grossle Michigan. Officials said crew names would not be released until their fate is confirmed and next of kin notified.

Michigan City Ind Navy Lake Michigan Here Glenview Naval Air Station Chicago Grossle Mich Glenview

Austin Chamber of Commerce Directors Meet About July Agenda

The Austin Chamber of Commerce board will meet Thursday at 6 30 p m in the Driskill Hotel. President W L Thompson said the session was moved to this date after Independence Day. Topics include a city auditorium in the municipal bond issue, a permanent airport building, bond provisions for Interregional Highway right of way, and prospects for trans continental airline service to Austin.

Austin Chamber of Commerce Driskill Hotel W. Luther Thompson First Street Austin

British ex consul dies in Englefield Green at 62

Reginald McPherson Austin former British consul general at Houston Texas died in a hospital here Sunday. He was 62.

Englefield Green Eng Reginald McPherson Austin Houston Texas

US Artillery Blasts Red Tanks as Inchon Battle Rages

Allied forces pressed the Korean front with heavy artillery and naval barrages near Inchon and Samchok while reports described a large enemy push along the Inchon-Seoul-Suwon triangle. South Korean troops faced a retreat amid intense combat with North Korean divisions supported by armor.

Inchangni Samchok Inchon MacArthur Inchon-Seoul-Suwon San Diego Carrive Sicily Pacific Fleet Air Force Washington Sicily Carrier Division 15 Spe United States Korea

Germ Warfare Charges Across Berlin Press

Soviet owned Taegliche Rundschau accuses the United States of germ warfare in eastern Germany and potato bug attacks. The State Department calls the charge nonsense while communist presses amplify the campaign with antiwar slogans and warnings of future aggression.

Berlin Taegliche Rundschau United States Germany Newpaper Moscow Washington US State Department

Nationalists Repel Communist Invasion Attempt at Tachens

Nationalist naval headquarters said warships defeated a Communist raid on the Tachens, sinking 20 troop boats and turning others back. The Tachens lie near the Chinese mainland, used as guerrilla supply points, and the action is claimed defensive and not a breach of a Truman request for a suspension of operations.

Taipei Formosa Tachen Islands Tachens China Maday Truman

Annie on the Screen Delights With Betty Hutton Stardom

MGM presents Annie with Betty Hutton as Annie Oakley supported by Louis Calhern and J. Carrol Naish. The lavish musical, featuring Irving Berlin songs, earns high praise for Hutton and the production. Also reviewed is Man of Time with Deborah Kerr and Robert Walker, noted as light summer fare though uneven and overlong.

MGM Arthur Freed George Sidney Sidney Shedon Paramount Betty Hutton Frank Howard Keel Buffalo Bill Louis Calhern Ballyhoo Annie Annie Oakley Judy Garland Miss Hutton Hoyden Sidney Edward Arnold Pawnee Bill Keenan Wynn Charlie Davenport J. Carrol Naish Sitting Bull Frank Butler Irving Berlin Naish Perfora Val Lewton Norman Taurog Nathaniel Curtis Deborah Kerr Terence Robert Walker Matthew Mark Stevens Jeremy Peter Lawford Miss Kerr Texas Peter Lawford New York

Multiple Fatal Stabbings and Auto Deaths in Austin Area

Austin police investigate a spate of fatal injuries over the weekend. A 21-year-old, Jack Dempsey Jackson, is held for questioning after a stabbing at Club Harlem that left Banks dead. Jesus Cabello died from stab wounds at Brackenridge Hospital, with a murder charge filed against Augustine Ruiz. Kincheon faces a murder case, and a grand jury will hear the Travis County incident files. Mrs Daisy M Cooper dies in an auto pedestrian crash at Ninth and Chicon Streets, with Jerrell Kincheon charged. Janice Rae Jones is noted as Austin’s first 1950 traffic fatality in a separate case.

Heart Brackenridge Hospital Jack Dempsey Jackson East 13Th Street Harlem East Sixth Street Banks Travis County Jesus Cabello Creedmoor Austin Justice of the Peace Frank McBee Augustine Ruiz Route 1 del Valle Cabello Ben Aleman Route 2 Sunny Ruiz Justice of the Peace P. L. Nairn Aleman Kincheon C. H. Petri Perry Jones Cooper Janice Rae Jones Carpore Shes Tillotson College Daisy M. Cooper San Antonio Jerrell Kincheon East 10Th Street Travis Blakeslee

Fire Destroys Large Grain Elevator in Bush

Lightning is believed to have started a blaze that nearly wiped out the 10,000 bushel H. T. Neely grain elevator in Bush. Firemen faced a shortage of water, hindering efforts to control the fire.

Lightnin Sealant Valley H. T. Neely Bush

Weather picture for central and West Texas with scattered showers

Central Texas faces hot highs and mild nights with partly cloudy skies. A few isolated showers form in the Austin area late Wednesday. East Texas sees partly cloudy days with isolated thundershowers in the east central portion. No major temperature changes anticipated. West Texas remains partly cloudy with local thundershowers moving from the Pecos Valley westward. Moon information and rainfall totals shown for Austin and regional rivers follow, with several city readings and forecasts listed.

Entral Texas Austin East Texas West Texas Pecos Tom Seus Isseerse

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