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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 29, 1950

Page

2

Japan Paper's Texas Edition Arrives Late

Copies of Plane Talk, a Texas Independence Day edition for the Eighth Fighter Wing at Itazuke Air Force Base, arrived late at the Capitol. Texas map and messages from Governor Allan Shivers and folklorist J Frank Dobie appeared on the front page. a note invited other states to submit copies for a souvenir edition.

Kyushu Japan Itazuke Air Force Base Texas Allan Shivers J. Frank Dobie Itazuke Maryland House of Representatives

Welfare report action uncertain for city county

Officials consider a 67 page welfare survey by Paul Benner of the Louisiana state welfare department. City Manager Guston Morgan and County Judge Tom Johnson could not confirm action this week as the City Council and Commissioners Court plan regular sessions.

County Commissioners Court City Council Commissioners Court Paul Benner Louisiana State Welfare Department Guston Morgan Tom Johnson

World THB y dudley Early A Universal-International picture

A Universal International release features Gale Storm as a small town girl who travels to Los Angeles to prove her sister did not die by suicide and to recover a baby. Dennis O Keefe and Storm expose a baby selling racket while Marjorie Rambeau Jeff Chandler and Raymond Burr deliver strong turns despite one odd cut. The film is well written directed and acted though Burr and Chandler are underused.

Universal-International Jerry Bresler Joe Newman Irwin Gielend Mark Dennis O'Keefe Paula Gale Storm Jeff Chandler Marjorie Rambeau McRae Mrs. Donner Marjorie Rambeau Raymond Burr Chandler Austin Burr Gale Storm Los Angeles Sis Dennis O'Keefe

Three Austin Firms Charterled and One Dissolved

Three new Austin corporations received state charters from Secretary of State John Ben Shepperd. Reciprocating Engine Publication Corporation lists Warren Ball K W Mares and George Wyse as incorporators with 1500 capital. Design Inc lists Carl Rongo A F Wickland Jr and S J Aronson with 1000 capital. Central Texas Chapter National Electrical Contractors Association is a non profit board of trade with organizers W K Jennings Jr George H Lane and Joe Grimes Jr. Country Club of Austin Building Corporation capital stock increased to 550 non par shares. Southern States Pecan Shellers Association dissolves effective March 15. Delicia Ice Cream Company of Lockhart records two trademarks Delicia Ice Cream and Kreme Like Delicious Dessert.

Board of Trade W. K. Jennings Jr George H. Lane Joe Grimes Jr Country Club of Austin Building Corporation Southern States Pecan Shellers Association Austin Delicia Ice Cream Company of Lockhart Delicia

Rush for Car Licenses As Deadline Looms in Travis County

County Tax Collector Steve Heffington and deputies foresee a rush as at least 8,500 cars remain unregistered before midnight Saturday. After the deadline a 20 percent penalty applies unless an affidavit shows the car has not been driven since April 1. Heffington estimates 32,500 passenger cars operate in Travis County, with 24,000 registered by Tuesday afternoon.

Steve Heffington Heffington Travis County

Three San Antonio Men Charged in Marijuana Seizure

Three San Antonio men George Roberts Warren Duncan and Esma Robert Hawkins were arraigned after a Monday arrest for transporting marijuana from near Corpus Christi to near Austin. Each faced two federal counts with $1500 bonds. Police sought the Austin delivery point as the case moved through Justice of the Peace Blakeslee.

San Antonio Justice of the Peace J. Travis Blakeslee George Roberts Warren Duncan Esma Robert Hawkins A. P. Cummins Justice Blakeslee Corpus Christi Austin T. O. Dillard Johnny Krumnow Williamson Creek Department of Public Safety

MGM Publicist explains motion pictures balance of glamor and business

Maurice N. Wolf of MGM told Rotary Club members that motion pictures combine glamor with serious commerce. He said only about 15 percent of people and 5 percent of capital are in Hollywood with 18 000 theaters in 10 000 cities handling most production outside the Hollywood core.

Maurice N. Wolf Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer Public Relations Department Hollywood Wolf Allen Forbes The University of Texas

Scenicruiser Bus Display In Austin Wednesday

Greyhound Lines public preview of the 43 passenger Scenicruiser in Austin with viewing and inspection at Seventh and Congress from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendants will explain features while test runs gauge public reaction to the 40 foot long 10 foot 11 inch high coach powered by a 200 horsepower Diesel engine and offering twin passenger compartments a rear lounge and panoramic windows.

Greyhound Greyhound Lines Austin Seventh Congress Avenue Pasenger

TEC Director Heads State Employes' Club

Everett L. Anschutz director of the Texas Employment Commission is named president of the Texas Public Employees Association for 1950. He is the youngest president in the group and previously in the TPEA board. Officers reelected for a second term include H. Morris Stevens, William A. Harrison, and Mrs. Jessie Ziegler Wand.

TEC Everett L. Anschutz Texas Employment Commission Texas Public Employes Association W. P. Watts Anschutz TPEA Tulsa Texas Baylor University H. Morris Stevens Treasury Department William A. Harrison Auditor's Department Jessie Ziegler Wand Agriculture Department

Seven-Eleven Stores Get Two Building Permits

The city approved permits for two new Seven-Eleven stores to be built by the Southland Corporation. One site is 4215 Duval Street and the other at 915 Lamar Boulevard. Each building project has an estimated cost of 16000 dollars.

Southland Corporation Duval Street Lamar Boulevard

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