Duke Divinity Dean Delivers Baccalaureate Sermon at UT
Duke Divinity School Dean Bosley told the University of Texas 1900 graduates that true character means being an unpurchasable man who seeks God and upholds integrity. He cited three tokens: resisting bribery or flattery, keeping promises, and taking personal responsibility for big issues. The ceremony was conducted by the Methodist denomination with university and religious leaders present.
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Harold A.psley
Duke University Divinity School
University of Texas
Dr. Bosley
Dean Bosley
Edmund Heinsohn
University Methodist Church
C. W. Hall
Wesley Foundation
Attitudes Toward Living Franklin S r Rev Currie speaks at Austin High baccalaureate
Rev David Currie of Westminister Presbyterian preached on Attitudes Toward Living to 422 Austin High graduates at a Sunday baccalaureate. He urged a universal attitude embracing all life experiences, citing the Good Samaritan and John Wesley, and urged sharing property for others. Commencement is at 8 p.m. at House Park with remarks by William McGill and others.
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David Currie
Westminister Presbyterian Clurch
Austin High School
Currie
Rev. Currie
Christ
Good Samaritan
Jericho
John Wesley
Tom Yerxa
Church of the Good Shepherd
Ted Richardson
Tarrytown Methodist Church
House Park
William McGill
Jerry Chandler
Darrell Gray
Austin
W. L Kocurek
Canada Auto Workers Strike Threat at Windsor Plants
Members of Local 195 United Auto Workers CIO voted Sunday to strike Chrysler Corporation of Canada plants in Windsor on June 5 or sooner if pension and contract demands are not met.
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Windsor
Ont
United Automobile Workers (Cio
Chrysler Corporation of Canada
Death of Judge Oran Milo Roberts Remembered
THIS DAY IN TEXAS recalls the 1898 death of Judge Oran Milo Roberts a jurist and former Texas governor. Born in Alabama he moved to Texas in 1841 served as District Attorney in San Augustine and on the Supreme Court led the Eleventh Texas Infantry at Bayou Bourdeaux before teaching law at Gilmer and UT.
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Oran Milo Roberts
Texas
Alabama
Roberts
San Augustine
Supreme Court
Berts
Houston
Supreme
Eleventh
Texas Infantry
Bayou Bourdeaux
Gilmer
University of Texas
Top Red Official In Japan Recalled
Soviet top official in Japan Lieutenant General Kuzma Derevyanko and 50 others sailed from Tokyo to Vladivostok en route to Moscow under abrupt circumstances. Occupation sources cite possible use of his knowledge to pressure Southeast Asia or to purge Japan's disorder. Derevyanko has long worked with MacArthur since 1945, and his departure signals potential Cold War maneuvers.
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Tokyo
Russia
Japan
MacArthur
Moscow
Kuzma Derevyanko
Southeast Asia
Derevyanko
Vladivostok
Manila
Far East
Kremlin
K C Steadman Leads Smithville’s Services
Smithville holds baccalaureate with Reverend K C Steadman of First Baptist as speaker. Gordon Worley of the Texas Department of Education will give the commencement address to 30 graduates at the high school Auditorium.
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Smithville
ANS
K. C. Stedman
First Baptist Church
Gordon Worley
State Department of Education
Austin
Ruth Tidwell
All Churches
Cathryn Redwine
J. D
Anderson Grads Told Work Is a Blessing
Anderson High School graduates heard at a baccalaureate service that work is a blessing to be valued in society. Rev. J H Washington at Greater Mt Zion Church urged graduates to pursue one vocation with labor shaping character and praised Franklin and Joseph for diligence. Commencement is Thursday at 8 p.m. in the school auditorium with Hassmond, the class valedictorian.
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Anderson High School
Greater Mt. Zionmene
J. H. Washington
Rev. Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Joseph
Behjemin Franklin
Hassmond
Shivers Receives Honorary Law Degree at St. Edward’s
Governor Allan Shivers received an honorary Doctor of Laws from St. Edward’s University during a Sunday commencement. Wil liam L. Moody II of Galveston also earned the degree as the largest graduating class in school history. Moody chairs the St. Edward’s Foundation and has extensive business ties. Shivers urged graduates to treat politics as their business and to uphold free enterprise and truth as pillars of American life.
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Allan Shivers
St. Edward's University
William L. Moody II
Galveston
Moody
St. Edward’s Foundation
Colege
Moody 18
News Publishing Company
American National Insurance Company
National Hotel Company
Stewart Title Guaranty Company
M&m Production Company
Jack Tar Company
Pan American Exploration Company
Kimble
Ae Brewster
Medina Coun
Mon Shivers
Shivers
St. Edward’s
Texas
Joo. Shivers
East Texas Baptist College
University of Texas Law
Louis J. Reicher
Austin
James King Barrett
Rochester
N. Y
March for Governor Stresses Labor Support at Typographical Union
Friend of Labor candidate for governor of Texas spoke to about 300 at the City Coliseum on Sunday affirming strong backing from organized labor. He praised Austin Typographical Union No. 138’s 80th anniversary and noted unanimous labor support. Congressman Homer Thornberry also spoke, commending union relations with employers.
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Case March
Texas
City Coliseum
Labor
Organized Labor
March
Austin
W. Lee O’daniel
O'Daniel
Homer Thornberry
Typographical Union
Atlanta Bus Strike Brings Crime Drop
In ten days since a bus driver strike began, Atlanta police arrested 473 people on nontraffic charges, compared with 1,308 in the ten days before. Lieutenant G R Elliott notes business is terrible and a notably quiet night with only 32 cases, while traffic arrests remain steady.
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Atlanta
Weather summary for a Texas region with scattered showers and temps
Forecast notes scattered showers in north and central portions and extreme east. Partly clear in Dover area with afternoon and evening conditions. Hourly readings show lows around 70s and highs near 80s, with late-night 80s and early morning mid 80s. Highs and lows from several Texas cities listed include Abilene Fort Worth and Corpus Christi.
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Dover
Anand
Austin
Texas
Abilene
Fort Worth
Oeneie Christi
Paso
Lockhart High School Holds 1950 Commencement
Lockhart May 28. Commencement exercises for the 1950 senior class were held at Adams Gym. Participants included Monty Horne Lyndelle Schulz Lonnice Dotson Will G Barber Bonnie Steinle Connie Steinle Jackie Bobo Robert Rauch and T B Field Jr. Barber was vale dictorian Schulz salutatorian. Linda Heidemeyer and T B Field Jr. received American Legion awards. Dr Abner A Ross presented the diplomas.
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Linda Heidemeyer
T. B. Field Jr
American Legion
Abner A. Ross
Seton School of Nursing Graduates Thirteen
Thirteen graduating nurses of the Seton School for Nursing received their diplomas at services held in Seton Hall Auditorium. Dr. George E. Clark Jr. urged focus on future care, ongoing knowledge, and postoperative nursing impact, while The Most Reverend Louis J. Reicher presided. Names of graduates include Arce, Barkis, Downs, Bistetter, Lieber, Malinak, Pesek, Ramos, Richey, Untermeyer, Valenzuela, Vrazel, and Zrubek.
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George E. Clark Jr
Seton Hall Auditorium
Louis J. Reicher
Austin
Clarence L. Scott
Edward Matocha
Basil
Seton Hospital
Racela Arce
Laredo
Xena Lou Barkis
Fort Stockton
Maureen Downs
Wreck Fatal to One Four Others Injured
NACOGDOCHES May 28 Four people were injured in a head on collision near here. Bobby McBroom 18 of Nacogdoches high school was killed. Injured were Bill Biggio, Charley Hunt 50 and Jay Fancher 87 of Garrison. Miss Jeanette Yancey 17 of Lufkin was slightly hurt. Funeral services for McBroom set for 2:30 p.m. Monday.
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Nacogdoches
Bobby McBroom
Here
Bill Biggio
McBroom
Charley Hunt
Jay Fancher
Garrison
Jeanette Yancey
Lufkin
Biggio
Samuel Huston graduates hear commencement address
Dr. Prince Taylor, summer pastor of St Mark's Church New York and Samuel Huston College alumnus, delivered the commencement address for the class of 412. He urged global perspective cooperation in education and a shift to spiritual values, noting the need for society to move from competition to collaboration. President William H. Jones gave the invocation as Samuel Huston and Tillotson Colleges held joint baccalaureate services.
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Samuel Huston
Prince Taylor
Taylor
St Mark’s Methodist Church
New York
Samuel Huston College
Dr. Taylor
Anced
Christian Advocate
Central Jurisdiction
Methodist Church
William H. Jones
Ietson College
Tillotson Colleges
Methodists rearrange six Austin pastorates at conference
At the 92nd annual Southwest Texas Methodist conference in San Antonio, six Austin churches received new pastors for the coming year. T. R. Thomas was named conference lay leader. assignments include Calvin W. Forehner to Ashbury Church and Darrell Gray to New Braunfels, with many other reassignments across Austin and the Kerrville district.
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San Antonio
Austin
Methodist
Texas
T. R. Thomas
S. F. Mcoreless
Calvin W. Forehner
University Methodist Church
C. B. Dilts
Govalle
Howard Pitts
Darrell Gray
St. Luke's Methodist Church
New Braunfels
C. Jordan Mann
Austin S. Masterson
Trinity Methodist Church
Laurence Greenhall
Ward Memorial Church
Ivan O. Donaldson
John K. Beery
Tom W. Brabham
Central
Marvin S. Vance
First Church
Patrick W. Armstrong
Grace
Earl Martin
St. John’s
C. E. Bludeworth
Shettles
Ted Richardson
Tarrytown
Edmund Heinsohn
University
Heinsohn
Wood H. Patrick
Birthday Celebration Delayed Due to Illness
PRETORIA South Africa May 28 Field Marshal Jan Christian Smuts became ill Sunday and called off a week long celebration of his 80th birthday. Smuts who turned 80 last Wednesday also cancelled his departure for Britain scheduled for June 2.
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Pretoria
South Africa
Jan Christian Smuts
Smuts
Britain
Deaths and Funerals greet Oak Hill community
Mrs Mittie Lee Lawrence 45 a Travis County resident and Oak Hill Baptist Church member died at home. Funeral at Bells chapel Monday 4 p m Rev U S Luckey officiating burial Oak Hill Cemetery pallbearers listed. Other obituaries include Mrs George J Groos and Lennie Leota Depew with Cook Funeral Home services and Oakwood Memorial Park notes. Ray Miles Mose Stevenson Miss Marie Ribbeck and Dr J W Dixon are also noted with service times and burial details.
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Mittie Lee Lawrence
Travis County
Oak Hill Baptist Church
Oak Hill
Chapel of the Bells
U. S. Luckey
Oak Hill Cemetery
Harry Marx
Marvin Kritzschmar
Buster Enochs
Archie Patton
Dave Maddox
Dee Morgan
George J. Groos
Cook Funeral Home
William R. Fleming
A. Watkins Harris
Clarence Swenson
Dan Searight
Robert Tips
Carl
Ray Miles
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
J. Erleen Moore
Memorial Park Cemetery
Clay Lauderdale
E. G. Kirkland
Jack Mason
Mose Stevenson
Harry Pesnell
J. W. Stevenson
Manor
Jerry Fellers
Clarence McCandless
Leroy Crooks
Vernon Perry
Sam Laws
A. E. Crooks
Haymes Chapel Cemetery
Marie Ribbeck
Chapel of the Cook Funeral Home
F. G. Roesner
Charles Roe
Austin
Harold Ribbeck
Falls Church
Virginia
Oakwood Cemetery
Deaf School Holds Sunday Baccalaureate and Commencement
Texas School for the Deaf held Sunday baccalaureate services at Congress Avenue Baptist Church with Rev. John B. Davidson officiating. Twenty graduates attended and Rev. Davidson urged moral testing by public standards. Hugo F. Schunhoff delivered the commencement address, likening life to an airplane with pilot and conscience. He noted graduates must now rely on inner guidance as teachers depart. Schunhoff plans to leave for Gallaudet College and Kendall High School in Washington, D C. Retiring after 51 years, W H Davis gave invocation and benediction, with speeches signed by Mrs. Carrie Abbot.
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Texas School For the Deaf
Congress Avenue Baptist Church
John B. Davidson
Rev. Davidson
Christ
Hugo F. Schunhoff
University of Texas
Schunhoff
Gallaudet College
Washington
D. C
Kendall High School
W. H. Davis
Davis
Carrie Abbot
Sowell
Newton
Ausin
Movie theater calendar entries mixed with star captions
A list of theater showings and feature times for various locations including Capitol Austin and Montabian with stars like John Wayne Dick Powell and Esther Williams. It notes last days for several features and multiple start times such as 12 33 and 8 00 with actors MacDonald Carey and Robert Taylor.
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Gene Keay
John W Wayne
Noah
MacDonald Carey
Vanerry
Jans
Ther
Yrnay
Ameseo
Allbritton
Tifa Gay
Mike
Dick 1
Yreta Keyes
Danube
Walter Ga
Peter Lawford
Ethe Mont Sboutis
Afr
Basel
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DTI
PRUVO
FTVO
Canada
Automobile Workers
Turkey
Turkey Wings
Market City
Wesley
Curtis Bishop
K. C. Steadman
Anderson Grads Told
St. Edwards
Edmund Hunt
CSC
Simon Scribner
Lockhart School
Seton
Seton School For Nursing
Methodists
Bastrop-Watterson
J. W. Griffin Jr
Buda
Fred Faust
Columbus
Leo F. Ross
Decker-Manda
J. F. Karling
Eagle Lake
D. Rhea Allison
Elgin
Doyle Morton
Faltonia Muldoon
F. C. Harrell
Garwood
Carl L. W. Israel
Gonzales
C. E. Marshall
Gonzales County
W. E. Palmer
Hallettsville-Mossy Grove
R. R. Bloomquist
Mixon- Gillette
H. H. Washington
Prairie Lea
J. C. Jones
San Marcos
Allen G. Roe
Schulenburg-Freyburg
Dennis Macune
Shiner
S. R. Horwood
Smiley - Westhoff
S. Merle Waters
J. Leonard Rea. Staples
Walter Dibrell
H. H. Ratliff
Weimar
J. M. McDonald
Yoakum Hope
Fred H. Hammer
Kerrville
L. V. Spellman
Bandera
R. R. Heanor
Barksdale-Montell
R. H. James
Bertram
John Weston
Blanco
Fred Banks
Boerne-Kendalia
Lee Geldmeier
Burnet
Ralph Seiler
Carrizo Springs
E. C. Young
Center Point
John Dutro
Chappel
W. P. Anderson
Cherokee
W. L. White
Comfort-Listerdale
Frank York
Crystal City
Dripping Springs
Gilbert Hibart
Eagle Pass
William E. Parrish
Fredericksburg
Edison
John Campbell
C. A. Greenwaldt
Goldthwaite
Ed H. Lovelace
Harper Hospital
Chaplin
B. E. Breihan
Hondo
Arthur Cox
Hunt
Virgil Culpepper
Johnson City
D. G. Hardt
New Fountain
Walter Frochner
Sabinal
Lee Friggin
Star Circuit
C. A. Hogan
San Saba
Seaborn Riker
Utopia
Philip Dibrell
Uvalde
H. Ellis Thomas
Yancey
D. D. Hogan
the State Farm
State Farm Bank
State Farm
E. C. Beach
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co
Littlefield Bldg
George Groos
Mrs. Lennie Leota Depew
J. W. Dixon
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
Ake
Lavaca
Congress Ave
Gladiolas
Avenue Florist
East Ave
Cook Quartet
George Moody
Felix Shuford
Watt Watkins
James R. McRill
Paul Kennard
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