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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 05, 1949

Page

3

Deaths and Funerals in Austin Area

Obituaries list multiple local deaths with funeral details. Mrs Kate Reed Rogers 57 died in Austin hospital. services at Wilkie Funeral Home with burial in Memorial Park. Also William A Bowling 74, Oliver J McInnis, infant Charles W Briscoe, Will H Jones, Harold M James, Carrie P Sherman, Bessie O Neal, and D M Wilson noted with funeral plans or current status and survivors.

Kate Reed Rogers Austin Wilkie Funeral Home John B. Davidson Congress Avenue Baptist Church Memorial Park R. L. Davis Luther Marks Earl Day John Ryan Bill Kaufman William A. Bowling William Augustus “Guss” Bowling Avenue B Austin Laundry and Dry Cleaning Company Cook Funeral Home Charles W. Briscoe Charles William Briscoe Oakwood Cemetery Marshall Willie Will H. Jones Weed-Corley Marvin S. Vance Capital Memorial Park William R. Fleming L. D. Ransom H. D. Willeford Gus Willeford W. R. High Hub Willeford Robert High Blooming Grove Harold M. James O. F. Dingler J. B. Adair Bill Oatman Bill Marx Lawler Lemons Adrian Krumm Eric Lilge Winslow James Carrie P. Sherman Marvin Vance Dempster Sherman Jack Sherman Ted Wendlandt Ed Alley Jerry Fugler William Trenchmann Bessie O'Neal Pinkey Ford R. T. Ford Waco Itasca

Thomas Predicts Senate Passage Of Arms Aid

Senator Elbert Thomas predicts quick Senate approval of Truman's arms aid bill after committee action, with debate over tariffs delaying final passage. The plan seeks 1.45 billion dollars to arm Western Europe, with House cuts and conditions tied to Atlantic defense council progress and China considerations. Ada McWhorter dies in a local hospital. Julius F. Johnson, 77, funeral plans set for Weed-Corley and Oakwood Cemetery.

Washington Elbert Thomas Utah Senate Truman Thomas Capitol Hill House Senate Committees On Foreign Relations and Armed Services Oscar Badger Badger China Knowland Calif Atlantic Defense Council Vandenberg Rmich Dulles R-Ny Europe George D-Ga Julius F. Johnson Weed-Corley Frederick E. Brooks Oakwood Cemetery

Cadets Die In Gulf Crash Near Galveston

Two Air Force cadets from Waco identified as Reid and Vaughn died when a rented two-seat Stearman crashed into the Gulf of Mexico around 5 p.m. on a Sunday. Witnesses described a diving maneuver before the plunge and searchers worked through darkness to recover bodies and wreckage near Galveston Municipal Airport.

Galveston Air Force Waco Gulf of Mexico Reid and Vaughn Connally Stearman A. C. Flying School E. J. Chalmers Reid Chalmers Flying School Gulf Coast Guard

Steel demand levels off after recent rise

The Steel magazine said demand for steel is leveling off at the higher plane reached in recent weeks. Sales offices expect demand to stay fairly constant unless labor strife interrupts.

Cleveland Steel

Congress Faces Delayed Work Amid Shrinking Legislation

Congress returns to business after eight months of lawmaking with a plate of major bills likely to be shelved until 1950. Key items include economic aid to Europe, arms aid to non Communist nations, education health and social security measures, labor and civil rights bills, and tax and wage actions. A second set of enacted laws remains to be implemented while leadership plans a post recess huddle to sort priorities.

Washington Congress Senate House Europe House Aand

Barkley Visits St Louis With Mrs Hadley For Labor Day

Vice President Alben W. Barkley flew into St Louis for a Labor Day holiday and was greeted at the airport by Mrs Carleton S Hadley and her 14 year old daughter Jane. They dined at a country club with Mr and Mrs Joseph McClain as attorneys attending the American Bar Association convention looked on. Barkley dismissed romance rumors as unfounded saying he would stay two or three days and has a Springfield Ill speaking engagement Thursday. He noted prior visits to St Louis and that an airport was named for him during Mrs Hadley’s Paducah trip but declined further comment on criticism over government aircraft use.

ST. Louis Alben W. Barkley Carleton S. Hadley Paducah Hadley Jane Springfield Ill Barkley Washington Elmer Thomas

Scribes Seek Aid For Creative Gems

In Cincinnati on September 4, writers and publishers of science fiction and fantasy met at a three day convention to discuss how to keep their imaginative plots ahead of real scientific developments. Charles R. Tanner chaired the gathering at the Metropole Hotel ballroom where dramatic illustrations set the mood for new story ideas.

Cincinnati Ohio Metropole Charles R. Tanner

Miss America Pageant Stops Live Animals as Talent Props

The Miss America contest rules that after this year no contestant may use live animals in the talent portion. The ban follows entries of a horse and a cow by two contestants. Car ol Rusebel Fraser will ride Victory Call on stage while Carol Diana Lampe shows a Hereford heifer.

Carol Rusebel Fraser Billings Montant Carol Diana Lampe Reno Nevada

Six Die In Paola Two-Car Crash In Hilltop Collision

Six persons were killed in a two-car collision near Paola Kansas on Sunday, five of them in flames. The victims include Ralph Outcalt and his family, Leona Jones Smith Martha Smith and Charles Maynard. Surviving were four occupants with injuries. A bystander pulled out a man and his 3-year-old daughter from a blazing car. The parties were en route from Sapulpa to Kansas City for a racing event. Maynard and Leota Humbred suffered serious injuries.

Bordeaux France Saint-Etienne Monte de Marsan Marmande Charpin de Feugerolles Paola Kan Ralph Outcalt Sapula Okla Betty Patricia Outcalt Donnie Outcalt Leona Janet Jones Smith Oklahoma City Martha Smith Charles Maynard Louisburg An Robert Smith Linda Kay Smith Eugene Brand Louisburg Leota Humbred Smiths Kansas City Maynard Miss Humbred Brand Harry M. Byerly Smith Linda Kay Byerly Oklahoma

Funeral Rites Today For Imaginative Tot

A Houston three year old, Johnny Storm Plaza, is killed when his special tricycle rides onto a Burlington Railroad right of way and is hit by a train. Funeral services are set for Monday at an Episcopal church. He told his mother he was going to California to see his grandmother though the family notes a Bogota, Colombia relative.

Houston Johnny Storm Plaza Johnny California Bogota Columbia

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M. F. Rogers Fern Rogers Howard Wheeler Tohoka Martin Wheeler Littlefield Pearl Hooks Shreveport W. G. Brookshire Post Lena Wheeler Jennie Wheeler Bertha Bowling C. L. Farrow T. R. Anderson F. Erby Raven W. L. French Bryan Charles Bowling W. A. Bowling Jr Eula B. Smith San Antonio M. A. Griffin C. W. Wright Barney Bowling H. G. Bowling Montgomery, Ala Charles B. Bowling Oliver J. McInnis Oliver J. McInmis Gretchen McInnis J. T. McInnis Winston Louis McInnis Menard John Aspenleiter Brownwood P. C. McInnis Sam R. McInnis Davis Funeral Home D. M. Wilson Buda New York Jeanette Smith Wilson Ada McWhorter Co Funeral Home Colorado T.H. Davis Frank Linden W. S. Birdwell JR Martin Blomquist Austin’s Thurlow Jack Corley Levace Eldon Powell Florist Hillyer Lavaca Featuring of the Bells Hyltin Joe Manor Pres C. A. Hyltin Dial St. Paul, Minn Franklin Sherer Sandra John Dalton International Soundphoto Steel Paper Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees Korea House Labor and Education Committee Hawaii Alaska Fair Employment Practices Commission United States International Children's Emergency Fund Secretary of National Defense General Services Administration Scarbrough & Sons Eugene H. Duke Mags Veep Mrs. Hadley South Atlantic City N. J Lenora Slaughter Lovely Lassies Chicago Philadelphia Puerto Rico Canada Bebe Shopp Hopkins, Minn US Weather Bureau Cctral Texas Dpxsen Seeewes Vis Marshall Ite Teve The Rio Grande Mutual the Mutual Savings Violet T. Franklin Anatol Barsov Peter Pirogov Washington, D. C Barsov Austria Pirogov Russia Arton George Halden’s Pharmacy Colorado At 13Th Calcasieu Meyer Birdseye Dot Batiste Sanforizal Little Miss East Sixth ST
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