29 Mar 1949
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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1949
Page
1
A driverless city bus in Dallas plowed into a residence injuring Mrs. P. L. Bean. The bus rammed a car and truck, smashed a window, knocked over a stove, and shoved four feet inside the house before stopping in the bedroom. Mrs. Bean was admitted for examination.
District courts report several divorce filings including Nell Skaggs Glasscock and others. Granted divorces include Gladys F. Moughan and Dora Lee Ebell. A burglary plea yields a three year penitentiary sentence for J L Marshall. other cases list note judgments and aggravated assault charges. Marriage licenses issued to multiple couples.
Funeral rites for Emma Puckett Weir 84 known as Miss Emma, who taught in Austin for 56 years and helped Latin American students bridge Spanish and English, are set for 10 a.m. at Weed-Corley Funeral Home with Rev. Flynn V. Long officiating. Burial will follow in Austin Memorial Park. She died Sunday at her home 4115 Avenue H. Survivors include two Austin sisters Mary A. Starnes and S L McClendon.
A letter argues for a federal world government with a legislative assembly world court and independent international police to prevent mass destruction. The writer urges readers to embrace world citizenship and support a global democratic federation beyond national borders.
New York City plans to present the 1949-50 expense budget to the Board of Estimates this week. Mayor William O Dwyer will unveil a budget figure surpassing one billion dollars for the third consecutive year.
Diplomatic officials said the first surplus arms for Iran are being delivered to Persian Gulf ports. The $26 million deal includes more than 50 planes and a few light tanks to bolster the Iranian Army and gendarmerie.
The composer Stravinsky says he will not discuss a certain critic, asserting no comment in response to being labeled a reactionary modernist museician. He avoids commentary and keeps silent on the accusation.
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