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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1950
Page
3
New York July 5 Federal Judge T Whitfield Davidson set July 19 for the trial of William Remington former government economist charged with perjury for denying he was a Communist. Remington pled innocent on June 13 to the single count indictment.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. for Laura Tips Scherding 78 a lifetime Austin resident who died Wednesday morning in a local hospital The Rev Charles A Sumners will officiate Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery The Walter Tips Company and Tips Engine Works will close for the funeral She was born August 16 1872 in New Braunfels daughter of Walter Tips founder of the two firms She was married to Louis Scherding who died in 1899 They had two children Walter Tips Scherding who died in World War I and Mrs Catherine Von Merz two sisters and three grandchildren survive including Mrs John W Thorp and Carl Merz Jr. and Walter Merz
Secretary John W. Snyder told Congress that the Korean war might require higher taxes instead of cuts. He urged continuing the House excise tax cut for now but said it can be dropped if war costs rise, noting a growing deficit and the need to fund military spending.
Pontiac, July 5. A female jackass foaled a colt by a palomino stallion triggering owner Art Thorne’s claim that the event is the comicalest thing he ever saw. The hinny, born at Thorne's Rochester riding stable, is light colored with deerlike tail and unusually long ears. Thorne says it is healthy, strong, and unlike a horse or mule.
A congressional report by the House foreign affairs committee staff says the United States provided South Korea with 110 million dollars in American arms in the past year. It argues the aid would equip about 50,000 troops and contradicts claims of delayed delivery. The report notes much of the equipment may have been abandoned during retreats.
Austin delegates at Beaumont consider Austin as the 1952 Exchange state convention site. 1951 convention will be in Abilene. The Freedom Shrine award, to the club aiding growth, will be given when state membership hits 2,000. Shrine display planned for AMA model meet at Grand Prairie July 25–30.
Filipino rebel Luis Taruc, leader of the Hukbalahap, told the Conservative Manila Times that the Korean civil war will not trigger a world war and predicted the United States faces certain defeat in Korea. He said the US was ill prepared to enter the conflict and the Times published his interview with a photo of him reading the July issue.
The Weather Bureau reports Central Texas will be partly cloudy and hot on Thursday and Friday with highs near 95. East Texas sees partly cloudy skies and scattered thundershowers in the far east with no major temperature changes. West Texas remains mostly cloudy with a few thundershowers and little temperature change.
Funeral services for Dr and Mrs Washington I Ball set for Hylton Manor Funeral Home at 4 p m Thursday. Rev Edmund Heinsohn of University Methodist Church to officiate. They died within two hours of each other at 700 West 34th Street following heart attacks Tuesday morning. Dr Ball was an assistant professor of educational administration in the University of Texas extension division. He served 14 years at the University and belonged to University Methodist Church. Survived by one brother J E Ball of Danville Arkansas. Mrs Ball affiliated with PEO University Ladies Club and University Methodist Church. survived by three nephews Everett Burns Fort Worth Maxwell S Burns Mason City Iowa Donald C Burns Milwaukee Wisconsin.
In Cleveland a robbery suspect broke and ran when pursued by Patrolman Joseph Nally and John McDonald. The man shouted I have a bad heart as shots were fired, and he halted his flight after awareness of his condition.
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