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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1949
Page
14
In Huntsville Sam Houston State College misjudged after hours games plans as 56 percent of summer school enrollment was above years old. A student survey showed a preference for square table tennis and volley ball over domino croquet and waltz tempo pastimes.
Texas and Georgia top cowpea production with large yields reported from agricultural surveys. The two states dominate output as other regions trail behind in growing the legume crop for market use.
Engineering contracts awarded this week reached 215.17 million dollars, the year’s second highest, with private awards at 84.84 million and public work at 130.33 million. The 25 week total is 3.779 billion dollars, 18 percent ahead of 1948.
A playful note on the final vowel in Albuquerque New Mexico where the ending e is pronounced distinctly. The line highlights regional speech quirks and city name pronunciation in a concise humorous aside.
Galveston dispatch reports Mrs. Alfred Reynolds of Pampa has received more than 31 blood transfusions since November to counter a rare anemia. Her condition is serious but improving. Her husband, recovering from surgery, stays with her as their daughter Sandra needs an operation for a severely burned hand. The family and fellow workers raised funds for care, and Reynolds was flown to John Sealy Hospital after Pampa blood ran short.
SWAMPSCOTT Mass June 23 A sunburn meter introduced at the American Institute of Electrical Engineers meeting by Hoyt Scott of General Electric. The device uses filters and light sensitive cells to record on a dial the minutes of sun exposure needed for a pink glow or a burn.
Mrs. Julia Roka St. Clair and her son Delphie travel by wheelbarrow toward Detroit from Jacksonville, entering Georgia line on day three. Despite blistered heels, St. Clair remains cheerful, and Delphie who was born with a disability walks parts of the way aided by his mother. The trip began as a child’s wish after measles.
Dr A D Donnelly a Grand Prairie physician about 50 is accused of criminally assaulting a 29 year old married woman during a medical examination in his office. He posted bond of 2500 and faced charges accepted by Asst Dist Atty T J Earley in Justice of Peace E John Baldwin's court.
Sacramento Calif June 23 A state judiciary committee defeated a proposed statewide ban on crime comic books by a 6 to 1 vote. The Assembly approved bill by Illard M Huyck would outlaw sale to minors of comics emphasizing murder arson mayhem rape and other sordid crimes. Ross Marshall California Newspaper Publishers Association called the ban censorship.
Miss Martha Ann Humphries completed Elliott secretarial training in 34 days and secured a high paying job via the Elliott Free Placement Bureau. She praises the school while noting graduates start work six months sooner and earn more, with the Austin campus now open in the Ewell Nalle Building.
Seattle Jun 23 The Rinehart clan hosts a three day gathering at Idyllwood Park Lake Sammamish with a family board of directors. Origin traced to 1748 in North Carolina as brothers Rob ert and Lewis arrived from Germany. Five hundred five invitations sent. ninety attended. W E Wilkins of The Dalles Oregon noted.
A 16-year-old Darrell Pierce of Palestine escaped Gatesville State School for Boys and eluded bloodhounds and patrols in Palestine. He was seen near Green Park and in nearby woods, a shoe left behind, as officers fired at him and pursued the trail through city park and woodlands.
Vivien Kellems, Connecticut industrialist, at a Des Moines luncheon, derides men and both major parties and proposes a women's party. She attacks Truman, Bannan, taxes, Communists, Democrats and Republicans and says women should form a party and elect a woman president. She claims the women’s vote would win any election.
CASE NO. 1216 describes a 39 year old woman with irregular menstruation and migraines who improved after spinal adjustments at LeMond Chiropractic Clinic. Multiple cases detail nerve interference, subluxations, and symptom relief including nervous spells, sinus trouble, goiter history, headaches, and fatigue following Neurocalometer analysis and realignment. The column urges watching falls and seeking chiropractic care, listing clinic contact at 40314 West 7th St.
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