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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
24
In North Baltimore on Tuesday night a street light blew, manhole covers flew, and flames spurted as a 45 minute blackout followed a short circuit in underground power lines. Fire officials cautious, rats suspected as gnawing culprits.
Boston October 19. Benjamin P. Packer 52 has served Devon Street Grove Hall Roxbury for 23 years delivering to about 1500 families. Headquarters approved a lighter 700 family route but demands to keep him on the old route persist due to his popularity. He also does odd jobs fixes faucets and repairs fixtures and hands out candy to children.
Native women of the poorer class in Sarajevo Yugoslavia are described as never appearing without heavy veils in public. The remark reflects social attitudes and urban life conditions of the era.
The Austin American notes that radio program listings in news sports and features for the American Statesman are subject to change without notice. The notice highlights that schedules and content may be altered at any time by the stations involved.
Gordon Howard a 26 year old Air Force veteran in a Houston hospital won a $3,000 prize house on a radio quiz. He plans to build the two bedroom home back in Mansfield Louisiana for his parents and family, though his illness may delay delivery.
Obituaries list numerous funeral services. Ophilia Velasquez and Harvey McAlpine Schamp die in local hospitals with masses and burials at Guadalupe Church Mt. Calvary and Corpus Christi. Other notices cover Samuel H Elliott, H G King, Catarino S Sanchez, Ernest O Thorer, Laura Ann Pemberton, Hermine McHassey, Jim Thomas Dorton, and John Graham Tyson with survivors and burial sites at Oakwood Memorial Park Garfield Sealy Sealy and local funeral homes.
Princess Cecilie, granddaughter of Kaiser Wilhelm, and her Amarillo husband Clyde Harris plan a small apartment while awaiting clearance papers. They arrived from New York with their dog Schnapps, visited Hubbell sisters, and will host a reception at the Amarillo Country Club. Cecilie admires Kentucky horses and US hotel grandeur while eager to see ranches and begin building a cottage.
A humming bird with a three inch wing span can fly nonstop over the Gulf of Mexico, illustrating remarkable endurance.
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