Life magazine round table on films fizzles amid criticism
A Life magazine Life round table on the movies nearly failed to launch due to the editors concerns about the piece. Variety reports the cost exceeded 19000 dollars. Budd Schulberg’s ideas echo in the discussion and Betty Grable’s musical focus looms as a likely box office draw with Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend opening at Paramount Friday. March 15 tax concerns threaten producers.
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Life Magazine
Variety
Life
Hollykood
Budd Schulberg
Holiday Magazine
Bend
Paramount
Grable
Uncle Sam
Gallstones in cattle touted as charms fetch high price
The text notes that gallstones sometimes found in cattle are valued by Orientals as lucky charms and health boosters, selling for about 125 dollars per pound.
New Bridge Opens Ahead of Public Access
The new city county bridge over the Colorado River opens with the first vehicle a stone truck dropping ballast on the roadbed. County Engineer Ilan Morgan says approach roads and sidewalks still require time and paving may depend on rainfall, with full public opening targeted by mid July.
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Colorado River
Ilan Morgan
Tom Miller
Austin
Lake Austin Boulevard
West Lake Drive
Yacht Club
Lake Austin
East Austin crime crackdown foreshadows penitentiary sentences
District Attorney Bob Long warned that East Austin troublemakers face prison terms after a murder charge and four assault with intent to murder counts were filed. The City Council ordered police to target trouble zones to restore safety for residents.
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East Austin
Bob Long
Long
Courts List Filed Divorces And Lawsuits Across Districts
The 53rd and 126th district courts along with the 98th and justice courts handle filings including divorces such as Christine Hart Horace Hart and multiple others, foreclosures, contract reformation, suits on notes, speeding and no license violations, and guardianship actions. Marriage licenses issued and new car registrations appear in county notices with numerous names and vehicles listed.
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126Th District Court
Roberts
American Wholesale Company
Dan Cebalos
Marjorie Giesecke Frazier
Charles Lee Frazier Jr
J. Rountree
R. Rountree
Lucy Mae Peterson Taylor
Jerome B. Taylor
Jesse R. Clements
Filomena Clements
Johnnie Marie Leonard
Gayle Leonard
Christine Hart
Horace Hart
Harriet Louise Hickman
Raymond R. Hickman
Woodie Rowe
Karie Rowe
Doris L. Patton
William D. Patton
Mary Anita Walker
Henry Lee Walker
Rachel Diaz
Pete Diaz
Lorene Johnson
Billie Roy Johnson
Mitzie Farr Kimbell
Robert Lee Kimbell
Nelma
Chief of Police R D Thorp Expected Back Next Week
Police Chief R D Thorp who has been ill and out of his office for about three weeks is expected to return to duties the first of next week, according to his secretary. He has been confined to his home at 511 Barton Boulevard.
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R. D
Thorp
Barton Boulevard
Austin Chamber BBQ Ends With No Speechmaking For 2400 Members
Nearly 2,400 Austin Chamber of Commerce members and guests dined on barbecue at Barton Springs and watched a home talent pageant. The event drew visitors from 42 nearby cities plus military groups, with no speeches planned. Walter Long retires August 1 after 34 years. William Harwell named successor. The gathering showcased 400 members on committees as plans for a August special meeting proceed.
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Austin’ Chamber of Commerce
Barton Springs
Austin
Walter FE. Long
Joe C. Carrington
Carrington
Zilker Park
Chamber of Commerce
Rusty Spoon
Sidney P. Smith
Walter Long
William O. Harwell
Long
James P. Buchanan
Colorado River
Board of Directors
Texas
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Camp Hood
City Council Sets 25 Foot Setback and Parking Plan
The council enacted a 25 foot front setback along East Avenue from 23rd Street to north, to guide future development as the interstate route. A Lamar Boulevard setback will be discussed next week. They also voted to convert the city block between Fourth Fifth Streets and San Antonio Nueces into a municipal parking lot, starting with a Fifth Street strip. The block was given by the Republic of Texas for an auditorium site.
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East Avenue
23Rd Street
Austin
Lamar Boulevard
Fourth
Fifth Streets
San Antonio
Nueces
Fifth Street
Glass
Republic of Texas
Legend Says Peter Minuit Bought Manhattan for Trinkets
In a Bowing Green park at the foot of Broadway, a legend places Peter Minuit as the buyer of Manhattan Island from Native Americans for 24 dollars in assorted trinkets.
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Bowling Green
New York City
Broadway
Peter Minuit
Manhattan Island
County awaits ruling on drunkenness test legality
Travis County officials hope for a Court of Criminal Appeals decision on the legality of the county alcoholometer by Saturday before the court's summer recess. Four dozen driving while intoxicated cases depend on the ruling, with more likely after the break in October.
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Travis
Court of Criminal Appeals
High Court
Fourth of July Fireworks Set for Zilker Park
Austin will host its first post war fireworks display on Independence Day. City Council granted American Legion Post 76 authority to set off a public show in Zilker Park, and admission will be free to all.
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Austin
American Legion Post 76
Zilker Park
Boy Bandit Leads Cops on Merry Chase
A 15 year old Alvade youth led two Austin officers on a high speed pursuit after stealing a car and burglarizing a service station. He was arrested on West 12th Street, armed with a knife and carrying $147. He confessed to burglaries from Texas to California and faced juvenile authorities. Police also reported two thefts, a watch and camera, and a rubber tired wheelbarrow.
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Alvade
Austin
Travis County
West
12Th Street
J. F. Thompson
35Th
Jefferson Streets
J. Jones
H. Helf
Guadalupe Street
West 12Th Street
Helf
Jones
California
Raymond Otting
Newman Street
John D. Avelyn
Congress Avenue
Fire damages attic area at Perry Lane residence
A fire about 2 30 p m Thursday slight ly damaged the attic ceiling and roof above the service room and garage of a six room veneer house at 3317 Perry Lane The home is owned and occupied by John J McKetta Jr
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Perry Lane
John J. McKetta Jr
Park Sale Hearing Sparks Heated City Debate
A public hearing is planned before Austin sells Lake Austin park land to Butlin Holiday Village. Mayor Taylor Glass faces protest from A. W. Penn who argues the city cannot become a summer resort. Butlin officials seek 400 acres of the 1,250 acre tract for a 4.5 million dollar project to fund park improvements and purchase additional land.
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Butlin
Taylor Glass
Austin
A. W. Penn
Lake Austin Municipal Park
Glass
Penn
Lake Austin
Tourist crop growth urged for Texas income
Ike Ashburn publisher of Texas Parade and executive vice president of the Texas Good Roads Association told Lions Club members that Texas tourism could be a major income source. He urged a $100,000 advertising program financed by the Highway Department to attract twice as many visitors and potential industries.
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Texas
Ike Ashburn
Texas Parade
Texas Good Roads Association
Lions Club
Asburn
Ashburn
Jake Pickle
Highway Department
Espinosa Rites Planned Sunday for PFC Rejino Espinosa
The body of Private First Class Rejino P. Espinosa arrived in Austin Thursday. He was killed in Europe on Sept. 3, 1944. Survivors include two sisters Sophia Moreno and Cevera Martinez and three brothers Victor Espinosa Espiridion Espinosa and Mike Espinosa, all of Austin. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Memorial Park with full military honors. Burial by officers from Bergstrom AFB. Taps by Werner Stahl. Travis Post 76 American Legion color guard under Adolph Hohertz, commander, as chaplain.
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Rejino P. Espinosa
Austin
Europe
Sophia Moreno
Cevera Martinez
Victor Espinosa
Espiridion Espinosa
Mike Espinosa
Memorial Park
Horace H. Shelton
Bergstrom Air Force Base
Werner Stahl
Travis Post No. 76
American Legion
Adolph Hohertz
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Cos
Steve Perkins
Soreen
Quant Eddy Shops
Congress
Erat
Bemberg
Chambrays
New Bridge
53Rd District Court
Gardner
Will G. Knox
Pacific Finance Company
Carpenter Paper Company
John J. McNamara
98Th District Court
Betts
Ned A. Cole
J. B. Stroburg
Oscar Robinson
Arthur E. Wacker
Charles Duke
Edna Duke
Marie Lusk Burris
Luther Burris
Ruth Hanna
Bobby Hanna
Justice Court
Blakeslee
Ares H. Allen
Russell V. Kelley
Lee Dennis Sanders
Nairn
William Emil Sultenfuss
John King Cook
Wesley R. Daniels
Chester L. Kooch
Thurman
Carl James Pittsford
George Allen
Johnson
Daniel Cruz
R. C. Santa Ana
Lillie Etta Schwartz
Otto Schwartz
John Charles Thompson
William Andrew Thompson
Limberg
Joe R. Trevino
Frances Bargass
James Jackson
Velta Holliay
Horace Griffin
Dorothy Alexander
Joshua Lucius Holbert
Martha Beresford
Finis E. Brennan
Alberta Conn
John Harvey Brown Jr
Barbara Bradfield
Harold E. Kohls
Mary Jo Reynolds
William Franklin Lurber
LaVeta Rose Mathews
Jesse Guzman
Mary Castil
Heffington
S. G. Holden
Plymouth
R. A. Chunn
Elizabeth White
Smith Motors
Dodge
W. D. Redmond
Hudson
W. M. Paul
Chevrolet
Armed Services Establishments
Council Okehs
Island Sale
Boy Bandit
Merry Chase
Gillyant Yoat
At. B. Williams
Espinosa
Regs Creameries
Wnit
Dorothy Gray
Pilus Fox
Polly Weaver
T. H. Williams and Co
Austin, Texas
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