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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1949
Page
2
Arch bishop Damaskinos, Orthodox Primate and former regent of Greece, died at his home in Psychico after a heart attack. He was 58 and had long been a key figure in both political and religious life, serving as regent from December 1944 to September 1946 amid Greek civil strife. The cathedral bell tolled as people prayed.
Seersucker P. Cool summer wear in sizes 30 to 50 and 28 to 50 with matching sport shirts. Shantung trousers in tan or gray, prices 2.29 to 3.95. Steel tray foot locker and army clothing bags offered. prices shown.
Eighty new members will be initiated into Ben Hur Temple with a mile long parade down Congress Avenue at 11 a.m. The event opens initiation ceremonies and includes free candy and two thousand balloons for children.
New York May 20 The April advance in newspaper advertising rose 4.2 percent over the same month a year earlier and 1949 totals for 52 cities show 205,466,027 lines versus 197,221,289 last April. Year to date 734,892,464 lines compare with 710,149,767 in 1948.
With the Beaumont bus strike in its second day, the city urged ride sharing led by Mayor Otho Plummer. Early signs show reduced absenteeism in schools and among workers as residents swap buses for cars to reach work and commerce.
Multiple civil and criminal filings across S3RD and 98th District Courts include notes of filings for Austin National Bank versus John H Graham, and several divorce cases such as John William Wenzel vs Roby L Wenzel and John B Nye Jr vs Roma June Nye. Also listed are vehicle and property notices and various swindling, theft, and assault filings with names of defendants and complainants.
Funeral services were scheduled here for Horace H. Shelton Jr. after his death in Dallas from a brain hemorrhage after an outside blow. Requiem mass at St. Ignatius Church and burial in Capital Memorial Park followed rosary services at Cook Funeral Home. Shelton, 25, Texas student and naval reserve trainee, is survived by his widow Louise and his parents. He had two weeks of naval reserve training in Dallas and died at Parkland Hospital.
Joe Dacy and J C Carrington Sr will represent the Capital Area Council at the Boy Scout annual national meeting in Boston Monday and Tuesday. More than 1 200 men will attend the 39th annual affair representing 70 569 scout units nationwide. Strengthen the Arm of Liberty is the theme with speakers Dr James B Conant Dr Lewis Perry Rev Richard J Cushing and Dr Luther A Weigle. Sessions meet at Copley Plaza Hotel with the opening session at the New England Mutual Auditorium.
A Dallas landlord announced a ten percent rent cut on 182 two and three bedroom cottages effective June 1, lowering previous monthly rents of 70 to 100 dollars. It marks the third large scale rent reduction by landlords in recent months amid a saturated market.
Hourly readings show 7 pm 73 degrees rising later to 82. The forecast lists sunrise at 5 33 am and sunset at 7 22 pm for Saturday. Highs and lows across Texas include Abilene 68 83 Fort Worth 91 71 Houston 89 63 Laredo 97 73 with rainfall totals and river levels noted.
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