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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1950
Page
12
Corpus Christi resident Alice Ramey praises Baker's Hair Tonic for quick and thorough dandruff relief and lauds the full Baker's product line. She recommends the jotion and sham poo, noting satisfaction with results and a refund guarantee if not delighted.
The Marx Brothers shift focus to Harpo in a comedy about actors fed by the silent clown while seeking funds. Harpo steals food and a million dollar necklace, pursued through rooftop chases above Times Square. The film, produced by United Artists and directed by Richard Wallace, features Lona Massey and others in a period lighthearted caper.
The list presents films such as Paid in Full Side Street Conspirator The Duchess of Idaho Winchester 73 The Gunfighter Caged and The Aston ished Heart with a rated quality scale from Fair to Superb.
Falls County Judge Fred B. Glass announced preparations for the County Judges and Commissioners Association convention to be held November 26 to 28 at the Austin Hotel. Travis County Judge Tom Johnson assisted, following a 1949 Galveston vote to host the 1950 meeting in Austin. the last Austin gathering was in 1943.
John A. Barclay, chair of the St. David's Hospital fundraising panel, announces Max Roesch as division chairman. Roesch leads the Texas Pharmaceutical Association in state HQs and chairs the public health committee of the Texas Junior Chamber.
The city’s new traffic engineer W. H. Klapproth spent his first day in office touring Austin streets to assess the job size. He became chief of a new traffic and transportation bureau and was joined by assistant Bert Lay, a police sergeant. The bureau highlighted City Hall’s space problem with no spare offices found.
After the Revolutionary War Great Britain repaid Native allies in Alabama by supplying enslaved Africans called the King's Gifts. The report notes these individuals were used as slaves under British policy in the region.
Texas will get 310531.17 in polio aid this year from the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis, shared among 49 Texas chapters as 1950 cases loom. The total nationwide aid since Jan 1 reaches 4084609 to 598 chapters, with Basil OConnor citing epidemic carryover and two successive outbreak years as the funding strain.
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