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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1948
Page
21
Tokyo exhibition on printing displays a list of 8th century temple workers demanding a closed shop five holidays a month milled rice and rice wine to ease long shifts and cramped labor. It is unclear if employers conceded.
Odessa November 17 donations continued for Mrs Emma Louise Wilson and her four daughters to repay 2181 dollars embezzled from a bank. The Odessa American reports 986 dollars collected with contributions from Corpus Christi Maxwell Slaton and San Antonio. Publisher Debolt said funds aid the widow’s children and no withdrawals had occurred by noon Wednesday.
Baylor professor DALLAS Nov 17 7 A P Cagle named chairman of a Democratic county chairmen committee to draft a bill revising Texas election laws. Arthur Stevenson Dallas County chairman and Texas Association of County Chairmen president will announce the appointment at the state convention. Other chairmen named include W A McIntosh Gilmer E E Bedell Tyler H O Gossett Longview J M Patterson Austin. Senator Tom Connally to keynote morning session with Beauford Jester Lyndon Johnson Sam Rayburn and John C Calhoun listed among speakers. Afternoon session to elect new officers and name the legislative unit for proposed revisions.
Azel Scott from Trinidad discusses her feelings, touring plans, and views on Hollywood’s practice of editing Negro performers for Southern audiences. She recalls life in Trinidad, Mardi Gras customs, and her nightclub success centered around her talents at Cafe Society Downtown.
Read notes recount a performer from Cafe Uptown 1939 to 1945 and list showtimes for Paramount, Capitol, Varsity, Texas, and several drive-ins featuring titles like Black Arrow, It Happened One Night, Gone with the Wind, Crossfire, Key Largo, and Mr. Blandings Builds. Local venues include Austin, Ritz, Texas, and South Austin Drive-Ins with multiple daily starts.
Dr. Arthur A. Smith of Southern Methodist University warned Jackson Chamber of Commerce members that price supports for cotton distort the economy. He said America risks an economic booby trap and that federal spending and pump priming cannot fix systemic ills.
Johnnie Lee Rabon a 20 year old burglar received sentences totaling 10 years on six counts of burglary and theft. She drew seven years for the September 14 robbery of Mrs Lois Fleming after threatening to kill her victim. A district court jury deliberated 15 minutes on a robbery by assault count. Pleas of guilty in five other cases earned three year terms, all but one running concurrently with the seven year sentence.
H. W. McCracken, a Salt Lake service station owner at 807 E. 2nd South, switches to Calvert saying a smooth drink tastes better. Calvert Reserve Blended Whiskey 86.8 proof 65% grain neutral spirits from Calvert Distillers Corp., New York City.
Winnie Garrett known as the flaming redhead appeared in Manhattan court after being charged with lewd and indecent performance. She invited the arresting officer to witness her show at Club Ha Ha on West 52nd Street claiming the routine would be more conservative. The hearing was adjourned to November 23.
Matthew Duarte known as Prince Laroyia, 27, labeled a Polynesian prince, will serve at least one year as a royal guest at the Kansas Clinic after being sentenced for automobile theft to a one to five year term. Judge Wertz noted Lansing Penitentiary lacks a swimming pool.
Philadelphia. Magistrate James J. Clothier fined Porch Miller 69.12 dollars for parking violations. Miller paid and waited, then asked for 5 cents change to drive his car out of the lot. The exchange shows a cautious, quick wit in a minor court moment.
The Greek Press Ministry said the new coalition government of Premier Themistokles Sophoulis will be sworn in by King Paul Thursday. Sophoulis will take over War and premiership, with Tsaldaris returning as vice premier and foreign minister. The Liberal group will add several new ministers including Soteriades and Georgilandakis.
Contrary to popular belief, swimming in water 100 feet deep is not easier than swimming in 10 feet. The depth does not lessen effort or difficulty for a swimmer.
Daniel Francis Ahearn was sentenced to 20 years to life for second degree robbery in New York General Sessions Court. The 45-year-old author of How to Commit Murder and Get Away With It had been convicted for beating a department store buyer and stealing 2000 dollars in jewelry and 200 dollars in cash. He claimed innocence and called his trial Nazi fashion, while the judge cited prior convictions for attempted grand larceny.
At St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City 65 year old Pietro Puglieri climbed into the cupola and leaped to his death before the first vespers. The massed crowd watched as officials removed the body and reconsecrated the church later that day. The incident followed another suicide in Naples Cathedral the previous day.
The automotive industry consumes 75 percent of the output of the rubber manufacturies in the United States.
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