No Peace No Love Proposition Draws Actress at LaGuardia
French actress Cecile Aubry, 19, arrives in New York with her mother to discuss a peace scheme advocating no war by women withholding affection. Reporters question how single and married couples would respond and whether Russia would cooperate. Aubry dodges specifics, saying love is international and she cannot name a suitable partner.
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New York
Cecile Aubry
Paris
Marguerite Bernard
LaGuardia Field
Russia
Cecile
Homecoming Set June 11 at Rockdale
The Rockdale Homecoming Association will hold its annual reunion at Fair Park on Sunday June 11. Association president Mrs C M Sessions announced the event. H D Maxwell, vice president, heads the dinner committee. No formal program will be held to allow a more informal visiting atmosphere.
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Rockdale
Homecoming Association
Fair Park
C. M. Sessions
H. D. Maxwell
Session
Freezing Western Union Files Sheds Light on Crime Network
Senate investigators urged Western Union to preserve message files to trace gambling rings and link players across cities. Kefauver cited Erickson and Carroll testimonies showing telegraph use in betting schemes, while FCC and McGrath weigh broader probes into syndicate ties and political machines.
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Washington
Senate
Western Union
Estes Kefauver
Dtenn
Special Crime Investigation Committee
Wayne C. Coy
Federal Communications Commission
New York
Frank Erickson
St. Louis
James J. Carroll
Senate Commerce Committee
Erickson
FCC
Kefauver
J. Howard McGrath
Miami
Ex-Wife Rejects Marriage Proposal During Police Lineup
In Cincinnati on Friday Everett Smith, 42, proposed to his former wife Nora Campbell during a police lineup where he was being shown as a suspect in allegedly taking her car. Campbell refused, recalling she had had enough of him before.
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Cincinnati
Nora Campbell
Everett Smith
Miss Campbell
Utility Director Post To Remain Unfilled
City Manager Walter E. Seaholm announced the $10,000 utilities director position will stay unfilled after he vacated it to take the city manager role. He will monitor utilities work and use the salary to hire extra staff for water and light, assigning duties to superintendents Dexter Kinney Albert Ullrich and Albert R. Davis.
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Walter E. Seaholm
Water and Light Department
Seaholm
Dexter Kinney
Albert Ullrich
Albert R. Davis
Lampasas Renditions Approved by County Board
Lampasas County Board of Equalization approves renditions with no changes. Taxable values total 7,150,000 dollars, up 300,000 from 1949. County tax rate for 1949 was 75 cents per dollar. 1950 rate to be set.
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Lampasas
ANS
Lampasas County
Replica of Bell To Show Here For Independence Drive
Austin residents will see a replica of the Liberty Bell on display all day Saturday in front of the Paramount Theater. The bell arrives from Friday night to promote the Independence Bond Savings Drive running May 16 through July 4. Fred C. Morse Sr. leads the Travis County campaign with Boy Scouts and Junior Chamber members as guards of honor. Weather permitting, the Drum and Bugle Corps of Travis Post No. 76 American Legion will perform at the site. Speakers will address passersby through a public address system as no formal program is planned.
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Austin
Paramount Theater
Fred C. Morse Sr
Travis County
Boy Scouts
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Drum and Bugle Corps
Travis Post No. 76
American Legion
Morse
McCarthy Offers to Shed Immunity Over Open Files
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy proposed to repeat his anti-Communist charges anytime President Truman releases the full loyalty files. He cited Archibald Van Beuren’s complaint about a disinterested Amerasia inquiry and defended his targets including Haldore Hangon and Jessup. He criticized Truman for withholding raw FBI files, urged questioning Williams and others, and linked Hanson to a Russian spy ring in wartime Japan.
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Washington
Joseph R. McCarthy
Rwis
Truman
Archibald van Beuren
Office of Strategic Services
Senate
Amerasia
Maccarthy
State Department
Haldore Hangon
Ambasador
Philip C. Jes
Oth
McCarthy
Senate Subcommittee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Mr. Truman
van Beuren
Subcommittee
Frank Bielaski
Bielaski
New York
Williams
Wild Bill) Donovan
Hanson
Japan
Peiping
China
Edgar Snow
Jessup
Amerasia Magazine
Teen-Ager Center Opens Tonight at Hancock Park
The Austin Youth Organization opens Kourtin' Korner at Hancock Park recreation center for high school students. The summer program, supervised by the recreation department and funded by the Austin High PTA, starts with a social dance and runs all summer with Tuesday stag nights, Wednesday games, Thursday square dancing, and Saturday socials. Special events include a formal dance June 10, a musical show July 27, and a carnival August 26.
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Kourtin' Korner
Hancock Park
Austin Youth Organization
City Recreation Department
Austin High School Parent-Teachers’ Association
Law Dean Urges Bar School Cooperation at Travis County
Keeton dean of the University of Texas Law School urged closer cooperation between the law school and the bar during a Travis County Bar Association meeting at the Driskill Hotel. He proposed a local committee to coordinate with the university faculty to develop programs aiding students in bridging theory and practice. He noted the bar association’s bench and bar series has succeeded in this effort. The next meeting is set for Friday, July 14.
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Page Keeton
University of Texas Law School
Travis County Bar Association
Driskill Hotel
Keeton
Worthless Checkers Reach Record High
County Attorney Perry L. Jones announced 260 worthless check cases in May totaling 4026.38 dollars, a record for his office. He noted more people are jailed for passing worthless checks than for any other offense and urged merchants to verify suspicious checks before cashing. He described tactics including large checks for small purchases and fake addresses on checks.
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Perry L. Jones
Jones
City Hall Shuft Announces Summer Shift Start
City departments except police will close Saturdays as five day work week begins for 1950 summer season. Elevators operate for go live department on third floor. City Hall to remain closed on Saturdays through June July August. Emergency calls go through municipal service building switchboard.
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City Hall
Golive
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