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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 25, 1950

Page

5

Travis Post Drum and Bugle Corps Benefit Dance Planned

The Travis Post No 76 Drum and Bugle Corps of Austin sponsors a benefit dance and floor show on June 2 at the Avalon Diner Club to raise funds for ongoing public service and community projects. The article highlights the corps historic championships, public performances, and a flood cleanup effort that rebuilt the West Austin parade ground with Legion volunteers and city cooperation.

Harvey Young Drum and Bugle Corps Travis Post No. 76 American Legion Avalon Austin Travis Post Texas Southwest Pflugerville Taylor Rockdale Bergstrom Air Force Base Gold Star Mothers of Austin Liberty Bell Travis County Drum and Bugle ‘Corps West Austin Young Ameran Legion Dam Boulevard Colorado River American Legion Post Legion Holland Page Legionnaires Travis Post Drum and ‘Bugle Corps Veterans Travis Post Drum and Bugle Corps

Law Procedure Thwarts Liberty in Criminal Appeals Case

A habeas corpus challenge in the Criminal Appeals Court questions a permissive grand jury cycle and a marriage under age 14. the case argues whether the marriage is null ab initio or valid until annulled, highlighting potential abuses by local officials and the protection of liberty. The article also notes Vice President Alben Barkley’s Texas Democratic Dinner appearance and its political impact.

Criminal Appeals Court Austin Alben Barkley Texas Democratic Party Barkley Texas Chicago Thomas Jefferson Truman West Donaldson Matthews Jack Arvey Chez Paris Mary Norton New Jersey

Racketeer Phone Threats Often Pay Off

Victor Riesel reports on a $100 million racket where con men pose as labor editors selling fake newspaper space to industrialists. They threaten reputations and possible plant shutdowns, using long distance calls to front unions and fake papers. Police and postal inspectors have seized several phony labor publications and warned businessmen to verify buyers.

Victor Riesel New York 42Nd Street Charlie Greenhaus Reds Labor Philip Murray Bill Green Independent Wall Street House Merrill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Beane Better Business Bureau Post Office

Fragmented editorial notes on profits and culture

A chopped collection of opinions touches on corporate profits, Hollywood casting norms, Robinson Crusoe, daylight saving, Senate investigations, broadcasting claims, and postwar ideologies. It hints at public skepticism toward ideas from graduates and the balance of presence and memory in media.

Answers and Questions from a quiz style exchange

A compilation of brief Q and A items, covering Nijinsky parents, purebred animals, grapefruit albedo, Philadelphia capitals, tree sex differentiation, TVA establishment, Mrs Washingtons address for her husband, and WWII desertion executions.

Washington Uzrry-Go-Round Tax Free Demo Gifts Under Attack

A Chicago fundraising flap over tax deductible donations to the Truman welcome committee emerges as officials debate if host funding was a charity gift. The piece notes political aims slipped into donor appeals, the reaction of party leaders, and ensuing media coverage during a busy presidential visit.

Washington Chicago Truman Internal Revenue Bureau Internal Revenue George Killion Democratic National Committee Bill Boyle Nate Lichtblau Killion Boyle Chicago Daily News Everett Dirksen Senate

Winchell on Broadway Highlights Celeb Entanglements and Scandals

Gossip column notes Renova cocaine chosen by Walter Benton and his Lillian, Elliott Roosevelt dating, Henry Morgan's interest in Ruth Cosgrove, and Brian Donlevy linked to Ann Vernon. It mentions life magazine captions, royal family snubs, legal actions, and various Paris, Rome, and Washington society intrigues amid Hollywood, Broadway, and political buzz.

Walter Bentons Lillian Elliott Roosevelt Faye &Merson Henry Morgan Ruth Cosgrove Brian Donlevy Ann Vernon Steve Hannagan Ann Sheridan Margaret Lindsay Nancy Randolph Julia McCarthy Daily Snow T. Bankhead Vaudevillian E. R F. Erickson W. K D. A Life Duke and Duchess Duke Windsor Ghost C. Murphy Monica Wyatt Jane Wyatt Buckingham Palace Queen Mary Mama

Circulation and AP Relationship in Major Newspapers

The Austin American and The Austin Statesman are noted as members of a national circulation audit group. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republication of focal news printed in leading U.S. newspapers.

The Austin American Austin Statesman Circulary on @ national organization United States Errr Settee Eenetenen Teeter Peepee Associated Press Focal al (Ap

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