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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1950

Page

6

Ex Official Claims Lewis Told Miners To Disregard Order

Sidener, ousted president of Local 7445 Canton, says John L. Lewis ordered 380000 striking miners to ignore the Feb 11 court injunction and Lewis's telegraphed plea to resume coal digging. Bernard Beasley denied the claim, Sidener says the order came by telephone.

Lewis Canton, Ill United Mine Workers John L. Lewis Sidener Bernard Beasley Canton Illinois UMW Beasley Lloyd H. Sidener National Labor Relations Board

No Red Hue and Cry San Antonio Stripper In Wine Bath Incident

Leona Duval known as Tirza, a stripper and lady plumber, underwent a wine bath at a Rockin' M Dude Ranch club in San Antonio. Red dye mixed with wine dyed her skin, she screamed, was taken to a hospital, and police said tests were not available. Owner Neal Moore vows tighter guard on the wine bath.

San Antonio Leona Duval Dude Ranch Tirza Rockin M Neal Moore Plumber’s Union

Pinocchio Goes On Twice Today in Austin High

The Junior Civic Theater sponsors two matinee and evening showings of Pinocchio at Austin High School auditorium. The Suzah Marionettes production features puppets and humans on stage with black light effects and an underwater ballet. Tickets are available at the Civic Theater desk, J R Reed Music, Bo PeeP Shop, or at the auditorium door.

Austin Junior Civic Theater Suzah City Center Theater New York City Paul Draper Larry Adler Austin Civic Theater Desk Driskill Hotel J. R. Reed Music Company Bo-Peep Baby Shop

Memorial for Late Rev. J C Lott Slated at Ebenezer

A memorial service for the late Rev. J C Lott will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church on Sunday morning. Rev. Robert L Rowe will preach the memorial sermon and offerings will support the Foreign Mission Board where Lott served as state secretary and national board chairman. A song service and tributes from officials will follow, then flowers will be placed at Evergreen Cemetery.

Ebenezer Baptist Church J. C. Lott Robert L. Rowe Foreign Mission Board Rev. Lott Rowe Evergreen Cemetery

City Library to Establish Mental Health Section

The City Library will create a dedicated mental hygiene section funded by a $250 grant left to Dr. A Caswell Ellis and provided by his widow Mrs. A Caswell Ellis. Dr Berniece Moore of the UT Hogg Foundation chairs a 17 member committee aiding the librarian. This marks the first phase of a city wide mental hygiene program.

Texas Mental Hygiene Association A. Caswell Ellis Ellis Texas Berniece Moore University of Texas Hogg Foundation

Ex Wife Sues for Child Support in Ochoa Case

Mrs Zulema Santos Ochoa seeks intervention in the Lindsay suit claiming her son needs support after her former husband George Victor Ochoa fled to Mexico following the July 31 hotel killings. The case targets $11 700 for the child and $55 000 in damages in Lindsay v Ochoa.

Laredo George Ochoa Dis Ochoa James Lindsay Jr Zulema Santos Ochoa George Victor Ochoa Lindsay Mexico Oneida Tenn Henry Whittenburg 111Th District Court San Antonio

Gov Shivers Signs 20 Bills No Vetoes

Governor Allan Shivers signed twenty nine bills Friday, wrapping up the first special session in nine years without a veto. Local laws covered hunting, fishing, courts, flood control, and road districts. A statewide measure validated acts of school boards and other changes included adding Weatherford Junior College funding and taxing property on US lands.

Allan Shivers Weatherford Jim Wells Starr, Brooks Duval Counties 79Th Judicial District

Police Seek Escaped State Farm Patient

City detectives search Friday night for an escaped patient from the State Farm Colony on Webberville Road. Crockett Davis age nineteen is described as five seven, 128 pounds, grey eyes, brown hair, thin face, abrupt speech, last seen in dark khaki trousers and jacket with a dark corduroy cap. Additional blotter items include a stolen diamond ring and gold wrist watch from Mrs. Calvin H. Ohl and a reported theft of a 25 foot green garden hose from Mrs. Evelyn G. Boswell.

Crockett Davis State Farm Colony Webberville Road Calvin H. Ohl Peach Tree Street Evelyn G. Boswell East Third Street

Austin Mother and Child Injured in Car Wreck

Mrs. Francis Walling, 44, and her daughter Christine Walling, 5, were hospitalized after their sedan struck a concrete abutment on Bull Creek Road. The mother suffered a right knee fracture and facial and knee cuts at Brackenridge Hospital. Christine sustained a right hip fracture and cuts to the face and right forearm.

Bull Creek Road Francis Walling North Loop Brackenridge Hospital Christine Walling

Belgian Workers Strike Masses over Leopold’s Return

About 100,000 Belgian workers joined a Friday strike to pressure King Leopold III to stay away from the throne. The action followed a referendum showing 57.6 percent in favor of Leopold's return, with protests spreading from Walloon regions to Brussels and major industrial towns.

Leopold Brussels Belgium Leopold III Switzerland Walloon Gaston Eyskens Geneva Eyskens Social Christian Party Evyvskens Liege Charleroi Mons Namur

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