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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1950

Page

4

Youth shoots bullseye then wounded by own slug

James E. Watson, 15, was practicing with an air gun when a .45 caliber bullet struck his arm after he hit the target. Police report he used a .45 slug as the target and sustained a direct hit.

Long Beach Calif James E. Watson

Blue-winged Teal Common Nesting Duck in Iowa

The blue-winged teal is the most common nesting duck in northwestern Iowa. It dominates local wetlands and marshes, with males in striking blue wing patches and females camouflaged for incubating nests across the region.

Iowa

Liberty Bell replica placed at Texas A&M safekeeping

Governor Allan Shivers accepted the Liberty Bell replica used in the regent savings bond drive and entrusted Texas A&M President M T Harrington with its custody. Shivers lauded A&M for training tens of thousands in military service and honored Texans who died in war, calling the campus a logical depository.

College Station Texas A&m College Allan Shivers Regent A&m M. T. Harrington Shivers Nathan Adams Dallas Texas Texas A&m

Kellogg's Raisin Bran Ad Praises Hearty Breakfast

Mrs Shelton Brant Biles Jr from Chattanooga extols Kellogg's Raisin Bran as a hearty morning meal. The ad claims exclusive features like a honeycomb seal control-toasting and welded inner bag to keep raisins soft and flakes crisp.

Shelton Brant Biles, Jr Heb Chattanooga Tenn Kellogg's

Two Men Drown In Flash Flood At Camp Moon Township

CORAOPOLIS Pa July 5 Two men drowned in a flash flood that swept a trailer camp in Moon Township Allegheny County A mother and her baby are missing and believed drowned Bodies of Camp Proprietor Bill Ward and an unidentified man were recovered from the swirlin waters A J Bentz innkeeper aiding rescue work said Mrs Millsap and her daughter Rita are missing

Coraopolis Moon Township Allegheny County Bill Ward A. J. Bentz Ward Camp Horne Road Millsap Rita

Weeping Mother Seeks Word From Comatose Daughter

In Tucson on July 5 a mother and her 12 year old daughter Patricia, critically injured May 14, after a Mother's Day car crash, remained in a coma. Mrs Marjorie Murphy visited the hospital, hoping for words as Patricia lay unresponsive.

Tucson Ariz Marjorie Murphy Patricia

Zephyr Scoots Along Sets Fast US Rail Record

The Burlington Zephyr runs 54.6 miles from East Dubuque to Prairie du Chien in 38 minutes, averaging 86.2 miles per hour, the fastest scheduled US train on the Burlington line.

United States Burlington Track East Dubuque Prairie du Chien Wis

Garfinkle Crawls In Downpour To Gas Station

In Boston on July 5 Jacob Garfinkle of Stoneham crawled for two miles in heavy rain muttering to his wife about the car. He could not get over 15 mph in high gear and the squeaks grew louder until he turned into a gasoline station.

Boston Jacob Garfinkle Stoneham Garfinkle

Carowner Disputes Ownership as Looping Confusion Leads to Tow

An attendant tells a man to fix a supposed flat while he questions the claim. Police arrive to unhook a car towing incident and find the vehicle belongs to Chu E. Quong, a Boston Chinese resident.

Garfinkle Chu E. Quong Boston

Illinois State Flag Authorized in 1915

Illinois entered statehood in 1818 and decades later the Legislature granted official status to a state flag in 1915. The move established a formal symbol of state identity and pride.

Illinois

Malice Cited Over Sand in Submarine Engines

A British Admiralty spokesman said the Devonport incident was malicious damage rather than sabotage. Civil Lord W. J. Edwards told Parliament there is no evidence of organized saboteurs and the Navy favors a malice explanation for the June 17 topping of the Tally-Ho's engines during refitting.

London Admiralty Devonport Tally-Ho W. J. Edwards The House of Com Mons Edwards

Amazing Athletes Foot Germ Treatment Ad

This advertisement promotes T-4-L, a strong penetrating fungicide, claiming germs are killed on contact within one hour. It offers a 40 cent money back guarantee and urges customers to buy today at Renfro Drug Stores.

Renfro Drug

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