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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1949
Page
8
William Decosta 27 Canadian faced a three year probation after a $1800 check he handed to cover bad checks bounced. He was turned over to Immigration for deportation following the federal court hearing in San Francisco on October 21.
Dr. Frank Weedon will lead a revival at Capitol Heights Baptist Church on 1400 Boulevard Ave from Oct 23 to 30 with H. C. Lancaster in charge of music. Services are twice daily on weekdays at 10 am and 7 30 pm and Sundays at 11 am and 7 30 pm. Pastor Rev L R Cole invites the public to attend.
The Senior League of the First Southern Presbyterian Church will visit Temple Beth Israel Sunday at 6:30 a.m. Rabbi Bertram Klausner will display Hebrew scrolls and explain rituals. At 7:30 p.m. the youth return for worship led by Dr. Flynn V. Long. The Pioneer Department studies major prophets at 6:30 p.m. The church holds an 11 a.m. service with the pastor delivering the sermon.
The Rev Keith Bardin chaplain for Episcopal students at the University will preach at All Saints Chapel after Morning Prayer at 1 am Ushers are W W Huff and William E Keys servers Welborn Hudson and Will Miller The holy eucharist is celebrated at 8 am Sunday 10 am Wednesday and 7 am on other weekdays Evening Prayer is 6 pm Sunday and 5 30 pm weekdays under the Canterbury Club A family service with sermon starts at 9 30 am Sunday at Sunday school opening Servers at 8 am are John Lockman and Benjamin Oliver and at 9 30 am Kim Garrett and Robert Kromack Coffee is served at 12 noon Sunday in Gregg House by the York Club.
Dr F E Brooks will speak on The Magnitude of Christ at 10 50 a m Sunday. The Senior Choir sings Fear Not I Am With Thee. Westminster Fellowship meets 5 p m Sunday led by Mrs Virginia Cain. Stewardship program on Wednesday. Junior Choir Halloween party Friday. Westminster Fellowship youths depart for Moranch Hunt Texas for a two day rally.
The sermon topics at Trinity Lutheran Church this Sunday include The Blessings of Church Attendance at 1 am and Walking With God at 7 30 pm. The Rev Arthur F Graf, new pastor, will speak at both services with the choir directed by Mr A E Koepsell.
Rev Archie K Stevenson's Sunday program centers on Convictions with sermon titled Convicted by Our Convictions. Mrs Clayton Brown offers a solo during special music. Evening gospel hour at 7 features the junior high age group leading and a sermon The Price of A Lie by Rev Stevenson.
Rockdale will host the 1950 American Legion district convention next spring, the first in 16 years. West State Adjutant Ward Moody announced Carlyle Post Rockdale led District 11 in 1950 membership and topped the state totals.
Patricia Ann Carr age 14 months daughter of Mr and Mrs Claude Carr of Thalia was killed when she fell from a jeep pickup as Mrs Carr drove. The rear wheel struck the child on the head. The family lives on the Waggoner estate farm 17 miles west of Vernon.
Briggs Oct 21 A Halloween carnival will be held Oct 29 at the school building. Mr and Mrs J M Smith are chairmen of seven committees with Mr and Mrs W P Black Mr and Mrs H E Harton and Charles Barton assisting.
The Rev T Watson Street D D professor at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary will be the guest speaker at both UT Baptist Church services Sunday in place of Pastor Dr Blake Smith. He joined the Austin Seminary faculty in 1948 after earlier pastorates and teaching roles.
Rev John Mueller discusses American Freedom and Protest at 11 a m service at Hyde Park Presbyterian Church. Mrs John Mueller and Mrs R L Roberts sing Did You Pray joined by organist Mrs Jack Lenhart.
A 30 year old Louisiana private Ray Marquedant of Ash and shot himself in a Shreveport cocktail lounge after borrowing pencil and paper to write a farewell note to his mother. Four customers watched as Miss Mickey Martin the bartender received $575 in war bonds and the note before the suicide.
Railroad Commission Chairman William J. Murray Jr. remains in the hospital after a traffic accident on September 4. Doctors estimate about three more weeks of traction treatment before his hip can be cast and he can go home for convalescence.
Sunday Charles Werlln a senior University music student begins as director of music at First Street Christian Church. The Rev. O. E. Grimes will preach at 10 55 a m on I Believe God and at 7 30 p m on Lame Feet.
Rally Day will be observed at the Evangelical Free Church with junior church at 11 a.m. and morning worship also at 11 a.m. FCYF meets at 6 30 p.m. and the evening evangelistic service starts at 7 30 p.m. Tuesday orchestra practice at 7 p.m. choir rehearsal at 8 p.m. A Sunday School plea is set for Thursday at Pease Park at 6 30 p.m.
Four year old Joyce Ann Whitworth, daughter of Mr and Mrs T D Whitworth of LeGrange Georgia, uses a bubble pipe to help her lungs. After heart surgery and subsequent lung congestion doctors at Emory University Hospital used a glass bottle tube system then added a toy bubble pipe guiding her to inhale deeply while blowing bubbles.
Fort Worth Texas Wesleyan College officials dispersed student pickets protesting new closing hours for the student lounge. Students said the voluntary strike would continue despite the disruption.
England's famed Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw, in his 94th year, told the Clan Chatten Association he is too old to dance a Scottish reel. He sent a postcard noting let him alone and that he will dine and dance as much as they like, but not invite him to dance.
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