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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1948
Page
9
The Air Force announced on Monday the removal of the grounding order on F84 Thunderjet jets that had been in place for a week. The announcement said wing tip tanks, designed to extend range in level flight, are not approved for combat maneuvers.
The North Austin Civic Club pledges full support for a youth library at the Salvation Army Youth Center which opened Oct 13. William J. Weeg urged book donations. J R McNeely named George Francisco chair of the collection committee with Ben Greig and Mrs Louis Beck on the team.
Travis County Courthouse reopened after a summer recess with full dockets and the first October grand jury sworn in by Judge Charles O Betts. Foreman Jesse L Rose led a 16 member panel including C A McEachern and George Madison as jurors. New district attorney Bob Long introduced his team as thirteen jailed defendants faced grand jury voir dire and no challenges were raised. The October docket promises heavy work as more than 100 defendants remain free on bond.
A Missouri Kansas Texas freight train derailed near Lind Say six miles west of Gainesville. Eight to ten tank cars loaded with crude oil caught fire but no injuries were reported.
Llano Oct. 4. The Llano Roping Club will hold an open jackpot roping Tuesday night announced by secretary M. J. Stewart Jr. The event is expected to draw ropers from nearby towns and may include one or two matched roping contests.
Rescue workers believed they had found the wreckage of a flying boat that capsized near Hommelvik after an attempted landing. The disaster killed 19. 26 people were rescued, among them British philosopher Earl Bertrand Russell, 76.
Taylor October 4. County Commissioner W C Stern announced the replacement bridge over Turkey Creek near New Bern that burned last week will cost 1500 dollars. The fire cause remains unknown.
A J Maxey longtime Lamar High School custodian died in his sleep at home on Sunday. He was 87.
Danish officials confirm a prince will marry a Copenhagen businessman’s relative. The October 4 notice names A Flemming as a party involved in the engagement, with Taerk ip en ga Ccecohagen cited in the formal announcement.
Belgrade October 4 Eric Johnston president of the Motion Pictures Association of America said he sold American films to Yugoslavs. He said the Yugoslavs agreed to buy 20 to 25 films over the next year with payments to be made in a New York bank in dollars.
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