Winnie's Daughter Signs For Movie
Sarah Churchill daughter of the former British prime minister signs with MGM for the romantic lead opposite Fred Astaire in Royal Wedding. The contract includes future options in the United States and England with June Allyson and Peter Lawford also in the film. shooting starts next month.
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Hollywood
Sarah Churchill
MGM Studio
Fred Astaire
Miss Churchill
United States
England
June Allyson
Peter Lawford
Arthur Freed
MGM
Los Angeles
Sheep Population Growth in Japan Rises to 1949
Sheep in Japan increased from 196 425 head in 1946 to 459 000 by 1949, reflecting booming livestock expansion.
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Japan
Scout Member Plan Boosted Themes of membership drive at kickoff
Enthusiasm for the sustained membership program grew as Boy Scout headquarters reported the first day of the budget campaign. About 600 volunteers are expected to file preliminary reports Thursday. The drive centers on monthly draft contributions of at least one dollar from bank accounts, with options for monthly quarterly semi annual or annual payments.
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Boy Scout
East First Street
Driskill Hotel
George Schutze
Dean Arno Nowotny
George T. Atkins
Don Abel
Atkins
Travia County
Capitol Council
JAP FOOD BILLS BIG
A Japanese household spends about 585 percent of the average family's expenditures on food. The figure highlights the heavy weight of food costs in a typical budget.
Being Papa Quite a Race For This Chap
Patrolman John G. Kennedy became a father to a daughter after a rapid home birth. With the doctor far away and the phone downstairs, Kennedy ran up and down stairs following the medical instructions while Mrs. Kennedy and the newborn daughter were said to be fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa
San Francisco
John G. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sign Misleading Provokes Protest at Medical Meet
At the State Medical Association convention in Fort Worth a sign reading obstetrics and gynecology caused confusion when a Business and Professional Women's Club member challenged its placement. The protest highlighted signage mixups guiding doctors to sectional meeting rooms.
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Fort Worth
State Medical Association
Hotel Texas
House Approves Tax Slash for Economy Brand Cigarettes
The House Ways and Means Committee voted 13 to 12 to cut the federal tax on economy brand cigarettes to 4.9 cents a pack, size 12 cents retail, a move critics say would cut revenue and hurt farmers. Supporters say it restores price competition and aids smaller manufacturers.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Doughton
D-Nc
Coughton
Cooley
Agriculture Committee
Edward F. Ragland
Associated Tobacco Manufacturers
Treasury
Boggs
D-La
Hawaiians Press for Statehood Endorsements in Hearing
Hawaii industry leaders from the Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association and the Hawaiian Pineapple Company urged immediate statehood for the territory before a Senate Interior Committee. Officials cited loyalty, educational parity, and the war record of Japanese Americans, highlighting the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and diverse local leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hawaii
Senate
Interior Committee
Ernest W. Greene
Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association
Henry A. White
Hawaiian Pineapple Co
Urbana
Wid
Honolulu Chamber of Commerce
Territorial Senate
Spark M. Matsunaga
Harvard Law School
Matsunaga
442Nd
Tsukiyama
Hawaii Senate
Applause Meter Gauges Radio Studio Audience Noise
A simple gadget monitors radio studio crowds by measuring sound volume electrically. It records how loudly audiences react during broadcasts and provides a numeric readout for producers.
Deaths and Funerals Chronology in Austin Area
Obituary notices detail the deaths of Ruby A. Coker 3501 Go valle Ave and Carl O. Johnson 79 of Sweden who settled in Manor and Austin. Funeral services are set across Cook Hyltin Manor and Weed Corley parlors with multiple family survivors, burial sites, and officiants.
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Ruby A. Coker
Govalle Avenue
H. E. Coker
Alma Alexander
Lavoyce Adamson
Janette Coker
Austin
Roy G. Coker
Kerrville
Harvey M. Coker
New Orleans
W. S
Bill) Coker
US Army
Carl O. Johnson
Sweden
America
Manor
Hyltin Manor
J. E. Chester
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
New Sweden Cemetery
Andrew Anderson
Oscar Anderson
Kermit Johnson
Milton Landgren
Will Peterson
Oscar Morlberg
F. M. Amason
Frank J. Clements
Weed-Corley
Rockdale
Phillips & Lackey
John Barclay
Revel Austin Mays
Temple Hospital
Trinity Lutheran Church
A. E. Graf
Dessau Cemetery
Hylton Manor
G. W. Henry
Smithwick Cemetery
Weed
Corley Funeral Home
Raymond Gentle
Georgetown
Susie Taylor White
Ike Dr. White
Edmund Heinsohn
Oakwood Cemetery
Ellis Taylor
Charlie Bowmer
Ike White Taylor
Ben J. Taylor
Bertram
J. Will Huggins
Liberty Hill
Arthur A. Draeger
Baytown
Ike D. Heide
Taylor
B. Taylor
Howard T. Cox
W. N. Colley
Buda
J. H. Polk
South First Street
Buda Methodist Church
Live Oak Cemetery
Vera Brownlee
Clarence B. Colley
Mrs. Polk
Jim Cox
Hearne
J. W. Gallagher
Cook Funeral Home
St. Austin's Chapel
Michael Lux
Mt. Calvary Cemetery
W. H.night
Beaukiss
G. B. Smith
Corpus Christi
J. T. Edmondson
Houston
Louis C. Kubacek Taylor
Kans
Louis C. Kubacek
Thorndale
Granger
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Corn Hill
Condra Funeral Home
Emma K. Kubacek
Frances Kass
Lyfred
Christena Kubacek
Edward Kubacek
Emil Kubacek
Fort Worth
Agnes Cmerek
Mary Cmerek
Annie Cmerek
Frances Némec
Jarrel
Joe Kubacek
Frank Kubacek
West
Anton Kubacek
William Kubacek
Jarrell
International air brigade aid feared by Chinese Reds
San Francisco dispatch reports the Peiping radio claims an international air brigade under American leadership is forming to aid Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists. The group, led by N Castle in St Louis, promises outside financing but official US backing is denied.
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San Francisco
Peiping
Associated Press
America
Red Radio
St. Louis
N. Castle
Formosa
Spencer Moosa
Moosa
Chiang Kai-shek
UT Netters Sweep Meet With Baylor
The University of Texas tennis team defeated Baylor in six straight matches at Waco. Highlights include Julian Oates defeating Carroll Drewyer 6-3 6-2 in the top singles, with Saunders, Bloodworth, and Nettleton securing decisive wins in singles and doubles.
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Waco
University of Texas
Baylor
Julian Oates
Carroll Drewyer
James Saunders
George Warwick
Charles Bloodworth
Vic Redding
Clint Nettleton
James Phenix
Cats
Nettleton
Bloodworth
Redding
Warwick
More People in Own Business Best for Future
Economic planning consultant Richardson Wood told University of Texas marketing students that Texas should rely on citizens starting businesses. He argued capital is time and that culture, not just oil and gas, defines Texas' economic development prospects. Wood, former Fortune editor, spoke at the Austin Hotel banquet.
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Texas
Richardson Wood
New York
Austin Area Economic Development Foundation
American Marketing Association
Austin
Austin Foundation
Wood
Fortune Magazine
Frank Jessen
Austin Economic Foundation
Alfred Lee Seelye
Divorcee Indicted For Embezzlement In Dallas Case
A federal grand jury charged 43 year old divorcee Mrs Gladys E Gaar with embezzling 40473 from Mercantile National Bank in Dallas between August 1948 and January 1950 while a senior clerk. She was arrested February 27 in Tyler and held on a 10000 dollar bond. The indictment also includes 12 counts of misapplying about 100000 in bank funds.
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Dallas
Mercantile National Bank
Gladys E. Gaar
Tyler
Five US shrimp boats fined and released by Mexico
The US boats from Brownsville and Port Isabel paid 25 000 pesos in Tampico after Mexican seizure for shrimping inside a nine mile limit. Embassy says payment was under protest and US will seek a fresh limit agreement on territorial waters.
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Mexico City
Tampico
Brownsville
Port Isabel
Texas
Mexico
United States
Walter Thurston
National Institute of Fisheries
Elvin Seibert
Seibert
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L. E. Schieffer Sr
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O. E. Metcalf
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Joe Bowles Sr
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Austin Mays
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R. B. Sweet
Worth Cottingham
John Dillman
John McKean
Frank Adams
O. P. Schoolfield
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A. B. Cox
J. B. Rhodes
A. L. Diviney
W. B. Black
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G. H. P. Showalter
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