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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 24, 1948

Page

13

Four Charged In Theft Of US Property At Bergstrom

Federal charges filed against four men over the disappearance of Prestone anti-freeze from Bergstrom Air Force Base. Three soldiers Douglas W. Smallwood Arthur C. Morgan and Harold H. Joyner surrendered. Berry Craft 45 of 1795 Silington Avenue faces charges for buying and concealing stolen property.

Bergstrom Air Force Base Douglas W. Smallwood Arthur C. Morgan Harold H. Joyner Justice Department Berry Craft Silington Avenue East Seventh Louis Scott Wilkerson Austin Bergstrom FBI Craft Wilkerson

Agreed Judgment Reached in Dallas Divorce

In Fort Worth on Tuesday in 48th District Court, Mrs. Helen Byrd Robertson was granted a divorce from E H Robertson oil operator. An agreed settlement awards her a 150000 dollar promissory note at 4 percent interest due in one year, the Arlington homestead and furnishings, a 1948 Packard, and 200 shares of Dallas Railway & Terminal Company stock. The Robertsons formerly lived in Dallas.

Fort Worth 48Th District Court Helen Byrd Robertson E. H. Robertson

British visitors examine Lake Austin park for $4 million resort

Butlin and General Critchley toured Lake Austin and Lake Travis with Austin officials and supporters, eyeing sale or long term lease of park land for a Butlin style holiday city. The plan promises jobs for students, plus dining halls and recreation, while keeping much of the park open to the public.

Austin William E. Butlin A. C. Critchley Tom Miller Neal Douglass Lake Austin Park Butlin and Critchley Arno Nowotny University of Texas University Miller Austin Foundation Group Lake Austin Butlin Lake Travis C. B. Smith Austin Development Foundation Max Starcke Lower Colorado River Authority Taylor Glass Will T. Johnson City Hall Johnson and Glass Nowotny General Critchley Development Foundation Buchanan Roy Inks Travis Lakes City Lake Park Central Texas Colorado Highland Lakes United States Beauford Jester Capitol Jester Ike Ashburn

Fair Thanksgiving Day Skies Over Central Texas

The Austin Weather Bureau predicts a calm Thanksgiving with fair skies and temperatures around 65 as the day unfolds. Wednesday will see lows near 40 and highs around 63, followed by slightly warmer conditions on Thursday. no rain is expected.

Texas Austin Weather Bureau

Fifteenth Street Renamed Truman Road in Kansas City

Kansas City will rename its east west street Fifteenth Street to Truman Road. The City Council ordered the change Monday night and it takes effect January 20, the date of President Truman's inauguration.

Kansas City Kansas Cty President Truman Fifteenth Street Truman

Earthquake Shakes Santiago Chile on Tuesday Afternoon

A medium intensity earthquake was felt in Santiago Chile on Tuesday afternoon. The tremor registered at 3 14 p m Eastern Standard Time and disrupted daily activities but caused no immediate reports of damage.

Santiago Chile

Coconut Cream Pie With Coconut in Filling Topping

In making coconut cream pie, fold some shredded coconut into the filling and reserve additional coconut to sprinkle over the top as a finishing touch. This adds texture and coconut flavor both inside and on the crust.

Life Sentence Given Negro For Old Killing

Jerome Body, 44, a Negro, was sentenced to life in Sing Sing for a 1933 Brooklyn murder. Detectives traced him to Anchorage after a 14-year manhunt. he shot Richard Cardounel, 25, in a hallway, then fled to Texas before settling in Alaska. He was returned to New York and convicted of first degree murder.

New York Jerome Body Sing Sing Brooklyn Body Anchorage Alaska Richard Cardounel Cardounel Texas

Personality and IQ tests reshape how traits grow

December Reader's Digest features Dr Henry C Link explaining the P Q test measures personality and guides activities that build or harm it. The feature helps readers judge if they and their children foster traits needed to get along in the world. Also includes fiction and business advice items on crime suspense and selling ideas.

Henry C. Link

Three Air Bases To Be Reopened

The Air Force will reopen three World War II bases within months Las Vegas Nevada Mountain Home Idaho and Chatham Georgia Mountain Home and Chatham to activate mid December Las Vegas by March 1 The Cedar Grove Depot will be withdrawn from surplus for use by the 47th Bomb Wing shifting to Barksdale Air Force Base Shreveport from Biggs Base El Paso Texas The depot served the Army in the war.

Washington Air Force Las Vegas Mountain Home Idaho Chatham Strategic Air Command Chatham Base Cedar Grove 47Th Barksdale Base Shreveport Biggs Base el Paso Texas Army

Neighbor May Help Amnesia-Struck Friend Across Borders

Fort St. John B C November 23 Mrs Ida Titus travels to Wichita Falls Texas to aid a friend Mrs O C Hartzog who cannot recognize family since a traffic accident. The injured woman has repeatedly called for Ida a former neighbor and her family asked for her help.

Fort ST. John B. C Ida Titus Wichita Falls Texas O. C. Hartzog Ida

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