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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 28, 1950

Page

5

Deaths and Funerals Two Austin area burials and services

Sergeant Chester A Ward 26 killed in a car accident near Italy while stationed at Fort Hood. Survivors include his wife and family in Austin. Multiple funerals follow for Etta Hudson Mary Keye Hattie Ratliff A G Matthews Henrietta Neer Roger Gillespie Henrietta Nelson Taylor Christina Nelson Taylor Clayton M Smith Walter Kohlenberg Mamie Jarratt Jarratt in Lockhart with details on burial sites and services.

Chester A. Ward Italy Fort Hoood Sgt. Ward Austin C. A. Ward Marshall Ford Road Wilbur Ward Forest Ward Geraldine Ward Bobby Joe Ward Catherine Ward Joy Davis Anita Fay Ward Weed- Corley Funeral Home Memorial Park W. Ptashnik Bergstrom Air Base

Kilgore, Remmert Rites Set in Central Texas

Walter Kilgore 9 of Baytown dies at Kyle residence with services at Kyle Methodist Church led by Rev. William P. Fleming. Burial in Kyle Cemetery. Survivors include widow Mary Elizabeth Kilgore and siblings J N King Houston D G King Hutto J S Watson Austin O. A. Kilgore. Fritz Remmert 68 to be buried at Wuthrich Hill after services at Condra Funeral Home and Wuthrich Hill Church. He is survived by Ida Remmert and children Arnold Remmert Granger Roy Remmert Taylor plus two daughters and two sisters. Burial at Wuthrich Hill Cemetery.

Henrietta Neer J. Neer Don M. Neer State Highway Department May Morgan Portland Ore Gertrude Walsh Anacosta Wash Loriie Simpson Nan Creighton Cambridge Mass Rodney D. Morgan New York City Weed-Corley Funeral Home Paul G. Wassenich San Antonio Henrietta JO Nelson Taylor ANS Henrietta Jo Nelson Wilbert Nelson City Cemetery J. W. Gill Henry Gullock Los Angeles Calif Carl Nelson Thrall Christina Nelson Taylor Christina Nelson Condra Funeral Home Walter Vegas Hutto City Clayton M. Smith Lland Llano Lester O. Probst N. A. Sanders Smith Lee B. Smith LCRA Betty Lee Bobby Miller Brenda Louise Smith Fritz Otto Don Casparis Howard Casparis Johnson City Galveston Selman Smith Jacksonville Fla Walter Kohlenberg New Braunfels Doeppenschmidt Edwin H. Berger Comal Edmund Scheel Benno Max Walter Kohlenberg Jr Edwin Kruse Fashion Eddie Kruse Albert Kruse Walter Kruse Erwin Busch Ernc Neuse Clarence Kruse Martin Kruse Herbert Jonas Edmund Behrendt Mamie Jarratt Lockhart Mamie Steel Jarratt Brackenridge Hospital Field Funeral P. B. Hill Hunt Lockhart Cemetery Walter J. Kilgore San Marcos Walter Kilgore Baytown Elmo Nance Kyle Kilgore Granger Humble Oil Refining Company Baytown Methodist Church Kyle Methodist Church William P. Fleming Kyle Cemetery Mary Elizabeth Kilgore O. A. Kilgore J. N. King Houston D. G. King Hutto J. S. Watson Austin L. J. Mayo Georgetown Fritz Remmert Taylor Fritz Remmert Condra Wuthrich Hill Taylor Remmert Austin County Ida Remmert Fred Cameron Cecil Schier Emry Weise Arnold Remmert Roy Remmert John Meiske William Meyer Brenham Adolph Remmert Paul Czerkus Wuthrich Hill Cemetery

Blanco Valley Fair Opens With Parade and Two Day Schedule

The sixth annual Blanco Valley Fair and Stock Show kicks off Friday at 11 am with a 75 float parade from Blanco Public School to Fair Park. Out of town entries join civic groups from Fredericksburg Boerne New Braunfels and Johnson City. livestock judging begins at 1 pm followed by exhibits. dancing runs 8 pm to midnight. Saturday features a junior parade a 2 pm ball game and more dancing.

C. A. Nelson Central Texas Blanco Blanco Valley O. E. Sueltenfuss The Fair Association San Antonio Ray Shaver Comal E. J. Hyatt Johnson City R. D. Coley Fair Park Pavilion Sears Foundation Blanco Ffa Blanco Valley Fair Association Wayne Smith Medora Posey Ned J. Hellums Roy H. Byars John Dollahue F. Carroll Smith

Summerfield resigns GOP Strategy Committee chair

National Committeeman Arthur Summerfield quits as chair of the Republican Party Strategy Committee accusing Guy G. Gabrielson of killing the unit through inactivity. Summerfield handled the matter from Flint Mich by letter and will meet Rep. Charles A Halleck in Washington Friday. Gabrielson says the committee is dormant and the party will rely on the Executive Committee as regional conferences press Governors and state leaders toward a GOP victory this fall.

Washington Arthur Summerfield Republican Party Guy G. Gabrielson Summerfield Flint Mich GOP Charles A. Halleck Indiana Republican Wheelhorse Gabrielson Atlantic City Salt Lake City Chicago Strategy Committee

Bugs Join Price Rise

New York reports the Mo hawk Carpet Company announced Thursday price increases of five to ten percent due to higher costs for raw wool and other materials.

New York Mohawk Carpet Company

Watch Strike Deepens at Elgin Plant

A two day strike at Elgin National Watch company ends the plant’s operation as 2,500 watchmakers refuse to cross picket lines and halt production.

Elgin, Ill INS Elgin National Watch Company

War Correspondents Among 25 Missing in Plane Crash

A military transport plane with 26 aboard including four war correspondents disappeared near Tokyo Bay during a flight to Kyushu. One survivor has been reported, with rescue efforts ongoing by the Third Air Rescue Squadron. The missing include James O. Supple, Maximilien Philonenko, Stephen Simmons, and Albert Hinton, plus other journalists from major outlets.

Tokyo Tokyo Bay Kyushu Maximilien Philonenko Agence France Presse Stephen Simmons Hilton Press London Picture Post Albert Hinton Norfolk Journal and Guide Ray Richards The International

Ice truck kills 6 year old in Del Rio backing incident

In Del Rio on July 27 a six year old boy named Gabriel Zuniga Jr. was fatally struck by an ice delivery truck as it backed up. The tragedy occurred in the street with no witnesses available for comment.

Youth del Rio Gabriel Zuniga Jr

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Sgt. Chestep A. Ward Etta Hudson Bee Caves U. S. Luckey Dee Grace White Rock Ross Patterson Merideth Mary Keye Weed- Corley St. Mary’s Cathedral Francis W. Sullivan Oakwood Cemetery Hattie C. Ratliff Hattie Clyburn Ratliff Cook Funeral Home Marvin Vance Clyde Miller Louis Keyes O. M. Clyburn Jr W. L. Muston Jack Gantt W. L. Muston Jr A. G. Matthews Manchaca W. M. Mitchel A. E. Matthews Buda Edna Carpenter Alpha Roberts Big Matthews Fort Harmone Liveoak Cemetery Grover Lawson Earl Jones David Paine Buford Toombs L. O. Wheeler M. C. Kerr W. F. Biggs J. W. Peter T. H. Davis Sherman Birdwell Ben Swant W. H. Birkner Andrew Gribble E. Boone Heep Roger Gillespie Corley Puneral Lavaca Chapel of the Bells Congress Ave America Merhes Cooler Chetee Heen Blanco County Tamale R. K. Shannon Office of Bugs Price News Service Ernie Peeler Stars and Stripes Army Chon Wilson Fielder Time Magazine Taejon Mike Gigantis International News Service London Observer Radio Athens Phillip Dean Yongdong Zale Zale’s C.O.D Ae Chan
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