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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1948
Page
10
In Chicago on October 15 a donor funded an auditory training system for six girls at the Ephpheta School for the Deaf. The device, with headphones connected to a central unit housing a radio phonograph and speech reproducer, enables the 50 to 90 percent hearing loss students to hear their own names clearly for the first time.
Sheriff-elect Merkel Dicken of Grayson County posted a 1000 bond after indictment on grain theft and swindling charges. District Attorney Paul Worden said a grand jury returned the indictment, with one other person named, totaling 19 defendants. earlier 17 Grayson County men had similar charges in August. The case involves alleged grain theft from Burrus Mill's plant in McKinney.
Four hundred soldiers at Lowry Field Denver report an unknown intestinal illness with twenty five hospitalized and emergency treatment given to others. The disorder is tentatively diagnosed as ptomaine poisoning with half the cadre ill Thursday and the rest Friday.
Los Angeles Oct 15 Pacific Coast Baseball League directors paused action on the 1949 playing schedule. Adoption is set for January in Sacramento with date to be announced by President Clarence Rowland. Directors discussed a revolutionary schedule plan without elaboration, reportedly replacing traditional week long series with three or four game sets.
Samuel Huston College Dragons earn their first Southwestern Negro Conference win with a 19 to 13 upset of Bishop College Tigers in Marshall. Harvey Bradshaw connected on two long passes to Isaac Metcalf and Hillmon, Cecil Phillips scored on a late end run, and James Hill added a late touchdown pass to Riley for Bishop.
Smithville powered past Flatonia 33-0 on Friday night. Robert Burns and Frank Bonarden led with two touchdowns each, Hilton Karish added a TD, and Burns booted three extra points.
Paris rolled up all its points in the first half defeating Lamar of Beaumont 27 to 7 in a Southwestern Junior College Conference game. Billy Reddell scored two touchdowns, Bob Walker added one, Harold Murdock connected with John Hatchett for the fourth. Lamar earned a score on a six yard pass from James McNeill to Bobby Frederick.
Kenneth Moore of Calhoun High School scored 10 touchdowns and two extra points to tally 62 points as Calhoun routed Acworth 89 to 0. The senior right halfback surpassed the 140 point mark in five games this season.
In Llano on Friday night San Saba football dominated District 22A defeating Llano 44 to 0. Bill McDonald scored three touchdowns with two extra points while Dick Felts and Douglas Cameron aided the ground game. Edgar Thornton added a 30 yard TD run and connected with Bill Owens for a fourth quarter score.
Kerrville greets a new high pressure fog apparatus fire truck bought for 5400 dollars in Anderson Indiana. Fire Chief W S Shives says the fog system will be the first vehicle on alarms and will smother flames to allow safer hose approach by other firefighters.
Miami Florida stunned Detroit 6-0 as great line play and expert quarterbacking powered the underdog Hurricanes to their first win after four games. 18451 fans watched the Friday night clash, ending the Titans bid for a second straight victory.
Frank Stranahan of Toledo, a sharp shooter, won his match in the Hardscramble Country Club invitational at Fort Smith but required 20 holes to defeat Captain Jamie Gough of Barksdale Field, Louisiana, one up to reach the quarterfinals.
Abilene school officials vote a new three year contract for P. E. Shotwell the veteran Texas high school football coach. The package sets a yearly salary of 5800 dollars with terms to run through the next season.
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