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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1949
Page
2
Movie actor Charlie Chaplin aligns with the Communist organized World Peace Congress to be held in Paris later this month. He mails a statement saying he is happy to join the International Liaison Committee of Intellectuals for peace and to add his name to the group.
New Orleans uses a drainage system with 11 pumping stations to dispose of floodwater from low-lying areas.
John D. Simpson, local dairyman, becomes president of the Travis County Tuberculosis Association as Dr. Robert B. Morrison steps down. New officers include Mrs. Paul Bowman as first vice president and Dr. John Garcia as second vice president. The board meets April 26 with 7 new members and several holdovers. Simpson, dairy executive and former national dairy worker, resides at 2309 Quarry Road.
Defense Secretary Johnson told a Philadelphia audience at the USS Roanoke commissioning ceremony that it will be many years before a real enduring peace exists. He noted the ship is named after Roanoke, Virginia, his birthplace, and warned the Roanoke may become a weathered veteran of the seas before peace arrives.
Municipal Judge Victor H. Mulling surprised reporters by revealing he married Kathleen Winsor and Arnold Krakower, 33 year old New York lawyer, Sunday in Savannah. The judge said he was unaware the bride was author of Forever Amber and that the couple obtained a marriage license in Savannah shortly before the noon ceremony at his home.
Hill Brothers reduced its roast coffee price by 1 2 cent a pound to 52 12 cents. Trade sources said the cut followed easing green coffee prices in recent weeks.
William H. Furlong resigns to join Shamrock Hotel staff in Houston as assistant manager of the new Shamrock. Paul Craddock named executive assistant manager at the Stephen F. Austin after six months as Austin catering manager. R. K. Trenary will fill Craddock’s former post at Wardman Park Hotel.
William A. Marcus of the American Bankers Association told Western bankers that there is enough mortgage money in the country, but it is not on tap in the right places. He blamed maladministration of supply and demand for the loan shortage perception.
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