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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1948

Page

3

Hunters Swarm Into Hill Country For Preseason Deer Hunt

Drizzle and anticipation grip Llano and Kerr counties as hunters flood in for opening season. Visitors flock to leases and day hunts, with Kerrville hosting record crowded skies and 75 percent buck harvest hopes. Notables include Former Governor James Allred planning a large ranch hunt in northwestern Kerr County.

Liano Kerrville Chamber of Commerce Kerr County Henry Hahn State Game Department James V. Allred

Good Neighbor Week Observance Moves to Bryan

Tom Sutherland, executive secretary of the Texas Good Neighbor Commission, will continue Good Neighbor Week celebrations from Bryan Tuesday. The observance started Monday with a Governor Jester broadcast. Twelve Latin-American consuls will attend the campus review by the A&M Cadet Corps. Representative John E. Lyle praised the week and urged annual observance in Texas.

Tom Sutherland Texas Good Neighbor Commission Bryan Beauford H. Jester Sutherland Texas A&m College Extension Service Texas Farm and Home A&m Cadet Corps Washington John E. Lyle 14Th Congressional District Texas Lyle

Candid Youth Admits Market Door Work

A 19 year old, halted by police at 3 a.m., admitted he was working on the supermarket door. Investigators found the door entry was the site of the break in, and they say he had carried out two other recent burglary attempts with similar methods.

Houston

Texas Phone Official Dies in California

Brownwood mourns A. M. Johns 63 longtime vice president of Southwestern States Telephone Company who died Sunday in Oakland California. Johns led the utility with 200 exchanges across Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana for two decades.

Brownwood Oakland Calif A. M. Johns Southwestern States Telephone Company Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana

Vacu-matic Carburetor Aids Gasoline Savings

Wisconsin inventor offers Vacu-matic automatic carburetor unit that reduces fuel use by supercharge based vacuuming. Fits cars trucks and tractors. Vacu-matic Carburetor Co. invites interested owners to install it and request free full details by mail.

Wisconsin

Pianist Declines Texas Show Over Segregation Clash

A Negro pianist canceled a University of Texas concert citing segregation issues. She said contracts this year remove a clause paying 50 percent if she declined to perform before segregated audiences, but she faced a hostile seating plan and chose not to perform in Texas. She noted prior South tours avoided such problems.

Freddy Schang Columbia

Lewis Seeks Insurance Through Coal Pricing

John L. Lewis argued that the cost of social insurance for workers should be included in the selling price of coal rather than funded by federal taxes. The claim appeared in an interview published by US News and World Report.

Washington John L. Lewis US News and World Report

Texas Editor Picking Truman Honored

Brownwood Bulletin editor Ernest Jones named one of three of 150 southern editors to predict President Truman’s election in a pre election survey by NEA columnist Peter Edson. A suitable prize was promised, but other editors were not identified.

Washington Peter Edson NEA Service Brownwood Bulletin Ernest Jones Edson Truman

Bus Kills University of Houston Student

A city bus fatally struck a University of Houston student early Monday as he walked near campus. The 34 year old Arno Hans Bodenheimer, a Germany native and junior in the School of Business Administration majoring in finance, transferred from the College of the City of New York last summer. He leaves a wife, one child, and his mother Mrs Martha Bodenheimer of Elmhurst New York.

Houston University of Houston Arno Hans Bodenheimer Germany College of the City of New York Enheimer School of Business Administration Martha Bodenheimer Elmhurst N. Y

Austin Lions Plan Program in Elgin

The Elgin Lions Club will host a program on club extension work Wednesday at noon with Austin Lions Club members in charge. Walter Lynch leads the Austin extension effort, Reese Turner of KTBC is the principal speaker, and Sid Fisher provides entertainment under Harry Payne, chairman of the entertainment committee.

Elgin Elgin Lions Club Austin Lions Club Walter Lynch Austin Club Elgin Lions Reese Turner KTBC Sid Fisher Harry Payne

Four-Power Talks Sought Over Berlin Crisis

Reports say Truman Stalin Attlee and Queuille press immediate four power talks on Berlin. Western officials in Paris draft parallel replies while Evatt's plan and new Argentine proposals are under study.

Berlin Truman Stalin Attlee Queuille Moscow Russia Juan Atilio Bramugla Security Council Council Hector McNeil Ernest Bevin London Paris

Pleasant method to ease dentures with FASTEETH powder

An ad describes FASTEETH as an improved powder for upper and lower plates that helps them feel firmer and more comfortable. It is alkaline, non acid, leaves no gummy taste, does not sour, and controls denture odor. Available at drug stores.

Creomulsion Promises Quick Cough Relief and Sleep

An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a potent cough medicine that reaches the bronchial trouble, loosens phlegm, and soothes inflamed airways. It emphasizes no narcotics, a money back guarantee if relief isn’t rapid, and urges readers to ask their druggist for a bottle.

New Look Fading Slim Silhouette Reappearing in Fashion

A fashion fair in New York highlights the return of the slim silhouette as the era of the new look fades. Advertisers tout Barcentrate as a popular Texas weight loss aid with a money back guarantee, claiming widespread endorsement and millions of bottles sold.

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