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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1949
Page
17
Nine cars of an eastbound Santa Fe freight train derailed at Peabody Kansas blocking both main tracks for hours. There were no casualties. Officials blamed a broken rear wheel on the 17th car of the caboose for the incident.
Bert J. Phillips former University of Washington philosophy professor testified in Seattle that he has been a Communist Party member for 13 years. He admitted under oath to his beliefs during his trial for refusing to answer questions on Communist affiliation before the state un American activities committee.
A large Air Force plane crashed and burned 40 miles west of Craig Colorado on a training flight from Salina Kansas to Wendover Utah after two engines failed. The pilot ordered bailouts and the pilot plus five airmen were found safe. Civil Air Patrol planes searched the wreckage for the remaining crew members.
The Rev. Darell Gray of St. Luke's Methodist Church told Austin Lions at the Austin Hotel that men now worship nearly as much as women. He said past priorities often placed business first, but values are shifting toward glorifying the Maker and serving others.
In Corpus Christi on March 10 two local milk firms cut prices by one cent per quart effective Thursday. Grade A milk sells for 23 cents per quart and 24 cents in cardboard containers, while homogenized runs 24 cents for grade A and 25 cents for homogenized. The price paid to producers drops from 7.20 to 6.80 dollars per hundred pounds.
The Rev. Springall a longtime civil engineer and Presbyterian minister who served in Dallas Kerrville and other Texas towns died recently in Kerrville after moving there in 1945 and later Fredericksburg. He survived by his wife three sons four brothers two sisters and other relatives. Funeral services are set for Friday at 3 p m at Glen Rest Cemetery Kerrville with prayers at Schaetter Funeral Home and services at First Presbyterian Church of Kerrville led by Rev. Thomas F. Gallaher and Rev. William Logan.
Unlucky suitor Kermit Owen Frazier, 34, is charged with murder after firing repeatedly at a suburban Atherton home killing Mrs. M L Thompson 58 and wounding Doris Thompson 29 and Sharle Thompson. He admitted the shooting and fled as officers found him armed.
The Austin Athletic Club hosts a fencing meet with the Corpus Christi team at 3 p.m. and the Amateur Fencing League of America foil event running 2 p.m. to late afternoon. Egyptian Royal Fencing Club captain Shafik Farid leads Clifford McCormick and James Stevenson in a three weapon showdown with teams from Rice, A&M, John Tarleton and UT.
Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret visited the Old Bailey in London to observe part of a trial in which two men are accused of attempting to kill two police officers by running them down with a stolen truck. The scene marked the first royal appearance at the court since Edward VII opened it 42 years ago.
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