Relatives contest will naming church and friend
Mrs. Thomas heirs sue in 126th District Court contesting a will dated Jan 10 1941 leaving most estate to Miss Minnie Beatty and Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Relatives receive small sums amid claims of mental incompetence and undue influence. Executors named include A C Bull of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas
Church
Otto Thomas
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
126Th District Court
Minnie S. Beatty
Miss Beatty
San Jacinto
Cumberland Church
Tom Johnson
Johnson
Ella Williams
Tarrant County
D. C
J. T. Askew
Travis County
A. C. Bull of
Austin
Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey Details
Calvert Distillers Corp announces Calvert Reserve blended whiskey 86.8 proof using 65 percent grain neutral spirits. Product crafted in New York City with designation Calvert Distillers Corp. as supplier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvert Reserve
Calvert Distillers Corp
New York City
Marine Corps League Meets in Austin Tonight
The Austin detachment of the Marine Corps League plans a meeting at 7:30 p m tonight at the Naval Reserve Armory 1119 Barton Springs Road Commandant R Clair Fallon urges all former Marines to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Marine Corps League
Naval Reserve Armory
Barton Springs Road
R. Clair Fallon
Yellowstone Lake Ice Yield Estimation
Yellowstone Lake has frozen to a depth yielding 180 million tons of ice, a signal feature for regional winter use and supply. Analysts note the vast ice cover and potential for storage and transport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellowstone Lake
Mass Rites Set For Georgetown Man Comrades
George Towns 59 of Austin killed at sea in 1943 while serving with the wartime Merchant Marine. Mass services will be held June 17 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery St. Louis after initial memorials in Nova Scotia and New York failed to identify him. Survived by his mother Mrs J F Towns sister Mrs Mary T Starnes and brothers J R Towns and E S Towns of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Towns
Georgetown
St. Louis
Towns
Merchant Marine
North Atlantic
Nova Scotia
New York
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Mary T. Starnes
Austin
J. F. Towns
J. R. Towns
E. S. Towns
Industrialist condemns socialism trend at Austin Kiwanis
J. H. Ballew general counsel of the Southern Tes Industrial Council spoke to Austin Kiwanis Club residents urging resistance to a rising trend toward socialism and centralized government. He attacked California tidelands ruling and ridiculed Brannon farm price plan as control over farmers and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
United States
Austin Kiwanis Club
J. H. Ballew
Southern Tes Industrial Council
Nashville
Tenn
Ballew
Great Britain
California Tidelands
Watt Heads Group For Handicapped Champions
James L. Watt is elected president of Courageous Champions a new club for handicapped and non handicapped people formed to address their problems. Martin Ayers is first vice president Charles Sandahl is second vice president Marjorie Delafield serves as secretary Ernest B Van Zandt is treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James L. Watt
Courageous Champions
Watt
Martin Ayers
Charles Sandahl
Marjorie Delafield
Ernest B. van Zandt
Federal Jury Exemptions Tightened by New Law
Central Texans summoned for federal grand and petit jury service must appear. telephoned excuses are invalid. Exemptions now limited to active duty military, public safety officers, and certain public officials while performing official duties. The judge alone may excuse nonexempt jurors under the new statute. The act bans exclusion from jury service based on race or color.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe E. Steiner
Veniremen
80Th Congress
United States
UT and A&.M Bid Open May Bond Issue Today
The University of Texas and Texas A&.M will open bids at 10 a.m. for 15 million dollars in bonds toward their permanent building programs. UT seeks 10 million, A&.M 5 million, with both boards present in the comptroller's offices. The issue stems from the 1947 college building amendment. bids were jointly announced in May but must be individually acted upon by each regents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A&m
University of Texas and
Texas A&m
University Comptroller's
Boards of Regents
Rites Slated Today For Victim of Fall
Funeral services for Louis W. Mann, who died from injuries after a 15 foot fall, will be held Tuesday at St. Mary's Cathedral. Solemn mass at 9 a.m. with Rev. Joseph McAllister officiating. Burial in Austin Memorial Park. Survivors: sisters Mrs Ethel Blum and Miss Agnes Mann. brothers Carl F. Mann of Austin and Frank A. Mann of San Angelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis W. Mann
St. Mary’s Cathedral
Joseph McAllister
Austin Memorial Park
Mann
Ethel Blum
Agnes Mann
Austin
Carl F. Mann
Frank A. Mann
San Angelo
Mass Said Here For Truck Wreck Victim
Solemn requiem mass was said Monday for Mrs. Ophelia Castillo 51 who died Sunday from injuries suffered May 17 when a truck carrying migrant laborers overturned near Round Rock The body was sent to Edinburg for burial Survivors include her husband seven children one daughter Juanito Castillo 21 remained hospitalized at Brackenridge Hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ophelia Castillo
Round Rock
Edinburg
Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Water Booster Pump Delays Hit North Austin Pressure
Albert R. Davis reports a water booster pump delivery has been delayed for months. The pump shipped from the East Coast is “somewhere on the high seas” with arrival unsure. Meanwhile a 2,000,000 gallon reservoir near Highland Park advances toward July completion and a new 30 inch line to West 35th Street aims for August completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert R. Davis
North Austin
Woodrow Avenue
Davis
East Coast
High Seas
Houston
Austin
Highland Park
Lake Austin
Second and Nueces
Missouri Pacific
West 35Th Street
Ridgetop
Guston Morgan
Former Taylor Lawyer E. H. Lawhon Seriously Ill in Seton
Well known central Texas attorney E. H. Lawhon, who practiced in Taylor for 32 years, is seriously ill from a chest infection at Seton Hospital. He has resided in the city for two years with his daughter Mrs. Lloyd Collins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Lawhon
Central Texas
Seton Hospital
Lawhon
Taylor
Lloyd Collins
Return to Earlier Faith Amid Crony Government Winds
reader letter criticizes Congress for aiding organized interests over the people, warns that lobby pressures threaten free government, cites Justice Cardoza on balance of stability and progress, questions Texas rent decontrol push and Governor’s stance, references Ray Riggs and Ethel R. Brown signature ETHEL R. BROWN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Justice Cardoza
Tighe Woolds
Texas
United States
Woods
Mr. Woods
Alamo
Ethel R. Brown
Finance firm heads sued for $2000 damages
Tom Pleasant of Travis County files a $2000 damages suit in 53rd District Court against C. T. Young and E. W. Scheffels of Grand Finance Company. He alleges a March 2, 1948 car theft charge was filed without justification and seeks $1000 personal and $1000 exemplary damages. Pleasant identifies as a Travis County Baptist minister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Pleasant
Travis County
C. T. Young
E. W. Scheffels
Grand Finance Company
East Pleasant
Tom Johnson
Young and Scheffels
Laney Washington
Pleasant
Young
Austin
Scheffels
Houston
Turkeys Bought Here For Mexican Ranch
W. L. Stevens of New Orleans will fly into Austin from his Chihuahua poultry ranch on Tuesday to buy 1,700 turkey poults from Ralph E. Janes of Austin. Stevens recently purchased 1,300 poults from Janes. The Janes couple will accompany Stevens to Mexico to advise on poultry issues and plan to return to Austin Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Stevens
New Orleans
Austin
Chihuahua
Mexico
Ralph E. Janes
Stevens
Janes
Iowa Dental School Honors Dale Holland
H. Dale Holland son in law of Mr and Mrs Arthur Simonsen of Austin earned membership in Omicron Kappa Upsilon for high scholastic average at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He also received a certificate from the American Society of Dentistry for Children. He will intern in oral surgery at the university hospital starting July 1. Mrs Holland is the former Jeanette Simonsen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. Dale Holland
Arthur Simonsen
Austin
Omicron Kappa Upsilon
University of Iowa College of Dentistry
American Society of Dentistry For
University Hospital
Greatest wool producers include Australia New Zealand and Argentina
Australia New Zealand and Argentina rank as the world's top wool producing countries, reflecting their substantial sheep industries and export significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
New Zealand
Argentina
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Carl D. Peerson
San Antonio, Texas
Austin Motor Truck Co., Inc
S. Lamar
Dacys
Congress Ave
Watt Heads
Mass
Willie
Ray Riggs
Vod OY
Ian Aas Eae Ee
HEADS
Iowa Dental School
Dale Holland
Austin Hydro Gas Co., Inc
Calcasieu’s
Pauline Monroe
General Electric
Calcasieu
Calcasieu Auditorium
Marvelous General Electric
Ient
GE Flatplate Ironer
Lavaca
Miss Monroe
Rea Ie
Austin - Stace
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