Strike It Rich opens with Hollywood stars at Paramount
Hollywood stars Rod Cameron Bonita Granville Don Castle and Stuart Erwin headline the opening of Strike It Rich at the Paramount. They arrive by plane to Municipal Airport at 11 a.m. and appear on stage at 2 55 p.m. and again at 7 21 p.m. and 9 45 p.m. Producer Jack Wrather filmed the oil themed tale in Texas locales and will be present for the engagements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Te Paramount
Rod Cameron
Bonita Granville
Don Castle
Stuart Erwin
Paramount
Jack Wrather
Municipal Airport
Wrather
Texas
Tyler
Kilgore
Lindale
Troup
Austin
Paramount Theater
Hollywood Fans Split Between Wrather Family and East Texas Gigs
Screen stars Ron Granville and Rod Cameron headline a Texas location buzz as Cameron, once a Holland Tunnel sandhog, recalls his lucky leap to Hollywood. Wrather’s wife Granville is praised for beauty while Raft, Bendix, and Marilyn Maxwell appear in current thrillers. Short shots note Van Heflin, Ethel Barrymore, and Keenan Wynn quips as theatres cast new films.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ron Granville
Wrather
Rod Cameron
Granville
Heman
Hollywood
Cameron
Roderick Cox
Holland Tunnel
Hudson River
van Heflin
Jennifer Jones
Louis Jourdan
James Mason
Ethel Barrymore
Great Sinner
MGM
Gregory Peck
Ava Gardner
Walter Huston
Melvyn Douglas
Keenan Wynn
Thomas Asks Court To Dismiss Charges
Representative J Parnell Thomas of New Jersey asks the US District Court to dismiss his indictment for defrauding the government by padding his office payroll. His lawyers argue the grand jury was improperly constituted and the conspiracy charge is barred by the statute of limitations. No date set for argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
J. Parnell Thomas
US District Court
Prison Guards Return to Duty After Escape Shootout
Two Ramsey Prison Farm guards who shot two convicts during an escape attempt returned to full duty Monday. The shooting of Edward Manley 24 and John Hayes 22 was ruled in line of duty by State Prison System manager O B Ellis. Manley served 10 years for burglary in Harris County and Hayes five years for robbery in El Paso County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ramsey
O. O. Stewart
Edward Manley
John Hayes
W. P. Foster
Aubrey Cowthorn
O. B. Ellis
Manley
Harris County
Hayes
el Paso
Adolph Matthews
Seguin Youth 4-H Winners Earn National Honors
Four 4-H meat animal contest winners were feted in Chicago with $200 scholarships from Thomas E. Wilson. Chester Hughson of Albany Oregon Ewell Dickham Jr Jackson Louisiana Howard Allen King Tekonsha Michigan and Harry Lee Schneider Seguin Texas led diverse livestock programs and shared 8 years to 10 years in 4-H careers. Each has raised bred marketed animals and given community talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas E. Wilson
Wilson & Co
Chester Hughson
Albany
Ore
Ewell Dickham, Jr
Jackson
Howard Allen King
Tekonsha
Mich
Harry Lee Schneider
Seguin
Tex
Hughson
Chester White
Oregon
King
Schneider
Industrial Production Hits Peacetime High
The Federal Reserve Board reported that industrial production reached a peacetime record in October. Durable goods led the gain, lifting the index by 3 points to a level 90 percent above the 1955-39 average.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
DuPont Buys Victoria Texas Plant Site
DuPont announces purchase of 1700 acres in the Guadalupe River Valley near Victoria Texas for a chemical plant to produce intermediates for nylon materials. E D Ries notes preliminary studies completed and expects detailed design and construction to begin early 1949 if plans proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
P—E. I. duPont de Nemours & Company
Guadalupe River Valley
Victoria
Texas
Houston
Corpus Christi
E. D. Ries
duPont
Ries
Georgetown Woman Hurt in Car Wreck
Georgetown resident Mrs. Ethel Carlisle, 50, was injured in a head on collision seven miles north of Georgetown on Highway 81 Monday night. She was hospitalized for shock cuts bruises and a broken knee cap. condition described as good. Driver Robert E. Wall 28 and Forest Wall of Commerce sustained minor injuries and were treated and released. Mrs Carlisle's car was a total loss.
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Georgetown
Ethel Carlisle
Here
Jessie Hellums
Department of Public Safety
Robert E. Wall
Commerce
Forest Wall
Highway Patrol
Carlisle
Priest Discovers Underground Church in Russia
Jesuit priest Rev. Kruz Szekalla says he traveled through Russia in disguise under church orders and found an underground church with millions of followers. He was vouched for by Cardinal Fringes office and is now living in a Cologne monastery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dusseldorf
Germany
Russia
Kruz Szekalla
Moscow
Josef Cardinal Fringes
Cologne
US Backing Withdrawal of Occupation Troops From Korea
The United States reportedly supports a United Nations proposal to withdraw occupation troops from Korea as soon as practicable. The plan is part of a joint Korea resolution to be considered by the UN General Assembly political committee after its Palestine debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
United States
United Nations
Korea
UN General Assembly
Palestine
Asbury Building Drive Planned By Methodists
The Ash Methodist Church will begin a $15 000 church building drive to fund the first unit of a new church at East 38 12 Street and Cherrywood Road. The eventual $110 000 project includes social hall sanctuary and classrooms with later additions. Rev D Rhea Allison leads the congregation meeting at Robert E Lee School.
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Ash Methodist
East 38 12 Street
Cherrywood Road
Board of Stewards and
Board of Trustees
S. P. Jones
D. Rhea Allison
Robert E. Lee School
Wyoming U Entry Wins Wether Title at Exposition
The University of Wyoming entry from Laramie won the grand championship in the 140-pound Hampshire wethers at the 49th International Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Iowa State College's Southdown was reserve grand champion. The Hampshire win marked the breed's first grand title in the expo's 49 year history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
University of Wyoming At
Laramie
Iowa State College
Hampshire
James M. Davidson
Wyoming University
Oklahoma A&m College
Iowa State
Ohio State University
Scotsdale Bombardier
S. G. Bennett
Georgetown
Ont
Canada
Jay Farcour
C. O. House
Arcadia
Ind
Milo V. Wolrob
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Barrow
Berkshire
Columbus
Bob Schmidt
Delmar
Newton Halterman
Rushville
North America
Lair
J. P. Wetstein
Joliet
Mont
Civil Service payroll drops 19300 in October national totals rise in Washington
The Civil Service Commission reports 19300 civilian workers cut in October bringing total federal payroll to 2089700. Washington state counts rise by 1400 to 209400 with gains in the Army Navy and Air Force. Veterans Admin GAO housing and finance agency and post office add staff.
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Washington
Civil Service Commission
Army
Navy
Air Force
Veterans Administration
General Accounting Office
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Post Office Department
Swedish Police Seek Demented Train Killer
Police investigate possible demented killer after four deaths and one critical injury from falls from trains in southern Sweden over five weekends. The latest victim Magnus Joensson, 58, was found beside the tracks north of Malmo Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
Magnus Joensoon
Malmoe
Ex Head of Louisville Newspaper Succumbs
Bruce Haldeman 87 former president of the Courier Journal and Louisville Tires died Monday at his Glenview home after a brief illness in Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Louisville, Ky
Bruce Haldeman
Courier-Journal
Louisville Tires
Glenview
Rabid Dog Found Prompts School Vaccination Clinics
A suspected rabid terrier that bit a University of Texas student led to immunizing 33 dogs at John B. Winn School. Clinics run 7 30 to 9 p m at Baker Pease and Fulmore schools with veterinarians including Dr George W Cox Dr J W Irons and Dr Kenneth Soung assisting local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John B. Winn
Herbert E. Hargis
Public Health Department
University of Texas
Baker School
Pease School
Fulmore School
Govalle
Zavala
George W. Cox
J. W. Irons
State Laboratory
Kenneth Soung
US Public Health Service
Medical Group Opens St. Louis Parley Today
The American Medical Association begins its second annual interim meeting in St. Louis with four days of sessions and televised procedures from three hospitals at Kiel Auditorium. About 3,500 physicians are expected to attend as Dr. Edward J. McCormick argues that general practitioners provide most infant care and disseminate advances to remote areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
American Medical Association
Kiel Auditorium
AMA
Edward J. McCormick
Toledo
Ohio
McCormick
AMA Board of Trustees
Final Returns Show Red Loss In Germany
In Hamburg on November 29 final returns show Communist support down to 3 percent in Lower Saxony local elections, from 5.1 percent in 1946. Main parties held steady with the Social Democrats securing 3,071,982 votes, about 39 percent of the total.
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Germany
Hamburg
Lower Saxony
Social Democrats
Obituary notices span town including Bastrop and Taylor
Funeral services and burials are announced for numerous residents in multiple Texas towns. Mrs. Josephine White Connerly, Michael Dee Kennermer, infant Taylor, Mollie Matthews Kohn, Private First Class Alfred Ramarez, Joe Rabel, Tech. Fifth Class Walter Long Jr., Vinc F. Leshikar, Mrs. Rebecca Kieschnick Taylor, infant Pavlas Taylor, and Sgt James Perkins are named with their service details, burial sites, and officiants. Memorials note military honors and local cemeteries.
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Mollie Matthews Kohn
St. Martin's Lutheran Church
F. G. Roesener
Memorial Park
Joe Carrington
O. A. Leisering
Herbert Bohn
P. C. Pincham
Keith Cox
Kenneth Cox
Lambuth Cox
Berry Kohn
Walter W. Long Sr
McMahan
E. C. White
Janie Stone
Buda
G. A. Long
McMsan
Pallbezzvers
M. B. Jeffery
Pavlas Taylor
Albert Pavlas
Gilstra Funeral Home
H. C. Ziehe
Taylor City
Ernestoa
Joe Pavias
Tayor
Bastrop
Seargent
James H. Perkins
Italy
Hasler Funeral Home
Robert S. Tate Jr
Corpus Christi
Fairview
Perkins
Howard L. Perkins
Hiway
Mary Beulah Perkins
Velma Hartzell
Holy City Truce Orders Obeyed
A cease-fire in Jerusalem was ordered Monday by Arab and Jewish commanders Lieutenant Colonel Moshe Dayan for Israel and Lieutenant Colonel Abdullah Bey El Tel for the Arabs. Troops from the Israeli Army the Arab Legion of Trans-Jordan and irregular forces were told to stop firing. The halt follows peace talks under United Nations auspices and by Monday Jerusalem appeared quieter than in weeks.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Abdullah Bey el Tel
Arab Legion of
Trans-Jordan
United Nations
Canterbury Red Dean Plans Colorado Lectures
The Rev Hewlett Johnson known as The Red Dean of Canterbury will lecture in Colorado this week as part of a U S and Canada tour. He speaks Thursday night in Boulder at a Young Progressives meeting and Friday at Denver University Students for Social Action and in City Auditorium. he is joined by Rev John W Carr who will also speak at the events.
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Denver
INS
Hewlett Johnson
Canterbury
Colorado
Johnson
United States
Canada
Boulder
Denver University
Students For Social Action
City Auditorium
John W. Carr
Minnesota Official Blames States for Federal Control
Minnesota Attorney General J A A Burnquist tells the National Attorneys General Association that states are to blame for growing federal control due to interpretations of the income tax amendment. He cites increased legislation and trouble and urges continued opposition to federal encroachment with a Washington office study. Regional chairmen elected include Van Riper Troy Arn Daniel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
J. A. A. Burnquist
Minnesota
Burnquist
National Attorneys General Association
Association
Tinue
Washington
Walter D. van Riper
New Jersey
Smith Troy
Western
Edward F. Arn
Kansas
Midwestern
Price Daniel
Texas
Southern
Hugh S. Jenkins
Ohio
H. Lawrence Hinkley
Colorado
Cleon Foust
Indiana
Roy L. Beele
Tennessee
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Naughton
Lamar
Steve Perkins
East Texas
Red Cameron
LD Chisel-Face
George Raft
Marilyn Maxwell
William Bendix
State Theater
Raft
Bendix
Thomas
Othe
G. L
Watkins Drugless Clinic
West 11Th
Prahasa
Austin Savings
Gwears
Reed Sales Company
Reed Sales
Aston
DuPont Company
Asbury
Wyoming
Wether
King of the Vanities
W. Thieman
Concordia
Jeanne LaFaurie
Medical Group
Mrs
Josephine Connerly
Josephine White Connerly
Cook Funeral Home
Charles A. Summers
St. David's Episcopal Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Michael Dee Kennermer
F. D. Kennermer
Chester Crow
Thomas Taylor
Wilkie Funeral Home
Archie Smith
Church of Christ
Mollie Kohn
Alfred R. Ramarez
36Th Division
Guadalupe Catholic Church
East Ninth
Travis Post No. 76
American Legion
Horace H. Shelton
Adolph Hobertz
Taps
Vernon Stoll
Ramarez
Manuel Ramarez
Willow Street
David Ramarez
Daniel Ramarez
Flora Ramarez
Joe Rabel
Martin K. Manz
Hubbard Funeral
Weimer
Anna Loessine Rabel
Weldon Strayhorn
Gabe E. Larson
Temple
Manz
E. Otho Reed
Walter W. Long
Bill Taylor
Louis Borchert
Roger Smith
Lox Wettermark
Forrest B. Schooley
Vinc F. Leshikar
Talor
Condra Funeral Home
H. E. Beseda
Caldwell
Taylor City Cemetery
Rebecca Kieschnick Taylor
Rebecca Lane Kieschnick
Thorndale
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
F. Stelzer
St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Red Dean
Austin's
Thurlow
B. Weed
Jack Corley
Lavacoe
Eldon Powell
Florist
Hillyer
Lavaca
Wilke Funeral Home
Congress
Hyltin Funeral Home
Guadalupe Phene
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