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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1949
Page
5
Thrifty and Whelan drug stores in Westchester Los Angeles call a truce after a price war. Assistant manager John Binder says both now charge 30 cents for breakfast items and 24 cents for sodas plus tax. Both stores agree the war was eroding profits.
President Eurico Gaspar Dutra of Brazil was greeted by an estimated 300000 New Yorkers as his motorcade moved through lower Broadway to City Hall. Mayor William O Dwyer hosted the welcome with Grover A Whalen and naval aide Captain Paul Reis Goncalves observing.
The Big Four foreign ministers open in Paris amid deadlocked plans on Germany. Allies demand extending Western federal policies for unity while Russia pushes for a central government and troop withdrawal. The Berlin blockade ending prompts calls for a Berlin settlement and possible Austrian discussions as the conference seeks real peace signals.
Two masked bandits interrupted a pasture poker game near Covington on Sunday and demanded the players strip before taking $35 from the ground. Sheriff Charlie Garrison said one of five players reported the incident and the gunmen fled on foot carrying double barreled shotguns.
Mrs. Ethel DuPont Roosevelt, who won a divorce from Franklin D Roosevelt Jr in Minden Nevada, stayed at a Reno area dude ranch 925 miles away Monday. She planned to stay several days and again declined to discuss the reasons for the marriage end.
Fort Worth May 23 John T Yantis president of the Texas Bankers Association told 350 members at the 65th annual convention that wartime production and sales declines are natural and will not lead to panic as long as bankers stay calm He urged relief from burdensome taxes reduced government interference and less competition from agencies, saying business needs to be let alone.
The Merino sheep, native to Spain, produce the finest wool. The breed's wool is prized for softness and quality.
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