The Abilene Reporter-News (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 47, Ed. 1 Sunday, August 2, 1953 Page: 3 of 62
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State Funeral Set Monday
In Nation’s Capitol for Taft
WASHINGTON, Aug. I in Sen.
Robert A. Taft will be honored
with a state funeral in the nation’s
Capitol at noon Monday.
It will be a service auch as
might be accorded a president, the
office for which the 63-year-old
Ohioan strove so hard
.President Eisenhower who beat
him for the Republican nomination
last year and then won his friend,
ship and support, will be there.
So will Vice President Nixon,
members of Congress, the Cabinet
the chief justice of the United
States and the associate justices
of the Supreme Court, the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, and the ambassa-
dors and ministers of the diplomat-
ic corps.
The invitations went out today
from the Senate, where Taft
served the nation as majority lead-
er, and where he won the nick-
name of "Mr. Republican."
The memorial services will be
in the Capitol rotunda, where the
last state funeral held was tor
Gen. John J. Pershing, on July 19,
1948.
publican colleague from Ohio,
will deliver the main eulogy. A
background of solemn music will
be provided by the US- Marine
Band.
The last senator to lie in state
in the Capitol rotunda waa WU-
liam E. Borah, on Jan. 22. 1940.
Since then Senators Morris Shep-
pard and Pat Harrison have lain
in state in the Senate chamber.
The House opened its pre-
adjournment Saturday session
today with a 2-hour eulogy at Taft,
delivered, in turn, by more than
30 members.
Majority Leader Halleck (R-Ind)
described Taft as one of the
"greatest public servants in the
nation’s history" and said his "in-
tegrity was unassailable and his
word was his bond.”
Rep. Arends (R-ID the majority
whip, called Taft “one of the
world's truly great men.”
Minority Leader Rayburn ID-
Texl. expressing his "deep per-
sonal fondness” for Taft said: "He
was truly a great American.”
Speaker Martin (R-Mass) said in
concluding the eulogies that he had
known Taft “intimately” for 17
years and found him "the symbol
of honesty and integrity in govern-
ment."
Mrs. Taft, survivor of the "Bob
and Martha" team that shared
many a political campaign, re-
mained in her Victorian red brick
house in the Georgetown district.
She suffered a stroke three years
ago and has been confined to a
wheelchair since.
The President and Mrs. Eisen-
hower were among those who
called on her last night.
BEAUTIES IN THE “BAG”—These beauties line up to be
judged on the merits of their legs alone. The rest of their
bodies are hidden by paper bags. The contest held in Mil-
waukee, Wis., was a feature of the National Baton Twirling
Jamboree. 6
THE ABILENE REPORTER-NEWS ma
Abilene, Texas, Sunday Morning, August 2, 1953 3-A
Drought Blamed for Hike
In Industrial Unemployment
AUSTIN, Aug. 1 V—The Texas
Employment Commission blamed
the drought in part today for an
increase of 20,000 in industrial un-
employment in June.
The commission said that other
factors were federal payroll cuts
and the entry of graduates, teach-
ers and school maintenance peo-
ple into the labor market.
Dean Maxwell, labor representa-
tive' on the employment commis-
sion. said the May ratio of unem-
ployed to the total industrial labor
force in June was pegged at 43
per cent compared with 3.9 per
cent in May,
Joblessness usually increases in
June, Maxwell said, but the per-
centage of increase this year was
greater.
‘The jobless figures last year
in June jumped from 88.000 to
101,000, an increase of 13.000,"
Maxwell said. The jump this
year was from 99 000 to 118.900."
Except for El Paso and Waco,
all of the 17 major industrial cen-
ters reported moderate unemploy-
ment increases.
Claimants tor unemployment
benefits hit 20.131—the highest at
this time of year since 1950.
The Houston-Baytown area had
the largest number of unemployed,
11.500. This area also had the larg-
est number of employed with 355,-
800 on employer payrolls.
San Antonio had 10,540 unem-
ployed and 193,400 employed.
Unemployment and employment
in other major centers in June
were:
Austin 2,080 and 60.300: Corpus
Christi 3,750 and 60.900: El Paso
2.500 and 66.900; San Angelo 1,100
and 21.350; Abilene 1,500 and 25,-
450; Dallas 7.800 and 291.900,
Travels, Visitors
In Area Listed
LORAINE, Aug. 3 (RNS) —Rev
eral Loraine residents are out off
town on visits or have visitors ink
town.
Voncille Faulkenberry of Fort I
Worth is spending a vacation here 1
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.5
J. A. Fauikenberry. Her brother *
Arnold Lee Faulkenberry, had vis-E
ited her and another sister, Paul-#
ine, in Fort Worth for three weeks, g
He returned to Loraine with Von-E
cille. (
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Martin left 5
last week for Amarillo to visit sev-F
eral days with their sons and#
daughters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. A. ’
H. Martin and Mr. and Mrs. A *
J. Martin’
Angie Adams went to Lubbock,
last week to visit her sister, Ouida’
Adams.
Dowling Arrives
BONN, Aug. 1 (—Walter Dowl-2
ing arrived today from Austria to=
take over as United States deputy E
Ligh commissioner in Germany. Ha #
replaces Samuel Reber as the top e
assistant to James B. Conant. *
To Lie in State
Taft’s body will be brought to
Washington from New York tomor.
erow and It will lie in state in
the historic rotunda, directly un-
der the Capitol dome.
The public will be permitted to
view the body from 3 p.m. until
• p.m.
After the services Monday, the
body will be token to Taft's native
Cincinnati for private rites on
Tuesday. The Cincinnati services,
for members of the family and %
personal friends, will be conduct-
ed at 11 a m. In the Indian Hill 3
Episcopalian Church, of which *
Taft was a member. Burial will (
be in the church cemetery.
The arrangements for Monday's ■
state funeral were made at a meet- J
ing at congressional leaders, at-
tended by two of Taft’s sons, and (
sealed by a resolution adopted .
unanimously by the Senate.
Attending the conference were
Horace and William Howard Taft *
III, and *She rm a n Adams, top 8
White House aide.
Forest A. Harness, Senate ser-
geant-at-arms, said it had been re- 5
quested that no flowers be sent. &
The announcement added that any -
offerings should be in the form of
gifts to "appropriate charitable or- *
ganizations ."
The Senate resolution, setting the
time and place and directing that t
invitations be issued, was offered
by Sen. Knowland of California,
who took over as floor leader when
Taft was stricken down by the S
cancer that ended his life in New ’
York Hospital yesterday.
(The Rev. Frederick Brown Har-
ris. Senate chaplain, interrupted
his vacation to come back and
open today's session with a prayer
for Taft, whose death brought trib-
utes from far and wide, from
friend and foe.
‘Apostie of Honesty’
Chaplain Harris said Taft was
a "public servant who was as
apostle of honesty, in whom was
no gule or shadow of publicity or
expediency—who could be counted
upon to say what he meant and |
to mean what he said without fear
or favor."
Harris, a Methodist, will offer
the invocation at Mondays serv-
ice. The benediction will be given
by Dr. Bernard Braskamp, House
chaplain, a Presbyterian
Sen. John W. Bricker. Taft's Re-
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Flying Saucers Mar
Parliament Session
TOKYO, Aug. 1 on - Saucers
flew again tonight in Japan’s Par-:
liament. And cups. And fists. And
nasty words.
It was the second straight night ;
that * session of Japan’s lawmak-
ers erupted into a near brawl
This one broke out in the middle
of a full session of the lower house.
It atarted when the deputy see-
retary-general of the governing
Liberal Party told a lady lawmak-
er she was no lady. “Street walk-
er" was the phrase he used, add-
in*, "shut up — according to the
newspaper Asahi.
Mrs. Tsuruyo Tsutumi, a right
wing Socialist, was the target of
the epithet She was heckling •
Liberal speaker.
The speaker called a recess.
Fists flew. Then tea cups and
saucers.
Special police broke up the mele.
Work to Start
On Padre Island
PORT ISABEL, Aug. 1 Un—A big ,
dredge arrived today to start work 2
on one of Americas biggest play
areas.
The Texas, operated by the At-
lantic. Gulf and Pacific Co. of .
Houston will do the first phase of
Cameron County’s longrange $7,-
500,000 program to develop three
huge parks on the south end of A
Padre Island.
The dredge will lift soil from N
the bottom of the lagoon to build
up the ground level at a park site
on the southmest tip at the island.
The contract to lor $136,510.
The improvements probably will
include cabanas, camp sites, picnic d
grounds, refreshment stands, a 5
restaurant, a fishing pier, bath
houses, rest rooms, a sewage <
treatment plant, water facilities, 3 1
and roadways.
Patriotism Brings
Headache for Him
DETROIT. Aug 1 in—Walter
Rohrbecker, 53, nursed a sore head
today and wondered if patriot-
ism was worth it.
Rohrbecker spent most of yes-
terday erecting n 40-foot flag pole
at his home It was home made
and he welded a 4-inch metal ball
for the top.
The flag pole went up without
a hitch. A moment later, the hell
came loose and hit the patriot on
the head, knocking him uncon-
scious.
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