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City Election April 7
Brenham Banner-Press
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VOLUME 99
The Old Soldier Is Dead
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New York Receives Body Of Gen. MacArthur
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the foot of the coffin — stood Honor, and a brilliant fighsing-
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Gen. Douglas-MacArthur ;
WORLD MOURNS
. US OFFICIALS
THE DEATH OF
PAY TRIBUTE
TO MACARTHUR
ing point of MacArthur’s trium
for the general were Surgeon |
guard. A two-foot high candle
Accompanied By Guard-
13 years ago.
It was on city hall steps in । when'MacArthur "died quietly
1 that parade—New
attending body, which will be placed on
Campbell.
for us will never die.
A
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confidant.
he Korean War, will
in
ever have worn.
nine-car motorcade was organ ; went to the MacArthur apart-
LATE WIRE
BISD Elects
Art Exhibition
SKIMMING
Registers 500
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IN WARD 3.
Communist
group. Other
paint with
the
advocate of preventive war.”
in-
ing their incumbent opponentsterested in the education of our
COURT
criminal contempt.
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CITY OF
NAZIS — Frankfurt — En
BRENHAM
Hasskarl
Jr.
received
1,926
ELECTION
to lynch former Gestapo guard.
1,008 votes, said. “I would like Lehmann, who was not elected.
Hasskarl
nent lease on life.
THE WEATHER IN
Mrs. Zenobia Smith
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Succumbs Saturday
-CTTY OF BRENHAM ELECTION
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- Mrs. Mary Look, 42,
Dies in Houston "
votes; R. A. Winkelmann, 1.843;
and Appel received 1,415. James
Missing from his chest were
the multitude of medals he was
awarded during his illustrious
volved to reach a decision.”
Mrs. Houston, with a total of
John Watson, 77,
Of Burton Dies
Burial will be in
Cemetery. The F
city of his death, that he told
Congress 13 year* ago—while a
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salete
and
posi-
Oak Hill
er Funer-
and
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BRENHAM
• Home of
Blinn College
Established 1883
death
An Anny-issue U.S. flag was
FOR MAYOR:
REESE B. LOCKErr
Date: April 7,
1964
FOR COMMISSIONER OF THE 3rd WARD "
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RAY E. FATHAUER
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FOR €OMMISSIONER eF THE 1st WARD
__ WALTER C. SCHWARTZ _______________
FOR COMMISSIONEK OF THE 2nd WARD:
IRVIN NKVRATIL
FOR COMMISSIONER OF THE 4th WAR:
LESLIE D. CLAYTON
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By H.D. QUIGG
United Press Internatiohal
NEW YORK (UPI) — A sol-
dier of the Long Gray Line.
Douglas MacArthur of Samar.
By. ALBERT E. KAFF
United Pess . International
F
John F. Watson, 77, of Bur-
ton, died unexpectedly Sunday.
at 2:30 p. m. while fishing near*
Burton.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday et 2 p. m. at the United
Church of Christ in Burton with
Rev. Jewel Johnson. officiating.
Arthur’s own five-star banner.
Coffin Of Steel
. The simple casket — which
will be the old soldier’s final
resting place—is made of cola-
can flag- around the world to fired at noon Tuesday at U.S
be flown at half staff for the ! military. installations.
bassy. . .
Radio Moscow reported Mac-
Arthur’s death in a single sen-
fence withou comment But
ireni
moist-eyed nation,listened—that j
"old soldiers never die, t
in a little windowless room at
Walter Reed. . eight persons
siood in sad silence. The five-
board election. I also want to
Medical Center
in was in Washington, the
Hhi only insigniwas the niveep
star emblem which only a hand
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superhighways through the
No. 69
TOKYO (ePl i— General
be statesmen, diplomats, an*
Winkelmann will fill the
rapher.
The. motorcade frdm ‘ Wash
ington to New York proceeded
at speeds ranging from’ 50 to
60 miles an-hour. Traffic jams
o< purred along the four-and-
.six-lane highways heading into
Nw York .when cars drew
fires on a hundred battlefields—
was home today, in death, in
the citv he once called the
greatest in the world
The withered body of the old
fighter and statesman lay in
repose in a simple Gl-issue
coffin
Around the partly, opened cof-
Gen. Douglas MacArthur
enerarsbody WIT ne m
and the man on
K2
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ident Johnson
ing cer mqny.
Cloudy
Cloady and warmer tonight.
Tuesday considerable cloudiness
with chance* of a,few showers
in tne morning, becoming partly
cloudy and not, quite so warm to
warm in the afternoon. Low ex-
ported tonight 60 to 62. High ex-
peeled Tuesday upper 70s.
Readings for 24 h • a r periods-
ending at 7 a. m. on each date:
ApAil 4, Max. M. Min. «7 7 a.
m. 67. Raia .06. April «, Max.
80. Min. Bl. 7 a.m. «L Bala 41.
April * Max. 78 Mia. ‛h
advisor ”and' biog-
phal homecoming parade here great sadness,” lying over the.
smail recovery room at the end
V.N. troops against
......-...... spoke ■ for .
. their nations when they praised
Herbert Hoover — "He was
a truly great man, a great gen-
eral and a great patriot
Thus did the President of the
United States and three former
occupants of the White House
lead the nation in its final trib-
ute to general of the .Army
Douglas MacArthur
The voice* of the nation’s
five-man honor
Mrs. Zenobia Caroline Smith
89, of 205 Ross Street, widow of
Harry Hudson Smith, died in a
Brenham hospital Saturday at
4.05 a. m.
Funeral services were held at
the Scott-Harris Funeral Home
in Navasota Sunday at 3 p. m.
with Rev. Fred Nachtigal of St.
Mary’s Catholic Church of Bren-
ham officiating. Burial was in
th Oakland Cemetery at'Nava-
sota.
Survivors include numerous
nieces and nephews.
through state About 300,ahe; body,-will be. moved to
persons lined 52hd Street near' (See SOLDI ER Page 8J
fin stood
study the inferno moonships will ( pendent School District, defeat -this community are vitally
encounter on any space flight. " "hei 1-----te” ------------ ' * ‘ ........
City Commission of Ward
Three.
the widow's brother, and Maj. taken to Pennsylvania Station i peror,
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AWARD WINNERS— Mrs. Golda Johnson, left, holds one of her paintings en-
tered in the Brenham Art Club’s annual exhibition. Mrs. Johnson was awarded
tn nbponcsnMwarergtadamatn, stands beside her charcoal drawing that
tions of Judge Odis Tomachef-
sky and Mayor . Reese B.
, Lockett who are retiring from
( the board.
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draped over the closed lower
1 haff ar the Cotsin Behind it was
another , U S flag and Mac-
Harry S Truman—". . One ____E _____
of the great mjlitary men m ful of American fighting men
our history ” ever have worn.
bility that the public placed in W Sonnenburg received 939
me with their vote and I will do Both men were serving their
my best to continue to have a I first elected term.
sturday educational system ot j The Blinn Junior College
which we and our children can Board of Trustees has two new
be proud. I would not be critical members. Robert C. Appel was
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BRENHAM, TEXASMONDAY, APRIL 6, 1964 ,
DALLAS (UPI) — Police to-
day were looking for a four foot
fall Indian holding an ear of
com in one hand a fish in the
other, ’
The Indian, a statue, was
stolen from the Lucas B&B
Restaurant Sunday. ,
St. Mihiel. Bataan. Corregidor, the foot of the coffin — stood Honor, and a brilliant fighjing-
- Inchon—and a thousand camp- al parade rest facing the gal-, front commander in three wars
With a registered attendance cal Art Ciub, and will work and
of more than SOO at the Bren- —-h — Ahe-
- . . . - called the "fightingest general" Donald Campbell, __________
gest, with .7% million persons I .Brig. Gen. Henry S Murphey, ! of that r j sec re tary I physicians, Col. Harvard Smith । a
of war, who guided American
flying thermometer into space election for Board of Trustees est that was shown in the elec- ; contested position and this is for
between 2:30-7:13 p. m. CST to .positions for the Brenham Inde- tion proves that the people of
The military architect of
career The
al Home of Burton"is in charge
of arrangements.
Survivors include his wife.
Mrs. Louise Watson of Burton;
tyo daughters, Mrs. C. D.
Campbell of Bastrop and Mrs.
W. J. Neem of Carmine; two
sons, Fisher Watson .of Little
Rock, Ark. and Tom Watson of
Texas City; and nine grand-
rolled steel It was painted death in a struggle that lasted
battle-ship gray and rested on more than a month.
a block catafalque, ‘ The general of the Army,
The ffve-man honor guard — winner of his country's highest
three at. the' head and two at ! military award, the Medal of
news agency"
dp voting for City Commis-
sihers the voters are remind-
ed that although the candidates
must register from a particular
ward. they are elected by all
tite voters Each Voter may vote
(See ELECTION Page 6)
horse-drawn caisson to
York's big- I and peacefully,” according to
generals face
A» jr would that men shoula do to
vo a, do ye also to than likewis, —
Luke «:».
Th* way or the world t» to be vin-
dicve and revengeful. The way of
God requires the return of good tor
evu.
ized. ‘ ment. in the Waldorf Towers
The free worlds saluted him Sunday night after the motor
they j as a fallen warrior From the cade's arrival here. The
the da/ a the funeral chapel star general had been in an
only two blocks from the start- l ever-deepening coma since Fri-
week of mourning . that begins I
today., Mai Arthur will be bur
ied Saturday in-the MacArthur
Memorial in Norfolk, Va.
Honored By Johnson
The man who was twice
wounded in .World War and |
Watdie W v Sonnenburg and ; children. I' will work diligently
Washington — 1 uther Utesch. i to be deserving of the confi-
SCOTUS denies jury trial of Bar- Dr. Schoenvogel, who had a dence you have placed in me ”
■mt and Johnson charged with total of 1,293 votes, said he Luther Utesch received 814
’ "was pleased by the tesponsi- votes in the. election and Waldie j
atreet. today . mournied: - Gen.
rpa--mmashm-i * ritem IDAsd t rum. * The,
for salutes tn.tn minary units old soldier’ death, made heaa-.
There-will bi a ceremony a lines and brought tributes Only.
Union Station in Washington, the Communists attacked his
There will be la horse -drawn memory
caisson procession to the Capi Leaders of philippines,
tot and an aireraft flyoverdurwhere he served as a young of- -
ing it Ceremoni05 in th- tap. f| cer 61 Japan,
tol Rotunda will include eulo- where he laid the foundations
gies by Senate and Houst chap of democracy after World War
lams President Johnson then
I victory, and Korea, where he ,
conquer d. mourning began.
President Johnson, who served
under MacArthur in World War
II, led the nation by saying:
"‘One of America's greatest
heroes is dead. General of the
Army—Lo uglasMacArhur
fought his last fight with all
the valor that distinguished him
in war and peace."
The President ordered Ameri-
Japanese Prime Minister Ha
yato Ikeda cabled President*
Johnson that MacArthur is re-
membered here "not only as a
soldier but a»-a—friehd.".----
“Representing the victor na-
tions. MacArthur came- to Ja-
pan," he said ."Wth sympathy
and wisdom he contributed to
Japan's rehabilitation ’
Brenham winners were Mrs. H.
R. Schwecke, Mark Swain, Mrs.
Ellwood Dannhaus. Miss Kate
Weghorst, Pete Draehn and
Miss Susan Gabriel.
Alton Elementary schools re-
ceived ribbons of 1st. 2nd, 3rd
and Honorable mention.
In the elementary age group,
first, second and third place
winners were Edward Boenker,
Connie Wilder and James Moore,
with -honorable mention .going
to Marilyn Blanton, Scott Gil-
pin. Ann Fife. Jane Tison, Don-
ny Wilder. Don Stetler agd Shir-
ley Duch. From Houston. Debra
Zlathis, Steve Boechek and
Tommy Parker were given hon-
orable mention.
In the Junior-Senior group,
first, second and third places
were won by Gordon Phillips,
Kathy Gray, both of Houston,
(See EXHIBITION Page 8)
fought his last fight against gt<-<n mils of the l.ip.ul h-- had Th He
night frem "W-ashington arrived dier" 61 years after he firedmilitary d ■ ot Washington
showed none of the ravage* of | here shortly before 11 pm jhis first shot* in battle for his Sunday night. The ceremonies
eight and one-half hourg. after ! country. as a raw 2nd Jieuten in the Capitel Rotunda Wednes-
his death in Walter Reed Army 1 ant of engineers on Samar N ! day Wil melude a military fly-
land in the Philippines Fhgs j over. I e casket will be open
-fell to half-staff. Quickly the ! mA. Mac-Arthur and Arthur
East Germany's
caled him the
General Leonard D Heaton; >Lt i On Wednesday an honoi
Col Thomas J. Whalen and Col guard will accompany the
by the family, close , friends
and distinguished officials.
—.There -wvIL be a brief—memer-
ial service at 9:30 a.m. The
public will be admitted to view
the body beginning at 10 am
Nineteen — gun salutes will'be
A r,, HAS CONTEST
*......_.....\New Trustees
commander of the Washington
Military District
- Near "the MacArtliui suite ar
'he Waldorf is that’ of forme1
President Herbert Hoover, who,
knew the . general intimately
and called him “Douglas.” He
Gen. Garrison H. Davidson,
commander of thel 1st U.S
Army, and was to remain for
. kha.,
I
* A
BRENHAM
- —the Biggest Uattle
to*.
' Town in
TEXAS
Mrs. Mary Look, 42, of 8127
Inwood Drive, Houston, wife.
Sonny Look, died Sunday at
10:45 a. m.’in a Houston hospi-
tal.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at It a. m in the Sette-
gast-Kopf Chapel with Rev.
George Reck officiating. En-
tombment will be in the Memo-
rial Mission Mausoleum at For-
est Park West Cemetery.
Survivor* include her hus-
band. Sonny Look: one son,
< Gary Look; two sisters, Mn
Cora Kennon and Mn. Gladys
Meyer both of Houston; and
two brothers, Virgil Reynolds at
Houston and Elton Reynold* of
Rotenberg.
day everting. “There was a j
abreast of the hearse bearing
MacArthur’s 'flag-draped" coffin will lav a wreath at the foot of
and then hesitated to puss it. . open casket. ■ . ' commanded
Groups stood by roadsides in 1 The general, will lie in stat the 1 omm
Maryland and Delaware - to ' more than 20,-hours in the Ro-:
watch the northbound cortege, tunda, with the public permit- the general*,
cere- I New Jersey police escorted it ! te to file past. On Thursday The news of MacArthur's
death w /am Bashed* vy radi io
lonely Outpost s ofCorregidor
-and Bataan, and Filipino veter-
. ............ ..., ans of the Pacific war mourned
NTTIT rw rANIAAT the man who promised them.
C11Y ELECIION - -
In Tokyo, sorrowing Jana
i nese lined up to sign the bok
i of condolences in the U.S. Em-
pean newspapers temper praise ■
of MacArthur with criticism.
• • • „ I Mrs. W. S. Houston and Dr. | thank- my many friends that . ’ I commander of aggressive
SPACE — Cape Kennedy Robert L. Schoenvogel swept tn contributed so much toward my The city election coming up troops" in Korea and a rabid
The U. S. will attempt to fire a " victory Saturday night in the election The tremendous inter- April 7. Tuesday, has only one advocate of preventive war "
' *e ★
Prsnnsnnermatinnal pelsravoStrmnt 5
parted hero. . Hi* valiant deed* Wears kank -nsignia Only
leaders — cabinet member*. .
governors, senator*, military-
mei and clergymen—rose from
id coast to arta praiseful
postscripts to a legendary Hte.
Secretary of Defense Robert
*S McNamara said the nation
"lost a patriot and hero of his-
toric magnitude. . .’’
Adlai E . Smwni,*pwx ynt 1*4 _
States delegate to the United
Nations, said MacArthur'* cour-
age was a* high as t he flag
his troops raised."
Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey.
D-Minn., said the general had
“inspired not only the Ameri-
can people but people through-
out the world."
KHRUSHCHEV — Kazinbar-
cika. Hungry — Saya Balance
af power favors socialism rath-
er than capitalism for first time.
of any past decisions because I i reelected to his position that he
___ feel one probably has to be on has held since 1947. Dr. W. F
raged German spectators surge the board to know what was in- l Hasskarl Jr. received 1,020
toward prisoners dock, threaten ~ ....... "n
repose at the Seventh Regiment j the Universal Funeral Chapel
Armory Tuesday from 9 a.m j when the motorcade arrived,
to 10 p m. the first hour will । The cortege was headed by
be reserved for private viewing ! Maj. Gen. Philip C Wehle,
ham Art Club's annual exhibi-
tion Friday?S a t u rd a y and
Sunday, both club members
and exhibitors registered de-
light.
Cash award winners tor "Best
of Show” were earned by G. G.
H. Lent*, professional, and
Mrs. Jerry Adamson, both of
Brenham, Mrs. G. H. McWhir-
ter, Flatonia, Mrs. Jim Dan-
iels. Chappelll Hill, and Mrs.
Stelna Stratton of Houston.
Among the ribbon winners,
Brenham was slightly topped by
Houston. The count showed
Brenham with, 11 adult, 10 ele-
mentary and ' 8 Junior-Senior
ribbons, while Houston had 24
adult, 3 elementary and 5 Jun-
ior-Senior. Chappell Hill follow-
ed with 4 adult winners. Bell-
ville 3, Flatonia 2 and Anderson
1.
Mrs. Golda Johnson was
awarded 2 ribbons, and was a
close contender in the oil div-
ision for “Best of Show ”. Mrs
Frank Breaker of Houston and
Brenham, received one blue
Ribbons, three second place rib-
bon* and two third place rib-
bon*. She has now joined the lo-
appointed MacArthur army
I Chief of .staff in 1931, Hoover
Other* in Attendance said Truly, his watchword
Besides Mrs. MacArthur, the was duty, honor, country.’ He
son, and the commandant, those | was a truly great man, a great OLD WARRIOR
in the room when the end came general, and a great patriot
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NOTE: Voter's
signature to be
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merica's Victory over Japan chee rmg the genaral on— that hospital" commandant
i- World. MacArihuzhezan-hisspeeshsaExaeLMoment-Lnknewn-
Ian t, warrior The honor guard died at 2:39 pm. EST of kid-
representing the five services, j nev and liver failur efollowing
i* changed every 30 minutes. । three 'major operations during
The body was received by Lt ' his last month.
CIVIL RIGHTS — Washington to take this opportunity to ex- | received 836.
— Scott asks Congress to give press my. gratitude to everyone
Civil Rights Commission perma- I that supported me in the school
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He had said that New Y.ork who watched him die were, his forces i g— ______ ,
"« my homby choice." Sun wife lean Tam loth MaoArthur be honored’p nally by Pres-
day night he came home again [ and his son, Arthur. 27. Murph- I ident Join s m in a wre ath-lay:
The cortege that traveled the, cy said they toqk it bravely. | ing cer
* ’ ‘ Death came ui the old sd That was’ announced by the
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