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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1950
Page
4
A blaze swept the Broome Elec Company warehouse in Marillo causing extensive damage. Owner George Vome estimated the loss on Tuesday as firefighters battled the flames throughout the structure.
An ad from William S. Rice offers a free mailing of a new rupture method. It claims comfort and freedom from trusses by a support designed to hold the rupture securely without binding. No medical claim is verified in the snippet.
Decatur Illinois May 9 1905 89 year old Clarence L Waggoner has bet on rain for May 10 every year since 1905. He claims 35 correct forecasts and nine misses from wagers mainly with locals. He calls bettors against him suckers and plans more bets this year from his longtime rainmaking arena.
Robert I. Wells, 49, assistant to MoPac chief traffic officer, named freight traffic manager in charge of solicitation. He succeeds M. P. Eckman, transferred to Denver. Wells, a Dallas native, previously spent seven years with the Texas Railroad Commission before joining MoPac in Houston in 1936.
A 15 year old soprano from Buffalo Jeannette La Bianca made her Rome Opera House debut as Rosina in Rossini's Barbiere di Siviglia. She received seven curtain calls after the first night performance and will turn 16 on Thursday.
Mrs. Melissa S. Hodge, mother of Lieutenant General John R. Hodge commanding general of the Fifth Army Corps, died Tuesday at her Carbondale home at age 87.
In Istanbul Turkish voters face a tight contest on May 14 between Ismet Inonu's People's Party and a strengthened opposition led by Celal Bayar. The campaign centers on constitutional reform, party leadership limits, and church state issues amid economic strain and unity with the West.
Dorothy Lamour, the Hollywood star known for undressed charms, appeared before 2,500 at the Palladium in London. A heckler shouted for her sarong. after a brief pause she shed 102 yards of tulle to reveal two yards of silver lame and continued singing amid loud applause.
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