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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
2
Obituaries list Julian C. Clopton III 5 months, Ronald Edwards, John Thompson, F. E. Stegall, Harry Malmberg, Gustaf Johnson Taylor, Miguel Madero, G W McCann, Charles A Jr, Alexander, Nettie Harrell Gay. Surviving relatives, funeral home directives, and burial sites across Austin, Pipe Creek, Taylor, New Braunfels, Lampasas, San Saba and surrounding areas.
Dallas deputies nabbed a 10 year old boy after he set a blaze under a West Dallas house. A resident saw him flee to the sheriff’s office, and the boy admitted starting the fire, saying he had lit fires at two residences. Juvenile authorities handle the case.
A Senate foreign relations subcommittee urged replacing all aliens employed abroad in US embassies consulates and legations with Americans. The report cites security risks and notes in Paris and Frankfurt officials questioned abroad. It states about 15 to 20 percent of 3000 alien staff worldwide perform clerical work, with 50 percent of embassy staff in Paris described as aliens.
A Compton youth charged hotel liquor service to a minor at the Royal Hawaiian in Honolulu. Ronald Deane Nichols, 19, ran up a around $5,000 bill in two days starting June 4 and stole a $300 ring. He faced insolvency and planned to pawn the ring to pay the bill. His mother in Compton is assisting police.
The National Safety Council cited 35 US airlines for nearly 6 billion passenger miles without a fatality. Braniff International Airways of Dallas completed 10 years without a fatality, with 1 357 000 passenger miles. Pioneer, Southwest, and Trans-Texas reported strong totals. Delta Air Lines had 375 700 000 passenger miles since its last fatal accident in March 1948.
DeWitt Knapp former VA appraisal chief in Dallas told Austin Society of Residential Appraisers members that construction costs show no decline and will keep rising. He noted a 10 to 15 percent average annual increase since 1948 while VA loans supported by his former office totaled $7 million monthly across 130 counties.
The daily average gross crude oil and lease condensate output rose by 100 950 barrels in the week ended June 10 to 5 305 450, up from 4 930 750 a year earlier per the American Petroleum Institute. Refining throughputs fell to 5 524 000 barrels daily. heavy fuel oil production eased to 7 307 000. light fuel oil output stood at 6 961 000. Gasoline stocks were 119 249 000 barrels with unfinished at 8 183 000 and total U S gasoline production 19 029 000 barrels.
Blue eyed Louis Morrison, two years old, is diagnosed with severe leukemia. Her father Robert Morrison, 29, works for Haliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. in Abilene. The family spends long hours at Texas Children’s Hospital where tests confirmed the diagnosis after initial purpura ruled out.
The committee voted to tax non professional authors and inventors at ordinary income rates, ending the collapsible corporation loophole used by some movie producers. It would allow three year income spreading, with top rates up to 82 percent for the highest bracket.
The Capitol Area Council Executive Board will meet on September 19 drawing over 500 Boy Scout workers. At a Tuesday night business session after a barbecue, topics included finance, senior scout seminars, summer employment plans, and Jamboree preparations for Valley Forge starting June 30. Attendees included council president Ed J. St. John and numerous district and local leaders from Austin and surrounding towns.
Eugene Mitchell 29 told police his wife Opal Mitchell 17 threatened to kill him before they struggled for a 38 caliber revolver in their car. A bullet hit Opal in the breast, killing her. Mitchell was wounded. They were found by a taxi driver and rushed to a hospital where Opal died on arrival. Mitchell survived.
An 83-year-old Leavenworth resident, Olive Poff, stopped a utility crew by staging a sitdown strike against a new street light pole. She blocked the hole with a parasol, forcing workers to fill the hole and move the pole 75 feet away.
J. F. Lakey of Austin, director of the Texas Health Division of Food and Drugs, was elected president of the Southern states Association of Food and Drug Officials at a one day Galveston convention. Dr Vincent E Stewart of Tallahassee was chosen vice president and Cassius L Clay of Baton Rouge named secretary treasurer.
Detroit man Dan Reed, a 50 year old plumber, removed a bathtub from a condemned building without shutting off water. Water leaked through the floor, spraying an occupant below. Reed pleaded guilty to larceny and is held on $3,000 bond.
Spokane police signed up a replacement for David M. Baird Jr. who resigned. The new recruit happened to be named David M. Baird Jr. There is no stated relation between the two men.
The Texas census figures show Orange nearly tripling its population in ten years from 7,542 in 1940 to 21,000 in 1950 while metropolitan Orange rose from 8,620 to 27,539. Denton grew 93 percent from 11,192 to 21,345 and several counties and towns report varying gains and losses.
Detroit reports a five year old girl pushed her two year old stepbrother from a third floor apartment. A one year old was nearly dropped before the mother intervened. The two year old Jessedine Hollen was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. Police described the scene as the child held Terry Hollen aloft from the window.
At College Station on June 14 4 H Club Roundup presents reports from 1949 national winners Barbara Dell Dean Johnson County Fred Sutton Menard County Harry Schnieder Guadalupe County Sue Ruth Stevens Dallas County O M Nessler presiding Dr M T Harrington urges youth to uphold democratic principles as future of the country pageant theme our promise is green to close the event with state contest winners and a 600 attendee agents conference set for Thursday with F L Teuton speaking on new uses for farm products.
Signal Hill operation reports revival as independent Rocky Jerman brings in a 1000 barrel per day reducer from 6000 feet with 27 gravity crude. The find follows two heavy producers on shallow sand at 2300 feet and signals renewed drilling in the famed California oil field.
In the Persian Gulf near Behrein searchers abandon hope for 45 aboard an Air France Skymaster. Captain Jean Sladek, among six rescued, died of injuries. Among the 51 onboard were Indochina officials. Plane was en route from Saigon to Paris.
James M. Gunter 78, a former San Saba merchant ginner and farmer, died after a weeks long illness. Funeral services will be at the family home with James F. Fry of the Church of Christ officiating. Burial in City Cemetery. Survived by three daughters Mrs A F Crockett Brownwood Mrs Hugh Johnson San Saba and Mrs Pierce Byrd El Paso a son J W Gunter San Saba and three sisters Mrs Cassadie Wells Richland Springs Mrs John Mathews Purvis and Mrs Matt Moore Brownwood.
Brookhaven National Laboratory announced its two million electron-volt generator is now in operation. The device is described as a baby atomic energy machine aimed at precision work for Northeastern United States scientists conducting their own research problems at the facility.
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