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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 07, 1950

Page

2

F J Cochran 79 Dies Here After Retirement

Frederick J. Cochran 79 a retired attorney died at his home in Austin where he had lived 18 years Survivors include his widow James C Cochran Austin daughters Mrs M H Reed Mrs Dorothy Rhamey and Mrs Lynn Farnel a sister Mrs H C Dayton Los Angeles The body rests at Hyltin Manor Funeral Home pending funeral arrangements.

Frederick J. Cochran Austin James C. Cochran M. H. Reedon Dorothy Rhamey Lynn Farnel New York H. C. Dayton Los Angeles Hyltin Manor

Court Orders Oilman To Pay 65 Overtime

Federal Judge William H. Atwell ordered L. T Burns Wichita Falls Oilman to pay 21 572 02 dollars in unpaid overtime to 65 employees and 850 dollars in court costs. Burns was found in civil contempt for violating a Sept 9 1942 injunction under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The Texas case involves an oil producer operating mainly in Archer and Young Counties.

Dallas William H. Atwell L. T Burns Wichita Falls Burns Atwell Furr Street Department of Labor Texas Archery Young

House Hit by Trucks for the Fifth Time

In Pittsburgh on July 6 a large trailer struck the Charles Bryan House on Mifflin Road. The truck hit a city air compressor truck then veered into the home causing extensive damage to walls and furniture. Four residents were unhurt while the driver and two city workers were hospitalized.

Pittsburgh Charles Bryan Mifflin Road

Dallas UT student admitted as polio patient

A 28 year old University of Texas student from Dallas named John Collins was admitted to Brackenridge M Hospital Thursday afternoon. He had been at tending the University for five years and was reported in fair condition Thursday night as polio cases surged statewide for two weeks.

University of Texas Dallas Brackenridge M Hospital John Collins Collins

Red Armor Sweeps Near Krum Line in Korea War Update

In the opening invasion day report, North Korean columns advanced toward Pohang and Utchin while American forces regrouped. U S air and sea reinforcements moved in as command briefings emphasized not being in a precarious position and noted tightening the battle line from Pyongtaek to the 37th parallel.

Utchin Pohang Yongil Bay Seoul Washington MacArthur Pyongtaek Chechon Korea High Command Truman National Guard Congress Lambert Pyongnyon Kongdogu Kanu Dawra Chonan Chungju Osan 38Th Parallel Japan Tokyo Suwon Pyongyang Simanju Kanko Hamhung Gulf of Korea Wonsan Far East Command

Burglary Suspect Nabbed by Police

A 21 year old Austin man was booked at police headquarters on suspicion of burglary after being found in the Breeze Terrace area with shoes in hand. Patrolman Eastman reported slit screen evidence at nearby houses and five witnesses identified the suspect as the prowler Thursday night. He is on five years probation for burglary.

Austin Breeze Terrace Douglas Eastman Eastman French Place

Bids on Gillespie Schools Rejected

Fredericksburg school board rejected bids for a $250000 building project after nine were sought. Executive secretary Kneese said only two bids were received, with one covering the full plan and another for new construction. the board voted to readvertise for bids.

Fredericksburg ANS Fredericksburg Independent School District Board A. H. Kneese J. M. Odom Austin Evans and Taylor San Angelo Neese

Temple Police Learn of Threat Via Roundabout Call

A Temple police sergeant received a long distance call from Lieutenant Otto Ludwig of the Austin police department. Ludwig asked him to send a car to a specific address where a woman said she was threatened. The woman, afraid to call her town’s police, called her sister in Austin who then notified Ludwig.

Temple Otto Ludwig Austin Police Department Ludwig Austin

Tol's Liqueur Costs Just Bit Too Much

A two year old boy in Albany California drank Jet Corday perfume valued at fifteen dollars an ounce after wandering from the dinner table. He required stomach pumping at Highland Hospital but recovered.

Tol Albany Calif Suly George Barlesi Highland Hospital

Weather Forecast For Central Texas And East Texas

Central Texas expected to remain cloudy with no major temperature changes and scattered afternoon thundershowers. East and West Texas see mixed clouds with brief thundershowers in places, cooler nights in parts. Austin highs near 97 with mornings in the mid 60s, rainfall minimal this period.

US Weather Bureau Texas Pecos Valley Austin Incst Colorado Lake Buch Janan Travis Marshall Ae Amarillo Galveston Austin Houston Brownsville Aredo San Antonio Rio Paso

Joint Talks Sought on Congress Avenue Bridge Plan

South Austin Civic Club and South Austin Lions Club aim for a July 18 joint meeting to revive a campaign to widen Congress Avenue bridge. A committee said federal and state aid could fund widening but council action is required first.

South Austin Ben White South Austin Civic Club South Austin Lions Club Congress Avenue White

Flying Atomic Blast Detector In Service In France

In Clermont-Ferrand a flying laboratory equipped by the National Center of Scientific Research has begun operations to detect atomic explosions anywhere in the world. Dr. Hubert Garrigue leads the mission testing stratospheric radioactive dust and aiding weather experts in locating explosion origins.

Clermont-Ferrand France Scienti Hubert Garrigue Europe National Center of Scientific Research

Soviet Alarm Over Korea Blockade Draws UN Notice

The note from Moscow rejects the Korean blockade as illegal and warns the United States to answer for its actions. Tass reports Britain seeks Soviet cooperation to restore peace while Moscow ignores similar U S proposals. Mass meetings and petitions surpass 56 million signers calling to ban atomic warfare.

United Nations Trygve Lie Security Council Korea USA Soviet Union Britain Moscow David Kelly Russia United States Tass Kelly London Andrei Gromyko Attlee Gromyko Lie Gromoyko Council Kuomintang Tingft F. Tsiang China Izvestia Pravda Communist Party

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