Deaths and Funerals In Central Texas Obituaries
A stream of notices reports deaths and funeral plans across Texas towns. Randolph J. Merlo of Austin is survived by a wife, three sons, three daughters, and three brothers. services pending. Other brief notices list Adell Kelly’s death and services in Waxahachie, Roger W. McCreery in Elgin, Carl Engdahl in Taylor, Henry Jacob in Walburg, Joseph Foerster in Giddings, Mrs. J. A. Labas in Granger and related survivors and burial details.
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Randolph J. Merlo
Randolph J
Doc) Merlo
Clara Merlo
Louis Merlo
Herman Merlo
Joe David Merlo
Austin
J. R. Perella
Aubrey Cox
Sam Noto
Bryan
Victor Merlo
Joe Merlo
Cook Funeral Home
Joseph F. Foerster
Giddings
ANS
Phillips Luckey
H. L. McLerran
Giddings City Cemetery
Arville A. Foerster
John Joe Foerster
Emil Baluske
Joe Balusek
Holand
Concordia Board Named by Synod
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod voted to encourage continued released time religious instruction in public schools while noting the Supreme Court ban on holding such classes on school property. The synod also elected boards of control for Concordia Colleges in Bronxville Fort Wayne and Austin with new trustees named for Austin.
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Milwaukee
The
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod
Synods Convention
United States Supreme Court
Missouri Synod
Synod
Board of Irish Education
Supreme Court
Lutheran Colleges
Bronxville
Fort Wayne
Ind
Austin
Texas
Texas. the Boards of Control Are Similar To A Board of Trustees
Concordia College
W. L. Meyer
Beaumont
R. Leschber
Georgetown
Paul Nerger
Giddings
Albert Schutz
Eola
Flying Saucer Report From United Airlines Flight
United Airlines First Officer David Stewart testified at a Los Angeles press conference that a glowing cigar shaped object was observed by five crew members and about 25 passengers during a desert night flight. The object flew parallel for 20 miles at about 14 000 feet and appeared faster than the aircraft’s 290 mph before fading away.
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Los Angeles
United Airlines
David Stewart
Redondo Beach
Calif
Stewart
Texan Survives Superfort Crash Off Guam
Lieutenant Colonel Bert W. Marshall of Greenville Texas survived the ditching of a Superfort off Guam the Far Eastern Air Force announced Tuesday. The crash occurred Friday during a flight from Saipan to Guam.
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Guam
Tokyo
Bert W. Marshall
Greenville
Texas
Korean Decision Brings Reaction Across World
President Truman announced forceful action in Korea prompting applause in Britain and support from allies. France Germany and Italy welcomed the move while Soviet and satellite states issued wary replies. South American leaders pledged backing and Yugoslavia feared wider war as regional tensions rose.
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London
Truman
Korea
Europe
Attlee
House of Commons
Britain
UN Security Council
United States
Far Pacific
Singapore
Malaya
Formosa
Philippines
Indo-China
Paris
France
Rome
Washington
ADN
Germany
Halvard Lange
Norway
Security Council
The
Hague
West Berlin
Ernst Reuter
Lodiva Demokracie
Peoples Party
Czechoslovakia
Weekly business failures fall to 147 in week ended June 22
New York reports 147 failures, down from 178 the prior week, the lowest weekly total in 1950. Bankruptcies fall across most industries except manufacturing, with retail failures at 65 and construction at 9. Pacific states show the largest regional drop while the South Atlantic and other regions show slight gains.
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New York
Dun && Bradstreet
Pacific States
South Atlantic
East South Central
Mountain States
California Banks Face Contempt Charge Test
In San Francisco on June 27 the US Circuit Court heard why Bank of America and Transamerica should not be held in contempt for actions tied to a Clayton Act case. Bank of America opened branches in 21 California communities it had acquired from Transamerica, despite a court order delaying the move until the Fed's Clayton Act case against Transamerica is resolved.
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San Francisco
Transamerica
Corporational Nee
Bank of America
California
Transamerica, Bank Holding Company
Federal Circuit
Federal Reserve Board
Construction of Dams For Utah Authorized
Secretary of the Interior Chapman approved building Echo Park and Split Mountain dams on the upper Colorado River in Utah. He ordered the Reclamation Bureau to draft recommendations for the projects.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Chapman
Echo Park
Split Mountain
Colorado River
Utah
Reclamation Bureau
Robert G. Waggener Dies in Fort Worth Hospital
Robert G. Waggener, 65, a resident of the Texas Apartment Piece Association and president of the Texas section of Sons of the American Revolution, died in a Fort Worth hospital after a career as a civil engineer.
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Fort Worth
Robert G. Waggener
Texas Apartment Piece Association
Texas Section
Sons of the American Revolution
Debating Starts On Tax Cut Bill
The House opened debate on a 1.01 billion dollar excise tax cut bill as military moves in the Far East cast doubt on any tax reduction. Leaders on both sides warned a war could trigger tax increases, while Republicans pressed for split votes on excise cuts and corporate tax hikes.
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Washington
House
Far East
Reprters
Tax Framing House
Ways and Means
Kean
New Jersey
Simpson
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Coughton
Truman
Governor Shivers Calls For Prayer In Fateful Days
Governor Allan Shivers called a fateful day for Texas and the United States as Korea developments prompted talk of war. He urged support for the president, warned against communism, and asked for divine guidance during the emergency at a Williamson County stag barbecue in Taylor.
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Taylor
Texas
United States
Allan Shivers
America
Lori
Shivers
Williamson County
Tiny Quints Die After Premature Birth at Charity Hospital
In New Orleans on Tuesday, a 28 year old Black mother gave birth to quintuplets four boys and one girl at Charity Hospital. All five babies died within five hours after birth at about 7:15 to 12:00 CST. They were three months premature and weighed between 270 and 345 grams.
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New Orleans
Charity Hospital
Avery Cotton
Cotton
Seven of Eight Cops Suspected in Thefts
Seven members of Manistee Michigan’s eight man police force are suspended on charges of taking money from parking meters. Chief Ray Hebner is not accused. City Manager Walter Mischiey cites a monthlong probe into meter shortages. Manistee, population about 8,700, will rely on state police and deputies for cover.
Wherry Blocks Korean Aid Bill in Senate Standoff
Senate Republican Leader Wherry blocked quick action on a $1.22 billion arms aid bill including $16 million for Korea. He urged more debate time while Democrats sought a Wednesday or Thursday vote and the measure would fund Atlantic nations, Greece Turkey Iran, and China area aid.
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Washington
Senate
Wherry
Korea
United States
GOP
Lucas
D-Ill
Atlantic
Greece
Turkey
Iran
China
Auriol Fails To End Crisis In Government
Paris June 27 President Vincent Auriol failed to end France four day government crisis despite appeals for party leaders to forget differences. He urged leaders to form a national coalition excluding the Communist party to provide France with steady leadership during tense times.
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Paris
Vincent Auriol
France
Auriol
Retired Dallas Grocer Robert A. Carter Dies
Robert A. Carter Sr. a retired Dallas grocer died aged 2 at home in Dallas. He and his family moved to Texas in 1867 from Virginia and settled on land now occupied by Baylor University. Carter a Baylor graduate worked in the cattle business in Waco before moving to Dallas in 1900. Funeral services scheduled for Wednesday afternoon in Dallas.
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Dallas
Robert A. Carter
Dallas Goegenan
Texas
Virginia
Baylor University
Carter
Baylor
Waco
Broad powers drawn for emerg enc plan in war crisis
Washington reports a ready draft of a sweeping war powers law giving President Truman authority to freeze prices wages manpower and materials during a national emergency. The plan aims to mobilize industry via NLRB and Defense orders, with censorship and export controls likely, to prevent inflation and hoarding.
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Washington
Truman
National Security Resources Board
Congress
NLRB
W. Stuart Symington
Home Front
Army
Navy
Aiir
South Korea
Defense Department
Paul Larsen
Mr. Truman
War Production Board
Texas Communist Quizzed by Police
James J. Green secretary of the Communist Party in Texas was taken by Houston police for identification photographs and fingerprints while circulating a petition for peace at a housing project. He was released that afternoon. The petition called for outlawing the atomic bomb and reflected nationwide peaceful agitation.
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Houston
James J. Green
Communist Party In
Texas
Green
Korea
Baytown Forms Civilian Defense Panel Over Polio Risk
Mayor Ward appointed a civilian defense committee to prepare plans to combat a possible polio outbreak in Baytown. The move follows Baytown’s polio cases including 11 year old John Sandel and a 26 year old mother Mrs. H O Gainer. The panel will study emergency measures.
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Baytown
J. A. Ward
Civilian Defense Committee
Ees
John Sandel
Houston
Young Sander
H. O. Gainer
Defense Committee
Ward
Odessa Boys Die Under Twenty Wheel Truck
Two Odessa youths on a borrowed bicycle were crushed to death when struck by a fourteen wheel transport truck in Abilene. Victims were Wayne Dickerson 13 and Sterling Wadkins 12. They had told a friend they planned to run away to Hollywood.
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Abilene
Odessa
Wayne Dickerson
Sterling Wadkins
Hollywood
Harriman Returning to Washington as Truman Aide
Harriman, newly named special advisor on foreign affairs to President Truman, departed by plane for Washington on Tuesday from Paris. The trip follows his appointment announced recently by the White House.
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Paris
W. Averell Harriman
Truman
Washington
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Adell Kelly
Confederate Women's Home
Waxahachie
Roger W. McCreery
Elgin
Roger William McCreery
Miller Funeral Home
Doyle Morton
McCreery
Fleming Hospital
Carl J. Engdahl Taylor
Condra Funeral Home
Carl J Engdahl
David Shepperson
Hutto City
Henry Jacob
ANL
Walburg
Zion Lutheran
Sen, Norman Hurt
Kenneth Krocton
Charles Lerche
Carl Luitz
Alexander Jordan
J. A. Labas
Metal
Weed
Corley of
Arenas
Chapel of the Bells
Congress Ave
Concordia Board
Hong Kong
Inchon
Backus Memorial CO
Driscoll and
Moritz
Stasswender Granite Works
Austin Monument CO
Austin American
Austin, Texas
Song AK Mountain Cie
Seoul
38Th Parallel
Song Air Mountains
Kaesong
North Korea
War Labor Board
Sunda
Colorado
Barton Sp
Wes Ph
Ford
Ford Tudor
Oldsmobile
Kaiser
Packard
Clean
Genriecus
Charlie Partlow
Lester Culprvin Kaatz
Kenneth Cappel
Goad Motor CO
Guadalupe
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