Local Obituaries Share Passings Across Central Texas
Multiple notices from Lampasas, Lockhart, Taylor, San Marcos and surrounding areas report deaths of Laura McCorquadale, Thomas Maxwell, John Shell, Lizzie Sanders Little, J F Bohac, and J W Fuller. Funeral services, burial plans, and listed survivors are included, with ceremonies held at Wilke's Chapel of the Bells, Cook Funeral Home, Hylton Manor, and local churches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura McEcorquadale
Laura McCorquadale
Lucy Cummings
Orange
George Potthoff
Austin
L. N. Mancuso
C. C. Hardy
Houston
J. H. Rush
Cleveland
Texas
George Urwin
Jessie Gentile
Wilke
Chapel of the Bells
Joe Love
Memorial Park
S. B. Hansen
J. J. Smallwood
J. P. Chance
J. G. Owens
B. R. Forister
B. R. Stanch
William Anderson Miller
Cook Funeral Home
William Fleming
L. L. Burt
O. E. Zieger
Ira Clencennen
Cecil Clendennen
George Calhoun
Bill Preece
John C. Lockwood
Hylton Manor
E. E. Reeves
Manor Methodist Church
Manor Cemetery
Jack Lockwood
R. J. Pool
John H. Ealey
J. B. Hays Dale Davis
Barney Hibbs
Ing
Center
M. Buchanan
Lometa
Lockhart
Lizzie Sanders Little
McCurdy
J. C. Jones
Walter Sanders
Allie Sanders
Taylor
Sps
J. F. Bohac
Granger
Taylor Hospital
Bohac
Joe N. Bohac
Johnnie Bohac
Gilbert
Albin Bohaec
Anton Huna
Arnold Zrubek
Albin Dykowski
John Naizer
Frank Naizer
Anton Naizer
Jane Klimicek
Frydek
Mary Dobecka
Coppell
Bertha Kopeck
Millie Naizer
San Marcos
J. W. Fuller
Austin Hospital
Martindale
Rudolph Tatsch
W G. Fuller
Two Students Hurt in Mexico City Campus Riot
Two students were in serious condition after a bloody riot at the Normal School for Men in Mexico City. The disturbance stemmed from a long-running student dispute involving extremist groups aligned with reactionary Catholic and medical Communist camps. A knife wound exposed a thigh bone and facial injuries deeply damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Normal School For Men
Defective Wire Triggers Downtown Fire Call
Firemen answered an alarm at the Littlefield Building Friday night but found only a short in a wire on the seventh floor. The fault was in the office of the Texas State Federation of Labor, Chief R. H. Dickerson reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littlefield
R. H. Dickerson
Texas State Federation of Labor
United States Condemns Chinese Muzzling of Reporters
The State Department sharply rebuked the Chinese Communists for muzzling Western reporters in Shanghai and restricting dispatches to only Soviet bloc or recognizing nations. The note argues such acts block objective reporting and hinder recognition efforts. Meanwhile two seized American ships were released, with skippers reporting freedom to Shanghai.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
State Department
China
Peoples Republic
Peiping
Shanghai
Red China
Mukden
Flying Independent
The
Flying Clipper
Epidemic Measles Hit Cars in Tyler and Other Cities
Tyler garages report about 100 cars affected by paint blistering nicknamed auto measles. Similar outbreaks cited in Paducah Shreveport Bossier City Little Rock and Cape Girardeau with capillary action moisture and rain as possible causes. Cars left in rain most affected across models and uses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Tyler Garages
Paducah
Shreveport
Bossier City
Little Rock
Ark
Cape Girardeau
A. C. McGill
State College
McGill
Bandana
Brookport
Grand Jury Report Sparks City Controversy
A 126th District Court Grand Jury report claims some cases were not fully investigated. Police Chief Klaus denies knowledge of such claims and disputes the context of meetings with officials. Sheriff Best and City officials offered no comment while the district attorney plans to discuss the matter with jurors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
126Th District Court
Grand Jury
Jack Roberts
Ted Klaus Friday
Police Department
Klaus
District Attorney's Office
Guston Morgan
Ernest Best
Best
Morgan
Bob Long
Russians Return 3 Yankels Underweight Needing Care
The Russians sent back to the American zone three U S soldiers after 129 days in confinement. Private Porter J. Pontillo of Cleveland suffered malaria recurrence while in captivity. Private Karl Preuster of Newark lost ten pounds from scabies. Recruit Carl Ruhmke of Miami underweight but without a specific illness. Soviets claimed the men stayed in the Russian zone by their own choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
Porter J. Pontillo
Cleveland
Ohio
Karl Preuster
Newark
N. J
Carl Ruhmke
Miami
Arizona
Burglary Wave Spurs Vigilante Plans in Dallas
A $10,000 payroll burglary at Farwell Company and two additional home break-ins in the Park Cities prompted Dallas residents to form a vigilantes committee. Burglars cut an 18 inch hole in a safe with a torch. University Park Police Chief Forest Keene was offered to lead the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Farwell Company, Incorporated
Park Cities
Forest Keene
University Park
Also Mentioned on This Page
William A. Miller
Thomas A. Maxwell
Lampasas
Thomas Arthur Maxwell
Williamson County
Lampasas County
John Shell
Ellis Berry
Burnet County
E. A. Morgan
Cauble Cemetery
Jamnita Arnold
Gerald Stock
Clarence Berry
Artie Berry
Willow Springs
Edna Weeks
Bessie Jenkins
Snyder
Grace Ackley
Liberty Hill
Mrs. Lizziers
Thurlow B. Weed
Corley
Leveed
Eldon Powell
Florist
Hillyer
Lavaca
Congress Ave
Lovaca
Hyltin
Manor Funeral Home
Doe Manor
Goadaluye
Arm
Montopo Buchanan
Mi Os Avis
Marshal Ford
Colorado River
Tom ‘Exes
Abilene Amarillo
Wstin
Antonio Beti
Foreus
Jack McKay
Cabaniss
Austin's Older
6Th
Brazos
Iva Toguri
Tokyo
Ninth Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Michael J. Roche
D’aquino
R. D. Thorpe
Rauscher, Pierce & CO
Capital Nat. Bk
Armstrong
Capitol
W. 6Th
Turkey
Fryer Parts
Represen
Ralph Wentling
Ad Austin
Warsare
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