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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 10, 1950

Page

11

Raymond Massey Leads Color Desert Mine Tale

A remote desert mine boss Raymond Massey rules with brutality killing his brother to seize the mine. Fugitive Dane Clark and Ruth Roman arrive and revolt against his harsh hold. Supporting actors Morgar Farley and George Stern enhance the atmosphere in this technicolor film.

Raymond Massey Massey Dane Clark Ruth Roman Clark Miss Roman Masso Robert Douglass Morgar Farley George Stern

Cinema Schedule Notes Missing Keys and Mixed Titles

The listing blends film titles and showtimes with fragmented credits and stray names. It mentions multiple titles including Holdovers and new features with actors such as Hedy Lamarr, Clark Gable, and Rita Hayworth, plus varying start times and theatres.

Brave Thief Steals From Guard House

Corporal M T Young of Berestrom Air Force Base reported his watch stolen near the guard house on Tuesday. A thief took the item from the guard area and fled.

M. T. Young Berestrom Air Force Base

Texas airports listed for CAA three year plan

The Civil Aeronautics Administration released a list of 377 Texas sites for potential airport construction or upgrades as part of a nationwide plan totaling 5 093 sites. The release notes not every site will be built and the fiscal year plan will be announced after Congress acts on funding.

Washington Civil Aeronautics Administration Texas CAA Congress Austin Robert Mueller Municipal Austin Municipal Bastrop Municipal Brenham Municipal M Burnet Caldwell Cameron College Station Easterwood Field Fredericksburg Gillespie County Georgetown Giddings Goldthwaite Gonzales Junction Kimble Kerrville la Grange Lamesa Llano Llano County Lockhart Ailing Memorial Mason Mason County New Braunfels San Marcos San Saba Seguin Smithville Taylor Temple Draughon Miller Municipal Abilene Brownsville Buffalo Lake Corpus Christi Dallas Denison el Paso Fort Worth Freeport Galveston Hereford Houston Lake Brownwood Lake Kemtury Lake Walk Lake Texoma Port Arthur Possum Kingdom Red Bluff

Prison Farm Leases Bring $120 460 in State Sales

The state will gain 120 460 dollars from mineral leases on 11 prison land tracts in Fort Bend and Brazoria counties. Land Commissioner Bascom Giles announced the bids, with a top offer of 24 824 dollars for an 856 acre Clemens State Farm tract near Brazoria. The total area leased covers 4 707 acres of prison lands.

Capitol Fort Bend Brazoria County Bascom Giles General Revenue Fund Clemens State Farm Brazoria Brautos Oi and Gas Company

Deaths andFunerals Roundup in Austin and Texas

Obituaries from Austin and surrounding towns note deaths of L B King in Austin with funeral at Cook Funeral Home and burial in Memorial Park. Merkel editor Chauncey J Glover dies in Dallas with services in Waco and Oakwood Cemetery. Governor Karl Beckett’s funeral held at Wilke Funeral Home with burial in Masonic Cemetery. Other memorials include Ethel Archer of Austin and Kit Robison of Loraine, with services held at Wilke and Weed-Corley funeral homes respectively.

L B. King I. B. King Austin Maude King C. C. Jones Houston Sid Piper W. R. Ramsey E. C. Spurlin M. B. King Cook Funeral Home Max Crumley G. H. P. Showalter Memorial Park Carl Jackson Will Sasman Alex McAngus Clyde Merchant O. D. Alexander Chester Puckett Chauncey J. Glover Merkel Mail Merkel Dallas C. J. Glover Waco Times Herald Eva Prindergast W. A. Little Sr Oakwood Cemetery Waco Karl Beckett Wilke Funeral Home Li R. Cole Capital Heights Baptist Church Walter Lear Max Buans Charles Allred Jim Webb Maddox Roy Grumbles Clements Jentsch Masonic Cemetery Ethel Fla Archer Ethel Elia Archer Wilke L. R. Cole A. J. Owens Ed Owens Earl Prouse Ben Nichols Milton Ray Elmer Tate Kit Robison Loraine Weed- Corley W. C. Raines San Antonio Chapel of Mission Burial Park E. J Ted) Smith Weed-Corley Harry D. Pruett W. R. Neville Jr W. Allen Ward T. H. Lockhart Fred A. Graham John Henry Johnson Smithville ANS Marrs Memorial Chapel Mary Parker Charles D. Parker Paige A. C. Parker Calvin C. Parker Garland C. Parker William D. Parker Corpus Christi Bonnie Towers San Angelo John W. Gray Sula Gray Antioch Cemetery Millie Mikulencak Anna Mikulencak Darlene Jo Ann Jeanette Mikulencak Granger Alvina Barton Bellville Mary Heger Temple Rosa Baletka Rosebud Tony Engelbad Fort Worth Frances Burne Stacy Labay Bertha Coombes San Saba San Saba Church of Christ George W. Brown James A. Fry Clem W. Hoover A. L. Franklin Buster Martin Hubbert Brown Will Brown Jimmy Brown Ernest Brown Eunie Eunice Brown Giddings Emma A. Domaschk Immanuel Lutheran Church Max Studtman A. B. Domaschk John Schneider John Kubsch Herbert F. Schultz Gonzales Louis Domachk Lehman Stange Mir Albin Martin Kilian

Thirty Jap soldiers found hiding on Anathan Island

Tokyo reports that thirty Japanese soldiers holed up on Anathan Island, 70 miles north of Saipan, refuse to believe Japan lost the war. The occupation authorities have notified the repatriation board, which urged relatives to write and inform the soldiers of the truth.

Tokyo Japan Anathan Island Saipan

Two Pedestrians Slightly Injured In City Mishaps

Traffic officers investigated three personal injury accidents on Tuesday two involving pedestrians. Cecelia Ann Stanfield 22 months of 2912 Rosewood was treated at Brackenridge Hospital for minor injuries and released. Alfred Flores 17 of 710 East Ninth Street was treated at Brackenridge after being struck by Virgil Edward Valenta Del Valle while crossing. Charles Davis 21 of 714 West 221⁄2 Street sustained a fractured knee and cuts after a motorcycle collision with Raymond Robert Abbott 29 of 3248 Roberts Hall on 21st and Whitis Avenue. Davis remained at Brackenridge for treatment.

Cecelia Ann Stanfield Rosewood Brackenridge Hospital C. H. Petri W. R. Swinney Sixth and Brazos Streets Virgil Edward Valenta del Valle Alfred Flores East Ninth Street Flores 21St Whitis Avenue Charles Davis West Raymond Robert Abbott Roberts Hall Davis Brackenridge

Sevenyearold Survives 60 MPH Fall With Scratches

In Hutchinson Kansas a seven year old, Jimmy Barnes Jr., fell from a car traveling at 60 mph after accidentally opening a door. He sustained only scratches on his back and abdomen, with hospital examination showing minor injuries.

Hutchinson Kan Jimmy Barnes Jr

Malone Elected Leader Of South City Lions Club

J B Malone principal of Ful more School named president of the South Austin Lions Club. New officers include Dr Tom Caldwell first vice president Erwin K Stork second vice president Ben Howell third vice president Adolph Aguren secretary Justice of Peace Frank W McBee treasurer John E Allen Lion Tanner and Joe Piccandra Tail Twister. Newly elected directors are William H Douglas and Wayne Tegge with carryover directors J Don Howard and J Neff Mainer. The club plans a Little Baseball League opening with ceremonies Tuesday at 2 p m.

J. B. Malone Fulmore School South Austin Lions Club Tom Caldwell Erwin K. Stork Ben Howell Adolph Aguren Justice of Peace Frank W. McBee John E. Allen Joe Piccandra William H. Douglas Wayne Tegge J. Don Howard J. Neff Mainer Little Baseball League

Chicago Opens Auto Dump for Abandoned Cars

Chicago authorities create an auto dump where abandoned vehicles on streets will be towed. Cars not claimed by owners will be sold after being processed through the site.

Chicago

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