Lions Club Installs Officers With New Leadership
Noble Prentice was installed as president of the Lions Club at a Thursday luncheon in the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. Immediate past president Charles Sumners led the ceremonies as Zollie Steakley received praise for the past year's work. New officers include David Lamme, Jake Pickle, Hugh Tarrant, Bob Phinney, R. J. Lewallen, Johnny Kitchen, Willard Houser, and Harry Payne. new board members are Walter Lynch, Richard Bowles, Fred Isely, Ben Powell Jr., and Jim Lawless.
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The
Lions Club
Stephen F. Austin
Charles Sumners
Zollie Steakley
Noble Prentice
David Lamme
Jake Pickle
Hugh Tarrant
Bob Phinney
R. J. Lewallen
Johnny Kitchen
Willard Houser
Harry Payne
Walter Lynch
Richard Bowles
Fred Isely
Ben Powell Jr
Jim Lawless
Ed Beese
Doan's Pills Offer Kidney Relief For Backaches
Older adults may suffer backache fatigue headaches and dizziness from slowed kidney function caused by stress exertion smoking cold or poor diet. Doan's Pills, a mild diuretic, claim to ease discomfort by flushing kidney tubes and filters and have been used for over 50 years.
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Doan
Dean
Condition of Crash Victim Still Critical
A 23 year old youth remained in critical condition at Brackenridge Hospital after a Thursday morning crash on Burnet Road two miles north of the city. Passenger Jimmy Cantwell Route 4 sustained a fractured skull broken elbow and numerous cuts. Driver Lewis Thomas Wood Route 3 and Paul Cohn 2100 San Antonio Street were treated for minor injuries. Officers Johnny Krumnow and George Aderhold investigated the scene.
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Brackenridge Hospital
Jimmy Cantwell
Route 4
Burnet Road
Lewis Thomas Wood
Route 3
Wood
Paul Cohn
San Antonio
Cohn
Brackenridge
Johnny Krumnow
George Aderhold
New Hitchhike Lure Reported Near Casper Wyoming
Casper police report a new hitchhiking lure for sightseers. An off duty patrolman saw a woman thumbing a ride on town outskirts and later found her half clothed after passing by again. He called for help but the patrol car arrived too late. A lift may have been given.
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Casper
Wyo
INS
Harold Muir
Banks in Austin Clearing House to Close
The banks forming Austin Clearing House Association will be closed. Correspondents are respectfully advised in order that their directions for currency shipments transfers and other business may be regulated accordingly.
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Austin Clearing House Association
Age Catching Up With Yank Star
Baltimore report says Tommy Henrich, 33, told by Dr. George Bennett that his sore knee shows wear from 18 years in baseball. Henrich plans to play despite knee trouble, noting limited running and preference for first base where he is more effective. He expects to play against Chicago and to keep appearing in Yankee games.
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Baltimore
Tommy Henrich
New York Yankee
George Bennett
Henrich
Dr. Bennett
New York
Chicago
Nine Navy men burn as plane crashes at Quonset Point
June 1 QUONSET POINT R I Nine Navy men were killed when a twin engine Neptune patrol bomber overturned and exploded during an emergency landing at the Quonset Naval Air Station. The pilot Commander G E Frauenheim and Co Pilot Lieutenant H A Hamberg were pulled from the wreck uninjured. Names of the deceased were withheld pending next of kin notice as ages and addresses were unavailable. The aircraft, with one engine dead in poor visibility and cross wind, struck the runway, rolled and flipped.
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Quonset Point
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INS
Navy
Quonset Naval Air Station
G. E. Frauenheim
Jacksonville, Fla
J.G
H. A. Hamberg
Noted Jet Flier Yeager Forced To Land At Bergstrom
Captain Charles Yeager the famous faster-than-sound pilot made a forced landing after engine failure while flying his F-75 Sabre. Bergstrom Air Force Base technicians worked through the night to overhaul the craft for his return to Kelly Field. Yeager has flown 43 missions in the X-1 since 1947 and stars in the film Jet Pilot.
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Charles Yeager
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Thursey
Yeager
Bergstrom
Air Force
University of West Virginia
Red Pilot Calls Lost US Plane First Air Victory
Berlin dispatch reports Neue Zeitung claim Soviet pilot Alexei Meresyev described the loss of a US Navy patrol plane in the Baltic as the first air victory. He allegedly spoke at the House of Soviet Culture after a vodka fueled remark, then was taken away by the MVD.
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Berlin
US High Commission
Neue Zeitung
East Berlin
Baltic
Alexei Meresyev
House of Soviet Culture
MVD
Meresyev
Rhee Backers See Victory After South Korea Vote
In Seoul on June 1, backers of President Syngman Rhee expressed confidence he would navigate post election hurdles. Official returns show independents winning 128 of 210 National Assembly seats, with a recount needed in one district due to a tabulation error.
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Seoul
Syngman Rhee
National Assembly
Rhee
Bees Invade Camden Home Forcing Quick Police Rescue
In Camden New Jersey Mrs Margaret Guinn faced a swarm of hundreds of bees as her children George eight and Diana three fled into the kitchen. She beat back the swarm with a broom then police corralled the rest into a tub. The family h with baking soda to treat stings.
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Camden
N. J
Margaret Guinn
George Guinn
Diana
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Burglars Enter Second School In City
Police report a panel burglar struck Zaw School at Third and Canadian, eating ice cream before fleeing with a small amount of change, a blue rain coat, and a portable radio after breaking a north door. Rosewood and Club Savoy burglaries also noted with cash losses.
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Third
Gordon Bailey
Rosewood School
Rosewood
Hargrave Streets
Ollie Ross
Savoy
East 12Th
Lake City
West 16Th Street
Merrilltown Vet Vocational School to Close This Saturday
The Merrilltown Vocational Agriculture School for veterans will close with the new semester starting Saturday. The 13 students will be distributed between Pflugerville and New Sweden Schools. Enrollment had fallen too low. A decision on annexing the dormant Tunerville School District was delayed until Monday’s meeting.
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Merrilltown Vocational Agriculture School For Veterans
I. W. Popham
Merrilltown
Pflugerville
New Sweden
Tunerville
Merrilltown School to Close on June 3
The Travis County School Board voted to close Merrilltown Vocational Education School June 3, the start of the new semester. Twelve students will be reassigned to Pflugerville and New Sweden schools as attendance was too low. The board also discussed annexing Turnerville to another district, deferring final action to Monday.
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Travis County School Board
Merrilltown
I. W. Popham
Pflugerville
New Sweden
Turnerville
Cattleman's Funeral Held for W H Fuqua in Amarillo
Last rites were conducted Thursday afternoon in Amarillo for W. H. Fuqua 87 a pioneer banker and cattleman. Dr J Howard Williams of Dallas former Baptist General Convention secretary and Dr Wallace Ba as officiated Fuqua died Tuesday after a long illness.
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Amarillo
W. H. Fuqua
J. Howard Williams
Dallas
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Wallace Ba
Aandowner
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