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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1950
Page
2
Liaquat Ali Khan told NBC radio in New York that Asians view the United States as pursuing war with Russia rather than global security. He urged Washington to aid backward areas and support a Kashmir plebiscite, saying the issue is not between Pakistan and India but regional stability.
Ben H. Guill of Pampa becomes Texas first GOP representative in 20 years after defeating 10 Democrats in a special election. Republican leaders pledge a royal reception and offices for Guill as Texas panhandle gains its first Republican in Congress.
Guill a Panhandle man with green eyes and a 176 pound frame says in Washington he will vote Panhandle from a Panhandle man and hopes the election starts a two party system in Texas. Buck Miller notes Ben's election as an American, not Republican, victory.
A secret Southern Democrat poll suggests the administration may reach 64 votes needed to invoke cloture on the FEPC bill filibuster. They forecast 59 yes and 32 no with five absentees, as Lucas pushes to bring up the FEPC measure for debate and potential passage.
The FTC charged Grove Laboratories of St. Louis with false advertising for Antamine claiming it cures or prevents the common cold. Other firms cited include Bristol Myers Resistab Anahist Whitehall Kriptin and Union Pharmaceutical denying the charges. James H. Grove said the complaint reflects special interests and doctors seeking OTC sales limits and will contest the action.
Caesar the movie parrot arrives in New York with owner trainer Mrs Ethel Campbell and acts camera shy despite co starring in Champagne for Caesar. The one year old Australian bird refuses to cooperate and performs a one note song while nibbling furniture and sipping a penny from the bar. Caesar is billed to live to 106 and is said to speak only 25 words with a human stand in used for lines.
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers in places. Temperatures hovered around highs and lows noted across cities including Amarillo, Galveston, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Waco, and El Paso. Rainfall since January tallied 18 inches with 24 hour total around 0.0 inches and a trace.
James Coke Dillard, 76, former Waco tax assessor-collector and banker, died Sunday after a four week illness. He lived with his son G C Dillard in retirement and was a Waco State Bank savings chief and chambers leader. Surviving relatives include a daughter in Peru and siblings. Services set for 2 p.m. Monday at Wilkerson and Hatch Funeral Home in Waco with Oak Lawn Cemetery burial.
A Trans Canada Airlines North Star with 40 passengers made an emergency landing at Boeing Field after hydraulic failure disabled flaps and nose wheel steering. Captain Donald J. Lawson circled for 2 hours 5 minutes before a smokey but safe landing. Another North Star took the passengers to Edmonton.
Overnight burglars pried a storeroom padlock and stole 22 cases of beer from Pioneer Drive In at 829 Barton Springs Road in Austin. Charles O Burke reported 14 chickens stolen from his home including 13 hens and a game rooster.
A discussion on Speech Therapy for Cerebral Palsied Children will be held at the Austin Cerebral Palsy Center Monday at 8 p.m. Principal speaker will be Mrs Miriam Ulrich, speech therapist for the center. She trained at Northwestern University and the Central Institute for the Deaf. A demonstration of the technique will be given.
The 86-year-old mother of band leader Kay Kyser died Saturday night at her Rocky Mount North Carolina home. The death was reported from Rocky Mount with UP dispatches noting Kyser's family background.
General Douglas MacArthur told Australian newsmen that current American and allied bases across the Pacific make amphibious attacks from Asia nearly impossible. He warned Western focus on Europe risks Asia, and he reiterated that Japan faces demilitarization and can only regain status after a peace treaty.
E. J. Ted Smith a lifelong Austin resident died Sunday in a local hospital at age 74. Funeral services set for Monday at 3 p m at Weed-Corley Funeral Home with Dr W C Raines officiating. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Survivors include his widow a daughter Virginia Hudson a son E J Smith Jr two brothers Eugene T Smith and Paul H Smith and four sisters Rena Mabel Boone Bessie and Rex Davis all in Texas. He worked in clothing most of his life and was a traveling salesman for Hutchins Brothers. He was a member of First Baptist Church and active in Masonic orders Hill City Lodge No 456 Scottish Rite and Shrine. He was a Spanish American War veteran.
Obituaries report the death of Zora Elizabeth Longmire in Austin after a long illness. Surviving daughters and a son are named, with services at Wike Funeral Home and burial at Oakwood cemetery. Additional notices include Governor Karl Beckett and Mrs. Henry W. Brooks with funeral details. Rosa B. Kaiser also dies in Austin with a brother listed. services planned in Houston.
Dr. Hob Gray, UT professor, traced nursing history from midwife service to modern professional training during a Sunday talk at University Junior High School in Austin. The event commemorated 90 years of nursing service and was sponsored by local nursing groups and Seton Brackenridge hospitals.
The Punjab mail plunged 50 feet from a Bihar bridge as faulty fishplates caused the crash. Officials report 66 dead and 70 injured, with the toll expected to rise. sabotage charged amid reports of a prior similar attempt at the same spot. A Q Ansari aboard said the final death toll could exceed 100. Military men looted the victims before guards intervened.
The second all breed dog match for Austin youngsters was held Sunday at Barton Springs. The Junior Kennel Club staged the event with dogs raised and handled by children. Judge Mrs. Marion Mangrum of College Station presided. Show manager Herman Rotsch, ring master Jay Lewallen, veterinarian Dr. D. D. Linam. Assisting exhibitors were Mrs. Waldo Forster, Mrs. Jack Garner and Mrs. Louise Armstrong.
Eight French chemists and chemical engineers arrived in Austin for a two day visit at the University of Texas and other sites as part of a three week study of petroleum industries. They will tour the University of Texas campus and Jefferson Chemical Company labs and will travel to Corpus Christi and Houston with Marshall Plan backing. The group includes Andre Thiria and Rene Granier de Lilliac among others and will be led by Charles W. Kerwood, with UT chemical engineers Dr. W A Cunningham, Dr. Kenneth A. Kobe and Dr. John J. McKetta Jr.
Italian director Roberto Rossellini said in Rome on Sunday he has two or three possibilities for marriage location and that his union with Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman is not imminent.
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