Rescue Follows Narrow Well Ordeal Of Gow Boy
A 3 year old Austin boy, Bobby Gow, was pulled alive after three hours trapped in an eight inch well casing near his home at 3302 Goodwin Avenue Govalle. Firemen police and volunteers dug a parallel shaft and lowered oxygen to the child who appeared exhausted but unharmed after rescue at 5 45 pm. The scene drew about 45000 spectators and the father kept contact with his son during the ordeal. Local authorities and volunteers coordinated the multihour effort with power shovels and manual digging ending when the boy was brought to the surface.
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Bobby
Bobby Gow
Gow
Goodwin Avenue
Govalle
Carrot Top
Neal Douglass
Austin
Bobby Andrew Gow
James Gow
Brackenridge Hospital
Otto Ludwig
Young Gow
Ludwig
Peggy
City of
Raymond Cannon
Joe Bland
Freed
Douglass
Daddy
1611 Garden
Ronnie
Bert Lay
Jones Gravel Company
Raymond
Pat Cannon
Joe Bland Construction Company
Lay
R. D. Thorp
Salvation Army
President Signs Bill To Arm US Friends Abroad
President Truman signed a 1.079 billion dollar appropriation to arm allies against communism. The package includes 814 million cash and 500 million contract authority for arms aid, plus 30 million for Korea economic aid, 7.25 million for crowded school districts in defense areas, 6 million cash and 24 million contract for Air Force wind tunnels, 5.5 million to repay Finland for seized ships, and 62 million for military construction in Alaska and Okinawa.
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Washington
Truman
America
Korea
Government of
Finland
Prieee
Alaska
Okinawa
Weather menu notes light rains and mild temperatures
The weather page lists Saturday as seeing occasional light rains with a forecast of mild temperatures. The high is expected near 75 degrees while Austin reaches 72 at 1 p.m. and a 42 degree low is noted at 6 a.m.
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Austin
Texas and SMU Clash in Must-Win Southwest Showdown
University of Texas faces SMU in a do or die Southwest Conference game Saturday afternoon. Other games feature 1CU vs Baylor, Arkansas vs Texas A&M, and Rice against Texas Tech. Joe Louis to fight Pat Valentino in a 10 round exhibition on December 7. No replacement yet for the Cerdan LaMotta bout after Cerdan died in a plane crash Thursday night.
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University of Texas
SMU
Baylor
Arkansas
Texas A&m
Rice
Texas Tech
Joe Louis
Pat Valentino
Marcel Cerdan
Jake LaMotta
Cerdan
Clues to Air Crash Fatal to 48 Sought
Salvage teams searched charred wreckage of an Air France Constellation on Sao Miguel for bodies and clues to the crash that killed 48 aboard. Victims included Marcel Cerdan and Miss Ginette Neveu. eleven Americans were among the passengers.
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Ponta Delgada
Sao Miguel
Azores
Air France
Marcel Cerdan
Algarvia
Ginette Neveu
Bernard Boutet de Monvel
Georges Carpentier
Paris
Cerdan
France
Santa Maria Air Base
Jean de la Noue
Santa Maria Airdrome
Bobby Gow Recovers in Brackenridge Hospital After Well Rescue
Bobby Gow three-year-old son of Mr and Mrs James Gow was freed from a home well after nearly three hours of effort by workers. He lay in Brackenridge Hospital Pediatrics Ward curious and intact aside from minor scratches. His mother praised all who helped as they awaited further word on his condition. Continued on page 6 col 4.
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Bobby Andrew Gow
Brackenridge Hospital
James Gow
Goodwin Avenue
Mrs. Gow
Bobby
Wilke Funeral Home
UT Dean Elected as Personnel Head
Dr. W. R. Spriegel associate dean of the university college of business administration was elected chairman for 1950 of the Texas personnel and management conference at its two day session closing at the university. The event drew a record 1200 attendees including students.
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University College of Business Administration
Texas Personnel and Management
University
C. Read Cranberry
Cc. C. Welhausen
Tex-Tan
Yoakum
E. M. Wise
General Electric Company
Houston
Norris A. Hiett
Division of Extension
University of Texas
Harold F. North
Swift and Comany
Chicago
North
Dudley K. Woodward
University Board of Regents
Woodward
Clay Leach
Texas Chemical Industry
Celanese Corporation
Biship
Texas
W. D. Gentry
Dallas Federal Re
Serve Bank
Southwest
Allan Shivers
C. Gilbert Wrenn
University of Minnesota
Dwayne Orton
International Business Machines Corporation
New York
James E. Newsome
Johnson and Johnson
Fred A. Replogle
W.S. Lowe
Mexico
C. B. Smith
Austin Area Economic Development Foundation
J. C. Dolley
Smith
Blast in Basement Blamed on Gas Leak at Texarkana House
Investigators linked a leaking gas line in the basement of a nearly finished 14 room Texarkana house to three explosions and a fire. Worker Leon Hines, 24, suffered facial and body burns while painting in the basement as builders Furbey Hill of DeQueen Arkansas, reported insurance coverage on damaged basement furniture.
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Texarkana
Leon Hines
Furbey Hill
Dequeen
Ark
Restaurateur
Hill
Kathy Fiscus Mother Joyful Over Texas Rescue
Kathy Fiscus’s mother expressed happiness that a Texas boy was saved from a similar wellpipe accident. She credited alert firemen who used a loop to secure the boy’s arm and prevent a fall, hoping increased attention and rescue plans will avert more tragedies. Her husband attended a meeting in Northern California of the American Waterworks Association advocating caping open wells.
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San Marino
Cal
Kathy Fiscus
Texas
David H. Fiscus
United Press
Fiscus
Kathy
California
American Waterworks Association
Czech Reds Still Hold U S Embassy Clerk
The US embassy said Prague still has not granted permission to interview Samuel Meryn, a 39 year old embassy clerk held incommunicado for a week on spy charges. An embassy spokesman called the delay a postponement and hoped it would end soon.
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Prague
Samuel Meryn
Quick-Witted Lad Leads Rescuers To Boy In Well
Fire marshal trainee Little John Schneider alerted the fire department after 2 year old Bobby Gow fell into a pipe. Rescuers removed him after three hours of efforts. the boy was bruised but expected to rest and recover. Relatives and dozens of volunteers assisted, with Salvation Army providing coffee and food.
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John Schneider
Govalie School
Robert Gow
Robert
Baylor Stadium Fund Near Quota
Baylor campaign workers reported $44,800 raised toward a $50,000 Austin quota and overall state goal of 1.5 million for a Baylor stadium in Waco. The next report meeting was set for Thursday at 6 30 p m at the Texas home economics tea room. The advance solicitation division led by Reuel Nash boosted its figure to 42 800 while J C Bair predicted the drive could top 100 000 locally.
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Baylor Stadium
Austin
Baylor University
Waco
Texas Home Economics Tea Room
Jacinto Boulevard
Pat Adelman
Baylor
Advance Gift Solicitation Division
Reuel Nash
Nash
J. C. Bair
Courageous rescue earns thanks from Peggy Gow family
Peggy Gow, thirteen, timidly thanked reporters after her brother Bobby was freed from a well behind their home. She asked if the incident would appear in the paper and then expressed sincere gratitude, saying they thank everyone very much.
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Bobby Gow
Peggy
Bobby
Polio Fatal to Taylor Girl Rose Marie Isaac
Six year old Rose Marie Isaac of Taylor died of polio Friday night at Brackenridge Hospital. Daughter of Mrs Kathryn Isaac of 209 Oscar Street she was admitted Tuesday and her condition worsened. Six other polio ward patients were in good condition.
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Rose Marie Isaac
Taylor
Brackenridge Hospital
Kathryn Isaac
Oscar Street
Ee Ae
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