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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1950
Page
18
Wilmer Park of UT, a Lampasas native and former Lampasas Schools teacher, studied the term yealou as a hobby. He traces its origin to Lampasas and notes spelling variants such as yal oo and yealou, with Park preferring yealou. The article mentions the late Henry Casbeer as part of the local context.
In 1918 Alaska fixed standard times but four belts remain common. The piece notes the term yealou used for a poor person and discusses its meaning as a crude insult. H L Mencken has shown interest and may cite the term in The American Language.
District court dockets list divorces filed in 126th and name change sought in 53rd. County court actions include swindling with worthless checks and aggravated assault. Justice court records show forgery and passing offenses. Marriage licenses issued for six couples. New cars registered for several individuals. Building permits issued for multiple residences and additions. Fire calls report grass fire, damaged wall, electric wire down, and rags on fire in several locations.
A Friday night radio broadcast by Radio House of the Mercury Theater plans a Mars invasion spoof in the style of Orson Welles. The cast includes John Higgins Jim Gober Wally Pryor and Dick Lyon in the Welles role with music by Eleanor Page and executive producer Carl Tibbitts. The show starts at 8 15 pm and features a large ensemble of announcers actors and staff.
City Manager Guston Morgan authorized buying a mobile ditch digger to speed sewer and water house connections. Public Works Director C G Levander says two operators can complete five connections daily, vs two per day now, paying for itself within a year amid backlog from fast growth.
In Gardena California on May 17 a couple's poker night ended with Mrs Nina Baroth 27 giving birth to a seven pound girl after her husband Benjamin played cards. Both mother and baby were reported doing nicely at the hospital.
Sheriff Ernest Best said a cigarette machine and a peanut machine were stolen from the Texaco service station at 1119 Airport Boulevard. Entrance was gained by breaking a window in the grease rack room and then another window in the station office. The incident occurred Wednesday night.
The tide of the Revolutionary War shifted when Colonial forces halted British General Burgoyne at Saratoga. The site is now a national historical park honoring the pivotal clash and its impact on American independence.
Retailers are told the Clary cash register offers a flat writing surface for easy pencil notations and is described as self balancing for fast cash counts and stock control. It doubles as the world’s fastest adding machine for inventory management.
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