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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1949
Page
5
President Truman told the Presidents Conference on Highway Safety that driver exams are scandalous and licenses too weak. He cited 1948 traffic deaths of 32,000 and urged expanded safety programs, stricter licensing, and broader public cooperation.
A tar barrel containing the bodies of two missing Californians was found in a dry wash near Salome, Arizona. The skull matches Mary Cullen, 57, who vanished from Blythe on January 3 with her stepfather, Daniel Rover, 83. Ray Cullen, the husband, is jailed in Riverside County on murder charges. the case also involves forgery and firearms charges.
The May deficit reached 456.5 million with total 11 month outlays at 35.401 billion and revenue at 33.787 billion. Treasury notes 1.992 billion year to date as of May with heavy costs from Veterans Administration and interest. Snyder says tax recommendations will be presented to Congress but timing is open.
Atlanta report says investigators seek the weapon that killed Caleb Hill a 28 year old Negro from Irwinton Ga. Two bullets taken from Hill's body are at the Fulton County crime laboratory for ballistic testing. Sheriff George Hatcher plans to compare bullets with suspected guns as he weighs possible leads.
In Dallas on June 2 a streetcar speeding toward a curve was saved when passenger B P Wilkinson, seated near the front, took control after operator W D Ledford collapsed from heat exhaustion. Wilkinson, who had never driven a street car, slowed and halted the vehicle, preventing a possible crash. Ledford was removed unconscious for medical treatment.
Securities and Exchange Commission records show Chrysler Corporation distributed 4,523,865 in bonus payments to 4,991 employees in 1948. The funds came from 1947 earnings and were paid in 1949. Chrysler reports setting aside 6,362,816 from 1949 earnings for future bonuses.
In Kobe Japan on June 2 a Texas G1 recruit Walter P Williams 20 of Waco was killed at Camp Carver by a bullet from a sentry's carbine. Sentry Recruit William L Pearson Wynne Arkansas said his weapon discharged while moving it from his right shoulder.
Princeton junior George F. French begins a coast to coast bicycle trek from Asbury Park New Jersey toward Pasadena California with 70 friends staking $5 each he aims to complete in 30 days. He must ride until his front wheel reaches Santa Monica and will cross unbridged rivers by rowing if needed. Route includes Denver Las Vegas Los Angeles and Santa Monica with a deadline of midnight July 2.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Air Force speed pilot Chuck Yeager achieved 50 perfect destructive passes against the reportedly invulnerable B36 bomber in simulated combat. The claim cites secret tests and possible executive-session briefing for House committee members. Yeager, famed for breaking sound barrier, previously served as a tech pilot at Wright-Patterson.
The 24th annual Texas Elks State Association convention is under way in San Antonio with registration Thursday and the meeting to begin Friday. Aubrey Kline will chair, Mayor Jack White will welcome delegates, and William Atwell spoke at a dinner dance. Memorial services are planned for Friday for A L Davis, with officers to be elected and a convention city chosen Saturday.
Dr. T. W. Buford aged 75 a veteran Lamar County physician who last year received the first annual Hogg Foundation award for outstanding service to the cause of mental health in Texas died Thursday in Paris.
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