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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 26, 1949

Page

7

UN Assembly Chief Points Up Atom Issue Concili ation Need

Brigadier General Carlos P. Romulo, president of the UN General Assembly, warned at Rockefeller Plaza that the UN occupies a central, fragile role in world affairs and is essential for atomic energy control. He cited Truman and Vishinsky remarks and praised UN mediation in conflicts, urging continued UN action.

UN Assembly New York Carlos P. Romulo United Nations General Assembly Romulo Rockefeller Plaza United Nations Philippines

Deaths and Funerals Honor Local Residents

Funeral services are listed for Clara Dittlinger Fernando Fed Schieffer Leroy Gaither Wren Myrtle Merritt Robert Rendon J. E. Griffith. Services occur at Wilke Chapel Congress Ave Baptist Church Weed Corley Austin Memorial Park Memorial Park Oakwood Cemetery and Memorial Park Cemetery with multiple pallbearers and officiants named.

Clara Seigler Dittlinger Wilke’s Chapel of the Bells Harry Pesnell Austin Memorial Cemetery Ferd Schieffer Fernando Fed) Schieffer Austin Richard Ballerstedt Bryan Wilke L. B. Dyer Capitol Memorial Cemetery Lawrence Schieffer L. E. Schieffer Jr Tom Schieffer Arthur Ramsel L. F. Tidwell Marion Mercer Leroy Gaither Wren Congress Ave. Baptist Cook Funeral Home John B. Davidson Albert Williamson Virgil Pope L. F. Strow A. J. Jamacek Lee Whitaker W. E. Adams Oakwood Cemetery Myrtle Neville Merritt Patrick Armstrong J. J. Barron H. C. Lucksinger A. B. Cryer Fred T. Haskey J. J. Wireless C. A. Hearn Memorial Park Cemetery Robert Rendon Tom Rendon Tom Rendon Jr Richard Rendon J. E. Griffith Weed- Corley Carlyle Marney Blake Smith Edmund Heinsohn Austin Memorial Park James E. Adams College Station F. J. Adams Tom Johnson Roy A. Miller James Shaw W. J. Wirtz

Police Seek Attacker of Elevator Operator at Driskill Hotel

Police hunted a young man Sunday after he attacked an elevator operator between the second and third floors of the Driskill Hotel. Mrs. Cecil Hart reported picking up the unidentified assailant on the third floor after he grabbed her as the car doors closed. He escaped on a servants entrance after boarding another elevator.

Driskill Hotel Cecil Hart King Street

UN Publication Foreign Editor To Speak Here

Leo Lania foreign editor of the United Nations World will speak at an open meeting of Hill City Lodge No 241 I C B E Monday night at 8 p m Morris Polsky lodge president announced Lania recently returned from Europe where he viewed the Joint Distribution Committee work which funds United Jewish Appeal Lania a native of Kharkov Russia received his education in Vienna He was an Imperial Austrian Army officer in World War I and later wrote an expose after posing as a Fascist He lived with Hitler for 10 days to learn the story of the German ruler.

Leo Lania United Nations World Hill City 1.C. B.E Morris Polsky Lania Europe Joint Distribution Committee United Jewish Appeal Lanin Kharkov Russia Vienna Mussolini Hitler

Oil Czar Blackmer Heads to Federal Court in Denver

Henry M. Blackmer, 80, the oil multimillionaire who fled overseas 25 years ago, is to appear in federal court in Denver at 10 a.m. to answer six criminal indictments from 1928 for perjury and income tax evasion related to 1920 to 1923 returns. He has paid 3.67 million dollars in back taxes and penalties in civil settlements linked to the era of the Continental Trading Company inquiry.

Denver Henry M. Blackmer Blackmer Harding Iniiact Europe Continental Trading Company

Barba Injured in Early Morning Auto Collision

Marselo Barba, 21, of 1606 East Fifth Street, was thrown from a car after a crash at the 11th Street East Avenue intersection at 12:55 a.m. He sustained head injuries and lacerations and was listed in fair condition at Brackenridge Hospital. Driver Lupe Molina, 301 Navasota Street, and David Daywood, 322 East Sixth Street, were the other occupants. Police officer J. H. Poole investigated the scene.

Marselo Barba East Fifth Street 11Th Street East Avenue Barba Lupe Molina Navasota Street J. H. Poole Brackenridge Hospital David Daywood East Sixth Street

Wide Area Water Survey To Begin In West Texas

The US Bureau of Reclamation opens the broadest Texas water survey in Abilene on Monday. Harry P. Burleigh will lead the West Texas project, with completion aimed for 1952, outlining work on the Colorado and Brazos basins and upper Red River tributaries.

Abilene Texas US Bureau of Reclamation Harry P. Burleigh Reclamation Bureau West Texas West Texas Chamber of Commerce Colrado Brazos Red River Brazos River Possum Kingdom Colorado River Pecan Bayou Prairie Dog Fork Briscoe, Hall and Childress

Garage Apartment Fire Causes Heavy Damage

A two story frame garage apartment at 2608 Wichita Street suffered heavy damage when a fire broke out shortly after 4 a m Sunday. The cause is undetermined per the fire department. The lower level served as a garage and the second floor housed an apartment. Owner Dr A T Hanretta said partial insurance coverage applies.

Wichita Street A. T. Hanretta

Triple Love Life Of Man Charged In Crash Found

Quebec investigators traced J Albert Guay a jeweler accused of killing his wife and 22 others by bombing an airliner. In Seven Islands he alternated living with his wife Rita and a woman identified as Nicole, possibly Marie Ange Robitaille, while officials questioned England connections. Guay faced murder charges for his wife’s death with a preliminary hearing set October 4.

Quebec City Laurentian Royal Canadian Mounted Police Seven Islands Que J. Albert Guay Scotland Yard London England Guay Nicole Marie-Ange Robitaille Miss Robitaille Rita Eustache Pelletier

651,600 Steel Workers In United States

About 651,600 steel workers are employed across the United States, reflecting the sizable workforce in the steel industry and its regional distribution across major plants and mills.

United States

Notary seeks sixth term in Lincoln for lifetime service

C A Sweet applied for a six year extension on his notary public commission in Lincoln. He quipped the term would last until he is 100. Sweet, who has served as a notary for more than 65 years, carries a $4 fee.

Lincoln Neb C. A. Sweet Sweet

Braceros Approved for McLennan County and Hill County

McLennan County and Hill County contract labor approvals surface as U S officials tackle the Lower Rio Grande Valley wet back issue. J F Bell of McLennan and Jimmie Moore of Grandview receive processing clearances while a Brink of crackdown looms.

Harlingen Border Patrol Rio Grande Texas McLennan Texas Employment Commission Mexico United States Employment Service Processing Center J. F. Bell McLennan County David W. Fessenden US Immigration Service

Black bears once roamed all 48 states of the U S

The article notes that black bears were once plentiful across the contiguous United States, inhabiting areas from coast to coast before declines reduced their presence in many regions. It emphasizes historical distribution without detailing current populations or specific dates.

United States

Black bears roam wild in 34 of 48 states

Black bears now inhabit wild areas in 34 states across the United States, expanding beyond their historic range. The shift reflects changes in habitat, wildlife management, and regional ecology affecting bear populations.

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