Doomed Texan Girl Climbs Sandia Mountain
Janet Latsha a seven year old from Nacogdoches Texas is climbing mountains four months after doctors said she would die of asthma. She climbed the 10678 foot Sandia Mountains near Albuquerque after being brought from Oklahoma City. Her weight has risen to 46 pounds and she is more active with improved appetite under care of Catholic Sisters of Charity.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Janet Latsha
Nacogdoches
Texas
Oklahoma City
Wilma Latsha
Sandias
Jesus
Janet
Catholic Sisters of Charity
Mayor to Dedicate Hancock Center at Open House
Full program planned for a Hancock Recreation Center dedication by Mayor Taylor Glass. Open house Friday 3 to 11 p m with a 8 30 p m welcome talk, magic show, films, band concert, staff introductions, and civic group remarks followed by dancing and social activities.
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Hancock Center
Hancock Recreation Center
Austin Recreation Department
North Austin
Taylor Glass
Walter Blaney
Raul Guerrero
Baker Junior High School
Glass
Beverly Sheffield
Woodrow Patterson
George Haberlin
Film Bosses Jailed On Check Charge
Harold Erickson director and Ray Pierson producer of Miramar Films were jailed in Monroe County on a worthless check charge. They issued a 1512 dollar check to pay William Noland for moving equipment during filming of The Spark starring Harold Lloyd Jr. and Cathy Downs. They waived extradition from California and were returned by the prosecutor and deputy. arraignment set for municipal court.
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Monroe, Mich
Monroe County
Harold Erickson
Ray Pierson
Miramar Films, Inc
Harold Lloyd Jr
Cathy Downs
William Noland
Monroe
Erickson
Erickson and Pierson
California
Los Angeles
Robert N. Sawyer
Carl Fritz
Nails With Diamond Points Highlighted in Sale
A hardware notice highlights nails with diamond point tips advertised as premium fasteners. A catalog lists assorted nail sizes and finishes, urging customers to buy bulk for project needs at local hardware retailers.
Taylor Club Hears War Avoidance Ideas
Dr. Eduard Taborsky, UT political science professor and former Czechoslovakian official, outlined three ways to avoid World War III before the Kiwanis Club and guests from Rotary and BPW. He warned against concessions to Russia, urged Western unity, and stressed building strong Western power to deter bargaining.
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Taylor
Eduard Taborsky
University of Texas
Kiwanis Club
Rotary and
Business and Professional Women’s Club
Taborsky
Eduard Benes
Czechoslovakia
Sweden
Russia
Teachers Short in ’49: One in Ten Held Emergency Certificates
October 1949 reports show about ten percent of American teachers worked with only emergency certificates. The figure highlights certification gaps amid postwar education expansion and reflects broader shortages facing schools nationwide.
Methodists Hold Lockhart Session
The Southwest Texas Methodist Conference held its first social action seminar at First Methodist Church in Lockhart with about 100 ministers and laymen. Dr. Carl D. Soule and Miss Doris Dennison led sessions on peace temperance race relations and social betterment. An afternoon forum urged commitment to sobriety and total abstinence on Commitment Day.
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J. Leonard Rea
Smithville
R. K. Heacock
Lockhart
Carl D. Soule
Chicago
General Peace Commission
Doris Dennison
Nashville
Soule
America
Russia
King George Upsets London Fashion Edict
London reports that King George VI wore tartan dinner jackets, contradicting Tailor and Cutter which mocked Americans for the trend five months earlier. Saville Row tailors hesitated but praised the attire as tasteful and dignified for formal occasions.
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George
London
Saville Row
George VI
Cutter
John Taylor
Sing
Banana Tree Proves Bananas Grow Without Help
In Dallas on February 23, Mrs. I. L. Futch finally harvested green bananas sprouting from a plant kept under her house for winter protection. Despite years of care and replanting, the bananas grew without further assistance when unearthed by her yardman this week.
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Dallas
Teen lovers wed in Michigan to dodge waiting period
Two New York teens, Arthur Cartsley and Priscilla Manning, married in Flint after an almanac promised Michigan had no five day wait. Lacking licenses they stayed with deputies and police to fulfill the period while keeping a puppy, playing canasta to pass the cold three days.
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Flint, Mich
New York State
Canasta
Michigan
Arthur Cartsley
Honeoye
Priscilla Manning
Rochester
Flint
William McIntyre
Priscilla
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Austin
Midland
Elsie Magee
Chamber of Commerce
E. Gary Morrison
Louis N. Goldberg
Starr Kealhofer Jr
Taylor Club
Gurnn
Methodists
Ady
Sycamore
L. C. House & Sons
Tyler
Ag Plants
Geche Sveboreen
Stuart
Concord
Deatzia
Mellias
China
Lombardo Popular
Austin Art Gardens
S. Congress
Wari
DPR. Edwards
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