Under Capricorn reopens as Hitchcock drama with Bergman
The Times reviews the transatlantic film Under Capricorn directed by Alfred Hitchcock starring Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten. The reviewer notes Bergman overacts, Michael Wilding as the best supporting performance, and a long two hour running time. The State Theater keeps its schedule with Roseanna McCoy extended and Everybody Does It moved to Thursday while Song of Surrender is cancelled.
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Warner Bros
Alfred Hitchcock
James Bridie
Henrietta Ingrid Bergman
Joseph Cotten
Charles Ooh
Michael Wilding
Henrietta Flusky
Henrietta Considine
Sam
Ireland
Australia
Henrietta
Mt. Rushmore
Bergman
State Theater
Roseanna McCoy
To the Mailing to the Editor on Perversion Crimes
Richard D. Hardin urges readers to press for city or state laws to protect children from perverts and to sponsor a write‑in campaign. He cites a case of a known offender who committed another crime while awaiting trial and calls for treatment and confinement measures.
Schools To Exchange Teaching Practices
Austin public schools will begin receiving bulletins outlining teaching practices from schools nationwide. Supt. J. W. Edgar announced Austin has joined the Associated Public School Systems to exchange ideas, with a local organization and reporters in each school to collect data for national headquarters.
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Austin Public
Supt
J. W. Edgar
Austin
Associated Public School Systems
Edgar
Association
Centexas Reports $2.18 Million In Road Projects Across District 14
State Highway Department outlines district wide work in Bastrop Blanco Burnet Gillespie Hays Lee Llano Travis and Williamson counties totaling 2 179 376 with half completed as of Nov 1. Projects include Farm to Market roads Ranch Highways and US routes. progress ranges from not started to 92 percent complete with several segments finished.
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Texas
State Highway Department
Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Gillespie, Hays, Lee, Liano, Travis and
Williamson Counties
Bastrop
Travis County
Smithville
Elgin
Blanco—Ranch
Burnet County
Burnet—Ranch
Blanco County
Gillespie
Travis Street
Main Street
Fredericksburg
Edson Street
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Harper
Kerrville
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Gladalupe
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Richard Street
H and TC Railroad
Giddings
Llano
Travis—Ranch
Oakk Hill
Lamar Boulevard
45Th Street
Airport Boulevard
Cameron Road
Onion Creek
Elroy
Hickmantown
Williamson County
Williamson
Travis
Green’s Corner
Taylor
Milam
Tractor accident claims boy near Levelland
Wayne Hollis, 11, was fatally injured when a two row tractor he was playing on while visiting a neighbor's farm ten miles south of Levelland overturned on him.
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Boy Levelland
Wayne Hollis
Levelland
Theosophical Society Speaker Miss Ann Kerr at Hotel
Miss Ann Kerr national secretary of the Theosophical Society in America will speak publicly Tuesday at 8 p m at the Stephen F. Austin Hotel. The lecture titled The Misuse of Fear will be sponsored by the local Theosophical Society chapter and discuss the nature of fear and methods to overcome it.
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Miss Ann Kerr
The
Theosophical Society In America
Stephen F. Austin
Theosophical Society
Miss Kerr
State Groups Plan Parleys In Austin For 1950
Three state conventions were added to Austin’s December and early 1950 schedule by the Austin Chamber of Commerce. The Texas Rural Roads Association expects about 4,000 visitors for its Jan 14 meeting. The Texas Amateur Softball Association will meet Dec 11 with around 35 attendees. The Texas Association of Commercial Colleges will gather March 10–11, about 50 attendees.
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Austin
Austin Chamber of Commerce
Texas Rural Roads Association
Gilbert Smith
Texas Amateur Softball Association
Texas Association of Commercial Colleges
Don Phillips
Nixon-Clay College
North Austin Water Pressure Rises Monday
The water department announces a 60 psi increase next Monday at 6 am for 1,000 residents east of Highway 81 and north of 47th Street. Albert R. Davis says the upgrade comes from new 30 and 24 inch mains and a Highland Park West reservoir, improving flow by 140 feet and pressure to 70 100 psi. Homeowners are advised to turn off at meters if away and expect possible plumbing repairs billed to customers.
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Highway 81
47Th Street
Albert R. Davis
Water Department
Ridgetop
West 35Th Street
38Th Street
Guadalupe
Highland Park West
Georgetown Road
North Austin
Davis
Open Meeting Tonight as AA Observes Traditions Week
Austin Alcoholics Anonymous schedules two meetings this week and a Sunday session as part of a national Thanksgving week program to emphasize the 12 Traditions. A public open gathering is set for Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the AA clubhouse 608 West Seventh.
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Austin Alcoholics Anonymous
Austin
West Seventh
Nit
Crozier Announces TEC Christmas Holiday Closing Plan
Texas Employment Commission will close at noon on Friday December 23 and reopen December 30. It remains closed through January 2 for New Year observance. The Board of Control sets a general pattern: most departments close December 23 and resume January 7, with Thanksgiving single day closures for some.
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American Capital
Texas Employment Commission
Harry Benge Crozier
Commission
Board of Control
Monnday
Named After Volta
The volt unit of electrical potential is named for Alessandro Volta, inventor of the voltaic cell. The term honors his pioneering work on early electrical power sources and its lasting scientific impact.
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Alessandro Volta
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