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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1948
Page
3
Georgetown musicians slated to perform with the Austin Symphony include Mrs Lois Forsvall first chair cello, Thomas Douglas violin, Ralph W Jones first chair flute, and Justin Custer among others in the program announced October 5.
Bids will be opened October 26 at City Hall for leasing and operating Lake Worth Beach in Fort Worth for a 10 year period. The public beach, a longtime city recreation spot, was closed in the late 1930s.
Obituaries and funeral notices list Floy Silas Nelson 63 of Austin died in Dallas. Victor B. Keith of 2619 Wichita Street with a private service. John A. Kennedy 66 of Elgin buried in Taylor Cemetery. Duane Murchison killed in action reburied in Llano. Willie Henry Rusch 67 of Taylor buried in Taylor City Cemetery. Billie Don Dailey 5 of Round Rock buried in Round Rock cemetery with survivors named.
Police across four counties hunted a suspect in the death of Eloise Twitchell 32 whose badly beaten body was found in a woods 75 miles northeast of Silsbee. Her husband is a merchant seaman and her 8 month old daughter survives. Identification came from four Beaumont friends. Autopsy shows a blow fractured the skull over the right ear. Funeral set for Wednesday in Woodville.
More than 23 percent of yearly burn deaths involve children under five. Health officials warn that prevention efforts and safer at home practices are essential to protect the youngest residents.
Emmett Haines announced the coronation of the county queen to be held at Airline Park starting 7 30 p.m. Thursday with William L. Pratho of the Lee County Fair Association to crown her. Readied plans include garden and Rhine Winkler orchestra music and a dance as part of the event.
US Army Engineers opened a Galveston hearing on a five mile wide Gulf of Mexico non-drilling zone from the Galveston jetties to Held Bank. Adoption would halt oil exploration within the area affecting about 46 000 acres and $1 000 000 in school fund leases. State Land Commissioner Bascom Giles sought a satisfactory arrangement.
Taylor reports 9 105 cotton pickers registered for the picking season with 642 crews and an average of 14 workers per crew. W W Knight of the Texas Employment Service announced the totals. Cecil Lann and TES staff tracked crew assignments at Taylor farms.
Thurlow B. Weed of Weed Corley Funeral Home returned from the four day annual meeting of National Selected Morticians in Chicago. The organization with representations from three nations has a limited 500 member roster and conducts a four day seminar on modern procedures and services each year.
Funeral services for Mikkel Ludvigsen were held at Hyltin Funeral Home at 3 30 p m Tuesday with Rev John Berry officiating. Burial followed in Oakwood Cemetery.
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