Explosions Target Washington Post Office Building
A destructive blast sequence at the Post Office Department Building on Pennsylvania Avenue caused major damage on the top floors and tore a large hole in a concrete wall. Two Federal Communications Commission workers remained unaccounted for, and ten firemen were injured as the eight story structure housed both agencies.
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Burnet Pioneer Annie Churchill Dies at 83
Burnet resident Miss Annie Churchill, who moved to Burnet in 1880 and served as a Methodist missionary in Mexico and Cuba, died Tuesday at her home. She would have turned 83 on Monday. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at 3 p.m. at Edgar Funeral Home with Rev. Ralph Seiler officiating. Burial will follow in Burnet Cemetery. Survived by her sister Miss Sally Churchill of Burnet.
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Four Strikes Freeze Houston Work. City Seeks Settlement
In Houston, four strikes keep about 17,800 workers idle. A last minute settlement averted disruptions for 7,150 workers while 2,150 longshoremen and 5,000 non union warehouse workers would have halted port activity. Mayor Holcombe pressed for a joint meeting to avert more walkouts as 1,100 transit drivers and mechanics prepare to strike. Construction projects worth 75 million dollars stand still as AFL laborers honor picket lines.
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Houston Transit Company
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San Saba Native Haskell J. Brown Jr. Dies in Japan
Private Haskell J. Brown Jr. son of Mr. and Mrs. Haskell Brown Sr. of San Saba died recently in Japan. A War Department telegram said the body was found October 20 in a drainage ditch at Kyushu. He was born December 16, 1929, educated at San Saba High School, and had served since July 1948 with the 62nd Infantry Battalion at Camp Rakata, Japan. He had been employed briefly in San Antonio before enlisting. Survivors include his parents.
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Austin Area Weather Summary and Measurements
The bulletin reports Austin area conditions with mild days and cool nights, hourly readings, sunrise at 6 43, moon phase 4 10, high and low temperatures since Jan 1 including 101 degrees and a January 31 low, rainfall 24 hours 0 8 inches and annual total 4 30 inches, Colorado River stages near Marshall Ford and Lake Travis around 661 49 feet and 1010 98 feet, with forecast little change and regional temperatures for nearby cities listed.
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