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Newspaper

Austin American

Location

Austin, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1949

Page

4

Travis County Judges Stand Firm Over Marriage Law Waivers

Texas marriage law requires medical exams and blood tests for licenses. Judges in Travis County will not waive requirements without a formal hearing and evidence, keeping waivers costly and procedure heavy. Meanwhile a Labor Youth League sheet at the University of Texas and local colleges stirs debate over student employment and unions.

Texas Travis Charles O. Betts 98Th District Court Betts Austin Labor Youth League Samuel Huston Tillotson Colleges Austin High School Youth League Daily Worker Communist Party

Parodies and Odd Facts From a Curio Filled Page

A collage of snippets none cohesive. Quips about reading police news an Oregon fair earthworm and a plover crocodile relationship mingle with stray facts and odds and ends about ice skating cropland and crime statistics.

Pitching Horseshoes Charm School In Bronx Delinquents

A New York City feature on the Bronx Pilot Project a Newark Youth Board effort using Charm School to reform teens and challenge juvenile delinquency. It details a program that teaches deportment make-up and model behavior Hunt for better futures includes a case of Terry Black a former petty thief who reforms after joining the Charm School and modeling movie heroes.

Lord Fauntleroy Hudson Duster Bronx Pilot Project Bronx Newark City Youth Board Agor Bill O'Dwyer Charm School Kingsbridge Greer Garsons Joan Fontaines Terry Black Terry Mayhemist Helen Joe DiMaggio Helen Brito Humphrey Bogart Billy Rose

Austin Convention Peak Demand Strains City Hotel Rooms

The editors note recurring peaks in Austin for hotel rooms tied to football games, conventions, and legislative sessions. They suggest moving headquarters to Austin and building more facilities to meet a steady yearly demand, with conventions shifting to UT campus during off years and annual sessions stabilizing occupancy.

Austin Texas Commodore Perry Texas State Teachers Association New York Texas Water Conservation Association United States Corps of Engineers University of Texas University-Aggie College Station Legis

Karakul Sheep and Public Lab Facts From Q and A

A Q and A round discusses karakul sheep in the United States noting about 35 years of introduction and Minnesota Wisconsin as major breeding sites. It also covers Brookhaven National Laboratory as a government funded nuclear research center operated by Associated Universities Inc under the US Atomic Energy Commission.

United States Minnesota Wisconsin Brookhaven National Laboratory Associated Universities, Inc US Atomic Energy Commission

Learn the art of letter writing booklet offer

A newspaper item advertises a Modern Letter Writing booklet with one hundred model forms and guidance. It invites readers to order by sending 20 cents to The Austin American Information Bureau in Washington DC and includes Q and A on hems, wine aging, Navy Band history, and sheep shearing rates.

Bureau Eye Street N. E. Washington Austin American Information Austin American Information Bureau Washington, D.C US Navy Kansas Washington Navy Yard Coolidge Congress Navy Denfeld Air Force Louis Johnson Defense Pace Gen Eisenhower Joint Chiefs of Staff Carl Vinson House Armed Services Committee Vinson Moscow Bell Syndicate, Inc Austin Texas Jess March Austin American The Austin Statesman Audit Bureau of Circulation Associated Press Associated Preas

Inhuman A-bomb Debate Fueled by Navy Admiral Statements

Washington report outlines seven statements by admirals and officials on the A-bomb and B36 controversy. It traces Navy attempts to control atomic delivery, Key West and Newport conferences, and Eisenhower as umpire amid interservice squabbles.

Washington John Q Navy Ralph A. Ofstie House Armed Services Committee Ofstie Aviation Writers’ Association New York Air Force Naval Aviation Naval Armed Services Committee Army Secretary of Defense Dan Gallery Adm Adm. Gallery Gallery Key West Forrestal Newport R. I Sec Eisenhower

Winchell On Broadway Celebs On The Town

Broad mix of celebrities from Britain Barbara Castle to Joe DiMaggio and Barbara Stanwyck attend New York gatherings. Mentions Roy Roberts Kansas City Star publisher, Alice Larsen socialite, and Narita rhythm-maker breaking in. Notes midtown chatter over Truman funeral absence and Pen dergast, plus X’s at NBC and Riviera.

Broadway Express Britain Miari Hector McNeil Parliament Barbara Castle Stork Club Joe DiMaglo Roy Roberts Kansas City Star N. Y Glammerburg Chandler Jolly Pater Pappy Alice Larsen Narita Rhumband Margo Jones Tenn Williams Smoke Rosa Gonzalez Sally Eilers Henry Dudley

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