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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1949
Page
15
Mrs Laura Caswell 43 pleaded innocent in Detroit court Tuesday to operating an unsanitary restaurant. She denied a health inspector's charge that a rat ran over meat in the refrigerator, insisting it was only a mouse.
A review of My Dear Secretary at the Paramount highlights Laraine Day and Kirk Douglas in a light romantic comedy. Keenan Wynn, Irene Ryan and Rudy Vallee add comic bits, while Douglas as a best selling author fires chapters to his secretaries. Day is cast in the lead as the job passes to her with a marriage license twist.
By Steve Perkins a light comedy note hints at a major star’s renewed momentum in Hollywood. The piece references a top commodity rising in stock and teases a forthcoming project around Keenan who remains a constant near-future figure in film plans.
An Allied Artists western directed by Kurt Neumann stars Barry Sullivan and Broderick Crawford with Marjorie Reynolds. The review notes twilight lighting, moth eaten sets, and no marquee names yet praises the tight script by Philip Yordan and Arthur Strawn and a memorable Payment Deferred ending.
A virus named Western wheat mosaic spreads across Kansas wheat, hitting western counties hard and risking up to 50 million dollars in damage. Experts cite potential recovery in some fields but warn spread could worsen, with 1,000,000 acres affected and government agencies studying the outbreak. Research aims to breed resistant wheat over seven to eight years.
Two St Louis brothers meet at the police station after separate traffic infractions. One awaits word on injuries to a youth hit by his car while the other is brought in for speeding. They exchange condolences as a bondsman on duty observes.
The FBI operates 51 field offices across the United States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska, providing regional hubs for federal investigations and law enforcement outreach.
Location by location week long listings reveal Paramount offering My Dear Secretary with Laraine Day. Bad Men of Tombstone with Barry Sullivan and Marjorie Reynolds. Queen showing Behind Locked Doors with Peer Bremer. Brothers in Arms with Tim Holt. Capitol showcases Pitfall with Dick Powell. Varsity presents Family Honeymoon with Claudette Colbert. Texas screens No Minor Vices starring Dana Andrews. Austin runs Mother is a Freshman with Loretta Young. Ritz features High Tide with Don Castile. New Cactus headlines Sins of Bali and She Devil Island for adults. Yank runs Stella Dallas with Barbara Stanwyck and The Argyll Secrets with William Gargan. North Austin Drive-In shows The Three Musketeers with Lana Turner. South Austin Drive-In screens Forever Amber with Linda Kell. Montopolis Drive-In offers One Sunday Afternoon with Dennis Morgan.
Llano High School announces honor graduates led by valedictorian L. C. Smith and salutatorian Twinkle Barnett. Class president Claire Nell Williams finished third in class ranking.
The text notes William III who ruled England with Mary also served as Stadholder of the Dutch United Provinces, emphasizing his primary focus on sovereign duties in that role.
Troops and veterinarians were mobilized Tuesday by the Mexican and American Commission on Hoof-and-M Mouth Disease to combat an outbreak 385 miles southwest of Brownsville, Texas. Teams were sent 50 miles north of the quarantine line to check the spread of the disease. An official called the report a terrific shock to the commission and said it seriously upset its personnel.
Giddings Square Dance Club led by G. L. Kelly will assist Brenham Maifest opening by performing in the square dance on Thursday night. The activity marks the club’s participation in the festival’s kickoff event in Brenham.
Cattle vaccinated three months ago show no clear reason for vaccine failure while experts warn that spread toward the Texas border could cause severe damage. The joint commission expects field reports within a week detailing action plans and outbreak causes, with potential relocation of the quarantine line closer to Texas.
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