Little Whooping Crane Missing Believed Dead
Rusty the baby whooping crane, the newest of only 38 on earth, is believed dead after missing from Aransas Wildlife Refuge near Rust, Texas. Refuge manager Julian A. Howard said a thorough search followed a Sunday disappearance, with potential causes including snake, raccoon, or vulture predation.
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Rustwell
Rusty
Aransas Wildlife Refuge
Gulf Coast
Julian A. Howard
Howard
Apar
Third Offense Alleged In Rubber Check Case
Donald Roy Carey faces a third offense charge of swindling by worthless check in the Travis Blakeslee court. A complaint by City Detective K R Herbert alleges Carey passed a worthless $20 check at a Hemphill bookstore on May 22.
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Donald Roy Carey
Justice of the
Travis Blakeslee
Monay
K. R. Herbert
Carey
Hemphill
Deaths and Funerals Ingram Miller Miles and More
Death notices list Samuel P. Ingram Jr 51 of 1206 West Avenue funeral Tuesday at Hylton Manor with burial at Memorial Park. John B Miller Sr 79 Austin resident and former Dallas real estate worker died at daughter's home. services pending. Marie Ribbeck and Ray Miles also noted with Cook Funeral Home arrangements and Memorial Park burial. Taylor area obituaries include Mrs John Zak Mrs Bertha Winston Jarmon and others with multiple survivors and church services in Elgin Taylor.
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Samule P. Ingram
Samuel P. Ingram
West Avenue
McKinney Hospital
Mary Lee Ingram
Edsam M. Ingram
Austin
S. P. Ingram
Baton Rouge
J. G. Willox
Orlando
Florida
D. L. Judice
Hylton Manor Funeral
John B. Miller
John B. Miller Sr
John Strickland
Hollywood
Dallas
C. M. Miller Paint Co
George Lacey
Bob Tobin
T. B. Benson
Levelland
Fred Hargis
San Antonio
John B. Miller Jr
Weed-Corley Funeral Home
Ray Miles
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church
J. Erleen Moore
Memorial Park
Cook Funeral Home
Clarence Isabell
Otto Hobbs
W. A. Stewart
Haywood Harris
Barney Noack
W. H. Dowell
Clay Lauderdale
E. G Kirkland
Henry Puryear
W. W. Frendiger
C. B. Taylor
Homer Lankford
M. W. Simms
Disabled Vets From Austin Tour Washington for Atlantic Union conference
Four members of the Austin Disabled American Veterans plan a trip to the national conference of the Atlantic Union committee in Washington D C from May 31 to June 2 to endorse Atlantic Union resolutions. Alex Simon Tom Greening Robert H Zabel and Edward C Victor depart by plane Tuesday at 2 p m. The Lone Star Chapter No 4 DAV Austin has endorsed the Atlantic Union resolutions pending in the House and Senate.
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Austin Disabled American Veterans
Atlantic Union Committee
Washington
D. C
Atlantic Union
Alex Simon
Brackenridge
Regional Council of Dav
Austin
House
Senate
Two Brothers Die From Weekend Auto and Drowning Accidents
Jose Castro of Creedmoor dies from injuries after a Sunday wreck near 1 am. Epiframio Castro, his brother, died in Bluff Springs. Andrew Jackson Hunter drowns near Mon topolis Bridge and Bobbie George Crofford drowns in the Colorado River. Several others injured, including Castro brothers and two Austin men, with conditions reported.
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Jose Castro
Creedmoor
Brackenridge Hospital
San Jose
Andrew Jackson Hunter
Hylton Manor
Hunter
Co River
Montopolis Bridge
Justice of the Peace
P. L. Nairn
Bobbie George Crofford
Chalmers
Crofford
Colorado
Trinity Street
Frank McBee
Epiframio Castro
Bluff Springs
Christine Castro
Manuel Castro
Casmine Castro
Austin
Allan W. Walden
Grover Avenue
Houston
Dr Eby predicts end of segregation in education at Tillotson
Dr Frederick Eby UT education professor told Tillotson College graduates that the day of segregation in education is over. He warned Texas faces readjustment after abolition, noted two world ideologies in conflict, and urged unity as public schools integrate. The 99 graduates included Gloria Verdell Thompson and Hazel Joyce McElwee who received top honors.
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Frederick Eby
University of Texas
Tillotson College
Eby
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of World Opinion
Texas
Austin
Texas State University For
Houston
United States
Canada
Europe
Russia
Robert F. Harrington
Samuel Huston College
Gloria Verdell Thompson
Hazel Joyce McElwee
Dallas
Allred Elected Worshipful Master of Onion Creek Lodge
County Commissioner Sam N Allred was elected worshipful master of the Onion Creek Masonic Lodge. Other officers named include Clayton Gurley senior warden Vincent Valdes junior warden Charles Tillman treasurer H T Parker secretary Dobbins senior deacon and William Gove junior deacon. Installation for all Austines will be held at Onion Creek on June 24.
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Sam N. Allred
Onion Creek
Masonic Lodge
Clayton Gurley
Vincent Valdes
Charles Tillman
H. T. Parker
Dobbins
Willam Gove
Austines
Allred
Weather roundup and record highs across Texas cities
Partly cloudy conditions prevail with sunrise at 6 30 am and moonrise at 24 00. Temperatures reach 92 degrees the highest since January first as Austin and other Texas cities report record highs and brief hot spell.
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Hee Intermeister
Wigan
Texas
Austin
Symphony Group Officers Elected in Austin
Officers of the Austin Symphony Orchestra Society were re elected at the annual meeting. Carl Edward Bock remains president with Thomas D Richworth as vice president and Mrs Edna Hammerman as secretary treasurer. Ezra Rachlin leads the orchestra and the group notes national recognition. The 1950 51 season will feature six concerts at Hogg Auditorium three at Gregory Gym four children's concerts at City Coliseum and out of town engagements are planned. A new board was elected.
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Austin Symphony Orchestra Society
Carl Edward Bock
Thomas D. Richworth
Edna Hammerman
Bock
Ezra Rachlin
Hogg Auditorium
Gregory Gym
City Coliseum
Texas To Observe 175th Anniversary Of Engineers
Governor Shivers proclaims June 11 to 16 as public honors for the United States Army Corps of Engineers. Texas flood control and river harbors projects total about 200 million dollars with nearly another 200 million authorized but unfunded. The corps traces its founding to June 16 1775 by General George Washington and Colonel Rich Gridley, preceding Bunker Hill.
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United States Army Corps of Engineers
Allan Shivers
Corps of Engineers
Texas
Congress
Shivers
George Washington
Bunker Hill
Washington
Rich Gridley
Cab Driver Fined For Selling Liquor
An Austin cab driver Arnold East was fined 100 in County Court at Law for unlawfully selling liquor after pleading guilty for selling a bottle of whisky on West Second Street. His new trial motion was granted and set for June 23. In a separate liquor case Frank Fritsche was found innocent after evidence about beer cans failed to prove contents. J P Heath pled true to a second offense swindle with a worthless check and received 30 days in county jail.
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Austin
Arnold East
West Second Street
East
Frank Fritsche
Aot
J. P. Heath
Ticklish Driver Fined $100 for 6 Car Crash
Chicago man Joseph Casper, 45, said his 10 year old son tickled him causing loss of control and a crash that involved five other vehicles. Casper was fined $100 and costs on a reckless driving charge in Chicago.
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Chicago
Joseph Casper
Casper
Law Urges Tight Rules on State Property Use
The Legislative Budget Board urged the Legislative Council to draft a new law to fix clear responsibility for state property, curb misuse, and require uniform inventory procedures across all state entities including higher education. The plan calls for a complete inventory, mandatory reports, and centralized controls overseen by the Comptroller and State Auditor.
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Legislative Budget Board
Legislative Council
Budget Council
Comptroller's Department
Comptroller
State Auditor
Harris County May Become Largest US Census District
Harris County may have the nation’s largest single census district with estimates around 775 000 to 800 000. District Census chief George Findlay said he has counted more people there than any other district and expects a final tally in about two days to judge if Houston will exceed 600 000. The City Planning Commission estimates Houston at about 610 000. He will announce if preliminary figures meet those estimates.
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Harris County
Houston
George Findlay
Monay
Findlay
Texas
City Planning Commission
Rites in Dallas Today For Mrs. Janet Davis
Mrs Janet Davis died in Dallas and is survived by son Colonel Stuart W Davis and daughter Dr Margaret Davis of Dallas Funeral services are set for Tuesday at 10 am at the Ed Co Smith and Brother Funeral Home in Dallas
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Janet Davis
Dallas
Austin Businesses Notified of Vacation Answering Service
A notice informs Austin businesses about a special summer vacation answering service. It invites inquiries to the Austin Answering Service for details on this and other services, with a contact number provided.
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Austin Answering Service
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Wilke Funeral Home
U. S. Lucky
Oak Hill Cemetery
Mose Stevenson
Harry Pesnell
Hayne Chapel Cemetery
Jerry Fellers
Clarence McCandless
Leroy Crooks
Vernon Perry
Sam Laws
A. E. Crooks
Marie Ribbeck
F. G. Roesner
Oakwood Cemetery
Lawrence Buans
Robert Mueller
Wesley Becker
Henry Wendlandt
O. B. Bertram
Earl Sommers
Taylor
Carmen Sommers
Leona Sommers
John Charles Sommers
George O. Sommers
Mary Josephine Lawler
Cok
St. Mary's Cathedral
Mrs
John Zak
ANS
Frank Svoboda
Josef Barton
Nelsonville
Taylor City
Zak
Evelyn Zak
Ben Zak
Joe J. Vitek
Granger
Anton Urbanek
Frank Zak
Paul Belicek
Joe Safarik
Tom Janota
Victoria
Joe Walker Small
Naval Hospital
Key West
Fla
Contive Funeral Home
Small
Clyde Middleton
Thrall
Navy
Albert Zezulka
Edith Andrews
Bertha W. Jarmon
Austin Monument CO
Backus Memorial CO
Driscoll and
Moritz
Stasswender Granite Works
Pariey
Corley Funeral Home
Lavaca
Chapel of the Bells
Congress Ave
Gladiolas
Avenue Florist
East Ave
Dr. Eby
Sam Allred
Symphony Group
Army Engineers
Hot Springs
Arkansas
AL H. Johns CO
Nalle Annex
Hutain Valey Ea
Associated Press
East 6Th ST
Texas Furniture Co
Alamazoo
John B
Vaught
Hardware Company
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