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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1950

Page

21

Californian Wins National Baking Contest With Orange Kiss Me Cake

Mrs. Peter Wuebel of Redwood City Calif won the $25 000 first prize in a national recipe and baking contest at the Waldorf Astoria she will share the prize with her daughter Mrs Frank Annibale The winner baked an orange Kiss Me Cake from a recipe inspired by a New Mexico find and planned to buy a new house for the kitchen Prize details include top awards to Mrs Bernard Derousseau Mrs T L Green Jr and Mrs Robert Walker with other regional winners noted No graphic or sensational detail.

New York Peter Wuebel Redwood City Calif Duchess of Windsor Waldrof-Astoria Hotel Bernard Derousseau Rice Lake Wis T. L. Green Jr Columbus Robert G. Walker Kenosha Wuebel Frank Annibale Germany Derousseau Barbara Maddock Los Angeles District of Columbia Puerto Rico Waldorf Grand Ballroom New Mexico

South Austin Lions Stage Two Day Magician Event in Austin

Virgil the Magician will perform at Austin High School Auditorium January 12 and 13 under sponsorship of the South Austin Lions Club. Proceeds benefit the club’s youth activities fund. Ticket prices 1.50 general 2.00 reserved 0.75 children. A 12 and under matinee Jan 13 offers 0.50. The clubs also co sponsor a South Austin Community Christmas Tree program on December 19 at the South Austin Fire Station. Santa arrives by fire truck. music by Fulmore Junior High bands. candy nuts and fruit for children. Earlier Lions Club meeting featured Texas A&M game films narrated by Longhorn players Stolhandske Procter Williams.

Virgil Magician Austin South Austin Lions Club Austin High School J. B. Malone South Austin Carol C. C. Miles Santa Claus Texas A&m Longhorn Tom Stolhandske Ben Procter Paul Williams

Virginian Arrested in Theater Theft at Carver Theater

A 24 year old Virginia man was arrested Tuesday in connection with stealing $26.94, clothing and a pen from Carver Theater at 521 East Sixth Street. Officers stopped him on a bus in the 600 block of East Sixth and recovered the items. Tom Crump of Carver Theater said he surprised the suspect rifling the theater office.

Virginia Carver Theater East Sixth Tom Crump

State Attorneys Adopt Tide Lands Ownership Resolution

The National Association of Attorneys General voted to press for a federal bill giving states ownership of bordering tidelands. Attorney General Price Daniel of Texas led the resolution at the 44th annual convention with 43 states in support, despite a minority report opposing state control. The convention followed a Supreme Court ruling that Texas must cease oil company leasing of tidelands.

Miami Beach Fila National Association of Attorneys General Price Daniel Texas Wallace Warner North Dakota Supreme Court of the United States Supreme Court Tidelands California Louisiana Warner Sheridan Downey Downey Hall Hammond Maryland Long Calif Daniel Florida

Two Held in Theft Of Mechanic Tools

Two Austin men were arrested by city detectives in connection with the theft of a valve refacing machine valued at 126 dollars and a box of mechanic tools from the Austin Training School. The machine was returned to the shop and dumped through a window. tools were found at an East Seventh Street pawn shop sold for five dollars.

Austin Sabine Street East Seventh Street

Shooting Gallery Tax Clarified by State Opinion

The Texas Attorney General ruled that a carnival shooting gallery pays a separate 15 dollar annual tax, distinct from the carnival’s quarterly tax aid, in a Tuesday opinion to the Comptroller. Another opinion told the State Auditor that perpetual care cemeteries formed under Texas law must maintain separate perpetual care funds and file no operation statements or filing fees for other corporations.

Capitol Price Daniel Robert S. Calvert C. H. Cavness Texas

No Death Penalty States Cover Condemned Murders

Six states have no death penalty for condemned murderers. Life imprisonment is the heaviest penalty in Maine Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Rhode Island and Wisconsin.

Maine Michigan Minnesota North Dakota Rhode Island Wisconsin

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