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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1950
Page
4
Wray Weddell reports Guston Morgan resigns as city manager after a kept secret. Walter Seaholm appears the probable successor with little opposition, while council and mayor face labor and housing debates, including power plant disputes and public housing hearings.
A night watchman’s daughter clings to a life size doll as a house fire destroys the Milkalowsky home. Fireman Joe Miller saves Wanda from the blaze, while Stan is unable to enter. The paper contrasts sensational closing lines with the front loaded reporting style.
A compiled Q and A segment covers bank failures, gold stocks, venomous cobras, wooden nickels in Oklahoma, snow in Australia, cigarette taxes, ships named for women, social security funds, Calamity Jane, Loyalists in 1776, the meaning of a fouled anchor, artificial fish food, and portable kerosene heater safety.
A citizen-led proposal urges a formal study of Austin Transit Company performance using standard metrics. It argues overcrowding at peak times, equipment adequacy, and service efficiency should be evaluated by independent analysts to inform policy and possible municipal involvement.
Washington runs the risk of delaying or halting the Sachs tax fraud case as a White House call prompts Justice to consult an attorney for Irv ing Sachs of Shoe Styles in St. Louis. Reports say Sachs, 51, faces a $100000 plus income tax fraud bill and epilepsy concerns are used to argue he cannot stand trial.
A quick profile of Princess Margaret’s social set in London and a skit on Broadway nightlife. The piece notes the Mayfair crowd nicknamed the Clan, their members and tastes, plus Robert Montgomery’s surveillance rumors and Ceasar Petrillo’s holiday antics at the Roney Plaza.
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