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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1950

Page

2

World premiere review of South Sea Sinner at Paramount Theater

A vivid, period film critique notes Shelley Winters in a provocative lead, Luther Adler as villain, and Liberace on piano, with MacDonald Carey as support. The piece praises the overall show while acknowledging a meandering plot and the Casbah like atmosphere.

Proce Ichel Raike Lumberstone Joe Salone Oscar Brodney Paramount Theater Doc Mason Prank Lovejoy Smitty MacDonald Carey Luther Adler Shelly Winters Shelley Winters Pacific Dec Shelley Liberace

Woman in Hiding at State Theater Leiden

A Universal International film arrives at the State Theater Leiden with Deborah and her date Ida par Keith Ramaty Howard i in a suspenseful drama. Ida Lupino delivers a commendable performance amid the limited, uneven plot and pacing.

Universal International State Theater Leiden Clarktephen McNally Deborah Ida Par Keith Ramaty Howard i

Lupino in Escape Theme At Texan Theater Featuring Noel Noel

A melodrama unfolds with Lupino fleeing a violent husband while McNally schemes in lawless business at the plant. Howard Duff aids the distressed heroine as an abrupt visit at the honeymoon cottage stirs the plot. Noel Noel stars in a French comic tale about Parisian youths reformed by a kindly instructor and the Little Singers of the Wooden Cross.

Lupino Stephen McNally Papa Howard Duff Texan Theater Noel Noel Little Singers of the Noel-Noel Little Singers of the Wooden Cross Carnegie Hall

Woman asks to vote five times in one place

In Lubbock on Tuesday election officials filed a strange complaint after a caller demanded to vote five times at the same polling place claiming she could not visit all five locations.

Lubbock Department of Utter Confusion

New Record Price Paid For Young Angus Bull

A three month old Aberdeen Angus bull named Ankonian 3219 sold for 15000 at Ankony Farms in Rhinebeck New York. George Cooper of Run Acre Farm Madison Connecticut purchased the world record price bull sired by Eileenmere 1032, Ankony Farms international grand champion.

Rhinebeck N. Y Aberdeen Ankony Farms Ankonian George Cooper Run Acre Farm Madison

Rites Slated Today For Buda Leader

Funeral services for W. G. Williams longtime Buda resident and city council member will be held at 3 p m Wednesday at the Buda Methodist Church with Rev Lee Griffin officiating Burial follows in Liveoak Cemetery Williams a 40 year Buda resident and 25 year school board trustee died Monday night at his home He is survived by his wife a son four brothers and several nephews pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are named from local and Beaumont based Calcasieu Lumber Company employees

Buda ANS W. G. Williams Buda Methodist Church Lee Griffin Liveoak Cemetery Williams Buda School Board Ben Hur Shrine Eugene Williams Arnold Williams Fred Williams Kyle Williams San Marcos Paul Williams Alpine E J. Cleveland W. H. Matthews Beaumont Winter King W. S. Drake Austin Calcasieu Lumber Company

Incumbents Win Laredo Election and More Races

A sweep of local seats across Texas appears in results from Laredo and other cities. Incumbent King led Laredo with 1,541 votes to 1,483. Harvey C. Byrd ran unopposed with 2,979 votes as Gainesville aldermen and city attorney races produced several unopposed or leading candidates across multiple towns.

King Harvey C. Byrd Gainesville W. B. Ballew J. A. Thomas J. Robert Evans K. R.neal Henry Lynch L. V. Henry Crockett T. D. Craddock J. G. Beasley Jr Herbert Callaway Midland Jack B. Wilkinson JW. McMillen

Austin Chamber Adopts Top Plans and $80,000 Budget

Austin Chamber of Commerce directors adopted top year objectives and an $80,000 operating budget up from $54,138. The plan emphasizes eight divisions including Convention hall projects, city planning, highway and traffic improvements, tourism publicity, education support, and farm co operations, with new memberships added from De Viny Davidson and others.

Austin Chamber of Commerce Austin Chamber of Commercce Colorado Congress Avenue Fredericksburg Taylor Highland Lakes

Occupation Service Officials Visit Here

Army in occupied areas seeks professional, technical, and administrative specialists. From Wednesday through Saturday an Army representative interviews doctors, public health officers, engineers, geologists, librarians, directors, and other civil service personnel at the Texas Employment Commission office in Austin.

Department of Army Army Texas Employment Commission West Sixth Street

Baylor Nursing School Moves to Waco Amid Campus Shift

Baylor University's board of trustees approved moving the nursing school from Dallas to Waco. The program expands to include an enlarged instruction and a bachelor of science in nursing degree. The change leaves seven Baylor schools on the Waco campus, with Dentistry in Dallas and Medicine in Houston.

Fred W. Catterall Jr Chamber of Commerce DeViney-Davidson and Company American General Insurance Company Piccadilly Cafeterias Texas Woodrow Sledge Don-Mar Court Auto Court Blue Bonnet Court Hillcrest Motor Court Waldorf Motel Waco Baylor University Dallas W. R. White Baylor College of Dentistry College of Medicine Houston

Mississippi Hikes Beer Tax to Fund Rural Road Program

Mississippi lawmakers approved raising the beer tax to four cents per bottle to raise eight million dollars over two years for black topping rural roads. The 86 to 37 House vote came amid tense personal clashes as a Senate bill in a four part package advanced.

Jackson Miss Mississippi Senate

Deaths and Funerals in Austin Area

Walter Beard funeral services set for Wednesday at 9 30 a m at Cook Funeral Home with Rev Calvin Froehner officiating. Edward W Seiders Sr a longtime Austin resident died in a local hospital Tuesday with survivors including wife son and three brothers. Burial will be in Memorial Park. Mrs Lillian Rawls Allen died Tuesday afternoon in a local hospital with husband Beverly Allen and five children among survivors. Funeral arrangements pending. Two day old infant Ben Sinclair Bailey died Tuesday with family survivors. services Wednesday at Weed-Corley Funeral Home and burial in Capital Memorial Park. Graveside services for Minnie D Montgomery Wednesday at Calf Springs with body at Hylton Manor Funeral Home until 11 a m. Ernest Eugene Gillette 22 held funeral Tuesday at First Methodist Church with burial in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. He is survived by parents three brothers.

Walter Beard Cook Funeral Home Calvin Froehner Memorial Park Edward W. Seiders Sr Austin Travis County Seiders Gulf Oil Company Edward W. Seiders Jr G. C. Seiders R. G. Seiders O. W. Seiders Fleecy Whitten Weed- Corley Funeral Home Lillian Rawls Allen Beverly Allen Linda Allen Mary Allen Santa Fe N.M Fred R. Allen Houston B. W. Allen Smithville Wilke Funeral Home Ben Sinclair Bailey Joe Bailey Rosedale Joe Murray Bailey Ralph Vincent Bailey R. V. Murray Cordie Bailey Lyde Texas Weed-Corley Paul G. Wassenich Capital Memorial Park Book of Remembrance University Christian Church Minnie D. Montgomery Calf Springs Hylton Manor Funeral Home New Braunfels Ernest Eugene Gillette First Methodist Church Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery Wayne Gillette Sr Wayne Gillette Jr Charles Bertrand Gillette Walter Harold Gillette

Youths Charged In Robbery Case

Two Austin youths Spencer A. Doyle and Floyd Miller Jr were charged with robbery by assault after a Monday night hold up of Thomas Williams on East 12th Street. Williams said a man choked him, then a second robber took a 100 dollar bill and fled. Police recovered 66 dollars and the pair were jailed in Travis County court.

Austin Thomas Williams Spencer A. Doyle Floyd Miller Jr Travis County Justice of Peace Travis Blakeslee Williams East 12Th Street

Dynamite Blast Destroys Negro Home in Dallas

Detective Captain Stevenson says the house bomb in a white South Dallas neighborhood was dynamite. Garland Mathis had just signed a mortgage and paid $500 down before the blast. he recovered the payment. No injuries occurred in the two recent Dallas Negro home bombings.

Dallas M. W. Stevenson Garland Mathis Jewell Harper

Princess Launches Vessel and Cocktail

Princess Margaret Rose launched Velantina the biggest tanker ever built in Britain. In her honor the Park Hotel manager created Royal Blue a blue curacao based cocktail feared to cause seasickness among observers.

Tynemouth Eng INS Princess Margaret Rose Park Hotel Princess Margaret Britain

Insurance refunds paid to 12.4 million veterans

About 12.5 million insurance refund payments have been paid to World War II veterans. The total disbursed amounts to roughly $2.25 billion, with about $550 million still to be paid to around 3.5 million veterans. Officials say the program is moving faster than expected.

Washington Treasury

Texas A&M Freshmen Beat Wharton Junior College 12 To 6

Texas A M freshman baseball team defeated Wharton Junior College 12 to 6 on a Tuesday afternoon in College Station. Four runs in the third inning gave a 5 to 2 lead and five more in the sixth padded the margin as Pi Two powered the win.

College Station Texas A&m Wharton Junior College

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