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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
3
A Bronx man named Leslie Paterson, 32, was sentenced to one to two years in prison after stealing 40 cents from a poolroom. He broke in after hours and pocketed the money until the proprietor returned and nabbed him.
In Bethesda Maryland on May 24 Navy Reserve Lieutenant Philip Lynch 38 of Manistee Michigan died after a friend Lieutenant Charles J. France Detroit Michigan performed an emergency windpipe operation using a razor blade to create an airway at Bethesda Naval Hospital Lynch a dentist had been attending a reserve officers course when the incident occurred Physicians attempted resuscitation with heart stimulants and oxygen but Lynch died An autopsy will determine the ailment and cause of death
The new CIO Electrical Union seeks to oust the United Electrical Workers from General Electric in a 57 plant election. NLRB ballots involve about 100000 workers. Tobin and CIO chief Murray labeled UE Communist dominated amid charges from UE officials defending neutrality.
The Atlantic Union committee held a hotel auction in the Stephen F. Austin with about 200 Austinites attending. Total proceeds near $1,000 funded films urging Congress to pass the Atlantic Union resolution, with high bid $500 for a Wayman Adams still life.
Preston Tucker filed a $5 million libel suit against Crowell-Collier Publishing Company over a Collier's magazine article titled The Fantastic Story of the Tucker Car dated June 25, 1949 written by Leslie Welie. Tucker and seven associates were previously acquitted in a January trial on mail fraud and SEC rule violations connected to his rear-engine car venture.
Governor Shivers outlines soil conservation efforts to boost forage yield in Texas. Kleberg urges sanitary protection of grass amid scale disease. Willoughby lauds the plan as soundest yet. Attendees include state officials, experts, bankers and ranchers across Texas to coordinate drainage, fertilization, terracing, seeding and fencing.
A ringing phone saves Evalyn Fries and her four children in Milwaukee as gas from a stove fills the home. Fries calls the fire department after hearing her daughter’s gasping call. Daughter Jeanette Haecker and three young children revive, while others recover before firefighters arrive.
Police located a witness to the Sunday night hit and run at Burnet Road and Houston Street. The injured are Clint Earl Marx, 16, and Mrs. Johnnie Ross. Marx has a fractured right leg and multiple lacerations, Ross sustained minor injuries. The witness will be interviewed Thursday by Captain Warren Black of the traffic bureau.
Fort Worth May 24 A Fort Worth elementary principal banned bare midriff sun dresses and shorts that expose large parts of the body, prompting a challenge by two mothers. Principal S Vinson Strain of B H Carroll Elementary defended the order noting it targets older girls while younger students may wear modest attire. Mothers argued for summer clothing. officials cited minimal dress rules and discouraged extreme outfits to avoid comment.
Reports describe several varieties of waterfowl along the Nile that grow as large as a man, a remarkable glimpse into aquatic bird life.
The FCC revoked the licenses of KTXN Austin KFTM Fort Morgan Colo and WXLT Ely Minn for unauthorized changes in ownership and control. All stations must cease by June 26 unless hearings are requested by June 7. The action followed transfer applications by original owners and a management contract that passed control to Edward C James.
In Dallas area a fishing boat capsized in a gravel pit lake near Grand Prairie at 2:30 a.m. Two men, Sergeant J. D. Burleson 29 and Albert Ocilke 42, were drowned. Mrs Walter Jones of Irving and Mrs Burleson survived. The body of the Garland man was found in White Rock Creek. No foul play suspected.
The report lists morning temperature changes and forecasts for Austin area on May 25. It includes sunrise and sunset times, moonrise and moon phase, rainfall totals, and humidity readings, with mention of nearby cities Abilene and San Antonio as reference points.
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