Drake Backers Open Meeting Ahead of City Council Election
Drake backers hold an open organizing session for supporter efforts tonight at 7 30 in the 98th District Courtroom Travis County Courthouse. Jack Sparks said response has been favorable as volunteers rally to elect Drake 39 native of Austin and president of a local lumber firm to the City Council.
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W. S
Bill) Drake Jr
Drake
98Th District
Travis County
Jack Sparks
Sparks
Austin
Virginia Military Institute
Travis County Rationing Board
Tyrone Power Denies Quit Rumor
London report says movie star Tyrone Power dismissed rumors he will quit films and stated the report is false.
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Tyrone
London
Tyrone Power
Green dye turns fountains in civic center for Saint Patrick’s Day
San Francisco reports that pranksters colored water in civic center fountains green on St. Patrick’s Day. Birds avoided the water while gardeners drained the fountains for safety after fears of poisoning a child.
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San Francisco
Fat Calf Sales At Georgetown Average 30 1-2c
Georgetown March 17 Spl Returning an average of 30 1-2 cents per pound for the boys fat calves sold in the Williamson County Livestock Show sale Wednesday afternoon, 4 H Club and FFA boys pocketed more than $18,000 for their calves, hogs and lambs before returning home following the end of Williamson County's largest and most successful livestock exhibition. Individual sellers and buyers in the calf sale follow.
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Georgetown
Williamson County
FFA
Edwin Zieschang
Piggly Wiggly
Nolin Vercon
Danek Packing Company
Harold Mickan
Tilden Cafe
Wilburn Law
Isbhy’s Market
Clint Rogas
Capital Livestock Auction Company
Rudy Bohoc
Temple Livestock
John Perry
Georgetown Commission
Earl Arldt
L. East Company
Winfred Walden
Williamson Sheriff Posse
J. C
Max Adkins
Farmers State Bank
Bob Housewright
Cervenka Market
Gus Guenther
C. P
Bell labs debuts adjustable ring tone phone set
New Bell Telephone instrument offers adjustable bell volume, a musical ring, and an equalizer for consistent listening near or far from the central office. The dial slides outward, the handset is lighter, and the device fits car use. several thousand units will be trialed this year with gradual replacement over years.
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New York
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Bell
Sixth Smallpox Case Reported in Rio Grande Valley
Brownsville reports the sixth smallpox case in the Rio Grande Valley on Thursday. Health authorities with volunteer physicians and nurses push mass vaccinations across Hidalgo County including Harlingen and Brownsville schools. One death attributed to smallpox has been recorded in the Valley. Dr. C A Selby, director of Cameron County health unit, said about 30,000 residents should be vaccinated in the county.
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Brownsville
Rio Grande Valley
Hidalgo County
Harlingen
C. A. Selby
Cameron County
San Benito
Luck of the Irish Finds Ring After 21 Years
In Glendale California on St Patrick's Day Mrs A D Irish recovered her long lost wedding ring. It had vanished twenty one years earlier when flung over a fence during garden work and was found by the current neighbor Miss M S Smith who reported it.
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Glendale
Calif
A. D. Irish
St. Patrick’s Day
M. S. Smith
Explorer Osa Johnson and Clark Getts Reach Out of Court Settlement
Explorer Osa Johnson and husband Clark H. Getts settled all pending differences out of court. Mrs. Getts withdraws all actions including an annulment suit filed in January 1948. They wed secretly April 30, 1939 at George Eastman’s North Carolina estate. she is the widow of Explorer Martin Johnson.
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New York
Osa Johnson
Clark H. Getts
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Kansas City, MO
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Nee Orm
Neence An
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Nassour Distributing Co
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