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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1950
Page
2
University of Texas bids for two new buildings set to open May 25 for the journalism building costing 500000 dollars and a service building at 750000 dollars. The total main campus construction this year reaches about five and a half million dollars as Regents schedule bids and awards.
Ruth Gillis of Fen tress has joined Martindale school staff for the remainder of the current term due to crowded conditions in primary grades.
A verbose notice of the Universal release Worldies By Dudley Early, produced by Robert Arthur and directed by Arthur Lubin from David Stern novel At the Paramount. The film centers on Donald O Connor guided by a talking mule Francis, with Patricia Medina and ZaSu Pitts co starring, praised for its zany humor and strong sequence between Francis and a three star general.
The film Nancy Goes to Rio features Jane Powell Barry Sullivan and Ann Sothern in a lively musical comedy. Louis Calhern as Powell's overbearing grandfather steals scenes while the plot centers on a mother daughter love triangle aboard a ship en route to Rio.
University of Texas associate professor Dr. William Shive will receive the Eli Lilly biological chemistry award at the 117th American Chemical Society meeting in Houston. The ceremony at the Shamrock Hotel includes a gold medal and a symposium on pernicious anemia.
A Saturday 10 a.m. parade down Congress Avenue will cap a week-long traffic safety campaign by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. Bergstrom Air Force Base will contribute a safety sign, and a display of wrecked cars, floats, bands, and school patrols will compete for trophies.
Land Commissioner Bascom Giles faced an auction crowd at the Austin Hotel as he repeatedly rose from his chair to greet attendees. He announced the birth of his first grandson, Rogan B. Giles Sr, born to Mr and Mrs Rogan B. Giles of 3505 Banton Road, Austin.
A compact list of civil and domestic filings and rulings across multiple cases in the 126th District Court and related notices. Includes partition actions, divorces granted, damages judgments, name changes granted, probate matters, and a variety of unrelated lawsuits. Also lists marriage licenses issued, new car registrations, and building permits with locations and monetary amounts where provided.
A complaint charges E. F. Smith and Lee Deck Austin meat distributors with illegally transferring horse meat for human consumption. They are set for trial April 14 in County Court at Law before Judge Mace Thurman Jr. The 1949 statute prohibits possession of horse meat with intent to sell for humans.
City health officer Dr Ben M Primer urges a six point cleanup campaign in Austin. The plan aims to mobilize every citizen through a steering committee, civic clubs and area subcommittees with a budget not to exceed 500 dollars for printing and 40 000 bulletins.
Paul Benner of the Louisiana department of public welfare prepared a survey on city and county welfare agencies. Aubrey Elliott of the Austin Community Council announced a press conference at 10:30 a.m. Monday to discuss the report where consolidation of agencies was suggested and criticisms of the city welfare department were raised.
Rev Earl Martin will discuss Such As I Have at 10 50 a m at St John s Methodist Church MYF meets 6 15 p m and at 7 30 p m the message titled Enoch Walked With God will be delivered.
A New Braunfels date line item prompts a reader to correct the false impression that the author will retire. The official term lasts four years, ending in 1952, and the writer states they will seek re election in 1952.
A dense schedule lists film showings by venue including TEXAS Threes, AUSTIN, RITZ, CACTUS, YANK, NORTH, SOUTH, MONTOPOLIS, CHI EP, and CHIEP. Titles feature The Story of Seabiscuit, Kazan, The Inside Story, Law of the Golden West, Campus Honeymoon, Grand Canyon Trail, G Men, Gung Ho, and Big Sombrero with noted stars such as Lucille Ball, Robert Young, Claudette Colbert, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, and others with multiple colored and standard prints. Showtimes span midafternoon to late evening across Saturdays and through the week.
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