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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1948
Page
11
The 1864 Adobe Walls clash pitted Kit Carson against Kiowa and Comanche raiders. Carson, famed as a scout and frontiersman, repulsed the attack, while a later two day siege decades after saw Quanah Parker’s coalition suffer heavy losses and fade.
A mixed list from the 126th District Court and County Court at Law includes divorce filings involving Porch versus FP Porch and Beatrice H. Oglesby versus George H. Clanes, and a realty conveyance application by Alice Irene Ramey Char te. Cataloged entries show theft, swindling, aggravated assault, and other criminal cases, plus new car registrations and local business notices.
Bastrop Texas November 24 Robin Rother son of Albert Rother McDade will leave Friday to attend the National Congress in Chicago. He won the Allis Chalmers award for his 4 H truck farming project with travel paid by the sponsor. James Behrens String Prairie is the alternate and won second place with legume fertilizer and land terracing project.
Texas A&M Board of Directors voted to move agricultural research from the Experiment Station in Nacogdoches County to on farm sites across the county. Seventy five of 80 acres will be sold to fund county wide research while five acres host a new headquarters. The plan, led by R D Lewis, aims to bring research closer to farmers under diverse soil conditions and integrate extension work.
Bastrop announces the annual Santa Claus parade for December 4. Proceeds will fund prizes for the Youth Fair to be held in January, with the Youth Fair Association directing the event.
City council debates a 4 million dollar play land project on Lake Austin within a 1000 acre city park. Mayor Miller pitches leasing or selling 300 acres for vacation land at 100 dollars an acre. council approves zoning tweaks and permits.
Hayward Wisconsin November 24 Singer Bobby Breen said he was cleared by Sawyer County District Attorney Winslow Davis of possible law violations linked to his 21 hour disappearance. He also gave Sheriff William Sands a check for more than 100 dollars to cover the officer’s expenses during the search.
Giddings FFA will attend district leadership contests at Rockdale on December 2 to compete in a chapter conducting contest and a skills demonstration. They will also visit the soil conservation contest at Taylor on December 12 with about 12 teams entering, using a sand table and grass identifications.
Bastrop postmaster E. F. Pearcy estimates postal receipts will reach about 18 000 for the year, with a 12 percent rise expected as the holiday season increases mail volume. Incoming mail now runs about three to one over outgoing mail.
The Giddings Chamber of Commerce announces a Christmas party for youngsters on December 23 at the Courthouse lawn. Santa's wife theme returns and 2,000 bags of fruits nuts and candy will be distributed to children.
Dr. Philip R. Noe stepped down as medical director of the Kenny Polio Clinic in Centralia, announcing his resignation on Tuesday.
Senator Hill and Senator Maybank advocate tough measures to force true unification of the Army Navy and Air forces. They warn ongoing interservice bickering harms national power and pledge a January Senate probe as the top priority. Hill’s past stance favored strong unification with a focus on budget and policy dominance.
Joseph Walker, 31, a metal worker, was charged Wednesday with murder in the rape slaying of Theresa Foster, 18, a University of Colorado coed. District Attorney Hatfield Chilson filed the information with the district court clerk, to be official once Judge Claude Coffin arrives from Fort Collins.
Frank Dupree of Georgetown is in a Taylor hospital with a fractured pelvis after a Sunday wreck near Taylor. He swerved to avoid a car, lost control, and overturned his vehicle in a field.
Bastrop Chamber of Commerce and Bastrop Merchants promote booster plates advertising Bastrop State Park. The plates are available at the chamber offices for county automobile owners.
The Very Rev. Msgr. John W. Marren pastor of the Most Blessed Sacrament Church in St. Louis died Tuesday night at De Paul Hospital from a heart ailment.
Southern senators propose two paths on Truman civil rights program. Senator Fulbright backs a compromise while Senator Sparkman pushes for an unbiased nationwide study of racial and economic issues. Sparkman suggests a proceeding in the new Congress to spotlight problems from New York to California, including Puerto Ricans and Mexicans. Fulbright cites anti-lynching and poll tax repeal as hard parts amenable to agreement.
Burnet Post No. 64 American Legion officially dedicated its new Post and Auxiliary Home with Judge Thomas Ferguson as master of ceremonies. Dr. C. H. Brownlee recalled growth of the community. James McKay spoke on insuring tomorrow. Ray Wingren received land credit. donations from Jettie Felps and Burnet Development Program aided construction. the Auxiliary furnished drapes. the building will host meetings and classrooms for distributive education. guests enjoyed punch coffee and cookies.
Letter praises Sun editor for not publicizing that Mr. Fincher was named outstanding circulation manager in Texas and awarded a watch. The writer urges acknowledgment and thanks the paper for a Sunday story about his father.
Fifty two Austin public school teachers including Superintendent J. W. Edgar left on a bus trip for Dallas to attend the Texas State Teachers Association annual convention. About 15,000 teachers from across Texas are expected, with talks on teacher pay raises and the Gilmer-Aikin Committee report.
City Detective Lee Williamson conducted a raid Wednesday at Wade's Place 100 Congress Alf Tumey of the Big Boy Cafe 4117 Guadalupe Ray Oakley Shamrock Bar 322 East First and George Davis Davis Bar 322 Congress faced county court at law charges for intermittent gaming in public places one ball marble tables and lottery tickets were seized from the venues and defendants named.
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