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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1948

Page

4

That Lady in Ermine and Other From Paramount

The page reviews That Lady in Ermine with Douglas Fairbanks Jr and Betty Grable at Paramount through Thursday. It highlights The Gallant Legion with William Elliott and Jack Holt, notes U S western themes with Bruce Cabot and Joseph Schildkraut, and mentions other plays and drive ins with varying start times and casts.

Paramount Douglas Fairbanks Jr Betty Grable Gallant Legion William Elliott Texas Rangers West Texas Jack Holt Rangers Wild Bill” Elliott Bruce Cabot Joseph Schildkraut 20Th Century-Fox Ernst Lubitsch Samson Raphaelson Paramount Smeager Betty Grable Cours Walter Abel Cours Cesar Romero

Whimsical Woolworth-Style Film Review

A lighthearted critique noting a charming narrative and playful presentation. The piece highlights Fairbanks' portrait study of Grable in an ermine gown, plus Walter Abel as Colonel Fairbanks' aide who delivers witty lines. The review concedes occasional lags but calls the film broadly enjoyable.

Fairbanks Grable Walter Abel Abel

Shipping interests seek delay of policy until Congress acts

The pradicable phrase appears with a request from shipping interests to postpone the policy’s effective date. They urge a clear official stance from Congress when it convenes next month before enforcement.

Congress

Mill Worker 94 Begins 74th Year at Lukens Steel

Charles Lukens Huston, 94, started his 74th year at Lukens Steel in Coatesville Pa after joining as a clerk in 1874. He rose to first vice president and still commutes from his home a 35 mile trip. Huston is Haverford College’s oldest living alumnus.

Coatesville Charles Lukens Huston Lukens Steel Company Huston Philadelphia Haverford College Lukens

Santa Brings Clubs but Death Takes Boy in Boston

In Boston on December 16, young David J. Baltusis aged seven had wished for a real set of golf clubs from Santa. He had dreamed of becoming a caddy to earn money for gear. The unclaimed clubs lay in a corner until his mother returned home on Monday to news his life ended when a truck struck him.

Boston David J. Baltusis Santa Claus David

Laredo Bank Robbery Suspects Held on Federal Charges

Three suspects from Laredo Texas and Mexico were arraigned in federal court in Little Rock on bank robbery charges for the Dunkirk Ohio robbery last week. Bonds were set at 25000 each after arrests in Searcy Arkansas the previous Wednesday.

Little Rock Ark Laredo Texas Dunkirk Ohio Searcy

Shippers Fight ECA Cargo Rule

The National Federation of American Shipping asks the congressional watchdog committee to block the ECA move to cut Marshall Plan shipments on US vessels. Hofmann announced the Jan 1 start of halving bulk cargoes on American ships, citing higher shipping costs.

Washington National Federation of American Shipping Congressional “Watchdog Committee On Foreign Aid Paul G. Hofman ECA The Shipping Federation Joint House Senate Committee Congress

Levi Strauss to Open Garment Plant in Denison

The Levi Strauss Company announced a new garment factory in Denison occupying a two story building leased from the Southern Ice Company. The plant will employ 250 workers with an estimated annual payroll of 350000 dollars. E H Young Sr will manage the Denison operation. The firm, based in San Francisco, already runs four California factories, two in Texas and one in Missouri.

Denison Levi Strauss Company Southern Ice Company E. H. Young Sr Strauss Wichits Falls San Francisco California Texas Missouri

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