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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 12, 1950

Page

18

Insurance Faces Investment Challenge for Life Companies

The life insurance industry with assets over 60 billion seeks new, safe, profitable investments while avoiding conflicts with banks and government oversight. Equitable Life proposes leasing new freight cars to railroads to fund equipment purchases, sparking concern from lawmakers and bankers about industry reach and rail control.

Wall Street Congress Life Insurance Life Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States United States Steel Corporation Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Bethlehem Steel Corporation US Treasury Securities Thomas I. Parkinson Peppery Equitable Parkinson Emanuel Celler D-Ny Celler Life Companies

Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Constipation Relief

Dr Edwards promises complete relief for constipation with Olive Tablets. The ad touts a gentle, vegetable formula that cleanses both upper and lower bowels for natural movements and fuller energy. Sold at all drugstores in 15¢ 30¢ and 60¢ sizes.

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Jack Corley Attends Morticians Meeting

Jack Corley a local funeral director returned from a National Selected Morticians meeting in Long Beach California where he joined colleagues from California New Mexico Arizona and Texas to discuss trends in funeral service NSM includes 500 leading funeral establishments in the United States and Canada and aims to improve public service and maintain high member standards

Jack Corley Long Beach Calif National Selected Morticians Weed-Corley Funeral Home United States Canada Corley NSM California New Mexico Arizona Texas

Greek physician Hippocrates treats club-foot with boot

In 350 B C the famed physician Hippocrates often called Father of Medicine used a leather shoe or boot as a therapeutic aid to correct a club-foot condition.

B.C Hippocrates Father of Medicine

Beer-Drinking Bobcat Mascot Missing Near Kingsville

A large search is underway for John Thomas, a beer drinking 18 pound gray bobcat once mascot at Seeligson oil camp southwest of Kingsville. Owned by Lew Kinsey, the cat loved water from a cooler and car rides, slept on Kinsey’s bed, and is valued at $50, with rewards expected to rise as volunteers hunt across the area.

Kingsville John Thomas Seeligson Oil Camp Here Lew Kinsey Great King Ranch Kinsey Seeligson Romeo John Thomas Ash John Omas

Don’t Overprotect Handicapped Child Dr Moore Advises

Dr. Ber nice Moore urges parents to treat cerebral palsied children as individuals and live with them not against them. She cites drives including hunger thirst comfort rest movement and emotional expression and warns against overprotecting children in Austin public schools and state programs. She notes parents often create limits by overprotection and emphasizes mutual living with the child. Bees sometimes carry insecticides into hives killing the brood.

Bernice Moore Dr. Moore Austin Public Schools Hogg Foundation For Mental Hygiene Texas Board of Vocational Education

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