Blondie Creator Wins Cartoonists Field Oscar at Waldorf-Astoria
Chic Young, creator of Blondie, receives the silver Lady award in the Oscar of the cartoonists field at a Waldorf luncheon attended by 600 editors, writers, publishers and celebrities. James Raymond accepted the statuette for Young due to illness. Disney won last year.
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Chic” Young
Blondie
Fie
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
King Features Syndicate
Willy Pogany
Walt Disney
Young
United States
California
James Raymond
George Sokolsky
Herb
Caroline Mathilde
Action Due Soon In College Plan Fight
A Dallas attorney filed a motion for rehearing in the case challenging the college building amendment approved in a 1947 special election. R Guy Carter represents West Texans contesting the amendment on behalf of Texas Technological College in Lubbock. The motion asks the court of civil appeals in Austin to reexamine the ruling upholding the amendment's validity.
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Court of Civil Appeals
Austin
Guy Carter
Carter
Texas Technological College
Lubbock
Texas Tech
West Texas College
Dam Power Rates Agreed
An agreement set the price for Sheppard Dam on the Brazos River Texas. Brazos River Electric Transmission Cooperative will pay Brazos River Reclamation and Conservation District 257000 dollars annually for 25 years for full output. Readjustment okayed every five years and details were reviewed at the Federal Power Commission with Millard Parkhurst of Dallas aiding the district.
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Washington
Sheppard
Brazos River
Texas
Carlton J. Smith
Waco
Paul McMahon
Dallas
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Millard Parkhurst
San Francisco Papers Hike Price to 7 Cents
Two of San Francisco's four daily newspapers announced a price rise from 5 to 7 cents for single copies effective November 8. The Chronicle and the Call-Bulletin attributed the increase to rising production and materials costs.
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San Francisco
The
Chronicle
US Loosens Entry for Qualified Japanese for Training
The government announced that qualified Japanese may travel to the United States for education training or cultural study with costs paid by a sponsor. The policy, approved by the State and Army Departments and General MacArthur, covers fields including education religion science and information.
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The
United
Japan
Army
Douglas MacArthur
Pamela Lamphere Completes Second of Three Bladder Operations
The two year old Pamela Lamphere left Cook County Hospital after the second operation to correct a rare bladder malformation. Dr Karl A Meyers said the second operation completed the series and the final operation to remove the non functioning bladder will occur in two or three months. Pamela is the daughter of Fred Lamphere 23 a shipping clerk and Irene 21.
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Pamela Lamphere
Cook County Hospital
Karl A. Meyers
Sec
Pamela
Fred Lamphere
Irene
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