Oana Ousted as Pioneer Manager Replaced by Sarver
Hank Oana loses command of the Austin Pioneers as 28 year old Dave Sarver takes over as manager for the rest of the season. Sarver steps in after Oana managed through 1948 49 with notable third place finishes and early playoff exits at Disch Field in Austin.
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George Breazeale
Hank Oana
Austin Pioneers
Pioneer
Ed Knebel
Dave Sarver
Knebel
Dana
Pioneers
Sarver
Gainesville
Disch Field
Oana
Capitol City
Austinites
Big State
Shaughnessy
Tell them Army Wife and Son Arrive in Austin
An Austin mother Mrs. James Malloy and her 3-year-old son Bobby return from Korea arriving at Municipal Airport at 6 15 p m after a grueling journey from Seoul to Japan aboard a fertilizer ship and then by air. She warns that the war effort is tougher than expected and praises President Truman for standing firm while noting KMAG forces are abroad. Bobby traveled in good spirits despite missing his father an Air Force captain assigned to the Korean advisory group who later rejoined in Korea.
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Austin
Korea
James Malloy
Municipal Airport
Bobby
Malloy
Robert N. Callan
Ramsey Avenue
Seoul
South Korea
Mother
Japan
KMAG
Ochoa Captured In Mexico Town Through FBI Tip
George William Ochoa, a Laredo businessman accused in two July hotel killings, was captured in Mexicali by Mexican police after fleeing across the border. He faces extradition proceedings that could take from three months to two years as authorities seek return to the United States.
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Ochoa
Mexico Town
FBI
San Antonio
Mexico
George William Ochoa
Debonair Laredo
Mexicali
California
C. E. Weeks
South Texas
Laredo
Henry D. Whittenburg
McAllen
Texas
James Lindsay
McKenzie
Tenn
State Department
Mexico City
United States
Lindsay
Whittenburg
Rosa Maria Ochoa
E. James Kazen
Allan Shivers
US State Department
Mexican Foreign Office
Mrs. Bohn Dies Rites Slated At Austin Home
Hermann Bohn 72 year old widow of Bohn Brothers founder dies in local hospital Tuesday morning. Funeral at family residence 1609 Colorado Street Wednesday 5 p.m. Rev F G Roesener officiates. Burial Oakwood Cemetery Weed-Corley Funeral Home directed. native of San Marcos lived in Austin since 1896. member of St Martins Lutheran Church and Altenheim board for 20 years. Survived by sister Olga Bengener and two sons Walter and Herbert Bohn, all of Austin.
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Hermann Bohn
Bohn’ Brothers Department Store
Colorado Street
F. G. Roesener
Oakwood Cemetery
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
Bohn
Alma Hofheinz
San Marcos
AS YOU LIKE IT And Other Public Clippings Reflect Quirks
A collage of brief humorous items. A rancher almost loses a barn over a missing upper plate of porcelain teeth. A cook survives a trap with cool head and timing. Inside Congress a debate riffs on billygoat odors and a doctor’s uneven fortunes with stitches.
Railroad Unions Plan New Settlement Try
Chicago July 11 Two large rail unions the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railway Conductors said they would meet Friday with the National Mediation Board to seek a settlement after July 15 when a strike could occur They rejected a presidential fact finding board recommendation that denied their demand for a 40 hour workweek at 48 hours pay and had earlier turned it down.
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Chicago
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
Order of Railway Conductors
National (Railway) Mediation Board
North Korean push drives toward Kum River front
North Korean troops advanced four to 10 miles behind heavy artillery, driving US forces back from Chochiwon toward the Kum River in a fierce engagement. American air forces bombed storage depots as tanks and ground forces suffered crippling air strikes, with retreat described as orderly.
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Tokyo
Kum River
Kum
Taejon
Chochiwon
MacArthur
Far East Air Force
Associated Press
Tom Lambert
Korea
Chinchon
Seoul
Truman appoints Gordon Dean to head Atomic Energy Commission
President Truman selects Gordon Dean, 44, current AEC commissioner, as permanent chairman. No senate vote required. orders to promote soon. A fifth member to be named later this week, leaving the agency one seat short. Dean, a Seattle native and former law partner of Sen. McMahon, replaces Lilienthal who retired last February. The AEC has run under temporary leadership while pursuing hydrogen bomb and other key programs.
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Washington
Truman
Atomic Energy Commission
Gordon Dean
White House
Charles G. Ross
Dean
Senate
Ross
Commission
Seattle
Brien McMahon
D-Conn
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
David E. Lilienthal
Sumner Pike
City Polio Patients In Good Condition
Christopher Dee Kent ten year old son of Jack T Kent of College Station was reported in good condition at Brackenridge Hospital after admission Monday as a polio patient. Kathleen Haas one year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Leroy Haas of Bartlett was also diagnosed Monday as polio victim and reported in good condition.
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Christopher Dee Kent
Jack T. Kent
College Station
Brackenridge Hospital
Kathleen Haas
Leroy Haas
Bartlett
MacArthur cites documentary proof of POW killings in Korea
General MacArthur announced documentary proof supports reports of barbarity and murder of American POWs by North Korean troops. Communique says four POWs were killed after capture and at least 18 shot in battlefield areas. photos show bound hands and fatal wounds. Leaders responsible for such acts may face military trial penalties.
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Tokyo
MacArthur
Reds
Korea
Byrnes Nominee Johnston Ahead in Democratic South Carolina Race
In Columbia South Carolina on July 11 former Secretary of State James F Byrnes led the Democratic governor primary with Byrnes far ahead of rivals Johnston trailed Thurmond for the party nomination Johnston expected to gain 20 000 to 25 000 final margin while observers anticipate Byrnes will push a governors front against the Fair Deal and welfare program
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Columbia
D. C
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
J. Strom Thurmond
Johnston
Thurmond
Byrnes
George MacNabb
New Deal
Roosevelt
Texas to Induct 1005 Men Before Sept. 30
Texas must furnish 1,005 men for rapid inductions as part of a 20,000 man nationwide call by the Defense Department. An age pool of 18 to 26 in 1A is available, with older men drawn first. Arrangements will be set by State Selective Service after talks with Fourth Army at Fort Sam Houston.
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Texas
Selective Service
Defense Department
Fourth Army
Fort Sam Houston
Lewis B. Hershey
Paul L. Wakefield
Wakefield
Demand Grows for UN Troops To Join Battle
Senate discussions pivot to international aid as United Nations troops become a proposed force alongside U S soldiers in Korea. General Bradley hints at foreign contributions while Senators press for broader UN participation and increased military support in the Pacific conflict.
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Washington
Senate
United Nations
South Korea
America
Omar Bradley
Far Pacific
Knowland
R-Calif
Ferguson
R-Midh
Chavez
DNM
Benton
D-Conn
Lack of Teamwork Triggers Resignations At State Hospitals Board
The State Hospitals Board ousted its top three executives after citing lack of teamwork and cooperation. Executive director Moyne L. Kelly resigns effective July 11, 1950 and W C Cason and Dr J S Scarborough exit August 1. Dr Howard Smith named acting executive director. Kelly becomes superintendent of Kerrville custodial school as board plans replacements.
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State Hospitals Board
Moyne L. Kelly
W. C. Cason
J. S. Scarsborough
Howard Smith
Kelly
Kerrville
Chmn Gilmer
Cason
Scarborough
State Board For Hospitals and Special Schools
Board of Control
Corsicana
Smith
Walter C. Goddard
Austin
Gilmer
Lamar Boulevard
Lions Here Win Highest Trophy In Membership
South Austin Lions earned the International Lions membership contest prize after leading about 6,000 clubs in 26 countries with 139 new members. Jerry Jacobs signed up about 90 new members, and Jeff Mahner chaired the membership committee that won. The award includes the president's trophy, the progress banner, and $300. The club is under two years old.
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South Austin Lions
International Lions
South Austin
Jerry Jacobs
Jeff Mainer
International Progress
Scattered Showers Forecast for Austin Area
The Weather Bureau forecast scattered showers for Wednesday afternoon in the Austin area. Skies will be cloudy most of the day with temperatures in the low 90s. Rain total for the 24 hours ending Tuesday 6:30 p.m. was .05 inches. Tuesday’s high reached 90 degrees.
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Austin
Weather Bureau
Super-Tanker Atholl McBean Set for July Launch
Baltimore July 11 AP The Atholl McBean second of five 28 000 ton super-tankers being built at Bethlehem Sparrows Point shipyard for Foreign Tankship Corporation will be launched July 1. The vessels are larger than many passenger ships and reflect the era’s massive offshore fleet expansion.
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Baltimore
Atholl McBean
Bethlehem-Sparrows Point
Foreign Tankship Corporation
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