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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 15, 1950

Page

7

All Calf Classes Steady in Active Alamo City

Cattle and calves at San Antonio market show steady to firm prices with 1,100 head of cattle and 1,000 calves traded. Feeder cattle and stockers available. hogs and sheep also listed with varied movers. Fort Worth and nearby markets note similar activity and price ranges for steers, yearlings, cows, bulls, and lambs.

Alamo City Mart San Antonio Peerene Vearlinas Sonmon Crotcado Ulv. Wa Aroun Fort Worth Carters

Texas Leads Decline In Oil Production

The Oil and Gas Journal reports a national drop of 87 250 barrels per day in the week ended last Saturday. Texas suffers the largest loss at 33 450 barrels, with Kansas down 26 250 and Louisiana 17 950. Declines occur across Mississippi California Colorado the eastern area Arkansas Nebraska New Mexico and Montana.

Tulsa Okla Texas Kansas Louisiana Oil and Gas Journal Oklahoma Mississippi California Colorado Arkansas Nebraska New Mexico Montana

Sometimes You Just Can't Make Grade

CHICAGO March 14. An fire destroyed Theodore and Chlorine Meadows home last October. Rain damaged remaining furniture and Meadows lost his job. For a month the couple boarded out their two children Marie Ruth and Theodore. Five days ago the father found a night job and bought a car to drive to work. Monday night the auto was stolen.

Chicago Theodore Chlorine Meadows Meadows Ruth Theodore Fe

So viet Weekly New Times Banned in French Territories

The So viet Weekly New Times has been banned from all French territories as of March 14, reported by Red Magazine Banned Paris. Authorities barred distribution across colonial and metropolitan areas, citing government action and press restrictions amid regional tensions.

Red Paris New Times

Old Clark Gable's Movie Grandpas Display Romantic Talents

Hollywood report notes Charles Coburn and Edmund Gwenn aged 74 and 73 argue love scenes belong to older actors. They praise aging lovers in Louisa with Spring Byington and say sex appeal improves with age, citing stars like Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.

Hollywood Charles Coburn Edmund Gwenn Clark Gables Gwenn the Devil Miss Jones Miss Byington Coburn Bette Davis Irene Dunne Joan Crawford Barbara Stanwyck Claudette Colbert Romanace

Lady Love Aide Hunts Mates For Womanly Women

Buffalo dispatch reports Nelle Brooke Etull, a 60ish matchmaker from Elyria Ohio, promoting her Widows and Widowers Club. She seeks towns to host a convention and arrange introductions for women seeking husbands, claiming prior success though not guaranteed. She notes arthritis slowed activity and believes women should be the clinging vine type to attract marriage. Buffalo has not invited a meeting yet.

Buffalo N. Y Nelle Brooke Etull Nelle Widows and Widowers Club W&w Nell Elyria Ohio California

Son of Aleman Given The Works

Miguel Aleman Jr., son of Mexico's president, was shaved by upperclassmen on his first day at the national school of jurisprudence. The incident followed a call to the presidential residence reporting a chase, and the president reportedly urged acceptance of the tradition. A Secret Service guard stood by.

Mexico City INS Miguel Aleman Jr Mexico National School of Jurisprudence Secret Service

Jesse James Friend Dies on Way Home

In Sullivan Missouri Colonel James Russell Davis testified in a Missouri court that he was 109 years old as he awaited his return home to Nashville Tennessee. Davis claimed friendship with Jesse James and sparked an uproar in court by denouncing lawyers who questioned his credibility while disputing J Frank Dalton as the original Jesse James.

Nashville Tenn James Russell Davis Missouri Sullivan Davis Jesse James J. Frank Dalton

Franklin Rites Held For Westex Banker

W C Crane 73 former banker and civic leader in Franklin died Monday after a stroke. Funeral services were held Tuesday at Franklin Methodist Church. He was a former member of the Board of Regents of Texas State Colleges.

Franklin W. C. Crane Board of Regents of Texas State Colleges Franklin Methodist Church

Soviet Voters Set Record In National Elections

Moscow reports a record turnout of 110,964,172 voters, 99.6 percent of registered, for Russia's national elections. Prime Minister Stalin was unanimously re elected in a Moscow district. The total exceeds the 1946 turnout by 9,290,939 ballots.

Moscow Russia Stalin Soviet Union Supreme Soviet

J H Meyers Jr Resigns Bank Post for New Role

Herman Meyers Jr resigns as assistant vice president of the American National Bank after 27 years to become vice president of T J Bettes Company a mortgage investment bank with offices in Houston Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio and Little Rock He will oversee office operations and accounting procedures in Houston where his family will join him around June 1 He has been active in banking conferences and has published banking material and is a member of the Austin Club and several bank auditor associations

J. H Herman) Meyers Jr American National Bank T. J. Bettes Company Houston Dallas Fort Worth San Antonio Little Rock Meyers Texas Bankers Association University of Texas Bankers Conference State Auditors Association National Association of Bank Auditors and Comptrollers Herman Meyers Austin Club The American Institute of Banking New York University Methodist Church

Union Leader Sentenced to 26 Years in Penitentiary

Former Milwaukee union leader Harold R. Christoffel was sentenced to two to six years in jail for perjury tied to lying to the House labor committee in 1947 about Communist connections. His attorney said an appeal would be filed. Christoffel, ex-president of the CIO Local at Allis-Chalmers Milwaukee plant, was convicted of perjury for the second time last month.

Washington Milwaukee Harold R. Christoffel House Labor Committee Christoffel Herbert J. Fabricant United Auto Workers

Piedras Negras Plans First Centenary Celebration

Piedras Negras Mexico population about 30 000 across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass will observe its first centennial celebration August 12 to 20 with civic events and regional notices.

Piedras Negras Eagle Pass Mex

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