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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1950

Page

6

Earl of Dalkeith and Princess Margaret headline London gossip

London society circles buzz over Earl of Dalkeith and Princess Margaret with reports of a romance. Dalkeith, 27, escorts Margaret to theatres and royal events, while his Buccleuch lineage and wealth position him as a future key figure in British aristocracy.

Glenn Williams London Earl of Dalkeith Margaret Duke of Windsor Castle Royal House Ascot England

Canadian Vanguard Arrives in Pusan Korea for UN Forces

The vanguard of a 10 000 man Canadian division landed in Pusan South Korea on Tuesday to join United Nations forces. The advance contingent comprised 316 enlisted men and 29 officers of the Canadian 25th Infantry Brigade led by Major Roland M Bourgeois. He will stay with the troops until Brigadier General J Rockingham arrives with the main body.

Pusan Korea INS United Nations 25Th Infantry Roland M. Bourgeois J. Rockingham

Governor Warren's Daughter Hospitalized with Polio

Nina Honey Bear Warren, 17, daughter of Governor Earl Warren, is hospitalized in Sacramento for infantile paralysis. Doctors say the polio is localized in her legs and hope for recovery. Governor Warren rushed to her bedside at Sutter Hospital from Oakland where Mrs Warren and their daughter Virginia voted.

Sacramento Calif Nina Honey Bear

Red Square Fete Denounces US and Haunts Power

In Moscow on the 38th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution Marshal Budenny denounces American aggression and pledges Soviet peace and solidarity with Korea. Molotov Bulganin flank him as parades, gun salutes, and banners fill Red Square.

Red Square Moscow Semon Budenny V. M. Molotov Nikolai Bulganin Lenin Budenny Josef V. Stalin USA Korea Alan K. Kirk David Kelly Kremlin

New Legislature Faces Incoming Red Ink in Texas Finances

State Comptroller R S Calvert warned the general revenue fund fell by 9 5 million last month leaving 16 1 million in reserve. He warned the deficit could worsen during the 52nd Legislature as property tax flow to the fund ends under a constitutional amendment adopted last year.

Mac Roy Rasor Associated Press Texas R. S. Calvert General Revenue Fund Calvert

cattle sell 900 head at higher price at capitol livestock auction

At Capitol livestock Auction Company in Austin buyers paid 50 cents more per hundredweight. Sales totaled 900 cattle, 125 hogs, 300 sheep and goats with calves at 18 to 29 dollars, cows 13 to 24 dollars, bulls 20 to 24, hogs up to 19.60. Multiple buyers from Austin, Cedar Creek, Buda, Del Valle and surrounding areas purchased individual lots, including lambs, hogs and various cattle weights.

Capitolivestock Auction Company Austin Route 3 Ww. A. Litton Cedar Creek Elmo Nance Kyle Paul Taylor Lou Piper Walter Maul Route 1 Cedar Valley Bower Crider Bastrop Vance Williams J. D. Eckert M. O. Rogers Buda O. F. Schwinge J. F. Sloan Henry Buck del Valle WN. Heidemyer Lockhart Edwin Homann Creedmoor Louis Patschke Dora Ballerstedt Route 2 Manor Floyd Fogle Willie Homann C. B. Daniel Leander A. W. King Maud Hemphill Dale S. F. Glass Ed Barkley

Tangle with Machine Costs Mayor Votes in Chicago Race

Chicago Mayor Martin Kennelly tangled with a voting machine while casting his ballot on the judicial ticket and briefly lost his votes. An election official checked his signature, delaying him a moment before he obtained help to vote. He pulled the lever too soon and lost those votes, then remarked he remained confident in the machines.

Chicago MNL Martin Kennelly

College Teacher Found Dead of Stab Wounds

Karl T. Ohl a 37 year old mathematics and engineering instructor at Fairleigh Dickinson College Rutherford New Jersey and former Harvard post graduate student was found dead Tuesday in his East Side Manhattan apartment. Detective Rudolph McLaughlin called the killing a crime of passion noting multiple stab wounds to neck abdomen and back.

New York Manhattan East Side Karl T. Ohl Fairleigh-Dickinson College Rutherford Harvard

Paper Mills Drive Michigan’s Quiet Industrial Power

Michigan hosts 65 paper mills across its communities making it a major yet underpublicized industry. The sector supports regional employment and pulp processing despite limited publicity compared to other sectors.

Michigan

US Eases Austerity Rules To Aid English Beauty

Irene Whitworth a 24 year old English beauty unable to find a one piece swimsuit to fit her 38 1 2 inch bust will receive special designs from two US manufacturers. The suits intended to help her compete in beauty contests will be shipped to England within two weeks. An official from Sea Nymph Swim Suit Company said the measure is to support an ally and is not a lend lease deal. Whitworth will also get a nylon lastex suit and may keep the beauty cups she offered in trade.

New York INS Irene Whitworth America Irene England Sea Nymph Swim Suit Company Miss Witworth Miss Whitworth

Mediation Sought in Houston Bus Strike

Striking Houston bus drivers and Houston Transit Company officials weigh Mayor Holcombe's plan for a three member fact finding committee to settle their four day old dispute. Both sides study the proposal as traffic remains heavy but manageable and a report is due by December 15. The strike began at 12 01 a m with drivers seeking a 25 cent hourly wage increase after a contract expired.

Houston Houston Transit Company Oscar Holcombe Holcombe Thomas E. Willier Bus Company CIO Transport Workers of America Union Carl Brazer John J. Ryan Union International

Blind Cat Grieves as Seeing Eye Dog Dies

In Grand Rapids Michigan on November 7 a 15 year old blind cat named Dick mourns the death of his seeing eye dog Big Blaze. Blaze guided Dick to meals and safety for five years before being poisoned. Dick now sits in Edwin Calfoot's living room afraid to move without his longtime companion.

Grand Rapids Mich Blaze

Burglar Arrested After Detectives Wake Him During Sleep

In Camden New Jersey detectives woke a burglar during his sleep and arrested him near an apartment where only a woman and children lived nearby. The suspect 26 year old George Zimmitt later pleaded guilty to breaking and entering.

Camden N. J Nhar George Zimmitt

Essex Leaves Drydock for Sea Duty Reconditioning

The aircraft carrier Essex departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard after a year long major reconditioning. Navy officials say work continues at a pier before it is ready for sea duty following World War II mothballing.

Bremerton Wash Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Navy

Spanish War Vet Dies at Stamford Sanitarium

Thomas James Tarlton, 76, farmer and Spanish American War veteran, died at the Stamford Sanitarium. Services will be held Wednesday.

Stamford Tan Pe Thomas James Tarlton Stamford Sanitarium

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Earl of Dalkeith Anne Buccleuch James Croft Duke of Monmouth Buccleuchs Monmouth Charles II Lucy Walter Charles Lucy Montagu- Douglas-Scott Walter Francis John Britain Rembrandts Eton Oxford Scotch Hills Selkirk Earl Orpheus Opera Scotland Sir Walter Scott Adam Smith Walter Europe Scotts Amo Gov. Warren Truman Wallace Graham Leslie Coffelt Washington, DC Coffelt Blair House New Legislature Howard Kuhlman Mercury
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