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Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1950

Page

20

Livestock Auction Sells 295 Head in Austin Sale

Austin Brock Yard sale totals 295 head with 243 cattle 83 hogs 10 sheep four goats and five horses Prices rise 50 cents except hogs down 50 cents Calves top at 27.75 per cwt hogs to 17 sow 19 cows with calves to 25 per pair Representative buyers include A B Brodie M H Evans Fred Bullian Alvin Braun L B Burton Ed Kamp E Chamberlain O Chamberlain Will Chamberlain Mrs Louis Ebeling M W Eppright Elroy Faust Will Greene Frank Hail Melvin Heine O M Harris Carl Hoppe C H Heidemeyer Barney Higgs Alfred Hohman George Ireland Buck Jones C Elton Krause Patt Lockwood J J Lumpkin J L Massingill J F Martin O A Newberg E A Reno I E Regiene Ira Rowe Worth Sandifer M Townsend K L Turner Fred Upchurch all from Austin and nearby towns.

Austin Brock Yard A. B. Brodie Austin M. H. Evans Fred Bullian Alvin Braun Georgetown L. B. Burton Ed Kamp Creedmoor Chamberlain Manor Eson Chamberlain Dale Will Chamberlain Louis Ebeling Round Mountain M. W. Eppright Lytton Springs Elroy Faust Liberty Hill Will Greene Florence Frank Hail Melvin Heine Marble Falls O. M. Harris Fentress Carl Hoppe C. H. Heidemeyer Lockhart Barney Higgs Elgin Alfred Hohman Dripping Springs George Ireland Cedar Valley Buck Jones Elton Krause Patt Lockwood J. J. Lumpkin J. L. Massingill J. F. Martin A. Newberg E. A. Reno E. Regiene Ira Rowe Sandifer M. Townsend K. L. Turner Fred Upchurch

Appeal Filed in Barshop Tax Evasion Case

Attorneys for Joseph J. Barshop filed a notice of appeal from a federal verdict. He was convicted Jan. 14 on five counts of willful income tax evasion and sentenced to three years in prison with a $5,000 fine per count. Barshop posted a $40,000 appeal bond.

San Antonio Joseph J. Barshop Barshop Ben H. Rice Jr

University of Tulsa Refuses Two Negroes

The University of Tulsa in Tulsa Oklahoma refused to enroll two Negro women seeking graduate work. President C S Pontius said the decision by the university board of trustees follows Tuesday night and will not go to court. He noted state law allowing Negroes at the University of Oklahoma does not apply to privately endowed Tulsa.

Tulsa Okla University of Tulsa C. S. Pontius University Board of Trustees University of Oklahoma Tulsa School Pontius

Spring Season In Llano Declared Good

Llano County reports a wonderful spring season after general rains. Farmers in the Valley Spring area note moisture seeping from the ground and anticipate widespread plowing by March first.

Llano Llano County

Reuther Assault Charge Denied By Carl Bolton

Detroit February 22 Carl Bolton denies police effort to frame him as the gunman in the Walter Reuther shooting and a related attack on Victor Reuther. He contends two ex-convicts lied about his involvement and he was near a poolroom miles away when the shots occurred.

Detroit Carl Bolton Walter Reuther Bolton Draper Reuther Joseph Louisell Kaliszewski Washington

Meat Tenderness Campaign Reveals Ultra Thin Slices

St. Louis meat industry leader John F. Krey said the American Meat Institute developed a slicer that cuts meat to one one thousandth of an inch as part of a campaign to study molecule structure and make meat more tender with federal cooperation in the Chicago laboratory.

Dallas St. Louis John F. Krey American Meat Institute Chicago

Through the State Theater Lineup and Showtimes

The listing details film showings at multiple venues including TE STATE and CACTUS through Friday and Thursday. Notable titles include The Ape Man with Bela Lugosi, It's a Great Feeling with Doris Day, Adam's Rib with Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, and Dealings of Oklahoma. Showtimes span early afternoon to late evening with first features opening around 6 PM.

Peracsay Mr. I Walt Disney Lusea Lugosi Vaninhe Mntoron Ingrid Rt Man Joseph Cotte Chiep Dealins of Oklahoma Randah Facraedy

Who Judges Judge If Judge Needs Judging

Washington lawmakers debate a bill to remove badly behaving U S district judges with Supreme Court appointed prosecutors and a three member circuit court to try them. Rep Hobbs argues current impeachment is too slow and judges fear insanity cases cannot be removed efficiently.

Washington Congress House Senate Hobbs D-Ala Supreme Court Cuit Court of Appeals Judiciary Committee Representative Bryson D-Sc Andrew Johnson United States Johnson

Costello Citizenship Under Federal Fraud Probe

US Attorney Irving Saypol said he is probing charges that Frank Costello obtained U S citizenship by fraud. The inquiry follows Robert Montgomery’s suit to revoke Costello’s citizenship. Montgomery alleges Costello lied about character when applying in 1935 and Costello admits bootlegging and unpaid taxes. Costello’s fingerprint file lists four past arrests from 1908 to 1939.

New York Irving H. Saypol Frank Costello Underworld Robert Montgomery Costello Citizensip de Lesseps Morrison New Orleans New York Herald-Tribune Saypol Montgomery Department of Justice Immigration and Naturalization Service Italy New York City Manhattan

Keeping His Car Means Jail for One Postman

Chicago letter carrier Sylvester Morris confessed to taking 200 dollars from a letter to pay on his 2700 dollar car. Federal Judge Elwyn Shaw offered him two options: prison or probation if he has sold the car and cleared his debt by next Tuesday.

Chicago Sylvester Morris Elwyn R. Shaw Shaw Morris

Leases Show Washington as Early Landmark Landlord

A Fauquier County record reveals a 1777 lease signed by George Washington of Mount Vernon to Edward Wiseley, detailing a 130 acre portion of a Springfield tract and a regimented orchard plan. The document, dated March 15, 1777 and recorded Oct. 24, 1774, highlights modern sounding guidelines for planting pruning fencing and preservation of fruit trees.

Warrenton, V George Washington Fauquier County Mount Vernon County of Fairfax Colony of Virginia Esquire Edward Wiseley Carpenter Washington

San Marcos School Head Goes on Tour

Fred Kaderli San Marcos city schools superintendent is among 200 American superintendents chosen for the flying classroom tour by the American Association of Manufacturers. He will visit Chicago Detroit and New York by air this week then travel to Atlantic City for the National Association of School Superintendents meeting next week.

San Marcos ANS Fred Kaderli American Association of Manufacturers Kaderli Chicago Detroit New York AMA Atlantic City National Association of School Superintendents

Wife Faces Murder Charge In Slaying Of Husband

In Luray Virginia on February 22 Barbara Parks 26 was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of her husband Robert Franklin Parks 38 a former Japanese war prisoner and retired Army captain. The warrant was served in her county jail cell as she proclaimed innocence and claimed the shooting was accidental during a gun demonstration at their farm home Saturday night.

Luray Page County Barbara Parks Robert Franklin Parks Red-Head

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