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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1948
Page
11
Funeral services for J. J. Jackson 48 a prominent Austin Baptist minister who died at Brackenridge Hospital will be held Thursday at Ebenezer Baptist Church. The Rev J C Lott will officiate. He leaves a widow a mother and five children and was active in the St John District Baptist Church and supported UT students with contributions.
A historical note reports Russia’s daily consumption of frankfurters reaching five hundred thousand units. The figure highlights the scale of processed meat appetite during the period.
In Shaker Heights near Cleveland an elderly woman, Helen Takacy, is found dead after a nighttime assault. Police describe a tall, poorly dressed man who fled the scene, then seemed to regret the act and sought aid for the victim. Evidence includes a used necktie and a broken window caused by the assailant.
In Paris France resists unchecked German industry while Britain hedges on postwar recovery. France seeks control of coal and machinery to outpace Germany, aiming to dominate European steel amid a looming 25 million ton annual shortage. German output could reach 6 million tons by July. American investment emerges as a potential stabilizing factor.
An article warns against gland issues as the sole cause of obesity and condemns harsh diets. It promotes a simple method using Barcentrate, claiming you can eat what you want but less overall, with dehydration and elimination aiding weight loss. A Texas survey notes Barcentrate’s popularity and a money back guarantee.
A courthouse roundup lists multiple cases including divorces for Guthrie v. Carl Columbus Guth and Annetta Hodges v. Charlie Hodges. It notes temporary orders, property matters, and consented marriages such as Limberg and Mitschke with Eula K aylor ymond. The report also records fines for beer sale without a permit and intermittent pigging and playing infractions.
In Colorado Springs a motorist claimed a coin he deposited in a parking meter was not a penny but a $5 gold piece. William Roberts told City Treasurer A N Wyman the coin was worth five dollars and then waited as the money was counted to recover his coin.
A New York owl flew into a 67th floor RCA Building window, landed in an office, and was captured. The ASPCA took custody and released the bird at a lower altitude.
An unidentified man with a broken knee on a wooden leg visited a Munising factory to have the joint welded and then returned to pursue a deer. The incident occurred during Michigan's current deer hunting season on November 17.
J. L. Marshall was the sole defendant to plead not guilty among 20 tried in 98th District Court this week and received a five year suspended sentence for burglary. Several others pled guilty with suspended sentences, including William Arthur Davis and Millard Goolsby, while Solomon Isaac drew three years in prison. The week closed the criminal docket with remaining cases set for trial earlier in December.
Dr. Willard Elsbree of Columbia University will report to the Austin School Board Thursday at 2 p m on recommendations for local salary schedules. He met with the advisory committee on finance and personnel policies to discuss a permanent plan continuing a temporary salary allotment made last summer. The board and committee will hear the report at Bickler Administration Building.
Henry Ford II said workers will receive a fourth wage raise and prices will rise, calling a buyer's market unlikely and noting production gains but insufficient productivity to cut prices. He defended price freedom, praised Taft Hartley, and warned against price controls and socialism. He anticipated car inventories improving in 6 months to a year and noted dealer mispractice scrutiny.
A car maker discusses an automatic transmission under development and plans to deploy it soon. The new unit will feature about 50 percent fewer parts than current designs, signaling a move toward simplified engineering to satisfy buyers.
The body of 45 year old brickmason Novelle Floyd McGuffin was found in a cistern on his farm five miles southeast of Sanger Denton after a note to his wife was found. He was weighted down with a tractor weight and an anvil in about 18 feet of water. The note hinted at dementia.
American Telephone and Telegraph Co. directors on Wednesday declared the usual quarterly dividend of 2.25 dollars a share on common stock payable January 15 to stockholders of record December 15. The rate, in effect since 1922, covers about 23,226,000 shares and will disburse roughly 52.25 million dollars to some 750,000 stockholders worldwide.
Many bird parents do not feed their young. chicks can hunt for food within hours of hatching, showing rapid independence and early foraging instinct in several species.
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